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First of all there is no secret about how you win a handicap golf tournament. You win because you have the lowest Net score. The Net score is your real score minus your handicap Index. The USGA handicap system allows players with different skill levels to be able to compete with each other. It is the fairest way get two players to a level playing field. The system is not perfect. Mainly because your handicap is a mathematical formula that takes and averages your last 10 best scores. If you as a player can turn in one of your better than average rounds of golf you stand a better than average chance to win the tournament.

This is my winning strategy. Try to play a round of golf equal to or better than your average score for your last 10 best rounds. You should know what this score is before playing in the tournament. If you can post this score or better you have a good chance of winning the tournament. I know that I may have over-simplified this winning strategy. But, If you just follow my suggestions you may just find yourself in the winners circle at the completion of your golf tournament.

It is a fact that the average scores for golf tournaments are usually higher than a normal round of golf. This is a good indication that most players put more pressure on themselves during tournaments.

The better player understands this phenomenon and adopts the following philosophy - Take What the golf course will Give You on any hole. This means that if you make a mistake on a hole don't turn that mistake into a disaster. Accept a bogey or even a double bogey as the best that you can do on that hole. Don't try to make an impossible shot in an effort to save par. Most of the time this only compounds the mistake and creates a disaster hole. If you do this just once in the tournament you could loose the tournament. Do it twice and you will definitely loose the tournament.

In my opinion, this strategy may be the difference between winning or loosing the tournament. When you play conservative golf you are more likely to score at or below the average of your last 10 best golf scores. Just remember that your competitors scores are likely to be higher than normal because of tournament pressure.

This is a very simple strategy and ironically most players never use this approach during tournament play. Everyone thinks they have to play their career best round in order to win. Most of the time this just isn't the case. Although, if someone does shoot a career best round you haven't a chance to win that tournament.

I based this strategy on the experience of playing quite a few years as a member of the northern Illinois Mens Amateur golf Association. NIMAGA hosted handicap golf tournaments monthly during the golf season. A high percentage of the over 500 regular members never in their life time win a tournament. I was fortunate to have won 4 times, tied and lost in a playoff 4 times, and finished in second place numerous times. Although not foolproof, I can attest first hand that without adopting my tournament strategy I wouldn't have won a single tournament.

Here is my challenge to you. Eliminate triple-bogeys or worse from your tournament and see if you can break through into the winners circle.

I have over forty years experience playing amateur golf and being the winner or runner up of numerous handicap golf Tournaments, I have a theory about what it takes to be a golf tournament winner. I am certain my theory will help you get into the winners circle.

Sam Novak http://www.bestgolfgear.net

When most people think of moisture in a bathroom, they are thinking about mopping up if the shower door is left open or after someone exits the tub or shower.

There is much more to moisture than that. Today bathrooms are more moist areas than in the past. Bathing has become a luxurious pastime as well as just a cleansing routine.

Bathrooms are now fitted with showerheads and jets that expel numerous streams of water at once. Bathtubs are becoming larger and holding more water. Then, there are the steam showers. All these items create a lot of moisture, and the moisture has to go somewhere.

Hopefully your bathroom is fitted with the right surface materials that can withstand water and moisture, but more measures need to be taken. Even the best of materials have their limits.

Many materials which withstand water on their surface can fall victim to moisture damage if it finds it's way under that surface.

Bathroom ventilation

Proper bathroom ventilation is a must. Windows can be of some help, but usually the windows in a bathroom are not of adequate size to do the complete job, and it is not convenient to have a window open when the weather turns chilly.

Installing adequate ventilation in a bathroom will be a good investment, that ultimately can save you money by avoiding damage and expensive future repairs.

You may be tempted to go cheap when purchasing a ventilating fan for your bathroom, after all it is not nearly as exciting as that beautiful new vanity or your new shower with the massaging jets. This kind of thinking could cost you far in excess of the additional dollars you would spend to buy a ventilating fan that would do an adequate job in your bathroom.

Moisture will find a place to go and can cause major structural damage and can also cause insulation to lose it's effectiveness.

Purchase an adequate and quiet fan

Measure your bathroom width, length and height to get the number of cubic feet. Take this information when you go shopping so you get a fan that will be adequate for the space you have.

Ventilating fans are rated in sones for their noise factor. One sone is comparable to the sound of your refrigerator. Bite the bullet and buy a fan with a one sone rating. More people fail to run their fans because of the noise factor. Not running the fan is the same as not having one.

One last note: When you install your new bathroom ventilating fan, vent it to the outside. Do not vent into the attic or rafter area. Either vent through a sidewall or through the roof to deliver the moisture completely outside of the house.

Richard chase offers more tips about bathroom ventilation as well as electrical and wiring in a bathroom.

Many people wonder how they can stay well this winter, considering the onset of the flu season and the fear of a possible influenza epidemic. Fortunately, acupuncture and Oriental medicine provide proven steps toward preventing illness and maintaining good health in cold weather.

We hear about so many people catching the flu - but in reality it is only a portion of those exposed to a virus that get sick. Why? According to Oriental medicine's teachings, our bodies get sick when we are in a weakened state. It is only when our immune systems are weakened and our bodies are out of balance that we are vulnerable to sickness.

Acupuncture originated in China between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago. It corrects imbalances in the body's energy systems that cause illness. Practitioners of Oriental medicine identify Qi (pronounced "chee") as the life giving energy that needs to flow freely through the body for good health. Integrated with a wise lifestyle, Oriental medicine can help prevent illness.

Here are Five Tips for Avoiding Illness This Flu season:

1. exercise a little bit everyday. exercise moves the lymphatic system, thereby helping to detoxify the poisons in your body.

2. Keep warm. Make sure your neck and chest are protected from wind, drafts and cold. Use a scarf around your neck when going outside and wear turtle neck shirts or sweaters. The neck is an area where wind can invade the body and cause sickness. The Oriental medical perspective is that wind invasions make people more vulnerable to developing colds and flu. Always keep your feet warm and dry.

3. Get adequate sleep and relaxation. Your body is vulnerable to stress without enough rest. Think about doing some deep breathing exercises to help relax and unwind at the end of the day. Use stress-reduction methods like Qi Gong meditation or yoga.

4. Eat smart. Avoid refined sugars (processed food and baked goods, alcohol, etc.). A diet of refined or simple carbohydrates (white sugar, white bread) raises the body's Ph and allows bacteria, mold, yeast and fungi to thrive. Simple carbohydrates suck up the nutrition your body needs to detoxify, nourish and build new cells and antibodies. This makes you MORE susceptible to illness. Vitalize your nutrition by eating more fresh, organic foods and less processed food. This food has more "Qi" in it.

5. Get Acupuncture. When you get regular acupuncture treatments (as little as once per month) it actually boosts your immune system. Acupuncture strengthen the "Wei Qi" or the protective energy that safeguards us against colds and flu.

Use these Five Tips for Avoiding Illness to keep your body strong and healthy this winter. You can resist illness, the flu or the common cold.

For more than 19 years Steven Sonmore helped people transform their health problems into solutions for attaining better health. Steven is a licensed acupuncturist, Oriental bodywork therapist and herbalist. He offers complete health care with acupuncture, Chinese herbs, nutritional counseling, Oriental massage, and facial rejuvenation. He is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical practice and certified by the National certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental medicine. For more information visit http://www.orientalmedcare.com or write to info@orientalmedcare.com or call 612-866-4000. Copyright 2005 by Steven Sonmore. All rights reserved.

Choosing the best weight loss program can be a challenging task but it does not have to be that hard if you know what can fit your lifestyle and needs. The best weight loss program can be in the form of traditional dieting that consists of exercise and a proper diet, while taking in dietary and nutritional supplements.

What to choose

In choosing the best weight loss program, you should seek advise from your doctor or a dietician so you can be guided on which among these popular programs is best for you and your lifestyle: South Beach Diet, Mediterranean Diet, Atkins Diet, Detox Diet, etc. Furthermore, find out which of these can you benefit the most from.

The Atkins diet

The main goal of this weight loss program is to lose and maintain your ideal weight by cutting on your carbohydrate intake. In short, all your carbohydrates are removed from your diet, which include junk food, rice, cakes, cookies, breads, and biscuits among the many.

The South Beach diet

This is a weight loss program that gives importance to eating of good fats and good carbs. This is originally intended for cardiac patients. It has 3 phases which involves avoiding bad carbs and bad fats.

Mediterranean diet

This weight loss program is inspired by the eating habits of Mediterranean countries like Southern Italy and Greece. It involves high consumption of bread, wheat, cereals, olive oil, red wine, fish, fruits, and vegetables. It is considered as a type of best weight loss program because it is high in dietary fibers and monosaturated fats, and low in saturated fats.

Detox diet

This is a regimen that involves a change in eating habits to detoxify the body. Detoxifying the body removes unwanted toxins and other kinds of contaminants that are harmful to the system. This claims to improve health, energy, mental state, and digestion, as well as resistance to diseases. This is done through fasting, calorie restriction, master cleanse (also known as the lemonade diet), increased consumption of fish, food combination, and increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Phillip England is a weight loss expert and Author of the popular report "The Ultimate Weight Loss Secret". To receive your free information on the secret that doctors, and health companies either don't know, or don't want you to know, please see http://www.theultimateweightlosssecret.com/secret

You probably already know what voip is the technology that allows you to make and receive telephone calls by use of a reliable high-speed internet connection at your home or office. You probably already know that if your high-speed internet connection is not rock solid, stable, and reliable without dropping out frequently, your voip service is not going to be at a level where you can really depend on it, and that aspect of voip is not the problem of the voip provider, but is an issue that you need to take up with whatever company is providing you with high-speed internet access.

You already know that voip will not work well with a satellite internet connection, and hopefully did not discover that the hard way. And you may have already discovered that when your high-speed internet service goes down, your voip phone is not useable at all, which can be a danger if you are in a situation where you need to call 911 in case of some type of emergency.

And you may have already received your voip billing statement, where you only paid $17 or $20 for the month, even though you had 1800 minutes of long distance calling from your wife to her brother on the other side of the country and from you to your sister down south somewhere, even though neither one of them have a voip phone. What a pleasant surprise to discover such a low bill when that same 1800 minutes of long distance with your phone from the phone company was well over $75.

You find it so nice to have caller ID on your voip phone so you can see who is calling, and calling waiting so that you can put a caller on hold while you answer another incoming call, and having voice mail that you can access from anywhere, and all those features of your voip service are standard features that you do not pay extra for, whereas you used to pay the big bucks to the phone company for similar features.

Can it get any better than that? Yes it can and we will talk about two features of voip that many people are not aware of that makes your voip service even more useful.

Plug In Anywhere

When you travel to your parent's house across the state or fly to your in-laws house across the country, or even when you travel out of town and are stuck in a hotel for a few days, you can take your phone and your phone number with you, if you have voip.

Simply plug your adapter box for your voip phone into a spare jack on the router for the high-speed internet connection where you are. It doesn't matter that your parents use comcast and you use Charter for your high-speed internet, or that you have cable internet and they have dsl internet, as long as it is reliable and stable, you are set.

Once you are plugged in, you are now making and receiving calls at your regular phone number! For example, even if you live in chicago and you are plugged into your parent's high-speed internet connection at their home in phoenix, your voip phone still rings when somebody calls your voip chicago number.

For hotels, this presents a bit more of a problem if the hotel only offers wireless internet access. It can still be done but requires a bit more that is beyond the scope of this article. But if, for example, your Denver hotel room has a wired high-speed connection, you can do the same thing with your voip phone.

Virtual numbers

Let's say you live in Orlando so your voip phone has an Orlando phone number. But your parents do not have a voip phone and live in houston, and your wife's parents live in Seattle and don't have a voip phone either. Many voip providers offer what is known as a "Virtual Number" at very minimal monthly cost. So you have your Orlando voip phone number, and you also have a phone number that is local for houston and another phone number that is local for Seattle.

What happens is that your parents or your wife's parents can call a local number so they are not paying long distance charges, and your voip phone in Orlando will ring when they call you!

Discover all the things that you can do with your voip phone to make it even more useful than you have already found it to be!

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