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Mike Ovett

Hassocks and Pyecombe Golf Clubs Head PGA Professional

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Pros news 

Journey to Work

Life as a golf pro is never predictable, which is one of the many reasons I love my job. However, this morning (Thursday) was very unusual indeed. Whilst trying to get to work this morning I found a rather large tree blocking the A273, the main road between Pyecombe and Hassocks Golf Clubs. A road I use numerous times on an average day!

Whilst the boys in blue closed the road, the Greenkeepers from Pyecombe Golf Club and the local farmer commenced work on clearing the fallen tree. After almost an hour with some very large chain saws and a tractor the road was cleared and the traffic jams cleared, I'm sure many of you got stuck.

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Fitting centre news 

Wedge Wear v Performance 

A few weeks ago I highlighted 'wedge wear' v performance in my newsletter. Please read below for anyone who missed it...

The Titleist Vokey Research & Development team recently tested 3 levels of groove wear using a wedge robot at their Manchester Lane test facility. These are the results of the test: 

A Vokey Wedge after 125 rounds of play achieved: 6500 RPM / 35 degrees launch = 24 feet of stopping power 

A Vokey Wedge after 75 rounds of play achieved: 7500 RPM / 34 degrees launch = 18 feet of stopping power 

A Vokey Wedge with Fresh Grooves achieved: 8500 RPM / 33 degrees launch = 10 feet of stopping power 

The results make very interesting reading - how worn are you grooves? Do you ever suffer from your golf ball running through the back of the green or not stopping quick enough? Could this be the reason why? 

A fresh Vokey will stop twice as quick as a wedge that has played 125 rounds!

Recently Rob Seabrook has purchased a new set of wedges having seen the article and realised the performance benefit he was losing. Rob's old wedges below show a perfect example of the 3 stages of wear often seen on forged wedges - do these look familiar? Can you recognise this in your clubs? 

Rob is delighted with his new Titleist Vokey wedges and has now witnessed the increased stopping power and control he has in his short game. 

Could this help your game? We have demo Vokey wedges available to try, take one out and see and feel the performance benefit first hand.

   

See below the perfect answer to improve your short game - just like Rob! 

For more information please visit http://www.vokey.com/spin/spin-performance.aspx.


Do you know… 

Jordan Spieth changes his wedges once a month!! He feels the performance / spin rate drops after only 4 weeks.


Fitting day 

Titleist and Vokey Experience Day 

We have now started to take bookings for our Vokey and Scotty Cameron Experience Day on Friday 14th July. If you would like a custom fit for either product please simply click here

Come and experience the No. 1 Putter and No. 1 Wedge in golf, both made by Titleist. 

Titleist will be providing their own expert to offer advice and guidence, along with a complete range of their equipment.

 


New arrivals 

Even more Epic! 

Early this week we received our demo fitting kit for Callaway's new Epic Irons. I took the opportunity on Tuesday morning whilst the storm was raging outside to hit the new equipment in the swing studio. 

I'm thrilled to inform you the clubs did not disappoint and lived up to their name, they really are Epic! Callaway have launched 2 models - The Epic and The Epic Pro. If you would like to see the product before its global launch date on Friday 16th June then please ask in-store, we will be delighted to show you. We also have, available to try and for custom fitting, the Epic Hybrid.

Would you like to be one of the first people in the country to own a set? Simply click here to book a custom fit. Own the club that was built without any compromise by Callaway!

 


Competition news 

June Medal 

Congratulations to Matt Platt who continued the excellent scoring in recent competitions to claim the June Monthly Medal. Matt returned with a fantastic gross 79 nett 65 to win the competition. 'Lord' Chris Mullins finished one behind with his nett 66 to take second spot. Fellow long term Hassocks member Colin Gush completed the top three with a nett 67, beating Tom Aye-Moung on countback. 

Tom made up for the disappointment of finishing fourth by scooping a 2 during his round, this was matched by only one other player - Paul Gumbrell. Both received £24 for their efforts. Well played all.


Offer of the week RED 

A Special Offeing From Srixon

Are you ever confused by the selection of golf balls on the market?  

We now have the perfect solution for this - let's find the perfect ball for your game. We have teamed up with Srixon to bring you a special 9 ball pack. 

The pack contains: 

  • 1 x Sleeve of AD333 Tour
  • 1 x Sleeve of AD333
  • 1 x Sleeve of UltiSoft

All for the special price of £15.99 - saving 33%.  Hurry as we only have limited availability and I'm sure these will move fast.


Shop news 

 
ProQuip Summer Showers

Not looking great…

Let’s face it; the weather forecast is looking rather bleak over the coming days, but don’t let this stop you venturing down to the club for a game of golf. If you do find yourself getting drenched on the course, we have a range of Ryder Cup-inspired outerwear from ProQuip with your name on. Think of it as preparation for the winter.

Explore ProQuip's range

 
TaylorMade US Open competition

Win a limited edition US Open bag
 
To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize courtesy of TaylorMade, simply click on the link below, watch our video and then answer the following question. It really is as easy as that, and for 30 seconds of your time it’s well worth it. Good luck!

Enter competition here

 
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PING Hybrid Article
 
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Callaway Spring Summer Apparel 2017
 
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Srixon Ball Article
 
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Video of the week

The top three golfers in the world - Johnson, McIlroy and Day - are using TaylorMade hardware to play their best golf, but their combinations are all different. What's yours?

 
What's your combination?
 
This is going to be Epic
 
Brighton Junior Golf
 
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FIXTURES

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LESSONS

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I hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter. As always, if you have anything that you'd like to contribute please speak to one of the pro shop team. I'll see you at the club over the coming days.
 
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Mike Ovett, Hassocks and Pyecombe Golf Clubs, London Road, Hassocks, BN6 9NA

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