Greetings from sunny Madeira...

 

Is It Time For You To Get a New Glove?

Although I'm not in the shop this week, I would still like to offer some tips and helpful advice from my sun bed here in beautiful Madeira.

This is the time of year when you may be thinking of a new glove to start the season, but before you do, take a look at your old glove and see what it can be telling you about your golf swing. 

Worn-Out Palm

The most common glove-wear pattern, a worn-out palm is caused by holding the club in the palm instead of correctly holding it beneath the heel pad of the hand and fingers. Gripping the club this way, leads to a lack of distance and a tendency to slice. What's really amazing about grips like this, is that they can wear down a glove after only a few holes. So, if this has ever happened to you, and you thought that new glove of yours was defective, think again.

The Fix

Hold a ruler vertically in your glove hand. Cradle it in your fingers and feel the heel pad of your glove hand resting on top. This home remedy is a great way to exaggerate the feeling of a proper grip.

Thumb Tear

Look at the massive tear in the thumb. It resulted from a two-fold problem: poor thumb placement and incorrect grip pressure (too much or too little) applied between the thumb and the handle. This grip usually results in a lack of control.

The Fix

Adopt a "short thumb," where the thumb is cinched up and pinched against the top of the forefinger. Hold a business card between your thumb and forefinger with a grip pressure of "3" (out of 10) to learn the appropriate feel.

I hope you have found this advice helpful. We have a range of gloves in the pro shop including the new Nike Sport and Tour gloves, FootJoy and Callaway. We are also offering three for two on gloves as a special offer from Thursday, 20 April to Monday, 24 April. Don't miss out. 

Please click here to request a glove fitting.

  

Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x 4 For 3  
  
The four for three offer will be ending soon, so hurry and get yourself some new personalised golf balls for the new season. You can either get the Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x for the price of 3, which does include a FREE personalisation, as well as the option to customise your play number for a small fee. Our online ordering page can be found by clicking here, and orders will finish Sunday, 23 April, so you'll want to get in quick.

If you have any questions or queries then please come in-store or click here and we will be happy to help.

Motocaddy Battery Trade-in  

During April, I'll be running a Motocaddy battery trade-in offer. If you trade in any of your old trolley batteries, you can receive £25 OFF a NEW lithium battery.

Please click here to learn more.  

Wilson Satisfaction Guarantee

Another offer I will be promoting is the Wilson Satisfaction Guarantee. If you purchase a dozen of the DX2 Wilson golf balls, you will recieve a FREE sleeve. If you don't agree that the ball doesn't outperform your current ball, you can return the unused dozen for a full refund.

Please click here to learn more.  

até semana que vem (see you next week)