藍、桃子、美香、ウィーらの参戦が決定！ワールドレディスサロンパス杯

2012年04月10日20時06分






LPGAの小林会長から開催概要と藍、桃子、美香の帰国参戦が発表された（撮影：ＡＬＢＡ）







　5月3日(木)から6日(日)に茨城ゴルフ倶楽部(茨城県)で開催される国内女子メジャー「ワールドレディスサロンパスカップ」開催概要の会見があり、米国ツアー参戦中の宮里藍、上田桃子、宮里美香の帰国参戦が発表された。

【関連リンク】藍、桃子、美香の活躍はLPGA特集でまとめてチェック

　ワールドレディスゴルフトーナメントとして始まって今年で40回目を迎える今大会。大会の参加資格の1つに「2011年のロレックスランキング(女子世界ランキング)30位以内」という規定があり、今年は最新のランキングトップ30のうちナ・イェン・チョイ(韓国)、モーガン・プレッセル(米国)、キム・インキョン(韓国)、ミシェル・ウィー(米国)など17名が出場。ゴールデンウィークに世界レベルの戦いが日本で見られることになる。

　会見には昨年の覇者、アン・ソンジュが出席し、「(茨城ゴルフ倶楽部の)グリーンが固く、特に後半14番、16番、18番が難しい。昨年は(最終日にいずれもバーディを取れて)ラッキーだった」とコースについてコメント。そして「この大会でも頑張って、もっと私のゴルフを見せるために、もっと腕を磨き、もっと愛される選手になりたい」と大会への意気込みと今後の目標を語った。

　また、今大会は開催期間が「こどもの日」を含む4連休ということで、コースに隣接する公民館に臨時託児所を設けるという日本初の試みを実施。他にもアンパンマンのエアー遊具やキッズスナッグゴルフコーナー、本物のバンカーを砂場として開放するなど小さな子どもがいる家族でも楽しめるサービスを用意しているので、普段は会場での観戦を躊躇してしまうゴルフファンも気軽に足を運んではどうだろうか。

不動、有村、笠、熊本勢が地元大会で躍進なるか？

2012年04月12日20時14分




＜西陣レディスクラシック　事前情報◇12日◇熊本空港カントリークラブ(6,482ヤード・パー72)＞

　国内女子ツアー「西陣レディスクラシック」が熊本県にある熊本空港カントリークラブを舞台に開催される。昨年は東日本大震災の影響によりトーナメント中止が相次ぐ中、今大会からツアーが再開。不動裕理が馬場ゆかり、イ・ジウ(韓国)とのプレーオフを制しツアー通算49勝目を地元で飾った。

　今大会には不動を始めとする有村智恵、笠りつ子ら地元勢に加え、横峯さくら、「スタジオアリス女子オープン」を制し勢いにのる佐伯三貴、開幕戦優勝の斉藤愛璃が出場。難コース熊本空港CCをアツく燃やす。

　予選ラウンド、不動は横峯、アン・ソンジュ(韓国)と同組で9時12分に1番ティスタート、有村は佐伯、宋ボベ(ソン・ボベ)(韓国)と同組で9時30分に1番からスタートする。

片山晋呉、諸見里キャディで上々スタート！

2012年10月04日19時41分

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順位	選手名	スコア
1	池田　勇太	-6
	佐藤　祐樹	-6
3	手嶋　多一	-5
4	黄重坤	-4
	Ｊ・Ｍ・シン	-4
	ブラッド・ケネディ	-4
	石川　遼	-4
	丸山　茂樹	-4
9	兼本　貴司	-3
	宮本　勝昌	-3
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バーディーも沢山取れまずまずのスタート（撮影：岩本芳弘）

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＜キヤノンオープン　初日◇4日◇戸塚カントリー倶楽部(7,191ヤード・パー72)＞

　国内男子ツアー「キヤノンオープン」初日。諸見里しのぶをキャディに起用した片山晋呉は2アンダー15位タイとまずまずの滑り出しを見せた。

【関連ニュース】勇太、首位タイスタートも「ビックリしない」

　諸見里はこの日の自身のキャディぶりを“80点”と自己採点。片山は「結構良い点数つけたね(笑)。でも、相当刺激があったと思いますよ。プロにしかわからない何かがあったと思うので。自分にとっても、明確にしなければいけないことを口に出すのは良かったと思います」とラウンドを振り返った。

　片山は妹・真里や北田瑠衣をキャディに起用したことはあったが、諸見里とは初コンビ。「こういう日があっても良いと思いますし、同じゴルフだけど、女子にはない自分のゴルフに比較できる何かがあったと思う。お互い勝っている期間からあいているから、何か火がつけばと思ってやっています」。片山は08年以来、諸見里は09年以来勝利から遠ざかっているが、この即席コンビが互いに好影響をもたらすか今後の戦いに注目だ。

＜中間速報＞遼は通算4アンダーで後半へ、勇太が首位キープ

2012年10月05日11時20分

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順位	選手名	スコア
1	池田　勇太	-10
2	丸山　茂樹	-7
	上平　栄道	-7
	ブラッド・ケネディ	-7
	黄重坤	-7
6	石川　遼	-6
	B・ジョーンズ	-6
	Ｊ・Ｍ・シン	-6
	藤田　寛之	-6
10	手嶋　多一	-5
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＜キヤノンオープン　2日目◇5日◇戸塚カントリー倶楽部(7,191ヤード・パー72)＞

　初日、首位と2打差の4位タイと好スタートを切った石川遼が前半のプレーを終了。石川は2番パー5と5番パー3で3パットのボギーを叩きスコアを後退させるが、7番パー5から連続バーディを奪取。スタート時と同じトータル4アンダーで折り返した。石川は現在7位タイ。

　首位は前半で3つスコアを伸ばしトータル9アンダーとした池田勇太。4打差の2位には丸山茂樹らがつけている。

＜速報＞遼は通算6アンダーで2日目終了、勇太が通算10アンダーで首位

2012年10月05日14時36分

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順位	選手名	スコア
1	池田　勇太	-10
2	丸山　茂樹	-7
	上平　栄道	-7
	ブラッド・ケネディ	-7
	黄重坤	-7
6	石川　遼	-6
	B・ジョーンズ	-6
	Ｊ・Ｍ・シン	-6
	藤田　寛之	-6
10	手嶋　多一	-5
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＜キヤノンオープン　2日目◇5日◇戸塚カントリー倶楽部(7,191ヤード・パー72)＞

　国内男子ツアー「キヤノンオープン」の2日目。初日、首位と2打差の4位タイと好スタートを切った石川遼はこの日、5バーディ・3ボギーの70でホールアウト。スコアを2つ伸ばし、トータル6アンダーで2日目を終えた。石川は現在5位タイ。

　現在、首位に立っているのはトータル10アンダーでフィニッシュした池田勇太。3打差の2位タイには丸山茂樹、上平栄道らがつけている。

＜速報＞勇太が2桁アンダーまで伸ばし首位堅守！遼は4打差6位タイ

2012年10月05日16時17分

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順位	選手名	スコア
1	池田　勇太	-10
2	丸山　茂樹	-7
	上平　栄道	-7
	ブラッド・ケネディ	-7
	黄重坤	-7
6	石川　遼	-6
	B・ジョーンズ	-6
	Ｊ・Ｍ・シン	-6
	藤田　寛之	-6
10	手嶋　多一	-5
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＜キヤノンオープン　2日目◇5日◇戸塚カントリー倶楽部(7,191ヤード・パー72)＞

　国内男子ツアー「キヤノンオープン」の2日目。6アンダー首位タイから出たこの大会の09年覇者、池田勇太がこの日、5バーディ・1ボギーの68をマーク。スコアを4つ伸ばしトータル10アンダーで2位に3打差をつけ、首位の座をキープした。

　トータル7アンダー2位タイには丸山茂樹、上平栄道、ブラッド・ケネディ(オーストラリア)、黄重坤(韓国)の4選手がつけた。初日、好スタートを切った石川遼はスコアを2つ伸ばしトータル6アンダーで藤田寛之らと並び6位タイとなっている。

Stay in the benefits of outside activities

No matter you are jog in the room machine, or in outdoors travel along, it can help you to alleviate the pressure and to reduce the nervous autonomici symptom. But the outdoor walk will be more effective, and why? Because you can reach out to the naturalistic world.

Whether you walk in a park in downtown, or stroll by the stream, stay outdoors and nature closer to you.

Go out to the outdoors can be very important to many volunteers of us. The volunteer who takes a walk in the outdoors every day tells us: "The nature does not seem to such evasively from the glass, how can I see the thing is changing day-by-day. Every year when are flowers opening, I will go to look at them." A 69 years old volunteers, usually take a walk in botanical garden nearby her family, she tells us that her every day walk in the garden causes her to realize herself to be too few sound understanding to bird's singing. Therefore she brings the related bird's book and the telescope when she goes to the garden to have a walk.

An Academy of Fine Arts student in general with a digital camera when walking, she says that she can take photo and send by e-mail to her family members who are living in another state. "I want them to know where I live." She said.In addition, even people walking in downtown Seattle is also looking forward to walking.|In addition, the people who walk in the business district also want to take a walk.} They look for new streets through the windows of their stores, feeling the pulse of the city. Indoor sports are usually more boring because you always face the same thing. Since you rarely distracted, so the time seems too slow, and you will be more noticed some unpleasant feelings, such as calf pain or strenuous breathing, and this concern does not apply on the body, Actually it will reduce the movement of the mood benefits.

In 1995 in Australia, in a research which Queensland James the Cook university carried on, the researcher let 10 well-trained athletes carry on separately two times lasts 40 minutes jogging, one time was carries in the university stadium treadmill, another time was in surrounds the campus on the shade of forest alley to carry on. Running the same speed for each volunteer. When athlete moves in the outdoors, their examination score demonstrated that their physical strength increases, anxious, despondent, angry as well as the hostile feeling reduces.

However, when the athlete moves on the indoor treadmill, their mood do not obvious change. Moreover, after the movement they think that is more exhausted. From this study, we find that the best way to improve the mood is in a happy way to do proper strength training. Moreover, I want to supplement one, some people like the indoor sport. For example, some people like to exercise in the gym, some people prefer indoor aerobic exercise, some people like to participate in dance class room. If indoor activities make you feel uncomfortable, or make your focus on the unpleasant feeling on your body, then you will not get sports to bring the emotional benefit to you.

Five Quick and Easy Golf Swing Tips for Beginners

A great golf swing is what every golfer wants to achieve, so if you're just beginning to golf you want to ensure that you develop a good solid golf swing right from the outset. Golf swing tips for beginners can often be confusing, there are so many out there, some of them more confusing than helpful. This article will reveal to you five quick and easy tips which are guaranteed to actually help you get a great swing.

Swing Tip One; The Importance of a Great Stance

Firstly you want to get a good stance, now the width of your stance is really dictated by the club that you're using, so here's a quick guideline;

- For your middle irons your feet should be placed about shoulder width apart. - For your short irons the stance needs to be a little narrower than shoulder width apart. - For your long irons and woods your stance should be a little wider than shoulder width apart.

Next you need to ensure that you have your weight distributed correctly, your weight distribution also depends on what club you're using;

- Short Irons; Have slightly more weight on your front foot (your left foot if you're right handed). - Middle Irons; Your weight should be evenly balanced between both feet. - When you're using longer clubs like your driver you want to have slightly more weight on your back foot (your right foot if you're right handed).

Swing Tip Two; The Importance of Great Posture

Now that you have the correct stance you want to remember to keep this stance as you adjust your posture, a great stance and posture combined will do wonders for your swing. Begin by bending forward slightly from the hips and bend your knees slightly. Your knees should be nicely flexed and tension free. When viewed from the side your spine and the clubs shaft should form a 90 degree angle this is the correct angle of the spine and the correct posture.

Tilt your spine to the right (away from your target) and ensure that it's fairly straight not slouched. Finally ensure that you're correctly aligned so your feet, shoulders and hips should all be parallel to your imaginary target line (this is the line which runs from your ball to your target). Then ensure that your club face is square to the ball.

Swing Tip Three; Starting the Swing - Back Swing

A good swing starts with a good back swing, a good back swing will put you in a great position to follow through. So to begin your hips and your shoulders are parallel. The back swing begins by rotating the hips and the shoulders this puts the arms and hands into action. It's important you don't begin this rotation with the arms.

As you start the rotation back ensure that you bring the club back nice and low to the ground, you want to ensure that you 'sweep' it back you do not want to 'lift it up'. Hinge the wrists as you bring the club back. As you sweep the club back and rotate the body your left arm should remain straight whilst your right arm should begin to bend at the elbow until it forms an almost 90 degree angle.

Table Tennis Equipment for Beginners

If you are a ‘beginner’ or new to the game of table tennis the first step you need to take is to ensure you have the correct equipment to play with. The basic equipment needed in order to play table tennis is two bats, a table tennis table with a net and a table tennis ball. If you have these items of equipment then two players can play the game as ‘singles’ or if you have 4 bats then four players can play ‘doubles’. In this article I will describe the table tennis equipment that is used in more detail.

Table Tennis Bats

The table tennis bat consist of a blade that can be made out of different types of wood such as ply, with 2 sheets of rubber- red and black on either side of the blade. You can either build your own bat by assembling the necessary equipment such as a blade, rubbers and glue otherwise you can buy a pre-made bat which already has the rubbers and blade preselected for you. For most beginning players a premade table tennis bat would be the best option to get started and as you progressively get better and have a wider understanding of the game and get to know which rubbers and blades would best suit your needs, then you can look at using custom made table tennis bats.

Table Tennis Balls

Table Tennis balls are given a star rating 1 to 3 which reflects the quality of the ball with 3 being the highest. Generally, 3 star table tennis balls are used in tournaments and because they are a durable ball they have a longer life span than the 1 star table tennis balls. However, because you pay for quality the 3 star table tennis balls are usually more expensive than their one star counterpart. However for the beginner a 1 star ball will be adequate to use.

Table Tennis Table

The table tennis table can be an expensive item to buy and should have the dimensions of height: 76cm, length 274cm, width 152.5cm along with the net height at 30cms. There are several table tennis table manufacturers but from my own experience if you want a quality table you should look to buy from a brand that specializes in table tennis equipment such as Butterfly, Nittaku or Stiga. If you store your table in a garage outdoors then I recommend protecting it with a durable table tennis cover as this will help to shield it from the elements and increase its longevity.

Cushion Tennis Court Construction

Rafael Nadals ace strikes would have inspired many of us to just go ahead and try playing the same shot. But very few will ever think about the hard and calculated work that goes in constructing the tennis court for the world class players to showcase their talent or even the court in the backyard of the house that helps many budding talent to be a world class player tomorrow.

A new tennis court takes 30-60 days to finish the construction though there are many factors like soil condition and time of he year. All courts are not constructed in the same manner. Typically a tennis court is of the size 120ft*60ft. For adequate water drainage it is better to use 1% pitch on every court.

The surface of the tennis court can be hard or soft based on your preferences. But nowadays people prefer to play on soft surfaced tennis court, the Acrylic/Cushion Tennis Court. Going by the current demand the most favorable is the standard 3 coat color system tennis court. It consist of one resurfacer coat and 2 coats of 100% fortified acrylic. Once a coat of resilient layer is applied on the hard coat it results in the cushion court. In between the acrylic resurfacing product and the court paint the cushioning is applied. At least five to nine coats of cushion has to be applied once the resurfacing product is applied. Firstly three to four coats of heavy rubber granules are applied followed by three to six coats of fine rubber granules are applied.

The color coating system are formulated such that it can resist the fading and a range of weather condition from ice and snow to intense hit and ultra-violet rays. The cushion tennis court are is an all weather surface. The multi-layer cushion system offers maximum player comfort and exceptional durability for a very long time, sometimes throughout the life of the court. It can also be used to tune the speed of play as a player wishes to.

The speed of the play, impact resistance, energy return and resisting the ultra violet rays are the few features which makes a cushion tennis court the most favorable among the players.

The typical problem faced with the tennis courts are caused either due to aging or earth movement or sometimes due to improper designs and construction. Fading and peeling are caused due to aging and cracks, bird baths are caused due to earth movements. But there are several repair techniques available as a solution to the problems.

A procedure that works excellent as a tennis court repair job is the usage of resilient epoxy on the repairable deep cracks. It is made resilient by use of Versamid hardener. Versamid-epoxy is as viscous as honey and thus does not flow out from under the crack. If the base is porous, a fairly thin bead, say 1/4 inch in diameter, allowed to harden, will seal off the bottom if applied several times. If there is debris in the crack then the best way to remove it is with a power washer. By using acrylic emulsion, nearly all surface cracks on the tennis court can be repaired.

One of the most important aspect of the tennis court lighting is the ability to see the plight of the ball consistently across the court it is very crucial to have a complete knowledge of the size and layout of the tennis court before selecting the tennis court lights. In most of the residential tennis court lighting projects a level of 60-75 average foot candles is considered a minimum and 75-100 average foot-candles is sufficient for most applications, where foot-candles id defined as the measurement of light output in candela per square foot.

Customized Logo Golf Towels

Promotional golf towel is a very effective part of the ordinary golf personalized package that is provided in corporate golf tournaments organized by some corporate offices to establish friendship, fabricate business partnership and advertise their brand. You can use certain promotional goods to get a lot of interest in your business. If you are working on reaching a particular sporting demographic you will do well with promotional sports equipment. Golfing is a sport that many people take seriously. There are plenty of business deals made out on the course during a game. You can take advantage of this by using golf items as promotional merchandise.

Promotional towels also serve as a visual reminder of a brand. Spas, gyms, and golf clubs will find that having personalized towels is to their advantage. The sport of golf involves continual contact with the ground and grass. This results in our golf equipment and hands frequently getting dirty. The last thing a golfer wants to do is to go plunging through their bag for a towel, so a grommet and hook enables it to be easily clipped to a bag.

Most of the golf tournament organizers or golfing products companies get their own customized golf towels. This includes getting their logos and names imprinted on it chosen by them. Most suppliers offer customized logo golf towels at attractive rates. Logo towels are also good ways to showcase your business or product. You only need to allot a small sum of money and you can surely find quality towels that would suit your advertising needs. There are many suppliers out there that will give you plenty of options in picking the kind of towels to use. The prices depend on whether they are plain or screen printed or embroidered. The colors and the size of the orders also determine the total cost of the order. When wet, these they become quite cool and help the user to refresh they can also be used to clean and polish the club faces.

Golf towels come in many colors such as hot pink, lilac, lime green, royal blue and many others. Available in varied sizes, they can be custom printed and embroidered to suit the individual client's requirements. Buy golf towels online is a good idea. The reason for this is that the online golf shops can present you with an enormous range of accessories, and because of their lower overheads, they can beat the prices of an off line shop. When starting to golf, you have to choose the accessories that are absolutely essential.

A Quick Lesson about Proper Horse Riding Skills

Are there any real doubts that horse riding is an art? It takes skill, passion and the proper mindset. You need to not only love animals but also dedicate your daily life their care. Your horses become just as important to their owner’s lives as if they were their own family members. If you believe that you possess these qualities, then you most certainly have what it takes to become an expert horse rider.

Before you even think about climbing onto the back of a horse for an afternoon ride, you better be properly dressed for both safety and comfort. The most important item you’ll need is a helmet. In accidents involving falls, horse riding helmets protect your skull from an otherwise avoidable injury. Another piece of horse riding attire is riding boots. Find a pair which is comfortable and not too wide. You don’t want them getting stuck in the horse’s stirrups so that’s why you want a thinner boot.

Knee or ankle height boots with a low heel are adequate for simple, low-impact riding for example. I also personally like to ride while wearing gloves with a no-slip grip on the palm. Gloves allow you to comfortably hold on to the reins as you guide the horse. Now that you are all properly dressed, you can begin gearing up your horse.

You’ll need a bridle, a saddle pad, and a saddle. Move slowly and carefully when placing these on the horse. The last thing you want to do is startle or hurt the horse. When bridling, hold its head to steady it. Make sure it is on comfortably, not too loose or tight. When saddling, get a clean saddle pad, and place the saddle in its proper position before fastening it on the horses back.

Now both you and the horse are dressed. You can now properly mount. Take hold of the reins and stirrups before you begin. As you are doing so calmly and soothingly pet and talk to the horse. Do not try to mount the horse by sneaking up on it. It can be dangerous to scare the animal like that. Now, grab a hold of the front of the saddle and swing your right leg around the back of the horse’s body. Set both feet into the stirrups and adjust the track. This prevents the saddle from sliding.

How to Choose Appropriate Horse Riding Boots for a Specific Rider

Everyone knows choosing the proper footwear is important nearly any physical activity. This is especially true for horse riding. The correct type of horse riding boots will often keep you safe from a dangerous fall while still being comfortable for the rider. The main point you need to really know when choosing the right boots is to know the kind of riding activity you will be doing. For example, casual horse riders normally wear low-cut riding boots. They are easier to wear, and they provide a looser fit, meaning they are also more comfortable.

Most people picture riding boots as those tall black boots fitted up the leg. The truth is these are just one type of boot. Leg fitted boots are made this way to better communicate your riding instructions to the horse. Boots with a loose top can send the wrong signals to the horse, possibly leading disaster if you are in the middle of some type of rigorous activity. Avoid these kinds of problems by choosing the proper boot for your specific build.

One fact you need to remember is that basically there are two styles of horse riding boots. The first is the one most people know. It is a traditional plain front pull on boot. They have no laces or zippers and worn for dressage and shows. They other style of boots are the lace front or zippered back field style boots, which are commonly worn for hunter jumper class events. You’ll find that many experienced riders prefer these boots because of how rugged they are. Many riders wear them everyday of a three day show and come away with no issues whatsoever. If you decide on wearing pull on boots, make sure you have a boot jack and boot pulls handy. These help in eliminating any possible creasing or damage to the boots as you are putting them on or taking them off

Men’s riding boots can be found in a variety of different styles, many of which are made for a specific type of riding. You can choose from tall riding boots to paddock boots. Men’s horse riding boots usually cut a little wider in the foot area than women’s riding boots. This wide cut creates a more comfortable fit without giving up any of the style. Women’s riding boots tend to be more colorful and stylish than men’s boots.

The Lakers can’t find an antidote against Chris Paul

With 23 second-half points the Hornet’s point guard led his team to victory and now the series is tied to two.

Controlling the paint was going to be the key factor to win game four in the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Hornets, which had the defending champions on the lead 2-1. Playing at home and with the support of their people, Sunday night was a great opportunity for the Hornets to square the series at two games apiece. Chris Paul and company were going to make it happen.

With 27 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds for his first triple double of the season, Chris Paul was simply unstoppable for the Lakers that still can’t find an antidote for the cause of their headaches. Not even their franchise player Kobe Bryant was capable or outshining the Hornets’ top performer, and LA’s No. 24 had nothing but praises towards him at the end of the game, stating that: "you're dealing with one of the best point guards in this game."

Paul’s 23 second-half points were crucial for the Hornets’ 88-93 victory over Los Angeles, a performance that perfectly backs up Bryant’s comment about him. He saved the best for last after a very discrete first half, accounting for 58% of New Orleans’ points in the decisive fourth quarter, which also included aborting a shot to assist Jarrett Jack with 9.3 seconds to go to put things 90-86.

That decision of aborting the shot was a great sign of Paul’s comradeship, a virtue that many Lakers accuse Bryant of lacking, as he usually takes all the decisive shots despite having teammates open to take those shots, and him not being in the best position to do so.

Questioned about his decision to abort that shot, Paul was brief and concise in his response as he explained that: "I was about to take one of the worst shots I’d taken all game," and saw Jack better positioned.

It was definitely a bad night for Bryant, as he not only lost his second of four showdowns against Paul, but also finished the game with an injured left ankle that forced him to leave the New Orleans Arena in crutches.

His 17 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds were insufficient to guide his team to a victory that would have left them in a pretty favorable situation: a 3-1 lead with game five to be disputed on Tuesday 26 at home, where everything could have been decided on their favor.

Despite this and having missed a 3-point attempt with two minutes to go which could have evened the score to 83, Bryant wasn’t the only player responsible for the defeat. Like we said earlier, controlling the paint was the key for winning this game. And here is where the Lakers failed, in great part due to the low performances from players like Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol that together reported just 13 rebounds, in contrast with Paul, who had the same number of rebounds all by himself.

The Lakers have two great problems to face now: number one is stopping Paul of course, and number two is having more presence in the paint. If they manage to solve these problems they shouldn’t experience no more counteracts in the series, but it they fail to do so the underdog might end up upsetting the defending champions with an early elimination from the 2011 NBA Playoffs.

The Rise in Popularity of Beer Games at Parties

For any party, which begs to have a crazy side to it, must include beer and lots of it. Over the years, it has become the norm in the western university culture to consume lots of beer. Fresher's week, fraternities, sororities, various university clubs, varsity teams and many important university events have made drinking beer an integral part of their events. Besides this, private get-together's, like bachelor or Super Bowl parties, also involve lots of beer.

However, it's not just the beer that makes these parties 'crazy' or memorable. It is essentially what goes on in the party and increasingly these parties involve beer games making it more fun. Games such as beer pong, beer bonging, flip cup etc. are a few games which are very popular. Beer pong is one of the most popular American college beer games. However, to play this game you need a pong table especially made for this purpose. In order to have an exciting game, there are some characteristics of beer pong tables that should be focused on as important. Beer pong tables should be easy to clean, lightweight, durable and able to be taken anywhere as drinking games are played for convenience. Over the years custom made beer pong tables have become the centre of attraction for college parties. Many varieties of pong tables with different themes are now readily available in the market. The top eight categories are: 1. Billiards & Games Room

2. Classic Designs

3. College Favorites

4. Flags & Pride

5. High Definition Graphics

6. Leaf Designs

7. Sexy Designs

8. Sports & Tailgate For amateurs, beer pong games and rules to beer pong are easily available online to get started. Also, drinking game logs can be grabbed to help make games instructions easy to understand.

Another major beer game is beer bonging which involves the use of various beer bongs. Beer bongs are custom made flasks or funnels that force people to drink lots of beer at once, thus allowing more people to get drunk is less amount of time (the entire idea of a beer party!). Bongs with double heads and quad heads are the most common ones used. However, there are bongs with multiple heads, usually referred to as bongzillas, also used at parties. Therefore, to make any beer party successful it is a must to have beer games and their accessories. These are usually inexpensive and yield great results for the host.

With an increased craze for drinking games, it has become equally important for the event organizers to give special attention to the theme of the event. It is because the participants of such events give higher importance to the harmonizing party props that are used during the game play of drinking as it adds more excitement and hype to the game. Picture having a basketball designed beer pong table to play on after watching the NBA finals. How cool would that be?

Seemingly, it has become the norm for young adults to play beer games to enjoy many different social events. Whether it's a beer pong game being played or beer bonging being done, beer games are fun essentials to all parties. So join in the fun! Add a customized beer pong table to your themed party today. See how much more fun your guests will have with props harmonizing with the theme of your party. There are many sites that have beer pong accessories available but be sure to search for those important characteristics or the trending top eight categories to be sure you find a fashionable table to fit your party needs.

Best MMA Submissions

MMA has come a long way since its conception. Committed MMA watchers like the submissions as much as they go insane over a knockout. Whether you are crazy for MMA or just beginning to catch the fever, you most surely want to start to learn about joint locks and chokes. Many of these submissions have been practiced by the fighter for a large amount of repetitions, so they can quickly and effortlessly end a match.

Let us take a look at the best of the best in submissions:

1.Rear Naked Choke

This starts with you being behind your opponent. When in place, it can be a dominate form of attack. One of the arms is wrapped around the neck of the other fighter, the Bicep is tightly secured on one side of the neck as the hand grabs for the opponents shoulder on the other side. Once the hand is by the opposite shoulder, the fighter applying the submissions grabs his bicep on the other arm and grabs the free hand to put it behind the head of the opponent. The fighter will squeeze and pull his arms towards his chest at the same time to wrap the neck like a snake and force him to "Tap". This type of move presses the carotid arteries to stop oxygen and blood supply to the brain. By the time the fighter counts to 10 he will be out cold.

2.Guillotine

Fighters, who drive in for the takedown and leave their necks exposed, will find themselves in a dangerously compromising position. A guillotine choke is executed by wrapping the neck when your opponent comes at you head first. Maneuvering the forearm underneath the opponent's chin, until the opponents head is locked in between the bicep and the side of the body. Using the other hand to secure the wrist of the arm wrapped around the throat. The move is finished by walking you hips in and pulling your arms up simultaneously.

3.Kimura lock

This is a fighters favorite because it can be done from any position on the top or bottom. It starts with you controlling one of the opponent's arms with both of yours. This submission call for the arm to be bent unlock a straight arm lock. The submission is locked on by controlling the wrist of the opponents arm and having the fighter envelop his other arm around the opponents arm to lock it in place. The fighter pinches the opponents arm tight to his chest and pushes the opponent's wrist up and past his own shoulder. The fighter will tap or most likely his shoulder will be dislocated.

4.Straight Arm Bar

To perform a straight arm lock calls for the elbow joint to be hyper extended. Intense pressure is applied on the elbow by locking the arm out, thrusting the hips, and pulling the arm at the same time. This can result in dislocation, a torn ligament, or worse case a broken elbow. Any time an opponent's arms leave his side and pushes on the fighter, he is susceptible to this lock.

5.Knee Bar

Fighters go after this move when behind in a fight on points and they want to go for the win. Similar to an arm lock, except you are focusing on extending the knee and doing damage to the knee cap. Once the opponents leg is secured tightly between your two legs, you start to squeeze to apply the lock. Grab your opponent's ankles, pull with your hands, and push your hips while arching back. Once locked in place, the opponent's will be in a good amount of pain from his leg being hyper extended.

The Way To Prepare Drills For Basketball

Nothing can replace basketball drills for working on every part of the game with each player. It is only when a team practices drills over and over again, works together and develops coordination and different skills that it gets what is necessary to win on the court. The drills that a team does, however, will have to be planned in a manner in which they target the correct problems of the players. The suggestions for basketball drills that are explained in this article will aid your team in getting the most from all practice sessions.

The best basketball drills reenact scenarios that are the same to the ones that players will see on the court. Practicing skills in isolation, such as dribbling or shooting, are of limited value, because there is so much going on in a real game. Players will develop bad habits if they practice too differently from what actually happens on the court. For instance, if a player practices dribbling the ball on his own time, he might slip and look at the ball, which should not be done on the court because you have to watch the other players instead. That's why drills should mimic real games, where players must be able to control the ball in a variety of situations, and while being guarded. Basketball drills were created to take apart various skills and get the players to do them over and over until they are done correctly. In addition to dribbling and shooting the ball, it is crucial that players are comfortable and aren't afraid to handle the ball during the game. This means they have to be able to shift positions smoothly, without losing control of the ball or being thrown off balance. That's why drills such as the Figure 8, where you move the ball through your legs and all around your body are so important. Players must know how to shift the ball with or without dribbling it, and without viewing it because this is the requirement for playing during the games.

Layups are among the most difficult skills to master in basketball, so it's good for players to practice this during drills. New players should understand the right technique of dribbling, stepping, jumping and then making the layup shot. As learn more about the game, they should do their layups when their teammates can guard them just like they would during a real game. The layup is the one basic shot of the game, but it is also one of the most difficult to get right. This is a skill that can only be done properly with plenty of practice, so it must be included in all basketball drills.

In conclusion, basketball drills are one of the most important ways that players improve their skills and also learn to interact with each other as a team. By engaging in constant drills, the basketball players will become more fit and they'll also be able to increase their skills. So make sure you remember all this when you are planning drills.

There's no doubt that there are many elements that will aid you to boost your abilities in every sport, such as the game of basketball,football and volleyball, and probably the most significant of them is your vertical leap ability.

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Real Road Racing Safety and Responsibility - Who is Responsible?

Safety is apparently the state of being safe - freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss - while responsibility places a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible - the responsibilities of authority. So who was responsible for the safety of competitors and spectators at the May 2008 Tandragee 100 motorcycle real road races when Martin Finnegan was tragically killed and three spectators were injured?

Senior Coroner John Leckey has heard Martin Finnegan would have had a real chance of surviving his Tandragee 100 crash if the organisers had put a run-off area or slip-road on a dangerous corner, instead he died of multiple injuries after the May 2008 Supersport 600 race. Not only did this particular dangerous corner not have a run-off area it was also the only corner which allegedly didn’t have air cushioning either, and those omissions were allegedly said to be directly responsible for his death.

Martin Finnegan had been an experienced rider according to the Senior Coroner, who was used to making split-second decisions, but it would have been impossible he'd continued, for organisers to line the track with hay bales or construct slip-roads in nearby fields, but this the court then heard - did not relieve the organisers of the responsibility to make the course as safe as possible.

The final point made by Senior Coroner John Leckey was allegedly that a country road circuit is a very different creature to an F1 circuit or a short circuit - and if it cannot be made safe to a requisite standard, then the question has to be asked - should the racing take place at all?

More to the point, due to the lack of the already mentioned non-existent safety features, should racing have taken place at the Tandragee 100 in May 2008? Many might probably claim the cost of providing run-off areas for particularly dangerous corners on a circuit which is only used once a year is financially unrealistic, but what price then do those same people put on a human life - the life of Martin Finnegan - and the injuries sustained by the three spectators?

It might be said the organising Club should be held responsible for proceeding with the race meeting, but is it not the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited that is ultimately responsible for declaring a course to be safe? It was only the previous year that the same course claimed the life of John Donnan at whose inquest, claims were heard that one of the Motorcycle Union of Ireland - Ulster Centre officials in charge of safety at the Tandragee 100 event had allegedly ignored warnings that a chicane, constructed of straw bales and sand bags, was unsafe and that more barriers might have saved his life. Richard Nesbitt, the then alleged convenor of the road inspection committee for looking after competitors' and spectators' safety for the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited, said he could not remember receiving any such warning. "I can't remember the man saying anything sensible other than nattering away in my ear. If someone is constantly coming at you it is easier just to ignore them," he'd said, then allegedly claimed there was nothing more stable than straw bales available in 2007 - which was anything but truthful, an absurd statement from the man allegedly purporting to be the convenor of the road inspection committee for looking after competitors' and spectators' safety for the MCUI-UC.

Who then in May 2008 was the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited convenor of the road inspection committee for looking after competitors' and spectators' safety, and why did that person declare the Tandragee 100 public roads circuit to be safe for the purpose of high speed motorcycle real road racing? Had he been warned about the lack of safety measures, and had he simply ignored the warnings, as allegedly occurred in 2007 when another human life was lost? Was it the case that the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited considered the alternative to straw bales in 2007 an expense to far, that perhaps a human life did not warrant such an expense.

Perhaps the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited should now tell us what price they put on a human life - each and every life that has been lost on a real road racing public roads circuit in Northern Ireland.

Rose Brothers Garage Columbia CT

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Rose Brothers Garage is a full service automotive and body repair shop doing business in the area for the past 17 years. Through the years, we have earned the trust of our customers who have remained loyal to us. They are practically our main source of referrals as they advertise our reliable automotive services to family and friends.



Quality at its best



At Rose Brothers Garage, we are able to maintain our standard of quality because of two things. First, we only use the highest quality parts and materials. Second, we employ only the best people to provide the highest quality of service to our customers.



Our well-trained staff will make sure you are entertained the moment you visit our shop so you do not waste time. On the other hand, our certified technicians will keep your vehicles in top shape, whether it is new or old, domestic or foreign-made.



As part of our customer service, we will alert you on the necessary automotive services required by your vehicles to get it back on the road in good condition. More importantly, we will provide you with a written estimate on the repairs and corresponding costs to make sure you are kept informed at all times so that you can use such information to make logical decisions about your property.



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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Commercial Relocation

Moving to new premises is sometimes unavoidable, and no matter whether you have simply outgrown your current property or simply wish to benefit from an improved location, business relocation can make a world of difference and offer many important benefits.

However, commercial relocation can also be very time consuming and extremely costly too, and unless it is approached in the right way, such a course of action may actually only cause problems and throw up hassles and costs that negate many of the benefits of moving.

The first thing to do is to explore the location in which you plan to buy property. Not only might you need to understand whether the area is likely to remain economically buoyant for the foreseeable future, but you will also want to understand how property prices have changed in the area and how they are forecasted to change over the coming months to ensure that you are not buying the right property at the wrong time (or worse, the wrong property at any time). The facilities as well as the cost of running the new premises should also be taken into account, and you may find that, in some cases, more expensive premises can cost far less in the long term.

Machinery removals are often the other sticking point when relocating a business. Such removals will require the expertise of specialist companies, and the larger, heavier or more unique the equipment you have, the more specialised the company you will need to find.

You will also need to find a machinery transport company that are reputable and experienced. Those with specialised removal equipment alone may not be the best choice if they haven’t had the experience to help them deal with unforeseen problems and cater their services to your own unique needs.

No matter how urgently you need to move, be sure to take the necessary time in choosing premises and removals to ensure that your decision to move doesn’t end up coming back to haunt you.

Charter helicopter flights for business or pleasure

Getting around these days is just so complicated. The traffic snarls up during rush hour and public transport can be unreliable. When the train is delayed there's nothing much passengers can do except sit and wait. In the business world time is very much money. Senior executives have a punishing workload. They have to travel from meeting to meeting, all over the UK. They can't afford to be delayed.

Helicopter hire is the perfect way to get them to their destination faster. There's no need to wait around to catch a flight. Helicopters can be chartered any time for the fastest way to travel on business. They can take off and land almost anywhere. It really is a door to door service. When time is of the essence it really is the best way to travel. Some meetings are just too important to miss.

Helicopter flights are great for pleasure too. It's a great way to see a city like London for example from a very different perspective. A pleasure flight makes for a great gift. Not only is it a great way to see any city from the air, but it makes people feel like a VIP for the day. After all, who gets to travel by helicopter?

It's a very different experience to plane travel. There aren't hundreds of other passengers and the chopper is much more manoeuvrable and versatile than a plane. It can stop, hover and turn like nothing else. It really is a great experience.

No matter whether it's for business or pleasure it's a great way to travel. Beat traffic jams and delays or take to the skies for a bird's-eye view of the the city or the best that nature has to offer. Everyone should experience a helicopter ride at least once in their life.