Improve Your Golf Swing And Play Better Golf

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This article reviews a popular product on how to improve your golf swing so that you can become a more consistent player and play better golf.

The author of The Simple Swing, David Nevogt, wrote this popular book in 2006 and since then golfers in more than 30 different countries have bought a copy. The claims made about the book are certainly enticing - what golfer wouldn't want to cut between 7 and 12 strokes from their handicap with a pretty much guaranteed success rate?

According to David golfers generally come up against three problems when they play. Not getting enough distance, the dreaded slice and just being pretty inconsistent in the way they connect with the ball. He decided that if he could simplify the swing in a scientific way then he could probably help most people with these problems. The result of his work was The Simple Swing.

A golf buddy of mine first introduced me to The Simple Swing about 6 months ago. We both started playing golf a couple of years ago and were always of a similar standard - not very good. We used to score in the low to mid nineties but couldn't break the 90 barrier. Anyway, I hadn't seen my pal for a while so we arranged a round at our local club and boy did I get a surprise.

After the first couple of holes I thought that my friend was just having a good day but when he finished up with an 84 he finally spilled the beans and told me about a new book he had bought - The Simple Swing. He told me he's been following the advice given in the book over the last few weeks while he practised at the driving range and that it was having a remarkable effect on his game. So needless to say I got my own copy.

In no time I was scoring in the mid eghties - still hadn't broken 80 - and I was over the moon. I was more consistent and my drives were longer, it was just fantastic. Some of the things that David teaches you seem to be the opposite of what you would expect. One of the these involves a technique which reduces your backswing. This may sound strange but the result is that your drives go further! And there's also a nifty method which enables you to hit more greens.

The Simple Swing website has loads of rave reviews on it from players who say they have had fantastic improvement in their golf with David's system. What's good also, is that he offers a money back guarantee if after 8 weeks you are not totally happy for whatever reason.

The Simple Swing really is an excellent book and really stands out from the crowd. It is written in easy to understand language and rates a perfect 10 as far as I am concerned.

Donate Your Golf Equipment To Charity For A No Hassle Way To Receive Value!

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Donate your golf equipment and you can reduce your tax burden!

If you're like me, you have one area of your house, apartment, or garage filled with golf equipment you no longer use. Although maybe this equipment has been replaced by newer technology or you've grown tired of them or they just don't work for you, most of it would probably work for someone else just fine. So donate it!

Donating items of value to qualified charities can significantly reduce your tax burden. I suspect that most of you reading this are probably in the 25% tax bracket.That means that donating $200 worth of golf equipment could reduce your federal taxes by $50 (& also your state taxes).

Now although you might be able to sell that equipment for more money, donating your golf equipment greatly reduces the hassle factor! Simply take the equipment to your local charity thrift store. Many charities will even come to your house for a pickup!

It used to be that the biggest hassle in this process was figuring out how much to value each item. Not anymore! There is lots of help on the web. Also, many of you already have it loaded on your computer. The tax program TurboTax contains a module called It's Deductible that does it all for you!

Of course, other good things happen when you donate your golf equipment to charity. First, donating to charity benefits your community. The proceeds from the resale of your equipment help charities fund numerous worthy causes.

Then there are the additional benefits of the smiles & good will you engender from your significant other from "clearing out the clutter" while reducing your taxes! When the money you can save on taxes is added to these intangible benefits, the frugal golfer doesn't hesitate to donate golf equipment to charity!