Golf's History - At a Glance

Golfs history can be traced back to the 1400s originating in scotland. Although it is not certain the Scottish invented the game, they were the first to become avid golf players. The game gained most popularity when James VI brought the game to England from scotland when he gained the English throne in 1603. The first official competitive golf match was played in 1744 by a group of men called the Honorable company of Edinburgh Golfers.

Early golfers used wooden clubs made of ash or hazel and balls called Featherie. The Featherie was composed of three pieces of leather sewed together around tightly packed fine feathers. Metal irons were not popular among golfers for three reasons. They were expensive. They were heavy. And they damaged Featherie balls which werent cheap.

In the 1700s scotland began making clubs and balls to meet the wealthy american and Europeans requests. Shafts were made from durable hickory wood up until 1925 when steel shafts were put to use. Now cavity irons and large drivers are mounted to iron shafts with custom grips. Golf balls changed in 1898 when the Haskell ball was invented. It had a three piece design using a solid core wound with rubber string covered in gutta percha. Now, two piece balls are the most used as they are made of rubber and plastic. this ball lasts longer and is less expensive than the three piece ball used by most professionals.

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The Purpose Of Yoga - Anger Management Secrets Of Listening

In yoga practice, you are taught to listen and observe. Within a yoga class, self-observation is addressed frequently. Pranayama and meditation require that you first, listen to the world from within - then you can better understand the world outside your body. To observe the world, you must listen carefully.

When meeting others, one key to remember is that people love to talk about themselves. If you want to diffuse a situation, ask a person to explain his or her viewpoint, and just listen.

When you explain that you will listen, it is upon the condition that the other party does not shout. You will have air time to calmly express your views and you will stick to the issues at hand. For optimum success, old issues should be addressed at a separate time.

differences can be peacefully resolved if we rationally discuss them by listening, focusing, negotiating, and by avoiding being side tracked by issues of the past. For all of this to happen, silence on your part, is required at the proper time.

Detachment to outcome is a principle of yoga and is covered in many scriptures. An ego driven person cannot be silent. He or she must always win every debate, conversation, or argument. There is too much of the in your face mindset on public display.

Some politicians, and athletes, destroy their own careers - becoming known by their ego driven shouting matches. They make enemies of the press, the public, and their peers. Is this an example we want to give our children? We should resolve conflicts peacefully, as a shining example for our childrens sake.

Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of yoga teacher training at: Aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. To receive a Free yoga e-book: "yoga in practice," and a Free yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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Take An Educational Field Trip To Orlando Florida

A student travel tour to Orlando Florida is a great destination for a high school class trip or a band trip. Orlando, Florida provides performance venues, education, and cultural diversity opportunities for students from various backgrounds. educational tours that include performance and/or workshops are included in the student tour. Students can become a part of disney magic Music days, with high school band performances and a wide range of other performance types to an international audience. Or, student groups more focused on active learning may choose to take part in disney Performing Arts Workshops while visiting Orlando.

These two excellent Walt disney world programs are a great way to focus an educational field trip experience to Orlando Florida. Any well-rounded student tour will also include visits to Universal Studios, Epcot Center, or other popular destinations at Walt disney world. Culturally diverse dining and entertainment opportunities are also available at Walt disney world.

Disney magic Music days

For the young musician, the thrill of performing in front of a live audience is critical to development and growth. While researching a school field trip for the band, choir, orchestra, dance ensemble, drill team or other types of performance groups, consider a visit to Walt Disney world to perform in front of a live international audience. disney proudly proclaims on the website: Become a star on the worlds greatest stage.

Make the high school band trip a tour for all to remember. First, work with a qualified educational travel consultant to pull together a fantastic field trip and performance tour that includes disney magic Music days. The educational tour company will work closely with your high school band or orchestra, or other type of performance group to schedule an appropriate Florida field trip that includes an audition for the disney Show. disney divides the auditions into three categories: instrumental, choral, and dance. If your student tour group is chosen, they will perform in front of a worldwide audience as part of disney magic Music Days.

The National Association for Music Education endorses disney magic Music days performances by student tour groups. This program is an activity that contributes to greater musical learning and development. Overnight field trips to Orlando Florida to perform at disney magic Music days are complemented by fun in some of Disneys greatest theme parks including: Epcot Center, Universal and MGM Studios, Space Mountain, the Twilight Zone Mountain of Terror, and more. Rely on a qualified educational tour professional to schedule the disney magic Music days performance and tour for your student travel group.

Disney Performing Arts Workshops
Student tour groups that visit Orlando Florida can become deeply engaged in the Disney experience through participation in a Performing Arts Workshop. These workshops inspire the student performance tour participants through direct interaction, coaching, and practice. Student tour groups are trained and coached by professional Disney performance artists.

Artistic techniques are taught under a wide range of programs, with participants from auxiliary units, pom squads, color guards, drill teams, orchestras, concert bands, jazz and marching bands, vocalists and dancers.

Walt Disney world Performing Arts Workshops are educational in nature and teach the student tour participants to improve their techniques, presentation and staging. Student travel groups are excited about learning from the professionals in the Disney Performing Arts Workshops. The enthusiasm builds if the student travel group is scheduled for a public performance as part of Disney magic Music days.

A student tour of Orlando Florida is greatly enhanced when an educational travel professional is engaged to take care of the details.

Howard Clemens founded educational Travel Consultants in 1984. Over the last 24 years, Mr. Clemens has organized student travel tours for thousands of high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. His company also specializes in performance tours to Washington D.C., New York City, and Orlando, Florida. Email him at info@educationaltravelconsultants.com or visit http://www.educationaltravelconsultants.com

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