Hello golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, this week we talk health benefits playing the game of golf, we reach the business end of the winter competitions with the final on the horizon, and we have some new hardware in stock. Enjoy the read!

Health benefits

Golf has plenty of Health Benefits, I have talked recently about us all making more time to get out on the course and I read a very good article about the health benefits that golf can offer just this week. We all know that golf has tremendous benefits both physically and mentally and offers huge diversity of venues, environments and social interaction opportunities. The fresh air and exercise is obviously very good for us all, in the average round of 18 Holes we will take around 12,000 steps and cover 8 kilometres. I was surprised by how many calories are burned especially by the very small difference between carrying your bag and pushing a trolley, 721 carrying and 718 pushing, it drops to 411 if you use a buggy! Apparently also those people that play golf regularly have a life expectancy of 5 years more than people that don't play golf, there are plenty of reasons there for us all to play more golf.

Final on the horizon

The Winter League and Stableford Series are now drawing to a close, Paul Day and Ian Weller are have reached the Winter League Final and will play either Terry and John Hawkins or Steve and Steffan Brand. Round five of the Winter Series Stableford is this Saturday 10th, please give the shop a call if you would like to play.

Captains Drive In - Sunday 18th February

Entries for the Captain's Drive In are now open for a Shotgun Start at 10am in Fourballs at a cost of £4 per person, please enter in the member’s bar.

Winter Stableford Series 2017/18

There are only two rounds left of the Winter Series now, Malc Wiles is leading the way after four rounds, but there are quite a few players that have only completed three rounds including Michelle Pringle, so the lead could change significantly over the next two events.

Leading Overall Standings after four rounds:

• 1st - Malc Wiles = 134pts
• 2nd - Nigel Brown = 130pts
• 3rd - Michelle Pringle = 111pts

Remaining fixtures:

• Saturday 10th February 2018
• Saturday 17th February 2018

C Team 2018 - Message from Russ

We are pleased to confirm the Thorney Lakes C Team matches for 2018 are now confirmed for starts between March and October. For members wanting to take part in these home and away matches against other clubs, do make contact with this year's C Team Organiser via Russ.harris@ntlworld.com . Russ will send you match details and can talk through the great fun and good spirit of these friendly games that use your club handicap. Match information and Russ' contact details to register interest, are also on the club bar noticeboard and on the match board in the entrance lobby to the changing rooms.

New COBRA F8 Range - Now in Stock

The new 2018 Cobra F8 range is now in stock, the F8 driver has a host of new game improvement and performance features with the first being a CNC Milled face. Cobra say that these new faces are thinner, hotter and more precise offering faster ball speeds and more consistency across the whole face which with the new Dual Roll Technology will help optimize launch and spin for shots that are not hit in the centre of the club. The F8 and F8+ drivers are also very aero dynamic with the introduction of a new crown and sole to increase clubhead speeds and subsequently distance, they both have adjustable lofts and weights to fine tune ball flight.

It is fair to say every manufacturer always claims more distance, accuracy and user ability with their new clubs. I have definitely seen that modern clubs perform much better on those shots that you don't quite middle but the proof is always in the testing which is why we are stocking a vast array of demo clubs across the whole range and offer fittings using our launch monitor. Seeing and testing on the course is the only way forward and if you would like to book a fitting please click below.

Cobra was our top selling fairway wood in 2017 and the new F8 will build on that success with the introduction a new Baffler Rail design to help tackle every lie along with the new aero dynamic features also found in the driver. Cobra now has a very extensive range of clubs to suit every level of golfer with some very exciting innovative designs and products including One Length and the Cobra Connect app which when linked to your phone provides a tremendous amount of data on accuracy and distance.

Book a fitting here.

Stuburt winter boots

The very popular Stuburt winter boots which are available in both ladies & mens sizes are now in stock at £69.99. These boots are perfect to keep your feet dry and warm as the temperatures start to drop.