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     Yesterday I was bored, so I decided to go play 9-holes of golf. I didn't think I would have time for      18-holes, so I only played 9. With this being said, when I was on the course, I played super well. I was able to hit my irons, chips, and putts, all with accuracy and precision. However, the one skill that was giving me trouble was my driver. The main reason it was giving me trouble was because I hadn't hit my driver in a long time due to the fact that whenever I would hit it, I would hurt my shoulder. So, when I would hit my driver off of the tee box when I played these 9-holes, I would hook it right almost every time. This made me super mad, as I wasn't playing my best game of golf. Although, I realized I needed to try and work on my skills if I was going to correct my swing. So, I changed my stance a little, moved the ball more towards my left foot, and took some practice swings before I hit the ball. After doing these things, I started to hit m...

       A couple of days ago, I went skiing with my mom and brother in Telluride, Colorado. We left on Wednesday and came home on Monday. One of my favorite things to do when I was skiing was going on the ski jumps in the terrain park. In Telluride, there are three terrain parks where there are jumps. The first one is on a trail called Ute Park, where there are the smallest jumps. Then there is the lower part of a trail called Hootbrown, where there are the medium-sized jumps. Lastly, the upper part of Hootbrown is where the largest jumps are. By the end of the trip, I wanted to go on the largest jumps. With this being said, I began my journey to do the largest jumps by starting on the smallest jumps in Ute Park. Once I arrived at these small jumps, I immediately went off of them. My balance was good, and I didn't let my fear of falling get in the way of me doing the jump. I then moved on to the lower part of Hootbrown to do the medium-sized jumps. These jumps were 3x...

       A while back, I decided that I wanted to learn how to do a handstand. I had done gymnastics for a period of my life and I got pretty good at it. However, I ended up quitting because of the amount of work I was getting in school. One of the things that I wanted to learn was how to do a handstand and walk around. Years later after I quit, I chose to learn how to do it. So, the first thing I did was find the best place to do a handstand. I realized that it would be best to do it in my front yard on the grass. This way if I fall, I am only falling on the soft grass. I then went outside to the front yard to start practicing my handstands. Once I got outside, I thought I was going to be able to handstand. When I tried it, I immediately fell over. I realized that this was going to be harder than I thought. So, I decided to brainstorm the best ways I could start to learn to handstand. I figured the best way is to start in a headstand. My balance was pretty good, so I ...