Taylormade Turnaround

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 a …

Read More

Lots more Flightscope learning today was great to get out on a 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 50m in is …

Read More

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 at this is the only one like this in the country. If any one is keen …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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. …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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.

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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!! …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More