Just for Fun:Greatest Hole in One ever?
This is dedicated to all those golfers that are cursed by a dreaded water hole. As they say, theres more then one way to skin a cat! Enjoy.
City Golf@ The Mines
We had a very successful and eventful day out at the mines this past Saturday in our monthly members outing. We had a great turnout of 28 players and everything ran very smoothly! The course was in good condition as per usual and played quite tough on the day and the score reflected that! I myself lost quite a handful of golf balls to the Lake!
Quite an interesting fact about the Lake which I never knew until Saturday was that it used to be the worlds largest open cast Tin mine! It’s a Robert Trent Jones Jr. Layout which I really enjoy, the golf course cant be overpowered and precision is needed on all your approach shots or you may struggle to come up and down with some very tough pin placements!
Kevan ‘The Bandit’ Bartley as he is now known to the City Golf Members yet again carried first prize home with a very respectable 35 stableford points. He won himself a bottle of 12y/o Singleton Whisky and in true winning fashion, he decided to share the spoils with everyone at City Golf, very kind gesture and the members and I really enjoyed sharing the prize with you! Al Guthrie stumbled into 2nd spot with 33 points and Dave kelly managed somehow to creep into the prizes with only 26 points! Just a show of how tough the golf course played.
From Left: Dave, Al, Hector, Kevan
We look forward to tying a few more members games into the Rugby World cup next month and there should be many more memorable days out!
Keep an eye open for some tips coming to my blog soon!
City Golf PGA Pro Golf Tip : The Takeaway
The takeaway in golf is vital, this is the first moving part of the swing that will determine how good or bad the rest may end up. Often a poor takeaway will result in certain positions in the swing being impossible to achieve. Have a look at my video and see how easy it is to check your takeaway and ensure you are in the correct position.
Enjoy the Tip and please come say hello next time you are in City Golf!
Happy Golfing!
Back at City Golf KL!
For those of you that may not know, I was away on annual leave for the last few weeks, thus the poor updating on my blog. Unfortunately where I was, there is no such thing as 3G, Wifi or even Cell Phone Reception! Myself along with a few friends played a few rounds of Golf at some beautiful golf courses around South Africa, St Francis Links Course takes long rough to a new level! Missed 3 fairways and only found 1 ball! Lucky for us we got some great weather as I have played there before with a howling 70km/h wind, that takes golf to a whole new level!
My Golf was OK and played a few decent games while back home, was really good to play walking golf again, I really think you don’t get the full feel for a golf course on a golf cart. Unfortunately in Malaysia, there isn’t much of an option due to the extreme heat and humidity.
After the golf was over I ventured into another one of my passions, Fishing! this is where we lost all cell signal as we traveled a full day by 4×4 on near un-traversable terrain to get to our fishing spot. Trust me when I say this, there are few places in the world as beautiful as this.
Its always refreshing to go back there and always a trip I look forward two. Stay tuned to my blog for more updates and a tip or two coming soon!
City Golf PGA Pro Driver Tips
Driving the golf ball is the part of the game all of us enjoy the most, but it’s also the part which gets us into the biggest amount of trouble usually! If you learn how to control your tee shots and hit the fairways with a good powerful drive, you are already ahead of your opponents. One of the biggest key elements in hitting better drives is your setup.
Have a look at my video for some great tips on how you can hit your driver better!
City Golf Chipping Distance Drill:The Umbrella
Often a very over looked area in the amateurs game is correctly controlling the distance of their short shots around the green. You will often see the pro’s chipping in or if they miss, they leave themselves just a couple of feet for par or birdie. This is of course part skill and mostly hard work and hours spent practicing.
Here is a basic drill for how you can practice in your own back yard! I have seen great results from many clients using this method and if done correctly you can be sure you will drop shots off your scores.
Try and vary the distances you chip from and clubs you use, remember chipping and short game is all about imagination and feel, don;t be scared to try new clubs and please try steer away from the 60 degree unless you absolutely have to use it!
Have a great Golfing Week!
City Golf Lesson: The Explanar
Good day Fellow Golfers,
Have a look at my video demonstrating the ‘Explanar’ teaching aid. I have found this tool invaluable in training my students and giving them a real feel of the correct swing plane and rotation. I use this on a daily basis training my students and have seen great results from it.
Please feel free to pop in anytime and i will give you a demonstration on how myself with my training tools and techniques can help your golf game.
Happy Golfing
City Golf Outing : Kota Permai Saturday 9 July 2011
Hello Fellow Golfers,
We had a very successful and enjoyable outing last month at Saujan Impian and Im sure you all are itching to get back out and tear up the course again. For July we have managed to secure times and 16 spots at Kota Permai (http://www.kotapermai.com.my) on a Saturday afternoon. This as you may already know is very rare and we are very lucky to be playing there over the weekend. To top this off, we have secured a very competitive rate for the day, City Golf members pay only RM 270 and this is fully inclusive of buggy, caddy and green fees, plus beers and prizes up for grabs at City Golf afterwards! As a Guest you pay only RM 300 also all inclusive of the above. For those of you that are not yet members I strongly recommend you join as it’s really great value, Free entry into many Great City Golf Functions, Better golfing rates at outings, Free Golf at City Golf during off peak hours and at only RM 1188, its a steal!
I urge anyone who is interested in playing on the 9th to book with me soon as we are limited for space. I look forward to seeing you all there!
Happy Golfing
City Golf Members Outdoor Game: Saujana Impian
We had a lovely days Golfing at Impian Golf and Country Club on Saturday. We ended up having a total of 15 Players in four flights tee off on a scorcher of a day. We were lucky enough to evade the rain as well and only heard a few rumbles of thunder which soon disappeared. The golf course was quite tricky for the first timers and the small quick greens seemed to get the better of many of the golfers, what a great little course though. We will be sure to have a few more games there in the upcoming months. After the days Golfing we headed back to city Golf for some pizza and a few beers and ended up playing some more golf on the simulators!
Outdoor Winner - Kevan Bartley
Kevan Bartley was the overall members winner and he walked away with 1 Dozen Prov1 Balls as a result of it. Thank you to all the members and Guests who played in the day and made it a Huge Success! We will be having a game on the 9th of July at Kota Permai, the host venue of the 2008 Malaysian Open so please contact me ASAP to book you spot as spots will be limited.
Happy Golfing!
