Taylormade Turnaround

DAY OFF!! Family time.

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Club champs quarter finals today, few lessons and a couple lessons. Got to love the new Taylormade putter range. If you haven’t seen it come in and have a look.

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Right handed golf at Whitford Park today. Really struggled right handed today, timing was bad and putting was horrible. Think the lefty putter could be going into my righty set.

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Weather has been great so far hang in there guys. If it does start to turn make sure you come in and have a look at the great wet weather range we have in stock.

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Busy day in shop coaching and fitting.

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This time next week I am playing with our ladies group so I practised being a gentleman today. Actually worked on driver and smashing it. Starting to turn through the ball much better and the contact is great with the new R11s Taylormade driver.

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New staff member, Stewart Gray joins us today Stewart is on a +1 handicap and will be working during the winter months part time. Come in and make yourself known to Stewart. I did some practise today chipping and wedge play worked on stance and …

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Sorry no lefty golf again. Will put a video up soon of my lefty swing soon. Some good changes have been made.

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No lefty golf.

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Golf day awesome day couldn’t get much better weather wise. 8 greens in regulation, 30 putts and a front nine of 38 followed by 48 on the back nine. total score 86 !! I hit it unreal today started so well and once again the …

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5 lessons 2 reps and 2 meetings not enough energy to go and try and change my golf swing before my big battle tomorrow. I am playing 18 holes against a good mate that plays once every 6 months. Should be some good banter flying …

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6 lessons today no lefty golf great weather loving the cooler mornings. Just keep the rain away.

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Lots of lessons today. This left handed golf is so helpful to show people what I am talking about one on one. I see so often little issues that i am going through with many of my clients its so handy to be able to …

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Busy day in the shop unpacking all the new Cobra golf equipment. If you want to be seen and loud this is for you great colours. No lefty golf today.

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Putting practise today up and down the putting green I went.

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Men’s and ladies club day today great weather at the moment. I had 4 fittings today. Having 6 different brands in stock and all with fitting carts it’s hard to not get someone into the correct club. So make sure you get your clubs checked …

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day off so managed to get some practise in worked on keeping my lower body still and not sliding my hips. Starting to hit it straighter but not longer.

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Had a great day today with three fittings two lessons and a junior clinic. All junior clinics are held at 4.30pm-5.30pm and everyone is welcome if you have any questions just give us a call at the shop. No leftie golf.

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Well I got to 100 80 left time to get moving on this and start to push it harder on the home stretch. Will play at least once a week left handed. Next week I am playing with the ladies which will be fun hope …

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I managed to find half an hour today to do some putting practise. Pretty relaxed practice making sure I hadn’t lost my left handed touch. I know I’m coming up to day 100 and probably should have started doing fitness a bit earlier but I …

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First day I have worked alone in the pro shop for a while. With Laura usually being my Monday side kick now back in Germany I am left to talk to myself and try and do 1000 jobs all at once. No after work golf …

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Awesome weather at the moment looks like it is going to be great for the next couple of days. No lefty golf well done to Munchin Keh in winning the ladies NZ amateur great achievement

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Focused on short game today. Approach shots from 60m-80m. This is a very important area as it can save you so many shots. When I last played I was missing the green with this shot which put me on the back foot. I worked on …

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Another day cleaning up preparing for opening after coring. I hope everyone likes what we have done with the shop. Will upload some new photos to Facebook and website soon. Make sure you check the new online shop website at www.samthomasproshop.co.nz

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Back to work. Time for the shop to have a spring clean and change up. The shop is looking great happy with the changes that we did, more slat wall up so more room for more product. Looking forward to getting stuck in with some …

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Still at the beach, if only I could stay here for a few more days.

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Just thought I would let you know that it is beautiful at the beach. No lefty golf lots of relaxing.

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First day of coring today so course closed. Off to the beach to have a couple of days hopefully get some fishing in.

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Half way point today and a sad day it was. We had to say good bye to Oliver and Laura who have done so much for me and my business. They will be a huge loss and irreplaceable. All the best to you guys I …

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Nothing special to note today except that I have three days off coming up with the club closed due to coring exciting times. Off to the beach!!

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Very frustrated how badly I played the other day so I made sure I spent sometime on the range working on my tee shots, this was the start of the badness from the other day. I have the issue that its going everywhere off the tee, but the …

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No Gooffing around today

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9 Holes of golf today played horrible was under pressure more than normal with different eyes watching. Im not even sure about the score it was that bad. Dont want to talk or write about it.

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9 holes in the rain. That’s how keen I am!!! Front nine today which is I though was the easier nines. I am going to blame the rain but I shot 10 over through 9 holes so when you combine that with yesterday’s 9 holes …

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9 holes tonight, was on fire tonight 6 over through the back nine had 3 pars and 6 bogeys. I hit driver the best I have since the blog started and played some smart golf. Bring on my next 18 think I’m all over dominating …

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Masters Monday golf tournament today one of my favorite golf days all year. Congrats to Bubba awesome lefty. Good to see a newbie putting the green jacket on.

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Straight back to work after a great couple of days golfing. The great weather is coming late and nothing better than watching the Masters.

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KAURI CLIFFS today was a treat. This place is a must!!! Awesome awesome views the golf becomes secondary to the unreal views. We all played better today. Except for the putting…

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100 days left and ticking. Golf at Carrington today beautiful day and the golf was ok also. Played right handed. I think I would have run out of balls if I had of played left handed. The Germans got one back on me today I …

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Off to Carrington for a couple of nice days off and playing golf. Looking forward to playing a new golf course and excited about playing Kauri Cliffs.

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No twilight golf and no lefty carnage today. Body feels good after playing a full 18 holes yesterday.

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Lessons lessons lessons and more lessons loving it good luck to all my clients I hope you are all improving fast.

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9 holes golf after work. Left handed golf also. Felt amazing today less bad shots and more distance of the tee. Shot 10 over around the back 9 which I find the harder nine due to the length.

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Played at Gulf Harbour with tall Sam, Oliver and Laura. Another victory for the kiwis. Next time Germany.

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Matchplay club qualifying today. No play or practice.

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Out of the rough!! Golf fundraiser tournament run by the club. Was a great day and was great playing with the old man. Unfortunately I was on the end of a big lose. Thanks to my playing partner Oliver who played amazing sorry that I …

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Driver practice today, less tops which is great. Still slice but not as bad. When I try and turn my hands over at impact I seem to top the ball badly.

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Player left handed in the mid week men’s field today. It was a two man Ambrose tournament I played with Neil Fredrickson. The day was fun and we all had a few laughs a few more at my expense I think. No prizes for me …

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More lessons loving all the coaching at the moment and loving being able to explain as a mirror image for the client. This left handed idea is defiantly making me understand what each client is going through with change.

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Lots of lessons today. Flightscope x2 is starting to get more and more use. It is a great tool to use with fitting. 9 holes after work again with Oliver and Laura. One birdie tonight was another par three birdie still yet to have a …

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Full Sunday at work no play for most as the weather was not desirable for golf. My arms and body don’t hurt after the 9 holes yesterday which is great. I think when I started this blog I was over doing the work load and …

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9holes of golf after work, not liking the thought of losing day light saving. This will make it more challenging to improve. Most of the practise that I get in is after work not before or during.

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Day off. Filled in with meeting with meeting regarding our buying group.

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Weather better today lucky for us as the club is hosting a massive Bunnings corporate golf tournament. No lefty golf. Looking at going to Kauri Cliffs this coming weekend looks like the weather is going to get the better of us again. Got to get …

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Rain again neat loving it. Aghgggghhhhhh

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Rain again go away rain where did summer go or actually when does summer start.

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Rain all day worked indoors on the SAM PuttLab worked on pushing my hands forward at address to get the ball rolling better.

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Was mention to be in Hamilton watching the cricket today unfortunately the black caps didn’t get that far. So had a relaxing day at home.

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Morning work session then afternoon off. Worked on some putting short putts = key.

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Day away from the golf course and everything golf related. Time to catch up on some chores again.

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New Oakley clothing range in store now everyone and there will be a new winter range around the corner make sure you check out all the latest golf bag deals in store at the moment.

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Another crazy busy day with twilight and mid week men’s competitions and throw in 4 lessons and the day is complete.

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No practise today to much going on at the moment which is great.

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Driver practise today tried working on creating more swing speed. The faster I try to swing the club the more problems I have.

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30 minutes on the range today working on distance. I was hitting 8 irons and was trying to get another 10 -15m as I hit it no where with my irons and it is frustrating to hit it no where. Here is a few things …

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Was very very close to playing in the Saturdays mens field as I had the afternoon free. The weather didn’t play its part and didn’t excite me much. I am a fair weather left handed golfer. Days are slowly getting shorter and shorter not looking forward to winter this …

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9 holes of golf tonight. My lack of playing is showing and I struggled around the golf course today. The only positives is the short game which has got me wondering if I should have a switch around in my right handed set.

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It has been a while since I played 18 holes so that is my goal for the next week play at least twice. Practised chipping today worked on different shot types one in the air one more a bump and run shot.

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50 days today wow where does time go. I think the next 130 days that are left are really going to show how dedicated I am on achieving my goals. I have made great progress but I would say I am disappointed in the lack …

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Second back to back corporate golf day today. Thanks to Fisher and Paykel who are one of the clubs big sponsors. Was a late night for the pro shop team with the clean up after woods taking us up till 8pm. No leftie today.

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Driver practise again today. I am starting to get the ball in the air more often now and this is due to slowing down my swing and learning to stay behind the ball and not get ahead of it. I worked hard on turning my …

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WARRIORS!!!!!! come on!!!

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Mackinlay Trophy final today, Henry Trutter/Ian Kelly Vs Nuddy Pillay/Warren Chapman. Congratulations to Henry and Ian who ended up on top was a great result for all and hard luck to Nuddy Pillay and Warren Chapman.  Off to the cricket in the afternoon see if …

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No work today, time to catch up on some chores!!

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1st of March what is going on third month of the year already!! Not the nicest of day’s today weather has been kind to us lately with lot of rain at night and pretty good during the day. The course is very green for this …

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I’ll admit at the moment it is feeling as though I am struggling to keep up with everything that is going on at the moment. The one thing that I am letting slip is this left handed golf and I will get it back on …

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Ladies golf day today. Had some great feedback from one of my customers that is loving her ladies RBZ rescue club. These seem to be flying off the shelf come and try the demo out if you would like another 10m. I had 5 lessons …

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No leftie golf today another busy day with 6 lessons. Im missing my lefthanded golf need lots more.

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Played 9 holes after work with family which was nice. Gave them all a chance to have one up on me when they beat me playing left handed.I played ok tonight got one drive really good today id go as far as sayinng it may have gone close …

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Putting practise today, while it was a very busy day due to the mens club competitions and the 4 lessons that I had booked. I managed to find 30 minutes to put myself on the SAM Putt lab. The SAM Putt lab is a piece of amazing …

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No golf today, no work today…yay!!!!!

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Pitch shot practise today from 50-60m. I worked on giving the ball more air. During this session I tried landing the ball in one area I wasn’t concerned on where the ball ended just where it landed. I really am enjoying this area of the …

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30 balls hit on the driving range today. It was nice to get out and do some work on my swing. I worked on lengthening my back swing which has become very short. I worked on slowing down the tempo of my swing. I have …

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No practise or play today, 7 lessons today and two meetings. Busy, busy pro shop at the moment, we are all loving it. Sammie Tee

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Today at work there was an unreal amount of boxes that arrived. All sorts of product turning up and as each courier driver walked in with each box I was always keen to see if it was the lucky box that had my new sticks …

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Congratulations to Cecilia Cho for being the leading amateur at the New Zealand Ladies Open, this will be her last amateur tournament. We wish you all the best in your new adventure as a pro golfer. Go well Cecilia. Today I watched Phil Mickelson during …

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Lots more Flightscope learning today. It was great to get out on an awesome day and test the new toy out. Played 18 holes also which was great, nothing amazing… 92 today but it is starting to feel much more comfortable. The short game from …

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Flightscope X2 arrived today!! I was like a 5 year old on Christmas morning opening the box. Thanks to Zed golf for helping me with getting this product. I have found out this is the only one like this in the country. If anyone is …

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What a day!! This is a day that I will remember in my golfing life. I played so well today short game was unreal, I had 28 putts through 18 holes something that I haven’t done right handed for a while. This is partly due to missing …

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Man flu day today. Went into work for a few hours but wasn’t feeling the great. So headed home to do some work.

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Right handed golf today at Ngarawahia. I couldn’t do back to back left handed rounds with out sorting my driver out so played right handed. I played today with Sam Abela and Matty Gray today and then headed to watch NZ play against the Zimmies …

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Frustrated, annoyed, angry, gutted, were a few of the feelings I had during and after my round today. Today was my last 18 hole score that would give me my handicap. I shot 95 today and was very disappointed with how I played. I hit …

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U.S Kids golf tournament today. Winner of today’s age groups qualify to go to Torrey Pines which is one amazing opportunity well done to all juniors that played. It was awesome to have all the junior out so much energy and enthusiasm for the game. I practised …

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Another busy club day, summer is finally here which is great everyone is getting out and get into it. I had 3 lessons today, one of the lessons it was great to understand exactly what my client was going through with learning all about golf. …

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Another corporate golf day today and a Ping fitting day today. Thanks to Reuben for the fitting day and standing in the sun all day. Everyone that got fitted has committed and made the switch which is great. At 2:00pm today I played a round of golf with …

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One of the busiest days I have had in a long time. Today at the shop we had St Peters School corporate day, Titleist fitting day, junior coaching clinic with 26 juniors and a partridge in a pear tree. So at the end of the day I …

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Got to see all the new King Cobra range today. Some exciting stuff happening and some colour from this brand. They do have one of the players to watch at the moment – their ambassador Rickie Fowler. After a big night out with our Pure …

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In Taupo today, getting to see all the new Ping golf product. All the new i20 range will be instore in the next couple of days and it looks mint so come in and have a lookskies. No golf unfortunately, all business today.

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King Cobra and Puma pro open day today. It was a great day with 140 players in the field and no rain to speak of which is abnormal for me. I did still manage to hit some sand wedge pitch shots from 60 metres. This …

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More 6 iron practise… no stretching today and I can’t believe how much I noticed it. I must admit that I have never warmed up correctly, but I have never felt any strains during or after a round of golf. This shoulder thing is starting …

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Pakuranga golf club opening day today, was great to have a big, big field and everyone enjoyed the day. Here’s to a good year for the club and all the members. After prize giving I headed out for my fourth round left handed. I shot …

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Day off today, I went straight to the driving range and worked on hitting 6 irons. I used tour sticks to help me with alignment. I have talked about these in older posts, they are the best training aid. I concentrated on making sure my …

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Not sure how many of you watch or care about cricket? I am a massive fan and love all aspects of the sport that many find boring. Last night Australia played India in a 20/20 match which Australia ended up winning easily. Why I am …

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15 minutes of chipping practise. Not a great practise session but was good to get out and work on hitting the ball cleaner. Less fats and less thins would be great. Busy day in the shop today and lots of lessons, I am enjoying coaching …

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Video Analysis Lesson – It was well over due. As I feel I have started to go nowhere and am treading water. I had Matty Gray, a PGA Professional help me through this lesson, which was great to get some other outside information from a …

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Two man ambrose after work today. Well it was a two man team against a three man/woman team. I played nine holes right handed and then the back nine holes left handed. Big congratulations to my ambrose partner for the night Colin de Grandhomme who …

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Bunker shots practise today. I went to our 10th hole after work today, the 10th hole is perfect to hit a few practise bunker shots out of because there is a range of shot selections. Not alcoholic shots, golf shots (that could have made it …

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Great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, got to love daylight saving. I stretched today and my lower back was much better after my round but my right arm and shoulder started tingling during the round which was somewhat concerning. But no pain no game!! …

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Ordered my new Taylormade rocketballs left handed golf clubs today looking forward to them turning up early in February. The new Rocketballs and R11s range will be in stock early in February so come in and have a talk to us about the new product …

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Watched a few video swings today of left handed golfers. The coaching software that I use allows me to turn a right-handed golfer into left handed. I watched a few different swings and looked at how players get into position during the take away which …

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Four holes of golf, three balls played on each. This is an interesting way in which I used to play/practice back in the days. I always keep score when doing this. I played rubbish on all four holes with at least one ball and played …

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Late afternoon practise today, few short irons from 100m. When playing left handed I need a smooth nine iron not long at all. I have certainly lost a lot of distance which is what many amateur golfers struggle with. I get many of my clients …

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Is summer finally here? Few good days of late which is great let’s hope it hangs around for many more weeks/months. Today was a very busy day in the shop. I had a few lessons and I must say that this left handed project has …

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Keeping my head down was not an issue today as I may have over indulged in celebrating last night. Big congratulations to the newly weds, it was an outstanding night. People seem generally interested in what I am doing with this project so thanks to …

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Putting practise was dominated today – I worked on alignment and aiming. I used tour sticks to make sure that I was aiming correctly. Tour sticks are a coaching aid that are over a metre long. Many pros use them for all sorts of training …

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Two warm up putts on the putting green, two quick swings and away I went. That’s standard for the course isn’t it when it comes to warming up? So when I started with scores of triple bogey, bogey, quadruple I put it down to nerves …

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Wow…..I never got into the pumping iron gym fitness thing but my body feels as though I have been through some type of work out. As the day went on different parts of my body started to feel as though I should be in a …

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Where to start? I need some clubs to get me started. This is a little easier for myself than most due to owning a golf shop. Sam Abela and myself thought we better find out what swing speed I was left handed. This is important …

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