Mark Allen

Hello Golfers,

Well it’s good to be back up and running. An amazing first day, I’d like to thank everyone for their cooperation with the new rules, making the ease back into play a smooth one. The systems put in place coped well with the traffic flow today and gave people the reassurance of a safe environment. For many it was the first time out of the house, so a little daunting stepping back out into the outdoors.

Pro's news

Pro Shop Operations

Currently, we are still fairly restricted on what we are able to offer in terms of services and are still awaiting directives from the governing bodies. That said, it’s a great opportunity for me to speak to members and grow our database for communicating with you all. Whilst our role at the moment is more of a marshalling one we can still offer you a personal shopping service enabling you to buy essential products such as balls, tee pegs, gloves etc. We can also provide you with coffee, cold drinks and snacks. A lot of you have already topped your shop accounts up and taken advantage of the extra 10%, this is a much safer way to do transactions avoiding the exchange of cash at this time. If you haven’t already done so you can still do this even if it is a small amount just for the odd snack.

Moving forward, we hope to be able to open the shop and this week I have made my YouTube video showing how this will work. Click here to view.

Again a one way system will be adopted to keep you all safe on your visit.

Please arrive on time, but no earlier, than 20 minutes before your tee time, this has proven to be a successful part of the process for getting you out to play safely. The round time for the best part of today was around 3 hours, which is what we would expect so please try and keep the pace of play with this in mind.

A chance to win an 18 Hole Playing Lesson with Mark

You still have chance to win an 18 hole playing lesson with our NHS Draw this month, 100% of all proceeds go to the NHS, £5/ticket via bank transfer or PayPal.

Online Lesson Bookings

I am changing the online booking system from ProAgenda to the Foremost own booking system, this will be accessible via my website www.markallenpro.co.uk.

As you are already signed up for the newsletter you will automatically be able to access this facility once it goes live.

I will restart lessons which will be taken outside, two weeks after re-opening, as we will need to get to grips with the new normal first.

100 Members on Eatonpro Facebook Group this week!

We have reached an amazing 100 members in our Facebook group this week and nearly 100 on WhatsApp. Further updates will be on Facebook and WhatsApp so if you would like to join either of these please contact me for further details at professional@eatongc.co.uk.

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 click on the group icon and request to join, all members will be accepted 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.

NHS Pro Shop Draw

ITV News Show up on First Day of Re-opening

ITV News @eatongc #flyingdrones

It's quiz time

This week we have a brilliant quiz for you to indulge yourself in.

'Guess Who' Quiz

We will give you three short statements, which you will need to use to work out who the golfer is. It's multiple-choice so if you can't work it out then you can at least have a guess!

From now on, we'll be doing these quizzes in our first newsletter of every month so be sure to keep an eye out!

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Thoughts for the course

When you get to hit your next golf shot, it's highly likely that you'll be battling with a little bit of rust that's set into your game during lockdown. So, to help you out when you do get back out on the fairways, here’s something important you might want to pay particular attention to.

Why is alignment important?

When we talk about alignment, we’re referring to where our clubface, feet, hips and shoulders are all aiming. If these areas are disjointed before we start our swing, hitting a straight shot is quite a bit harder.

For example, if a right-hander’s body is aiming left of the target with the clubface straight (as in the image above), it encourages a swing path to the left and will often result in a fade/slice that ends up to the right of where you want it to.

How to perfect yours

Playing lots of golf is something we all look forward to in the coming months, so make sure you have solid foundations at address.

If you ever see professional golfers on the range, they usually lay a stick or club down on the floor between their feet and the ball that aims at their target. By using this as a reference point, it ensures their alignment is spot-on. Try it the next time you practice - you might be surprised!

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Visual aids are key

Carrying on with the theme of alignment, it’s really important to get it right when putting too. Golf brands have come up with some clever ways to help golfers on this front, from the original 2-ball putter to today’s intuitive colour-contrast sightlines, but there are also some things you can do on your golf ball to help.

Grab a marker

Lots of golfers draw a line on their golf ball with a permanent marker to use when putting (and driving in some cases).

This has been a popular method for decades as it aids alignment with where the golfer intends to start the ball rolling, taking into account the slope of the green.

Instant feedback

If the line rolls over itself and stays pointing at your target for the duration of the putt, it indicates you've hit a pretty good putt.

However, if the line ends up rolling towards the hole pointing elsewhere, it usually means your stroke was a little off - something we can help with.

Have you seen these?

Callaway calls it Triple Track Technology and it's available on both balls and putters, designed to improve your putting accuracy.

If this is something that interests you then we have some that you can try when we re-open, but you can also watch our review video by clicking below.

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Video of the Week

The European Tour has produced some brilliant videos in recent years and this is one of our favourites. Wondering what happened to elicit this response from Andy Sullivan? Watch the video to find out! Enjoy.

European Tour: Most frustrating video ever

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