'Treat Your Own Knees' by Brad Walker from Lotus Publishing - From the stable of books that is unarguably at the top of the Fitness publishing tree comes something specific on knees. We all have them and we all have aches and pains at some time. As we 'mature' we can add to the stress on the incredible joint with a bit of added weight, poorer posture ... and then there is just general wear and tear

It doesn't matter what sport you play, if you do any gym work. from the simplest strengthening through conditioning and power work to bulking up for both strength and protection, there is one book you must have and Strength Training Anatomy is it.

The World's best, such as last week's winners Lee Westwood and Graham McDowell are incredible players - the gulf between those you watch on the TV and what ordinary sport-people can do is enormous, even accounting for Golf's unique handicapping system.

People from all sports are now seeking the very best in conditioning and golf is up there with them all in a proliferation of techniques and methods, seeking strength with flexibility and changing body shape seems to happen as much as colour in sponsor's shirts. A bit or a lot of new physique often produces quick results.

In the last 10 years, the world of Fitness has changed, mostly for the better. The body conscious part of Fitness is nothing to do with how Golf and Fitness have become intertwined but it will be difficult, even at the poshest gym, to not be told about toning and shape or to have beautiful people as icons you should look up to. At some of the big health and fitness clubs, you can do just about anything, all for a monthly membership fee which for a few operators is not a yearly subscription but a charge that you pay when you decide, month on month.

Golfers of the World want to be the best they can – they want to reach their full potential - and its the perfect game for anyone, tall or short, thin or ‘well built’, old or young, to have fun or compete …only we all want better shots. ‘So what’s the answer’ I hear you say. Do you buy the latest clubs? Do you have more lessons? Or do you practice more? All of these certainly will help but, and it s a big ‘but’, a person plays the game not the club. If we are not conditioned to play the game, how can we expect to play a fantastic game?

Welcome to the highly advanced technology of our new web site - we hope you enjoy the speed and simple navigation systems to which we will be adding the 1000s of pages from the old site over the next month - please bear with us. We will now be updating somtimes daily and be starting back up with lots of Features this week and next - so look out for all the news about County Golf and much much more