The Ladies Section will be holding a Coffee Morning, in the Dining Room, on Wednesday 25th February from 10.30am - 12.30 pm.
There will be a number of stalls raising money for the Donna Louise Children's Hospice, which is the Captain's Charity and Lady Captain's Charity for 2015, these will include:
Little Gifts and Things - handbags, scarves, jewellery, also gifts for men and children and more. (They will accept cheque/credit card)
Handmade cards by Audrey Burbridge
Tombola
Jams & Preserves
Raffle
There will also be a Cakes & Biscuits stall and a Plants stall raising funds for the Ladies Section.
Tickets are £2 which includes a cup of coffee/tea and a biscuit and a £1 donation to the Donna Louise Children's Hospice.
Tickets are available from the BHGC Ladies Committee or you can pay at the door on the day.
If anyone would be willing to donate a prize for the tombola (bottles of wine would be great!) it would be most appreciated.
Wedge Challenge
In contrast to full shots in golf, one of the pre-requisites to good wedge play is to be able to get the ball to take off the club face 'slowly'. If you intend to play a gentle pitch shot over a bunker there would be little point in attaining an impact position that creates distance and a powerful trajectory.
There is a great test that we can do with the Flightscope Launch monitor indoors which forms the basis of next weeks '55 yard Wedge Challenge.
The goal is to try to hit a 55 yard wedge shot, with a clubhead speed at impact of 55mph and the ball also taking off at 55 mph. When these parameters coincide, the spin rate of the ball gets over 12,000 rpm - 3,000 more than most people are able to generate.
How is it done?
Well, if you use something like a 55 degree wedge (sand wedge) and you return to a similar position to your address at impact, on a fairly level strike path, the ball will do the rest. It's great for seeing what your tendencies are and what elements you can work on. For example - I tend to achieve a 55 yard carry when my club is only travelling at 45 mph at impact. This is because I tend to de-loft the club on the downswing - great for distance on full shots but not great for consistent wedge play. I have to feel like I add loft through impact to achieve the right impact.
55 Yard Wedge Challenge - Thursday 26 February - FREE of charge
30 minute slots avalible from 9am through to 4pm:
55 yard carry
55 MPH clubhead speed
55mph ball speed
(you'll also achieve over 12,000 rpm backspin and a smash factor of 1.00)
Anybody who manages it will win a sleeve of the balls of their choice from stock! Bring your own wedges and we'll also conduct a FREE Loft and Lie test at the same time.
Click here to book your free slot.
Pro's Fiddle Results from Sunday 15th February
Single Stableford
M. Grainger - 42pts £22
Lewis Powell - 40pts £17
Steve Kanes - 39pts £15
Two's
There a total of 8 two's, paying out £6.12 each. Thery were as follows:
A. Giddings, N. Johnson, D. Gillam, N. Kirkland, N. Powell, I. Thwaites, P. Birch and J. Murdoch
Whilst I was in Arizona playing a Pro-Am, I arranged to meet a golf engineer who builds golf shaft frequency analysers - used to measure the true flex of shafts. John Kaufman has played golf to a great level, playing in the UK in Amateur events over many years and happened to be on his winter vacation 40 miles from where we were staying. It was very interesting to meet him and I now have one of his machines in the shop.
I've used a frequency analyser for the past 9 years and this replacement machine will allow me to also test the torque (twist) of shafts PLUS it has a really cool pneumatic clamping system!
I've also replaced my swingweight balance which is the gauge I use to measure the feel of the head weight of a golf club. If you have a club that feels too light, you'll often hit a pulled shot and if the swingweight is too heavy you'll have difficulty in getting the club face back to square at impact. The new machine is a digital version which means I can measure to within 1/10th of a swing weight and predict accurately how different weight grips will alter the finished balance.
Don't forget FREE Club MOT - There is only one week left to leave your clubs with us for a FREE MOT click here to get in touch!
