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Maintaining a good golf swing is a never ending endeavor in each golfer's life. Even if you have a fairly good golf swing there are times when parts of your swing break down. Why this happens is a much thought over and discussed subject. When this happens you will find your self analyzing all the parts of your swing that take place before the club impacts the ball. When things go wrong with your golf swing you most assuredly start looking for good a golf swing tip to correct your problem.

Every good golf swing starts with a good address and setup procedure. However a good golf swing tip is to look at how and where you end your golf swing. The end of your golf swing will in many times tell you how well you preformed the basic parts of the swing prior to that point. Knowing what a good finish looks and fells like will give you the feedback and muscle memory to make a good golf swing.

The end of a good golf swing follow through should find your hands over your left shoulder and left of your head. This tells you that your arms have swung freely through impact on a path and plane that is relatively straight. Probably even more important is the after swing weight distribution. As you complete your golf swing rotation into your follow through, you should feel that about 80 to 90 percent of your weight should be on the outside of your front foot. Conversely only 10 percent will be on your back foot as you raise onto its toe. All of this movement must be conducted with good balance to the point that you should be able to raise your back foot without falling over. Without good balance you cannot really achieve a good golf swing.

Another good golf swing tip is to check your swing rotation. Proper golf swing rotation will end with your belly button and your sternum pointing at the target. This tells you that you have rotated you hips correctly. If you are not making it around for full rotation you probably slid your hips toward the target instead of rotating them. Another key indicator of proper rotation is that your front or left hip will be higher than the right or back hip. As a result your body will have noticeable tilt to the right. This means your back is on the same straight angle it was on during your take away and point of impact. All of which are good indicators of a good golf swing.

The end of a good golf swing can in many cases tell you what you are doing well and what you are not. A proper analysis of the end of your follow through will provide you with a good golf swing tip to correct any possible problems.

James Kesel, MS, is the publisher of Good Golf Swing website. Providing information on golf swing tips, putting tips, golf training aids, golf instruction and the latest and best golf ebooks.

Knowing when to disconnect, shut it off, unplug, or walk away from work is one of the essential keys to work/life balance for harried and overworked people.

When was the last time you completely left work behind? How frequently do you take work home, check e-mail or voice mail from home, or take your work with you on vacation? Do you feel you cant afford to not do these things? Whats the real impact on your personal sense of balance when you are consistently making work your top priority?

The work many of us do is extremely demanding of both our time and energy. In many cases, you may allow the intrusion and justify the cost on a personal level for real or anticipated gains on the career level. But way too often, were sacrificing family time, exercise, or much-needed personal time without making conscious choices about the implications and trade-offs.

Many of us feel stressed and overworked because we are overconnected. As a result of the onslaught of information, along with the never-ending ways that people can access us anytime of the day or night, we feel perpetually connected to our work. Think about the number of technology resources you now use that were not commonplace just a few years ago. Cell phones, pagers, e-mail, instant messaging, online chats, voice mail, call forwarding, wireless Internet pagers. the list just keeps growing. How much is enough of these technology tools and the obsessive connection to our work?! And how do we begin to reestablish those important boundaries between our work and our personal lives?

In our book, "Dot Calm: The search for Sanity in a Wired world," we provide a wealth of how to tips for managing the work-life challenge:

The first step: JUST SAY NO!and draw clear boundaries. this takes on multiple forms:

• Turn off your cell phone when you shouldnt be interrupted.

• Dont take a cell phone to an appointment or when you are focusing on someone else.

• Dont give out your cell phone number. Use it only for outgoing calls.

• Screen calls using caller ID.

• Block out time when you will not be interrupted.

• Hold certain times sacred. If you make a commitment for a social or family event, honor that commitment without interruptions.

• Use the delete option early and often.

• Arrange for calls from the office only in cases of emergency.

• Maintain your commitment to work-free vacations.

• Make sure you are clear about what you value and what is important to you.

• Let voice mail or the answering machine take your calls.

• On your voice mail greeting, be clear about when you will and will not be available. Update that message regularly.

• Exercise to burn off stressand dont talk on your cell phone or into your dictation machine while exercising!

Obviously, some intrusions of work into personal life are unavoidable, depending upon the nature of your work. If you manage a nuclear power plant, are a member of an organ transplant team, or have on-call responsibilities as part of your job, then some intrusions go with the territory. However, more often than not, we let work seep into our personal lives even when theres not a bonafide emergency or time-urgent crisis. Weve become so accustomed to the ever-presence of our work that weve unconsciously allowed further intrusions that have, in many cases, become unreasonable.

Our research involved hundreds of interviews and surveys to learn how busy people are achieving balance and integrating overwork solutions into the lives. There are five key solutions that are working for these people, some of whom work long hours, receive over 300 e-mail each day, travel extensively, and have families they treasure. Here are a few specific steps you can take for each of these solutions:

1. PRIORITIZE AND ORGANIZE

• Know what you need to accomplish and focus on that.

• Maintain a firm commitment to being organized and used systems that support that.

• Ignore those e-mails and voice mails that are not really important.

2. TAKE DAILY TIME-OUTS

• Take a nap, a walk, or a mini-meditation break with a few minutes of silence.

• Maintain daily rituals, such as teatime, meditation, prayer, exercise.

• Leave the officeand leave your work there.

3. TAKE MINI SABBATICALS.

• Enjoy a weekend trip with family or friends.

• Schedule game night (or movie night or pizza night) with your family.

• plan a work-free family day at least one weekend each month.

4. NURTURE THE SOUL AND MIND.

• Read a good book (unrelated to your work).

• Participate in community service activity with your family.

• Go to a movie, the theater, the opera, or the museum.

5. NOURISH THE BODY.

• Exercise regularly.

• Eat and sleep well.

• Get a massage.

About The Author

Debra A. Dinnocenzo is a dynamic speaker, author, and trainer with expertise in telework, virtual teams, and work-life balance. She is president of ALLearnatives, a learning and development firm that designs and implements telework, sales performance, virtual teams, and work-life balance programs. She is the author of 101 Tips for Telecommuters and co-author of Dot Calm: The search for Sanity in a Wired world, which offers solutions for achieving work-life balance. ALLearnatives offers workshops, seminars, and the free e-newsletter, WorkWisely. Visit www.allearnatives.com to subscribe to WorkWisely, schedule a presentation, or obtain additional resources.

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