Some Golf Grip Tips To Improve Your Golf Game

     You may well be shocked or at least taken aback at how many players there are who work typically on their swing action but hardly ever (if ever) work on their golf grip. 

In this instance, I mean the golf grip of their hands, not the rubber grip on the shaft. When you think about it though, the full swing action begins with the golf grip, which will need to boost its relevance in getting it correct. 

If your golf grip does not work, why should anything that comes after work?There is a unbiased grip for any golf enthusiast. That golf grip is when your arm hangs straight down from the shoulder socket and the direction of your target side hand. 

It can make no distinction whether you use an overlapping, interlocking, or ten-finger grip. What IS crucial is the slope the club is placed in your hand.To uncover your neutral grip, to begin with take your address spot, but without having a golf club, and make it possible for both arms to hang downward from the shoulders. Remain relaxed, there ought to be no stiffness in your arms or hands. 

The majority of golfers find that their target side arm hangs anywhere in between the midsection of the target side thigh to the inside of the thigh, based on the width of foot position and or the width of the upper body. 

As you start looking down at your target side hand pay notice to the angle it hangs. A number of of you will view two knuckles of the hand, many can see three, and a few could even see four. It isn't going to matter how many you see. No matter what the number, this is your body's way of informing you its natural predisposition and that is the neutral angle for your golf grip. 

Whenever you place your target side hand on the golf club it ought to be at the identical angle you just saw.The golf club then extends diagonally from in between the first and second joint of the index finger to the bottom part of the pinkie finger. Shut the fingers and then shut the hand with the heel pad on top of the shaft with the thumb to the rear of the shaft.This provides force from the heel pad downward and the last three fingers apply pressure upwards. 

Then take the lifeline of the trailing hand, situated between the thumb and heel pads, and position it on the thumb of the target side hand.The lifeline towards the thumb exerts the pressure. The right forefinger should be segregated, in a "triggering position", yet with no pressure. It is crucial to fully grasp that the forefinger and target side thumb both be on the similar side and angle of the shaft for the perfect support. 

The trailing thumb ought to be on the target side of the shaft. You under no circumstances want the thumbs to apply any pressure. Last but not least, as a way for the hands to perform together, they need to be parallel to each other.This might all appear tricky, but try it and see for yourself if discovering the proper grip angle doesn't enhance your shots.

2015 Fantasy Football Mock Draft

This is the final Mock Draft that will be issued for the 2015 season. It reflects the latest player movements and can be used as a guide for your remaining Public cash league drafts or private fantasy football league drafts.

Sure, there have been dozens upon dozens upon dozens of Mock Drafts released this summer from minor opinion sites through major sports organizations so why read another one? Well, first off, how accurate are those Mock Drafts now? With injuries piling up and questions still remaining about position battles, odds are that they are pretty worthless today. It makes no sense to enter into any draft that takes place before the 3rd week of pre-season starts.

Now is the time that people are getting knee deep into their drafts so below is a “mock draft” using actual draft results from 10 people who live and breathe the NFL and fantasy football. If you are still looking for an additional fantasy football league, there are Open Cash Leagues still. Feel free to use this Mock as a guide for any draft you have remaining. The scoring system is Standard (4pts for passing TD and .04 pts per passing yards, 6pts for rushing/receiving TD and .1 points for rushing/receiving yard,…). It is amazing how many people go into their draft and don’t know their scoring system. KNOW YOUR SCORING SYSTEM before your draft, people!

Round 1              Player                 

1.                           RB Eddie Lacy (GB)
2.                           RB Marshawn Lynch (SEA)
3.                           RB Adrian Peterson (MINN)
4.                           RB Le’Veon Bell (PITT)
5.                           RB Jamaal Charles (KC)
6.                           WR Dez Bryant (DAL)
7.                           RB DeMarco Murray (PHL)
8.                           TE Rob Gronkowski (NE)
9.                           WR Antonio Brown (PITT)
10.                         RB Matt Forte (CHI)        



Round 2              Player                 

1.                           RB LeSean McCoy (BUF)
2.                           RB C.J. Anderson (DEN)
3.                           RB Jeremy Hill (CIN)
4.                           WR Demaryius Thomas (DEN)
5.                           WR Odell Beckham Jr (NYG)
6.                           QB Andrew Luck (IND)
7.                           WR Julio Jones (ATL)
8.                           WR Calvin Johnson (DET)
9.                           WR A.J. Green (CIN)
10.                         WR Randall Cobb (GB)



Round 3              Player                 

1.                           QB Aaron Rodgers (GB)
2.                           RB Mark Ingram (NO)
3.                           WR Alshon Jeffery (CHI)
4.                           TE Jimmy Graham (SEA)
5.                           WR T.Y. Hilton (IND)
6.                           RB Carlos Hyde (SF)
7.                           RB Alfred Morris (WASH)
8.                           RB Lamar Miller (MIA)
9.                           RB Frank Gore (IND)
10.                         WR Emmanuel Sanders (DEN)      



Round 4              Player                 

1.                           WR Brandin Cooks (NO)
2.                           WR Mike Evans (TB)
3.                           WR Jordan Matthews (PHL)
4.                           WR Amari Cooper (OAK)
5.                           RB Justin Forsett (BAL)
6.                           RB Latavius Murray (OAK)
7.                           QB Ben Roethlisberger (PITT)
8.                           TE Greg Olsen (CAR)
9.                           WR DeSean Jackson (WASH)
10.                         WR DeAndre Hopkins (HOU)



Round 5              Player                 

1.                           RB Ameer Abdullah (DET)
2.                           RB Arian Foster (HOU)
3.                           RB Todd Gurley (STL)
4.                           WR Jeremy Maclin (KC)
5.                           WR Davante Adams (GB)
6.                           QB Peyton Manning (DEN)
7.                           WR Torrey Smith (SF)
8.                           WR Nelson Agholor (PHL)
9.                           WR Golden Tate (DET)
10.                         WR Keenan Allen (SD)



Round 6              Player                 

1.                           TE Martellus Bennett (CHI)
2.                           QB Drew Brees (NO)
3.                           WR Brandon Marshall (NYJ)
4.                           QB Tom Brady (NE)
5.                           RB Melvin Gordon (SD)
6.                           QB Russell Wilson (SEA)
7.                           RB Chris Ivory (NYJ)
8.                           RB Doug Martin (TB)
9.                           WR Devin Funchess (CAR)
10.                         RB Joseph Randle (DAL)



Round 7              Player                 

1.                           RB Darren McFadden (DAL)
2.                           WR Allen Robinson (JAX)
3.                           WR John Brown (AZ)
4.                           RB Andre’ Ellington (AZ)
5.                           TE Travis Kelce (KC)
6.                           WR Andre Johnson (IND)
7.                           RB Jonathan Stewart (CAR)
8.                           QB Tony Romo (DAL)
9.                           RB Rashad Jennings (NYG)
10.                         QB Philip Rivers (SD)



Round 8              Player                 

1.                           RB LeGarrett Blount (NE)
2.                           WR Marques Colston (NO)
3.                           RB Geovani Bernard (CIN)
4.                           WR Sammy Watkins (BUF)
5.                           TE Delanie Walker (TENN)
6.                           RB T.J. Yeldon (JAX)
7.                           WR Martavis Bryant (PITT)
8.                           WR Mike Wallace (MINN)
9.                           TE Tyler Eifert (CIN)
10.                         WR Julian Edelman (NE)



Round 9              Player                 

1.                           WR Jarvis Landry (MIA)
2.                           RB Alfred Blue (HOU)
3.                           QB Matt Ryan (ATL)
4.                           WR Markus Wheaton (PITT)
5.                           WR Charles Johnson (MINN)
6.                           WR Eddie Royal (CHI)
7.                           TE Kyle Rudolph (MINN)
8.                           WR Kenny Stills (MIA)
9.                           QB Sam Bradford (PHL)
10.                         WR Steve Smith Sr (BAL)



Round 10            Player                 

1.                           RB Tevin Coleman (ATL)
2.                           TE Owen Daniels (DEN)
3.                           RB Bishop Sankey (TENN)
4.                           QB Ryan Tannehill (MIA)
5.                           WR Vincent Jackson (TB)
6.                           RB Knile Davis (KC)
7.                           WR Anquan Boldin (SF)
8.                           WR Larry Fitzgerald (AZ)
9.                           QB Matthew Stafford (DET)
10.                         RB Joique Bell (DET)



Round 11            Player                 

1.                           TE Charles Clay (BUF)
2.                           D Houston
3.                           RB Isaiah Crowell (CLE)
4.                           RB DeAngelo Williams (PITT)
5.                           WR Leonard Hankerson (ATL)
6.                           D Seattle
7.                           TE Antonia Gates (SD)
8.                           WR Victor Cuz (NYG)
9.                           RB Shane Vereen (NYG)
10.                         WR Terrance Williams (DAL)



Round 12            Player                 

1.                           RB Devonta Freeman (ATL)
2.                           RB Ronnie Hillman (DEN)
3.                           RB Bishop Sankey (TENN)
4.                           RB Ryan Mathews (PHL)
5.                           WR Mohamed Sanu (CIN)
6.                           RB Denard Robinson (JAX)
7.                           RB C.J. Spiller (NO)
8.                           RB Jerick McKinnon (MINN)
9.                           QB Carson Palmer (AZ)
10.                         TE Jason Witten (DAL)



Round 13            Player                 

1.                           RB James Starks (GB)
2.                           D Buffalo
3.                           RB Tre Mason (STL)
4.                           WR Jerricho Cotchery (CAR)
5.                           RB Duke Johnson Jr (CLE)
6.                           RB Javorius “Buck” Allen (BAL)
7.                           WR DeVante Parker (MIA)
8.                           WR Brandon Coleman (NO)
9.                           WR Kendall Wright (TENN)
10.                        RB James Whute (NE)



Round 14            Player                 

1.                           D Miami
2.                           D Philadelphia
3.                           D Arizona
4.                           D St. Louis
5.                           QB Carson Palmer
6.                           D Minnesota
7.                           D Green Bay
8.                           D Detroit
9.                           TE Julius Thomas
10.                        D Dallas



Round 15            Player                 

1.                           K Stephen Gostkowski (NE)
2.                           K Steven Hauschka (SEA)
3.                           K Adam Vinatieri (IND)
4.                           K Cody Parker (PHL)
5.                           K Mason Crosby (GB)
6.                           K Dan Bailey (DAL)
7.                           K Justin Tucker (BAL)
8.                           K Caleb Sturgis (MIA)
9.                           K Brandon McManus (DEN)
10.                        K Chandler Catanzaro (AZ)


A few final takeaways:

Almost every owner opted for a single Quarterback, Tight End, Defense and Kicker. Those who used two picks on quarterbacks or tight ends had mid-tier picks at those positions and have to decide based on matchups who to start. For those that grabbed top tier quarterbacks and tight endsHealth Fitness Articles, they decided not to use a bench spot on a backup that wouldn’t see the field unless an injury came into play.
Fill-in defenses can easily be added on a weekly basis based on matchups (“streaming defenses”).
Grab your RB1’s backup. You don’t want to have a player injured and then face his replacement the following week in your opponent’s starting lineup.
Kickers should NOT be taken outside of the last round and you never need more than one.
Have a good feel for the Average Draft Position of each player you may want to draft to pick them at the ideal spot in the draft.

Good in Practice, Bad in Games

I've been there.

You feel like you're ready. You've put in the work. Hours and hours at the gym putting shots up, training with your friends, doing drills.

Entire off-seasons put into a specific skill and then bam. It fails to translate to the games.

You fail to translate to the games. Somehow when it's go time, you start to feel the nerves. Everything feels more vibrant, alive. Every movement you make is slowed in time, and every decision possible races through your mind, making you doubt yourself on a second to second basis.

It happens at all levels. You see it in the NBA when players just seem to stagnate despite claiming they work on X,Y, or Z. (hey Dion, lookin at you bud).

So what can you do about it? How do you become the guy (girl) that is at his BEST in games, the Timmy T of basketball? Let's look at a few things you can do to up your performance.

1. Visualize. Visualize and visualize some more. You ideally want every moment and experience that you're going to have in a game to feel like you've had it tons of times. When you step on the court, you've pictured it a dozen times already. When that ball's going for tip-off, you've focused on the feelings of nervousness that you may have.

You've felt the way the ball feels when your hands are hyperactive and yet somehow unresponsive.

You've pictured your first layup with the defense on your back. You've pictured that first pass before you put up a shot.

By doing this you will lose a degree of that nervousness or urgency that you feel in games that is probably a factor in your "shaq-at-the-free-throw" type of game.

Interestingly enough, you don't want to feel completely disengaged with the experience, as some arousal is good, so if you get to the game and you are so disconnected that you don't even feel like you care about basketball, start getting pumped and being loud with your teammates like you see pro players do at the start of every NBA game.

2. Focus and trust. A big factor in the struggle-in-games syndrome is an over-thinking of every action you take and a one mind track on results.

Am I having a bad game? Am I having a bad game? Where's my mom? What does my mom think? Oh crap what does my girl think? My teammates all hate me. Kyrie hates me (my worst nightmare.)

That good neighbor guy who says he's always there isn't there anymore, that's how bad I am for this one mistake.

And that's the issue. It's one mistake. By over-thinking every missed shot, every mistake, you guarantee that you'll make more mistakes, and miss more shots. Moreover, you'll be disengaged in the game and not focus as much on things like defense and bringing up the energy of your team. Good going, negative nancy.

Instead, focus and trust. You know you've put in the work. You know that. You've seen your shot swish in practice tons of times and you've seen yourself play better than your competition plays in games.

So trust your body. It's not the time to analyze anymore. It's time to play. Just trust your body and focus only on making the right basketball decisions.

It sounds counter-intuitive: See the forest, not the trees. If you keep making the right decisions and not beating yourself up for the result, eventually that result is going to catch up.

So lose the pressure and relax.

3. Practice better. If you're on an actual team doing scrimmages and such this is less likely to apply, but it's still important for anyone doing training on their own or playing for fun. You need to simulate what goes on in games in practice.

You've probably heard this before, and if so it's because it's true. You need to play at "game speed." In games you get tired; everything feels faster. One second you're coming around a screen, the ball gets thrown at you, you realize you're open and shoot before the window closes.

There's no space for "let's take a break, grab a soda, and listen to the Weeknd" here. Take the same shots in practice that you would in games, at the same speed, in the same condition (tired as hell).

For a last little quick tip, have an idea of what you want your performance to be. The feeling that you want to have. You know when you make that and one and you feel like you're on top of the world? Something like that.

How To Shoot a Basketball

Seems sort of trivial to do a "how to" on shooting a basketball, you pick it up and shoot it at the basketball, duh. It may seem like an easy task but if you ask almost any good player today they will tell you that at some point in their life they were taught by someone, either formally, as in a coach or, informally, as in a friend or relative how to shoot a basketball properly.

So how do you shoot a basketball properly? The rest of this article I will try to breakdown the necessary steps to shooting a basketball the proper way, so let's get right into it.

The first part of this deals with your shot stance and how you hold the ball just prior to taking a shot.

Step 1. Make sure you have a good stance when shooting the basketball. If your stance is week it makes it hard to get a good feeling shot off. If you keep your legs locked you are more prone to becoming off balance, and even though some of these NBA players make off-balance shots look easy, for most people they are not.

Step 2. Make sure you hold the ball correctly.

Step 3. You want to hold the ball in the correct position before you raise it to shoot it; we call this the "shot pocket". The proper position to hold the ball is a few inches above the waist on your shooting side, if you are a lefty it is your left side and vice versa for righties, with your elbow directly under the ball.

These next few steps deal with the best part of shooting a basketball, the shot itself!

Step 4. Begin the shooting motion by pushing the ball upwards from your "shot pocket" with your shooting hand. Now where you release the ball is another "feeling" part of the shot.

Step 5. With each shot you are going to want to jump a little bit, the only exception to this is on free throws, which most shooters remain stationary for.

Step 6. It has all come down to this final step, the release. The release of the basketball should take place right before you reach the height of your jump from the last step.

If all goes according to plan and you follow these 6 rather simple steps you should see the ball touch nothing but net and hear that beautiful sound of the snap of the net.

After you have gotten these steps figured out there is a bonus step for you to follow

Step 7 (Bonus Step). Practice, practice, practice.

I hope you enjoyed this article on how to shoot a basketball and I hope it brings you success in your future basketball endeavors!