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Monday, December 3, 2007

A Cleaner and Healthier Home with an Water Softener

After living in a desert for the last eleven years, I have had several problems with keeping my dishes clean, my laundry bright, and my appliances working without lime scale buildup. These problems arent because I dont know how to clean, but are caused by the hard water in Arizona.

Hard water contains hard minerals such as calcium and magnesium. These hard minerals cause problems on appliances and in other cleaning processes, such as laundry and dishes.

I thought that hard water was just something that I had to live with, a downside to living in a desert. However, my neighbor told me that soft water can solve all my problems and save me money.

After installing a water softener, I found many of my problems alleviated. Soft water helped my home with a long list of problems.

First, my dishes were sparkling. Soft water made my dishes spotted and streaky. They looked dirty even though they were straight out of the dishwasher.

Next, my clothes were brighter. The hard water caused my clothes to wear faster. The soft water helped my clothes look brighter and prevented mineral build-up in my washing machine.

Plus, it saves soap. Soap suds up better in soft water so my dishes, laundry, and shower soap lasts longer now and gets everything cleaner.

Best of all, the mineral buildup and stains on my appliances are practically eliminated after installing a water softener.

Now my home is cleaner and brighter and I am rid of the nuisance of hard water because I installed an Arizona water softener.

Yoga Video Rachael Welch

Improve Your Golf Short Game

one of the most important areas of your golf is to constantly improve Your golf short Game. When you consider that 80% of your shots are taken withing 150 yard of the pin, you begin to realize how important it is to always work on improving your golf short game.

The key to improving your short game is to try and stay relaxed. This should not be too difficult since you have just done the hard part - teed off - probably in front of a small audience! Now all you have to do is get the ball to the pin without making any horrifying mistakes.

The also need to be comfortable with your short irons. Consider going to the driving range with only your 5, 7 and 9 irons. Work through each club and find out exactly what sort of distance and height you get when you are hitting them correctly.

Another good idea is to only play with these 3 clubs for your short irons (not including your wedges) until it becomes second nature as to which one you select for different situations. This way, you will not be confusing yourself with too much choice.

Another important aspect of improving your golf short game is to get comfortable with your wedges around the green. many shots can be wasted by hitting the top of the ball with your pitching wedge and sending it into the rough on the far side of the green. This is very frustrating and can cost you many shots on your score.

Make plenty of time to practice with your pitching wedge at the practice green. The key here is to first create 1 set up that you can can use to always guarantee that you get onto the green. Once you are comfortable with this and have used it successfully on a few rounds, mix it up a bit and create 2 or 3 other set ups for different distances and lies.

The key to using your wedges around the green is to not get smart too quickly. These are critical shots and carry a hefty price if they are carelessly executed.

Finally, lets not forget the dreaded bunker shots. bunker shots are fact of life in your short game. You need to practice these and find the club that suits you best for taking shots in the sand. Always remember that bunker shots are just another shot and don't really need to be feared.

With time and practice, you will see your short game improve. This improvement will dramatically improve your score too.

Find out more about Improving Your Short Game and How To Get Out Of A Bunker, and follow our tips on how to get good with your short irons.

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