Matt Stanworth

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter.

This week sees us take a look at what you can do to improve your putting as well as reviewing all that has gone on at the club.

Enjoy the read!

Competition news

Saturday 29th June 2019 Stableford

1st Mark Collis - 43 pts

2nd Bill Livingstone - 42 pts

3rd Matthew Goodall - 40 pts (countback)

Division 1

1st Gerald Thwaites - 40 pts

2nd Adam Rushworth - 39 pts

Division 2

1st Steve Brooksbank - 40 pts

2nd Mark Cordingly - 38 pts

Division 3

1st Dacid Faulkner - 39 pts

2nd Kevin Gallagher - 36 pts

2's - £10.16 Per Two

Tuesday 2nd July 2019 - President's Ladies Stableford

1st Hilary Fletcher - 37 pts

2nd Belinda Tempest - 36 pts

3rd Anne Davy - 35 pts

2's - £5.20 Per Two

Nearest The Pin 4th Hole - Gill Wood

Tuesday 2nd July 2019 - President's Toff's Stableford

1st Sam Li - 38 pts

2nd Roy Cuthbertson - 37 pts

3rd Alan Hillary - 37 pts

Nearest The Pin 12th Hole - Stuart Hopkinson

Fitting news

Custom Fitting Paying Off

Congratulations to Bill Livingstone who finished third with 38 points last Wednesday & second on Saturday with 42 points.

Bill recently got Custom Fit for a new set of PING G410 Irons & Callaway MacDaddy 4 Wedges, those have really started to pay for themselves over the last week!

If you would like to book a fitting, click here and get in touch.

Coaching news

MS Golf Coaching

What are your weaknesses?

With the weather improving and the golf season well underway, now is the time to work on your weaknesses, ready for the run of competitions coming up. You may have an area of your game that is letting you down and holding you back from a very low round.

Click here and get in touch if you would like to book a lesson.

Shop news

Putting things right

Sometimes, it's the most obvious things that get overlooked. When it comes to golf, the club most used in a round is a putter so surely it's the part of the game that deserves most attention?

We know this isn't a reality for many, but a combination of working hard on your stroke and having a putter that is suited to your stroke type will certainly improve your chances on the greens - two things that this promotion is all about.

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Tour news

Rat poison to the winner’s circle

After reading a little about Christiaan Bezuidenhout’s victory at Valderrama over the weekend, it turns out it's a miracle the 24-year-old is even able to play golf after accidentally drinking rat poison at the age of two.

As a consequence, Bezuidenhout received a drug suspension when he was an amateur as his medication was deemed illegal. However, the 2017 Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year has overcome such obstacles and is now a European Tour winner thanks to a six-shot victory at the Andalucia Masters.

Quiz of the week

In 1997, Valderrama Golf Club held the first Ryder Cup on continental Europe.

Who were the Captains and who won?

Answer: Seve Ballesteros and Tom Kite (Europe 14.5 - 13.5 USA)

Reading between the lines

One of the hardest things in golf is green reading; it is also something that the majority of golfers never learn how to do properly. So, without giving away all the secrets, here are some handy tips to help keep you on track and hole more putts.

High and low

Prior to reaching the green, take note of the high and low points of the surface and where your ball lies in respect to these. This will help you to build a general picture before reaching your ball.

360 picture

If you’re struggling to read which way your putt breaks from behind the ball, try walking around to the other side of the hole as this can often highlight any breaks you may have missed or reaffirm your original read.

Utilise our expertise

To really master the art of putting, book a coaching session with us and benefit from our years of experience as PGA professionals. Here we will teach you the in-depth steps to improving your green reading skills.

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Are you focusing on the wrong thing?

As soon as the ball has left the putter face, we know whether it’s going to be good or not. It’s like a sixth sense, right? But what constitutes a good putt? Many golfers let the final outcome decide this – i.e. whether the ball ends up in the hole or not – but that is arguably well out of our control. So, perhaps it's time to refocus on what we can control?

There are only two things we can really control when it comes to putting. The first is starting the ball on the correct line. Take Tiger Woods for example; the 15-time major winner focuses on a blade of grass he wants the ball to roll over immediately in front of him, which brings the intended target much closer to impact.

The second is getting the ball rolling correctly, which means imparting top spin as quickly as possible after impact rather than having it jumping and skidding in the air.

One way to control our putting is by utilising the technology in PING’s stunning Vault 2.0 putters.

PING has included True-Roll Technology (TR) into their second-generation Vault putters and it's a smart move, with golfers enjoying more consistent distances on off-centre strikes. Add in the ability to change the weighting on the sole of the putter and you have a fantastic option that can be fitted to suit your stroke.

This is by no means the only putter available within PING's line-up, so click on the link below to view the entire range.

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Shop online | Collect in-store

We understand the convenience of shopping online from the comfort of your own home. We also appreciate that we can't stock every single product in-store due to limited space.

The answer to both of these is our fantastic Click & Collect service, which allows you to browse a huge range of products online and order to pick up from our shop the next time you're down the club. Have you given it a try?

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Video of the Week

In the final video of this three-part series, world class putting instructor Phil Kenyon talks us through how to improve our focus on the greens. Could the secret really be this simple?

I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you require any further help or advice please reply to this email or pop into the shop where I or one of my team will be delighted to help you. Matt.

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