Welcome to this week’s news down on the Links. It’s been another wet week on the links and now we have a cold spell coming in and with three frost delays already this week, we could be in for a disrupted week of tee times.
Please bear with us when we have frost delays, we will always try to get you out onto the course as soon as we can. It is a beautiful time of year though with the sky’s crimson shades covering the links in the mornings.
Enjoy the rest of this week's read.
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On the Course...
There have been a few competitive rounds still being completed at the club and here are a few of those results for you to look at:
Warren:
Vets Traffic Light Stableford - Robert James - 37 points
Men’s January Medal - Julian Hope - nett 68
Ladies January Stableford - Jenny Spedding - 32 points
Championship:
Ladies January Medal - Pat Donovan - nett 78
Men’s Founders Day Stableford - Bruce Streather - 39 points
Men’s Tuesday Stableford - Tim Hoyles - 38 points
Many congratulations to all our players and a special congrats to Bruce Streather annihilating the field by three points in the Founders Day Stableford. Nice shooting sir.
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Founders Day 2020
For those of you who attended the Founders Day celebrations last Saturday, I am sure you will agree it was a great success. The food was great, the company was superb and the speeches hilarious. I would of loved to have put the video of the speeches up on the social media pages and in here, but I think I may well have got told off. Those of you who attended would know why. Very funny but a bit close to the bone on occasion. Anyone who would like to see the speeches I did record them and I can send you a copy if you would like to see them.
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Many congratulations to all the winners on the evening and a special congratulations to Chris Reynolds and Julie Ballard who won the Mixed Summer Knockout, I neglected to put this as part of the presentation evening, as I am led to believe it normally is. So, a special apology for the mistake to Chris and Julie, I will present it in 2021’s founders alongside the 2020 winners. It seems last week’s movie trailer went down very well, so I have been busy putting together a new one for the 2020 Founders Day, enjoy.
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2020 is your year
What are your goals for 2020? Can we help you to achieve them?
There is plenty of coaching events available to all members so keep your eyes peeled for some great events planned in 2020. One thing we will be doing for the membership in 2020 will be the all-new coaching evenings. Starting in April, the last Friday of every month in the summer will be a FREE coaching evening with all the PGA staff on hand for some coaching and games. The sign up for this will be limited to 30 people and will be completely free. Our Online Booking System will be up and running very soon so you will be able to book in from the comfort of your armchair. We will also be doing a lot more videos for the website this year and in particular coaching hints and tips. So, tell me what would you like to see in these videos? Click here to get in touch.
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Coaching Packages
We still have some Winter Coaching Packages available for all our members, so if you are interested in any of these deals click here for more details and to book. Winter Coaching Improvers Package:
- 3x 1-Hour TrackMan Sessions
- 1x 6-Hole Playing Lesson (Championship Course)
Normally £240 - NOW £175
Short Game Master Package:
- 4x 30-minute sessions on all aspects of short game
(chipping, pitching, bunkers and putting)
Normally £120 - NOW £80
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Improvers Roll-Up
Why not come along to our weekly roll-up sessions to pick up tips, drills, and demonstrations that will help you lower your scores. The sessions run every Tuesday from 10:00am.
Contact James on james@littlestonegolfclub.org.uk if you intend of coming along. |
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Ladies Coffee Mornings
I am delighted to announce Ladies Coffee Mornings will be starting up again on Friday, 31 January.
- £10 per person including coffee
Contact James on james@littlestonegolfclub.org.uk if you are interested in attending.
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Coaching offers
For all of you looking to get better this winter, our assistants have some great coaching deals available. Up until 30 March, both Jake and Mark will be doing some Winter Coaching Packages and are as follows:
- 4x 60-minute sessions for the price of 3 - WAS £160 - NOW £120
- 4x 30-minute short game sessions for £79
To book, click here and I will get them to contact you to organise suitable session dates.
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The Bargain Bag
Having had a chat with a few of you and listened intently to your views, I have decided to try out a new thing in the Pro Shop. The Bargain Bag has been released this week and this gives you, the membership, the chance to sell off some of your surplus equipment.
It works like this. Bring in your club and we will value it for you, we will mark it up for sale in the bag. If we sell it, the shop will take a 30% sellers fee and the remaining money will go onto your bar card. You will find the bag behind the door to the left as you come into the shop and already there are some absolute bargains in the bag ready for you lucky bargain hunters to pick up. This is a trial period and we may not always be able to sell off what you bring in so we may have to return it to you unsold after a period of time. Hopefully another service for our membership that will help clear some of your surplus equipment.
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Are you due an upgrade? We have had the Mavrik driver from Callaway in-store now for a week and the members' response to having a try, has been very positive. With four sales just this week, we can safely say it’s been a great launch of the new product. The Mavrik will sell wonderfully well this year but for 2019 it had to be all about the PING G410. |
The G410 outsold any other driver by three to one last year and it is still a fantastic model for 2020. So, if you are looking for a new bit of distance hardware give me a shout and we can fit you up to a spec that suits you and your game, in no time at all.
The best bit is the Price Match Promise and also a promise that we will not sell you something that doesn’t significantly improve your game. When fitting a driver, I use TrackMan technology to get the fit just right. It’s all very complicated when breaking down the numbers but PING has now designed a table for amateurs and fitters, to get a real idea of what the ideal launch conditions are at a glance.
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On a TrackMan, I can pick up the angle of attack and the ball speed of the shot and get some averages. Once I have this information, I then figure out what the best launch angle is and the spin I would need to get the most distance. As an example, my angle of attack with a driver is plus 2 degrees and my ball speed is around 160. For me to get the most distance I need to be launching the ball at 12.6 degrees with an optimal spin of 2300rpm. Now, the TrackMan can tell me all these figures, all I have to do is try different lofts, head designs and shafts to attain those parameters and voila you have a beast of a driver. Anyone interested in trying the latest equipment, please click here and one of our fitting staff will get you setup with the right stick even if it’s your own that needs adjusting.
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Thanks again for reading this week’s news and I hope to see you all very soon down here on the links. |
January is always an exciting time in the golf industry with new products being launched left, right and centre. For us, there's one product that has us more excited than any other this year and it's Callaway's aptly-named Mavrik driver. |
We're sure you'll agree it looks phenomenal and with three models available - Mavrik, Mavrik Sub-Zero and Mavrik Max - it's vital that you come down to see us in order to find the best option for your game. If you're after more information then click on the image above but if you're already eager to give it a go, use the button below to book yourself in for a fitting with a member of the team. |
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