How to Make Your Arms Not Hurt During Volleyball

Indoor, grass and beach volleyball is an exciting sport and effective workout. This team sport does not require top athletic conditioning but does make use of several body muscle groups as volleying, hitting and spiking the ball involves jumping and lunging.

Noreen Kassem
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How to Calculate Elevation Change in Golf

Golf is a demanding sport, with much more precision required than just brute strength and power. Playing golf at elevation is very difficult because the ball travels farther in the air in elevated climates like Colorado and Utah as opposed to normal elevation areas like the Midwest or East Coast.

Lyle Stefanavich
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Rib Injury and Golf

Bruising around the ribs makes it hard to keep your golf swing smooth. Crack a rib and you can wave goodbye to the course until the bone heals. Playing golf with a fractured rib is not only painful, it's potentially dangerous. A bone shard puncturing or ripping your lung lining can cause life-threatening complications.

Peter Mitchell
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Golf Drills to Keep Your Left Arm Straight

The left arm plays an important role in keeping the golf club in the proper position during the back swing and down through impact.

Kevin Bliss
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What Is a PING Senior Flex?

PING began its life as a golf manufacturer by producing putters, in which shaft flex -- or stiffness -- is inconsequential. But the company eventually began making a variety of clubs and, like all golf club manufacturers, now offers clubs with different shaft flex options.

M.L. Rose
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The Advantages of a Flat Backswing

In golf, a flat backswing is one that runs closer to parallel to the ground, while a vertical, or upright, swing is one that runs closer to perpendicular to the ground. Legendary golfer Ben Hogan was famous for his flat backswing. Current PGA player Chad Campbell also has a noticeably flat backswing.

Graham Ulmer
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Should the Left Leg Straighten on the Downswing in Golf?

One of the controversial aspects of Tiger Woods' golf swing is the way he straightens his left leg before impact. The schools of thought on Tiger's move differ between whether his motion provides more power, or leads to leg and knee injuries like the ones Tiger has suffered.

David Raudenbush
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How to Eliminate a Snap Hook in Golf

A snap hook is a mishit that can plague any golfer, tour player or weekend duffer alike. A radically closed clubface -- one that points to the left of a right hander’s target -- causes the ball to spin low and left, running hard toward trouble.

David Raudenbush
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How Does Hair Club for Men Work?

The first step in the process is the consultation. You'll meet with one of the company's hair loss professionals to discuss the costs as well as your personal expectations. A hair and scalp assessment is also performed at this time, wherein measurements are taken of the area of the scalp suffering from hair loss.

Dana Severson
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How Does Low Spin With Your Driver Affect the Trajectory of a Golf Ball for Longer Drives?

Imparting spin to a golf ball is critical for producing shots of significant distance and sufficient accuracy. The construction of the ball and the club guarantee a high degree of rotation.

Don Patton
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Speed Adjustments for the EZ Go Golf Cart

EZ Go golf carts are designed for comfort and safety. Newer carts are powered by quiet electric motors and have a controller/sensor that regulates the speed of the cart. Many older carts have gasoline engines with a carburetor and throttle linkage.

William Machin
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Tips for How to Stop Hooking a Golf Ball

If you hook the ball regularly, you probably have a large tab for new golf balls. Hooks are big benders that take a sharp detour to the left if you are a right-handed player.

Jim Thomas
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