Allan Knox

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition of our weekly newsletter, we hope you've had a great week on and off the course.

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Tour news

An ace week for Master Eddie

The British Masters took place at Walton Heath in Surrey last week and was hosted by the local favourite, Justin Rose. The tournament had a stark weather contrast from start to finish with conditions declining and making it a real grind for the players. The caddies were certainly tested during the final round trying to keep their players warm and dry. It was a day of umbrellas, waterproofs and wearing the correct layering, which at this time of year can help or hinder your round.

Wednesday - Pro-Am

Sunday - Final Round

The tournament winner was Eddie Pepperell who dealt with the conditions the best and led from start to finish to claim a two-shot victory. Eddie’s highlight of the week was his impressive hole-in-one on Thursday at the ninth hole, earning £20,000 for charity and a celebratory bottle of wine from the tournament host. Pepperell now moves up to 33rd in the world rankings and with it an invite to next year’s biggest tournaments including his first trip to The Masters at Augusta.

If you need help layering up this winter then contact me here.

Accuracy over distance

If you watched the Ryder Cup last month then one thing should have become clear to you: finding the fairway off the tee is a must. Whilst distance does help, there's no point thrashing a drive as far as you can if you don't hit the fairway, finding yourself cutting down trees as a result - as depicted in the illustration below.

Find the short stuff

In order to shoot lower scores, you need to put a premium on finding the fairway, something that a custom fitting for Cleveland's Launcher HB driver will certainly help with. Designed for maximum accuracy off the tee, its lighter HiBore Crown and Launcher Cup Face helps to increase forgiveness on off-centre strikes - something we can all benefit from!

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Shake off a shower

As winter approaches, we can expect a lot of things with one certainty being rain, and a lot of it. We all know what this can lead to - feeling soaked out on the course, a barely readable scorecard and, in some cases, just a generally miserable round of golf. Enter, golf-specific waterproofs….

Installed with PING's SensorDry technology, the Zero Gravity Tour jacket is designed specifically for waterproof and windproof protection. It's also cut in lightweight and noiseless fabrics for virtually no distractions when you're making your swing. The Pertex Shield and sealed seams give you the best protection from the wind and rain where you need it the most, meaning those disgruntled feelings of being drenched during your 18 holes will be a thing of the past.

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Spotlight: New PING Sigma 2 putters

There's a saying in golf that PING putters get better with age, yet its new range is pretty special.

Sigma 2 putters have a very soft feel thanks to its new face technology, but the main talking point is the adjustable-length shaft.

PING says 8 out of 10 players are playing the wrong-length putters and losing strokes as a result. Now, we can customize your putter so that you see a significant improvement on the greens by simply turning a tool at the top of the grip. Interested?

Video of the Week

There's a difference between the longest iron in your bag and the longest playable iron in your bag, which is an area that TaylorMade's GAPR clubs fit perfectly.

I hope you enjoyed my newsletter. If you want any more help or advice please pop into the shop and speak to myself or one of my team.

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