It's March Madness!!

I enjoy coaching this team game so much, I try to catch every game I can just to see the coaching that goes on. So, many upsets so far this year I thought I would just give golf a break and talk just a little about b-ball.

One observation so far in the NCAA tournament is that when a favored team is down in the ball game. It is really obvious that the coaches are making a defensive adjustment to get the team sparked. If they can turn up the defensive pressure and cause some turnovers quickly, the offense seems to come back. But, it is all triggered by the defense. So, remember that coaches. When the offense isn't there. Change defensive stragtegies or the defensive intensity, and good offensive things will happen. It get's the players off their scoring drought and focused on the game, focused on the team, and not their own downers going on. One officials observation too. Watch the post players in some of these games. It seems they are moving or not even establishing a pivot foot on a lot of the moves to the basket. But, in many cases they are not getting called for traveling. It looks like they want to see more action, and are allowing more loose calls on traveling.

Well, I don't want to take too much time on basketball. But it is that time of year.  Hope your bracket is doing well. Mine is not.

But the Badgers are still in it. Barely.

Golf is right around the corner. I actually golf yesterday, March 18th, in northern Wisconsin.
But courses will not be open for good, for a while.

GolfstuffGuy----

Golf Season Preparation Tip #2

After you have your goals decided, it's time to start getting the body and mind ready for the season.

Start the season off right. Prepare mentally first. Be positive about your expectations for the year.
Begin reading a little more, or watching a little more on TV to get the brain thinking about golf.
When you are day dreaming, play shots in your mind. Picture your routine, your swing, visualize your shots, and visualize all you can about playing a round of golf. Your mind is very powerfull, and any consistant thought processes can have a dramatice effect on your ability to perform when you actually play.

Evaluate your current physical condition. Are you in good enough shape to take the twisting, and turning, and walking that a full season of golf demands. How's your strength? Are your hands and forearms strong enough? Or, could you use a little strength training, too. How's your cardiovascular stamina? Are your legs ready for the season? Don't forget your flexability. Begin short periods of stretching exercises. Especially, your shoulders, waist, and hamstrings. Work up to stretching twice a day.

All these physical considerations are very important and will affect your mental game, as well.

If you are not ready physically, you will experience fatigue, and sometimes not even realize it. When
that happens your muscles don't respond the same, which throws off your timing, which causes doubt, which causes poor shots, which affects your scores and your attitude. So, it comes right back to the mental side of the game

Probably the most over-looked physical aspect is the legs. You must continue to keep your legs in good shape. Walking, riding a bike, using a treadmill are all good ways to keep your legs in tune. If you don't keep them in tune, you are weakening the foundation of your golf swing. You must have a good foundation to be able to move through the ball, to keep good timing, and not become fatigued throughout your rounds of golf.

When your legs are too weak; your upper body outraces lower body you start pulling your shots you start hitting them fat you start sliding back and forth trying to do too much you may start lunging at the ball you may even start swinging faster you may slice the ball much more

Golf season is right around the corner!

• Golf Equipment
• Golf Accessories
• Physical Fitness
• Swing Analysis, and or changes.
• Mental Analysis, and or changes
• What leagues to join
• Playing partners

TaylorMade Golf Equipment

TaylorMade Performance Travel Cover

• Abrasion resistant wear panels
• Two external compression straps
• Removable internal foam club head wrap
• Patent pending 90 degree bottom lock
• Internal mesh pockets
• Internal compression straps
• Custom urethane wheels and skid bars
• External shoe pocket
• Custom TaylorMade zipper pulls with heavy gauge easy action zippers

Adams Golf Equipment

Adams Golf Speedline Driver - ProLaunch Axis Blue Graphite Shaft

•  Advanced aerodynamic shape increases swing speed and provides more distance
•  3-4 mph faster clubhead speed
•  3-9 more yards carry distance
•  50% less drag compared to tall face, sloping crown drivers
•  Shaft: Grafalloy Prolaunch AXIS Blue Graphite for soft feel and muted vibrations at impact