On-Course day and players Championship

Scott Davis joined David and myself at Lynwood Country Club for an On-Course golf day last Friday the 11th of May. The afternoon weather was glorious, the course was in fantastic condition and there was plenty to be learned. The 7 guys attending the session got plenty of their pro's time and i heard good reports come back from how all the players went. Bobby Wray, Warrick Bates and new convert Peter Campbell all got rave revues playing some terrific golf between them. Chris, Greg, Arun, Arron (all newbies to our schools) had their first exposure to on-course tuition and showed some real signs of moving ahead.
The new dates for upcoming On-Course Days are

• Friday 18th May - Lynwood C.C.
• Friday 25th May - Lynwood C.C.
• Friday 8th June - Twin Creeks G &.C.C.
• Friday 15th June - Twin Creeks G.& C.C.   

Other upcoming activities are the sold out Assessment Days being held at Twin Creeks on Sunday the 27th May and Friday 1st June. After the huge response we had to these days we will be running further assessment days to try and help our pupils to see where they need to improve their games. Watch this space.

Watching the Players Championship over the weekend it is evident to me that golfers of all levels are afflicted by the same ailments. I gave a lesson to an old friend during the week who couldn't take the club away and then was so aware of his club head position that he would stop at the top of his swing when it didn't feel "just right". Turning on and seeing recent Tour event winner Kevin NA going through the same thing was quite amazing. Golfers get so aware of there movement patterns that they sometimes have trouble getting started away from the ball. we also see tennis players getting stuck with their serves sometimes and also recently i have noticed AFL players getting stuck after taking a mark. When you have time to think about it that is when it goes all wrong. The problem with Golf is we have too much time to spend on every shot and it becomes almost debilitating. The same tennis players don't have any concerns with hitting a volley or a ground shot because they don't have time to think about it and the same goes with an AFL player who gets the ball and snaps a goal. The goal to golf then is not to think too much, keep moving and keep your mind busy on important things like routine and target. Cricketers, tap the bat before a ball is bowled, tennis players move and shuffle while waiting to receive a serve, Goal keepers move and shuffle while waiting for a penalty goal and we see golfers waggling the club and shuffling their feet. keeps you moving and gets you ready to play.

Good to see nice guys go well. Matt Kuchar, PGA Good Guy had a great win and got over the line to win the prestigious Players Championship with a score of 13 under just in front of Luke Donald and recent tour event winner Ben Curtis and Rickie Fowler. It is an amazing course and puts on a show every year nd it did it again this year.

see you on the course.
Jeff Mansfield

Absolute Golf and the Worlds Largest Golf Society

It's been another big week for Absolute Golf this week culminating with David and I taking a group out to Lynwood Country Club for an 18 hole On-Course Golf Day, Saturday was busy with David teaching at Dural all day and I had the morning at Sydney Olympic Park and the afternoon On-Course at Wallacia with three regulars for 9 holes. These On-Course days have proven to be very popular with all attendees agreeing that the golf course really is the best place to learn how to play golf. The guys (and girls) tend to leave the day with something to work on with their swings, something more on their short games, something more to work on with the influences of the course as well as some course management and game planning advice. It is like 4 lessons in one and they get to do it on a great golf course while enjoying good company. Could it be any better. The best advertisement for the success of the days is how quickly they book out and boy do they book out quick. If you are looking for a Lesson on Golf not just a Swing Lesson (and don't confuse the two because they are different) contact us to or go to the website and check out the dates for our upcoming events. Find one you like and book in today. We will put you on the road to improvement and better golf.  

Lynwood Country Club

Regular venue for absolute golf On-Course golf days

Dave and I had the pleasure spending our first day with our new friends The Nomads Golf Society. The group started in South Africa with the premise of people enjoying good golf, good company and giving back to the comunity. Sydney has two Nomads Golf clubs (North and South) who play some of the best courses in Sydney and do some great work in raising money for the Cancer Council as well as Jack Newton Junior Golf (more than $200K of charitable donations over 7 years) and yesterday the two groups got together at Macquarie Links Golf Club for their annual inter-club challenge. Dave and I ran one of our trademark putting clinics for the boys on green reading which went down a treat and seemed to be enjoyed by everyone involved. We turned a few heads with some of the things we were able to show the guys and got a great response in the questions that were asked as well as the feed back that came back. Mark Dover Souths Club Captain, even credited two monster putts he hold to the understanding of what came out of the clinic.
After the clinic Dave and I got to play with some regular members of the group and take part of the inter-club matches as well as playing in the event of the day. I had the pleasure of partnering new friend Anton from the Norths club to a strong victory over Souths club members Jonty and Anthony. The game was played in great spirit but thankfully Anton played some great golf and ultimately ended up winning the Nomads champion of the day as well as runner up in his division for the overall group. I was even lucky enough to pick up runner up in the A Grade nett even though i limped into the clubhouse over the last few holes. David did nothing to startling with his round but enjoyed the opportunity to have a round of golf and looks forward to playing well next time round.

Macquarie Links International Golf Course

Venue for recent putting schools with The Nomads Golf Society

After the golf we went inside for presentations and a run down of the days activities which included the list of fines that are handed out amongst players (one of the ways they raise money for the charities and great fun) where i was even offered a fine for offering late advice to one of my playing opponents (after we had already won) which he took on board and played some great golf back to the club. Anthony had showed too much promise to offer the advice before we had finished them off and any way it was all for a good cause (and that's my excuse and i am sticking to it).

Thank you to our our new friends at The Nomads. Dave and I look very much forward to being involved with this great group of golfers and we hope to be able to do some good things in the future.

See you on the course.

Jeff Mansfield