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Topeka KS have changed their propose dates for bidding on the 2015 World Horseshoe Tournament from July 20th - August 1st to July 13th - 25th, 2015.  In the last issue of Newsline I stated the old date. Charleston, WV and Wichita Falls, TX dates will be July 20th - August 1st, 2015

Thank You.

Stu

Any update on number of people registered?

Great info HSLEGEND
Being from the north end of the state and having been down to Dixie more then a couple of times, there is quite a lot to do and see.
The grand canyon is not very far away also. We will be staying in mesquite at one of the casino`s. it`s 35 miles south of ST. George.
Time for my wife or I to win a little something something for a change.

Still looking for pitchers from those states with Monday's 711 registrants.

If anyone is on the bubble, you need to act fast to get your registration sent in by tomorrow!! 

Utah is quite the destination with much to do along with the the greatest Horseshoes on earth. 
- Zion National Park is unbeatable, Bryce Canyon National Park is not too far off as well as Cedar Breaks Nation Monument for a nice escape from the St. George heat at over 10,000ft elevation. 
- The Dixie National Forest is a short drive north within an hour.
- There are multiple State Parks that would qualify as National Park were they in any other state, Snow Canyon is beautiful, and Sand hollow, Gunlock, or Quail Creek reservoirs are great summer time places to get wet and maybe even wet a hook. 
- There are the arts as well with world class plays at the Tuachan outdoor red rock amphitheater as well as the Tony award winning Utah Shakespeare festival in Cedar City less than a hour north with an open air replica of the Globe theater. 
- Then there is the culture, nothing quite like it in the US.  Utah Celebrates their Pioneer Heritage every July 24, so there will be parades, food, festivals, and even some fireworks.  You will have to check out the St. George LDS Temple visitor Center and the Jacob Hamblin home to get an appreciation for the struggles an triumphs the early settlers faced in "Utah's Dixie."
- For those who like to run the tables, Mesquite Nevada is a short drive to the south through the amazing Virgin River gorge.   
Literally something for everyone! 

Don't miss out; I'm looking forward to it, should be a blast on all accounts.   

Is this post in the wrong section? It appears I posted on the child board.

It can be moved if you like.

ED

Sure looking forward to this.

Not sure how long y'all will stay so I might be bouncing around from place to place a bit.

Be in touch,
Thanks,
ED

gw, Thanks for the article. It's well worth reading. Years ago, I read Psycho Cybernetics by Dr.Maxwell Maltz. He maintained that a baseball fielder could move under a fly ball because his body had a servo-mechanism that would go into autopilot once the end objective (catching the ball) was in focus. I have found that I actually do make ringers off pitches that are thrown too high or too low because my hand makes adjustments in mid swing, if I don't talk to my hand but focus on the stake.

Great pitchers, especially Alan Francis, whose last pitch looks like his first pitch, appear robotic. But I don't believe that's really the case. I suspect that Alan's servo mechanism is in operation making beneath the conscience adjustments with every swing.

However, those nerves controlling our arms, hands and fingers loose something as we age, and I believe those mid swing 'beneath the conscience' adjustments don't work as effectively for us as we get older. Still, on the up side, old pitchers can still be good---just not as good as they could have been 20 years earlier.

Spell check doesn't seem to be working. Has anyone else noticed?

One of the great guns, and Posey will come back to us Texas as a top gun after all those free lessons.

If you study up on what we call muscle memory, it is really the subconcious, and that's the zone. I think what we forget is all we can add to what we do is to make sure just do thing that make the rest of it happen. Here is a great piece on the subject that markets tho pro teams and such.  http://www.mindtraining.net/in_the_zone_sports_zoning_mental_peak_performance.php3  I know I get in my own way of doing well more so than anything else, not to mention those added real phisical problems, which happens to some earlier than others.

I would give Dick Hansen a call, he is very busy right now, but should be able to shed some light on this. H e is probably just not seeing these posts.