Photo Competition 

Throughout the month of August we will be running photograph competition. How this will work is we will be putting a photograph from the golf course up on here and it is your task to try and work out where it is. All the winners will be entered into a draw and 1 lucky winner will win a FREE Cobra bag at the end of the month! 

Easy one to start with… Where on the course am I?

Please click here with your answer.

 

We'd like to start by saying sorry to Matt Sorrigan who shot a nett 65 only to see the comp be abandoned due to bad weather. And then to rub salt in the wound it was reduction only for those who completed their rounds. On a serious note, when bad weather strikes, I will sound the hooter to suspend play. Then you make your way to the clubhouse where a decision will be made. If that decision is to resume play, I will advise how long etc. 

The previous Tuesday the ladies played in the Maud Bason Memorial Trophy. The comp was a foursomes format with 56 entries resulting in 28 pairs. Dorothy Davison and Gill Usher managed a nett 79.5 which was good enough for 3rd place. Jane Campaigne and Margaret Simons carded a nett 76 to come runners-up. But way ahead with a nett 70.5 were Debbie Baker and Sue Beesley. 

Well done to the winners in the ladies comp last week. 

  

Click and Collect 

In case you didn't know already you are now able to shop in the pro-shop online and even buy things we don't stock in the shop. All you have to do is visit my website www.nicksummerfield.co.uk and go on the 'click and collect' icon on the home page. You can then browse and find what you need. When you've bought the item it will then be dispatched to the pro-shop and you can come and collect it. 

Golf Insurance 

GolfCare are currently offering a special deal which includes personal injury should you hit anyone or their property, this may not be covered if you are only insured through your house hold insurance. It may be worthwhile checking.

Sky-Pro 

Award winning piece of kit! 

SkyPro is a new way to improve your golf swing. It is a small sensor that fits imperceptibly below your grip and monitors your club's motion during a swing. This information is then transmitted wirelessly to your smartphone or tablet, which provides instant feedback on key features of your swing. Make practice meaningful, and have more fun too, with SkyPro! 

We have them available in the shop to buy or hire. 

They cost £170 to buy or £10 to rent/hire for a session.

 

How to Keep Dry 

As the weather has been so tragic recently with constant rain falling on us we thought we would do a section this week on keeping dry on the golf course. If you love golf, you will play in the rain. It's virtually impossible not to. Keeping dry can be very important when playing in the rain as if your grips or hands get too wet they can slip and affect the way you make contact with the ball. So when it comes time to man up and play in a downpour, there are many choices you can take to keep yourself dry.

1. Utilise your umbrella 

Your umbrella doesn't just have to keep your head and golf clubs dry you can also use it to keep your towel and gloves dry. If your towel is hanging off your bag it is most likely going to get wet as you are using your umbrella to protect your head, likewise with your glove. Why not try hanging your towel and gloves off the underside of your umbrella, this way they will stay dry and you will always have a towel to wipe your clubs and dry gloves.

2. Use a Rain-Glove 

It's so much less of a pain in the arse to wear rain gloves than it is to worry about the club slipping. I play 10 times better with rain gloves on than I do trying to keep all my clubs dry and thinking about those last few drops of rain that hit my grips before I make my swing at the ball.

3. Towel Over Club Heads 

A little tip to keep your clubs dry is to take a towel and put it over your club heads. This way you won't have to worry about rain getting in your bag and making your grips wet and slippy.

   

4. Water-Proof Bag 

A water-proof bag is nearly essential in keeping your clubs and other gear dry. If normal bags get wet the water will seep through and dampen everything inside from your gloves and towel to your clubs themselves. In the shop we have a number of water-proof bags from Motocaddy, Lynx, Titleist and Callaway.