Miles Harding

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, in this week’s mail we talk weather, the Junior Summer Camps get underway, we have the results from the Pro Shop Cup, and we talk about dreaded slow play.

Enjoy the read!

Course news

The rain dance worked!

Well the rain dance certainly worked with Sunday’s perfect rain, words I thought I would never say after the winter we had. Over 12 hours of steady rain saw 33mm in the rain gauge and in two days we were green again and it’s done wonders for the greens. And even better the weather is perfect for golf again, let’s hope this is a long summer.

Coaching news

Junior Summer Camps

Leyon and Gary had a great start to their summer camps with 20 kids on the first day. There are still spaces on the 2nd, 9th and 16th of August so contact Leyon on 07739584142 for more info.

Competition news

Pro Shop Cup

The Pro Shop Cup was a tight affair with the weather keeping the scoring in check. The top three were Tom Hatt on nett 70, second was Nigel Shephard on nett 69 and the winner with an excellent gross 76 giving a winning nett 68 was Jeff Baker. Congratulations to you all.

Slow play

At least once a year I add a paragraph about slow play, it’s an age old golfing problem but one that pops up here again this week, so I would like to share with you my take on it.

Firstly single players, the age old thought that you have no standing out on the course is nonsense! Just let them through or ask if they would like to join you if you are not a 4 ball, don’t be pressured from a single behind you as they will be gone in a flash.

If you have lost a clear hole to the group in front, you must let the group behind through. Take it on the chin, your slower than the group in front and the group behind can fill that gap.

Other little things that can help are leaving your bags to the side of the green nearest the next tee, and remember you are not playing for your supper, you are playing to enjoy it so take your time over your shot and get a wriggle on between them. PS divots and pitch marks next!

Why is there a limit?

We’ve spoken a bit about the R&A and USGA in the past when it comes to the Rules of Golf, but golf’s governing bodies also set the limits when it comes to the manufacturing of golf equipment. This includes inspecting things like groove volumes of wedges, COR on iron faces and head sizes of drivers, which are limited to 460 cubic centimetres (cc).

Why are driver heads limited to 460cc?
This was set when drivers leapt from 250cc in 1995 (the first mass produced titanium drivers) to 500cc in 2002. Improving R&D confirmed that larger heads have a higher moment of inertia (MOI), which means that they twist less as impact resulting in straighter shots. At this point, golf’s governing bodies stepped in to ensure further technology improvements didn’t diminish the skill level needed to play well off the tee.

What are the benefits?
Larger headed 460cc drivers, like the Lynx Black Cat, give you the biggest head possible, which means you can miss the middle of the face now and then and still hit a good shot. This is because they have more room for wider or taller faces, plus a forgiving, higher MOI that adds forgiveness.

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Which option would you choose?

It’s been a fantastic summer of sport so far and golf has certainly played its part, with the US Open and Open Championship both making for fascinating viewing. If you’ve liked some of the stylish clothing worn by the world’s best, be sure to pop in-store for a browse so we can help you re-create the look yourself.

The adidas climachill Stretch polo, as worn by Dustin Johnson here, is just one option for you to choose from. It features breathable and UPF 50+ protected fabric, plus you don’t need to worry about someone else in the club wearing the same shirt as it comes in several different colours, as you can see below.

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Spotlight: Odyssey Red Ball putter

If you’re struggling on the greens with your set-up and alignment, Odyssey has just brought out the perfect putter for you.

The innovative Red Ball in the scope of the putter allows you to easily replicate the correct set-up on every putt - perfect if you're finding it difficult to start your putts on the right line! Is this the answer you've been looking for?

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Video of the Week

Garmin has combined the precision of a laser rangefinder and the simplicity of a GPS device within their latest product, the Approach Z80 laser. If you're in the market for a new device, this review video is a must-see.

I hope you have a great week.

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