iGolftip.com

Every year numerous new PC golf games are released. As they are a popular sector of the PC gaming community, plenty of user reviews can be found online, allowing the avid PC golf gamer to make, informed decisions when they’re on the lookout to buy a new PC golf game.

Many of the games available to buy are endorsed by some of the world’s biggest players who are paid millions of dollars to have their names and faces emblazoned on the game. These endorsements are not just a marketing strategy as often the world class player has provided amazing insight, commentary, tips and tricks – it’s like having one on one coaching with a golfing champion! New users are often amazed by the depth of knowledge provided by the voice overs and tutorials in PC Golf Games. So as well as being immensely fun to play, one may find one learns plenty at the same time.

When you first embark on a new PC Golf Game, you might first be confused and frustrated by the controls. They do need a certain degree of co-ordination in order to influence the realistic physics on the club and ball. Once you have the hang of it though, you can relax into the game and begin to enjoy the thoughtful details created by the game designers; sound effects such as birdsong and the depressing plop as your ball lands in that annoying water hazard. Not to mention the details of your avatar – depending on the game you can choose to fashion one of your own, or choose to play with one of the world’s biggest golfing legends.

What differentiates one PC Golfing Game better than another? This is a tough question to answer and generally boils down to personal preference. One basic make or break element is easy to learn and execute controls. Though it may take time to master well designed controls, badly designed ones will leave a gamer feeling constantly unsatisfied. Therefore you should allow a few sessions with the game in order to determine whether the controls are right for you. If, after hours of trying you find yourself still frustrated, perhaps the game is letting you down, a perfect time to blame your tools: a case of bad clubs, not a bad golfer! Apart from controls, as a gamer one must decide what is is they want from a game: high performance graphics, realistic scenery and physics, a sense of humour. Undoubtedly, with a bit of shopping around (not to mention browsing reviews on the internet), one can find the perfect fit – a PC Golf Game that ticks all your own boxes.

It’s also useful to look at screen shots, video demos, and sometimes to download the free demo version of a game before you choose to buy. Above all else, these things will help you make an informed decision before purchasing one golf game over another.

I`ll bet , like most of us, the last time you bought a new golf driver you hit a demo club at the range a few times, it felt good and you bought it.

This is how almost all of us buy new golf clubs. But let`s take a look at the driver. It is probably the most important club in the golf bag. Playing golf from the fairway is a lot easier than the rough and also, hitting a 9 iron to the green is a lot easier than hitting a 6 iron. That`s pretty obvious, so what`s the point?

The point is that most of us are not playing with a driver that has the proper loft to provide us with maximum distance and accuracy. The simple reason for this is that golf club manufacturers are not making drivers with the lofts that are correct for most golfers.

Here`s an idea of the range of lofts that we are talking about to provide optimal loft: (source: Golf Engineering)

Clubhead Speed…………Estimated Optimal Loft ……………..Category

130-150…………………….. 4-7 degrees…………………………………men long driving champs
110-125……………………… 8-9 degrees…………………………………men touring pros
95-105……………………….10-11 degrees………………………………strong men & women
85-90………………………….12-13 degrees……………………………..most men golfers

75-85………………………….14-15 degrees……………………………..senior men & most women
65-75………………………….16%2B degrees…………………………………most women golfers

As you can see, most men golfers should be using a 12-13 degree loft with their driver, senior men and women even higher and we know that this is not the case.

Also, what this validates is the fact that the average male golfer is better of driving with his 15 degree three wood. We have known this for years but we really did not know why, now we do. It is all about the optimal loft! There are more factors that control golf driver distance and accuracy, other than loft, but for our purposes today, this is one variable that we can easily control.

Now, we know that we are not going to give up hitting the driver. The grip it and rip mentality is too deeply ingrained in us to give up our driver. But, at least now we can give up trying to hit an 8 degree driver and maybe change to a more sensible 10.5 degree or, even better, a 12 degree driver. The fact is that the lower degree of loft has been working against us and we never knew it!

So, stop fighting gravity and starting using a loft that will provide you with the optimal launch angle. Give it a try I think you will like it.

To become a good badminton player, beside Physical Skill, you also must have a Mental Strength. Mental Strength is very crucial especially when come to the tournament. Besides these, Sport Nutrition is also important especially for the player preparing for the tournament.

1. Physical Skill:

Let’s start with the most fundamental of badminton skill, ie: Strokes, Steps/Footwork, Stamina, and Strategy.

Strokes:

The basic technique of badminton strokes includes Overheads forehand and backhand clear / smash / drop, drives, lifts, net shot. You are higher recommended to learn from the badminton demo video(see link at the bottom of this page). With the video, it will save you a lot of time learning all the basic strokes.

After you have learn the basic strokes, the next step you have to do is practice and practise. Without the ability to execute all the different strokes, one will not be a complete badminton player.

Steps/Footwork:

Steps/Footwork is always comes together with stroke. A good badminton must have a good coordination of footwork and strokes. This includes foot, body, arms, swing coordination.

Stamina:

A badminton can last anything from 15 minutes to 1 hour plus and there can be more than one game within a day. A completed badminton match is best of 3 games, that means you got to play at least 2 games continuously. Without good stamina, a badminton player will be unable to successfully execute his/her desired strokes or even cannot finish the game. Again, stamina need to be build over the time via regular training, workouts or exercises. Regular workout will also help to improve your game by increasing your arm strength.

Strategy:

With good badminton skill and stamina is not enough, you must also have a good strategy to win a game. you have to make the correct shot at the correct time, either a drop-shot, smash, or clear? This is also important to identify the weakest point of opponent. This is especially crucial for doubles game, you should identify your opponent weakness and attack the opponent who is weaker. This is the most simple strategy. If your opponent is weak on his/her backhand clear, then you should hit the shuttle towards his/her backhand more. To go one level higher, it is also important to make the correct choice for a series of return and to lay out a game plan for whole match. This is so called the strategy of a badminton game.

2. Mental Strength:

Besides physical skill, a good badminton player must have good mental strength as well. Mental strength is the ability to make the correct decision even when under pressure or at the crucial moment. For example, when one is down to 5-19, or reaching the match point, 20-20. The player must stay focus to the game regardless whether he/she is leaving behind, leading, or under huge pressure due to the internal or external factor (eg: audience). A good badminton player must also be able to change strategy during the game on different situation. A good badminton player will not go down without a fight and should be able to keep his pace and the accuracy of his shots until the very last point in the game. A good example would be the game in between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan during the Malaysia Open 2006. Lin Dan was already leading 20-13 in the rubber game and this was a really difficult situation for Lee Chong Wei, But he handled the pressure well and showed a great fighting spirit, slowly clawing back in to the game. And Finally, he won the game by 23-21.

You also have to keep yourself calm in the court and with high EQ. Many incidents, good or bad, can happen during a match either outside or inside the court. For example, bad line calls, umpires decisions or insulted by the audience or even opponent coach. See The Athlete’s Mind Guide(refer link below this page) .

3. Sport Nutrition

Beside physical skill and mental strength, Sport Nutrition (refer link at the bottom of this page) is also important especially for the player preparing for the tournament. On a day-to-day basis, you have to take care of your nutrition by consuming a well balanced diet comprising carbohydrate, fat, protein, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals and water. A Nutritionist can extend help in achieving this. Water should be consumed in just adequate amounts before, during and after play, ideally at the amounts required to quench the player’s thirst.