Sunday, 22. November 2009
If you are a skier and want to learn snowboarding, then you must first of all understand the difference between the two sports. The basic difference is that skiing is done on two skis while snowboarding is done on a single snowboard. You already know how it feels to slide across the snow with both your feet bound to an equipment, all you need to do is to get used to a single board instead of two skis.
While skiing, you have to put your body weight on both the skis attached to your feet that may stand apart from each other. But in snowboarding, you have to balance your body weight on an edge of the board and keep yourself balanced. As you are not given any poles to hold on to in snowboarding, you may take some time to get used to it. To deal with this, the first thing that you need to learn is how to fall without getting ourselves injured. We may fall several times while learning snowboarding, but we can only become an expert snowboarder if we learn the art of falling safely. Read more... (478 words)
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Friday, 28. August 2009
by Rhys Jones
I was reading one of those ‘Golfing for Women’ magazines the other day and started wondering where the women are, who wear the golf attire modeled in women’s golf magazines? I’ve never seen women, professionals included, who would dress in such expensive and outrageous clothing!
It’s easy to spend lots of money fitting yourself out for golf. What with hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windsheeters and shoes, the costs add up very quickly, even if you do your shopping at the sales. Then factor in the cost of clubs, balls, bag, cart and fees and you have to play very often to keep the “CPU” (cost per use) down to a reasonable level.
One glossy advert showed a beautiful model in really short shorts (as if that’s allowed on courses!) that cost nearly $300, a golf shirt at almost $600, a jacket by Ralph Lauren at almost $200 and two-toned Utuser shoes costing $400 plus.
That comes to nearly $1,500! I know that I could never hope to get the CPU on that outfit down to anywhere near an acceptable level in my lifetime! Don’t misunderstand me – I love clothes and I really love shoes, but could never afford, or even want, golf shoes or pants that cost more than most people’s weekly wage. Read more... (407 words)
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Sunday, 19. July 2009
by Rhys Jones
I was perusing one of those ‘Golfing for Women’ magazines the other day and started wondering where the women are, who wear the golf apparel modeled in women’s golf magazines? I’ve never seen women, professionals included, who would dress in such expensive and outrageous clothes!
It’s easy to spend lots of money fitting yourself out for golf. What with hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windsheeters and shoes, the costs add up very quickly, even if you do your shopping at the sales. Then factor in the cost of clubs, balls, bag, cart and fees and you have to play quite often to keep the “CPU” (cost per use) down to an acceptable level.
One half-page glossy advertisement showed a beautiful young ‘golfing lady’ in very tiny hot-pants (like that’s permitted on golfing greens!) that cost nearly $300, a golf shirt at almost $600, a jacket by Ralph Lauren at almost $200 and two-toned Utuser shoes costing $400 plus.
That totals just about $1,500! I know that it would be impossible for me to get the CPU on that outfit down to anywhere near a normal level in my entire golfing life! Please don’t get me wrong – I do love clothes and I do really, really love shoes, but I could never afford, nor even want, golf shoes or pants that cost as much as most people’s weekly wages. Read more... (402 words)
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Friday, 12. June 2009
by Jordan White
Having a nice bag to carry around all of your sports gear and to keep it protected is a smart idea. Having just the right bag will make all of the difference to anybody that plays ports with equipment that they need to carry around.
Whether you have a car or you’re the type of person who just takes the subway to and fro your workplace etc., having a nice bag – one that is roomy and durable will lessen the stress of having to worry about your stuff all the time.
It is definitely a fortunate surprise that when it comes to hockey bags, hockey players, hockey fans and hockey coaches alike will all be delighted to find out that there are actually a lot of different types and styles of hockey bags available now. As hockey players tend to really lug around so much stuff, they truly need a hockey equipment bag that is not just of the right size – but is also durable enough to carry all that stuff in. Read more... (612 words)
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