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[*END*] Welcome to this week's newsletter, bringing you all the latest news, events and offers from here at Wells GC. We hope you're having a great week on and off the golf course.
Enjoy this week's read. |
IMPORTANT NOTICE REMINDER
"I am writing to inform you that I will be leaving Wells Golf Club as I am taking up the appointment of Head Professional at Long Ashton Golf Club. Thomas Maggs will be joining me as Head Assistant Professional. Tom and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and help since I took over in January 2015, we both have many friends here and I trust you have enjoyed the service my team and I have provided. I will miss Wells and the friendships I have made here, but I hope some of you will visit Long Ashton through the 1893 reciprocal arrangement, and I look forward to seeing you there. Can you please ensure all remaining account monies, Professional Shop vouchers and lessons are used before I leave on Monday, 24 December. Thank you again for your continued support" Kind Regards
Jack Heginbotham
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Seniors Somerset Bowl Final
Wells GC seniors` team took on Farrington Park seniors` in the final of the Seniors` Somerset Bowl recently, at Mendip GC. The weather was amazing considering the time of year, setting off the matches under a blue sky. The wind got up as time went on and the temperatures dropped, making the difficult conditions no easier. First out Nick Carter and Mike Magrath, and second out Bill McCollum and Andy Williams made short work of their opponents, both winning 4&3. Captain Glen Crocker and Nick Carter had a comfortable afternoon, never behind and winning 5&4 to clinch the match quite quickly. Fourth out Tim Harris and Martin Waller had a mountain to climb, giving nine shots. They were up to the job and triumphed 2&1. The middle match, featuring Martin Barnes and Steve Clark against formidable opponents, quickly went Farrington`s way as they went 4up. The Wells players fought back gamely and eventual had a fantastic halve.
This meant that Wells won the match 4.5 to 0.5 and became 2018 Somerset Seniors` Bowl winners, the second time the club have won the trophy. Thanks must go to the few brave people who turned up and supported both teams. |
Ladies vs Seniors match
Eight pairs took part in the Ladies versus Seniors match which was a fourball betterball stableford format. The winners were the Ladies by three games to one. Congratulations to the Ladies who won the annual match.
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Seniors Pre AGM Stableford
The Pre-AGM Stableford for the Harry Mayle Cup was won by Tony Duffin with 40 points. Second was John Coughlan with Alan Elkins finishing third. There was a large field of 59 entrants. At the AGM which followed, John North was appointed Seniors’ Captain for 2019. Great appreciation was shown for this year’s Captain, John Moxon, who has done a splendid job during the season. The photo shows the Seniors’ Chairman, Andy Williams, congratulating new captain, John North.
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Indoor Yardage Evaluation & Game Assessment with PGA Professional Thomas Maggs
During the month of October I have six slots available for a yardage evaluation and game assessment on the following dates and times: |
Slot 1: Monday, 15 October - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Slot 2: Tuesday, 16 October - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Slot 3: Thursday, 18 October - 8:30am - 9:30am
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Slot 4: Thursday, 18 October - 9:30am - 10:30am
Slot 5: Tuesday, 23 October - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Slot 6: Tuesday, 23 October - 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Indoor Yardage Evaluation and Game Assessment includes:
- A yardage chart emailed to you and also given as a hard copy
- Key advice on your current clubs and whether they are right for you
- An overview of your game targeting strengths and weaknesses
- FREE Practice plan for the upcoming winter period including drills and exercises tailored for you
- Cost of assessment - £35
For more information on how to sign up please email tommaggs1@gmail.com or contact our Professional Shop on 01749 679059.
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New in store - Garmin Approach X40 - £179
This slim, smart game changing Garmin Approach X40 GPS golf band is packed full of innovative features, and is pre-loaded with more than 40,000 worldwide golf courses. This device also doubles up as a fitness band with heart rate monitoring and activity tracking that reminds you to stay active for a healthy lifestyle. Other features include wireless connectivity to upload all of your golfing stats and activities through the Garmin Connect online application, and receive smart notifications for incoming calls, texts, emails and other vibration alerts directly on the palm of your hand. The band is hard wearing, lightweight and is waterproof up to 50 metres and has a rechargeable battery that lasts five days in activity mode, and up to 10 hours in GPS mode. Click here for more information or speak to a member of staff in store. |
Don’t struggle with chipping or pitching, sometimes you can blame your wedges!
If you are finding it hard to stop the ball on the greens, then you need to consider sharpening up your wedge play with NEW wedges. Grooves on your shorter clubs wear quickly especially in harder ground conditions which wears the surface on your clubface. However, in order to generate spin, the clubface on your wedges need to be rough. In store we arguably have the best wedges on the market Titleist SM7, Callaway Mac Daddy 4 and PING Glide wedges. To make it easier to digest there is three important factors to reasons why you should buy a new set of wedges.
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GROOVES - Having clean, clear grooves will create maximum spin. Control will be lost if your grooves are old and worn.
BOUNCE ANGLE - Wedges have difference bounce angles and they are very important and useful. The bounce angle on the wedge is can aid your technique and also where you play most your golf. For example, if you play most your golf on a links course you may want to consider less
This helps you get the leading edge closer to the surface of the ground resulting in a cleaner strike. On the other hand, if you play on a parkland course where the ground can be softer and grass is thicker you would need to consider more bounce. This will stop the club digging in so the club glides through the surface and promotes a cleaner strike. LOFT - Loft is key when purchasing wedges as your gapping between each club needs to be equal. This will help you to control your trajectory and yardages resulting in closer approach shots and more spin. In an ideal situation around four degrees of loft between each wedge is a good gap. |
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If you would like to learn more about how wedges can improve your game or book a fitting, speak to a member of the Professional Team in the Professional Shop, click here or alternatively call 01749 679059. |
Sometimes it's nice to reminisce about the good times. When it comes to golf, the days of persimmon woods, small clubheads and hitting balls which were hard as a rock are long gone - but it can help to take a trip down memory lane to remind us of just how much technology has developed, particularly in the case of drivers. |
Time tunnel
Take TaylorMade for example; you might have been lucky enough to own its iconic r7 Quad driver way back in 2004. The r7 was memorable for introducing the then-revolutionary concept of changeable weights in a driver, which was a massive shift from the conventional 'one weight fits all' approach. The r7 Quad is a classic club, and is certainly remembered with fondness. Fast-forward to the present day and TaylorMade has released its most technologically advanced driver to date in the form of the M3. The M3 really shows just how far we've come in terms of moveable weights, with a Y-Track feature that allows golfers to adjust their settings for optimal trajectory, maximum forgiveness, or less spin. So, whilst it is nice to think about your first ever driver, it's probably time to get up to speed with the latest models such as the M3. Who knows? Maybe in another 10 years time, you'll be looking back on the M3 with as much fondness as the r7 Quad! |
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