Saturday, 8 October - Monthly Medal Final and Subsidiary Medal - Click here to enter
Tuesday, 11 October - Ladies EWGA Medal
President's Putter Knockout
Congratulations to Bob Anderson who won the President's Putter singles knockout. Bob beat Andy Wells 6&4.
Club Championship
Congratulations to Harrison Peck who won the Club Championship with a score of 142 (68+74). Mike Troup came second with a score of 150 (72+78).
Mike Davies took the nett prize for Sunday's competition.
Fourball Knockout
Congratulations to the holders Luke Foden & Harrison Peck who defended their Fourball Knockout Title against Nigel Pugh and Chris Edwards on a glorious Sunny October Sunday.
September Monthly Medal (Rearranged)
Originally abandoned due to bad weather, last month's medal competition saw some excellent scoring. Alan Adams won Division 2 and the overall competition with a fantastic score of 63. Runner up in Division 2 was Chris Regan with a 64.
Division 1 was won with a 64 on a card play off by Andy Wells, with Paul Penney runner up.
The Captain also presented prizes for the August monthly medal, results for that were as follows:-
Division 1 - winner Mike Troup - 66, runner up Matt Spiller - 67
Division 2 - winner Paul Grundy - 68, runner up Andrew Boyle - 68
FootJoy Shirts - Further reductions
We have now reduced the remaining FootJoy shirts - now 30% OFF all shirts - come in store today to take a look or click here to find out more.
Winter Special Offer - Now is the time to stock up on Titleist Pro V1's
We have just started a new Titleist Pro V1 promotion - you can buy two dozen balls for £60 , giving you a massive saving.
There are limited stocks available, so come in store to pick up yours soon.
How far should you turn my shoulders in the backswing?
This week I thought I would write about how much shoulder turn you need to make in the backswing. I commonly hear people say "I have been trying to make a big shoulder turn".
It is surprising to most people that the majority of PGA tour players only turn their shoulders between 74 and 86 degrees in the backswing. Any further than this leads to an inefficient golf swing. I have used Ian as an example below.
When Ian first started having lessons with me his shoulder turn was 112 degrees. Yes, he is very flexible but this over rotation in the backswing was making it impossible for him to rotate his hips and shoulders efficiently in the downswing leading to excessive hand and arm manipulation.
As you can see in the "after" picture on the right, Ian has now shortened his shoulder turn to 93 degrees, which is still more than we would ideally like, but already we have seen big improvements in the efficiency of his body rotation in the downswing.
Efficient body rotation will vary massively between people. One of my students Mark, has had to shorten his shoulder turn to nearly 60 degrees to encourage more body rotation in the downswing. Best of all he has done this without having to sacrifice distance, he has actually gained some.
If you would like to find out more about what is the most effective way for you to rotate your body during the swing, please
click here to book a lesson or call 01625 586200 (Ext 2). We offer an introductory lesson for
£9.99 for all new customers.
It didn't disappoint
Apart from the comfortable 17-11 score line in the Americans' favour, the 2016 Ryder Cup didn't disappoint. From the USA's Friday morning whitewash to McIlroy and Reed's enthralling ding-dong encounter on Sunday, we were treated throughout the three days.
"I've never seen golf of this quality before"
"We are watching golf you can only dream about"
These were just a couple of plaudits from the commentators during Sunday's play, one of which was from Ryder Cup veteran and 2014 Captain Paul McGinley. The level of golf really was that good. Take Garcia and Mickelson's titanic battle for example; they were a combined 14-under-par for their round - that's a scintillating 58.
Pressure? What pressure?
In what can only be described as a cauldron of emotions, the atmosphere was on the edge all week. Fist-pumps, heckling and shushing aside, the players' ability to produce their best golf in that situation was amazing and is something we can all learn from.
The key to performing under pressure - whether that's the Ryder Cup or in our Monthly Medal - is to have a consistent pre-shot routine. It is probably one of the most overlooked parts of the game, but it really will help to keep you calm and focused no matter the situation.
What's your pre-shot routine?
Come and speak to one of the team, or get in touch here for a lesson.