Welcome to our newsletter, in this week’s edition our sale continues until the end of the month, we look forward to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship as well as reviewing last weeks competitions.
Enjoy the read!
Shop news
January sale
Our January sale has nearly finished, the nights are starting to get lighter, the weather isn’t getting better yet but we still have time and lots of new exciting products will be arriving in the Performance Centre for you all to buy. See below what’s due in over the next three months:
Under Armour golf shoes
Titleist SM7 vokey wedges
New Titleist Pro V1 golf ball
Sunderland spring/summer clothing range
Skechers 2018 golf shoes
Jordan Spieth Under Armour Masters outfit
FootJoy spring/summer clothing range
Plus many more
If you are interested in any of these products and want to know more, click here and get in touch.
Tour news
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
The second event of the 2018 European Tour schedule kicks off this week in what is the first of three tournaments in the desert. This week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship takes place at Abu Dhabi G.C. It’s set to be an exciting four days of golf with a great field of players including Dustin Johnson and Rory Mcilroy.
Keep a look out for an amateur taking part called Dan Kirkwood. Dan is a Stafford lad who actually went to my high school (Walton High) and was a member of Ingestre Park G.C. He moved to Abu Dhabi for work reasons and became a member of Yas Links G.C. He managed to win a qualifier there to gain entry into this week’s tournament. What a great opportunity for Dan to be playing in such a huge event with some of the world’s best players.
Competition results
Winter League – 13/01/2018
1st - Pete Wood – 44 points
2nd - Brian Hassall – 42 points
3rd - Haydn Jones – 39 points
Weekend Stableford – 14/01/2018
Overall Winner - Lee Llewellyn – 40 points
Two's - 5
Division One
1st - Neil Whitehouse – 40 points
2nd - Ron Logan – 37 points
3rd - Matt Swift – 36 points
Division Two
1st - Martin Dawson – 35 points
2nd - Tom Newman – 35 points
3rd - Gary Whyman - 35 points
Coaching news
Range night
Don't forget about range night, every Thursday throughout the winter between 6pm and 8pm.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to pick up some great tips. If you’re already having lessons this is the perfect chance for you to have some supervised practice. Range Balls Included at £5per person.
Due to popular demand we will have two PGA Professionals on duty every week.
If you want to know more about range night, click here and get in touch.
Last week we dispelled the myth that custom fitting is only for low-handicap golfers – if you didn’t give it a read then make sure you do! Regardless of your ability, one of the key focuses during any iron fitting will be your dispersion and here’s why it’s so important.
Where do you aim? As you can see in the image above, a player adopting a more aggressive strategy, highlighted in red, brings the water more into play. We would always recommend in this situation to aim for the middle of the green, as shown in white, to reduce the chance of racking up a big number. This more conservative strategy also gives you a greater margin for error should you mishit your shot.
Learning your dispersion averages and where your common miss is at a custom fitting will only help you in these situations.
One forgiving model that will help tackle your bad strikes and tighten up your dispersion is the new Wilson Staff C300. It features Power Holes around the head that minimise contact between the body and face for maximum flexing, which generates faster ball speeds across the whole face for distance with forgiveness.
Get in touch via the button below to request a fitting.
So you’ve bombed a Rory-esque drive down the fairway and walk off the tee delighted, but do you know the correct ruling if you reach your ball and find it half submerged in casual water?
If your ball comes to rest in an abnormal ground condition – such as casual water, ground under repair or a hole made by an animal – you are entitled to free relief. Remember though, turf that is merely wet, spongy or muddy is not considered casual water.
You are entitled to drop within one club-length and no nearer the hole than your nearest point of relief. To determine your nearest point of relief, you must find the closest spot where there is no longer any water visible on the surface before or after you take your stance.
Once you’ve found your nearest point of relief, you must next lift and then drop your ball within one club-length, no nearer the hole. It’s also worth noting that when the new rules come in on January 1st 2019, you’ll be able to drop your ball from any height.
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