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ESSEX GOLFER MAGAZINE - SERVING THE GOLFERS OF ESSEX SINCE 1996
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TEE OFF
The incident involving Tiger Woods at The Masters,where an infringement of The Rules of Golf costhim a two shot penalty, illustrates howcomplicated these Rules can be. And don't forget,we amateurs are expected to apply them toourselves. We are, in effect, our own referees. Itcan be problematical as the following, genuineexample proves.
Playing in a Summer Singles competition, two clubmembers reached the first green. The playerfurthest away putts first. His opponent strollsover towards the pin. A great putt hits the pin andgoes in the hole. "I claim the hole because you hitthe pin." Says the opponent. The putterindignantly shouts that he should have removedthe pin as he was attending it. “But you neverasked me to attend the pin!" claims the opponent.You do have to ask for the pin to be attended. It'sin The Rules. But surely in the spirit of the game,this was unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Both players suspended the match and returnedto the clubhouse for a Ruling. It was determinedthat a player is deemed to be attending the pin ifthey are within two arm lengths of it. Both playersdisagreed with the other about how far from thepin the opponent was standing. The match wasscratched and I don't believe they ever played golftogether again. It's all too easy to lose friends inour world today. Please don't fall, out over TheRules of Golf.
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Thornton Challenge Cup Winners, Abridge GC.
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Essex teenagers Dulcie Sverdloff and Sophie Madden won the international team event forEngland at the Irish U18 open stroke play championship.They were two shots clear of Ireland A in the team competition, which was played over the firsttwo rounds of the 54-hole championship at Roganstown.
Their achievement was all the more notable because they played in a team of two which meantboth their scores counted in each round. Their main rivals were in teams of three and were ableto discard one score each round.
Both Dulcie and Sophie went on to be among four players tied for second place in the individualevent, two shots behindIreland’s Olivia Mehaffey.Dulcie claimed the silverpendant awarded to therunner-up on countback.
Dulcie, 18, from GaronPark, is the Englishschools’ champion andthe 2012 winner of theBritish Colleges Sportnational title.
Sophie, 16, from WestEssex, is the EnglishU15 champion and wasrunner-up at theScottish U16championship earlier thismonth. She trains withEngland Golf’s SelectEast squad.
Both girls were in thewinning Essex team at 2012 County Finals.
Leading final scores
Par 71, SSS 73, CSS 73220 Olivia Mehaffey (IRE) 72 77 71222 Dulcie Sverdloff (Garon Park) 75 73 74; Marthe Wold (NOR) 75 71 76; Sophie Madden (WestEssex) 74 74 74; Marina Hedlund (SWE) 72 76 74227 Mary Doyle (IRE) 77 74 76
International Team Event296 ENGLANDSophie Madden 74 74, Dulcie Sverdloff 75 73298 IRELAND AAriana Coyle Diez 75 [78], Mary Doyle [77] 74, Olivia Mehaffey 72 77300 SWEDEN AMarina Hedlund 72 76, Sarah Nilsson [86] 76, Desiree Anderson 76 [84]
England team triumph for Essex teenagers
Mary McKenna, president of the Irish Ladies Golf Union, presents the team trophyto England's Sophie Madden (centre) and Dulcie Sverdloff
Image courtesy Irish Ladies Golf Union
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THE GARY PIKE GOLF ACADEMYTop teaching professional Gary Pike PGA.AP (advanced professional) invites
you to his golf academy at Forrester Park Golf Club near Maldon. Gary hasover 31 years of coaching experience and is a David Leadbetter trainedinstructor. He has published over 150 articles on the golf swing. Gary is coachto Walker Cup player Dale Whitnell and was the Essex County Senior Coachfrom 1998 to 2012Contact the golf academy on 07801 428174 or visit www.garypikegolf.com
show the inclined plane.You will hear some variables atwhich angle we set this plane; mypreference is the dynamic planewhich is the line the shaft sits onat impact whilst the force is beingapplied. Other coaches will usethe static shaftplane ataddress; theyare not wrong,it's theirpreference.But suffice tosay the planeyou use is areference forthe plane inthe swing.
In thesequence ofpictures thereare sixreferencepoints tocheck yourplane.
Observe howthe shaft staysrelevant and inbalance to the
Swing Plane
Swing plane is one of the mostimportant key elements to agreat repeatable and accurateswing, but what is it and why is itso important?
When welook at theswing fromface on, wesee a circularpattern withthe clubmoving up andaround ourbodies, now ifwe stand andlook fromdown thetarget line thatcircle lays atwhat we callan inclinedplane. You cansee this inpicture 1where I haveplaced analignmentstick in theground to
Picture 1. Set up
Picture 2. Halfway back
Picture 3. Top
Picture 4. Halfway down
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plane line; this is vital to the well-being of your swing. It guaranteesthe collision with the ball, and theideal path through impact,assisting the club face with thedirection of the ball andoptimising the line ofcompression.
We can look at many players thatmight be off the plane throughtheir backswing Jim Furyk is onethat springs to mind, however hisdownswing plane is spot onenabling him tobe one of theworld’s greatplayers.If your clubshaft is notbalanced andon plane, youare required touse vastamounts ofhand eyecoordination,inconsistentcontacts andpoor directionwill result.
So if you wishyour swing tobecome morerepeatable; getthe club movingaround abalanced plane.
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Picture 6. Post impact
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Picture 5. Impact
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11th Annual Mighty Masters, Epping Golf Club 4th April 2013Free golf day for novice juniors and their parents.
“Success plucked from the very jaws of failure!”
Every year, Epping Golf Club holds anevent to introduce junior beginnerswithout CONGU handicaps and theirparents to golf. The event is sponsoredby Daniel Robinson and son whoprovide the prizes and organiser tents,by Epping Forest District Council whoprovide funds to pay towards the golftuition and the equipment and EssexGolf Union which take care of thescoring and results.
The terrible weather this year sawRobinsons Seamus Settlefield and GolfClub Manager Neil Sjoberg discussingthe event with some concern: with onlya week to go just 15 people had registered! We decided to limit the size of the event by not usingtents and reducing the number of prizes.
The next day the sun shone and the registrationsswelled to 44.However, on the day we saw horizontal snow andfreezing temperatures! Despite this 66 youngsters andabout 40 parents turned up, Epping's Warren Sargeantand 7 other golf pros representing 5 other clubs werein attendance giving free lessons to one and all.Youngsters opted for 3, 6 or 9 holes and many had tobe driven back indoors to warm up after only a coupleof holes. After a short spell in Epping’s cosy clubhousewith open log fire without exception they all asked togo out again and complete their round.
Despite the weather, this was the best Mighty Mastersyet! The enthusiasm was electric. One seasoned golfpro said, “ I’ve never been to Mighty Masters beforebut for all my years in golf, I’ve never seen golfenthusiasm like this-It’s amazing –thank you so much!”Through the blizzards, EGUs Past President ArthurHarrison, President John Peters and David Edwardsplodded on working out the highly complex prize list.At the end of it all Loughton GC Golfer MickeyCharlton emerged victorious with Epping’s Arun Khudhail a close runner up.
Mickey holding the Mighty Masters Trophy with Arun on the right.
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Callaway Unleash X Hot 3Deep Fairway WoodCallaway Golf announces the launch of the X HOT 3Deep Fairway Wood, which madeits official Tour debut at the Shell Houston Open in both PhilMickelson’s and Ryo Ishikawa’s bag.The X Hot 3Deep was designed for the Tour’s big hitters andfor players seeking a very low-spinning 3-wood. It provides anexcellent option on holes where taking a driver may lead totrouble, or on short par 4′s where playing for position is key.It features a noticeably deeper face making it 25cc larger thanthe more shallow-faced X Hot Pro model.Callaway www.callawaygolf.com
druh IntroducesColourful Clothing ApparelInnovative golf brand, druh, has introduced its first range ofgolf apparel to complement its exclusive range of druh belts& buckles.For its first apparel collection the druh design team hastaken inspiration from its established range of stylishhandmade belts which have made their name in the world ofgolf through their distinctive designs, vibrant colours anduse of premium quality leather and snakeskin.Druh www.druhbeltsandbuckles.com
Rife Putters Introduces The Vault 001 SeriesRife Putters returns to the market place this spring with its first brand new collection ofputters in over a year. With blades, mallets,half mallets and concept putters, along with arange of finishes, the Vault 001 series offers aputter for every golfer’s preference.Underpinned by Rife’s RollGroove™ facetechnology that delivers a quick, trueforward roll, every putter in the Vault 001
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The 93rd Essex PGA OpenChampionship takes place next weekat Chelmsford Golf Club - ThursdayMay 16th. It is going to be a great event,we have the cream of Essex Professionaland Amateur Golfers competing and wealso have two European Tour Players inthe field namely Simon Khan and RobbieColes as well as Lloyd Kennedy who iscurrently on the Challenge Tour.Everyone is welcome to come and watchand some stunning golf is guaranteed.This historic tournament is sponsoredby Burts Potato Chips. Key results will be featured on ourwebsite aswell as thenext issueof EssexGolferMagazine.
Anotherimportantevent tomention isthe 3rdEssexPGAJuniorPro/Amwill takeplace atFrinton on Sunday July 28th - entrieswill be a Pro and Two Juniors. Fulldetails are downloadable from thewebsite.
Finally, the annual trip across theChannel sees us returning to Brugge in
Essex PGA Reportsby Secretary, Suzy Garland-Collins Tel: 01277 [email protected] www.essexpga.com
Belgium forthe three dayBelgianPro/Am.Dates ofthe trip areOctober15th - 17th.Everybody isstaying in theMartensHotel, rightin the centreof Brugge.HistoricBrugge is afabulous citywith so much do - well mainly eat anddrink! Our 54 hole tournament will takeplace on some great golf courses too,namely Royal Ostende, Royal Zoute andDamme. Teams comprise of aProfessional and three Amateurs and thecost includes travel on the Eurotunnel,two nights accommodation bed andbreakfast at the Martens Hotel and threerounds of golf. This will be another greattrip for sure! More detailed informationis available on our website.
Our email address [email protected] or refer tothe website www.essexpga.com or get thelatest news on our brand new facebookpage search for Epga Essex PGA or simplyphone Suzy GC on 01277 223510 if youwant to know anything.
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English Golf Club Stewards ChampionshipClacton-on-Sea Golf Club hosted the one hundred andfirst playing of the ‘English Golf Club Stewards Championship’on a bright but windy Monday afternoon. Clacton CaptainWilliam McGrath welcomed National Secretary KenBrothwell and a good number of Golf Club Stewards whohad travelled from all over England to compete in ‘The SmallTrophy’ named after first winner, Mr Earnest Small the formerSteward of Clacton -on-Sea Golf Club in 1912. The 2013
winner was for thesecond year runningMr Kingsley Pullin,second was Mr SteveArnold and third was Mr Boyd Weaver. TheStewards Team Championship Winners werethe Midlands Section pictured with its SponsorMr Geoffrey Wareham The Mayor of Kings Lynnand West Norfolk.
Winner Mr Kingsley Pullen
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Hunsdon Spring Putter 'Billy shows his form'
With the weather improving and encouragingmore golfers to come out of their winterhibernation Five Lakes GC enjoyed an encouragingturn out for theHunsdon SpringPutter.third place wentto Peter Millar(18) losing oncount back tosecond placewinner PhilRobson (12)with nett 70'sthis year’swinner of theHunsdon SpringPutter is BillyCoe (8) with amagnificentnett 69.
Captain Richard Hardy-King presenting the Hunsdon Putter trophy to Bill Coe
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The Jubilee Cup Committee and our sponsor, SeabrookWarehousing Ltd, are very pleased that we are able toreflect the latest position of results to date on the website.Round 1 match results are shown below and to keep a veryup to date view of the leaders of the Divisions check outwww.jubileecup.comAt the time of writing Bentley, Stock Brook Manor,Wanstead, The Warren, Playgolf Colchester, Ballards Gore,The Rayleigh Club & Colne Valley are all leading theirrespective divisions. Some big winning margins in theseresults which are sure to be critical in the later rounds as we move towards the play-offs.Check out the website for full details about the Jubilee Cup Competition including fullCompetition Rules (such as player eligibility details), and the details of the League composition,competition draw, plus match completion dates.Any suggestions for the website please do not hesitate to contact us!All the best for the year ahead Phil Redhead, Chairman
ROUND ONE RESULTS
The Jubilee CupUpdate from Jubilee Cup Committee, sponsored by Seabrook Warehousing, and
reported by Chairman Phil Redhead
To see up to date results go to www.jubileecup.com
Colne Valley GC Winners 2012
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Dressed to DistressWe’re looking to uncover some ofthe worst dressed golfers in Essex.Please email us your contenders to
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GT LAW JUNIOR GOLF TOUR
The first of this year’s GT Law junior golf tour event was staged at Channels golf club on the8th of April. It was the biggest field so far with some newplayers participating from Garon Park golf club wherethe tour will be visiting later in the year.
Channels was in great condition considering the hardwinter and late spring; thank you to them once again fortheir support in hosting a GT Law tour event.
All the players had a great time with some fine examplesof fantastic sportsmanship and skill, which is great to see.
The players play a course designed in length for their agegroup so no handicaps are required just a lot ofenthusiasm to play.
Pictured are our winners from the first event well doneto them and all their fellow competitors.
For more information contact tour director Sheila Emslie on 01245 361100
GT Law Tour winners
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Celebrating 50 years of GolfMany golfers in Essex would have started their golfing journey at High Beech Par 3 golf courses in the heart of Epping Forest. The club is
celebrating its 50th anniversary on Saturday 18th May with a Charity Golf Day.There will be 4 nine hole shotgun starts on the picturesque and challenging yellow coursestarting at 8am, 11am, 2pm and 5pm, with nine teams of 4 per starting time.The entry fee is £40 per team to include tea/coffee and snacks. The prize fund for eachshotgun start will go to the winning teams chosen charity. All golfers welcome.
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On 9th April, Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa once again hosted the biggest Junior Golf Openin the country. There were 134 talented competitors who took on the two championshipcourses, testing their skills against undulating hills, bouts of inclement weather and, of course, eachother.While pride was certainly a major consideration for these young golfers, they were also playing fora £2,500 prize table in equipment and clothing sponsored by Cobra Puma Golf.
The junior golfers, who ranged from 12 to18 years old, played 18 holes on theGainsborough Course in the morning and18 holes on the Constable Course in theafternoon. Of the 134 competitors presenton the day, seven are students of theprestigious Lee Westwood Golf School,which is based at Stoke by Nayland Hotel,Golf & Spa.
The winners of the competition were amixture of home-grown talent and talentfrom slightly farther afield. George Tunbridgeof Bentley Golf Club was the winner ofthe Boys’ title, while local boy Sam O’Brien(from Stoke by Nayland) came in a closesecond. In the Girls’ competition, AliceBarlow of nearby Newton Green GC beatAshleigh Greenham to the number one spotin a nail-bitingly close finish.
Stoke by Nayland Golf Club SecretaryAdrian Bullock said: “We are delighted tohave had such a fantastic turnout yet againthis year – the event is still the biggest 36-hole junior competition in the country.Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa hasalways been very keen and active innurturing young golfing talent. We welcomeany event that encourages young people tomake golf a part of their future.”
The results:
Name Golf club Gross Score Handicap Boys’ Champion George Tunbridge Bentley 144 5 Boys’ Runner Up Sam O’Brien Stoke by
Nayland 146 ocb 3
Girls’ Champion Alice Barlow Newton Green 158 ocb Girls’ Runner Up Ashleigh Greenham West Essex 158 ocb +2
Alice Barlow of Newton Green
George Tunbridge of Bentley Golf Club
Largest Junior Golf Event in UK Returns to Stoke by Nayland
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Like me, were you completely gripped by the recent Masters and seeing Adam Scottultimately crowned after his devastating and surprising pipped-at-the-postdisappointment at the Open? Tweets of drinks on you, and pats on the back were welldeserved. What a result for the young Australian and all credit to Angel Cabrera forhis sportsmanship.
So, how do they keep their cool? Practice makes perfect as they say, but planningplanning planning is more to the point. As you prepare for your match, call up andcheck what is available to eat at the venue and be prepared to take items, includingcereal bars, fruit, drinks, packs of almonds/nut selection and the infamous jellybabies/jelly beans- they allneed to be packed!
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Clacton’s captain drive inLast month, Clacton Golf Club was full with memberskeen to observe the Captains Drive in. The weatherwas cold with snow on the course; a small area ofgrass was cleared to enable William John McGrath,the One hundred & twenty first Captain of Clacton-on-Sea Golf Club, to drive into office and the ladfrom Glasgow did not disappoint with a magnificentdrive that was measured at 164 yards. A sweepstake to guess the Captains drive distancewas held by the members. The winning distance wasguessed correctly by Past Captain Robert Gillespieand Past Captain Steve Scott.
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Lee Porter, the PGA Professional attached to Hylands GolfComplex in Chelmsford, has been voted Clubmaker of theYear by the Golf Clubmakers Association in the UK. Lee now ranks in the top ten custom-fit clubmakersthroughout Europe. No wonder he counts 8touring golf pros as customers, including the everpopular local Pro, Robbie Coles.
Where you hit the ball on thedriver face really does matter.
As you are probably aware from some ofmy previous articles, I'm not a great fan ofsome of the marketing (or playing withwords as I call it) that the golf industryoffers. By this, I mean that often we aretold a driver's face has either 'multiple' or'huge' sweet spots that will lead to longerstraighter drives. In my opinion, this is notstrictly true due to the shape of the driverface. In the image on the right, you willnotice how the face has a radius on it; thiscan vary depending on the model ormanufacturer but in general not by verymuch.It's this radius on the face that makes it soimportant to strike the driver correctly; infact, it's the shape of the face which givesus the Gear Effect that is found on drivers,most fairway woods and hybrids. GearEffect is there to help us with slightly off-centre strikes. A ball struck slightlytowards the toe of the driver will result inthe ball curving right to left in flight.Strike the ball towards the heel of theclub and the ball will curve to the right.
Think of it like this, a heel strike on adriver with no Gear Effect will fly leftwhereas a driver that has a radius on the face will curve the ball back to the right -
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well at least that's the theory!
This is true even if face impact is tested on a swing robot, which has one of the mostrepeatable swings on the planet (apart from a customer who once told me they hadnever missed a fairway in their lives! - an off-centre hit will impart spin on the balleven if the swing was perfect.
However, this is where it gets interesting. Many golfers associate a fade with a shorterdistance tee shot. This can be the case, but it's not really to do with the shape of theshot. It's more to do with the area on the face where the ball was struck. Basically, theheel of the golf club (closest to the shaft) is the most 'dead' part of the face. Due tothe construction of the face, there is hardly any 'trampoline effect' in this area so aheel strike has less ball speed, resulting in a shorter shot. Furthermore, a heel strikecan impart more back spin on the ball, which leads to a higher weaker flight. Couplethis with the reduction in ball speed and you have a very short drive.
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At Bentley Golf Club on 25th April 81 students from 30 schoolsaround the county came together to compete in the Schools Handicapchampionship thiswas a Stablefordcompetition forstudents between11-36 handicap.The course provedvery challengingfor some of thestudents of whomthe youngest wasonly 10! The windgot up in theafternoon and the 18th was more than atest to reach in two. The scores were lowand only 6 golfers achieved more than 36points. Many thanks go to Bentley forhosting the event and the many helpers,teachers and golfers who contributed tothe day’s excellent organisation. Thestudent’s behaviour was exemplary bothon and off the course and a credit to theirschools.
Winner was Jack Garnett, who scored42pts off a handicap of 11, from ThurstableSchool. He showed excellent skills aroundthe green and also achieved nearest the
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pin, where a difficult pin placement meantonly 5 people got on the green all day!The Runner UP was Callum Nichollswho as a Bentley colt knew his wayaround the course and shot an excellent39pts off a handicap of 24. In the girlscompetition Ashley Chalmers, who isa very new golfer shot 39 points withrunner up Ysobel Lush on 37 pts closeon her heels. The team winners wereBrentwood county High School withCallum Nicholls and Jacob Smithscoring 72 pts, 2 ahead of CoopersCoborn School.
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Cyprus has been in the press alot recently, so it was notwithout a little concern that weheaded off to Aphrodite Hillswith a group for our second golfholiday week of the springseason.
However, we needn't haveworried; the resort wasexcellent, very comfortablerooms, and good food. Althoughthere are several fantasticrestaurants within the complex,it was a little chilly at night, andthey were closed so we had achoice of buffet, Italian orCypriot and they were great.
We played mostly at theAphrodite Hills course, which isspectacularly built on either sideof a large valley. There are some awesome shots over ravines with thecrystal blue Mediterranean Sea beyond. One round was played at the SirNick Faldo designed Elia Course. Which in time is going to be a greatcourse, but you need to play it acouple of times as many shotsto the greens sit above you, butgreat fun.
Our winners for the week wereCecil Wheatstone in the men'sevent and in the ladies, fromChannels golf club Judy Dunbar.
Can you recognise the well-known Essex County PresidentElect, showing great style?Answers on a postcard please!
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Winners Cecil Wheatstone and Judy Dunbar
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We are back in action now that spring is hereat last Despite spring being late to arrive, we have playedall but one of the events in our April fixture list. Theonly “casualty” was the combined Under 16 andUnder 18 boys team match against Suffolkscheduled for 4th April. Unfortunately, severeweather made the Felixstowe Ferry courseunplayable. Highlights of the month of April are asfollows;
The Keating Trophy: This was won by BobbyKeeble of Abridge, who is our 2012 AmateurChampion and a member of the England Boys squad. The Keating Trophy is the first of the Order ofMerit tournaments in our calendar. The qualifyingrounds, 36 holes scratch strokeplay, were played atFrinton on 6th April. Bobby Keeble returned thelowest score of 144 gross. The top 16 from thatfield went forward to the 18 hole knockoutmatchplay stage played at Frinton on 13th and 14thApril. The knockout matches were nearly allclosely contested, some going to extra holes.Congratulations to Bobby Keeble, and also toDaniel Vaughan of Orsett who was the otherfinalist. Mitchel Sarling of Rochford Hundred(who is also in the England Boys squad) gave BobbyKeeble a serious challenge in the semi-final, theoutcome not being decided until the 18th hole.
The Berkhamstead Trophy: Congratulations toGary Oliver of Hainault Forest who was in a threeway tie for first place and lost to a birdie at thefourth extra hole. The Berkhamstead Trophy is aprestigious open competition contested by thecountry’s finest amateur golfers. Past winnersinclude Luke Donald (1996) and Tom Lewis (2010),now both Tour professionals. To return an equal topscore in a large field of players from all over thecountry is a marvellous achievement. Gary, who is aprominent member of our county team, describedhis feelings as “over the moon”; so he should be.
STARTING ‘EM YOUNG: We are increasing our efforts to encourage youngboys and girls to take up golf and develop anenthusiasm for the game. We want to provide opportunities for them notonly develop their golfing skills but through
participation to discover that golf can be fun as wellas being competitive in the nicest and friendliestpossible way. We also want to provide a pathway tocounty and national stardom for the most talented.
For the Under 12s.Keith Mitchell, our County Junior Organiser, hasintroduced a new approach to coaching Essexyoungsters. This was the main theme presented fordiscussion at the well attended Essex JuniorOrganisers meeting held at Chelmsford on 26thMarch. David Brooks, the lead county coach, chaired asession on the route to England representation,which is the background to this important newapproach to developing Under 12 year old golfers. Itwas stressed that the route to represent England atamateur level is mainly via county golfrepresentation.Accordingly, we have established five centres acrossthe county where Under 12s can develop theirgame alongside others of a similar age andexperience, under the guidance of our professionalcoaches. Each of these centres will serve up to 15 golf clubs.Each will provide 50 hours of supported golf toabout 25 youngsters. Activity sessions will be basedmainly on short game.There will be no charge for any of these sessionsbut we will be looking for a degree of commitment.We hope to identify talented individuals at an earlyage who can be developed and matured over theyears to county representative level and perhaps goon to even greater achievements in golf.The five centres are at Frinton (Professional ScottRushbridge), North Weald (Professional PaulSullivan), Little Channels – formerly known asRegiment Way (Professionals Jack Cole and DavidMarch), Crowlands Heath (Professional MarcusRadmore) and Garon Park (Professionals Ben Jonesand Gary Jacom). If there are any promising 8 to 12 year olds whowould like to join this program, they should ask dador mum to contact either Keith Mitchell([email protected]) or the professional atyour nearest centre.Three cheers for Keith Mitchell whose personalenthusiasm and commitment is driving this along.
Essex County Newsby Frank Tomlin, Press Officer, Essex County Golf Union Tel & Fax 01376 500998 www.essexgolfunion.org
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For the Under 14s.Last year we introduced a six event Order of Meritfor the Under 14s.This year we have renamed it the“Essex Junior Golf Tour (Under 14)” and it is nowsponsored by the Norman Garon Trust. The firstevent of the year was played at Gosfield Lake on11th April. There were some very impressiveperformances as the detailed report from KeithMitchell, our county Junior Organiser describes.
Team News.A combined team from our Under 18 and Under 16squads played Hertfordshire for the CheshuntSalver on 2nd April. Sad to say we lost. However,our Under 16 team won a friendly match againstMiddlesex a week later on 9th April.Our first team played the annual friendly against theEssex Professionals at Frinton on 3rd April andcame away with a win.Full reports follow.
The May fixture list includes;• The Threadgill Trophy (an Order of Merit event) at Orsett on 3rd.
• Essex Colts v Middlesex Colts at Pinner Hill on 5th.
• An U14 Tour event at Forrester Park on 5th.• A County 1st Team match against BB&O at Heythrop Park on 12th.
• The England Golf Seniors qualifying event at Royal Cromer on 15th.
• The Eastern Counties Foursomes at Seacroft on 18th.
• An U14 match v Kent and Surrey at Pedham Place on 19th.
• The Chigwell Bowl and Colts Championship on 24th.
• A County 1st Team match against Middlesex on 26th.
• An U14 Tour event at North Weald on 29th. • An England Golf SE Group qualifying event at Studley Wood on 30th.
• An U14 match v Hertfordshire at Welwyn Garden City on 31st.
Our County President, John Peters will be inaction at Woodhall Spa on 15th May when hecompetes in the Annual County Presidents’ match.
On a very cold and windy day at Frinton Golf Clubthe Essex County team had the pleasure of playingthe Essex PGA Professionals. This was a hard foughtgame, played in good spirit despite the appallingweather. The morning’s foursomes proved to be anoutstanding performance from the county squadlosing only 1 of the5 matches. Young MitchelSarling, having played in the U18’s tournament theday before, was called in at the last minute to coverfor a late withdrawal, played exceptionally well withhis partner Mark Stone winning 5 & 4. Other goodresults were from Matt Baker and George Evanswinning 7 & 6 and Ben David and Reece Franciswinning 5 & 4
The afternoon singles were played in even colderconditions with stronger winds. This did not seemto deter any of the players, with the professionalsfighting back to gain early leads in most of thematches. After the first six matches had finishedthe score was three all. A strong push with wins by
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Alex Woodward & Ross Dee 1 1up 0 Andy Pestell & Mark Stokes Jordan Wallace & Jordan Slater 0 4&3 1 Steve Cipa & James Scade
Matt Baker & George Evans 1 7&6 0 Matt Stables & Roger Gray Mitchel Sarling & Mark Stones 1 5&4 0 Rhys Piper & Sam Teer
Ben David & Reece Francis 1 5&4 0 Tom Hide & Ed Glease 4 1
Ross Dee ! AS ! James Scade Mitchel Sarling 1 3&2 0 Mark Stokes Alex Woodward 0 3&2 1 Andy Pastell George Evans 1 1up 0 Steve Cipa
Jordan Wallace ! AS ! Roger Gray Reece Francis 0 3&2 1 Matt Stables Mark Stones 1 2&1 0 Sam Teer Matt Baker 1 5&3 0 Rhys Piper
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Mark Stones, Matt Baker and Jordan Slater gave theCounty Squad a three point lead.
A six four win in the afternoon resulted in theCounty Squad winning the match 10 points to 5.Millbrook G.C which is situated among rolling hills
was well presented and proved to be an excellenttest of golf.
The team comprised of 4 U16 and 6 U15 playerswith 3 of the latter playing their first U16’s match,namely Zac Taylor, Jack Staines & Jack Dyer.
The morning foursomes didn’t prove a success withEssex losing the first three matches. Josh Hickling &Chris Grant halved their match and Zac Taylor &Jack Staines producing the only win by 3/1 so thescore from the morning was 3½ to 1½. We arenot sure whether it was playing away or playing ona course that demanded control that produced theA.M. result but it can be said that a number of puttsfrom within 5 / 6ft were missed and perhaps thiswas pivotal.In the afternoon the first 4 matches produced 3 ½points with Dylan halving against a fellow EnglandRegional Squad member. Ryan by his own admissionwon his match by rediscovering his focus. Excellentwins by Callum and Jack who at one stage were 3 &2 holes down respectively. Essex lost the next 2matches but the rest of the games were finelybalanced with the possible result going to eitherside up to last hole. Chris who had never been
down till the 16th was the first to win, followed byJosh and finally Zac and Jack who were bothrelentless in pursuit of their first singles win.
Special thanks to Millbrook re the quality of thecourse and their hospitality especially in the waistdefying servings of food.Final Result: - Essex 9 – Beds 6
Brian Collins U16 Team managerOn a cloudy day at Abridge Golf Course an Essex
U18 and U16 combined team started their seasonwith a match for the Cheshunt Salver and after themorning foursomes nothing could separate thesides at 3 matches each. The afternoon started wellfor Essex with Mitchell Sarling (Rochford) beatinghis fellow England international Nick Ward 2&1 andthis was followed by a win for Scott Hudson(Braintree)4&3 and a half for Dan Garner (Romford).Unfortunately Essex had to wait until the ninthmatch for its next win with Sam O'Brien (Stoke byNayland) quickly followed by Dylan Mahmut(Romford) both winning. In the end this was acomprehensive win for Hertfordshire 10.5 t0 7.5with Essex only taking consolation that they wereable to field some of the younger players as some
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Under 16 Friendly County Match
ESSEX V BEDFORDSHIRE MILLBROOD GOLF CLUB 9th April 2013
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Liam Baker (Chelmsford) 0 3&1 1 Robert Shaw Austyn Cambden (Stockbrook Manor) 0 5&4 1 John Martin
Louis Lazarus (Abridge) 0 2&1 1 Josh Taylor Connor Morris (Rochford) 0 3&2 1 Luke Hynes
Sam O'Brien (Stoke by Nayland) 1 3&2 0 Brad Skeates Dylan Mahmut (Romford) 1 5&4 0 Callum Walker
Tyler Dangerfield (West Essex) 0 9&8 1 Karl Vincent Bobby Parmar (Abridge) 0 3&2 1 Alex Lee
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more established players were not available. Thanksmust go to the Abridge Golf Club in preparing thecourse so well considering it had been under snowup until recently and Hertfordshire for a sportingcontest.Steve Morrison (Essex U18 Team Manager)
ESSEX GOLF UNION LESLIE F WOOD CHAMPIONSHIP
Preliminary Round Played on Sunday 31 March 2013
Home Team Away Team
The Rayleigh Club 11! v Castle Point 3!
ESSEX GOLF UNION
LESLIE F WOOD CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Round Results
Played on Sunday 21 April 2013
Home Team
Clacton-on-Sea
5
v
Away Team
Braintree
10
Nazeing
10! v
The Rayleigh Club
4!
The Essex
9! v
Woodford
5!
Burnham-on-Crouch
9 v
Upminster
6
Belhus Park
11! v
Stock Brook
3!
Chingford
9 v
Warley Park
6
Langdon Hills
6 v
Maylands
9
Garon Park
13! v
Belfairs
1!
Toot Hill
9! v
Bentley
5!
North Weald
7 v
Epping
8
Five Lakes
6 v
Benton Hall
9
Rochford Hundred
6 v
Chigwell
9
Gosfield Lake
4! v
Colchester
10!
West Essex
13 v
Risebridge
2
Fairlop Waters
10 v
Loughton
5
Royal Epping Forest
11 v
Three Rivers
4
Forrester Park
9! v
The Warren
5!
Abridge
7 v
Thorndon Park
8
Woolston Manor
9 v
Crondon Park
6
The Burstead
7 v
Playgolf Colchester
8
Orsett
13 v
Hartswood
2 Mardyke Valley
9!
v Harwich and Dovercourt 5!
Basildon
W/O v
The Notleys
Chelmsford
9
v Wanstead 6
Ballards Gore
10
v Maldon
5
Romford
7 v
Ilford
8
Theydon Bois
10 v
Stoke-by-Nayland
5
Thorpe Hall
9! v
Boyce Hill
5!
Channels
6 v
Top Meadow
9
Hainault Forest
11! v
Frinton
3!
Southend-on-Sea
4! v
Stapleford Abbotts
10!
Canons Brook
11! v
Colne Valley
3! !
NORMAN PLUM TROPHY
1st Round Results Played on or before the 14 April 2013
Club Romford
v
Club
BYE
Epping v BYE Ilford v BYE The Notleys v BYE Clacton on Sea v BYE Colne Valley v BYE Stock Brook 202 v Bentley 204 Theydon Bois 193 v **Abridge DQ Three Rivers 187 v Chigwell 189 Harwich and Dovercourt 202 v Loughton 190 Thorndon Park* 198 v Chingford 198 Belfairs 164 v Braintree 205 Five Lakes v Ballards Gore W/O Mardyke Valley 187 v Maldon 189 Rivenhall Oaks 185 v Playgolf Colchester 208 Risebridge 187 v Top Meadow 189 The Rayleigh Club 208 v Upminster 187 The Burstead 177 v Orsett 208 Crondon Park 200 v The Essex 201 The Warren 202 v Stapleford Abbotts 179 Garon Park 184 v Rochford Hundred 192 North Weald W/O v Langdon Hills Woolston Manor*** DQ v Castle Point 183 Benton Hall 207 v Frinton 187 Wanstead 175 v Forrester Park 202 Stoke by Nayland 206 v Colchester 199 BYE v Boyce Hill BYE v Basildon BYE v Burnham on Crouch BYE v Thorpe Hall BYE v Channels BYE v Maylands * Thorndon Park
won on highest away points
**Abridge DQ'd for not playing the minimum of two Cat 4 players.
*** Woolston Manor DQ'd for playing ineligible players
ESSEX SENIORS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Round Results Played on or before the 12 April 2013
Home Team
Abridge
v Away Team
BYE
Hartswood 2! v Romford 8! Stoke by Nayland 9 v Wanstead 2 Epping 6! v Maylands 4! Forrester Park 8 v Colne Valley 3 Thorpe Hall 8 v Mardyke Valley 3 Langdon Hills 6! v Hainault Forest 4! Chigwell 9 v Theydon Bois 2 Nazeing 3 v Three Rivers 8 Upminster 9! v Basildon 1! The Burstead 4! v Frinton 6! Gosfield Lake 8! v Harwich and Dovercourt 2! Rochford Hundred 8! v The Essex 2! Chingford 6 v Stock Brook 5 Orsett 6 v Castle Point 5 Benton Hall 5 v Clacton on Sea 6 Chelmsford 8 v Belhus Park 3 Boyce Hill 8 v Woolston Manor 3 The Rayleigh Club 6! v Stapleford Abbotts 4! Risebridge 2! v Colchester 8! Ilford 5 v Channels 6 Maldon 7! v North Weald 3! West Essex 3! v Ballards Gore 7! Warley Park 7 v Playgolf Colchester 4 Thorndon Park 9! v Canons Brook 1! Crondon Park 7 v Braintree 4 The Warren 8! v Burnham on Crouch 2! The Notleys 7 v Garon Park 4 Five Lakes 10 v Royal Epping Forest 1 Belfairs 6 v Top Meadow 5 Woodford 8 v Bentley 3 BYE v South Essex
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Essex Junior Golf Tour (Under 14)Sponsored by the NORMAN GARON TRUST
Played at Gosfield Lake - 11th April 2013
Rearranged from the previous week when the snowmanaged to interrupt proceedings, this event eventuallybegan with a reduced field of 44 players owing to thechange of date clashing with Junior Open to which someboys were already committed.
The field featured some boys whosegolfing ambitions are already very highand whose record indicated that theyshould feature strongly in the leaderboards, but it was a young anddiminutive Joseph Defries (WarleyPark) (21 handicap) who took thehonours for the day by scoring six
under his handicap and record a Stableford score of 42points. His round was extremely steady and he recordedonly two one pointers and a birdie. An impressive displayfor one new to the competition. Joseph was in the Under13 section and took the prize for the Under 13 Handicapsection.
In second place at Under 13 were Callum Hensby( Stokeby Nayland) (14) and James Styles (Chigwell)(18) with 41points each.
The Under 14 section saw animpressive display from Alex English(Stoke by Nayland) (11 Handicap)who scored 41 points andrecorded three birdies in his roundat the 8th, 10th, and 17th.Hisround was good enough to take theUnder 14 scratch prize with 30 points winning from BenRendell (Clacton) (6) on countback.
Second place for the Under 14 Handicap went to JackCharlton(Loughton) (16) with 40 points
The girls section was won by Holly Haslam (LittleChannels) (12) with 33 points who also won the Scratchprize with 21 points, Ysobel Lush (Langdon Hills) (36)took 2nd place in the Handicap section with 31 pointswhilst Harriet Lynch(Thorndon Park) (16) was second inthe scratch with 22 points.
Nearest the pin was won by Charlie Haddon (Romford)
The next round of the competition is arranged for Sunday5th May at Forrester Park. There is still time for newcompetitors to sign up by going to the Essex County WebSite and downloading the forms (www.essexgolfunion.org).
A full record of all scores and standings is available on theWebsite.
We are very grateful to Gosfield Lake for hosting theevent, especially in rearranging it so quickly following thecurtailment the week before.
Keith Mitchell(Essex Golf Union - Junior Organiser)
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COUNTY MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP
Closing date : Friday 7 June 2013
Important as Start Sheet will be sent out by email
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Matt Stables is a PGA ‘AA’ Teaching Professional based at North WealdGolf Club near Epping. Matt played collegiate golf in the USA and todaycompetes in regional and national pro tournaments. As a teacher, Matt isinvolved with the Essex County Academy Program and is qualified in clubmaking, golf fitness and the mental side of golf. As a golf coach, Mattbelieves in good fundamentals, including an on plane swing, anunderstanding of each individual’s strengths and weaknesses, plus aneffective short game. Golf tuition is available from Matt call 01992 522118 mobile 07808 003 619, or www.mattstablesgolf.com
RehearsingThe difference between practicing and rehearsing is that by rehearsing; you are trying to recreatethe situations that you will be facing in the future, and preparing yourself to deal with thesesituations. If you have prepared for a situation, you will be calmer and more likely to be able todeal with it effectively when you are faced with it. Here are some different ways you couldrehearse. Rehearse on the Practice area- Imagine yourself in thesituation, you may be on the course at your upcoming round ortournament. Visualise the situation with the club you may needand give yourself an appropriate target and try to recreatedifferent situations you will face. This may be a particular drive,iron shot or situation such as being tied for the lead comingdown the last hole. This can also be done on the practice greensuch as making a 10-foot putt on the last to achieve your target.Also, you can work on any problem shots you have troubledealing with.
Rehearsing on the range to prepare for upcoming situations you will have to dealwith.
Mental rehearsal and playing what if? You don’t always have to be at the course to work onyour game, and you can do a lot at home by visualising or imagining what you would like tohappen. Find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed and relax. You can run through the likelysituations that you will face and see yourself dealing with them successfully. Don’t always assumethat every situation will go toplan as things invariably won’t.You want to be prepared to dealwith many different situations.Ask yourself what you would doin numerous situations? Such asdouble bogeying the first hole!How will you respond? Orwhat if you birdie the first fourholes? How will you feel?Imagine how you will react andconduct yourself? Furthermore, prepare yourself for playing with different playing partners,formats and other situations you may face. Use past experiences and learn from how you dealtwith them in the past and what you would do in the future.
Rehearse on the Course- When you're playing practice rounds or when the course is quiet,you can put yourself in different situations that you are likely to face, or work on shots that youmay have problems with. So when it comes to the round, you will have faced that situationpreviously. Give yourself tough shots and evaluate where you may miss a shot. Try some hardshots and ones that you have had trouble with in the past. Be careful not to upset the greenkeepers by playing numerous balls. I am suggesting you play one or two shots from thesesituations. Look for spots where you may have a shot depending on your tendencies. Manypeople will have a hole that they have problems with, so play the hole and find a solution to thisby trying a different approach or club off the tee.
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Under new managementPGA Professional Michael Porter has recently taken over the Epping golf range.
“It is a very exciting time to take over the range as the site where we are based is going to be redeveloped within 18 months.Once complete we will have a newly built golf store and a fantastic clubhouse where our clients can sit and relax.
I'm looking forward to making the golf centre a premier practice facility in Essex".
I believe to create a good practice facility the basic fundamentals must be in place.These are good golf balls, mats and lighting.
That's why at the golf centre we have brand new Srixon 2 piece golf balls, replace mats at the first sight of wear and have retuned our lighting to ensure you can see the ball throughout its entire flight night or day.
The golf centre has a newly stocked golf store where we stock all major brands at hugely competitive prices.
We have also invested in the gc2 launch monitor technology (as used by Rory Mcilroy and Ian Poulter) to provide expert tuition and custom fit services.
FOR ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT MICHAEL ON 01992 570707
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To all our many thousands of previous 2 for 1 Green Fee Vouchercustomers; we would like to thank you all for all your many years of support ofour voucher program, going back to 1996.
We have decided to totally revamp the way we bring Offers or Deals onGreen Fees to our readers.This month we are re launchingour websiteWWW.ESSEXGOLFER.COM.
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GT LAW JUNIORGOLF TOUR
Original junior golf tour in Essex and Suffolk
Come and play like the stars of theEuropean Tour, chase your dreamsNo handicap required as you play acourse measured for your age groupLast years Order of Merit ChampionCharlie DoddsFantastic prizes for each age groupGreat courses
Schedule for 2013
8th April Channels31st May Forrester Park 29th July Hintlesham 5th August Garon Park15th August Stoke-by-Nayland22nd August Crowland Heath28th October Channels
For entry forms and moreinformation please call LittleChannels and speak to tour directorSheila Emslie on 01245 361100
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The new rules of golf at your fingertipsNew golf rules have been in force since 1st January 2012; it is therefore high time to get a new rulebook for your golf bag.The best choice is “Golf Rules Quick Reference 2012-2015”. The multi award-winning, ring-bound book has already sold more than a million copies and contains the answers to all therules questions that commonly arise on the golf course. It is intended to be used while on thecourse, therefore it has a practical pocket-sized format, uses hard-wearing, water-repellentpaper and has a sturdy protective cover.As every rules situation is illustrated (more than 170 graphics), players can find the right solution straight away.To sum it up, this little gem belongs in every golf bag. £11.95 inc postage
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Golf tips for aroundthe course
As every golfer knows, if the ball doesn’t landon the fairway your problems are only justbeginning. Your ball could be on a slope, intall grass or bushes, on the lip of abunker, on stony ground etc. etcIn his new compact guide, best-selling author Yves Ton-That(“Golf Rules Quick Reference”,more than 1 million copiessold) gives the reader tipsfor every seemingly hopelesssituation – short and concise,illustrated and easy-to-understand. Thanksto the structure with sections from tee to green,golfers can find the information they need in aninstant. A quick fix guide for eliminating mistakesmakes the practical ring-bound water-repellentbooklet the ideal accompaniment on the course.The tips are based on many years of competitionexperience by leading golf professionals. We’d bewilling to bet that “Golf Trouble Shots and Quick FixGuide” will help you save a number of strokes onyour next round. £11.95 inc postage
SARAHBENNETTGOLF Come and visit Sarah at Three Rivers Golf & Country Club and learn from aLadies European Tour & PGA Qualified Professional. Sarah has over 20 years ofexperience in the industry, a former +4 hcp player, one of the lowest handicap’sachieved in the UK. Sarah was one of a select few British players to win the MoriaSmyth Salver (low amateur Women’s British Open).A certified TPI Junior L2 Fitness Instructor and Jim Hardy Plane Truth CertifiedInstructor Sarah coaches players new to the game, through to County and theProfessional ranks. She is delighted to pass on her first-hand experience to guideand assist her clients with course management techniques incorporating themental side with her specific qualification.
Lessons available with Sarah: 07719 617349 E: [email protected]
Slow Slow Quick Quick Slow!!Well now the golfing season is truly under way, with the first of the Women’s Majors the Kraft Nabisco, andof course the Masters having been completed. We were privileged to watch some of the most amazingputting skills under the most extreme pressure situations.I believe too many golfers concentrate solely on the line of the putt and not enough on the speed of thegreens and pace of the stroke which influences distance control. Tension in the stroke is one of the mostcommon faults inhibiting a smooth effective stroke.We will all be playing on quicker greens over the next few months so I would like to give you a fewsuggestions we can apply to help achieve a slow smooth putting stroke.
• Grip pressure: Holding the handle too tightly can be caused by a putter grip which is worn or too thin.The trend over the past year has to play with a thicker grip to help reduce tension and excessive wristaction. Fig 1.
Fig 1
The amount of “grip pressure” applied to the handle is hugely important especially on very quick greens ordownhill putts. I recommend a grip pressure of between 4-5 on a scale of 1-10
Figure 2 – Grip Pressure
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• Forearm Tension: The forearms at address should be loose to facilitate a smooth and relaxed rhythmicalmovement of the shoulders in the stroke.
• Stroke Speed: The pace or tempo of the stroke is vital when playing on quicker greens. When playing onTour I used to slow down the tempo of my practice stroke, especially when under pressure aiming to replicatemy actual stroke. It is imperative you do not decelerate too much through impact when working on tempo.A very simplistic verbal cue such as “tick tock” can help maintain your tempo or with the use of ametronome.
• Putter pressure: At address I always rest the putter head lightly on the surface of the green as opposedto applying pressure “pushing” the putter head into the ground. This assists to create the smooth movementof the putter head in a slow and controlled fashion as opposed to a quick and jerky movement.
Hopefully this article has helped you to recognise when tension creeps into your putting stroke and providessome practical tips to overcome this.
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Arctic Blizzard 1 : Essex Captains 0The Society of Essex Lady Captains, kicked off the new season with their annual fixture with the Societyof Essex Men’s Captains at Upminster on April 4. This is a really popular event and everyone was lookingforward to a great day both on and of the golf course. Sadly, the weather had other ideas, and thecompetition had to be truncated, with some groups only managing 5 holes before an arctic blizzarddescended making the greens unplayable. Thanks to Upminster Golf Club for hosting the event andproviding a delicious early meal for the chilly and disappointed captains. The Men’s Golf Society whoseturn it was to organise the event this year will try to arrange a new event in September, so let’s hope the sunwill be shining.
Winners of best back 9 with Tommy Walker,Sharon Glover, Amanda Mitchell, Martin Huddart
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Winners of best front 9 with Tommy Walker,Dot Greaves, Sue Hilton, Roger Buxton
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