Hello golfers,

In this week’s email, we recap all the latest news from the club, we look at how important knowing your dispersion is, and bring you the latest from the pro shop. Enjoy the read.

The importance of warming up

It never ceases to amaze me how many of you do not warm up before you go out to play.

Just this week I have had 2 pupils who have come to see me because they feel that they need to get more distance with their shots. This is not that unusual and there are a number of ways in which we could increase the distance you hit your shots, you could of course get yourself down to the gym, change your equipment or golf ball or even have a few lessons to improve your technique. Or maybe you should simply ‘warm up!’

It can’t be that simple I here you say. Well it might not be a silver bullet, but by warming up we have a much better chance of achieving our full potential from our very first shot on the first tee.

If you look at the data from this pupils first 6 shots you can see that after 6 shots their clubhead speed has increased by nearly 10mph. This means that they have gained 25 yards in distance from their first shot to their 6th shot and that might be the difference between carrying the ditch on the first or putting your first shot of the day into the drink! Not the best of starts, I think you’ll will agree!

For some, carrying the stream on our first hole will be the bench mark for success, for others it might be carrying the fairway or even the greenside bunkers on the first hole. Whatever it is, it is proven that it takes at least 10 shots for you to reach your optimum clubhead speed and therefore distance. For those of you who don’t warm up, 10 full shots would get you to the 4th hole before you have warmed up. So wouldn’t it be a good idea to have those first 10 shots in the nets before you start and maybe your score on the first few holes might improve?

So the next time you or one of your playing partners finds yourself somewhere you shouldn’t be on those first few holes remember my tip!

If you would like any help with knowing your distances we do offer a ‘Gap Test’ service where we will measure each of your clubs in turn to give you exact yardages. For more information please just give us a call.

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