Andy Thorpe and Adam Chamberlain

Hello Golfers,

We hope you are all well and enjoying some well overdue sunshine! It has been a busy week at the Club, the course maintenance went well and the course is in great condition! Enjoy this week’s newsletter.

Coaching news

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Let’s kick off the season together!

Due to the terrible start of to the year, we are doing something different, and turning May into the ‘official’ start of the season! We have a series of group coaching sessions designed to help you to play better golf this season.

Group coaching offers a great way to pick up some individual technique, advice, as well as practicing with likeminded golfers.

1. Ladies Group Coaching- 2nd May, 10am-12pm, £15 per person, 6 spaces

2. Circuit Training for Kids, 5th May, 1.30pm-2.30pm, FOC, 12 spaces

3. Beat the Course (course management), 7th May 6-8pm, FOC, 10 spaces

4. Long Game Clinic, 9th May, 6.30pm-8pm, £5 per person, 10 spaces

5. Studio Taster Session, 12th May 12.30pm-3.30pm (1 hr per person), £20, 3 spaces

6. Short Game Clinic, 18th May, 6pm-8pm, £15 per person, 6 spaces

7. Studio Taster Session, 23rd May 6pm-9pm (1hr per person), £20, 3 spaces

8. Putting Clinic, 24th May 6.30pm-8pm, £15 per person, 6 spaces

All sessions include video recaps and session notes on Coach Now (formally Edufii) and are for all levels of golfers. There will be a minimum of two coaches for each event.

To book a space or for more information please contact us here.

Upcoming events

Coming up

Friday - Ladies vs St Neots,1:30pm – 2:15pm
Saturday - H/Cap Lge v Collingtree, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Saturday - Junior Match v Costessey, 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Sunday - Terry Barnes Cup, 8am – 2pm
Monday - Greetham Valley Seniors, 9:45am – 11:45am
Tuesday - Ladies Medal, 9:30am – 11:30am

Callaway Fitting Event - Thursday 3rd May 11am-3pm. We only have a few spaces left, get in touch to book!

AimPoint Clinic - Friday 11th May, 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm

Competition results

Men’s Victory Cup Qualifier 2018

1st - Nolan Sewter & Dave Holbrow = 43pts

2nd - Lee Talbot & Gary Noye = 42pts

3rd - James Piggott & James Horwood = 42pts

Junior news

Easter update

It was a busy junior Easter period although disappointingly the scheduled matches against Kings Lynn and the seniors fell victim to the dreadful weather.

We made a great start to our defence of the Cambridgeshire Friendly Cup winning at Gog Magog with Charlie Armitage and Kai Raymond holding their nerve to win in a sudden death playoff to decide the tie. Next up Ely City away in May.

The next day at Northampton in the first round of the RBL National knockout, Harry Smith birdied the last to force another sudden death nail biter. In near darkness Kai and Euan just lost out to a strong Northampton Girls team featuring several County players.

Meanwhile we had two other teams in the RBL making winning starts. Our girls’ team had a very good win against last year's beaten semi-finalists Greetham Valley. With Shivani stuck in heavy traffic on the A47 and unable to make the tee off time, super sub Ellie Mae Horsted stepped in at the last minute and played awesome golf with Michelle Pringle to secure a one hole win. Sister Emily and Hannah Talbot completed the victory 5 up. On the same day our A team stormed to a 15 up victory against Gog Magog in the RBL with Hamish Leeds impressing with a near flawless display.

Well done to all who represented the club over Easter and looked very smart in our new team shirts courtesy of local company Marmalade (specialists in Insurance for Young Drivers).

Jade Roberts is in fine form with a nett 65 to win the Junior Medal and Jade has now reduced her handicap from 45 to 10 in less than three years.

Finally well done Shivani Karthikeyan for winning the Keith Bass Trophy in horrible wet and cold conditions, just nudging out Megan Chandler on countback.

Pro's news

Always learning

Sam had a day of putting with Mike Kanski (Phil Kenyon/Swash putting) at Formby Hall Golf Club yesterday, discussing everything putting. You can’t beat learning from the best!

Coach Now - How do you track your progress?

Many of you have lessons or have had with us, and something we use is Coach Now (formally Edufii) for lesson recaps, notes, tracking progress and much more.

It is an invaluable tool we use on a daily basis with our players on our coaching packages. If you are looking to play better golf this and want to ensure your hard work pays off, get in touch!

Let’s play golf!

We need players for a Pro-Am next week at Wellingborough, if you fancy playing get in touch here.

Shop news

One week left to take advantage

It's been great seeing so many of you take advantage of our latest promotion. Whether you want to stock up on balls for the season ahead or simply want one dozen FREE, now is the perfect time to get yourself sorted as we're offering you four dozen for the price of three on personalised Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.

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The 3rd generation is almost here

Landing in-store early next month will be the brand new XR Speed driver and fairway wood from Callaway. The main attribute of the range is the increase in speed, which ultimately leads to greater distance – something we are all looking for. With ladies and men’s options available, click on the button below if you want to be one of the first golfers to try it out.

A change in distance

The changes to the Rules of Golf are fast approaching with 2019 now less than nine months away, so we thought we’d take a closer look at one common rule that’s getting a makeover.

Change of procedure when taking relief
When taking a penalty drop from a lateral water hazard, one option available to you is to drop a ball outside the hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole.

Under the new rule (17.1c), from 2019 you’ll need to use the longest club in your bag (other than a putter) to measure one club-length or two club-lengths depending on the situation.

The other alteration comes when dropping the golf ball. At present, you must drop your ball from shoulder height when taking relief, but this will change to knee height from 2019.

Let us know your thoughts by getting in touch below.

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Are you a V or X?

When it comes to golf balls, there are two questions we hear on an almost daily basis, both concerning Titleist’s Pro V1 and Pro V1x. So we thought we’d take this opportunity to let you all know the answers...

What’s the difference between V and X?
Both of the Pro V1 balls are designed to provide long and short game performance, but there are subtle differences from tee-to-green.

While both feel soft, the Pro V1 is a little softer and has a penetrating flight that delivers more roll from the tee, whereas the Pro V1x feels firmer and flies higher.

Which one should I play?
If it’s a straight shootout between the Pro V1 and Pro V1x, then you’re going to benefit from distance, control and feel either way.

Both models are used on tour by players such as Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, but it really comes down to your personal feel preference and which characteristics suit your game, which we can discuss during a ball fitting.

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Seen something you like?

We understand the convenience of shopping online, which is why we have our own Click and Collect solution in place.

It houses lots of the latest golfing products to hit the market, including stuff that we don’t stock in-store, all of which you can purchase online and collect from us in-store at your leisure. Click on the button below to explore our range.

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Video of the Week

Improving your short game is a sure-fire way to lowering your handicap, so investing in new wedges that are perfectly suited to your swing is a must. Watch this video as Foremost TV takes a closer look at the new Vokey SM7 wedges that have recently arrived in-store.

Have a great weekend, happy golfing!

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