Race to Morocco..

This past weekend Oulton Hall staged an event for members, with the prize being an all-expenses paid golfing trip to Morocco! A big turnout resulted in a tense competition with new member Damien Bowles winning by 1 with a superb 42 Points. 

We'd like to congratulate Damien on his superb golf and hope he enjoys his trip this December! 

 

The Golf Shop itself is now brimming with offers and sale items! 

All Putters have been reduced along with offers on TaylorMade, Callaway, Nike and PING clubs! The sale rail has grown in size too! 

Ashworth Polos: 1 for £19.99, 2 for £34.99 or 3 for £39.99. 

Plenty has been added to the rail, notably some Galvin Green Waterproofs! Perfect for the current British Weather!

 

Do golf lessons really work?

by Mark Pearson, Group Academy Director 

We’ve all heard the phrases in the 19th ‘I played badly today because I had a lesson this week’, ‘my swing is work in progress’ or ‘you have to get worse before you get better’ but how realistic is improvement and how quickly? 

At Q Hotels Golf Acadmies we take the improvement of our golfers very seriously and instructors now measure the results of their tuition in terms of handicap and score reduction. As a test case I have measured the performance of my golfers during 2015. My clients largely fall into three categories.

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Introducing your child to Golf

by Phil Akers, FUEL Golf Junior Programme Director 

If you are considering starting your child at the game or they have shown an interest, this article is for you. It will help you to make their range sessions more fun, captivating and help you and them become less frustrated if they don’t swing the club like Rory straight away. It will also highlight some fundamental errors parents make when introducing their children to the game and help you avoid getting them off on the wrong foot.

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Whats the key to Rory’s power?

by Lee Morrisroe, PGA Teaching Professional

 Rory Mcilroy is unquestionably one of the most powerful golfers of the modern age, however standing at only 5ft 10” its a lot more that size and brute force that allows Rory to crush drives over 350 yards on a regular basis. Rory even managed a 436 yard drive on day 1 of the 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.

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