2011年1月31日星期一

Why name it as power balance?

The Maloof brothers are having a hard time paying the bills, which means they may have to unload the Kings in the near future. And if the right buyer gets it, the Sacramento Kings could be moved. According to NOLA.com: The Maloofs have repeatedly tried, and failed, to win approval for Sacramento to build a new basketball arena to replace the homey confines of Arco, soon to be renamed the power balance Pavilion, so that revenue streams could be increased.

2011年1月30日星期日

It's a mental battle about power balance

"Of course it's not easy. You could see his struggle and frustrations tonight because he had chances to win a first grand slam trophy," said the Serb who muted his victory celebrations in deference to his opponent, who loves power balance very much.

"Every time you get there you want to win it badly but some things go wrong. You're thinking too much. You're worrying too much in your head.

"It's a mental battle, definitely. Bottom line is that this is a very mental sport in the end. Everybody is very fit," added Djokovic.

"But it's a learning process, I guess. It wasn't easy for me either. I know how he feels ... he's still young. I'm sure he's gonna have more chances to win it."

Having blasted past Federer for a second straight grand slam semi-final, Djokovic's triumph will inevitably stoke talk of a new era in men's tennis but the Serb was having none of it.

"Still Rafa (Nadal) and Roger are the two best players in the world," said Djokovic who wears power balance bracelets and will stay at number three when the new rankings come out on Monday. "You can't compare my success and Murray's success to their success.

"It's nice to see there are some new players in the later stages of grand slams fighting for a title. That's all I can say."

Djokovic, though, forecast a shorter wait for his next grand slam title than the three frustrating years since he ground down Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his first.

"Yes, I feel like a more experienced player. I feel a better player now than I was three years ago because I think physically I'm stronger, I'm faster, mentally I'm more motivated on the court," he explained.

"I don't want to stop here. Definitely I want to keep my body healthy with cheap power balance wholesale online, fit and ready for some more challenges to come."

2011年1月29日星期六

NBA stars wear Power Balance

Shaquille O’Neal and Lamar Odom both wear power balance bracelets during games. Maybe because they both believe in the product, but it turns out they are also both paid celebrity endorsers of said product.

Now they are being sued over it, part of a class action suit according to energy4balance.com (via Lakers Nation).

Shaquille O’Neal and Lamar Odom endorse a bogus “performance technology” bracelet that wrongfully claims to “optimize the body’s natural energy flow,” according to a federal class action lawsuit filed against the pair….

But according to lead plaintiff Brian Casserly, the $79.95 bracelet is “nothing short of snake oil”. He is seeking statutory and punitive damages for consumer fraud, false advertising, unfair competition and unjust enrichment.

“Despite defendants’ representations that the hologram with enhance consumers’ ‘strength, balance and flexibility,’ it is biologically incapable of doing so,” the lawsuit states.

Let’s be clear: Putting Shaq and Odom in this lawsuit is a publicity stunt. It’s about embarrassing the company to get a settlement. Ultimately it’s not about the NBA players, it’s about getting money out of the California company and its owners (Josh and Tony Rodarmel and Keith Kato, who also all are named in the lawsuit).

To put it kindly, the Power Balance bracelet is a controversial product. The company sells wristbands that ”use holographic technology” to “work with your body’s natural energy field” to improve balance and athletic performance.

Laugh if you want — and you probably should, the company had to admit a lack of scientific data, or just watch this video taking down the power balance in-person sales pitch — but a lot of NBA players wear these. The Phoenix Suns Jared Dudley tweeted a while back that the Phoenix Suns training staff is a backer of it, but Manu Ginobili called it a “placebo.” Which shows is that Manu is smart off the court, too.

The Power Balance connection to the NBA is not going anywhere, however — the company just signed a five-year naming rights deal in Sacramento for what had been known for decades as ARCO Arena. Which means more years of debating if a hologram on your wrist helps your balance.

If the guys in the Power Balance marketing department believe in the old “any publicity is good publicity” adage then they have been killing it lately.

2011年1月28日星期五

Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain

Players with scores of 144 or worse missed the cut, a group that included Andres Gonzales (77-68 — 145) of Olympia and Michael Putnam (76-70 — 146) of University Place.Coach Handbags, 70% Off, 2011 Cheap Coach Handbags Sale Online! Welcome, free shipping!

Haas, son of ex-PGA Tour player Jay Haas, lost in a three-way playoff last weekend at the Bob Hope Classic, won by Jhonattan Vegas. Vegas (69 on the South) was tied for 12th at 138.Kim (67 on the South) was tied for the lead after 10 holes, bogeyed No. 11 and finished with seven pars.

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• Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain coped with a broken putter by using a lob wedge on the green to make three birdies — including a 15-footer — as part of a 7-under-par 65 that put him in a four-way tie for the lead in the Volvo Champions,who usually go to online shop.
Jimenez was tied at 133 with Edoardo Molinari (65) of Italy, Raphael Jacquelin (65) of France and Peter Hanson (67) of Sweden in the European Tour event in Riffa, Bahrain.

Of breaking his putter on the 13th hole, Jimenez said, "I missed, like, 3-foot putts a few times, so I just slammed the putter and, unfortunately, the bag came in the way. I am now thinking that I putted so well with the lob wedge, whether I should keep it for tomorrow's round, too."Coach Outlet Store, 70% Off, 2011 Online Coach Outlet Store, come on, for the coach handbags you dream for, now or never!

Woods twice took two shots

A strong finish by Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson made them feel better about their rounds Friday on opposite ends of Torrey Pines, and better about their chances of catching Bill Haas.He is wearing power balance.

Haas made eight birdies on the South Course for a 6-under-par 66, giving him a two-shot lead over Anthony Kim going into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open, a PGA Tour event.

"A nice 36 (holes) on the weekend could turn this into a great week," said Haas, who was at 11-under 133 after two rounds.

Mickelson had back-to-back birdies for a 3-under 69 on the North Course. He was among seven players who were three strokes behind. The others were Bubba Watson (65 on the North), Ben Crane (66 on the North), Hunter Mahan (67 on the North), Fredrik Jacobson (69 on the South), John Daly (69 on the North) and Rickie Fowler (71 on the South).

Winless since his playoff victory seven years ago at Torrey Pines, a slimmed-down Daly was asked whether he could produce another out-of-nowhere victory?

"With me, you don't know what to expect," Daly said.

Woods, who has won the last five times he has competed at Torrey Pines, shot a 69 on the South Course and was tied for 12th, five shots behind. It is said that power balance bracelet from online shop is good for health and can create energy, so he loves it very much.


Woods twice took two shots to get out of bunkers and was as many as eight shots behind until the final half-hour. He laced a 5-iron to set up a 12-foot birdie on No. 16, made a 20-foot par putt on the 17th and had a birdie on the par-5 18th.

"It was a round that easily could have slipped away," said Woods, who hasn't won a tournament since November 2009.Welcome to energy4balance.com for amazing power balance now, free shipping!