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