Sunday, May 13, 2012

Golfing Highlights Column 5-11-12


Golfers Look For Pain Relief 

  The popularity of magnetic therapy and the introduction of a revolutionary product developed for people that suffer from osteoarthritis, rheumatic arthritis along with chronic back and neck pain is always a popular topic of discussion with golfers. 
  When visiting recently on the telephone with Sami Int. company representative Michelle Kaleta  she  explained that the Golfers Pain Relief product is used externally to treat serious problems such as dull aching pain in the lumbar region of the back, rheumatic pain, extreme cases of arthritis, sports injuries and neck and muscle joint pain.
  Michelle noted that this product is so effective as a pain reliever because it contains a special blend of natural powerful herbs with a high concentration of Capsicum, St. John's Wort and Boswellia Serrata.
  Sami International Inc. president and chief executive officer Michelle Callahan prior to starting her own company in 1999, spent 17 years launching new products for companies such as Revlon and the Lancaster Group.
  The Golfers Pain Relief product was first introduced in 2003. When Michelle started the company in 1999 they began as a manufacturer of hand and nail skin care products that sold to salons and spas.
  Having suffered from knee injuries along with neck and back injuries and pain and some arthritis the only way to tell if a product like this works is to try it. We have been using this product several years now and find it offering great relief from the injuries I have and there is relief from arthritis pain.
  Sami International also specializes in magnetic therapy bracelets.
  Ms. Kaleta carefully explained that their bracelets contain 3000 Gauss on every link.
  Magnetic therapy is today an ancient tool for modern times and the bracelets have proven to be effective in relieving pain from arthritis, tendinitis, headaches, muscle strains, carpel tunnel syndrome as well as in speeding the healing of wounds and injuries.
  Michelle Kaleta pointed out that the use of magnets as pain therapy for alternative health purposes and other forms of homeopathy goes back to ancient China.
  Magnets are man-made, with either a ceramic or neodymium housing. The latter are considered the best. The magnetic energy can be controlled as to its positive and negative charge and the amount of each.....which is called a Gauss rating. The higher the Gauss, the stronger the magnet. Negative energy is considered the most effective for pain relief.
  The magnetic bracelet is popular and while spending a day of golf at your local course you will find many people wearing these bracelets. The king himself, Arnold Palmer wears a  magnetic bracelet.  Information on the Golfers Pain Relief and their magnetic bracelets may be found at www.golferspainrelief.com or by phone at 877-726-4468 or email at samicosmetics@att.net

The Golf Tip
By Robert Menges
                     
 Preventing the Flying Right Elbow:
 The flying right elbow is one of the game's best known negative touchstones.
  It occurs in the back swing when the elbow just out behind the player so the right arm forms the letter V or L, depending on the angle from which you view it.
  What's wrong with a flying right elbow?
  It restricts the width or arc of the back swing, for one thing. It also makes it difficult to get the shaft parallel at the top of the swing with the longer clubs, a restriction that reduces power.
  Finally, you don't want the elbow jutting out in the downswing because this also limits power and adds inaccuracy to the mix.
  So, you must drop down and in toward your right side. This connection is an extra move that must be made in less than a second of real time.
  However, trying to keep the elbow in close is too restrictive. It prevents a free-flowing overall swing motion and narrows the width of the back swing, both of which costs power.
  The right elbow can move away from the right side so long as it remains pointed down toward the ground and in a viable effective position. This will generate fluidity in the swing and allow the elbow to easily and readily return to or near the right side in the downswing.           You do want the elbow close to the body in the downswing because it keeps the club moving from the inside.
  To put it another way and more meaningful, it prevents the club from going "over the top" and cutting the ball from outside to inside the target line at impact.
  Which is to say, with the right elbow in close to your side at impact, you are much less likely to hit a slice.
  Indeed, there is a very good chance you will get a nice little draw on the ball.
  Robert Menges is the head golf professional at the Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, Mt. Hope Road, Swan Lake. He is available for private lessons and if you have a question he can be reached by phone at 292-0323 or via email at menges@hughes.net  

The Putting Tip
By Joe Bermel

  The miscue of golfers is that on short putts, especially, they decelerate on the forward stroke.
  Golfers need to do the exact opposite, that is accelerate on the forward stroke. 
  Short putting is from a tap up to 6 ft., the "holy grail" of putting. 
  Paramount to be proficient here......Your 2ed putt on every hole is between a tap in and up to 6 ft.
  How many of these 18 you make or do not make will determine your score. 
  Joe Bermel is available for private lessons, group, corporate, organization and golf shows-tournaments. His special edition DVD "How to Putt Well" is available by calling 631-589-1384, at his web site www.ThePuttingDoctor.com or by email at joe@theputtingdoctor.com

Pro-Am Tourney
Set For June 22

  The 2012 Pro-Am Tournament to beneift Occupations, Inc. will be held on Friday, June 22 at The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge, a Jack Nicklaus signature course in Monroe. 
  The event is hosted by Mark Lye of The Golf Channel with celebrity guest Holly Sonders.

Ed's Outlook

  Upon reflection, what was worse? Tiger Woods performance at the Masters or his behavior? Neither was anything to get excited about. Woods' tie for 40th was his worst at the Masters as a pro and his worst finish in a major championship as a pro in which he played 72 holes.
  Then there was his frustration, which came out in full force, swearing at audible levels and the drop kick of his 9-iron during the second round after a poor shot at the 16th hole. 
  He deservedly caught a lot of heat for his outburst. 

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  Occasionally tight space requirements results in items being edited out of columns. For full coverage of this column go to http://bght.blogspot.com This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur- professional sport of golf and to several golf writers associations. Information can be submitted by phone at 845-439-8177, by email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or by fax at 845-205-4474. We are also on Facebook.

                                        

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