Welcome to another exciting edition to Knock Golf Club's weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a good week on and off the golf course. Enjoy the read. |
Baby Ella continues to fight
Baby Ella has been in and out of hospital over the last few weeks with viral and respiratory issues. It’s 4.07 AM on Tuesday morning as I write this, the long hospital nights are taking its toll!
I would like to thank everybody for their kind thoughts and all the chats I have had. I would also like to thank all my clients for being so understanding as I have had to cancel and re-arrange golf lessons and custom fits at the last minute.
Let’s hope she gets back home soon. |
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Moutray braves the shave
Pictured is Greens Convener Chris Moutray who shaved his head as part of the Captain’s Charity Day for Macmillan Cancer last Friday. The day went well with lots of fun had. The team of Pat Davis, David Cook and their guests won the team prize with 85 points. Fair play to big ‘Mouts’ on a great gesture. I wasn’t at the evening entertainment but I hear Chris spoke very well and from the heart. It really doesn’t look as bad as I thought! |
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Glentoran Cup
Last weekend we played for the Glentoran Cup with Mark Dinsmore collecting the trophy with 41 points. He beat James McGarry on countback and third place went to Brian McCluskey with 40 points. Darren Allen snatched fourth prize with 39 points beating Ronan Brennan on countback.
The best gross again with a fine 68 (-2) went to Simon Miskelly and Chris Berry’s 37 points was good enough the collect the best Anno Domini prize.
Category One winner - Matthew Perry - 39 points
Category Two winner - Keith Forrester - 38 points
Category Three winner - Camillus Fitzpatrick - 37 points The twos club paid out £12.40 each and all monies have been transferred to your Pro shop accounts.
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Sunday Sweep results
John Ashenhurst swept to victory this week with a brilliant 43 points. Second place with 42 points went to Toby Thompson with Chris Branigan finishing third with 41 points.
The twos paid out £6.00 and all monies have been transferred to your Pro Shop accounts.
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Junior Sinclair Jubilee Trophy
The juniors played for the Sinclair Jubilee Trophy on Thursday, 30 August with Matthew Gibson shooting an excellent 42 points to win the trophy. Runner up with 39 points went to Katie Poots who pipped Charlie Parke on countback. |
Ladies ILGU Medal
The ladies played in the ILGU Medal on Tuesday with Jill Brown shooting nett 71 to win on countback from runner up Aileen Wilson. The ever-steady Sharon Crozier shot 72 to snatch third place. The 9-hole prize went to Elaine Hanna with 16 points.
The twos club paid out £15.50 each with Jill Brown and Sharon Fulton recording the twos at the 12th hole.
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Social event at Knock
- Saturday, 22 September- Bob's Special Steak Night
- Friday, 28 September - Curry Club
- Sunday, 30 September - Jazz Sunday Carvery - On Sunday, 30 September we feature the superb keyboard skills of John McCullough with Ronnie Greer on guitar. Top class background music and Bob's delicious Carvery combine to create a very relaxing day.
Please book for all events on 90480915.
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Christmas comes early
I received my ‘new toys’ from Titleist this week, the new TS Driver and 3 wood. This product is not released for another four to six weeks so if you would like to have a look at it pop in, it’s pretty nice.
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Visit our Swing Studio
We are delighted to be able to offer you the same trusted products used by Tour players in our Swing Studio. We have the GC Quad Launch Monitor which is excellent for both fittings and lessons.
If you would like to find out more give us a call on 028 904 83825 or click here.
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Good luck Colin
Our Member Colin Fairweather is off the European Tour Qualifying School please see a letter from him Below
"Thank you to the Knock Golf Club members for participating in my fund-raising weekend last year. With your great help I was able to take part in European Tour School Qualifying and play a few EuroPro events. Unfortunately, I was one shot away from a Challenge Tour card. This year with your help I am ready to capitalise on the opportunity to play in Qualifying School and hopefully play a season of professional golf. The fundraising days will be on Friday, 14 and Saturday, 15 September" You will have the opportunity to enter more than once over the two days.
Entry Fee: £15 minimum.
Prizes :1st 2nd 3rd Best Gross, AD, closest to pin 4th 12th 16th, long drive 18th, Junior prize, ladies prize
If you cannot make it and want to support please visit the link here.
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Titleist comes to Knock Under a week to go till our Titleist Fitting Day on Monday, 10 September. A representative from Titleist will be on hand to take you through the very latest Titleist equipment. |
There will be new TS2 and TS3 drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons and wedges in both men's and ladies.
This will be the first TS Fitting Day in Northern Ireland. If you are interested in seeing how the latest equipment can benefit your game, then book yourself a slot for the day.
Call us 028 904 83825 or click here to book your fitting today.
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TaylorMade Fitting Day
I will be holding a TaylorMade Fitting Day on Monday, 17 September at YOUR practice ground.
You can try any 2018 Product from the range but it’s to coincide with the exciting launch of the new GAPR rescue clubs and driving irons. They have to be hit to be believed, pumped full of ‘Speed foam’ the launch and ball speed is ridiculous. I will have some fitting product myself by next week, so come and have a look. Call us 028 904 83825 or click here to book your fitting today.
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Huge savings on Titleist woods
With Titleist releasing the new TS product in October, I have a few of the latest 917 products still in the wrapper greatly reduced. pictured below is a 917 D2 driver and a 917 F2 18-degree 4 wood. Remember I have a fitting cart so I can put any shaft into the heads that suit you. The driver had been slashed from £399 to £249 and the fairway wood from £249 to £179. If you would like to take advantage of this offer get in touch, I only have one of each left in stock!
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Second hand premium putters I have taken a few trade ins on a few top end putters. Pictured below is a Scotty Cameron GoLo 5 in mint condition with a saving of over £150. I also have some great deals in PING and Odyssey second hand products, pop in and see. |
Gapping is vitally important to any golfer. Being able to pick a club out of the bag and knowing exactly how far you can strike the ball will make for more confident shots, as you won’t be constantly wondering if you should club up or club down. |
Not just for wedges
Gapping is often associated with the shorter clubs in your bag, but it's just as important to make sure you pay attention to the gaps between your longer clubs, too. Good gapping would see you have equal gaps between clubs that are no bigger than 15 yards, as displayed in the green illustration below. In contrast, bad gapping would leave you with uneven or large distances between clubs, often over 20 yards or under 10. Having equal gaps throughout your bag will mean you are much closer with your next club, so you won’t have to manufacture shorter/longer swings or hit soft/hard shots, which is where a lot of problems begin. |
Being able to know exactly how far each club goes can be even more helpful if you have a GPS device telling you the exact distance between your ball and the pin. So if you're still guessing how far you hit each club, come and speak to a member of the team. We can guarantee it's costing you shots. |
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