Mark Allen

Hello Golfers,

Good Evening

I hope you are all well and not going too stir crazy. It looks like golf may be one of the first things to get back up and running as the lockdown restrictions are lifted which should give us all a good focus looking forward. The R&A, PGA, BIGGA, GCMA and National regions are all working hard behind the scenes, lobbying for the benefits of golf as a safe exercise to the government

Pro's news

Keeping in contact during lockdown is a good way to feel less isolated and provides members with a fantastic network of support especially those who are on their own. We have had some great feedback and hopefully, we can continue to support each other through this difficult time. If you need any assistance during this period there is always someone to help.

NHS Pro Shop Draw

Our Draw where 50% of the proceeds will be donated to our magnificent NHS is going well. First prize is a Motocaddy Pro Series Cart Bag and you can enter by sending £5 per ticket via bank transfer or Paypal at paypal.me/allenm15

Find me on YouTube

I have posted another video on youtube this week with a tip on the chip and run shot. To view it, click here: https://youtu.be/CX9-F5f9JPg

Eatonpro Facebook Members Group (Private)

The Facebook group called “Eatonpro” which we are using to communicate throughout the lockdown is going well. We are posting golf-related topics, tips and offers and quizzes. To join this group just like our Eaton PGA Professional’s page and we will invite you to join or you can email me at professional@eatongc.co.uk.

Eaton Golf Club Members WhatsApp Group

The WhatsApp (members only) group is a great way of communicating and just seeing what you are all up to. If you would like to be a part of this group send your mobile number to professional@eatongc.co.uk.

Thank you for Continuing to support your Pro Shop

I have been totally overwhelmed by the support of the members during this testing time. A massive thank you to those who have already purchased our lesson offers in advance or topped up their shop account with us. For those of you that would still like to, it’s not too late, below is a reminder of our shop and lesson offers.

Lockdown Shop & Lesson Offers and Double Your Money Draw

SHOP TOP UPS We are offering you an additional 10% if you top up your shop account within this lockdown period. We are also introducing the opportunity for you to double your money in our FREE draw at the end of April.

DOUBLE YOUR MONEY Anyone topping up this month on their shop account will automatically go into a draw to double their money, so if you top up £20 you will receive £22 on your shop account if you win the draw you will receive another £20 credit on your account. The more you top up the more you can win!

THIS WILL BE APPLIED TO ANYONE WHO TOPPED UP PREVIOUSLY. The draw will take place on 30 April.

Those of you intending to use your credit for club purchases will also get first priority on fitting appointments once we resume business.

If you were intending to take lessons, we have some attractive propositions for you.

Lesson Packages:

Back to Golf: Includes 4 lessons and a playing lesson £100, normal value £170 (Mark & Sean)

Capto Putting Package with Chase £70, 90-minute putting assessment and Free 30 minute follow up session. (Limited to 10 customers)

On-Line Lessons: Mark, Chase and Sean are able to give you feedback on your golf swing from the comfort of your own home. All that is required is for you to send us 2 videos of your golf swing, one face on and one down the line. Also, provide us with a brief explanation of your current swing issues. We will analyse and feedback solutions and drills to help you improve. £20

These are in addition to our normal lesson packages which can be found at www.markallenpro.co.uk

PRIORITY BOOKING OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CUSTOMERS BUYING LESSONS WITHIN THE LOCKDOWN PERIOD ONCE BACK IN OPERATION

Payment of all offers is by bank transfer and payable within the lockdown period. Contact Mark, Chase or Sean for further details.

Mark - professional@eatongc.co.uk

Chase - chasedavisgolf@hotmail.com

Sean - seanbradypga@outlook.com

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Our NHS Draw

It's quiz time

What a response to last week's quiz! Hopefully, you all enjoyed it and learnt a thing or two on the way.

For this week, you'll need to match the golfer with their nickname.

It starts relatively easy with a few that we think the majority of you will get, but there are certainly a few curveballs in there that you may have never heard of before!

Click the link below to take part and, remember, have fun!

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Weekly challenge

If you’re a fan of archery or darts then you’re going to love this week’s challenge. It’s one for you and the family to try, or even have a go with your golfing buddies (at your own homes, of course) and see who’s at the bottom of the leaderboard!

The set-up

Once again, you’re going to need to get creative for this one. We’ve used bamboo sticks from the garden to create our target area, but it can easily be done using golf clubs or ties too.

Set your hitting zone (the mat in our images) as far away as you feel comfortable with – we’d recommend starting at 5 to 7 yards – before grabbing yourself a wedge and some golf balls.

How to play

There are so many ways you can play this challenge. In our example above, we’ve given each zone on the archery board a score with the larger score for the smallest zone in the middle.

From here, set yourself a target – say 100 points. You then take it in turns to hit three balls and tally up your score based on where your ball ends. The first person to reach the target score wins!

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Golf at home

Do you find that you putt better when in a practice game compared to competitions? It’s a common problem for many golfers and often stems from the fear factor associated with missing a putt during a competitive round that simply isn’t there when knocking it around for fun.

The idea

It all comes down to confidence and our gauge as to how quick the greens are. If we can be certain that any missed putt will leave us no more than a foot or two from the hole, we needn’t have any fear about missing and three-putting will (hopefully) become a thing of the past!

The set-up

In the image above, you’ll see we’ve placed two tealight candles on the floor about a hole’s width apart followed by four coasters one-foot past the hole. This drill requires you to hole the putt (putting through the tealights) and get your ball to finish within the inside square of the coasters.

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Video of the Week

How similar are we as golfers? Give this video a watch and count how many of these you say on a regular basis. We bet you say a lot more than you might think!

Hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter and have a good golfing week!

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Phone: 01603 251394

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