Athletic mastery depends on understanding official gameplay rules, optimizing equipment technology, and implementing sport-specific conditioning drills.
The Stableford golf scoring system awards players points based on their score on individual holes in relation to a fixed score, often par. The player who accumulates the most points is the winner. Golfers can play a Stableford competition with or without handicaps.
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There's nothing quite as rewarding as seeing someone swim for the first time, knowing you provided him with a lifelong skill that could save his life. Knowing how to teach a beginner-level child or adult to swim depends greatly on the age of the individual and the person's comfort-level with the water.
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The American Society for Testing and Materials, or ASTM, sets standards for sports safety equipment including helmets used in skating and skiing. For basic rollerblading and rollerskating, the ASTM has extended bicycle helmet standards to cover these activities because falls while skating mimic those of biking.
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The front flip is a beginner-level dive that helps you build a foundation for more advanced skills. Eventually, a proficient front flip or tuck can allow you to progress to dives such as the front one-and-a-half somersault pike and the front flip with two twists.
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If you're doing something like traveling with your bike, either by plane or having it shipped somewhere, you'll have to disassemble it before boxing it up. While you could pay a professional at your local bike shop to do this, it's fairly easy to do on your own.
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Setting the proper height for your handlebars (and adjusting other bicycle components such as the seat and cranks) can help alleviate back, wrist and arm pain while riding, according to Boulder Community Hospital’s Center for Sports Medicine.
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Your golf handicap index allows you to fairly compete with players of all skill levels by allowing you a specific number of extra strokes on an 18-hole golf course. Because of time constraints, you may prefer to play 9-hole rounds. If that's the case, you should calculate your 9-hole handicap index as well.
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It was only a matter of time before mountain bike enthusiasts and road racers joined forces. When the weather around the country turned cold and wet and the road racing season ended, road cyclists took lightweight racing bikes with larger tire clearance and stronger brakes off-road, and cyclocross was born.
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Playing golf is difficult enough without having to use clubs that don’t fit you. Golfers come in all shapes and sizes, and everyone has unique swing characteristics — and should choose clubs accordingly.
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As in most sporting competitions, volleyball employs referees in order to control the flow of the game and enforce the rules. The volleyball referee team includes the first referee, the second referee, the scorer and two line judges.
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A walking cane is useful if you have a weak or injured leg or if you have minor balance difficulties. Improper use of a cane can set you off-balance. Using a cane properly makes walking safer and less painful.
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Otitis externa, or swimmer's ear, is an ear infection that affects the external ear and outer ear canal. Symptoms of swimmer's ear can include inflammation of the ear, itchiness inside the ear, pain when the ear is pulled or when the head is tilted, and infection leaking from the ear.
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Ringworm infections are not caused by worms but rather by fungi collectively called dermatophytes. These fungi are commonly associated with hair, skin and nail infections. Dermatophytes gravitate to moist parts of the skin, such as folds or creases, notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A horseshoe pitching court measures 50 feet long and 10 feet wide with the stakes placed 40 feet apart. Foul lines mark the closest a "pitcher", or contestant throwing horseshoes, can get to the stake. Foul lines exist at three points: 20 feet, 27 feet and 37 feet from the stake.
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A Presta valve is a long, thin stem often found on the tires of high-end bikes. These valves work with a manual lock nut, as opposed the spring found on the traditional Schrader valve. Bike stores sell air pumps that can fit both valve styles or just one valve type.
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PING's Color Coding System debuted in 1972 to help golfers buy clubs that fit. PING founder Karsten Solheim developed his system after having success fitting professional golfers, according to the company's website.
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If you are playing a high-impact sport such as baseball, football or basketball, choosing the right athletic cup is crucial to protecting your groin area. The purpose of an athletic cup along with a jock strap is to lift, support and protect a man's testicles from collisions that happen on the playing field.
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Bowlers who seek to better their bowling skills and scores must evolve from rolling the ball straight down the lane to curving the bowling ball, which often is called a hook shot. A curve gives you better control, and allows you to strike the pins at an angle that increases your chances of bowling strikes.
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When you are out on the golf course, focused on shooting the best round you can, the last thing you want to worry about is trying to find the right club when you need it.
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Cycling requires a high level of endurance training before you can successfully tackle a long-distance ride. According to the Sports Fitness Advisor, cyclists training for long-distance rides should push themselves to the limits to prepare.
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