Jonnie Cliff

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, in this week’s mail we have some great Christmas promotions, we look how to maximize distance with your irons, and we highlight all our upcoming coaching opportunities. Enjoy the read!

Shop news

Your favourite promotion is back

We know how much our members love our Christmas promotion on Titleist golf balls, so we're delighted to say it's up and running once again this year. It's pretty simple: click on the link below to be taken to our website where you can order your personalised Titleist balls (any ball within the range), enjoying FREE delivery to our shop so that you can collect them at your convenience.

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Titleist Xmas Ball Personalisation - Option 3

What will you put on yours?

As we edge towards Christmas, it's time to start thinking about the presents that you'll buy loved ones this year, as well as the gifts you'd like to receive yourself. The perfect option could be a dozen personalised Srixon golf balls, which is available on every ball model in its range. Simply order on our website and collect in-store at your convenience.

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Srixon Xmas Ball Personalisation - Option 3

Motocaddy Christmas special Offer

Buy any S series trolley with lithium battery and receive a FREE golf bag worth up to £199.99. And this offer keeps getting better because if you buy S3 PRO or S5 CONNECT there is £50 off the trolley too!

Click here to find out more.

Fitting news

How to maximize distance & control with your irons...

Do you have difficulty stopping the ball on the green with your approach shots? Do you not achieve enough spin and the ball often runs through and over the back of the green? If this describes you then you may want to think about investing in some new irons.

Last week Sue booked in for a fitting with Mike. Sue has always been a relatively straight hitter however after seeing her hit a few shots it was apparent that the clubs she was using were not producing an optimal ball flight for her swing.

Current 7 iron before – As you can see from Sue’s ball flight, she was launching her current 7 iron extremely low with very little spin.

Rogue 7 iron after – Not only was she able to achieve a straighter ball flight, she also achieved a higher launch, more spin and more distance!

Let’s take a closer look at why Sue was able to achieve such amazing results by examining the number below in a little more depth.

Purple = Sue’s old 7 iron

Green = Callaway Rogue 7 iron

Club speed, ball speed & smash factor

Club speed is the speed that the club is traveling through impact. What is surprising to see is that Sue is actually swing her new irons slightly slower however her ball speed and smash factor have increased significantly. Smash factor is calculated by dividing ball speed by club speed and relates to the amount of energy being transferred into the golf ball at impact.

Launch angle, height & landing angle

As you can see, Sue is able to launch the new Rogue irons much higher (Launch angle) leading to more height and her shots. This also leads to a better landing angle which will enable her to have more control on her shots into the greens as she will now be able to land the ball softly on the green with more spin rather than seeing her shots run over the back of the green.

Carry & total distance

Because Sue was able to achieve a better launch angle and total height with the new Rogue iron this resulted in an extra 11 yards carry and 8 extra yards in total.

Booking in for a custom iron fitting is the key to maximizing your distance and increasing control on your approach shots to the green.

Click here to learn more about custom fitting.

Coaching news

Upcoming Winter Workshop: Master your putting pace & alignment

Due to a late call off Mike has one space left for you to attend his putting workshop on Sunday 11th November at 10am.

The focus of this workshop to help you improve your pace and alignment.

You will also have the opportunity to use our TrackMan to track your entire putt giving you instant feedback on both your pace and alignment.

In this 2 hour skills based workshop, you will learn:

• Why distance control is more important than you may think
• How to save shots on the course by eliminating 3-putts
• The secret to launching the ball on your intended target line

Sunday 11th Nov - Putting Pace & Alignment (10am) – [ONLY 1 PLACE LEFT!]

Click here to book your place.

Upcoming Winter Workshop: Pitching & Short Game School

Transform your short game and your whole approach around the greens by attending Duncan’s upcoming pitching and short game school on Sunday 25th November at 10am.

The focus of this workshop is to help you build confidence around the greens and to help you install a more creative approach to your short game.

You will also have the opportunity to use our TrackMan to track your entire pitch shots giving you instant feedback on your technique.

In this 2 hour skills based workshop, you will learn:

• Why strike quality is the key to better distance control
• How and when you should use different clubs for different shots
• The anatomy of a tour pitch

Sun 25th Nov - Pitching & Short Game (10am) with Duncan Anderson – [ONLY 6 PLACES LEFT!]

Click here to book your place.

Future Winter Workshops

Our Winter Workshops are designed to help you improve every aspect of your game before the start of the 2019 season.

Each Workshop runs for 2 hours and will focus on a particular area of the game. Workshops can be booked individually and you are welcome to attend as many as you like.

• Sun 11th Nov - Putting Pace & Alignment (10am) with Mike McNally – [ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT!]
• Sun 25th Nov - Pitching & Short Game (10am) with Duncan Anderson – [ONLY 6 PLACES LEFT!]
• Sun 2nd Dec - Ball Flight & Impact Factors (10am) with Mike McNally
• Sun 16th Dec - Putting Psychology & Green Reading (10am) Duncan Anderson

Click here to learn more and book your place.

Ladies on Course Lessons

Play 7 holes on the course with the Pro in a fun and relaxed learning environment.

• Mon 12th Nov (1pm) with Mike McNally – [ONLY 2 PLACES LEFT]
• Mon 19th Nov (1pm) with Duncan Anderson – [3 PLACES AVAIALBLE]
• Mon 3rd Dec (1pm) with Duncan Anderson – [ONLY 1 PLACES LEFT]

Click here to book now.