September 3, 2019 8:03 pmPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsLet Battle Commence It has been a fantastic year for women’s sport and not before time if you ask me. The women’s football World Cup, the cricket, netball have all enjoyed the recognition and tv coverage they both deserve and need. Now golf gets to take centre stage with the Solheim Cup, starting on September 13th, at the beautiful Gleneagles... View Article
August 20, 2019 3:50 pmPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsGreat news for all our adventure golf fans – Jurassic Encounter winter passes are now on sale. With unlimited golf from October through to February of next year, these passes offer outstanding value for money: Families £80 Adults £50 Children £40 Can be purchased at reception. Terms and Conditions Card must be presented before play, no cash value, non transferrable,... View Article
August 12, 2019 9:34 amPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsI learn a lot by watching the best golfers in the world on the TV. That brings me to this month’s tip on putting. I consider myself to be a poor putter. After watching some of the top players, I picked up this little tip. It is related to judgement of distance while putting, certainly the hardest of the... View Article
July 22, 2019 2:04 pmPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsJon Woodroffe reflects on a wonderful victory for Shane Lowry at this year’s British Open at Royal Portrush What a glorious victory at Royal Portrush this weekend and a worthy and very popular winner in Shane Lowry. I can only imagine how good the craic was Sunday evening. The first playing of the great championship on the Northern Irish links... View Article
July 13, 2019 8:57 amPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsTwo of my most frequently asked questions are: “how can I hit the golf ball further?” or “why do all my shots go the same distance?” This fixation with extra length is understandable, but my usual response is the following caution: accuracy and consistency always trump length Let us look at what determines the distance that you will hit a... View Article
June 24, 2019 4:06 amPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsThanks to our friends at American Golf, we have a fantastic summer prize draw, which gives you the chance to win a driver of your choice! To enter automatically, all you have to do is top up your range card between Thursday June 27 to Wednesday July 31st with £60 or more. Terms and Conditions: All customers who top up... View Article
June 10, 2019 11:53 amPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsI guess we are all guilty of the odd expletive on the golf course. After all, this is probably the most frustrating past time ever invented. But we are also aware that sudden explosions of emotion and verbiage affect our play… and not in a positive way! Do we think that “getting that off our chest” releases the frustration and... View Article
May 27, 2019 7:26 amPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughts“A sweet spot the size of Texas”. Come along to our PXG Fitting session on June 12 and find out what the excitement is all about.
May 9, 2019 4:20 pmPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsThis is a subject that I have touched on in the past. With the advent of the golf watch, it is now even easier to get this principle across. Essentially, it’s about how often amateur golfers playing into the green, end up short of the pin or even more often, short of the green. Now with the modern watch technology... View Article
April 15, 2019 1:05 pmPublished by Nick WakeLeave your thoughtsJon Woodroffe reflects on an incredible Masters….and an incredible comeback Where do you begin? I’m struggling to remember a better comeback story in sport. For me, it beats Mohammad Ali. Here we have Tiger Woods rising from personal scandals, through severe debilitating physical problems, leaping from 1,195 in the world rankings to take his 5th Green jacket, 22 years after... View Article
