Whenever I meet someone new, there will come a time where they ask me, what sport do I play. I'd say golf. But why do I play this most unusual sport. Well one of the reasons why I play is because of my main golfer Tiger Woods or in other words my hero. The three points I'll talk about today are: who is he, why him and what he has done to be the best.…
After reading Night Hoops, I have developed a new mindset on how I should pursue my goals no matter what impediments obstruct my ability to reach them. Nick, the protagonist, always dreamt of earning his spot on his high school’s varsity basketball team, but his road to the team was filled with family troubles; being overshadowed by his older brother, Scott; and run-ins with Trent, the local bully. However, Nick persevered through it all and accomplished his goal of making the varsity basketball team. Over the past few years, I have been extremely dedicated to becoming the best golfer I can be. However recently, I have lost my enthusiasm for the game. Because of this, I feel like I can relate to Nick and although he is a fictional character, use him as inspiration to rededicate myself to the game of golf.…
Relate topic to audience: As we get older, we get less active and many people cannot play physical sports or don’t have that stamina that we have at our age to run around and do whatever. Learning a proper golf swing is the stepping stool in the golf world and the beginning of getting into a game that can teach you patience, manners, and relieve your stress.…
Something that meant the most to me was when the essay talks about young athletes receiving discipline from whatever sport they play unlike a normal student would have received. Sports effect people in way more ways than just being at practice and doing hard work. Playing a sport teaches us almost anything and everything. Being someone who is involved in sports, I agree with the thoughts on this subject. Playing a sport teaches us how to prepare ourselves for “obstacles” that may come in the way. They give the ability to run away from stressful things for awhile as well. I know when I’m at practice, I use that time to let out all my anger. Sports help you focus on the area around you, and within you. I have learned plenty of lessons myself in football. These will prepare me for whatever life will throws at me. Sports have helped me cope with a lot of things. I think sports help tons of athletes through their lives, and are the reason why you can be able to escape from reality and still have it relate to your life.…
Jayda Statler is a Freshman at New Tech Academy @ Wayne High School. Ella está en el equipo de golf de las muchachas. Ella está en el equipo de golf porque el entrenador le pidió a unirse. When her parents found out they encouraged her to do it. When Jayda was around the age of ten, she started playing golf. She started because it was something that her family enjoyed and wanted her to do. Jayda began to enjoy it herself while playing golf and that is why she continued. Outside of school, Jayda also plays futbol.…
The sport golf is not a game of perfect and I not only chose to base my concept map off of golf because I like golf, but because things don’t always go as planned and the United States of America has hit many “bumps in the road” to get where we are today. My topics support the idea of the change in America because every single one of them altered America in a Permanente way that cannot be changed. Each one of the ways I chose also grew America in some unique way.…
Golf is a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground. The object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course. Golf began around 1457 when King James ll of Scotland banned Golf and football because he wanted people to focus on archery. The first major item you need to play golf is a golf ball. Some of the first golf balls were made entirely of hardwood, such as beech and box trees. These balls appeared during the 15th century and remained in use until the 17th century. Of course, a typical wooden golf ball would only last for a few games before it needed to be replaced. An alternative type of golf ball, known as a feathery, also appeared around the era of the wooden ball. A feathery was basically a leather pouch filled with chicken or goose feathers. Due to the extensive labor and materials required, a single feathery ball would often cost the modern-day equivalent of $10-$20. Today we now use many materials into making golf balls, but the majority can be broken down into three categories: rubbers, ionomers and urethanes. The second major item you need is a club. In the earliest days of golf, players initially carved their own clubs from wood. They soon turned to skilled craftsmen to produce competitive equipment. Club heads were made from tough wood such as beech, holly, pear and apple. Shafts were made from ash or hazel. The head was connected to the shaft using a splint and…
Hole eight was my destination; that’s where I was to meet my team. After introductions, the horn blared and the tournament began. After three tremendous shots down the fairway, the last boy in our group, Thomas, proceeded towards the tee box. That’s when I noticed something was wrong with the way he walked. What is wrong with him? How is he going to tee off if he can’t even walk right? This was going to take forever! He finally swung and the ball flew about fifty yards in front of him. I thought to myself, “My grandma could shoot farther than that and she’s never even played golf.” This was just the start of how our day went. At every hole, the two boys and I came in close to par; while, Thomas always scored ten to fifteen strokes over par. I noticed, though, his unbridled excitement and smile never faded. Every time his ball hit the hole, his enthusiasm was uncontainable. There were high fives for everyone! Somewhere along the course, I knew that my mindset had changed. Thomas helped me realizing that there was so much more to playing the game then to just win. I aspired to always do my best and enjoy the thrill of just playing the game.…
About two years ago, I made the decision that I wanted to play golf. Most people consider it one of the easiest sports to play. I can see why. I don’t have to run or really do anything athletic however, the hardest thing about golf is overcoming the mental aspect. The mental aspect of playing golf has made a noticeable impact not only in my game, but in my everyday life as well. This was not something that happened overnight. I still struggle with it today. I used to be extremely negative and hard on myself to the point that I had a difficult time letting myself just play. I was so criticizing toward myself that I didn't even want to continue to play. I needed to learn to let some things go, whether it be a bad shot or a bad hole. I had to…
Disc golf is an incredibly addictive game that can be played by anyone who can throw a frisbee. The sport provides a fun and challenging outdoor activity that tests a player's mental skills of concentration, focus and patience. Disc golf is becoming popular in Elementary Schools, Junior Highs, High Schools and College campuses. Disc Golf provides a low-impact exercise that requires focus on mental strategy and provides an avenue for people of every skill level to play together. In addition to offering a fun activity, educational facilities are introducing the sport into their curriculum with an emphasis on physical fitness, ecology and planning.…
in response to one of the prompts below. Identify an essay from They Say/I Say to use as your “they say” and then articulate your thesis in response to it. Underline you thesis and the topic sentence of each subsequent paragraph. Structure your essay according to the pattern we have discussed in class: include an Introduction, a Summary, an Argument (which may be more than one paragraph long), a Counter-Argument (which you must answer), and a Conclusion. Be sure to quote from one or more of the essays in TS/IS to provide evidence for your argument and to include a Works Cited page. Follow MLA Style Guidelines provided by the OWL at Purdue…
This essay is similar to the freestyle race at a swim meet. This is a fast-paced race that allows the swimmer to swim any stroke. By being able to swim any stroke, the swimmer is able to be creative. Basketball has allowed me to be creative and be myself, which is why I compared these to one another.…
Specific Purpose: I’m going to briefly tell you about how golf started. I am then going to teach the proper grip and posture one should have, ball placement when going to set up, and what some of the different golf clubs were made for.…
Whether you are swinging a skinny titanium club and watching a tiny ball fly high through the air to land on the green or bounding onto the high jump mat along with sprinting in those 4x200 meter relay races, golf and track are two great sports to compare and contrast. When you really think about the two sports and their similarities and differences, the list could go on and on. Some examples may include the setting of the sport, what it takes to play the sport, or even how many people participate in the sport. Playing golf and running track at Central High School are two sports that are very different, but at the same time very similar in a variety of ways.…
Sports help the athlete or us to try to get better at and improve our respective sport.…