...The game of golf contains an interesting juxtaposition of old tradition and new science, ideas, and technology; possibly more so than any other sport. While new age technology is certainly altering the game in a wide array of areas, it has arguably had the most obvious effect on the golf ball. This paper will briefly discuss the technological advancements of the golf ball, and analyse both its impact on the sport and whether measures should be taken to decrease the distance that the ball can be hit. In order to fairly and intelligently discuss the golf ball distance debate it is crucial for one to understand the advancements made in golf ball technology over the past 50 years, and the impact those advancements have had on the game. While people have been inventing new ball technologies and revising old golf ball designs for centuries, the first ball thats chemistry and construction was similar to our modern day...
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...Our solution to the maintenance of golf course landscaping is to replace all of the current grass with artificial turf. Compared to the traditional real grass turf that golf courses use, artificial turf does not need to be watered at all. Not only will this save water for California but it will also eventually save money for the owners of the golf course over time. We suggest using polypropylene as the type of artificial turf to replace the current grass. Other common types of artificial turf include nylon turf and polyethylene. Nylon is expensive, being around 3-4$ per sq.ft. yet durable, and polyethylene is inexpensive, ranging from 1-2$ per sq. ft. but will need to be replaced regularly (“Learn how much it costs to Install Turf.”) However,...
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...To me Midnight Golf helps teens to become a better individual in life. It will make me become a “giant” and hungrier as a person for the opportunities that I want. Beginning this program I knew what I wanted to be in life, but I didn’t have all of the tools. With this program coming to an end, I feel more sure of myself that I can be the accountant that I want to be in life. Week after week, we were taught the basic things in life that some would think an individual should be taught as life goes on. For example, dinner etiquette, writing a resume, building your credit, and so much more are taught as a child get older. The things that I have learned will follow me for the rest of my life. Midnight Golf makes me proud to be an African...
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...The golf swing analyzers are especially designed to be used by all those who want to improve their golf game. They provide data about swing, takeaway, tempo, loft, and so on, rendering feedback to your phone in real time. Since there are many golf swing analyzers available on the market, when you decide to buy one, you have to be sure that the model is accurate and offers the best features. This is why, in this article we will present you the most advanced swing analyzers that will help you take your training to the next level. Epson M-Tracer The Epson M-Tracer golf swing analyzer is one of the best choices available and besides the fact that it's very accurate, it also uses a reliable advanced technology. With the help of this device you will be able to improve your swing, compare it against the baseline, or just view a swing from the library. The Epson's core technology is quite impressive as it can record data at 1000 samples per minute. Also, the golf swing analyzers is easy to use and you just have to attach it to your golf club. Epson M-Tracer has a 1-year limited warranty and it can be purchased at the price of $149.99 Blast Golf Swing and Stroke Analyzer...
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...Rock Spring Memorial disc golf tournament Saturday. “It’s providing disc golf to the community, but it’s also revitalizing Rock Spring Park,” Jeff Ligon, who helped design the course and organize the tournament, said. “There was nothing really going on there besides bad things and vandalism, and now with the disc golf course in there I think it’s really helped stopped some of that and bring the park back.” The tournament began in 2009, and happens each year around the same time. The Southern Illinois Chain Bangers, a local disc golf club, organizes the event. Disc golf is played similarly...
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...Learning how to drive in golf is an art form, and it is essential that your swing is proper in order for you to make consistently solid shots every time you tee off. A solid drive will set the pace for each hole. You can improve your golf score by adopting a few of the following tips and tricks in learning how to drive in golf. Position Of Your Feet & Golf Ball When you are taking a regular shot on the fairway with your wood, generally the ball will be midway between both your front and back feet, with your toes pointed in front of you. However, when you are learning how to drive in golf, you want the ball to be a little closer to your front foot. In addition, your front foot should be cocked slightly so that the toes of your front foot are attempting to point...
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...Finding golf tips for left handed golfers can feel like digging for gold. Thousands of articles and web pages are devoted to right handed golfers, but lefties often seem to be left out of the loop. We’ve compiled some simple but effective golf tips for left handed golfers who are brand-new to the game. The mechanics of a good golf swing are generally the same no matter which side you prefer. Once you have mastered the fundamentals of the game, you can start moving into the more advanced aspects. As a new player, one of the most important golf tips for left handed golfers is to keep your head down throughout the entire swing. This applies to righties, too. Lifting the head to see where the ball is going is probably the most common mistake...
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...Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea was the site of perhaps the most exciting President’s Cup to date. With a playbill lacking many of the big names golf fans have grown accustomed to in years past, this tournament showed the world that this new generation golfers can provide the same thrills as the aging veterans. With Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth headlining one of the strongest American teams in years it seemed that the International team led by Jason Day did not have much of a chance. However it was the seemingly weak International team that matched the American squad match for match throughout the course of the tournament. Playing at a little over 7,400 yards, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club proved to be a fair but challenging track for the world’s best....
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...Business Administration Department of International Business Chair of Marketing Jan Lampenius SOCIAL MEDIA AS A MARKETING TOOL MARKETING GOLF IN FINLAND Bachelor’s Thesis Supervisor: Eliis Salm ABSTRACT Golf industry in Finland lives in middle of the hard times. In many courses the money is no longer exist so the new solutions comes in value. This thesis will focus on finding the answers about social media as a marketing tool, what becomes to Finnish golf marketing. Theoretical references have user theory about social media, user-generated content in social media and viral marketing in social media. Theories will give the backup for the research and help to analyze the results the results had achieved thru an online-based survey. The survey was conducted using Facebook as a channel and there was received a satisfied amount of responses. This research concludes the result that social media is a marketing tool marketing golf in Finland and golf courses should put more effort to using it in marketing. Golf courses should also take the users more to account. They should use the social media channels more innovative and focus on more to interactivity among the other players. Keywords: Golf-marketing, Social media, Social networks, user-generated content, Viral marketing INTRODUCTION Golf is in a new situation in Finland. Golf courses shares values are decreasing and part of the courses are in the situation that the value of the share is negative. It means that shareholders...
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...you can always look up the sport called golf, mental golf to be exact. When you search in Google you will see 83,800,000 hits for it. This is a huge number for golf, golf isn’t that big of a sport in most people eyes but to have about 83,800,00 hits on not even the main topic of golf is pretty awesome. The problem is the Wikipedia page doesn’t have that much information on the top of mental golf. So if you wanted to use this as a research source, I would not suggest that you do that. To give a quick introduction to mental golf I thought I would tell you what golf actually is. “Golf is a well-known outdoor sport in which players use specially designed clubs to hit...
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...University In this research paper, you will read about the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) and all the things they have accomplished through the years. This organization is not only for professional but for amateurs and young girls learning the fundamentals of the sport. It also has ties to the communities through its charity work. In this paper, you will also read about the LPGA Foundation. Marketing Mix Analysis Overview The LPGA is one of the longest running women’s professional sports associations in the world. It was founded in 1950, and has grown from playing in tours to a non-profit organization. The organization along with the LPGA Teaching Club Professionals has become the backbone of the sport today. The headquarters for this organization is in Daytona Beach, Florida. Product According to our textbook, product is defined as anything that can be offered to the market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption that might satisfy the need or the want. With the LPGA, they represent the women’s side of the golf industry. The LPGA is not just an organization that has women play the game, but they also have a nonprofit foundation called the LPGA Foundation. It was founded in 1991. This foundation has four goals: develop and maintain junior golf programs across the country; develop and maintain scholarship programs for junior golfers; maintain a financial assistance fund for those in the golf industry; and conduct research and develop educational...
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...Internal and External Factors Paper Eduardo L. Quesada MGT/230 August 6, 2014 Constance Trout Internal and External Factors Paper Management can be defined in various ways depending on the type of business is what will determine how these skills can be used best. Every work industry creates it's own work environment and depending on the industry is what dictates how it should be managed. In this situation, we will discuss the various management functions available and how it pertains not to one organization, but how it pertains to a certain industry, and that is managing a golf course. Although my career plans are not to follow the golf management industry, I do have close friends who are involved in the management of the golf course. Golf course management seems to be an easy occupation to deal with, but as we will soon discuss this is nothing further from the truth. There are four basic functions of management. These functions involve planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. These four functions play a pivotal role in all types of management. Planning is the first step in every management process. A company first makes the most-important decision of where and when this will take place. It may deal with forecasting future business and setting deadlines to meet the expected goals of completing the project. Throughout this process, these plans are being adjusted to save time and money. In golf course management as in with any other industry this is where...
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...Abstract This paper explores a social psychology study that reports on results from research conducted on negative stereotypes and the effects it has on certain types of people. The study focuses on the phenomenon social psychologist call the “stereotype threat” or the concern of being at risk of confirming a negative stereotype about one’s social group (Stone et al., 1999). Similar studies have shown that when people are confronted with negative stereotypes about their social identity they tend to perform poorly on a task. On the other hand people tend to do well on tasks when the threat to their social identity is not present. This paper examines Stone’s, Sjomeling’s, Lynch’s and Darley’s experiment focused on whether traditionally non-stigmatized groups such as white college students would also experience distress when their social identity is threatened. Stereotype Threat The anxiety or concern of confirming negative stereotypes about one’s social group in any situation is referred to as the stereotype threat by social psychologist. Ever since it was first introduce by psychologist Claude Steele, the stereotype threat has become one of the most researched topics in the field of psychology, academics, and recently in athletics. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the study: “Stereotype Threat Effects on Black and White Athletic Performance,” conducted by Jeff Stone, Mike Sjomeling, Christian Lynch, and John Darley....
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...chose to research the relationship between vehicle ads, and the selections the companies made not only to display their ads. Meanwhile also notice which vehicles the companies selected to exhibit on the pages in the magazine. What excited me was the association of the ads, the different audience that reads the different type of magazines, and what the car companies feel appeals to the readers. Methods and Procedures Therefore, after realizing my interest in the selection of the placement of these ads I chose to do some research to find out which vehicular ads were used in what magazines to where the readers would see the different ads and which companies felt it would be advantageous to them to place an ad in the magazine they felt was worthy. The magazines I used for my investigation includes; Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine, Motor Trend, and lastly Golf Digest. Not only did I study which vehicles were placed in the different assortment of magazines I also used the content of chapter five to my advantage to properly take a sharp look at the specific strategies used by the Vehicle Companies in the way they presented their ads visually as well as the print to their targeted audience. Evidence Through my research there were some interesting findings. Some of which were kind of expected as well as quite a few that were surprising to see the technique that was put in place. I estimated the magazine Motor Trend to consist of the most vehicle ads and as I did my research the evidence...
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...The Florida State University DigiNole Commons Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2-5-2009 The Social Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study Brooke Ellen Forester Florida State University Follow this and additional works at: http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Forester, Brooke Ellen, "The Social Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study" (2009). Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations. Paper 4418. This Dissertation - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the The Graduate School at DigiNole Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigiNole Commons. For more information, please contact lib-ir@fsu.edu. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A CASE STUDY By BROOKE E. FORESTER A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sport Management, Recreation Management, and Physical Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2009 i The members of the Committee approved the Dissertation of Brooke Ellen Forester defended on February 5, 2009. ________________________ Michael Mondello Professor Co-Directing Dissertation ________________________ R. Aubrey Kent Professor Co-Directing Dissertation ________________________ Robert Brymer Outside Committee...
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