Plug the gap in your bag
These day we sell drivers, fairway woods and hybrids easily but when it comes to wedges people almost see it as there's no need to bother.
Do you know that 80% of golf is played from 100 yards and in so wedges and putters are so important to your game to lower your scores.
So what loft should I have on my wedges?
This is a question I get asked frequently. The answer is it all depends on the loft of your pitching wedge.
In the old days a pitching wedge had between 46 to 47 degrees so a 52 degree wedge was perfect. Now look below at current lofts.
TaylorMade PW 43.5 degrees
PING G Series PW 45 degrees
JPX 900 hot metal PW 45 degrees
Titleist AP1 PW 43 degrees
If we look for increments of 4/5 degrees per club you can see that gap wedges these days are generally 50 degrees.
So what is bounce on a wedge and how does that effect me?
Bounce angle is an indication of how much the sole, or bottom-most part, of the club head lifts the leading edge.
Depending on how you swing and your angle of attack will determine the bounce.
So how can we help find you the perfect wedges for your bag?
What we would do first is to find how far you hit your wedge using the launch monitor and then gap around that. We would also analysis your swing for your angle of attack for the bounce.
We are a Vokey wedge fitting centre
We have 18 Vokey wedges for custom fitting and with having the GC2 we can match all your yardages and spin rates to get you the perfect wedges for your game.
More clinics coming this year
This year we will be running more specialised clinics for all newsletter readers. We will be running a clinic a month through the summer and each clinic will concentrate on a certain department of the game.
If you would like to book yourself into one of my clinics please contact the shop or email me.
Please see dates on the poster.
Any questions please pop in the shop and ask.
I hope you can attend these clinics.
Re arranged date
Please make a note in your diaries that my golf day has now been moved to the 11th May. It's still a Thursday and it's a great day to celebrate the shop and also the golf club so I really hope you can make the day. Please come into the shop for entry forms.
We have tee times from 9.30am right through until 2.30pm. We have had 8 teams enter already so be quick to avoid disappointment.
New junior academy starts this weekend.
Our new junior academy will start this Saturday with 3 classes every Saturday and 1 on Sundays.
We hope to get around 50 children in the academy during the summer and convert 10/15 to members.
No need for clubs. No dress code. All we need is you!!!
Meet outside the pro shop 10 minutes before the session
10am until 11am £5 per person
4 years old to 8 years old
9.45am until 11.15am £20 per 4 week session
8 years old until 12 years old
11.30am until 1pm £20 per 4 week session
13 years old until 16 years old
We hope you can give golf a go.
If you want anymore information please contact me on Shop 01562 740090 mobile 07900987503
So what's new and happening in the shop?
The new Srixon Z Star. Buy a dozen for £40 and get a free sleeve worth £10 and also £1.50 of the sale goes to prostrate cancer.
The new FootJoy clothing has come in and looks amazing. We have a beautiful display so pop in and see what you think.
Biggest and best performing woods on the market. The TaylorMade M collection is now in stock and all heads and shafts are in the studio for fittings.
Titleist ball offer. Buy 3 dozen and get a dozen free. Must be personalised. A great way to stock up for the summer.
Do the shoes fit right?
Do you realise that 7 out of 10 golfers wear the incorrect shoe size for their feet. They buy bigger because of the width or because they have a high in step. We now fit shoes like we would a driver. If your paying good money for shoes they need to fit right so they last longer.
We will be doing a exercise over the next month and asking people if we can see if the shoes their wearing are the correct size. If you are wearing the exact correct size then you get a free pair of socks. Easy really!
So next time your in the shop and we ask if we can measure your feet you might get a £10 pair of socks free.
Take a look at our shoe fitting wall in the shop.
