Hello golfers,

 

I trust you are all well and are enjoying the continued summer weather we are having. It's been another busy week here at the club with lots of you taking to the course and playing some great golf looking at the competition results!

Well done to all those returning good scores and achieving handicap cuts.

Equipment Survey

As some of you may have noticed in my past newsletter, we are now running an equipment survey. This is an online questionnaire that takes no more than five minutes of your time, and it can dramatically improve the service that we offer you. 

By filling out the options, such as the current clubs you have, whether you have had custom fitting experience, and what brands you would be looking to add to your golf game in the future, we can assess what you want, and look to bring the brands that you want to buy in to the pro shop as new stock for the 2015 season. 

If you have a spare 5 minutes, then please click here and fill out this extremely useful survey!



Let us help your game

As a golfer I am sure you are keen to improve your game and reduce your handicap or even obtain a handicap. Myself and my staff are the most qualified people to help you do this. We are trained to the highest standard in custom fitting and coaching the 2 key areas to look at if you really want to improve your golf.

I have managed to help many of you this year by custom fitting you correctly in to product that will undoubtedly help your game.  

Whether it be a set of irons, a driver or even a wedge or putter we have the skill set to correctly fit you in to the correct product to improve your game. Our custom fitting is completely FREE when you make a purchase within one month of your fitting and with our wide range of choice aided by our state of the art GC2 Launch Monitor and Simulator. 



James is running a number of coaching initiatives in the next few weeks so now is the perfect time to find out how to correct any bad shots you are hitting and how to improve your game further.

Here are some dates for the diary: 

Monday 15th of September - Teignagers Coffee & Coaching - Tips on Pitching 
Tuesday 16th of September - Ladies Coffee & Coaching - Tips on Pitching 
Free 5 minute short game fix September 20th Saturday - All day - Based upon putting, chipping and short pitches 

Winter game improvement sessions

4 week course costing £7.50 per session to include a coffee, potential prizes and discount shop vouchers.

Sign up in the Pro Shop The sessions are planned for the following dates: 

Sunday, October 19th 10.30 - 11.30am 
Sunday, October 26th 10.30 - 11.30am 
Sunday, November 2nd 10.30 - 11.30am 
Sunday, November 9th 10.30 - 11.30am 

These sessions will cover the following areas of the game. 
Swing Fixes 
Driving & Fairway Woods 
Short Game 

Posters will be up around the club. Please sign up in the Pro Shop. 

We all need lessons

Even the best player in the world needs regular check points to make sure he is progressing on his intended target. Rory Mcilroy works closely with coaches during the season.

Whether it is a quick swing check or a series of lessons checking in with a golf coach every now and again can stop it getting to the point of quitting. Many times having a lesson when playing great will help cement certain swing thoughts rather than waiting until those low point rounds become customary and confidence is at an all-time low.

James is here to coach full time so whether it's a planned lesson or at the point of desperation he will make sure your improvement comes first. 

Par 18 

This compelling game can be used as a warm up activity, a focused practice routine, or a way of earning money from your playing partners. The concept revolves around getting up and down from varying lies and places around the putting green.

The player would place 9 balls in differing spots around the putting green and aim to get up and down with every ball using a variety of clubs. You have not mastered the game until you get to 18.

Now coming into winter the lies found on the golf course vary considerably compared to the last few months of golf. For short game help, or to a master a shot you are too scared to play book a lesson with James and make this winter a great one for your short game.

 

New addition in the golf studio

This week sees a superb addition to our Launch Monitor and Simulator. The HMT unit is an amazing device which looks at the club head around and at impact analysing the path the club is taking, attack angle, strike point on the club face and much much more!

It really is the ultimate device for improving any golfers technique and understanding of their swing. It also take our custom fitting service to a new level allowing us deeper Anaylasis on what the club is doing at impact and how that can be affected by changing lie angles etc.  

To book your appointment using our HMT system please contact the Pro Shop, or click here

Grip for success

As we approach the winter months, it is essential that you review the condition of your grips. Many of you will not have changed your grips since you have had your clubs so they will be well over due a change. It is a proven fact that poor grip condition can lead to poor golf. One of the key reason is that over a period of time grips lose their traction, they become hard and shiny and can start to slip in the hands when hitting shots. 

As a reaction to this, it is common for a golfer to then increase grip pressure in order to keep hold of the club, which in turn can cause tension leading to poor rhythm and poor timing. We have recently installed a new grip bar in the Pro Shop that allows us to correctly fit you for the best type and size of grip to suit your game. 

Correct grip size is crucial for consistent golf as it allows the hands to control the club head. If the grips are to thin then the hands can work to quickly causing the club head to close and the shots to fly left. If the grips are to thick then the hands can work to slowly leaving the club face open leading to the ball flying to the right.

Next time your at the club why not pop in and talk to us about having some new grips fitted and see what difference it can make to your game.

If you want to book in for a regripping session click here. We will be more than happy to 

Super stroke your way to better scores

As many of you will have seen recently there has been a growing number of players switching to use a Superstroke putter grip. 

The larger grips are designed to encourage a more solid putting stroke helping to eliminate excessive wrist action which is often one of the major causes of inconsistent putting.

If the wrists become too active then this can have major restrictions on the ability to control distance putts and maintain a square club face through impact causing pushes and pulls. 

The Superstroke range of putter grips come in various sizes to suit all golfers, so next time you're at the club, why not pop in to the shop and we can advise you on what size grip to be fitted with.

 

Junior Club Championships

Liam Hanslip is the Junior Scratch and Nett Club Champion for 2014. He won both trophys on Sunday by shooting gross 81 nett 68. Congratulations Liam.

Men's Stableford 

Jim Lee won Division 1 with a superb 42pts with runner up Stuart Goodenough being pipped on count back. Mark Gibbs was top in Division 2 with 39pts beating Roger Carpenter runner up with 38pts. The score of the day belonged to Brenham Mountfield who recorded an amazing 46pts to secure Division 3 from Ian Lake on 41pts. 

Great scoring well done guys!

Ladies President Team

Good luck to our ladies President Trophy team who play their semi final against Okehampton at East Devon on Thursday.

Mens A Team secure title

The men's A team followed their promotion back to Division 1 in the Dartmoor League by being crowned champions after Thurlestone lost to Bovey Castle. Congratulations to Pat Masterson and his team. 

Winter Golf Weekend

Look out soon for more details of our Winter Golf Weekend where there will be FREE equipment checks, FREE re-grips and FREE winter golf tips as well as discounts on our winter clothing lines.

Ryder Cup Match

Our annual Ryder Cup Match is Sunday 21st September and is being run in conjunction with our quiz so it should be a really fun day for all sections. Please see the poster for more details