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Greetings from Steven Cookson
Bletchingley Golf Club - PGA Golf Professional
 

This week we have launched our new website and email newsletter. My team and I hope you like it. This new website and email is fully responsive in design, so irrespective what digital device you are using the content will adjust accordingly, giving a perfect display every time.

This will allow you to read our weekly words of wisdom from the comfort of, for example your sofa, office or even a train. Please click here to visit the new site.

We would love you to explore the website and investigate the tips and drills, product catalogue and interact with any features we have on the website.

We look forward to any feedback you may have so click here and tell us what you think about our new email and website.

As I am now away for 3 weeks I would like to just remind everyone that should they have any problems or need any assistance with anything, Michael will be on hand to help you out as best he can.

Bletchingley Logo'd Shirts

Support your club this season by wearing one of our excellent Bletchingley Logo'd Shirts. The shirts are available in either white or blue, and are made by FootJoy, making them a good high quality shirt ideal for the summer season.

Congratulations to Jim Kennedy who won the March Medal last weekend with an impressive score of nett 68. He beat Jonathan Evans who shot a nett 69 to finish second. Paul Goodchild was also under handicap, finishing third with a score of nett 70. The scores for Division 2 were equally impressive. Mick Lyons came first with nett 68, Peter Ross second with nett 69 and Len Kirton finished third with a nett 70.

Importance of Your Short Game

Improving your game around the greens is the quickest way to improve your scores. Think if you were to get up and down every time you were by the green how dramatically your handicap and scores would improve. That's why not only should you spend a lot of your practice time on short game but you should also invest in a good set of wedges, THEY'RE IMPORTANT!

To help improve your short game and lower your scores come and try a new set of wedges. We are currently offering 15% OFF all WEDGES currently in stock.

Pro's Tip of the Month: Perfecting the Chip and Run

A great way of avoiding disaster is to take on the simplest shot and getting your ball rolling like a putt as soon as possible. The best way of doing this around the greens is the chip and run shot. Steps to follow when playing this shot:

  • Asses the lie and make a club selection. Your club selection will depend on how much fringe and how much green you've got to work with. The more green between you and the whole the less lofted your club choice should be. 
  • Read the line of your chip like a putt and you'll have a great chance of making it. The idea of a chip and run is that it spends most of the time on the ground rather than in the air so think of it like a putt. 
  • There is not a lot of wrist brake required for a chip and run. I like to get the club sitting quite upright and from here the whole technique feels more like a putt than a chip.
  • The stroke comes from a rock of the shoulders, just like your putting action

Try and follow these tips and you'll find once you've spent some time practicing this shot your short game will improve.

Rule of the Month

A Player taking relief from abnormal ground conditions, such as animal scrapings, will receive a free drop one club-length from the nearest point of relief, making sure they are no nearer the hole. However a player may not take relief under this rule if:

  • Interference by anything other than the abnormal ground condition makes a swing impractical 
  • Interference would only occur through a clearly unreasonable stroke, an unnecessarily abnormal stance, swing or direction of play.

For example if your stance is in some animal scrapings, but your ball is in a bush, which prevents you from making a swing, you cannot take relief using this rule Or, if you need to stand with your feet 10ft apart in order to have the abnormal ground conditions interfere with your stance, you cannot take relief using this rule.

 
 
 
 
 
 
The right ball for your game

So many golfers don't give enough thought to the ball they play. If this is you, you could be losing shots all over the course. Give this some consideration when you're next in the pro shop before making that risky random selection.

  
  

So, ask us about how you can select the ball that fits your individual golf swing and playing ability.

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As soon as you start losing stability because of worn golf shoes, you need to think about investing in new ones, as your golf will suffer. Here's one new product that should be on your list.

  
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So, take a look at your golf shoes. Don't let worn soles cost you shots with a lack of traction.

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