Another tricky week of weather for us all the greens are holding up really well you can see that the work Daniel has done has paid dividends. I know the trolley situation is frustrating for some of you that feel you need the electric trolley to get you round Daniel will make the decision as he sees it please check the banner at the top of the online booking system to keep you up to date.




Graham Threlfall have asked me if his new powered trolley is acceptable in these wet conditions ? 


 

Let me try and give you a few pointer on chipping technique in these soggy ground conditions I know a lot of you have been struggling.

When you are chipping under normal, dry conditions, the bounce of your club adds an element of forgiveness. Under "soft" conditions, your club is more prone to dig in to the ground, thus creating the "fat" shot - or you get so wrapped up in avoiding that "fat" chunk, you end up blading the ball - and watch it scream over the green into who knows what. Neither are very fun or helpful to your score. So how do you avoid these? You avoid it by "hitting the ball first" - but not "hitting the ball only." Maybe explain not to "pick" the ball cleanly. Go ahead and be aggressive with the stroke.

Play the ball just a touch further back in your stance, for me that means about half a ball further back. Again, this ensures you contacting the ball first. Then take a little extra lofted club - perhaps a sand wedge rather than a pitching wedge or a lob wedge rather than a sand wedge - " and close the face a little. " Take this out. The delofting of the shot comes from playing a touch back in the stance. Don't want to close or shut down the toe at address and through the shot. May even add about addressing the ball more closely so that the heel is slightly off the ground at address too.

Now, very importantly, the same fundamentals of the short game still apply. Keep your hands in front of the ball and always moving left (for right-handed golfers). Your club can and should contact the ground - only it will after you've hit the ball. The ball will come out lower but will check up for you - I'd suggest practicing this shot to get a good feel for your distances or why not book in for a lesson? But this technique is easy to implement into your game and will help you lower scores when playing on a wet course.


 

Some new potential stocking fillers and a real bargain for you as we have reduced the price of the TaylorMade AeroBurner range of drivers are now £179 fairways are £129 and Rescues are £99.

Aspri golf have produced a nice range of logo groove cleaners pitch forks and markers for us a perfect stocking filler.