Polo Tips
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- ▶Homepage Tip (1)
- ▼Polo Tips (92)
- ▼Horses and Equipment (11)
- A Bit about Bits
- Introducing Your Horse to Polo
- Pelhams, Doubles, and Gags…oh my!
- Polo Bandages, Pro Choice, Boots ?????
- Proper Bridle Adjustments
- Putting on a Polo Bandage
- PWAP’s
- Ran out of tape ? You can tie up a tail as well.
- Reins, Straight Reins, and Draw Reins
- So…Does Size Matter? Of course it does…the smaller, the better!
- Traveling True to the Ball
- ▼Malletwork (20)
- A tail shot? What kind of alcohol do you use for that?
- Accuracy-Its So Ridiculously Easy, Its Almost Impossible
- Belly Shots-Don’t they do those in Mexico?
- Hooking Mallets
- How to Get More Loft/Distance - Part 1
- How to Get More Loft/Distance - Part 2
- How to Get More Loft/Distance - Part 3
- Improve Your Hitting Today-3 Easy Steps
- Just what is a ringer? Is it a person or a thing?
- Near-side Forehander-Why even bother?
- One Mallet vs. a Whole Bag Full of Clubs
- Open and away do not mean the same thing, do they?
- Proper Mallet Length
- Proper Timing
- Quarter-swing ? Half-swing? Full-swing? Best Swing?
- Remember…“Be prepared”? Our polo scouts motto is “Mallet ready”
- So……………..….you say you can’t get it up ??????
- The Sweet Spot……in Polo?
- Under-the Neck Shots
- You Hit Like a Girl
- ▼Polo Equitation (25)
- Bucking with the letter B and Rearing like Roy…
- Circling & Rollbacks
- Emergency Dismount Off a Moving Horse
- Four Part Series - Part One - Short-working Your Ponies
- Goodspeed on Speed
- Grip with your knees or weight in your stirrups…which is it?
- Holding your reins…Argentine or English?? Is one better?
- Leg yielding? Is that a sport in the Olympics?
- Ok…I got the right lead…now I want to turn left…
- Posting versus Bouncing to the Trot
- Proper Lower Leg Angle
- Proper Polo Position
- Proper Stirrup Length
- Proper Transitions-Huh?
- Propping & Stopping
- Rating a horse?? Do horses get handicaps?
- Reining Techniques-Direct and Indirect Reining
- Right Lead? What is that?
- Soft Hands and Active Legs….and a volume or so more.
- So…you like playing horses half your age??????
- Stopping/Checking Properly from a Full Run Down Field
- The Stick and Ball Session
- What does circling have to do with “lions, and tigers and….butterflies?..oh my”
- With or without stirrups, why not try leaving home without them?
- “Steady Hold” vs. “Pull & Release”
- ▼Rules (4)
- ▼Strategy (32)
- Arena Positioning/Corners
- Back it or Turn It?
- Backing up…in polo??
- Field Awareness
- Field Positioning-Anticipation
- HIT IT !! ANYWHERE !! JUST HIT IT !! short pause, sound of hitting ball…NOT THERE !!
- Marking Your Opponent-Boorrring or Is It?
- Ok..they are about to back it…do I pull up and turn for the shot…or keep the pressure on??
- Player Number Three, Greatest Attributes: Playmaker. Field Leader
- Playing as a Team
- Playing Position Number Four-The Back
- Playing Smart
- Playing Smart #5-Higher Percentage Shots
- Playing Smart Tip #3-Overmounted or Improperly Mounted
- Playing Smart Tip #6-Take Care of You
- Playing Smart-Tip #1
- Playing Smart-Tip #2 Meeting the Play
- Playing Smart-tip #4 What level should you play?
- Playing the Number One Position
- Playing the Number Two Position
- Playing the Positions
- Proper Field Terminology- No ?? I thought you said Go !!
- Protect the Valuables.
- Speeding Up Your Game
- Stick-side
- Taking the Danger Out of “Taking Your Man”
- The Break Away
- The Strong Side of the Field??
- The Throw-in
- There’s a back door on a polo field?
- Turning Over Your Backhanders
- Turning the Ball
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- ▶Homepage Tip (1)
