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Hit Straight Drives

A lot of golfers really battle to hit straight drives and getting off to a good start is such a confidence booster. There is nothing better than a good drive at the start of a round of golf. You will have a great day if you can hit straight drives off every tee.

The secret to straight driving is technique and confidence. If you have ever hit a straight drive then you can do it again. Its in there somewhere and all you have to do is find it and repeat it time and time again.

Many a bad tee shot is the result of tension especially on the first tee of an important round or when there is a crowd around. The result is the player gets tense and so the whole body, starting from the grip and going right through the arms, legs and torso, is overcome with tension. The result can be embarrassing and shake a players confidence.

Remember when playing that the woods are a little bit longer than the irons and therefore a slightly flatter swing plane is required (dont adjust for this because of this article!). In many cases pulling out the driver is a habit and is sometimes not even required. If you have a 350 meter/yard hole you can probably easy take two six irons to get there. Why make it more difficult by playing a driver?

A very good way of grooving the swing and getting confidence to hit straight drives regularly is to practice with a shortened back swing. When you go to the range shorten your back swing to 75%. Make sure you accelerate evenly through the ball and make a full follow through.

As you do this more and more at practice your big muscles will groove themselves to perform the same when you go back to a full swing. Try it youll be amazed at the results. You may even find that with a shortened back swing the loss in distance (if any) is so negligible that with the extra accuracy it is not worth worrying about.

Standing on the first tee knowing that you will be in play after your tee shot is a huge confidence booster. No-one ever worries about who plays the second shot first yet we all want to smack the longest drive. Funny thing the ego (intended for the men out there ladies dont seem to worry about this too much).

Give it a try I guarantee you will hit straight drives more often than you do at the moment.

As a qualified EGTF golf professional teacher I get great pleasure in helping people improve their game. Why not head over to Better Golfing and take up my challenge to reduce your golf handicap by 25% within 6 weeks?

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Find out How to Fix the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights

Is your xbox 360 flashing 3 red lights? If so, you have encountered a general hardware problem that is often referred to in the gaming community as the 'red ring of death'. Don't worry though, you're not the only one suffering from xbox 360 problems. Nearly one out of every three consoles will have problems. And almost every gamer has seen the 3 red lights.

This problem is usually caused from the console overheating. This article will review some of the best ways to prevent overheating.

If you keep your console in an enclosed area like a cabinet, then chances are high that your system will start overheating.

To prevent the 3 red lights, place your console out in the open where it can get plenty of air. For maximum heat release, elevate your console up off the ground. This helps prevent the PSU from overheating.

You'll also want to make sure the xbox is NOT located near a heat source like the back side of a television, computer, monitor, or other electrical device.

Whatever you do, don't put your xbox 360 on carpet. This will block the ventilation and can cause the system to overheat very quickly.

If your console has already succumbed to the 3 red lights, you can actually fix it yourself with a few common household tools in under an hour.

Don't bother with the 'towel trick' and other off-the-wall methods you'll probably find floating around the internet. Those will only burn up your Xbox 360. You're much better off getting a permanent fix.

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