This week at Alderley Edge:

Rearranged Simister Cup 4th Round - Saturday, 21 January - Click here to enter 
Gents Winter League - Sunday, 22 January


 

Due to bad weather all competitions were cancelled this week, hopefully there will be better weather next weekend!


 

Bad Weather? Why not try the golf simulator?

With the bad weather this week, the golf simulator has been very popular! Come and try one of 80 different courses for as little as £8 per hour and have some fun with friends. Call us on 01625 586200 (Ext 2) to book.


 

Ladies Group Coaching - Starts this Thursday

For anyone looking to join our ladies group coaching please get in touch. Although both the Thursday and Saturday groups are full I am looking to add another group on a different day. Please call 01625 586200 (Ext 2) for more information.


Junior Group Coaching

My new Assistant Pro has now started his group coaching, currently running on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. For more information, please call the shop on 01625 586200 (Ext 2) or email assistantpro@aegc.co.uk


 

How can you add 25 yards on your irons?

Chris came for a lesson as he wants to make an effort to drop his handicap in 2017. Having played with Chris in the winter league last year, I knew he had a good short game but could do with some more distance and I knew the swing changes we would make would also improve his consistency.

After some initial analysis, we saw that the position of Chris' club at the top of the swing was too upright which led to a steep downswing. This caused a lack of distance and consistency. The K-Vest showed us that the root cause of the problem was a lack of hip turn in the backswing. As you can see in the numbers, Chris was only turning his hips 23 degrees in the backswing.

We started working with the Dynamic Visual Training mode on the K-Vest to help Chris to feel what it was like to turn his hips 35-40 degrees in the backswing.

As you can see in the pictures this allowed him to get the club in a flatter position at the top and also improved the plane of his downswing.

 

These changes had a dramatic effect on his distance numbers too:

6 Iron	Before	After
Av. Club head Speed (MPH)	81	86
Av. Ball Speed (MPH)	110	119
Carry Distance	148	173

If you would like to change your swing like Chris, please click here to book a lesson or call 01625 586200 (Ext 2). We offer an introductory lesson for all new pupils for £9.99.