Many
Golfers Use Magnetic Therapy
Last week we learned what technology is doing today with golf clubs
and this week we look at the use of magnetic therapy by many
golfers.
Magnetic therapy dates as far back as the ancient Egyptians but
American golfers are now becoming one of the leading consumer groups buying
magnetic jewelry for pain relief.
A number of local Sullivan County golf pro shops we have been in
this year have displays of magnetic bracelets and pro-shop operators say they
have become a very popular item.
Magnets have long been believed to have healing powers associated
with muscle pain and stiffness. Chinese healers as early as 200 B.C. were said
to use magnetic lodestones or "magnetite" on the body to correct unhealthy
imbalances in the flow of qi, or energy.
The popularity of magnetic jewelry to golfers is always quite
evident at the yearly New Jersey Golf Show in Somerset, NJ.
We always stop in and say hello to Jeff Becker and Jennifer Kessel
of Magnetic Connections from Rochester, NY and view their outstanding display of
magnetic jewelry and at this booth you can actually see how some of the jewelry
is manufactured.
Jeff year in and year out points out to us that magnetic therapy is
becoming more and more widely accepted as an alternative method of pain relief
and since the late 1950's and that hundreds of studies have demonstrated the
effectiveness of magnetic therapy being an effective, non-invasive, drug-free
way to help reduce pain and to help increase flexibility and promote the body's
own natural healing process. Becker pointed out that when referring to magnets
he is not talking about the type of magnets found on refrigerator doors but
biomagnets which are magnets manufactured for physical and mental
healing.
"Biomagnets are named after biomagnetism, the science of magnetism
and the biomagnet power is measured in terms of Gauss," the Rochester Magnetic
Jewelry Company owner said.
The earth's surface is approximately 0.5 Gauss and Becker said that
the magnetic closures they he uses in their jewelry range in strength from 7,000
to 14,000 Gauss. What separates his company from others is that Magnetic
Connections jewelry is two to two and one-half times stronger that most products
on the market today.
The magnetic bracelet has a long history of use by many famous
golfers like the "King" himself, Mr. Arnold Palmer.
Spend a day golfing at your local course and you will find many
people who have purchased and are wearing a magnetic bracelet.
The Golf
Tip
By Robert
Menges
How to find your rhythm is a hurry.
Here's a real simple exercise you can do anytime
on the course to regain your rhythm. Simply turn a driver or wood up the other
way and swing.
Doing this will make the club very, very light and it will change
the feelings that you've been having with the club.
Once you've had a number of swings like this, I suggest you grip
the club normally and go back to swinging it the way you normally would. But
doing this drill will help you to feel the clubhead and that's critical in the
golf swing.
Have you heard the expression "swing the clubhead?" Well, if you
have or you haven't....just do it.
Swing the clubhead and not the club. Let the clubhead do the
swinging and feel the power you get without forcing it.Keep turning the clubhead
over so you can get the feeling of the clubhead more often.
You'll soon regain your rhythm and with it will return your
confidence.
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 or subject you would like covered, he
can be reached by phone at 292-0323 or via email at menges@hughes.net
The Putting
Doctor
Putting
Tip
By Joe
Bermel
Here is one of the best putting drills since "sliced Bread"
was invented.
Drill # 2 .... A Quadrant Drill
1. Take a golf ball.
2. On Practice green, establish on one hole at four foot
distance only.
3. First putt straight uphill.
4. Second putt straight downhill.
4. Third putt right edge slight right to
left.
5. Fourth putt left edge slight left to
right.
Every golfer has these four putts many times every round.
Do this drill again and again,
Make yourself make three consecutive putts at each
quadrant.
This will make you a better 2 putt per hole
average.
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
Ed's
Outlook
Even Jack Nickllaus was impressed with the shot Bubba Watson hit
off the pine straw and around trees onto the green at Augusta National during
his Masters playoff victory.
Watson hooked the shot some 40 yards to set up the winning par
in his win over Louis Oosthuizen.
"When your playing a hook it usually takes off...but that ball
danced like it had a lot of backspin on it," Nicklaus noted. "I saw that ball
hit the green and I said, "wow that was something."
Not only did Watson play the shot, but he played the shot and
ended up with control at the end of the shot which was the amazing part. Jack
strongly pointed out that Watson's shot "will go down as one of the greatest
shots ever played in the game."
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This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations
consultant to the amateur and professional sport of golf and to several golf
writers associations. If you have league standings and tournament
information, Ed can be reached at 845-439-8177, e-mail
at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and fax at
845-205-4474. For
a much more expanded version of this golf column, please visit our Web site,
http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook.
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