Friday, November 2, 2007 

Essential Snowboarding Gear

Snowboarding is one of the most popular winter sports. Due to its popularity, many manufactures and retailers are selling snowboarding gear to ensure that snowboarders are safer during rides. Technically in snowboarding all you need is a snowboard but there is enough gear available to ensure this winter sport is safe, convenient and enjoyable.

The most essential safety equipment in snowboarding is a helmet. Today, one can see snowboarders pulling of unbelievable stunts and having a helmet on can make all the difference. Snowboard helmets are not only safe but also comfortable and warm. Some helmets come with built in ear phones for mp3 and cell phones. However, keeping safety in mind, it is not advised to listen to music or chat on a cell phone.

The next important part of a snowboard gear is goggles. On bright sunny days, sunglasses will do just fine. However, when it starts snowing, it is just snow goggles that can provide protection and comfort. The goggles also help to protect the face from natural elements. However, if the weather is specially inclement, then a balaclava will keep your face warm and comfortable.

These day, special types of snowboard jackets and pants are available. Keeping the younger generation in mind, sellers keep baggy style snowboarding clothes. Snowboard jackets and pants are designed for comfort and warmth. They look stylish and will help to keep you dry.

Many snowboarders end up with gloves on the slopes. It is important to carry gloves or mittens based on your preference. The only thing you need to ensure is that they are water proof. Nothing spoils snowboarding like a wet glove or mitten!

About the writer: Nigel Kerry is an American free lance writer born in Los Angeles, California. Kerry writes Sportsbook reviews, sport book articles and articles with respect to Sports Betting.

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A Perfect Golf Swing Completely Controls The Flight Of The Ball

The flight of the golf ball is totally controllable by the impact of the club face and the ball.

For a straight shot the club face must be square to the flight line, traveling straight down said line and have the desired amount of loft as the ball is impacted. The ball must also be struck directly on the sweet spot of the club face and as if that is not enough we need a goodly amount of club head speed to get that perfectly straight flying golf shot.

For many years golf instructors have said that the straight flying shot is the hardest shot in golf to hit since it requires all of the above factors. Due to that most top players either favor a fade or a draw to eliminate erring one way or the other.

This generally works, but sometimes the curvature is either too much, perhaps not enough or still worse a double cross where the intended shot does the opposite of what was planned.

When the golf swing incorporates a rolling over action of the forearms this intentional curvature is definitely needed.

However when the forearms do not roll over through impact it is no harder to hit a straight shot than any other type of shot. As a matter of fact it has long been known that the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line.

Maximum ball compression can only be had with a true straight shot. Any error in path or club face angle at impact lessens said compression. The more compression we lose the more distance we lose for any given club head speed, in other words we can gain substantial distance through perfect club ball contact.

To that end here are the ball flight rules that determine the power, accuracy and shape of the shot.

Straight shot- club face square, traveling straight down the target line with proper loft. The ball will only carry back spin and have no side spin.

Fade- The fade is caused by a club face that is either open to the flight line as the club head travels straight down the flight line or a club face that is square to the flight line but not traveling straight down the flight line and coming from outside it before impact to inside it after impact. The ball will carry a combination of back spin and side spin.

Draw- The draw is the exact reverse of the fade.

Slice- The slice is simply a larger version of the fade, and is often caused by not rolling the forearms to square or a severe out to in club head path. This out to in club head path may also have an open club face creating an even bigger slice.

Hook- The exact reverse of the slice.

Now that you know what causes the curvature you are halfway to fixing it.

Dan Shauger

Dan Shauger is the Master instructor of the aperfectswing golf method. He is assisted up by many accredited instructors both here in the USA and in many countries around the world. He has written 2 books, How to Kill the ball, and The 21st. Century golf swing as well as 6 DVDs on the golf swing with another DVD soon to be released. He also does seminars and clinics.

Dan has trained several champion long drivers and countless golfers who simply wanted to learn an easier on the body yet extremely powerful golf swing. Many of Dan's students are senior players who need increased distance to be competitive or players who simply want more power and accuracy to play an attacking game rather than a defensive one.

His book How to Kill the ball is soon to be released in a Japanese language version in Japan, this book and his other works will also be translated to many languages to allow everyone the opportunity to learn this method.

Dan is currently accrediting golf instructors all over the world to assist him in teaching this revolutionary method.

Find Dan at http://www.aperfectswing.com

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Wi-Fi in the Third World

The world of wireless ISP's is quickly growing. wireless access points seem to be sprouting up over night, showing up on more and more radio antennas and water towers. The number of companies offering cheap, fast, reliable, wireless internet is also on the rise as people seek out alternatives to broad band and fiber optics.

While Americans see this growing trend as an increase in convenience. Allowing them to read the morning news on their laptop as they sip coffee at their favorite coffee shop. Or write an email while sitting in the park. The rise of wireless internet is also providing the less fortunate with what most of the developed world takes for granted.

Kofi Annan, who served for ten years as the secretary general of the U.N., stated during his term that wireless internet would play an important role in developing countries where money and resources were scarce. Annan was quoted saying "It is precisely in places where no infrastructure exists that Wi-Fi can be particularly effective, helping countries to leapfrog generations of telecommunications technology and infrastructure and empower their people." He also went on to comment on the many companies currently working with the U.N. on bringing wireless internet technologies to those third world countries who are struggling to bring themselves into the technological modern age.

building the infrastructure needed for fiber optics or cable internet services presents most of the poorer countries of the world with an expensive solution to their technological needs. not only are construction and material costs presenting those considering internet services with a problem. but most existing homes and buildings in these countries are old, dilapidated, poorly constructed structures and difficult to work with. On top of that there are all the small costs of ethernet cables, and modems which most of those targeted could never afford.

Wi-Fi offers a solution that is both quick and cheap. installation of wireless access points wouldn't take nearly as long to put in place and the cost would be considerably less. With the help of companies like intel and the world Bank, both of whom attended the U.N. discussions, such a lofty goal does not appear out of reach. intel has already test marketed wireless in a handful of developing countries. Should these test turn out to be a positive experience for both intel and it's test markets, it's not difficult to see a further penetration into the third world.

The race is on to install hot spots around the world. Places like China and india present massive markets with 40 to 50 million PC's ready to be part of the global network. This number is likely to increase as PC,s and laptops become cheaper and more available. This growth corresponds with the worlds continuing lust for information.

Annan called upon those in the industry to come up with a plan for building and providing Wi-Fi for the less fortunate. He also called upon those in attendance to discover the obstacles to such a proposition and a solution to overcoming those obstacles.

Wi-Fi seems like such an obvious solution to the worlds technological unbalance. It's easy to overlook those people who live in poorer countries without the basic necessity's of the computer age. Some of these countries are decades behind in both technology and resources. traveling abroad makes this disparity even more apparent. finding an internet connection in some of the poorer countries is a real chore. It's a lofty goal to try and bring some balance to a world, such as the technological one, where the difference between those that have and those that have not, is so night and day. Bringing Wi-Fi to developing countries is a good start to this long and arduous task.

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