Archive for December 17th, 2008

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
golfing
Golf Gift asked:


Mastering the art of the golf swing could be complicated and challenging, and you are most probably trying to improve yours. There are a couple of very simple errors in balance that most people make but can easily be avoided. Here are two simple tips on improving your balance and golf swing, as well as correct the basic slip-ups that you could be doing.

1. A Good Setup, A Good Balance, A Good Swing

A good tip for improving your golf swing would be improving your setup. A lot of golfers do not have a good balance because they started off from a bad setup. If you have a good and solid setup, you would be able to keep balanced as you swing. Maintaining your balance would give you a solid swing plane as well as a good pivot. Make sure keep your whole body under control during your setup so you could improve your balance and swing.

2. Swinging Too Hard

Although having great distance is essential, having perfect control of your swing is equally important. What usually happens is since you want distance, you give your all you can when you swing. This causes you to wheel around and lose your balance, as you swing too hard. What you would need to do is trust your club. It is already designed to send the ball to great lengths so you would need to focus on making your swing as solid, as steady and as balanced as possible to stay in the fairway.



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What is the probability of loosing 5 golf balls or less in 18 holes?

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
golf balls
Carlos A asked:


The sales of golf balls are in the millions of dollars every year. Most of the sales are made because the players loose their golf balls. The media for loosing the golf balls in 18 holes is 4.5 golf balls. Assuming that the distribution for loosing golf balls in 18 holes is a Poisson Distribution

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