Disc golf

of golf is more complex than most people think; from the golf balls they use to the clubs, and even the way they swing the club. The golf swing is one big arc, and when a person swings his arms they accelerate around body. Creating speed this speed is then transferred from the face of the golf club to the ball, which is then launched with its own velocity. This is just the basic of hitting a golf ball many university’s have put a lot of research in to how a golf can maximize hitting the golf…

The Midnight Golf Program has changed my life. You do not see many teenagers from African-American communities golfing. Midnight Golf is gradually but surely changing this, and I am one of the many products of our success story. The beginning to one’s personal success is being well-rounded. This secret society program instilled positive experiences and qualities into me throughout the year. Learning is the game of golf has not only taught me patience and a new type of focus but it also gives me…

Before I joined the golf team, I was quiet and reserved; however, golf has helped shape me into a better leader and teammate because it has improved my communication with others. As I have met a countless number of people of all different personalities, I feel more confident in how I handle working with other people. On the course, I have learned how to be both a competitor as well as a supportive playing partner. Interacting with a wide range of people has taught me to adapt to different…

Golfing Fundamentals & Tips Golf is the hardest sports known to man. I know many of you are shaking your heads right now, and saying there is now way however it is true. Most people think that how much you sweat and how hard you work is what makes a sport hard in fact it doesn’t. What makes a sport hard is numbers, stats, percentage points angles factors and many other things which takes more than just a big strong man who benches 500lbs. Tim Mcdonald said “Golf isn’t just a hard…

The late Arnold Palmer, a four time masters champion, to name a few, once said, “Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.” This quote is the very anthem of my feeble golf career. It may look easy when pros like Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus perform at the highest major championships, but when you actually set your hands on the clubs, your entire point of view on the sport changes in an instant. Such letdowns like this one are abundant for amateurs like me, but this one was different…

Golf is quickly becoming one of America’s top sports. Due to that we are building more advanced courses. Texas being one of those leaders in the course building. Texas is starting to build super nice courses that only the rich can enjoy. The most elite courses in Texas are private courses that the initial cost anywhere from ten thousand to a hundred thousand dollars. Then you have a monthly fee of anywhere from two hundred to a thousand dollars just depending on where you are a member. The…

propelling it forward, straight towards the fairway. Clubs in tow, I head towards my ball as I begin my round of golf. Ever since my dad introduced me to the sport, I have been an avid golfer. It has instilled in me many key values that have molded me into the person that I am today. At a young age, playing golf taught me to be respectful and courteous towards my fellow golfers. Even though golf is an individual sport, as a member of my school’s team, I learned how to work in a team dynamic and…

I have always been interested in the game of golf because I have a cousin that received a full scholarship to college for golfing. However, I was shocked to find out that the sport costs such a large amount of money to play. With the prices of the gear, memberships, and competitions, golfing is really quite expensive. During the presentation I found out that all golf courses cost different amounts of money to play. This means that the really nice courses are very expensive to play. Even though…

“Zac, after the throw off, pick up the disc, do a pump fake, and then throw the disc deep to me.” The original intent of my teammate’s statement was for me to throw the disc to him but because of metacommunication, I took it different ways too. The first way that I interpreted his statement was that he believed in my ability to be able to fool the defender with my pump fake, and my ability to throw the disc a far and accurately so he would be able to catch the disc down the field. The…

intervertebral disc and a herniated one. The normal one has the normal components of an intervertebral disc: the annulus fibrosus surrounding the nucleus pulposus and the spinal nerves safely exiting through the neural foramina. In the herniated disc it looks like the annulus fibrosus has been ruptured in its weak spot and the nucleus pulposus has escaped and compressed a spinal nerve. Several types of tissues were involved in this injury. The first one is the tissue that intervertebral discs…