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Most golfers, whether a beginner or a pro, struggle when trying to decide which golf club to buy. The buying process becomes easier when the consumer has a good understanding of the types of golf clubs available and their specific use. Your playing (and thus your staying) power is greatly enhanced by choosing the proper golf clubs.

For the novice golfer, the basic set of golf clubs consists of drivers, wedges, putters and irons. Using the proper type of golf club will help the beginner learn quickly and achieve results. Each different type of club is designed to help with swing speed and to correct faults to improve your game ? and your score.

In addition to clubs, a wide variety of accessories are also available, many of which are necessities and others that are ?just for looks.? One absolute necessity is a golf bag to assist you or your caddy in moving from green to green, and of course, golf balls. Another must is a pair of golf shoes to help stabilize your body so you can achieve the perfect swing. Other accessories include golf gloves, a golf cap, clothing, and covers for your golf clubs to protect them from the elements or while stored.

There are many variations in the types and styles of golf clubs and their uses. For example, if you?re trying to make a shorter shot, irons may be your best bet. irons are usually available in sets that include several different sizes. You must also take into consideration the style, size, and type of material used to make the golf club shaft. One of the less expensive materials is steel. Clubs with a steel shaft weigh more but can be longer-lasting than other types. The steel shaft may also give you more control over those fast swings. If you choose a graphite shaft, it will be lighter than steel but will be more costly. This type of club is used for long distance shots or for slower swingers.

Most golf clubs are available with both steel and graphite shafts.

The flexibility of a shaft is referred to as flex, or bend. The less the bend in a shaft, the more control the powerful swinger will have. On the other hand, beginners and those with less powerful swings generally use a shaft with greater flexibility. The average swing speed is from 65 miles per hour for the beginner up to over 100 miles per hour for powerful swingers.

The goal when buying golf clubs should be to own the best golf clubs you can afford, whether they are name brands, used, or a reproduction of one of the name brands. golf clubs can be purchased at many different types of establishments such as discount stores, buying clubs, specialty shops, catalogs, or the Internet, which offers an almost limitless variety of clubs and bargains, including used golf clubs. The cost of the golf club depends on the type and where it is purchased. Retail stores and catalogs have pre-season, post-season and regular sales, but since someone, somewhere, has the perfect climate in which to play golf at any given time of the year, you may find it difficult to find a true bargain. Internet shopping offers excellent prices throughout the year, and in many cases shipping is free. golf club replicas are very good bargains if you compare their features to the originals. Many, many types of merchandise are duplicated, or cloned, so be sure the set of clubs you buy have not been illegally duplicated.

Most anytime is the perfect time for most golfers and ?wannabe? golfers to play, so take advantage of the large variety of clubs and bargains to be found, and don?t wait another day to start buying your golf clubs.

Keith Kingston is a professional web publisher who offers advice and reviews on golf club components and cheap golf clubs

Marine fishing has always been one of the most dangerous jobs because man cannot control the natural environment. With the increase in the number of hurricanes, commercial fisherman and people who fish for fun need to use more caution. Even the death of the famous Crocodile Man, who was struck dead by a stingray while filming a documentary, has drawn attention to the unpredictability of the ocean and its inhabitants. According to experts, the rate of fatality for fisherman in the United Kingdom is 20 times more than works in other industries such as manufacturing. American research shows commercial fisherman are seven times more likely to die than if they work in another industry.

Some of the risks involved in fishing involve the following:

Poor weather conditions

Fishing can be extremely dangerous during hurricanes. Experts say hurricanes will likely increase due to global warming since hurricanes are fueled by warmer water. Heavy fog, sudden gales and gusts of wind can cause boat accidents. Fishermen are often injured when their boat capsizes or collides. When fishing at sea, choose a more buoyant fishing boat that is designed to increase the chance of survival. Also, make sure to carry a spare engine and sailing rig in case you are without power.

Fire, shoddy boat construction

Other risk factors include a fire on board. If you are on a boat carrying extra fuel, you are at higher risk for a major accident. Also, dont get on a fishing boat that is not up to safety standards. Make sure the boat is being used for it intended purpose and in its intended environment. Dont take a boat meant for a small lake into the ocean. Finally, some countries are being proactive about protecting fisherman. In India, people use a cyclone warning system, which is connected to a network of coastal radars, and receivers, which give 48 hours notice. When a cyclone is detected, the siren is sounded and radio warnings are broadcast. In Senegal, a West African country, fishermens lives are put at risk when they cross the surf and enter sand-barred estuaries. The Ministry of Fishery and Marine Transport in Senegal issued a code of conduct for fishermen. Fishermen need to have basic equipment on their boats including a spare outboard engine.

In New Zealand, every one in five people who drown are commercial fisherman. They have a voluntary coastguard federation that helps channel calls for help to the New Zealand police where sea-borne rescue units help protect the coastal zone.

Joseph is the proud owner of Fishing Hut, a website that will explain everything you need to know about Catching Fish. We invite you to visit our site today and see what we have to offer.

Sure, running a successful business takes Know-How. But growing an even more successful business takes Grow-How. In todays fast-paced world, the challenge to increase revenues takes more wit and wisdom than ever before. Not only is technology changing at the speed of talk, but tastes and trends are changing at the blink of an eye. And consumers, well, theyre becoming more choosy and more demanding every day. The Information Age is responsible for educating young children faster than their parents could ever think to learn. Wireless is the buzz word of the times, and broadband is its closest kin. Even as quickly as I write this, technology is changing. The microchip inside this box was outdated before I even drove it home from the store.

Sowith all this bus-y-ness, how is bus-i-ness to compete? Todays business owners cannot afford to only think outside the box, they need to think ahead of the box maker. Wit and wisdom, remember?

Lets start with wit. Wit can be defined as keenness and quickness of perception. But lets take it a step farther. How about the ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things1. Confused yet? Simply put, perception is the easy part. Sensing the customers reaction to a new flavor of ice cream, as you watch them take their first taste, tells you whether its a flavor you want to take to market. Of course perception can be incorrect, and hence we need the keen and quick part of the definition.

Take it farther again, and add the humorous expression to the relationship between the inconsistent, the disharmonious, and the incompatible. Now the witty business owner sets himself apart from the crowd, and sets the trend rather than follow it. Look at the success story of Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream. Two guys start making ice cream in a gas station. They make it fresh and good, but they added a twist, they marketed their ice cream using outrageous names for seemingly incompatible flavor mixes and set themselves apart. They took the incompatible and made it work bigger and better. Wit is personified in this business model. And it took Ben & Jerrys from a $5 correspondence course in 1977 to stock sale for $43.60 a share in 2000 when company was bought out. 2

Todays application can and must go even farther than mixing nuts and cherries. Try mixing the two biggest inventions of modern times, Television and the Internet. Interaction and steaming video are sure-bets for advertising and marketing success in the next 10 years. Video on demand, home shopping networks, virtual house tours, movie previews, and more have moved from the big screen to the computer monitor. Wireless connectivity and increasingly affordable broadband are driving the technology even farther. Whats your connection as a business owner? Simple, your product or service starring in its very own video, online and in the hands (literally) of consumers everywhere. Think of it as a virtual tour of your store.

Once you get the customer in and buying, service them with a smile. Heres an outrageous, but effective marketing tip. Send them an Email thanking them for a recent purchase, then link them back to your site and up-sell, cross-sell, any-sell but do it with wit. Perceive their response in store, and express the relationship of their experience and their purchase with humor, bringing seemingly incompatibles together. Heres an example, say you sell lawnmowers. Now a customer named Jack comes in and purchases a lawn mower on Saturday. Being a forward thinking business owner, you have Jack fill out some personal information including name, address, email address, lot size, type of grass, maybe even hobbies. Armed with this information you send Jack a personalized email after hes left your store on Saturday. It may read something like this:

Dear Jack
I hope youve had a chance to try out the X595 mower you purchased today at Mower Depot. If not, respond to this Email by 6pm tonight, and Ill come out and cut your grass tomorrow while you watch the game. But, if you have had a chance to take a spin on the mower, Im sorry I didnt get to service you further I know that baby purrs like a kitten, and cuts like a chefs knife. Next time youre in town, come by the store and let me know how it worked out.
Thank you for your business.
Tom

Now when you read that, it sounded pretty ridiculous, right? But consider the chances that Tom will have to go out and cut Jacks lawn 0-10%. But, consider Jacks amazement when he reads this Email on Sunday night, after hes MISSED the game because he was using his new X595 mower. Jacks going to get a kick out of Toms offer, and more likely than not, stop by the Mower Depot next time hes in town. Hell also tell at least five of his friends about the offer he let get away. Technology moving at the speed of talk is allowing marketing offers never before possible.

And what about wits partner wisdom? Defined as the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight, wisdom is also defined as a wise outlook, plan, or course of action. 3 So, we can perceive and express with wit. And we can discern or judge using wisdom, but only as we look ahead. Business owners today cant afford to just look around them, they have to look ahead to growa wise outlook, plan or course of action.

Wise having common sense, but also being shrewd and crafty

Plan a scheme worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective

Action moving, doing, accomplishing a deed

Wisdom puts the business owner looking ahead of the pack and of the norm. The Grow-How business owner will, without stepping outside the bounds of common sense, take action based on a plan, to grow his or her business. Whats the application for todays business owner?

First of all, develop a plan but for Heavens sake, dont set it in concrete, keep you planning fluid. A business plan, a marketing plan, a financial plan each has a specific task, includes specific material, involves specific players. Each has a format, a goal and a timeline. But stick to any of these plans legalistically and youre likely to be standing on the sidelines as your competitors pass right on by to cash their big checks. Think of each plan as alive, feed it, allow it room for growth, but always keep your forward momentum. Todays rapid business climate will tolerate nothing less.

Lets say you own a gift store and your marketing plan calls for display ads in the local section of the metro newspaper from October through December your peak season. You include a 10% off coupon to encourage traffic, and to track the response rate. You have your plan, youre moving forward, and your cost per response is within your expectations wise? Yes, but lets throw in some shrewd and crafty, and see what we can come up with to spice things up, feed the plan and watch it grow.

This year, instead of a 10% off coupon, place a 100% OFF coupon. Ever seen one? Probably not most folks just call it FREE. Offer it as a free gift incentive, equal to the average cost of your 10% offer historically. Next, change your placement plan. Instead of 2 months in the local, opt for the more expensive front/national section for a one or two time ad. Study your response rates first to see which weeks stand out historically. Always have your ads professionally designed, theres nothing quite as sad as good Advertising money being flushed down the drain with a bad ad.

Wisdom is key for every business decision you make. Be wise with the money you spend on Advertising. Know your target market, find their favorite reads, surf-spots and so on. Then research the numbers, do the math, make the wise choice. If that end of the marketing spectrum sounds too scary, hire a professional marketer. The right company can keep your witty marketing schemes confined to the top markets for your business and keep your ROI high.

Once your customers are flowing, youre servicing always with a smile, and your plans move and shake a little, youre wit and wisdom savvy. Without wisdom, wit moves blindly. Without wit, wisdom is business know-how, not grow-how.

1 Dictionary.com. Accessed October 13, 2005
2 Benjerry.com. Accessed October 13, 2005
3 Dictionary.com. Accessed October 13, 2005

Linda Lullie is co-owner of Inspired 2 Design, LLC a full service Advertising Design & Production company specializing in Small Business Marketing Solutions. Free Consultation and Special Value-Added Packages for Start-Up Companies. Visit them at http://www.inspired2designllc.com

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Are you looking for ways to impress your friends? Whether youre out on the links or just hanging at the local bar, golf facts can always come in handy. Show clients you know your stuff while entertaining them on the course, or intimidate your golfing rival with little known facts about the game. The following golf facts will put you in the know.

Our first golf facts are related to the invention of the game. Did you know that golf was first invented on the coast of scotland in the 15th century? Although, it wasnt until 1774 that golf was actually played professionally the way it is today. And when the rules were first written up, there were only 13.

Our second set of golf facts have to do with courses. As of 2005, there were 32,000 golf courses in the world with about 16,000 golf courses in the United States. florida has the most golf courses in america with about 1,100, followed by california at 950. The oldest public golf course in the United States is Van Cortlandt in New york City. It opened in 1895. The oldest known golf course in the world is The Old Links at Musselburgh, scotland, where golf has been played since 1672!

Our final set of golf facts have to do with all the technical stuff. A golf ball must have a diameter of no less than 42.67mm and may not exceed a mass of 45.93g. All golf holes must be exactly 4.25 inches in diameter. A player can carry no more than fourteen clubs when playing officially by the rules (usually only enforced at professional tournaments). And did you know that four strokes under par is called a Condor?

Women's golf apparel is essential to the overall atmosphere of the game. From sweaters to golf polo shirts to shorts, skirts and pants as well as shoes and golf gloves, all apparel choices become important to secure the comfort one needs which golfing. Women's golf clothing is offered in a variety of styles at Fore Her Golf. Fore Her golf is the leading supplier of stylish, yet functional, golf clothing, equipment and accessories specifically designed to fit a woman's unique needs. We carry name brand apparel, footwear, clubs, golf bags, balls and a wide selection of golf themed gifts perfect for the lady golfer on your list.