Greetings golfers,

Welcome back to the latest edition of our newsletter. It's official we are no longer in British Summer time and the days have now become shorter. Don’t let that stop your golf, remember we have 2 late nights on the range Tuesday and Thursdays and our teaching bay is totally weather proof so there are no excuses to not keep your golf going through the winter at Stevenage Golf and Conference Centre.

Pro's play

Last week I had the pleasure of playing at Hadley Wood in the Herts PGA with two Stevenage Golf Members Phil Gregor, David Hatmil as well as Whitehills Member Tom Brosnan. Although the weather forecast was for a dry day we had a strange misty, drizzly day but thankfully fairly calm conditions.

Hadley Wood is a great golf course and a Mackenzie design. The same person who helped design Augusta. Although I haven't played much there, I have some great memories playing Hadley Wood in a couple of pro-ams and especially as I progressed to Final Open qualifying way back in 2005 through playing at Hadley Wood.

As a team we finished at level par with -12 winning the team event. We got very much beaten up on the greens. They were a nice pace for this time of year but the greens are very undulating and that is what fot us in the end. We had a great day and team spirit was great so thank you to my team for the day.

Next week I will be joining Stevenage Members Michael Brown, Simon Hinton and Paul McEwan at Porters Park for the another Herts PGA Pro-am.

If you would like to join myself or Ryan in any future Pro-ams please let us know.

Coaching Packages

In previous editions we have mentioned that winter is a perfect time to get your weaknesses in your game worked on ready for spring. If improving is something you are serious about then maybe the unlimited coaching offer is for you (£349 for unlimited lessons until 31st March)? This is limited to ONLY 5 people.

If this doesn’t sound up your street then I have put in some additional packages that not only complement my standard packages but have the added benefit of gapping sessions. I still believe the general population don’t know how far they really hit their clubs and this session is a great way to bench mark this for when you go out on the course.

If you'd like to book any of the following packages then please click the button below.

Group Playing lessons

One of the best sessions I get greatest feedback on is the playing lessons. Why because it is a ‘Live’ environment and we can see how you play. It is also a great way to see how many shots you could save in numerous ways.

Could you think differently? Could you play a different shot? Hit a different club? Allow for the weather conditions etc?

I include playing lessons in my coaching packages and separately. However to make playing lessons more affordable I am opening them up to groups of 3. For ONLY £20 per person we can arrange a 9 hole playing lesson in groups of 3.

Because of the change in daylight hours it is not something I will put in the diary at a certain time and day, but if this sounds of interest or you can get a small group of 3 together we can plan for a 9 hole playing lesson.

Click the button below to book or ask any questions.

Our Christmas favourite is back

For the next six weeks we’re offering you the chance to enjoy FREE personalisation throughout Titleist’s ball range, including their Pro V1/x - the #1 ball in golf - and their brand new DT TruSoft. Simply order online (click the link below) and get them delivered to store at no additional cost to pick up at your convenience. So whether you’re topping up your own stock ahead of 2018 or buying a present for someone else, this is one not to miss!

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ONE Length Challenge Update

Bit of a mix up last week in regards to getting John’s update so here is a couple of weeks’ worth of his ONE length Challenge:

After another session on the range which made me feel more at ease with the ONE lengths, I played 18 on Saturday. I shouldn’t blame the storm winds, but after losing 2 balls and fishing 2 more out of the river I shot 105, so not so happy.

I cannot blame the irons at all, Woods yes, they were way off from the tee. Back to the range and try harder next week.

Thursday I had a bucket of balls on the range confirming I am getting more consistent shots straighter so happy days. Friday afternoon went out and played the front 9 off the White tees for some experience. I need some driving lessons! Recovered well with the Cobra irons, especially the gap wedge around the green which saved my day.

Ps. My woods are NOT the Cobra woods

Decided to join Stevenage Golf club to make me play more and hopefully improve my game. Went out Saturday behind the last group playing off the white tees. It was a bit cold to start and slow going but managed to get round only losing one ball!

The Cobra ONE length clubs are giving me more confidence over the ball and I am hitting them better (straighter) due to the forgiving technology and that the clubs are the same length, I assume. I scored badly due to bunker shots and wayward tee shots and a few fairway wood disasters. Still looking forward to next week!