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Outdoor Courts- A Community Service

If you were to ask any athlete where they got their start, I think we would all be surprised to hear how many began to play their sport of course on the outdoor courts in their neighborhood.  Many kids learn the rules of basketball, tennis, volleyball, and others while playing in their backyard, their neighbor’s [...]

Uncle Joe Hits the Greens

My favorite Uncle Joe is retired now. After years of working in the mill day after day, he has finally put in his time and decided to kick back and relax for his remaining years. One of his favorite hobbies used to be playing golf, but he lacks any new equipment. For Christmas I am [...]

A Fantastic Program Helped Me Learn To Jump Higher

I play several different sports, and I would consider myself a better than average player at most of them. One thing that I had noticed when I was watching video footage of my plays, was that I couldn’t jump as high as some of the other players. I wanted to learn to jump higher, so [...]

morning runs with my hunting dog

I was making my morning runs where I saw a magnificent dog in the park. It was standing still watching his master. His master was just sitting down in the grass by the park. Well I can’t stop my routine to just go over there so I thought I’ll just go around and see if [...]

Skate Shoes Have Changed

I can remember learning to skate when I was a child.  Everyone in the neighborhood had their own pair of skates and the key to put them on with.  They were fastened to the bottom of our tennis shoes by straps in the back and a key driven screw in the front.  Today I see [...]

The Bushnell Pinseeker 1500 Rangefinders – Accurate and easy to use

The Bushnell Pinseeker 1500 rangefinder is extremely accurate and easy to use. It has a very powerful laser that allows it to range to even smaller, further away and less reflective objects thus enabling you to play more powerful and accurate shots. Its light weight and compact size makes it most easy to use and [...]

How To Jump Higher

Learning How to Jump Higher in basketball could be the one thing that puts you above all your competition.  Why go to the court everyday and practice your skills if you aren’t going to put in some time improving your vertical leap?  Jumping is a combination of speed and leg strength, so you need to [...]

Eating Right for Muscle Growth

Trying to grow muscle where you need it is not as easy as you think.  You can’t just work out and leave it at that. You also need to eat right and add protein where needed.   Taking supplements like casein protein in the morning and night can help a lot, there is don’t that lets [...]

Pool table lights—Guide to ideal lighting of the Pool Table

Pool table lights are one of the most important parts of your pool machinery. There are a lot aspects which we need to consider before getting the right type of lights for your very own pool table. The most fancied way of installing these lights is from the ceiling. Hanging lights makes it easier to [...]

I Made It to My Goal

After playing the game for a season, I was bummed to find out that I was still only being picked for the JV team. I spent a few weeks just really mad and then decided to suck it up and work on being better. I looked into how to jump higher basketball and started putting [...]