Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, in this week’s mail we look forward to the Ryder Cup with both teams almost complete, the Captain’s choice take place this weekend, and we offer you the chance to try a Motocaddy for FREE. Enjoy the read!
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Wildcard Wednesday The Ryder Cup is only a few weeks away now and automatic qualifying has finished, the European Team is Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrell Hatton, Rory McIIroy, Francesco Molinari, Alex Noren, Thorbjorn Oleson, Jon Rahm and Justin Rose. By the time you read this Thomas Bjorn will also have selected his four wildcard choices, there is a fair choice of top quality players with Ryder Cup experience which maybe crucial with the amount of rookies that have automatically qualified. Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Rafael Cabrera Bello, Thomas Pieters, Russel Knox, Matt Fitzpatrick and maybe even Matt Wallace, who produced a very impressive finish in winning the last qualifying event at the Made in Denmark, have a chance of a pick. |
The American team is also looking pretty impressive with Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Bubba Watson. Captain Jim Furyk will announce three of his wild card picks this week and one next week. I am sure even though being one of the Captain's assistants, Tiger Woods, will be selected on recent form. I am also sure that Phil Mickelson will be picked. One player that must be in is Bryson Dechambeau who leads the FedEx rankings after winning the last two events, it is always a great event but these two teams look very strong, there is going to be some great golf.
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Pink Medal - 2/9/18 Eddie Gachette 82-14=68 had the best score in Sunday's Pink Medal also taking Division 2 from Barney Shales 91-16=75. Sean Evans 79-10=69 topped Division 1 from Vice Captain Richie Lloyd 81-11=70 with Malc Wiles 97-22=75 securing Division 3 and Ash Anthony 76 was the Best Gross. Division 1
1st - Sean Evans 79-10 = 69, 2nd - Richie Lloyd 81-11 = 70, 3rd - Nigel Bunn 81- 9 = 72 Division 2
1st - Eddie Gachette 82-14 = 68, 2nd - Barney Shales 91-16 = 75, 3rd - John Linskey 93-17 = 76 bb9 Division 3
1st - Malc Wiles 97-22 = 75, 2nd - Russ Harris 95-19 = 76, 3rd - Colin Burton 101-21 = 80 bb9 Best Gross - Ash Anthony 76
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Captains Choice - This Saturday 8th September! Call the shop to book a time... Entries are now open for the Captain's Choice Competition on Saturday 8th September, it is a pairs event and can be booked in the Pro Shop. The format is holes 1-6 foursomes stableford (1/2 combined handicap), holes 7-12 betterbal stableford (90% handicap), holes 13-18 stableford both scores to count (full handicap). Teams can be male, female or mixed, all profits on the day will go to the Captain’s Charity.
Scratch Team end of season party - Friday 28th September The end of season party is to be held on Friday 28th September at 7.30pm, the will be a live band, Zeb Rootz, and a buffet is included. It is FREE if you have represented the Scratch Team this season and £10 per person if not, please see Paul Day or Richie "Scouse" Lloyd for tickets.
Summer Knockouts Singles Semi Finals Stuart Stirling or Stefan Brand vs John Unwin Tom Gillespie vs Paul Day Doubles Final Paul Day & Ian Weller or Jim Dudley & Richie Lloyd vs Terry Hawkins & Jon Hawkins
Scratch Knockout Ash Anthony vs Gav Heaton or Steve Butler Paul Day vs Tom Gillespie
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Cobra One Length - Trial set available Bryson DeChambeau is having amazing success with these clubs, remember every club is the length of a standard 7 Iron, it is a very interesting concept and certainly wort a try. So why not give them a go next time you are at the club or take our demo set out for a trial.
Contact us here to book a set.
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Motocaddy FREE 18 hole trial! Why not try an electric trolley for FREE next time you play? From GPS distances to downhill control, Motocaddy's range of electric trolleys has never been as technologically advanced as right now, you can choose from basic features all the way through to multi functions. The new M-Series compact folding electric trolley is now in stock, this is a great looking and very innovative trolley which folds up with an 11% smaller footprint than the previous model, the new folding system is also a very simple two step operation and the wheels can be inverted to save even more space, making it very "car boot friendly" It is available in M1, M3 Pro and M5 Connect versions and please remember all the Lithium Batteries now have a full 5 year warranty.
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New PING i210 and i500 irons PING have released two new models this week, the i210 replaces the i200 iron and has a larger and softer elastomer insert which activates at impact for improved feel on the i200, the long irons are larger and offer improved forgiveness while the shorter irons are slightly smaller for feel and consistency. The i500 iron is a complete new category and is aimed at the golfer that likes the look of a blade behind the ball but still needs distance and forgiveness, they are constructed in a similar way to metal woods and have a hollow construction, both models are well worth a try and we have demos available for both in our custom fitting section.
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Gapping is vitally important to any golfer. Being able to pick a club out of the bag and knowing exactly how far you can strike the ball will make for more confident shots, as you won’t be constantly wondering if you should club up or club down. |
Not just for wedges
Gapping is often associated with the shorter clubs in your bag, but it's just as important to make sure you pay attention to the gaps between your longer clubs, too. Good gapping would see you have equal gaps between clubs that are no bigger than 15 yards, as displayed in the green illustration below. In contrast, bad gapping would leave you with uneven or large distances between clubs, often over 20 yards or under 10. Having equal gaps throughout your bag will mean you are much closer with your next club, so you won’t have to manufacture shorter/longer swings or hit soft/hard shots, which is where a lot of problems begin. |
Being able to know exactly how far each club goes can be even more helpful if you have a GPS device telling you the exact distance between your ball and the pin. So if you're still guessing how far you hit each club, come and speak to a member of the team. We can guarantee it's costing you shots. |
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