Captains Day Start sheet
The start sheet for the re scheduled Captains Day is now up in the Men's locker room. The Captains Away weekend sheet is also there.
The Away weekend this year is at Oulten Hall in Leeds, which is a fantastic venue with an excellent hotel. The trip is only £99 and will include 2 rounds of golf, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast.
Bad Weather Strikes Again
The bad weather of 2016 continued to play havoc with the men's competition schedule. This week it was the millennium trophy that had to be postponed. We are looking for alternative dates to replay this event and are looking at the possibility of running some competitions on a Sunday to catch up.
British Open Sweepstake
The British open sweepstake still has some squares remaining; get your name down in the shop before Sunday.
Gaining Distance Blog
This week - Stretching
Last week I told you that 3mph had been gained on my driver club head speed, this doesn't sound a lot but it is definitely noticeable on the course. Being able to turn through the ball better has allowed me to hit the ball higher and further.
Like most of you, getting time to stretch isn't realistic, so I have just put together a couple of stretches you can do before a round to make sure you are warm and ready to go.
These are the same stretches I have been doing for the last 2 weeks. As always in golf, simplicity is the key.
Trunk Rotations
1. Stand with a shoulder width stance. Place a club on your shoulders holding it at either end.
2. With knees slightly bent, bend forward from the waist slightly (as though adopting the swing posture).
3. Turn from side to side aiming to get the ends of the club directly in front of you with each turn.
4. Complete a total of 15-20 full swings.
Hint - when performing this stretch, try to keep your hips static, as the separation between your hip turn and shoulder turn is where power is created.
Standing Shoulder Stretch
1. Stand with a shoulder width stance and place both hands on the end of the club.
2. Lean forward keeping your back flat until you feel a stretch in your shoulders.
3. Hold for 10 seconds and relax. Repeat a total of 3 times.
Swinging with weighted club or 2 clubs
Using either a weighted club or 2 clubs held together perform 10 complete swings.
However, rather than stopping between each swing, it should be one continuous motion.
For example, start with a back swing into a full follow through and immediately from the finish position take the club into the back swing position (as though you are swinging in reverse).
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£10 polo shirt trade in
This week we have the shirt trade in running on selected shirts.
Do you have an old polo shirt at home that you would not dare let anyone see you wearing on the course for fear of ridicule and embarrassment?
Well fear no more.
If you bring that shirt in to us at the pro shop we will take it off your hands and give you £10 OFF any shirt in store...
We have a great selection of polo shirts in store at the minute, so bring along any old polo shirt next time you're at the club and treat yourself to nice new one.
Click here to find out more about our fantastic shirt ranges.
