| 22nd
February 2007
Greetings from Duncan,
Chris Gill
Chris continued his run of success in the Devon
PGA Medal at Churston Golf Club. Chris missed
out by one shot finishing third, and closed the
gap on Jon Langmead at the top of the Order of
Merit with only two events left.
Booking System
Having trialled the non-booking system for the
past couple of months and taken on board all
feedback, we have now reviewed the system. Members
can now book three days in advance for social
golf and as far in advance as they want for Winter
League matches and Mixed Stablefords. Non-members
are now able to book in advance, as long as the
fee is paid in full. For more information click
here.
Caption Competition
Congratulations to Stephen Davies who wins last
week’s caption competition with ‘I
said. Nooooooo it's still closed. Can’t
you see the rain…. dummy!’ Steve
wins a sleeve of the brand new Pro V1 balls.
Travel Tip of the Week Brought
to you by Imagina Holidays: ‘Meet & Greet’ Airport
Parking
There’s enough hassle and stress in arranging
a holiday so this week let us eliminate the airport
car parking from your list! Normally after a
long and stressful drive to the airport, you
have to find the off-site car park, check your
car in and get the transfer to the airport which
could add on another 45 minutes before your check
in time.
So why not take the hassle out of parking your
car and treat yourself to the ‘Meet and
Greet’ service.
You will be met outside your departure terminal
by a uniformed driver who will take your car
to a secured car park whilst you are away and
then will return it to you upon your arrival
ready for you to drive home as soon as you have
collected your luggage. Saves a lot of time,
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Enjoy the read.
Regards,
Duncan
GOLF SCHEDULE
Saturday 24 February
Mixed 9 Hole Stableford
book your own times
Monday 26 February
Monday Group 10am
Tuesday 27 February
Seniors’ 9 Hole Stableford 10am
Wednesday 28 February
Ladies’ 9 Hole Stableford 10am
Thursday 01 March
Mixed 9 Hole Stableford 10am
IN YOUR SHOP
New to the Pro Shop!
The new Callaway golf shoe range
£79.99
New shoes from Hi Tech
Cobra men’s, ladies & seniors range
now in stock!
IN THE MAIL THIS WEEK
In the mail this week I have included some fitting
success stories of customers that I have helped
to fit and give my advice on members and their
fairway woods. Please phone me or call in to
the shop if you need any advice on your technique,
clubs, grips or if you have any other questions.
What They Should Have In Their Bag
To emphasise the points I have been making about
your selection of Fairway Woods I have looked
into the bags of 3 of our members. Below I have
published what they are doing right and the small
adjustments that they could make.
Ben Martin - Handicap 3
Ben is a good player with a fast swing speed,
so I fitted Ben with a Titleist 906F2 15 degree
three wood with a Y7 stiff shaft. A combination
of higher loft and the Y7 shaft make this an
easy club to control and shape.
Paul McGlinchey - Handicap 12
I would recommend that Paul uses a Mizuno F50
fairway four wood with a Grafalloy Prolaunch
shaft. I recommend this because Paul is very
tall and hits the ball extremely straight with
the driver, so he can use this as a fairway wood
as well as a control teeing off club.
Lee Johnston - Handicap 17
My recommendation for Lee would be a Cobra seven
wood with the M-Speed shaft to suit Lee’s
build. Lee needs help launching the ball and
this would be easier with the softer shaft and
extra loft on the seven wood.
I hope you found that interesting. It certainly
highlights how each of our guinea pigs needs
a different club selection. Want me to review
your choices? Then come into the shop or mail
me on duncan.arnold@foremostgolf.com.
Fitting Success Stories
Making sure that a member has the correct golfing
equipment is one of our key roles as PGA Club
Professionals. Here are the stories of some of
the people who I have helped with fitting…
The successes of all three golfers (shown alongside)
have materialised from club fitting sessions.
Doug Arnold changed his irons from traditional
steel to lighter graphite shafts to improve his
distance.
We also fitted him with thicker
grips and changed the lie angle by one degree
three months before his success in the English
Seniors’ Championship.
Doug commented that his distance improved but
the biggest improvement was his control of distance
with the thicker grips.
Ben Martin is further proof
that club fitting can lead to success on the
course. Ben was lucky enough to come with me
to a Titleist club fitting workshop where we
were shown their new range of shafts and how
to calculate which is best for each individual
golfer. After this Ben came back and used our
demo equipment to find the correct driver for
him which immediately lowered his handicap
and got him into the Devon’s
Men’s team and won a Devon Order of Merit
title.
Neil Vaughan came for a
wedge fitting. Neil wanted to lower his scores
and he felt the best way was to improve his
short game from 100 yards in. When checking
Neil’s equipment we found
he had a big gap between his pitching wedge (loft
48) and sand wedge (loft 56). Tour professionals
have a gap of four degrees in their wedges, and
most carry three – a gap wedge of 52 degrees,
a sand wedge of 56 and, depending on the course,
maybe a lob wedge of 60 degrees. In Neil’s
case we fitted him a gap wedge and his success
recently speaks for itself.
Custom fitting doesn’t have to mean a completely
new set of clubs. By analysing your strengths
and weaknesses it’s possible to adjust
and make small changes to your set or equipment
which will have a huge impact on your success
on the course. Simple changes like thickness
of grip can sometimes be enough to revolutionise
your game. Come to Hele Park for your club MOT!
Convinced yet?
Playing with equipment which
isn’t fitted
to you as an individual immediately puts you
at a disadvantage. Even if equipment has been
bought elsewhere the club professional should
always be available to give personalised equipment
and product advice with regard its suitability
and a course of action if it is not. Contact
me on duncan.arnold@foremostgolf.com if you’d
like to discuss fitting.
Have a great week and good luck to all of you
playing this weekend.
Regards
Duncan |
