Nick's tip of the week

I played this weekend in the wind and rain and noticed when it started to rain my playing partner was struggling to get his rain hood for his bag. On the first hole he was trying to dig out his rain hood from the depth of one of his pockets. Consequently his clubs got soaked and became extremely frustrated. And there I was smug with my new Titleist rain hood which simply slips straight over my clubs whilst operating as a towel at the same time. 

So my tip of the week would be to get a Titleist Dri-Hood Towel this winter for a variety of reasons as demonstrated below: 

Dri-Hood Towel from Titleist:

- Dual purpose it is both a rain hood and towel
- Hood side is water repellent nylon that keeps clubs dry in the rain 
- Towel side is 100% cotton terrycloth to use to keep clubs clean 
- Quick release clip - Signature "Titleist" logo on the side 
- A must-have, on course accessory that delivers exceptional performance

The product is avaliable in store so please come in and take a look!

Sam's top tip of the week

As it was a very breezy at the weekend I am going to recommend you learn the punch shot.

So how do you play a punch shot?

Punch Shot Technique 

1. Take more club than you would normally use from the distance you are playing. If you are 150 yards out and would typically use 7-iron, take a 6-iron or even 5-iron for a punch shot. (Take into account the strength of the wind and also how well your practice of punch shots has gone. Because you're going to practice this shot, right? Right? Hello?) 

2. Set up with the ball farther back in your stance than on a normal swing. Middle of your stance should be the most forward you'd play a ball on a punch shot. 

3. Make sure your hands are ahead of the golf ball at address (and at impact); use a forward press or move the ball back farther in your stance if necessary. 

4. Put about 60-percent of your weight on your front foot. 

5. Now make a smooth but abbreviated swing with limited weight shift (think of swinging mostly with your arms) - take the club back about three-quarters of your normal backswing. Swing smoothly, accelerating through impact, and cut your follow-through short, to about three-quarters of normal.

The combination of these stance and swing adjustments should produce a lower ball flight that better cuts through the wind whilst holding its line; or will help you get under those tree branches.



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