Author Archives for Nick Wake

Toptracer St Andrews 9 shot challenge

July 6, 2022 11:33 am Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on Toptracer St Andrews 9 shot challenge

Are you ready to compete in the Toptracer 9-Shot Challenge presented by The 150th Open Championship, July 9-17? Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Head the leaderboard and you could take home an Open Championship pin flag! How to play: * Sign into your bay. * Select 9-Shot Challenge on the main menu screen. * Hit your best... View Article

Negative self talk

July 2, 2022 8:26 am Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on Negative self talk

Is there a tricky hole on your regular course where you tend to say this to yourself: “Every time I play this hole I make a right mess of it”? One thing I have learned in this game is that if you expect failure, you very rarely disappoint yourself. Let’s shift those negative thoughts. Negative thoughts are self-fulfilling If you... View Article

This greed sticks in my craw

June 22, 2022 7:13 am Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on This greed sticks in my craw

I have recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure and I am sure the LIV golf series hasn’t helped at all. I am sorry, but this is pure greed. Players who have earned, at a conservative estimate, over $100 million from the game say that they have chosen to go with the LIV Golf series to “secure their families future”.... View Article

Putting Tips

June 1, 2022 4:28 pm Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on Putting Tips

I have never been a fan of putting lessons. Most 4-year-olds I see on our Jurassic Encounter adventure golf course can putt very well. We don’t want to over analyse this area of the game. However, getting the ball to go into the hole is not easy. Here are a few practice tips that may help. Note, these are just... View Article

Bigger than a T-Rex

May 22, 2022 7:37 am Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on Bigger than a T-Rex

We’re bracing ourselves for the arrival of a batch of new dinosaurs next month. Among the guests, taking up residence on our Jurassic Encounter course, is the gigantic Spinosaurus. Hopefully it won’t be a problem finding space for him – this carnivorous cutie is bigger than a T-Rex! Here’s a few facts about Spino*: • Spinosaurus, or “spined reptile,” was... View Article

Getting out the rough

May 1, 2022 2:23 pm Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on Getting out the rough

I always like showing customers this technique at this time of the year as, by now, the rough is growing like wildfire. The greenkeepers are doing their best to keep it down, but there will always be those patches of the golf course that you were not supposed to be in. Possibly the ones that have not had the attention... View Article

Miss on the right side

April 10, 2022 8:36 am Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on Miss on the right side

Hitting greens in regulation is an aspiration held by all of us who play the game.  But let’s be honest; no matter what our handicap is, the experience of ‘missing’ the green will be a frequent one. The longer the club we are playing, the more frequent a miss, is likely to be. So, with a wedge, for example, your... View Article

Masters 2022 Predictions

March 15, 2022 4:30 pm Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on Masters 2022 Predictions

After a winter filled with sadness and fear, at last we can look forward to the clocks springing forward next weekend. 11 days later it’s the official start of the golfing season. Yes, the 84th staging of The Masters is just around the corner. The weather patterns worldwide have recently gone bonkers. Look at Jacksonville Florida and The Players Championship... View Article

How to stop scooping

March 1, 2022 8:49 am Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on How to stop scooping

When an amateur player is faced with the need to play a lofted shot from off the green, a common error we see, is the player trying to ‘help’ the golf ball up into the air. This is a mistake.  A wedge or sand iron is admirably designed to perform this function without the need to add a scooping motion.... View Article

World of Golf London collects Toptracer Awards

February 3, 2022 12:40 pm Published by Nick Wake Comments Off on World of Golf London collects Toptracer Awards

Toptracer recently held their first Toptracer Range Awards Programme to recognise and award the Toptracer ranges in Europe. World of Golf London was the runners up in the category ‘Top Global Event Participation’. This means the range received the second highest number of unique players across Toptracer’s 5 Global 9 Shot European Challenge tournaments last year. Over 200 ranges across... View Article