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Free 30 minute putting lessons and fittings with a PGA Professional throughout August

To have the ability to hit the ball the distance of a modern-day tour pro takes a great deal of power, athleticism and skill. As the average distance of the modern-day tour pro increases year upon year, the vast majority of club golfers fall further and further behind.

However, one key area that all golfers can work to improve is their short game – particularly their putting. Regardless of the player’s ability, over 40% of the game is played on the putting surface.

Despite the majority of club golfers having regular long game lessons and being custom fit for the latest technology in their woods and irons, we predominantly see the care and attention given to players developing their putting completely overlooked.

Your PGA professional team will be on hand to help improve players’ putting through a FREE 30-minute lesson and fitting. Crucially the combination between having good understanding of your own strengths and weaknesses within your putting technique, and a correctly fitted putter can make the difference between lowering not only your scores, but also your handicap. Limited to one per Member.

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30-minute putting analysis – video analysis with factual based evidence and expert advice on all attributes of your putting stroke, and an introduction to drills that you can use in your own practice: 

Setup: grip, clubface alignment, body alignment (feet / hips / shoulders), ball position, posture, head position
In-swing: clubface angle at impact, stroke path, stroke length, rhythm and pace control
Ball Flight: roll %, launch angle, ball speed, effective stimp, clubhead speed
Practice drills: an introduction to technical, distance and direction control practice drills for you to use in your own practice sessions

During your session we will analyse the putter you have to ensure it matches to your personal stroke and individual preference regarding:

Putter length and lie
Putter type and balancing (face balanced, slight/medium toe hang or maximum toe hang)
Putter head shape
Grip size
Overall weight

Take a look at any event on tour and you will see the vast array of putter lengths, head styles and grips used by the modern-day tour professional.

Similar to every player’s woods and irons, each putter has been carefully considered and fully custom fitted to their individual preferences and characteristics of their putting stroke to ensure that their putting is as sharp as possible to give them that winning edge.

What putter should I use? 

In terms of selecting the correct putter for your stroke it is not only the head shape and the aim lines that must be considered. Every putter’s head design and balancing can help or hinder a player’s putting potential. A putter that is correctly fitted to your individual stroke will help to ensure that the putter head correctly moves squarely along your arcing putter path. This will help to reduce the tendency to manipulate the putter face with your hands, and ultimately optimise the starting direction, launch condition, ball roll and subsequent distance control.

We have options available to try from Odyssey, PING, Taylormade, Scotty Cameron and Yonex with prices starting from £99.

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Sports Shop summer sale

The Sports Shop summer sale has been very popular and throughout August we will continue to offer 50% off golf clothing (excluding waterproofs) – once it’s gone, it’s gone! Further to these big discounts, we will also be offering:

30% off all tennis and padel footwear!

Half price racket bags!

10% off all padels and rackets!

Selected tennis and padel shoes only £40!

Stock is limited and many sale items are available only while stocks last, so we encourage Members to visit the Sports Shop soon to secure the best selection of styles and sizes. Our Professional Team will be on hand to assist with purchases and provide advice on the latest products available.