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18:21:32 11/08/11
Robin Williams From Happy Feet Two
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About Robin Williams...
ROBIN WILLIAMS (Lovelace / Ramon) is a celebrated performer who has received myriad honors for a body of work spanning standup, television, stage and film.
Williams won an Oscar® for his performance in Gus Van Sant’s “Good Will Hunting,” and garnered previous Academy Award® nominations for his work in “The Fisher King,” “Dead Poets Society” and “Good Morning Vietnam.” He has also received six Golden Globe Awards, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. Additionally, he shared the National Board of Review Best Actor Award with Robert De Niro for “Awakenings” and, in 2004, he received the prestigious Career Achievement Award from the Chicago International Film Festival.
Williams was also recently honored with a 2011 Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performance for his Broadway acting debut as the lead character in Rajiv Joseph’s critically acclaimed play “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.” His additional stage credits include a landmark production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring Steve Martin, and “The Exonerated,” which tells the true stories of six innocent survivors of death row.
His stand-up comedy, which marks the genesis of Williams’ career, has also garnered acclaim and awards. From 2008 to 2010, he performed his sold-out comedy tour “Weapons of Self Destruction” in 65 cities in the U.S., as well as London, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, grossing $40 million. Taped over two nights in Washington D.C., it also aired on HBO, becoming the network’s highest rated stand-up comedy special that year and earning three Emmy Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. His sold-out 26-city, one-man tour in 2002 also culminated on Broadway and was filmed for HBO after Williams’ 16-year absence from stand-up. “Robin Williams: Live on Broadway” garnered five Emmy Award nominations. In addition, he has won five Grammy awards for the audio recordings of his stand-up shows and his children’s record, Pecos Bill.
Williams has also received numerous nominations for his work as an actor in television, most recently in 2008 for a special guest appearance on “Law and Order: SVU.” His first Emmy nomination was for his performance as Mork from Ork on the popular television series “Mork & Mindy,” where he first captured the world’s attention.
Trained at New York’s Juilliard School, Williams made his cinematic debut as the title character in Robert Altman’s “Popeye.” He followed up with starring roles in Paul Mazursky’s “Moscow on the Hudson,” and “The World According to Garp,” George Roy Hill’s adaptation of John Irving’s acclaimed bestselling novel.
Most recently, Williams was seen starring in the dark comedy “World’s Greatest Dad,” which premiered to critical praise at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival; in “Old Dogs,” opposite John Travolta; and as Teddy Roosevelt in the hit “Night at the Museum” and its sequel, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”
His filmography also includes the dramatic thrillers “Insomnia,” directed by Christopher Nolan, and Mark Romanek’s “One Hour Photo.” Among his many box office successes are Chris Columbus’ “Mrs. Doubtfire”; Mike Nichols’ “The Birdcage,” for which he earned a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award®, shared with the cast; Tom Shadyac’s “Patch Adams”; Steven Spielberg’s “Hook”; and Joe Johnston’s “Jumanji.”
Williams lent his voice talents in creating the memorable character of the Genie in the blockbuster adventure “Aladdin,” Fendor in the 2005 animated feature “Robots,” and Ramon and Lovelace in George Miller’s Academy Award®-winning “Happy Feet.” Additionally, he was the voice of Dr. Know in Steven Spielberg’s “AI: Artificial Intelligence.”
Offstage, Williams takes great joy in supporting philanthropic efforts around the world. Headlining a number of USO tours, he has traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan four times and is perhaps best known for his affiliation with “Comic Relief,” which was founded in 1986 and has, to date, raised over $50 million for America’s homeless.
About the movie... The sequel to “Happy Feet,” the Academy Award®-winning animated smash hit, “Happy Feet Two” returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D.
Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven—a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model.
But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces.
Erik learns of his father’s guts and grit as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures—from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals—to put things right.
“Happy Feet Two” is directed by George Miller, who won an Oscar® as the creator of the original “Happy Feet.” The film features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (P!nk), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia and Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores, Jr.
George Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Gary Eck, Warren Coleman and Paul Livingston. Miller is also producing the film, along with Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller. Chris deFaria, Philip Hearnshaw, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers. The cinematographer is David Peers and the animation director is Rob Coleman. The film features vocals by P!nk, with music by John Powell.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production, with Dr. D. Studios, a George Miller film, “Happy Feet Two.” The film will be presented in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D, and also in 2D. It has been rated PG for “rude humor and mild peril.”
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18:21:32 11/08/11
Robin Williams From Happy Feet Two
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About Robin Williams...
ROBIN WILLIAMS (Lovelace / Ramon) is a celebrated performer who has received myriad honors for a body of work spanning standup, television, stage and film.
Williams won an Oscar® for his performance in Gus Van Sant’s “Good Will Hunting,” and garnered previous Academy Award® nominations for his work in “The Fisher King,” “Dead Poets Society” and “Good Morning Vietnam.” He has also received six Golden Globe Awards, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. Additionally, he shared the National Board of Review Best Actor Award with Robert De Niro for “Awakenings” and, in 2004, he received the prestigious Career Achievement Award from the Chicago International Film Festival.
Williams was also recently honored with a 2011 Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performance for his Broadway acting debut as the lead character in Rajiv Joseph’s critically acclaimed play “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.” His additional stage credits include a landmark production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring Steve Martin, and “The Exonerated,” which tells the true stories of six innocent survivors of death row.
His stand-up comedy, which marks the genesis of Williams’ career, has also garnered acclaim and awards. From 2008 to 2010, he performed his sold-out comedy tour “Weapons of Self Destruction” in 65 cities in the U.S., as well as London, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, grossing $40 million. Taped over two nights in Washington D.C., it also aired on HBO, becoming the network’s highest rated stand-up comedy special that year and earning three Emmy Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. His sold-out 26-city, one-man tour in 2002 also culminated on Broadway and was filmed for HBO after Williams’ 16-year absence from stand-up. “Robin Williams: Live on Broadway” garnered five Emmy Award nominations. In addition, he has won five Grammy awards for the audio recordings of his stand-up shows and his children’s record, Pecos Bill.
Williams has also received numerous nominations for his work as an actor in television, most recently in 2008 for a special guest appearance on “Law and Order: SVU.” His first Emmy nomination was for his performance as Mork from Ork on the popular television series “Mork & Mindy,” where he first captured the world’s attention.
Trained at New York’s Juilliard School, Williams made his cinematic debut as the title character in Robert Altman’s “Popeye.” He followed up with starring roles in Paul Mazursky’s “Moscow on the Hudson,” and “The World According to Garp,” George Roy Hill’s adaptation of John Irving’s acclaimed bestselling novel.
Most recently, Williams was seen starring in the dark comedy “World’s Greatest Dad,” which premiered to critical praise at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival; in “Old Dogs,” opposite John Travolta; and as Teddy Roosevelt in the hit “Night at the Museum” and its sequel, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”
His filmography also includes the dramatic thrillers “Insomnia,” directed by Christopher Nolan, and Mark Romanek’s “One Hour Photo.” Among his many box office successes are Chris Columbus’ “Mrs. Doubtfire”; Mike Nichols’ “The Birdcage,” for which he earned a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award®, shared with the cast; Tom Shadyac’s “Patch Adams”; Steven Spielberg’s “Hook”; and Joe Johnston’s “Jumanji.”
Williams lent his voice talents in creating the memorable character of the Genie in the blockbuster adventure “Aladdin,” Fendor in the 2005 animated feature “Robots,” and Ramon and Lovelace in George Miller’s Academy Award®-winning “Happy Feet.” Additionally, he was the voice of Dr. Know in Steven Spielberg’s “AI: Artificial Intelligence.”
Offstage, Williams takes great joy in supporting philanthropic efforts around the world. Headlining a number of USO tours, he has traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan four times and is perhaps best known for his affiliation with “Comic Relief,” which was founded in 1986 and has, to date, raised over $50 million for America’s homeless.
About the movie... The sequel to “Happy Feet,” the Academy Award®-winning animated smash hit, “Happy Feet Two” returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D.
Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven—a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model.
But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces.
Erik learns of his father’s guts and grit as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures—from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals—to put things right.
“Happy Feet Two” is directed by George Miller, who won an Oscar® as the creator of the original “Happy Feet.” The film features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (P!nk), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia and Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores, Jr.
George Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Gary Eck, Warren Coleman and Paul Livingston. Miller is also producing the film, along with Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller. Chris deFaria, Philip Hearnshaw, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers. The cinematographer is David Peers and the animation director is Rob Coleman. The film features vocals by P!nk, with music by John Powell.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production, with Dr. D. Studios, a George Miller film, “Happy Feet Two.” The film will be presented in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D, and also in 2D. It has been rated PG for “rude humor and mild peril.”
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17:14:37 10/14/11
Hot Dog Tosser Inspired By Movie
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(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons) BY CHRISTINA MARTIN ANCHOR JIM FLINK You're watching multisource global video news analysis from Newsy. Ryan Gosling's latest flick "Drive" spurred one man to take on a meaty mission. 31 year old Brandon Kelly launched a hot dog at Tiger Woods while the golfer was lining up a putt at the Frys.com Open on Sunday. Kelly said he was inspired by the movie to do something “courageous and epic." (Video source: NBC / ABC Australia) So, where does a hot dog make a cameo in a movie about a stunt car driver? Well, it doesn’t. Washington Post writer Sarah Anne Hughes offers another reason for the hot dog heaving. “...I can report that at no point does Gosling’s character, known only as Driver, throw a hot dog... But Driver does become a hero. And maybe that’s all that Kelly wanted to do, too. Maybe next time he can find a better outlet for his newfound courage.” Screen Junkies writer Wookie Johnson scoffs at Kelly’s lame act of bravery -- and says Ryan Gosling needs to tell fans to cut it out. “...since there were no children to save from nearby house fires, Kelly opted to throw a hot dog at Tiger Woods... Something needs to be done here and I feel like it should fall on the shoulders of Drive star Ryan Gosling. He needs to address his crazed fans and let them know that hot dog tossing will not abide.” And the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is on the offensive, calling out Kelly and his serious breach of hot dog etiquette. “‘The use of an iconic food in an act of violence against an iconic golfer like Tiger Woods is reprehensible... Some might call the thrower a ‘wiener,’ but we’d say that’s too high a compliment,’ said Council President Janet Riley. Hot dogs are meant to be enjoyed – not weaponized.” Kelly was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace, and a spokesman for the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said that Kelly's misdemeanor offense would likely result in a fine and community service. Transcript by Newsy.
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21:27:28 10/04/11
Rachel Uchitel Gets Married
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Rachel Uchitel Gets Married
Tiger Woods' former mistress has gotten hitched to San Francisco businessman Matt Hahn at a little chapel in Vegas. TIGER WOODS MISTRESS IS OFF THE MARKET... RACHEL UCHITEL RAN OFF AND GOT MARRIED! HER CLAIM TO FAME MAY HAVE BEEN BEING TIGER WOODS' "NUMBER 1"... ...WHO COULD FORGET THEIR HEADLINE-GRABBING, SCANDAL AFTER THEIR AFFAIR WENT PUBLIC. BUT NOW RACHEL UCHITEL HAS SETTLED DOWN WITH MATT HAHN, A SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS MAN AND FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM PENN STATE. ACCORDING TO TMZ, THE COUPLE GOT HITCHED ON AN IMPULSE AFTER ATTENDING THE WEDDING OF ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS...AND THEY SAID THEIR I-DOS AT THE LITTLE WHITE CHAPEL IN VEGAS. RACHEL, WHO'S 36, AND MATT, WHO'S 26, HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE SHE'S LAUNCHED A CAREER AS A PRIVATE DETECTIVE... SEEMS LIKE A GOOD CAREER MOVE FOR SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HER WAY AROUND A SCANDAL... CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE! From: CelebTV Views: 988 3 ratings Time: 00:52 More in Entertainment
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21:27:28 10/04/11
Rachel Uchitel Gets Married
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Rachel Uchitel Gets Married
Tiger Woods' former mistress has gotten hitched to San Francisco businessman Matt Hahn at a little chapel in Vegas. TIGER WOODS MISTRESS IS OFF THE MARKET... RACHEL UCHITEL RAN OFF AND GOT MARRIED! HER CLAIM TO FAME MAY HAVE BEEN BEING TIGER WOODS' "NUMBER 1"... ...WHO COULD FORGET THEIR HEADLINE-GRABBING, SCANDAL AFTER THEIR AFFAIR WENT PUBLIC. BUT NOW RACHEL UCHITEL HAS SETTLED DOWN WITH MATT HAHN, A SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS MAN AND FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM PENN STATE. ACCORDING TO TMZ, THE COUPLE GOT HITCHED ON AN IMPULSE AFTER ATTENDING THE WEDDING OF ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS...AND THEY SAID THEIR I-DOS AT THE LITTLE WHITE CHAPEL IN VEGAS. RACHEL, WHO'S 36, AND MATT, WHO'S 26, HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE SHE'S LAUNCHED A CAREER AS A PRIVATE DETECTIVE... SEEMS LIKE A GOOD CAREER MOVE FOR SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HER WAY AROUND A SCANDAL... CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE! From: CelebTV Views: 988 3 ratings Time: 00:52 More in Entertainment
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20:00:00 06/30/11
The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America
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(http://www.amazon.com/Declaration-Independents-Libertarian-Politics-America/dp/1586489380/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8%qid=1308259335%sr=8-1/?tag=catoinstitute-20)Reason editors Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch introduce their new book with a multimedia presentation in the Hayek Auditorium. "In a world where our [political] choices are limited to John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi, the survivors envy the dead," they write. But that's not the world they actually see. They argue that despite our stunted politics, despite national bankruptcy, despite the war on drugs, revolutionary innovators have changed our world over the past 40 years: Vaclav Havel and the Plastic People of the Universe, Herb Kelleher and Southwest Airlines, Tiger Woods and the breakdown of categories, the personalization of media, and much more. It's just politics that is resisting freedom and choice. And now millions of voters are trying to break out of stagnant political choices. Gillespie and Welch see a "future so bright, we gotta wear shades." At Marginal Revolution, Tyler Cowen writes, "This is the up-to-date statement of libertarianism. Not warmed-over right-wing politics, but real, true-blooded libertarianism in the sense of loving liberty and wanting to find a new path toward human flourishing." Come see if he's right.
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17:13:12 10/06/10
OKInsider - The Beckhams Hit Back, LiLo, And Paris Hilton's Partied Out
[LESS INFO] 3 VIEWS | ADDED 17:13:12 10/06/10
David Beckham has furiously denied reports that he cheated on wife Victoria with a prostitute, despite allegations about the state of their marriage David and Victoria maintain that they couldn’t be happier.
Having been together, and very much in the public eye for over 13 years this is not the first time the couples world has been rocked by accusations of infidelity.
Victoria admits that the last episode with Rebecca Loos was really tough for the whole family, but was a time where she came to realise some people have a price.
Representatives for the golden couple say they will fight this – whilst Victoria explains that her marriage is not a business arrangement and she trusts here husband completely, Victoria says he is just not the type to go get drunk and stay out all night.
Meanwhile David admits that, although he is hurt by the things that have been said about his family but he is a strong father, a strong husband and a very strong man!
She may be drying out in rehab but Lindsay Lohan is not about to hand over control to her life to her parents just yet. Both Michael and Dina are about to apply (separately I might add) for a Britney spears-style conservatorship over Lindsay but her friends say she will fight like hell to resist.
As far as Finances go she may be broke but she’s still switched on it appears that just before re-entering rehab she tried to strike an £8000 deal with paparazzi to have take an exclusive picture of Lilo with her alcohol monitoring anklet. She’s feisty!
File this under ‘Yeah right’ – Paris Hilton is claiming that she is quitting the party scene , the recently jailed socialite has told friends that she is partied out and much prefers to chill at home with boyfriend Cy Waites – who is best know for being… a nightclub promoter – Good luck Paris!
Porn star Devon James claims to have an exclusive sex tape featuring Tiger Woods! But don’t expect to see Tiger’s Wood anytime soon. Firstly there’s some doubt as to weather the tape actually exists, even if it does, and that’s a big IF, she cannot legally release it without Tigers consent. Either way she is in meetings with Adult compa ny Vivid Entertainment this week!
The soap opera that is Katie Price’s life has seen bust ups, bust ops and whirlwind weddings and now the star has released her new autobiography, which will undoubtedly make Peter Andre tremble. The no holds barred book opens up about her faithfulness to Pete and why they really broke up, as well as her horror with Plastic surgery, She tells us that she thrives for a designer body and went through hell in LA when too much surgery too its toll on her body and meant she had to have a catheter fitted!
Trust Natalie Cassidy to tell it like it is – straight after her cesarean birth she admits she was totally numbed up and said it felt like someone was rooting around her handbag! Natalie was sparkling whilst telling us about her new baby girl Eliza and wants to make it clear that she certainly is not too posh to push infact she wanted a home birth but was not allowed.
USA - Hero of the week is 50 Cents’ record label who are desperate to get the rapper to delete his Twitter account after his repeated homophobic rants. It appears they want him to Shut up as much as we do!
USA- Villian of the week is Jessica Simpson who has become quite petty after her ex bff and hairdresser Ken Paves tweeted that Eva Longoria was his new best friend – Jessica is no longer talking to Ken and hit back by tweeting a picture of her and her NEW hairdresser OUCH!
Hot shots - UK
Josie and John James relax in Portugal
Kerry Katona finally gets rid of her Mark Tattoo
And Gabriella Climi says she wont ever be a wag!
Hot Shots - USA
Katie Holms admits she loves watching repeats of Dawson’s Creek
Dancing with the stars is becoming TV’s biggest bitch fest
And Oksana Grigorieva is going to tell all on Oprah
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08:51:00 07/16/10
OKInsiderEpisode75- Enrique fight, Beiber luck, Perry feud, Gibson rant...
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In 2007 Enrique Iglesias’ car crushed the foot of an 11 yr old girl, who was seeking an autograph- after courts made him pay 16 thousand dollars in compensation, you’d think he be sorry, but no, 3 years on and Enrique has filed a counter claim against the girls mum- saying it was her negligence that lead to the injury.
It appears there are just a few loose ends to be tied up before the Tiger Woods ’ divorce is final. Our sources say that Elin will walk away with a cool £75million and £15million family home- sweet!
Justin Beiber has had a bit of bad luck this week online, first there was a hoax going around saying he had died in a car crash, then hackers redirected his Youtube music videos to porn, then finally hackers hijacked his online poll, asking where he should perform next!- it looks like he’ll be heading out to North Korea then!
Katy Perry loves a good old celebrity feud and now that she’s done with Lady Gaga, she’s moved on to Miley Cyrus , Katy is unimpressed with Miley’s new image after seeing her live, Katy has told her friends that she thinks Miley is like a Britney Spears but worse- and she’s not impressed with the outfits either.
Villain of the week is actor Mel Gibson - he has been royally caught out by leaked tapes showing his vile racist rants about his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva . Now it’s been alleged that he has been violent too.
Hero of the week is brave Brit Cheryl Cole, who has been hit with a severe case of malaria, after a stint in intensive care she has been moved to a private clinic, and is saud to be getting better, although we wont see her in public for at least 2 months.
Hotshots:
Surprise, Jennifer Aniston is dating ANOTHER leading man! Leonardo Di Caprio has said he is fed up of being a pretty boy, Katie Holmes to appear in Glee , and we have Megan Fox’s holiday snaps.
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01:59:34 06/17/10
Brady becomes Beiber, Lakers will win Game 7 and Tiger's love child
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Welcome to RideThePine.com
Let’s talk sports.
The whole sports world is excited about the upcoming Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Los Angles Lakers for the 2010 NBA Championship. I think the Lakers are going to pull it off, and possibly big. Mostly because I found out the Lakers strategy and thats for Kobe Bryant to attack the backdoor harder than in a Denver Hotel Room.
Most of the Boston sports world has been distracted since New England Patriots Quarterback, Tom Brady , was caught joking around with Kobe Bryant after a Game 3 Celtics loss. What people don’t understand is that Boston fans didn’t care about the joking its the fact that Brady looks like Justin Bieber or some cheesy hipster YouTube star. Tom Brady, you’re officially soft.
The US Open kicks off this weekend that features Phil Mickelson as a favorite and Tiger Woods still on the comeback trail now facing allegations that he has a 9 year-old love child with porn star Devon James . The best part about this story is that James’ mom called her a “pathological liar” and only out to get money from Woods. Sometimes mother daughter relationships just bring a tear to my eye.
While you’re on the pine be on the lookout for these developing stories:
* Washington Redskins Defensive Tackle Albert Haynesworth is demanding a trade
* University of Utah is looking to join the Pac-10 conference and officially take them out of the ranks of mid-major.
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01:59:34 06/17/10
Brady becomes Beiber, Lakers will win Game 7 and Tiger's love child
[LESS INFO] 2 VIEWS | ADDED 01:59:34 06/17/10
Welcome to RideThePine.com
Let’s talk sports.
The whole sports world is excited about the upcoming Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Los Angles Lakers for the 2010 NBA Championship. I think the Lakers are going to pull it off, and possibly big. Mostly because I found out the Lakers strategy and thats for Kobe Bryant to attack the backdoor harder than in a Denver Hotel Room.
Most of the Boston sports world has been distracted since New England Patriots Quarterback, Tom Brady , was caught joking around with Kobe Bryant after a Game 3 Celtics loss. What people don’t understand is that Boston fans didn’t care about the joking its the fact that Brady looks like Justin Bieber or some cheesy hipster YouTube star. Tom Brady, you’re officially soft.
The US Open kicks off this weekend that features Phil Mickelson as a favorite and Tiger Woods still on the comeback trail now facing allegations that he has a 9 year-old love child with porn star Devon James . The best part about this story is that James’ mom called her a “pathological liar” and only out to get money from Woods. Sometimes mother daughter relationships just bring a tear to my eye.
While you’re on the pine be on the lookout for these developing stories:
* Washington Redskins Defensive Tackle Albert Haynesworth is demanding a trade
* University of Utah is looking to join the Pac-10 conference and officially take them out of the ranks of mid-major.
* RideThePine.com has a brand new section called Bleacher Babes. Where we post pictures of Babes in the Bleachers. If you have any good pictures send them to what@ridethepine.com - Tell us where and when you took the picture!
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17:46:52 01/06/10
OKInsiderEpisode58- the big bombshells of 2009- Michael Jackson, Kanye West, chris Brown and Tiger Woods
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Most of us know where we were on the 26th June when we heard the shocking news that the king of pop, Michael Jackson , had died. He was on the verge of a spectacular come back with a series of sell-out concerts. We’re left pondering, what might have been.
She is a pop princess and he a hip-hop prince, but a simple text message crushed their world in February last year when Rhianna challenged then boyfriend Chris Brown over a suspect text during a car-journey home. He responded by physically attacking her- the world was outraged. Leaked photos of her bloodied face didn’t help! Chris Brown pleaded guilty in court, and even though he’s a show-biz outcast he believes his career is not finished. He’s in the minority.
Its generally bad manners to interrupt someone whilst they’re speaking, but its career suicide to do it to a 19yr old girl making the most crucial speech of her life. We cringed when Kanye West stomped on stage and took the mike from Taylor Swift - to announce he thought she didn’t deserve her American Music Award and it should have gone to Beyonce instead. Taylor was stunned, Beyonce mortified as Kanye redefined the word ‘ douchebag ’.
It started with a car crash and ended with a train wreck as a medicated Tiger Woods t ried to escape his golf-club wielding wife. His infidelities went nuclear there were stories of porn stars, hookers, waitresses, TV presenters, more hookers, racy texts and rumours of nude photos. Tiger Woods fell from grace HARD.
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15:30:49 09/26/09
Dr Karl Morris – Episode #12 Part 2
[LESS INFO] 18 VIEWS | ADDED 15:30:49 09/26/09
In this episode I am joined by Dr Karl Morris one of Europe's top golf "mental game" coaches. Karl works with the following players: Darren Clarke, David Howell, Lee Westwood, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell, Richard Finch, Phil Archer, Alison Nicholas and Trish Johnson.
Here is the transcription of our 20 minute interview.
Andy: Hi and welcome to episode 12 of Home of Golf TV. Today I’m joined with Dr Karl Morris, one of Europe’s leading golf mind coaches. Welcome Karl to the show.
Karl: Hi there Andy, thanks.
Andy: Now Karl, you’ve worked with Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell, all the top players in Europe over a fantastic career you’ve had so far, helping them with their coaching. What tips can you give the viewers, takeaways from their games?
Karl: I think the big thing that I’ve found over the years is that the individual is sacred and what works for Darren Clarke certainly wouldn’t work for David Howell or Paul McGinley. So it’s very much about finding your own way of playing the game. And one of the big things I’ve worked in the last couple of years and it’s such a simple understanding about the game, but I think its so relevant for everybody that there’s really only two things in golf that you’re trying to control. You’re trying to control the golf ball and you’re trying to control yourself.
So that obviously, everybody, they need to keep working on the technical side of the game. They need to find a golf swing and a method that they can trust, but also there’s gonna be an element of what do you need to do to control yourself? What are the things that you let yourself down with on the golf course because from Ben Hogan, Tiger Woods, downwards, everybody hits bad shots occasionally, so you’re always willing to work on the second part as well as the golf swing.
Andy: And the dialogue you would have with Darren Clarke obviously would be different to Lee Westwood I suppose.
Karl: It would be completely different. I mean, Darren is probably one of the most gifted players I’ve ever seen, if not the most gifted. He’s very much a feel orientated player; plays his best golf in a very non technical approach to the game. Darren gets bogged down by theory occasionally, whereas Lee’s far more, more of a structured way of approach. He needs to know why he’s gonna do something. If there’s a good reason for doing it, Lee will go and do it, but very, very different in the plays.
Andy: I think you were saying earlier that Paul McGinley he’s now looking at practicing so he can recreate the anxiety you would have on the course.
Karl: Yeah, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell in particular this last two years, last year was a particularly good year for Graeme. He played in the Ryder Cup for the first time. But one of the things that we did in the whole of last year was really try and make sure that there was an element of his practice that was trying to simulate golf. And one of the big mistakes I see golfers making is aimlessly hitting golf balls on the range, hitting it well and it doesn’t represent anything that’s gonna happen on the golf course.
Andy: Karl, how long have you been in the industry for, teaching golf psychology?
Karl: My background originally was as a player, but I’ve probably been involved in the psychology side of things for about ten years now and it’s been a really interesting journey. One of the things I’ve tried to develop over the last few years, I’ve done a lot of work with the PGAs around the world. I’ve been fortunate to speak to the Australian PGA, the Swedish PGA, South African PGA as well as the Europeans.
And my real passion has always been to try and pass on some of these things that have worked tour players to the golf coach, because I really believe that the coach of the future will be able to teach not only the technical side of the game, but he’ll also have an understanding of how the mind works, as well, so that we can bring the two things together. I think the problem with golf has been that there’s almost been two camps. There’s been technical coach to work on the range and so well, you’re swinging it a lot better than this mind coach who says “Well just go out there and don’t think about it” and it never really comes together.
And I really passionately believe that good coaching in the future will develop both of those sides probably as well being able to define mechanics, as well. I think a great coach in the future will be much more rounded, perhaps, than we’ve all been in the past.
Andy: Oh yeah, I mean, I can see that happening ‘cause as a kid, that never happened.
Karl: Yeah I think we’ve all had the experience of having a golf lesson. The pro stands there, we’re maybe working on something in the swing. We start getting it perfectly on the range, start flushing it. The pro say’s, “Right go away take that to the golf course.” He thinks that you’re gonna go and play well. You think you’re gonna go and play well and then you have to make a phone call to him and say, “That was dreadful. I hit it all over the place.” And that, to me, is where this necessity to understand the mental game is so important, because if you can repeat an action on the range over and over again, and then on the golf course it’s terrible, that’s not just your golf swing. There is an element of the mind side going on there.
Andy: Like you, I probably get bogged down with so many swing thoughts and so, how many swing thoughts should I have as I sort of prepare myself?
Karl : The interesting thing again, with all this is what really frustrates me is when I hear the phrase "golf’s 90 per cent mental".
Andy: Yeah, you hear that all the time.
Karl: Well it isn’t. You hear that golf’s 80 percent, 90 percent. Well it isn’t because when it’s doing well, golf is not a mental game. Golf is a physical game. It’s a physical club, a physical ball, a physical body and actually, you play your best golf with a reduction in thinking rather than thinking too much. I think that if there is one sport in the whole of the world that we’re not short of things to think about it, it's golf. I read somewhere once that we’re drowning in information but thirsting for knowledge.
And in answer to your question, to me it’s paramount that a golfer should never have more than one swing thought and rather than looking at it as a swing thought, I look at as a place where you’re occupying your mind. You’re placing your attention. One of the things that the human mind does and in the East they call it the ‘monkey mind’, it jumps from one thing to another. And that’s the classic the golfer’s mistake, that he stood over the ball and he’s thinking about this, thinking about that and thinking about something else, “Don’t go left, don’t go right don’t go in the water.”
Actually a really effective focus brings your attention to one point and to one place and that should be the goal for everybody, to actually keep your attention in one place throughout the motion of the golf swing. That then gets the best out of your swing thought, but also occupies your mind.
Andy: And when you’re teaching the pros, do you teach them pro routine where they would have a swing thought and then they, like Darren Clarke, for instance, then he can play his natural game?
Karl: Yeah. One of the most effective things that we’ve used over the years is something we’ve called the thinking zone and the playing zone whereby, if you can imagine that you’re playing golf now and if your golf ball is here, just behind the golf ball is a line. Now anything behind the line is what I call the thinking zone. So that’s where you would do your process, you would maybe visualize a shot.
You would program in the movement that you feel is essential for your golf swing. You would in effect be using the left side of the brain, the analytical part of the brain, doing all the thinking. Once you’ve done all of that though, you see this line and you literally step over that line and I call that ‘Nike golf’, then because you step over the line and you literally just do it.
Andy: Just do it, yeah.
Karl: You get into the golf ball and actually, what this does is the reverse of what most people do in a sense, that they spend very little time here, especially if they’re playing on their golf course all the time, “Oh, it’s the six iron ‘cause it’s the 12th”. They step over the line and then they start to think.
Andy: I know it's weird why they do that.
Karl: And then they freeze. So what this does is actually prepare you here in the thinking zone, but you get over the line and then just relax a little bit more, so the game becomes, actually striking out, much less of a mental process and much more of a physical one.
Andy: We all go to the range. We see everyone hitting the ball, hitting the ball and really they’re not concentrating on their mental game, are they? Is there takeaways that we can use?
Karl: I honestly think on that, I would never ever have had a role in golf the way that I have, if golf was practiced correctly. It’s the number one reason why there’s a huge frustration in between what people see that they can do on the range and then what actually comes out on the golf course. We’ve all gotta understand golf is incredibly unique because there are a very few games where you’re trying to score as low as possible.
Most games, football, cricket, whatever it is, you’re trying to get as many as possible, whereas golf you’re trying to get as little as possible, and yet, with practice, we equate a good session, I even hear it on the TV, as I hit 1,000 balls. Well the only thing that you can guarantee if you hit 1,000 balls, is that you trained yourself to hit a 1,000 shots. And as far as I am aware 1,000 wouldn’t be that good a return on a golf course, you need to split your practice into two segments.
One part of your practice, yes, you should be working on your technical side that you’re working on with your method or your coach or whatever it is, but a part of your practice should simulate a game. And the only way you can simulate a game is to add in consequence. There needs to be a consequence to each shot. I get all the players, they’ll hit a certain number of balls where it’s a particular game that they’re playing and what they’ve got to do is hit the shot and then they’ll note down the scores for that particular game.
Andy: So that reduces the anxiety out on the course.
Karl: The very act of being in practice is actually having to take a notebook out and writing the score down that you do in practice, simulates that sort of competitive element in the real game. And I would say less than one percent of golfers do this. So I think that for the viewers, really ask yourself, “Am I hitting a lot of shots? Or am I getting better at golf?”
Andy: Because one thing that you can commit to is a routine. That’s what Harrington has said in the past.
Karl: Yes. It’s a great point, that, because all golfers hear the phrase, “Well you need a routine” and I sit down with players and it’s “Oh, yeah, I’ve got a routine.” And I film them on the golf course and they haven’t got a routine. They think they’ve got a routine. The routine is as fundamental to the mental game as the grip is to the physical game. To develop a routine, you’re actually giving yourself something that you can genuinely rely on under pressure.
The mind needs a series of steps to follow under pressure. That’s the reason why in an aircraft they give you the drill, the safety procedure before you take off. I’ll never forget Harrington saying that, I heard him once say, “There’s no way I can swing it well every day, but there’s no excuse for not having a good routine every day.” And I think these great players reflect that.
Tiger Woods has been working on the mind side of things from the age of 11 and everybody assumes he’s just this born entity, but he’s not. It’s something his father was in the Special Forces. His father made him practice in a certain way and Earl Woods said to him, “When you get in competition, the training will take over.” And I take that as being that his practice was very geared to simulating the game.
Andy: It’s a really big takeaway, isn’t it?
Karl: I think the first question for the viewers would be to really ask yourself, are you getting better with the practice that you do? And it wasn’t a golfer but I think Einstein said the definition of insanity was to keep doing the same things over and over again and expecting a different result.
Andy: That’s brilliant Karl. So the next time I’m the range, I’m going to be spending at least 25 percent on the mental game. Karl, is there any way that I can conquer my first tee nerves? I mean, we all get it to some degree. What’s your take on that?
Karl: The take that we’ve had the last few years that seems to have worked well with all of the plays is the concept of what is nervousness? Well, nervousness is actually a feeling in your body. It’s a sensation running through your system. Now, as kids we were all told, “When you get to the first tee and you’re feeling these things in your body, it’s ‘first tee nerves’. And immediately, the perception is that these feelings are bad.
Well, just imagine as a kid if you were told that when you get to the first tee, these feelings that you get are actually first tee energy? All of a sudden, you’d actually look forward to those feelings. It’s actually resisting the feeling that’s the problem. You know, Tiger Woods, when he’s walking to the first tee in the Masters, I guarantee you he’ll be getting certain feelings through his body. But what he’s learned to do, he’s learned to channel those feelings and not see it as a bad thing.
I remember years ago reading that Jack Nicklaus talked about it. He said that he didn’t win majors. He waited for other people to lose them. But he said, “Just give me that feeling on the back nine of a major. That’s what I hit all the balls for.” He didn’t say, “Give me that feeling of nervousness.”
Andy: Just give a feeling.
Karl: So in his mind he created a label that this feeling was a good thing. So that would be one of the things to reframe the actual term ‘nervousness’ as an energy, but also then learn how to control it a little bit more. And one of the most effective ways is breathing. And centuries old advice has been around far longer than any of us have, a lot of the Eastern traditions talk about this.
It’s pretty much impossible to maintain a state of nervousness and breathe correctly. And nervousness, you actually have to be in the future thinking about what might happen to be nervous. Now, when you bring your attention to your breathing, not only are you physically starting to calm down, but mentally, you’re right back here in the now, in the moment. So, just that simple process of focusing on breathing. And we’ve all heard it, but very few people do it and in practice it’s really profound.
Andy: Right. Karl, a big problem I have is I tend to surround myself with people that in the clubhouse afterwards, talk about their bad shots. “I had a 70, I had an 80, but the triple bogey on #14, that sort of conversation. The conversations doesn’t sort of go on to, “Yes, but I did this part and you know, single putts on these five greens.” It’s a funny sort of conversation us golfers get into. I want to almost get away from it because I think that must be better for my golfing.
Karl: It’s a crazy thing, Andy, really because I think we’ve almost been conditioned that misery loves company. I do call it the ‘but syndrome’, I shot 68 but! And you know the number of times I’ve sat with very good players and they almost love to tell me how bad they’ve putted. You know, “I hit the ball so well, but I three putted four times” or whatever, almost as though that’s a badge of honor that they’re wearing.
And I think it’s something that we should all look at in the way that we talk about the game because there’s no question, one of the things I’ve become fascinated with over the last few years is how memory plays such a big role in our performance. You know, the certain shots that you stand over that you just know that you’re gonna hit a good shot, because a memory has been triggered of a previous result that you’ve had in that situation.
And I always think back to the lovely story about how Harvey Penick that Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite were sat with him many, many years before they went out on tour. I think it was Tom Kite said to Mr. Penick, he said, “If there was one single piece of advice that you would give us out on tour, what would it be?” And Harvey Penick just said, “Make sure that you go to dinner with good putters.” And in effect what he was saying, he was being a great psychologist in that moment. He was saying, “Make sure you hang out with and be with people who hole putts, who talk about holing putts rather than ones who just drag us down into the sort of misery of what should’ve been.”
One practical thing that the viewers might want to think about is something that’s been really successful with players over the last few years is something that I call the three shot diary. And literally, what the three shot diary is that when you finish playing golf, what you do, maybe after you’ve got back, you’ve gone home, you actually sit down and think about the three best shots that you’ve hit that day and actually then, write them out. Write them out in detail what you were thinking, what you were feeling.
There are a couple things are happening with this simple process. One is by writing the shot out, you’re solidifying the memory of that, strengthening the memory, but the other thing is, you’re going to start to find a pattern of what you do when you play good golf. You know, people go for a golf lesson, the first thing they say, “Tell me what I’m doing wrong.” Which we’ve gotta look at our faults, or actually, what do you do when you do it right?
Andy: Yeah, and what you consistently do right.
Karl: What do you consistently do when you do it right? You know, I once said, “Success leaves behind a trail”, but you’ve gotta look for that trail. And I think that good plays do this. Tiger Woods, he said he felt that the secret to the game was to instantly recall past success and to let go of failure. Most people do the opposite.
Andy: Exactly, yeah. That’s human nature, I guess.
Karl: Probably the best example I’ve ever seen about this and mental toughness was Bernhard Langer when he missed that putt at Kiawah Island. A four foot putt to win the Ryder Cup, he missed it. You imagine that impact that could’ve had on him, but Langer went away. He said, “I went through a routine. I did everything I could. I shot the putt the right way. It didn’t go in. It just didn’t go in.”
And then the very next week he went over to Germany and he won the Mercedes Masters the next week. I just think that’s incredible. It just shows you, he had the ability to let go of what happened, get the best out of it and move on.
Andy: Yeah, incredible story and that’s one takeaway for all of us. Langer, back in ’91. Can you imagine that?
Karl: The world’s watching.
Andy: The world’s watching. Everyone doubting that he can hole a putt and then two weeks later he goes and wins the Mercedes Masters. Incredible story there. Something we can all learn from. That’s fantastic Karl. So much advice there. I really appreciate your time. If there’s anyone out there that wants to find out more about what you’re doing with the players or just to help their own game, where can they go to find out the information?
Karl: There’s a couple of websites and one of the websites is GolfTrainingProducts.co.uk and if people go to that site they can get some free videos, some downloads and some things that we’ve talked about here today. The other website is Golf-Brain.com and anybody signs up there they get a free monthly newsletter that keeps them informed of what’s going on with the players and some of the courses that I run, etcetera. The product that’s worked really well this last 12 months, a new product is a CD called 5 Shots Lower Without Changing Your Swing .
Andy: Oh, we all want that, yeah.
Karl: Something that you can play in the car, a series of tools that you can use, similar to what we’ve talked about today. This stuff needs reinforcing. We all fall back into our old patterns and our old habits. And you know, we’re so keen on being warmed up physically, but we need to be warmed up and tuned in mentally.
Andy: This is a CD you can put in the car?
Karl: A CD you can put in the car and you can listen to it at home, you know, the players that I’ve worked with say that they keep listening to it over and over and just to keep their mind, the mental stages in all of it, like I say five shots lower without changing their swing.
Andy: So, hope you thoroughly enjoyed the show with Karl. I have. Thanks very much for coming Karl.
Karl: My pleasure, Andy.
Andy: Hopefully we’ll talk in the near future.
Karl: Look forward to it.
Andy: Okay. Well that’s the end of the show. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed it.
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00:12:24 08/21/09
Dr Karl Morris – Episode #12 Part 1
[LESS INFO] 3 VIEWS | ADDED 00:12:24 08/21/09
In this episode I am joined by Dr Karl Morris one of Europe's top golf "mental game" coaches. Karl works with the following players: Darren Clarke, David Howell, Lee Westwood, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell, Richard Finch, Phil Archer, Alison Nicholas and Trish Johnson.
Here is the transcription of our 20 minute interview.
Andy: Hi and welcome to episode 12 of Home of Golf TV. Today I’m joined with Dr Karl Morris, one of Europe’s leading golf mind coaches. Welcome Karl to the show.
Karl: Hi there Andy, thanks.
Andy: Now Karl, you’ve worked with Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell, all the top players in Europe over a fantastic career you’ve had so far, helping them with their coaching. What tips can you give the viewers, takeaways from their games?
Karl: I think the big thing that I’ve found over the years is that the individual is sacred and what works for Darren Clarke certainly wouldn’t work for David Howell or Paul McGinley. So it’s very much about finding your own way of playing the game. And one of the big things I’ve worked in the last couple of years and it’s such a simple understanding about the game, but I think its so relevant for everybody that there’s really only two things in golf that you’re trying to control. You’re trying to control the golf ball and you’re trying to control yourself.
So that obviously, everybody, they need to keep working on the technical side of the game. They need to find a golf swing and a method that they can trust, but also there’s gonna be an element of what do you need to do to control yourself? What are the things that you let yourself down with on the golf course because from Ben Hogan, Tiger Woods, downwards, everybody hits bad shots occasionally, so you’re always willing to work on the second part as well as the golf swing.
Andy: And the dialogue you would have with Darren Clarke obviously would be different to Lee Westwood I suppose.
Karl: It would be completely different. I mean, Darren is probably one of the most gifted players I’ve ever seen, if not the most gifted. He’s very much a feel orientated player; plays his best golf in a very non technical approach to the game. Darren gets bogged down by theory occasionally, whereas Lee’s far more, more of a structured way of approach. He needs to know why he’s gonna do something. If there’s a good reason for doing it, Lee will go and do it, but very, very different in the plays.
Andy: I think you were saying earlier that Paul McGinley he’s now looking at practicing so he can recreate the anxiety you would have on the course.
Karl: Yeah, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell in particular this last two years, last year was a particularly good year for Graeme. He played in the Ryder Cup for the first time. But one of the things that we did in the whole of last year was really try and make sure that there was an element of his practice that was trying to simulate golf. And one of the big mistakes I see golfers making is aimlessly hitting golf balls on the range, hitting it well and it doesn’t represent anything that’s gonna happen on the golf course.
Andy: Karl, how long have you been in the industry for, teaching golf psychology?
Karl: My background originally was as a player, but I’ve probably been involved in the psychology side of things for about ten years now and it’s been a really interesting journey. One of the things I’ve tried to develop over the last few years, I’ve done a lot of work with the PGAs around the world. I’ve been fortunate to speak to the Australian PGA, the Swedish PGA, South African PGA as well as the Europeans.
And my real passion has always been to try and pass on some of these things that have worked tour players to the golf coach, because I really believe that the coach of the future will be able to teach not only the technical side of the game, but he’ll also have an understanding of how the mind works, as well, so that we can bring the two things together. I think the problem with golf has been that there’s almost been two camps. There’s been technical coach to work on the range and so well, you’re swinging it a lot better than this mind coach who says “Well just go out there and don’t think about it” and it never really comes together.
And I really passionately believe that good coaching in the future will develop both of those sides probably as well being able to define mechanics, as well. I think a great coach in the future will be much more rounded, perhaps, than we’ve all been in the past.
Andy: Oh yeah, I mean, I can see that happening ‘cause as a kid, that never happened.
Karl: Yeah I think we’ve all had the experience of having a golf lesson. The pro stands there, we’re maybe working on something in the swing. We start getting it perfectly on the range, start flushing it. The pro say’s, “Right go away take that to the golf course.” He thinks that you’re gonna go and play well. You think you’re gonna go and play well and then you have to make a phone call to him and say, “That was dreadful. I hit it all over the place.” And that, to me, is where this necessity to understand the mental game is so important, because if you can repeat an action on the range over and over again, and then on the golf course it’s terrible, that’s not just your golf swing. There is an element of the mind side going on there.
Andy: Like you, I probably get bogged down with so many swing thoughts and so, how many swing thoughts should I have as I sort of prepare myself?
Karl : The interesting thing again, with all this is what really frustrates me is when I hear the phrase "golf’s 90 per cent mental".
Andy: Yeah, you hear that all the time.
Karl: Well it isn’t. You hear that golf’s 80 percent, 90 percent. Well it isn’t because when it’s doing well, golf is not a mental game. Golf is a physical game. It’s a physical club, a physical ball, a physical body and actually, you play your best golf with a reduction in thinking rather than thinking too much. I think that if there is one sport in the whole of the world that we’re not short of things to think about it, it's golf. I read somewhere once that we’re drowning in information but thirsting for knowledge.
And in answer to your question, to me it’s paramount that a golfer should never have more than one swing thought and rather than looking at it as a swing thought, I look at as a place where you’re occupying your mind. You’re placing your attention. One of the things that the human mind does and in the East they call it the ‘monkey mind’, it jumps from one thing to another. And that’s the classic the golfer’s mistake, that he stood over the ball and he’s thinking about this, thinking about that and thinking about something else, “Don’t go left, don’t go right don’t go in the water.”
Actually a really effective focus brings your attention to one point and to one place and that should be the goal for everybody, to actually keep your attention in one place throughout the motion of the golf swing. That then gets the best out of your swing thought, but also occupies your mind.
Andy: And when you’re teaching the pros, do you teach them pro routine where they would have a swing thought and then they, like Darren Clarke, for instance, then he can play his natural game?
Karl: Yeah. One of the most effective things that we’ve used over the years is something we’ve called the thinking zone and the playing zone whereby, if you can imagine that you’re playing golf now and if your golf ball is here, just behind the golf ball is a line. Now anything behind the line is what I call the thinking zone. So that’s where you would do your process, you would maybe visualize a shot.
You would program in the movement that you feel is essential for your golf swing. You would in effect be using the left side of the brain, the analytical part of the brain, doing all the thinking. Once you’ve done all of that though, you see this line and you literally step over that line and I call that ‘Nike golf’, then because you step over the line and you literally just do it.
Andy: Just do it, yeah.
Karl: You get into the golf ball and actually, what this does is the reverse of what most people do in a sense, that they spend very little time here, especially if they’re playing on their golf course all the time, “Oh, it’s the six iron ‘cause it’s the 12th”. They step over the line and then they start to think.
Andy: I know it's weird why they do that.
Karl: And then they freeze. So what this does is actually prepare you here in the thinking zone, but you get over the line and then just relax a little bit more, so the game becomes, actually striking out, much less of a mental process and much more of a physical one.
Andy: We all go to the range. We see everyone hitting the ball, hitting the ball and really they’re not concentrating on their mental game, are they? Is there takeaways that we can use?
Karl: I honestly think on that, I would never ever have had a role in golf the way that I have, if golf was practiced correctly. It’s the number one reason why there’s a huge frustration in between what people see that they can do on the range and then what actually comes out on the golf course. We’ve all gotta understand golf is incredibly unique because there are a very few games where you’re trying to score as low as possible.
Most games, football, cricket, whatever it is, you’re trying to get as many as possible, whereas golf you’re trying to get as little as possible, and yet, with practice, we equate a good session, I even hear it on the TV, as I hit 1,000 balls. Well the only thing that you can guarantee if you hit 1,000 balls, is that you trained yourself to hit a 1,000 shots. And as far as I am aware 1,000 wouldn’t be that good a return on a golf course, you need to split your practice into two segments.
One part of your practice, yes, you should be working on your technical side that you’re working on with your method or your coach or whatever it is, but a part of your practice should simulate a game. And the only way you can simulate a game is to add in consequence. There needs to be a consequence to each shot. I get all the players, they’ll hit a certain number of balls where it’s a particular game that they’re playing and what they’ve got to do is hit the shot and then they’ll note down the scores for that particular game.
Andy: So that reduces the anxiety out on the course.
Karl: The very act of being in practice is actually having to take a notebook out and writing the score down that you do in practice, simulates that sort of competitive element in the real game. And I would say less than one percent of golfers do this. So I think that for the viewers, really ask yourself, “Am I hitting a lot of shots? Or am I getting better at golf?”
Andy: Because one thing that you can commit to is a routine. That’s what Harrington has said in the past.
Karl: Yes. It’s a great point, that, because all golfers hear the phrase, “Well you need a routine” and I sit down with players and it’s “Oh, yeah, I’ve got a routine.” And I film them on the golf course and they haven’t got a routine. They think they’ve got a routine. The routine is as fundamental to the mental game as the grip is to the physical game. To develop a routine, you’re actually giving yourself something that you can genuinely rely on under pressure.
The mind needs a series of steps to follow under pressure. That’s the reason why in an aircraft they give you the drill, the safety procedure before you take off. I’ll never forget Harrington saying that, I heard him once say, “There’s no way I can swing it well every day, but there’s no excuse for not having a good routine every day.” And I think these great players reflect that.
Tiger Woods has been working on the mind side of things from the age of 11 and everybody assumes he’s just this born entity, but he’s not. It’s something his father was in the Special Forces. His father made him practice in a certain way and Earl Woods said to him, “When you get in competition, the training will take over.” And I take that as being that his practice was very geared to simulating the game.
Andy: It’s a really big takeaway, isn’t it?
Karl: I think the first question for the viewers would be to really ask yourself, are you getting better with the practice that you do? And it wasn’t a golfer but I think Einstein said the definition of insanity was to keep doing the same things over and over again and expecting a different result.
Andy: That’s brilliant Karl. So the next time I’m the range, I’m going to be spending at least 25 percent on the mental game. Karl, is there any way that I can conquer my first tee nerves? I mean, we all get it to some degree. What’s your take on that?
Karl: The take that we’ve had the last few years that seems to have worked well with all of the plays is the concept of what is nervousness? Well, nervousness is actually a feeling in your body. It’s a sensation running through your system. Now, as kids we were all told, “When you get to the first tee and you’re feeling these things in your body, it’s ‘first tee nerves’. And immediately, the perception is that these feelings are bad.
Well, just imagine as a kid if you were told that when you get to the first tee, these feelings that you get are actually first tee energy? All of a sudden, you’d actually look forward to those feelings. It’s actually resisting the feeling that’s the problem. You know, Tiger Woods, when he’s walking to the first tee in the Masters, I guarantee you he’ll be getting certain feelings through his body. But what he’s learned to do, he’s learned to channel those feelings and not see it as a bad thing.
I remember years ago reading that Jack Nicklaus talked about it. He said that he didn’t win majors. He waited for other people to lose them. But he said, “Just give me that feeling on the back nine of a major. That’s what I hit all the balls for.” He didn’t say, “Give me that feeling of nervousness.”
Andy: Just give a feeling.
Karl: So in his mind he created a label that this feeling was a good thing. So that would be one of the things to reframe the actual term ‘nervousness’ as an energy, but also then learn how to control it a little bit more. And one of the most effective ways is breathing. And centuries old advice has been around far longer than any of us have, a lot of the Eastern traditions talk about this.
It’s pretty much impossible to maintain a state of nervousness and breathe correctly. And nervousness, you actually have to be in the future thinking about what might happen to be nervous. Now, when you bring your attention to your breathing, not only are you physically starting to calm down, but mentally, you’re right back here in the now, in the moment. So, just that simple process of focusing on breathing. And we’ve all heard it, but very few people do it and in practice it’s really profound.
Andy: Right. Karl, a big problem I have is I tend to surround myself with people that in the clubhouse afterwards, talk about their bad shots. “I had a 70, I had an 80, but the triple bogey on #14, that sort of conversation. The conversations doesn’t sort of go on to, “Yes, but I did this part and you know, single putts on these five greens.” It’s a funny sort of conversation us golfers get into. I want to almost get away from it because I think that must be better for my golfing.
Karl: It’s a crazy thing, Andy, really because I think we’ve almost been conditioned that misery loves company. I do call it the ‘but syndrome’, I shot 68 but! And you know the number of times I’ve sat with very good players and they almost love to tell me how bad they’ve putted. You know, “I hit the ball so well, but I three putted four times” or whatever, almost as though that’s a badge of honor that they’re wearing.
And I think it’s something that we should all look at in the way that we talk about the game because there’s no question, one of the things I’ve become fascinated with over the last few years is how memory plays such a big role in our performance. You know, the certain shots that you stand over that you just know that you’re gonna hit a good shot, because a memory has been triggered of a previous result that you’ve had in that situation.
And I always think back to the lovely story about how Harvey Penick that Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite were sat with him many, many years before they went out on tour. I think it was Tom Kite said to Mr. Penick, he said, “If there was one single piece of advice that you would give us out on tour, what would it be?” And Harvey Penick just said, “Make sure that you go to dinner with good putters.” And in effect what he was saying, he was being a great psychologist in that moment. He was saying, “Make sure you hang out with and be with people who hole putts, who talk about holing putts rather than ones who just drag us down into the sort of misery of what should’ve been.”
One practical thing that the viewers might want to think about is something that’s been really successful with players over the last few years is something that I call the three shot diary. And literally, what the three shot diary is that when you finish playing golf, what you do, maybe after you’ve got back, you’ve gone home, you actually sit down and think about the three best shots that you’ve hit that day and actually then, write them out. Write them out in detail what you were thinking, what you were feeling.
There are a couple things are happening with this simple process. One is by writing the shot out, you’re solidifying the memory of that, strengthening the memory, but the other thing is, you’re going to start to find a pattern of what you do when you play good golf. You know, people go for a golf lesson, the first thing they say, “Tell me what I’m doing wrong.” Which we’ve gotta look at our faults, or actually, what do you do when you do it right?
Andy: Yeah, and what you consistently do right.
Karl: What do you consistently do when you do it right? You know, I once said, “Success leaves behind a trail”, but you’ve gotta look for that trail. And I think that good plays do this. Tiger Woods, he said he felt that the secret to the game was to instantly recall past success and to let go of failure. Most people do the opposite.
Andy: Exactly, yeah. That’s human nature, I guess.
Karl: Probably the best example I’ve ever seen about this and mental toughness was Bernhard Langer when he missed that putt at Kiawah Island. A four foot putt to win the Ryder Cup, he missed it. You imagine that impact that could’ve had on him, but Langer went away. He said, “I went through a routine. I did everything I could. I shot the putt the right way. It didn’t go in. It just didn’t go in.”
And then the very next week he went over to Germany and he won the Mercedes Masters the next week. I just think that’s incredible. It just shows you, he had the ability to let go of what happened, get the best out of it and move on.
Andy: Yeah, incredible story and that’s one takeaway for all of us. Langer, back in ’91. Can you imagine that?
Karl: The world’s watching.
Andy: The world’s watching. Everyone doubting that he can hole a putt and then two weeks later he goes and wins the Mercedes Masters. Incredible story there. Something we can all learn from. That’s fantastic Karl. So much advice there. I really appreciate your time. If there’s anyone out there that wants to find out more about what you’re doing with the players or just to help their own game, where can they go to find out the information?
Karl: There’s a couple of websites and one of the websites is GolfTrainingProducts.co.uk and if people go to that site they can get some free videos, some downloads and some things that we’ve talked about here today. The other website is Golf-Brain.com and anybody signs up there they get a free monthly newsletter that keeps them informed of what’s going on with the players and some of the courses that I run, etcetera. The product that’s worked really well this last 12 months, a new product is a CD called 5 Shots Lower Without Changing Your Swing .
Andy: Oh, we all want that, yeah.
Karl: Something that you can play in the car, a series of tools that you can use, similar to what we’ve talked about today. This stuff needs reinforcing. We all fall back into our old patterns and our old habits. And you know, we’re so keen on being warmed up physically, but we need to be warmed up and tuned in mentally.
Andy: This is a CD you can put in the car?
Karl: A CD you can put in the car and you can listen to it at home, you know, the players that I’ve worked with say that they keep listening to it over and over and just to keep their mind, the mental stages in all of it, like I say five shots lower without changing their swing.
Andy: So, hope you thoroughly enjoyed the show with Karl. I have. Thanks very much for coming Karl.
Karl: My pleasure, Andy.
Andy: Hopefully we’ll talk in the near future.
Karl: Look forward to it.
Andy: Okay. Well that’s the end of the show. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed it.
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The Cliffs at High Carolina features the first Tiger Woods course here in America. See how this golf community envelops health and wellness while still maintaining the natural beauty and preservation of the land. Distributed by Tubemogul.>> IF YOU COULD CHOOSE A PLACE TO LIVE IN A GOLF COMMUNITY, A PLACE TO BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE, WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? WOULD IT BE A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD PLAY ON A VARIETY OF GOLF COURSES, DESIGNED BY THE GAME’S VERY BEST? A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND FORM YOUR FRIENDSHIPS? A PLACE WHERE WELLNESS AND HEALTHY LIVING ARE NOURISHED? IF SO, WE MAY HAVE THE PLACE FOR YOU. TODAY, I'M IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AT THE CLIFFS, WHERE EIGHT LUXURY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES SPAN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND, EVEN THE GAME’S VERY BEST, TIGER WOODS, HAS DECIDED TO DESIGN HIS VERY FIRST AMERICAN COURSE, HERE. >> WE’RE IN NASHVILLE BECAUSE OF JIM. HIM HAS THIS AMAZING PIECE OF PROPERTY AND, HE HAS ALLOWED US TO COME IN AND TRY AND ENHANCE THIS WITH A GOLF COURSE. MOST OF THE GOLF COURSES THAT YOU PLAY, AROUND THE WORLD, DO UTILIZE CARTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NOTICE ABOUT HOW ALL THE OLDER GOLF COURSES ARE, CARTS AREN’T UTILIZED BECAUSE, THAT’S HOW THE GAME OF GOLF WAS STARTED. WE WANT TO BRING THAT BACK. BEING ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND RAISE YOUR HEART RATE UP A LITTLE BIT BY WALKING. YOU DO BECOME MORE FIT, OVER TIME, AND I THINK THAT’S A PART OF LIFE AND THAT’S HOW YOU NEED TO LIVE LIFE. I WANT TO PROVIDE A FACILITY WHICH PEOPLE CAN ENJOY. ALSO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON’T INTERRUPT AND DISTURB HOW THIS WHOLE REGION IS. THIS IS A WELLNESS AREA. THE CONSERVATION THAT JIM IS SO ADAMANT AND SO ARDENT ABOUT, THAT’S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO ENHANCE AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT’S KEPT WELL IN TACT. >> I AM NOT A HIGH-QUALITY GOLFER BUT, I LOVE IT. I LOVE THE CAMARADERIE, I LOVE THE ABILITY TO BE OUTDOORS AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE GOLF COURSES, I LIKE THE VARIETY OF GOLF AND THE CHALLENGE OF GOLF. >> IT’S A COMBINATION OF HAVING THE ACCESS TO THE LAKE RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD AND, BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE GOLF COURSE, THAT AFTERNOON, AND GET IN 18 HOLES. IT SEEMED TO HAVE THE WHOLE PACKAGE, REALLY. >> ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME ABOUT THIS PLACE IS THE NATURALNESS OF THE LANDSCAPE, HOW EVERY BUILDING SEEMS TO BLEND IN. WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT? >> YOU PURCHASE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF LAND AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS, THE FIRST THOUGHT WAS, LET’S DON’T DO ANYTHING TO DESTROY THE VALUE. SO WHAT WE TRIED TO DO WAS TO CREATE OUR AMENITIES AND OUR HOME SIZE TO WHERE IT’S ABOUT ACCESSING THE LAND, ENJOYING THE LAND. >> JIM, IT SEEMS LIKE WELLNESS IS A REALLY PREVALENT THING AT THE CLUB. WHAT, EXACTLY, DOES WELLNESS MEAN FOR YOU? >> WELLNESS, NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR ALL OF US, STARTS WITH WHAT WE WERE SAYING, HERE, THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE LAKES. THAT FEELING OF, ALL IS WELL. THAT’S THE BEGINNING. THEN, IT BRANCHES OUT IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BRISK WORKOUT, SOME, A WALK IN THE FOREST ALONG OUR TRAILS. >> I USE THE WELLNESS CENTER ON A VERY FREQUENT BASIS. I USE THE GYM OR THE WORKOUT ROOM. >> IT’S THE WHOLE CONCEPT ABOUT WELLNESS AND THE PRESERVATION WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. >> WHAT IS THAT THE CLIFFS HAS THAT SETS IT APART FROM OTHER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES? >> IT’S THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THEY ALL SUM UP TO ONE. BEING A PROPERTY OWNER AND CLUB MEMBER OF ONE, OPENS THE DOORS AND GAINS YOU ACCESS TO ALL. >> THAT’S ONE THING THAT I’VE NOTICED ABOUT THE CLIFFS. IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE JUST ABOUT GOLF. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AND, ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN ENJOY. >> OUR GOAL HAS BEEN NOT TO BE ONE-DIMENSIONAL. FORTUNATELY, HERE WE OFFER A GREAT SETTING A BEAUTIFUL ATMOSPHERE FOR FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER. ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES IS THE GATHERING SPOTS FOR FAMILIES. >> I’VE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO A LOT OF MEMBERS AND, IT’S AMAZING HOW MUCH THEY JUST GUSH ABOUT THEIR OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THEY REALLY CHERISH THIS PLACE. >> EACH ONE COMES FOR THEIR OWN REASON BUT, ONCE THEY’RE HERE THERE’S SOME GREAT COMMON OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER. THERE’S NO GREATER OPPORTUNITY THAN OUR CLIFFS RESIDENT OUTREACH PROGRAM. IT’S A CHANCE FOR OUR OWNERS TO COME TOGETHER AND DO SPECIAL THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. >> WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR SOMEONE TO COME AND EXPERIENCE THE CLIFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME? >> LOOKING AT THE PICTURES ARE GREAT BUT, THERE’S NO BETTER WAY THAN EXPERIENCING IT IN PERSON. WE HAVE A GREAT DISCOVERY PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW SOMEONE TO COME IN FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS, SAMPLE THE COURSES IF THAT’S WHAT THEY NEED. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, THEY GET A CHANCE TO ENJOY THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE, HERE. >> IT LOOKS LIKE THE PAVILIONS IS FILLING UP FOR THE SUNSET SO WHAT DO YOU SAY, WE JOIN THEM? >> SOUNDS GREAT. >> BEHIND ME IS THE CURRENT GOLF MAGAZINE DREAM HOUSE AND, CONSIDERING IT’S LOCATION IN ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN AMERICA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO COME HERE ON A VISIT TO THE CLIFFS.
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The Cliffs at High Carolina features the first Tiger Woods course here in America. See how this golf community envelops health and wellness while still maintaining the natural beauty and preservation of the land. Distributed by Tubemogul.>> IF YOU COULD CHOOSE A PLACE TO LIVE IN A GOLF COMMUNITY, A PLACE TO BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE, WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? WOULD IT BE A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD PLAY ON A VARIETY OF GOLF COURSES, DESIGNED BY THE GAME’S VERY BEST? A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND FORM YOUR FRIENDSHIPS? A PLACE WHERE WELLNESS AND HEALTHY LIVING ARE NOURISHED? IF SO, WE MAY HAVE THE PLACE FOR YOU. TODAY, I'M IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AT THE CLIFFS, WHERE EIGHT LUXURY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES SPAN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND, EVEN THE GAME’S VERY BEST, TIGER WOODS, HAS DECIDED TO DESIGN HIS VERY FIRST AMERICAN COURSE, HERE. >> WE’RE IN NASHVILLE BECAUSE OF JIM. HIM HAS THIS AMAZING PIECE OF PROPERTY AND, HE HAS ALLOWED US TO COME IN AND TRY AND ENHANCE THIS WITH A GOLF COURSE. MOST OF THE GOLF COURSES THAT YOU PLAY, AROUND THE WORLD, DO UTILIZE CARTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NOTICE ABOUT HOW ALL THE OLDER GOLF COURSES ARE, CARTS AREN’T UTILIZED BECAUSE, THAT’S HOW THE GAME OF GOLF WAS STARTED. WE WANT TO BRING THAT BACK. BEING ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND RAISE YOUR HEART RATE UP A LITTLE BIT BY WALKING. YOU DO BECOME MORE FIT, OVER TIME, AND I THINK THAT’S A PART OF LIFE AND THAT’S HOW YOU NEED TO LIVE LIFE. I WANT TO PROVIDE A FACILITY WHICH PEOPLE CAN ENJOY. ALSO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON’T INTERRUPT AND DISTURB HOW THIS WHOLE REGION IS. THIS IS A WELLNESS AREA. THE CONSERVATION THAT JIM IS SO ADAMANT AND SO ARDENT ABOUT, THAT’S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO ENHANCE AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT’S KEPT WELL IN TACT. >> I AM NOT A HIGH-QUALITY GOLFER BUT, I LOVE IT. I LOVE THE CAMARADERIE, I LOVE THE ABILITY TO BE OUTDOORS AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE GOLF COURSES, I LIKE THE VARIETY OF GOLF AND THE CHALLENGE OF GOLF. >> IT’S A COMBINATION OF HAVING THE ACCESS TO THE LAKE RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD AND, BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE GOLF COURSE, THAT AFTERNOON, AND GET IN 18 HOLES. IT SEEMED TO HAVE THE WHOLE PACKAGE, REALLY. >> ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME ABOUT THIS PLACE IS THE NATURALNESS OF THE LANDSCAPE, HOW EVERY BUILDING SEEMS TO BLEND IN. WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT? >> YOU PURCHASE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF LAND AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS, THE FIRST THOUGHT WAS, LET’S DON’T DO ANYTHING TO DESTROY THE VALUE. SO WHAT WE TRIED TO DO WAS TO CREATE OUR AMENITIES AND OUR HOME SIZE TO WHERE IT’S ABOUT ACCESSING THE LAND, ENJOYING THE LAND. >> JIM, IT SEEMS LIKE WELLNESS IS A REALLY PREVALENT THING AT THE CLUB. WHAT, EXACTLY, DOES WELLNESS MEAN FOR YOU? >> WELLNESS, NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR ALL OF US, STARTS WITH WHAT WE WERE SAYING, HERE, THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE LAKES. THAT FEELING OF, ALL IS WELL. THAT’S THE BEGINNING. THEN, IT BRANCHES OUT IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BRISK WORKOUT, SOME, A WALK IN THE FOREST ALONG OUR TRAILS. >> I USE THE WELLNESS CENTER ON A VERY FREQUENT BASIS. I USE THE GYM OR THE WORKOUT ROOM. >> IT’S THE WHOLE CONCEPT ABOUT WELLNESS AND THE PRESERVATION WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. >> WHAT IS THAT THE CLIFFS HAS THAT SETS IT APART FROM OTHER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES? >> IT’S THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THEY ALL SUM UP TO ONE. BEING A PROPERTY OWNER AND CLUB MEMBER OF ONE, OPENS THE DOORS AND GAINS YOU ACCESS TO ALL. >> THAT’S ONE THING THAT I’VE NOTICED ABOUT THE CLIFFS. IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE JUST ABOUT GOLF. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AND, ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN ENJOY. >> OUR GOAL HAS BEEN NOT TO BE ONE-DIMENSIONAL. FORTUNATELY, HERE WE OFFER A GREAT SETTING A BEAUTIFUL ATMOSPHERE FOR FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER. ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES IS THE GATHERING SPOTS FOR FAMILIES. >> I’VE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO A LOT OF MEMBERS AND, IT’S AMAZING HOW MUCH THEY JUST GUSH ABOUT THEIR OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THEY REALLY CHERISH THIS PLACE. >> EACH ONE COMES FOR THEIR OWN REASON BUT, ONCE THEY’RE HERE THERE’S SOME GREAT COMMON OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER. THERE’S NO GREATER OPPORTUNITY THAN OUR CLIFFS RESIDENT OUTREACH PROGRAM. IT’S A CHANCE FOR OUR OWNERS TO COME TOGETHER AND DO SPECIAL THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. >> WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR SOMEONE TO COME AND EXPERIENCE THE CLIFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME? >> LOOKING AT THE PICTURES ARE GREAT BUT, THERE’S NO BETTER WAY THAN EXPERIENCING IT IN PERSON. WE HAVE A GREAT DISCOVERY PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW SOMEONE TO COME IN FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS, SAMPLE THE COURSES IF THAT’S WHAT THEY NEED. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, THEY GET A CHANCE TO ENJOY THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE, HERE. >> IT LOOKS LIKE THE PAVILIONS IS FILLING UP FOR THE SUNSET SO WHAT DO YOU SAY, WE JOIN THEM? >> SOUNDS GREAT. >> BEHIND ME IS THE CURRENT GOLF MAGAZINE DREAM HOUSE AND, CONSIDERING IT’S LOCATION IN ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN AMERICA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO COME HERE ON A VISIT TO THE CLIFFS.
