Magazine associate editor, Jill Erickson, demonstrates how to use a rotary tumbler with stainless steel shot to both polish and harden metal. Jill explains the benefit of stainless steel shot, which is resistant to rusting unlike standard steel. Using shot of various shapes and sizes will make polishing in crevices more effective, providing a more even shine. The process: Add enough shot to cover the bottom of the tumbler, then add a small amount of water. Just enough to cover the shot will d...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to prepare for a golf tournament by improving your chipping game. For a high shot, put the ball up in the stance with an open club face. Address the ball with the hands a little bit behind the ball. Through the shot, let the club continue to go while your hands are behind the ball. For a mid-range shot, take a middle stance with a lot less wrist hinge where you are almost right on top of it. For a low shot, place the ball back in your stand with your h...
School lunches are either super oily and disgusting (pizzas with a thick layer of oil on top or double cheeseburgers) or far too healthy for any kid to want to eat (lackluster salads with iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, and ranch). This causes a dilemma for kids who want to eat healthy without sacrificing taste.
School is back in session!...almost. With most colleges starting up in just a few weeks time, don't you tink it's time for you to start working towards that toned, beautifully sleek body you've always wanted but never committed yourself to?
Want to know about Newton's three laws of motion and how they affect aircraft landings? NASA has answers. NASA, aka the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, tells how Newton's laws apply to landings. There's no better place to learn from than the juggernaut of space exploration.
Hak5 is at it again, with a plethora of somewhat accessible solutions to your technological problems. If you've ever needed to get through your school's firewall, or secure traffic tunneling, or try out applications in a fast, efficient manner? This video has it all and more.
Sessions Online School of Fine Arts brings you this tutorial video on painting. Search WonderHowTo for Sessions Online School of Fine Arts for more art tutorials. This video art lesson demonstrates how to use color as value in the art of portrait painting.
Sessions Online School of Fine Arts brings you this tutorial video on painting. Search WonderHowTo for Sessions Online School of Fine Arts for more art tutorials. This video art lesson demonstrates how to do an underpainting for portrait painting.
Sessions Online School of Fine Arts brings you this tutorial video on painting. Search WonderHowTo for Sessions Online School of Fine Arts for more art tutorials. This video art lesson demonstrates what is needed in preparation for portrait painting.
Preparing before hitting a golf shot should help you stay out of trouble on the golf course. Learn how to prepare for a golf shot from a professional golf instructor in this free golf instruction video.
Here is the Pool Hall Junkies trick shot. If anyone saw this movie, they were out the next day attempting this pool shot, but nobody could do it. This video tutorial will show you how to do the Pool Hall Junkies rail trick shot with ease. A four-year-old could do it.
If you like the movie The Hustler, you've probably tried all of the tricks so you can be a pool shark too, but you can't seem to get the frozen rail shot. If you have seen this before, it's a 99.9 percent chance it was not a legal shot. This one is! Watch this video tutorial to see how to do the frozen rail shot trick from The Hustler.
In part this tutorial video, Lee Gray takes you out to a swamp to pick cattail shoots in the wilds of the Oregon coast. Cattails have a wonderful variety of uses.
Learn how to use the Catch & Shoot technique to save time when shooting a three point shot in basketball.
Learn how to make a right sky hook shot correctly. The sky hook shot is a version of the hook shot where the basketball is released from above the level of the rim.
Learn how to shoot the ball with backspin, improving your chances of making the shot on the basketball court. This drill is known as the short shot principle.
Play this game (trifecta drill) with a friend in order to improve your soccer shooting accuracy. The second video explains how to play a solo version.
The golf lob shot is a handy tool to have in your bag. It's a real showman's shot and one which will really impress your mates, if you can pull it off. You need confidence and commitment to execute the lob shot with flair. Scott Cranfield gives you some simple tips to make it easier.
This is a great video clip series that will follow every aspect of how to punt better in football. Our expert will walk you through everything from catching the deep snap to how to properly drop the ball and how to get more distance on your kicks.
Looking for an easy way to check Facebook when at school? In this quick and to-the-point hacker's how-to, you'll learn a method for circumventing your school's Internet filtering software. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
In this video, we learn how to properly aim your shot at the basket. When playing, you need to make sure you don't hit the back rim or the ball will shoot back at you. If you don't reach the basket, it's probably not going to go in. When shooting, focus on the open space in the basket, then lay the ball into the net. This will give you a soft target with a greater margin of error. If you can put the ball anywhere in the net, it's probably going to make it all the way through!
School's out, and if you're single and ready to mingle, watch this episode of The Wing Girls for ten tips for meeting women this summer. Whether it's making sure not to commit to anything serious (hey, you have to play the field and be thorough to find the One, right?), getting a ripe tan that enhances your bulging muscles, or attending every single party you can find, there are lots of things you can do to throw some notches on that belt before school starts again in fall.
In this edition of ClubHouseGas, with host Casey Bass, basketball coach Chuck Melito shows us how to shoot free throws. He shows us how to work on both the mental and the physical approach to free throw shooting. A right-handed shooter should place his right foot at the center of the basket. A left-handed shooter should place his left foor at the center of the basket. Then it's important to get balanced, so you're not leaning to one side or another, or more weight on one foot than the other. ...
Learn how to perform a perfect release when shooting a basketball from Tom Curtis. First you have to focus on the wrist and finger follow through after you shoot the basketball. It should be a relaxed finger finish with the thumb pointing toward the floor. The ball should be released from the index and middle finger of the shooting hand leaving a sensation after the release. Make sure your fingers finish goes directly toward the basket.
Learn how to use the assist hand when shooting a basketball in simple steps. The assist hand should be located at the side of the basketball and its contact with ball should only be a light touch. Do not squeeze the ball while shooting as it results in poor rotation of the ball. Remember not to keep your assist hand to the front of the ball as your accuracy will decrease. Always release the assist hand from the ball before you make the shoot. Finally always remember to use you assist hand onl...
This video teaches the secret of making a tinfoil bullet for a paper gun that shoots far. An excellent summary is given below. First start by rolling the tinfoil leaving one side wide and the other side narrow. After rolling it up tear a little piece from the narrow end of the tinfoil. Open it up, insert your finger inside and adjust till it becomes cone shaped. Now put that in your gun and shoot, it will go far as expected. Add some weight if you want to make it go longer. Follow the above t...
Chris Barnes (8 PBA titles) and Chris Paul (NBA Rookie of the year 2006) on the pre-shot routine; also features Kim Terrell.
These two videos are designed to help you improve your squash fronthand cross-court shot in squash. Hitting position and follow through are critical to elevating your squash game.
Check out John Jacobs' Golf School's video tip on playing golf in sand hazards. This sand play lesson, featuring Brad Moore, John Jacobs' Golf School instructor will help you improve your golf game and lower your score!
Shooting a recurve bow in archery is different than other bows. Learn about shooting a recurve bow including draw length and arrows in this archery video tutorial. Take action: keep glove tight, use a more instinctive shot, and expect less accuracy. John Swindle, the instructor of this how-to video from Live Strong, is the owner of Arrowhead Archery in Tampa, Florida. He has been an archer and a bow hunter for over 18 years.
In this instructional fashion video, learn how to turn your school uniform shirt into a zipper shirt! This great DIY lesson was sent in for the Threadbanger Janome contest, so we thought we'd share this one to please everyone asking what to do with their old school uniforms. So make a cool zipper shirt out of your school uniforms with this amazing tutorial. Enjoy!
Learn how to mix a delicious Bon Voyage cocktail from a hot girl in this instructional bartending video!
This is the first of what will surely be a long and detailed series on operating the F-15 Eagle in the simulator Lock-On: Flaming Cliffs. This first one introduces you to the Eagle's radar with off and Range-While-Search modes and their symbology.
A cyclorama shot is a 360 degree panoramic, photographic view of a scene. It's set on a cylindrical platform and is designed to make the viewer feel like he is standing in the middle of it all. A cyclorama shot is a really cool thing to embark on in photography or film.
Well it's time to put on the school play! This year, the school's going to put on Chekov's "The Cherry Tree". Only problem? You have no tree. Well, this helpful how to will guide you through the steps to make a light, portable tree that will turn your school play on its head.
Medical school, quite the undertaking! You've gotten the good grades and made sure your MCAT scores are good, but interviews aren't your strong suit, are they? Don't worry! In this great video, Dr. Robert Hasty goes over the in's and out's of the interview process for admissions board and what you can do to have the least amount of failure when going in for your interview.
You know what all the girls are going to be wearing when they start school again this September? Nothing, or a boring, single-hued nail polish if they're up for it. So why not stand out in the sea of griege nails by creating your own fun little nail designs?
There are two different ways to draw Pickachu from Pokemon. There is old school Pika, from when Pokemon first debuted, and then there is new school Pika, which is probably the most famous version of this little guy.
NikonDifferent of Nikon shows you how to shoot zoo/ wild life photography (particularly with a Nikon d40 as an example with a zoom lens with Vibration Reduction), given the fact that animal enclosures are usually set up to give the animals space. You'll want to limit your visit to two or three types of animals (good photographs require time or patience). Animals playing/ fighting make good pictures, but you need to set a fast shutter speed (if you have low light, crank up your ISO). Try to an...
The next time you're playing Fifa 12 with some friends, show off with some of the more advanced moves. This guide will show you how to perform passing and shooting with flair in the soccer game. So hit that field!
