Good afternoon golfers, we hope you are well and look forward to seeing you all soon now that the golf season has started. The forecast is for a mild weekend which will make a pleasant change!
The PING fitting day on Wednesday went really well with many PMGC members trying out the new PING ranges, including the new Ladies Rhapsody range and the new G30 LS Tec driver. If you couldn't make Wednesday and would like to try the new ranges please contact us to book a fitting as we have an extensive demo range.The next demo day at PMGC is on the 31st March with Callaway. We have some fitting appointments available, please click here to contact us to book.
If you have been in the the shop today you will have noticed we have had a bit of a change up recently. This is to accommodate the new ranges of Callaway clothing which has a great selection for gents, and Daily Sports which is a ladies only brand. This is the first time we have stocked Daily Sports, the range is fantastic offering some great products, we are sure you'll be very happy with the new selection! We now have the new PING bag range in the shop too. We have new ranges from Under Armour, Galvin Green and Sketchers due to arrive any day now, so watch this space!
Ladies March Weekend - Medal played on a very tough day- 1st Linda Gill Nett 80
March Weekday Medal - 1st Karen Trevor Nett 66- well done Karen great score!
Mens Midweek Medal - The first medal from the white tees this year was played on Thursday in breezy conditions and I'm sure the course was playing long after playing from the forward tees for a few months!
Standard Scratch 75 (+4)
Division 1- Ted Dunn 77-6= 71 nett
Division 2- David Greggs 86-11= 75 nett
Division 3- Mike Austin 110-28= 82 nett
There was only 3 twos worth £10 each!
Ball lottery - Glenn Stanley won the weekly Pro V1 draw with number 43. Pop into the shop for your chance to win a dozen Titleist Pro V1s for a £1
200 Club
1st - Helen Long, 2nd- Charles Gunn, 3rd- Biddy Bruce
Coming Up Sunday - Winter League 7.45am-11.40am
Monday - Greens Maintenance
Tuesday - Greens Maintenance
Wednesday - Greens Maintenance
Thursday - Seniors Stableford both tees 8.30am
Friday - Nothing in diary
Saturday - Nothing in diary
Sunday - Mens Mail On Sunday Vs Gedney Hill 10.30am-11.45am
The sign up sheets for upcoming matches and competitions are starting to appear on the notice boards, please keep an eye out and put your name down for some! Here are a few that are up now:
Just a reminder for everyone who bought the pre season lesson package, the lessons need to be used by the 1st April.
MOT dates - get your swing and clubs checked for free before the start of the season. We only have a few appointments left. Click here to book now!
Now we are back on the longer tees, distance off the tee is going to be crucial to make sure you can reach the long par 4's and par 5's. So how can we improve our distance? There are four power sources in the golf swing:
the wrist
arms
body rotation
weight shift
We need to make sure that we utilise all of these in order to hit the ball to our full potential.
I suggest this week that you try making some practice swings with your driver, firstly make sure you are not gripping the club too tightly! Then make a backswing, making sure that you get some weight over onto your back foot, then swing to a full finish as fast as you can, whilst maintaining your balance. You should here a swish of the club at the bottom where the ball should be or just after the ball, with your weight now on your front foot facing the target. Repeat this a few times and then try hitting some balls, without too much attention to the direction of the shot. There is no substitute for club head speed in the golf swing. Next week we will explain how to harness this club head speed and straighten those shots up.
