Mark Allen

Hello golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter where we highlight a great space-saving option for those of you with a small car boot, as well as round up the latest news from the world of golf.

Enjoy the read.

Fitting news

Launch Season gets off to a great start

Thanks to everyone who supported our Callaway Rogue Launch Day last Saturday afternoon. It was a great opportunity to try out the amazing Rogue range with many people also having a go with the new Macdaddy 4 wedges and Odyssey putters.

Launch season continues this weekend with our Ping Launch Day, this will be a great opportunity to try the new G400 Max Driver as well as recently launched G700 irons, Glide 2 Stealth wedges and Vault putters. WE still have a couple of spaces available so contact one of the team to ensure you get a 20 minute Slot.

Saturday, 10 March - PING Gmax Launch Event - 2-5pm
Wednesday, 14 March - Cobra F8 Launch Event - 2-5pm
Saturday, 24 March - Titleist SM7 Vokey wedge Launch Event - 2-5pm

Click here and contact one of the team to secure your place at one of these events.

Manufacturer Fitting Days

To back up our own launch days I have now secured four fitting days with different manufacturers where you can be fitted for new equipment.

Cobra, Callaway, Mizuno and Lynx will be coming to Eaton Golf Club over the next few weeks with full ranges of equipment and Launch monitor technology.

These are great opportunities to be fitted for the latest clubs with a phenomenal range of shaft options to get the best fit for your game.

The dates of these events are below and are bookable through the Pro Shop:

Thursday, March 29 - Cobra Fitting Day
Wednesday, 18 April - Lynx Fitting Day
Wednesday, 25 April - Mizuno Fitting Day
Wednesday, 2 May - Callaway Fitting Day - #PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE#

Shop news

Bag Trade-In offer now on

This week saw the start of our Bag Trade-in Offer where you can bring your old bag in to us and get £20 for it against a new one.

We have some amazing new Bags in for this season including Cart and Carry so make sure you take advantage of this offer and get that new bag for the upcoming season.

Fantastic New Product - Now in Store

The enforced break due to the Snow has not stopped some exciting new product coming in to store.

The team have been really busy getting the new arrivals out on to the shop floor.

We have had a new crested range from Glenmuir as well as our 2018 Shoe ranges from both FootJoy and Skechers.

Make sure you pop in store to take a look.

MOT your game

Between now and the end of February myself and Michael will be offering winter mot sessions checking your equipment and swing before the new season. These will be 1/2 hour sessions costing only £15 and will look at the following areas:

Loft and Lie Check on all irons
Grip Check
Spike check
Distance check with wedges using GC2
Swing Check

One of our first members to take advantage of checking his clubs was David Woodmansee and he now has a set of clubs with new fitted grips ready for the new season.

Anyone booking an MOT session will receive a 10% discount on the cost of re-gripping and re-spikes.

Click here and get in touch if you are interested.

Coaching news

Swing room

Our Swing Room has really been coming in to its own in the last few weeks with the weather really baring its teeth.

Members have been taking lessons, using practice packages, playing on the Simulator and having fittings in the Warm and Dry.

If you would like to take advantage of our fantastic facility please contact one of the team to book a slot. Our Winter Practice packages our included later in the newsletter.and are a great option for pre-season practice.

Prepare for the 2018 season in the warm and dry

With the Dark evenings don't forget that you can practice in the warm and dry this winter in our Eaton Golf Club Swing Centre. Get all the benefits of the instant feedback given by our GC2 Launch Monitor with Simulator that you cannot get at the range.

A 1/2 hour session costs only £15 with an hour costing £25, remember that this can be used on the GC2 range or on one of our 11 courses. If you are really committed why not take advantage of one of our Winter Practice Packages which represent exceptional value.

Bronze Practice package - 4 hours practice in the Swing Centre - £80
Silver Practice Package - 8 hours practice in the Swing Centre - £140
Gold Practice Package - 12 hours practice in the Swing Centre - £180

If you are interested and would like to know more, click here and get in touch.

Tour news

Polar opposites

As the Beast from the East and Storm Emma collided to bring Arctic conditions to the UK for a few days last week, the very best players in the world were enjoying somewhat different temperatures as they battled it out at the WGC-Mexico Championship. Any of you who watched on the box over the weekend will have noticed the mammoth distances that some of the guys were hitting the ball in Mexico, but why was this?
How were they hitting mid-irons over 200 yards and driving the first green (316 yards) with 3-woods?
Well, the golf course they were playing is 7,800 feet above sea level, which reduces drag on the golf ball meaning it can travel further than it otherwise would. In the end, it was Phil Mickelson who ended his exile from the winner’s circle with a playoff victory over compatriot Justin Thomas, who holed out from the fairway for eagle on his 72nd hole.

This was lefty’s first win since the 2013 Open Championship but comes as no surprise as he has been showing signs of returning to his best with top 10 finishes in his last three events. Mickelson’s story is remarkably similar to that of Michelle Wie, who claimed her first win since the 2014 US Open at last week’s Women’s World Championship.