Welcome back to this weeks newsletter from a ‘dryer’ less rainy Stevenage Golf Centre. This week I was in pro-am action with 3 members from Stevenage Golf Club, Black Friday Pre Sale and final call for unlimited coaching. Enjoy the read. |
Ashridge Pro-Am This week myself, Michael Brown, Nick Fowler and Simon Hinton were in Herts PGA Pro-am action at Ashridge Golf Club. Best two Stableford score from 4, full handicap was the team event and I was automatically entered into the professional Individual event. Shotgun start and I drew us the 6th hole which looking back, apart from the walk out there was a gentle introduction to the golf course, ie we didn’t start on one of the long Par 4’s. We got off to a steady start on the first 4 holes picking up a couple of birdies but all that hard work was |
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undone as we had a disastourous back to back holes on the 10th and 11th where we could only manage 5 points. Which actually put us over par. We rallied well, I made birdie at the par 4 12th before making birdie at the 13th where Michael also made birdie on the par 5 hitting an awesome third shot into 5 feet before rolling it in. We then continued to chip away at the score, Simon making a hatrick of nett birdies in 3 holes, Nick hitting some great drives and ‘nicking’ a few nett birdies of his own and at the end of the round we finished with 82 points a credible 10under par but 8 shy of the 3 teams tied in first place at 90 points. |
In the pro-individual I played quite nicely, I say that with a degree of surprise as I haven’t actually done much work on my own game. I hit 60 balls on Sunday, I did a bit of wedge practice for 30 minutes last Monday but in all honesty not much. What can I put it down to? Well the guys I played with probably didn’t notice but I employed a few of the ‘Be a player’ exercises while I was playing. I had a couple of relatively easy chip shots which can be an achiles heel of mine, sometimes the shot can be seen as too easy and it doesn’t get my full attention. So what did I do? Well for two separate shots on twp different holes I did my practice swings standing on one leg and let my sense of touch take over rather than the technique. There were a couple of longish par 4’s that played slightly longer into the wind and I knew I had to get my drive away, I didn’t want to try and over power the drive and risk getting it up into the wind so I did a couple of practice swings with my eyes shut then tried to replicate that speed and feel over the ball (with my eyes open). |
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I also had a lot of ‘distance wedge’ shots which I know I have shown some of the guys/girls that I teach. A couple of holes I was out of position and had to rely on my wedge game and trusting my yardages was able to save par on two holes from 70 yards. I was also able to make birdie on two holes from 94 and 100 yards using the same technique with my wedges. So it wasn’t all plain sailing but I managed myself in a couple of situations and used my wedge technique in some more areas. Overall I eagled our final hole and managed to end up with a -3 (69) and finished in a Tie for 3rd behind the two eventual winners both shooting an impressive -7 (65) each. Overall a very enjoyable day, some great laughs, some good golf and a good round at a great course. The next Hert Pro-Am is Friday 6th December at Letchworth, £210 for a team. If you are interested in playing, click here and get in touch |
Black Friday Offers - Don't Miss Out! Cobra - Cobra F9 Driver - RRP £349.00, Sale £250.00
- Cobra F9 F/W - RRP £219.00, Sale £160.00
- Cobra F9 Hybrids - RRP £179.00, Sale £130.00
- Cobra FMAX - RRP £250.00, Sale £180.00
- Cobra FMAX F/W - RRP, Sale £130.00
- Cobra FMAX Hybrid - RRP £150.00, Sale £115.00
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Srixon - Driver - RRP £319.00, Sale £250.00
- Fairways - RRP £199.00, Sale £169.00
- Hybrids - RRP £175.00, Sale £150.00
- Utility - RRP £179.00, Sale £150.00
- Combo Iron Set -RRP £800.00, Sale £650.00
- 585 Iron Set - RRP £700.00, Sale £625.00
Odyssey - Strokelabs Putter - RRP £219.00, Sale £150.00
- O Works Putter - RRP £189.00, Sale £130.00
- R Line Putter - RRP £179.00, Sale £120.00
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- Buy 1 Get 1 Free on all Polo's
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- Free Srixon/Cleveland Hat with any Cleveland Putter Purchase worth £20
Don't miss out on these amazing offers, click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more.
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Start Your Plan Now Time is running out for the unlimited coaching offer but there is still time to get on board with myself or Ryan and fill one of the remaining slots. Unlimited coaching between November and March! If you want to play better next season why not start to plan now? If you have a lesson a week, that works out at 21 lessons over the winter breaking down the cost of a lesson to better than half price the sooner you start the better value! If you can squeeze more than one a week even better! These are limited so get in sooner rather than later! Click here and get in touch if you would like more information or to sign-up. |
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Christmas Winter Coaching Packages This week we are also releasing our Christmas/Winter packages and new coaching menu’s (Matt’s will be live from 1st December 2019). Click here to view. The packages are a great Christmas Idea for the golfer in your life and only available to purchase until the 31st December 2019 These are a great Christmas idea for the golfer in your life and some of the vouchers brought last year have only just been completed due to planning the sessions once every ‘X’ amount of weeks and spreading the sessions out. Also with a 6 month expiry date what is not to love. #givethegiftofgolf Available to purchase in the pro-shop or speak to me or email at matthew.bannister@sll.co.uk
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MB Monthly Better Golf Plan I have just released my new coaching menu which is live from 1st December, there are some new pricing and the menu include’s the recently revamped monthly better golf plan. This has been in place for just over a year now and I can confidently say this is working. Milestones are being broken, Personal Bests and handicap reductions are all happening. What is it? For those of you that haven’t seen it before, it is a coaching and practice plan. One lesson and month and range balls included for you to practice with in-between sessions, the use of our technology in the teaching bay, priority booking and much more. Signing up for the monthly plan? now for new and existing clients the first session as we head into the off season will be an on-course assessment to kick off the winter planning and areas of the game need prioritising. And if you follow me on Social Media you will have seen recently I have started my own plan to improve my fitness with the IsoBody Challenge. If you want to keep up to date with my journey make sure to follow me. Click here and get in touch if you would like more information on both or to sign up to plan or speak to me on site |
Is it still too early to talk about it? |
We might be five weeks away from the big day itself, but it won’t be long before radio stations start playing Jingle Bells and this year’s John Lewis ad captures the nation’s attention. When it comes to Christmas shopping, we have a fantastic selection of stocking fillers available in the pro shop and even more ready to be purchased on our Click and Collect website. |
From headcovers to sweaters and even the old traditional gift of socks, you’ll be able to find exactly what you’re looking for through us. You might even spot something you want adding to your list of gifts this year! |
So, why not take some of the stress out of the chaotic high street shopping by doing yours with us? If you order by 2pm on Friday 20th December, we can guarantee it’ll be delivered to us in time for you to pick up before Christmas. |
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