Greetings golfers,
We hope you all enjoyed the final Major of the year, the PGA Championship, it was another fantastic finish to a major championship with Jason Day making eagle on the last to forcing Jimmy Walker to have to make par to win. Was great to see Jimmy Walker win and if you listen to his interview afterwards he was explaining that he had been struggling with his game and found something the week before. Just goes to show you that even the best golfers in the world struggle with their game, as well as how quickly you can turn your game around.
Captains Day on Saturday was a huge success with over 200 players taken part in Dave's day. Everyone had a great time, we certainly enjoyed having fun on the 11th hole with the captains beat the pro competition. The total raised for the Charity will be in next week's newsletter!
Division 1
1st Rory Edwards hcp 2 , 42 Pts
2nd Mohammed-Reza Bande-Ali hcp 2 , 40 Pts
3rd Geoff Dyson hcp 6 , 37 Pts
Division 2
1st Andy Izod hcp 12 , 41 Pts
2nd Paul Glossop hcp 12 , 40 Pts
3rd Clark McCrae hcp 10 , 40 Pts
Division 3
1st Stephen Drinkwater hcp 19 , 36 Pts
2nd Zair Hussain hcp 17 , 35 Pts
3rd Joe Maddalo hcp 18 , 34 Pts
Fri- John Greenaway Charity Open 9.45am-3.15pm
Sat- Martins Mixed 2.15pm-3.45pm
Sun- Monthly Medal 8.00am-4.00pm
Mon- Junior Matches 1.30pm-3.30pm
Tue- Ladies Medal 9.15am-11.00am
Wed- Mens Midweek Medal
Thu- Seniors Match Vs Spalding 8.45am-10.00am
Ladies Group Coaching
Our ladies group coaching is back, these sessions are limited to 10 players and the cost is £5 per person. Please contact us to book or add your name onto the signup sheet on Ladies board in the corridor.
Thursday 11th August 12-1pm - Bunker Practise
Thursday 18th August 12-1pm - Pitching Lesson
Thursday 24th August 10-11am - Full Swing Lesson
Circuit training
Thursday 11th August 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Do you fancy getting a week's practise in 1 hour? This session will make your practise more efficient by using drills designed to improve your swing and get the most out of your practise session. The aim of these sessions is simple: hit ball after ball! Spaces are limited 6 players and the cost is £10 per person.
I was away last week for the PGA Club Pro's Championship at the Oxfordshire GC, after a promising start of 72 (level) in round one in blustery conditions. I was hoping to move up the leaderboard in round 2, however after a solid start (-1) through 6 holes I proceeded to have a bogey, followed by what can only be described as a "Tin Cup" moment on the next hole resulting in me making my highest score on a hole as a Professional... A 10. Signing for a disappointing 81 and missing the cut.
A great week spoilt in a split second (or 10) and left to rue 1 bad decision. Onwards and Upwards! A special mention for Thorpe Wood Professional and social member of PMGC
Stuart Brown who had a great week and finished tied 3rd.
It was back on the bike for the Northampton GC Midlands PGA Pro Am on Tuesday. A team from PMGC and I had a great day with the team finishing -8, and finished tied 2nd in the individual Pro events after a round of 69 (-3).
Charles Gunn sent in the following Junior report:
The Milton Junior summer season is now up and running and events are coming thick and fast. Here are some of the winners in recent events.
- Ladies Captain Junior Competition Winner: Michael Woods 21 points
- Academy Junior 9 holes Winner: Emily Horsted
- Captains Junior Competition Under 14 winner: Jacob Williams 42 points
- Captains Junior Competition Over 14 winner: Lisa Johnston 44 points
Also many congratulations to Jacob Williams on qualifying this week for the National Wee Wonders Grand Final at St Andrews at the end of August. This comes close on the heels of Robin Williams and Kai Raymond appearing at the Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego earlier this month.
Junior Coaching Skills coaching: In addition Adam and Aaron will run three specialist 2 hour coaching sessions, split into ability groups, focussed on key areas of the game and incorporating skills tests, competitions and prizes. We encourage all of our juniors with handicaps to try and attend these sessions as we genuinely feel they will help those handicaps tumble! Please call in to the Pro Shop and have a chat with the team if you would like to book in for these sessions or if you have any questions:
Dates:
Wed 3rd Aug, Wed 10th Aug, Thu 18th Aug from 3pm until 5pm
Wed 3rd August - Short Game Skills
Wed 10th August - Controlling the golf ball
The 18th August - Driver and fairway woods
Cost to juniors: £10 per session or £20 for all three sessions.
Academy coaching For our younger players Adam will be running coaching on the first four Tuesday evenings in August. The sessions will commence at 6pm and consist of 30 minutes coaching from Adam followed by a 6 hole competition with prizes on the driving range course.
Dates: Tuesdays 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd August 6pm until 7.30 pm
Cost to juniors: £10 for all 4 sessions or £3 per session
Please
contact the Pro Shop to book.
This week we are going to talk about how important it is to always work on your pivot or turn of your body. This is one of the most important aspects of your swing as your turn can have a massive influence on your balance, swing path, centre of strike and club head speed.
We hear all the time 'I want to hit the ball further or be more consistent.' But when we look at their swing, their pivot or balance is all over the place and very inconsistent. Remember if the club head travels at 100mph then the body is only pivoting at 2mph. So to achieve your goals of more consistent golf and longer shots we need to make sure that your swing is as efficient as possible.
To achieve this I would like you to watch the video below and practise this in the mirror at home and on the driving range in between shots. What we are trying to do is get our body to pivot in balance whilst shifting our weight to back foot and into front foot. If you struggle with this exercise then you may need to visit your local physiotherapist to make sure that you don't have any restrictions in your body.
Make this part of your practise every week, not just this week and you will be on the road to seriously improving your golf. It is also a great warm up exercise before you play. This drill It will help your swing to be more efficient due to better balance and pivot, resulting in better strikes from the centre of the clubface and increased club head speed.
Keep practising and if you need any help or would like pointers on how to pivot better please don't hesitate to contact us.
