Golf Newsletter Issue 6

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Online Golf Solutions monthly golf Newsletter (from Dan Perry)
http://www.onlinegolfsolutions.com
danperry@onlinegolfsolutions.com
Issue 6, Volume 1, August 1, 1999
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In this issue:

* From Dan's Desk
* Golf Quote of the month
* Link of the Month
* Feature Article "Ready Golf"
* Feature Tip
* Guest Article "Swing Thoughts"
* Site Updates
* Interesting News
* Subscribe/Unsubscribe info
* Advertising in this Ezine

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* From Dan's Desk
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Got the newsletter out a few days late. I was hoping on commenting on the great match between Tiger and David Duval, but truthfully, it wasn't all that great. Tiger won 2 and 1. Love it or hate it, I'm sure it was a money maker for ABC.

Just got a new computer a few days ago. Its a Dell 450 Pentium 3, 128 MB RAM, 16 MB Voodoo 3, 19" Trinitron, etc. I finally got tired of my 133. Hopefully this one will last me 4 1/2 years as well!

I also took my own advice and took a lesson this month. It helped some, and I'm glad I took it, but I think I need one on the short game. Maybe I'll take another this month.

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* Golf Quote Of The Month
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'Nothing goes down slower than a golf handicap.'

Bobby Jones

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* Link of the Month
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Service Corps of Retired Executives
http://www.score.org/
A great place for anyone in business to visit for honest advice. The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) are partnered with the Small Business Administration. One of the greatest things about this site is that you can email a question to an executive, and they will respond with an unbiased and professional opinion. You can search by category (596 of them), then choose a counselor that fits your area. You can then send them questions on their area of expertise. It is completely confidential if you want (you don't have to include your last name), and is available to all US residents. Try it out, and let me know your thoughts.

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* Feature Article "Ready Golf"
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I consider myself to be a "ready-golf" kind of player. I don't believe in rushing it; that's not the point. I think that a lot of rounds could be played much faster if everyone were playing it. Here's what I mean by ready golf: (Based on four golfers in carts.)

1. When a player is teeing off, all eyes should be on the ball. If it goes in the woods, all four players should have a general idea of where it landed.

2. When a player is teeing off, the next to tee off should be "on deck". They should be out of the cart, club in hand, ball and tee in the other. After the ball comes to a stop, they should be walking up to the tee.

3. If a player is in the woods, and another is in the fairway with their ball closer to the hole, they go ahead and hit. After they hit, join the search if necessary.

4. On the green. If three are on the green, with one chipping from the fringe, and they chip and are still farthest from the hole, the other players should be lining up their putts. This is the basis of ready golf. If you are ready... golf. I personally think that more time is wasted on the green than anywhere else. I have no problem with practice swings and preshot routines, but some of it gets ridiculous.

5. When pulling up to the green, ALWAYS park your cart between the flag and the cart path to the next hole. Having to watch the foursome in front of you finish putting, then to have them walk 50 ft. out of the way to retrieve a poorly parked cart drives me nuts.

This is easily remedied, whether you're both on the green, both off, or one of each. If you're both on, park your cart between the flag and the cart path to the next hole. That's the easy one. If one's chipping, have them grab a few clubs and their putter, and have the other park the cart.

Why this topic this month? Because I'd like some feedback. I played in a foursome a few weeks ago that didn't get off the first tee until 5:15. Normally, the course doesn't allow foursomes after 4:30, but the tee time was made the day before. Regardless, I was playing ready golf, and I was told that I was in a hurry (It was dusk when we finished) and was screwing up the others game.

My question is this... Am I right? Do others play ready golf, or is it just me being in a hurry? How much time is too much time for a foursome playing 18 holes? Email your answers to: opinion@onlinegolfsolutions.com

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* Feature Tip
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Searching in Web Documents
When you're scrolling through a long Web document and can't find the terms you're looking for, let your browser do the searching:

1.Choose Edit, then click on Find or press Ctrl+F

2.Type in one or more terms (or a phrase).

When the browser finds a requested word or phrase, the page will scroll to the place where it appears.

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* Guest Article "Swing Thoughts"
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"Swing Thoughts" by William J. Polito

"Golf is Life and Life is Lessons."
As this being my initial article for the Online Golf Solutions Newsletter, I will introduce you to a favored Random House Audiobook entitled "Golf Dreams." This audiobook, written and narrated by John Updike, is a reflection on the learning process and natural flow of the game. A man's acknowledgment of how age, mental perspective and the addictive nature have affect upon his golf game. Updike notes and quotes a wide spectrum of fine works and individuals. The dramatically persuasive stories, filled with humorous anecdotes, draw to the golfers' perspective. Updike states that a golfer in motion is limited to two thoughts in the course of a two-second golf swing, hence the phrase "Swing Thoughts". Which by definition are any thoughts during a golfer's swing that restrains anxious tendencies, and will also be the title of this column.

"Begin Down Swing as Slowly as Possible."

-Swing True

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* Site Updates
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Sorry, none for this busy month.

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* Interesting News
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Web Firm registers stock for giveaway
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctf660.htm

A Look Inside the MP3 File
http://199.97.97.16/contWriter/cnd7/1999/07/22/cndin/9820-0439-pat_nytimes.html

Internet telephony may cause ICQ usage to explode
http://www.it-director.com/99-07-22-1.html

More Companies Outsourcing Web Hosting http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/hardware/article/0,1323,5921_169461,00.html

How I Judge if a Website Deserves My Business http://cgi.pathfinder.com/fortune/technology/alsop/1999/08/16/index.html

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