Michael
http://21cmr.blogspot.com/2013/03/video-ideo-blog-b-vlog.html?showComment=1365098261416#c6629261831987777296
Noah
http://igotthemagicdansmoi.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-post-5.html?showComment=1365098506800#c5717914009138346485
Nick
http://doingthe3.blogspot.com/2013/04/ted-talk.html?showComment=1365098825951#c757113873384354387
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Check It Off
The last step in this project is completed but, my journey has just begun (Too corny?). I feel rather relieved after I stepped off the stage getting compliments from my friends and my peers. I now have more motivation before because I have a group of people that know about where I left off. Golf will still be practiced at my house and I will play as frequent as possible on the course. The weather right now is bipolar so, I probably won't get to play a round for quite a few weeks.
Most people will drop the task they were doing right after they finish presenting. My project was something that I truly enjoyed doing and I wish to continue it until my third hip replacement. As I mentioned from the beginning, golf can be played by anyone at any age. Over the past weeks I didn't get the chance to play with my dad that much. I wish to play with him a lot over the summer even though he still has work constantly.
Now going to the grading portion of this post. I felt like I did a good job and I conveyed my message in the way I planned. I felt like I projected my voice and I believe I didn't sound too mechanical like a robot. The speech that I concocted came from my heart and it is something I seriously believe and went through.
Most people will drop the task they were doing right after they finish presenting. My project was something that I truly enjoyed doing and I wish to continue it until my third hip replacement. As I mentioned from the beginning, golf can be played by anyone at any age. Over the past weeks I didn't get the chance to play with my dad that much. I wish to play with him a lot over the summer even though he still has work constantly.
Now going to the grading portion of this post. I felt like I did a good job and I conveyed my message in the way I planned. I felt like I projected my voice and I believe I didn't sound too mechanical like a robot. The speech that I concocted came from my heart and it is something I seriously believe and went through.
- Time: As I practiced and rehearsed my speech my timing was right around five minutes. I feel like I went over the time limit by a little bit but not too extensively.
- Visual Component: The one thing I noticed about my presentation is that I didn't rely too much on my power point. I only had nine slides but, I felt like I utilized them to my ability. The first three slides and the last one had no sentences and only a couple words. I had pictures that helped me share my ideas and points. I felt that the golf swing demonstration helped add to my presentation. I showed how I learned and what I used to do and what I do now. I believe that it helped the audience to understand my process and the golf swing better.
- Content: I thought something that was to my benefit was that I didn't go up there with my notecards and read right off of them. With my script I memorized parts of it and some parts I just had the gist of what I wanted to say. This mixed in the two different aspects and helped me sound like myself. I felt that I gave the audience an idea to walk away with which is what I was trying to do. I could've expanded on the process and my product a little more.
- Organization: This is one category that I usually struggle in. Transitions are not my thing and I didn't do well this time with them either. I felt that I could have connected my ideas in a more smooth way so that I don't just blurt out my paragraphs and sound like I'm jumping around. My conclusion was quite effective because it tied together my process, my journey, and my message.
- Delivery: I have touched on this already a little and I thought this was what I did the best. I tried not to sound monotone and I came out their and my voice corresponded with what I was saying
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Preperation
Most are familiar with the idiom "the calm before the storm." In my case I am not calm at all. The past seven days have been filled with rehearsal after rehearsal. I felt like I was in a play with how much I was memorizing my lines and making them come to life. So far we have seen the majority of the presentations and I feel like they have all been good except for a few that were quite horrendous.
In this last week aside from preparing for the presentation I came back around to the biggest part of the golf game. As I said I had difficulty with making putts at Hasentree so I felt like I needed a refresher.
When I played the round of nine at Hasentree down in North Carolina I missed a significant amount of putts. I did not two putt once. A two putt is the standard to follow for most golfers except the ones on the tour. It means that once your ball is on the green it takes two putts to get it into the hole. I usually three putted and for one instance it took me more than that. It should never take more than three putts to get the ball into the hole.
I recently read an article that I found fascinating on PGA.com. I have read multiple articles and watched videos on PGA.com in the past because they have PGA professionals teaching the skills. Rory McIlroy has proven to be one of the most clutch short putters recently. Tiger Woods is a name that comes to mind with clutch winning putts. The signature fist bump and roar as the crowd applauds his win.
The article I read this week is written by PGA professional John Crumbley. He discuss putting and he breaks down the short putt into three sections. I, as mentioned earlier, struggle with 6 foot putts. That shouldn't be the case. Mr. Crumbley taught me Hit, Hold, and Look. This is something that I now use when I am on the course attempting these short range putts.
Hit is the first part of the putt. You must strike the ball with enough force but not too powerful to have it roll over the cup. Make sure you are aligned correctly because you might be aimed at the side of the cup.
The second part is what I have most difficulty with. Hold your head still and keep your eyes focused where you struck the ball. I always look up because I want to see where it goes. This usually causes my putter head to draw up a little and I catch the very top of the ball. This drives the ball straight into the ground and doesn't go as far as intended.
The last part is Look. This speaks for itself. Once your stroke is complete you may look up to see where your ball ended up. Hopefully you don't see it because it is sitting cozily in the hole. Today I went downstairs in my basement and practiced my putting. I took 50 shots from six feet out and I made 40 of them. That makes my percentage 80% which is not bad but, it could definitely use some work.
Wish me luck at my presentation. I'm all prepared to share a story about golf and a story about life.
In this last week aside from preparing for the presentation I came back around to the biggest part of the golf game. As I said I had difficulty with making putts at Hasentree so I felt like I needed a refresher.
When I played the round of nine at Hasentree down in North Carolina I missed a significant amount of putts. I did not two putt once. A two putt is the standard to follow for most golfers except the ones on the tour. It means that once your ball is on the green it takes two putts to get it into the hole. I usually three putted and for one instance it took me more than that. It should never take more than three putts to get the ball into the hole.
I recently read an article that I found fascinating on PGA.com. I have read multiple articles and watched videos on PGA.com in the past because they have PGA professionals teaching the skills. Rory McIlroy has proven to be one of the most clutch short putters recently. Tiger Woods is a name that comes to mind with clutch winning putts. The signature fist bump and roar as the crowd applauds his win.
The article I read this week is written by PGA professional John Crumbley. He discuss putting and he breaks down the short putt into three sections. I, as mentioned earlier, struggle with 6 foot putts. That shouldn't be the case. Mr. Crumbley taught me Hit, Hold, and Look. This is something that I now use when I am on the course attempting these short range putts.
Hit is the first part of the putt. You must strike the ball with enough force but not too powerful to have it roll over the cup. Make sure you are aligned correctly because you might be aimed at the side of the cup.
The second part is what I have most difficulty with. Hold your head still and keep your eyes focused where you struck the ball. I always look up because I want to see where it goes. This usually causes my putter head to draw up a little and I catch the very top of the ball. This drives the ball straight into the ground and doesn't go as far as intended.
The last part is Look. This speaks for itself. Once your stroke is complete you may look up to see where your ball ended up. Hopefully you don't see it because it is sitting cozily in the hole. Today I went downstairs in my basement and practiced my putting. I took 50 shots from six feet out and I made 40 of them. That makes my percentage 80% which is not bad but, it could definitely use some work.
Wish me luck at my presentation. I'm all prepared to share a story about golf and a story about life.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The Mini Masters
With the Masters approaching, every golf fan is prepping themselves for a week that should be of excitement. With Tiger Woods coming off of a big win two weekends ago, regaining the number one spot in the world it should come down to the wire. I created my own mini-Masters this week at the beautiful club Hasentree located in Raleigh.
The course is designed by Tom Fazio and is one of the many clubs my dad oversees and operates. This is no easy course for me to test my skill and all of the knowledge I acquired over the past weeks including 88 bunkers through the 18 holes. The sand in the bunkers is known as SP-55. It is only used at five other golf courses in the world and one is the home of the Masters, Augusta National.
I arrived at the course a good hour and a half before the tee time to adequately prepare myself for the course. I went through my routine of stretching followed by range play and then focusing on the short game. I spent a good amount of time in the sand because I knew that would be a forth coming problem.
Bunker play is a very difficult concept to grasp, especially for amateurs. I am always intimidated by bunkers because I don't know how to lay it out correctly. I either skull it and take up no sand hitting it over the green or I take up too much sand and it goes nowhere. An article on PGA.com written by PGA professional Charlie King, taught me the secret to a good sand shot. The secret as he said is to take long shallow shots. This means extending the club out more and not just going half way through or striking it in an "axe motion." Instead, if you sweep the club like a broom and take up a little bit of sand, your shots will be more consistent and you can work with it from there.
After fully warming up, we started our round. This round I was playing with my whole family. My older sister Ashley, mother, and my father. If you are not familiar with the tee boxes in golf there are different tees for different skill levels of people. I don't hit from the same tees as the professionals in The Masters (although I would love too). My tee is further up to allow the course to be set at my golf skill level.
The round took forever because my sister, like the old golf me, likes to hit the perfect shot and if she doesn't she wants another try. A round of nine holes should normally take two hours and it took us two hours and forty-five minutes. I triple bogeyed twice in nine holes which never helps you score. I always strive to shoot a double bogey at the worst.
My best hole was the 7th which is a par 5. I normally hate par 5's because they are so long and involve too many shots. The drive that I had on the seventh hole was my best of the day. I hit it 276 yards down the fairway and I was setup perfectly for a second shot. For my second shot I was around 225 yards away from the hole but it was a downhill lie and I had the wind in my favor. I whipped out my three wood a struck it solidly. The ball hit right before the green and continued to roll to the back of the green. I was sitting on the green of a par 5 in two strokes. I was putting for an eagle. I overcame the excitement and hit a lag putt so I didn't overshoot the hole. The ball rolled and landed around nine feet from the hole. I was setup perfectly for a birdie. Up until that putt I had only shot bogeys and above. I hadn't made anything of seven plus feet from the hole. I ended up stroking the ball perfectly making it wrap around the hole and drop in. I jumped in the air like I just won The Masters, pretending a whole crowd was behind me cheering me on. I then turned around and my dad was giving me an evil eye and scolded me for yelling on a golf course.
http://www.pga.com/golf-instruction/instruction-feature/bunkers/easiest-shot-in-golf-it-can-be
Bunker play is a very difficult concept to grasp, especially for amateurs. I am always intimidated by bunkers because I don't know how to lay it out correctly. I either skull it and take up no sand hitting it over the green or I take up too much sand and it goes nowhere. An article on PGA.com written by PGA professional Charlie King, taught me the secret to a good sand shot. The secret as he said is to take long shallow shots. This means extending the club out more and not just going half way through or striking it in an "axe motion." Instead, if you sweep the club like a broom and take up a little bit of sand, your shots will be more consistent and you can work with it from there.
After fully warming up, we started our round. This round I was playing with my whole family. My older sister Ashley, mother, and my father. If you are not familiar with the tee boxes in golf there are different tees for different skill levels of people. I don't hit from the same tees as the professionals in The Masters (although I would love too). My tee is further up to allow the course to be set at my golf skill level.
The round took forever because my sister, like the old golf me, likes to hit the perfect shot and if she doesn't she wants another try. A round of nine holes should normally take two hours and it took us two hours and forty-five minutes. I triple bogeyed twice in nine holes which never helps you score. I always strive to shoot a double bogey at the worst.
My best hole was the 7th which is a par 5. I normally hate par 5's because they are so long and involve too many shots. The drive that I had on the seventh hole was my best of the day. I hit it 276 yards down the fairway and I was setup perfectly for a second shot. For my second shot I was around 225 yards away from the hole but it was a downhill lie and I had the wind in my favor. I whipped out my three wood a struck it solidly. The ball hit right before the green and continued to roll to the back of the green. I was sitting on the green of a par 5 in two strokes. I was putting for an eagle. I overcame the excitement and hit a lag putt so I didn't overshoot the hole. The ball rolled and landed around nine feet from the hole. I was setup perfectly for a birdie. Up until that putt I had only shot bogeys and above. I hadn't made anything of seven plus feet from the hole. I ended up stroking the ball perfectly making it wrap around the hole and drop in. I jumped in the air like I just won The Masters, pretending a whole crowd was behind me cheering me on. I then turned around and my dad was giving me an evil eye and scolded me for yelling on a golf course.
http://www.pga.com/golf-instruction/instruction-feature/bunkers/easiest-shot-in-golf-it-can-be
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