If you missed our green keepers blog from last week, please click here to read what's happening out on the course. We will be bringing you a blog from out on the course every two/three weeks from now on.
We hope you enjoy these and that it helps give a further insight into what happens on your golf course throughout the various seasons.
Thursday, 7 May
Know your Yardages - Come warmed up - 15 min appointments available Free Of Charge
Thursday, 14th May
Get out of bunkers - GUARANTEED! 20 min appointments available 3pm-6.30pm £10
Sunday, 24 May
Our Pro Fun day on Sunday, 24 May is starting to fill up nicely now. Hopefully there are still some of you deciding on your team of three or four players! At only £15 to enter per team, this event is hopefully becoming one of the must-play events in the club calendar! Please come out and make it a day to remember in 2015.
Make sure you book in the pro shop.
An evening with John Mather Golf Psychologist - 11 June
- 11 Jun 2015 - Golfing Psychology Evening With John Mathers HPC Registered Golf Psychologist at Stirling University. As an elite amateur golfer himself he may provide some help in unlocking your golfing potential? 7pm - 8.30pm. £12 per ticket Tickets available to buy in the Pro Shop - limited to 50 people
As little prelude to our Golf Psychology evening taking place on the 18th June at 7pm, I wanted to highlight an area of importance in this field as I see it.
The Practice vs Play mind sets!
Many people don't differentiate between how they operate mentally on the course with what they do when they practice. This I believe is one of the biggest areas holding people's performance levels back. I strongly believe that you must operate in practice in a left side of the brain mode I.e being analytical, thinking about what you are physically doing and making repetitions of the same movement again and again to in grain a new technique or skill.
However the opposite is true when you operate in a playing golf mode on the course. It then becomes key to switch the side of the brain you utilise and operate in a right side of the brain mode. I.e not thinking about what your body is doing, not thinking technically about body movement. Once you get on the golf course you have to hope that any practised skill is becoming in grained/learned. This obviously takes time and is the main reason people jump around looking for quick fixes or band aids as many like to call them.
Many simply don't understand the time factor required to efficiently learn a new skill to its conclusion. Ie once you can do it without thinking about it. I strongly suggest when you play golf that you play with the right side brain and go out there visualising what you hope the ball is going to do rather than what you are going to do over a shot.
I can guarantee more success if you operate like this in the future with any golfing time you may have. The greatest golfer of them all, Jack Nicklaus, once said "my most powerful tool was my ability to use visualisation on the course." Powerful stuff indeed from a great.
Picture Competition
Our picture competition is progressing nicely, however we need your help to ensure we can post the images.
Remember the deadline for submitting images of the course, or its surroundings is before our Pro fun day on Sunday, 24 May, so get snapping!
email sandy.smith@foremostgolf.com your best examples!
Stage 1
Sunday, 10 May- Shortgame League 1 (1 Hour) Sign up sheets on board.
Sunday, 17 May - Buchanan Salver 2 (b) Samson Quaich 2 (g)
Monday, 18 May -Buchanan Salver 2 (b) Samson Quaich 2 (g)
Sunday, 24 May - Competition
Stage 2
Sunday, 10 May - Shortgame League 1 (1 Hour) Sign up sheets on board.
Re-scheduled
Sunday, 10 May - BOYS - Club Championship Qualifying - Medal - 3 pm
Sunday, 10 May - GIRLS - Club Championship Qualifying - Medal - 3pm
Coaching
Coaching is well underway in 2015, with both groups completing 3 sessions each. Skills covered have been; Putting, Chipping and Full swing.
Next coaching sessions:
Group A - Monday, 11 May, Monday, 25 May
Group B - Monday, 18 May, Monday, 1 June
Question's of the week
A very big well done to Jack Wilson on answering week one's newsletter quiz correctly. Here's a picture of Jack receiving his prize.
This week, we have the picture above, but can you....
- Name the 'Major Championship' venue in the picture?
- Name the famous bridge and burn in the picture?
- Name 2 winner's of the 'Open Championship' at the venue?
The Annual LCL matches started with Ladybank playing two away matches. On 26th April the team won by 4 1/2 to 3 1/2 at Crail. On 3rd May in absolutely horrendous conditions, the team lost 5 - 2 at Lundin Golf Club.
Special thanks to everyone who took part in weather which would have frightened Noah, and extra special mention to John Duncan who played on his own against 2 opponents from Lundin and almost won.
Well done to all and hopefully by the time the return matches take place later this year the weather will have improved.
Coming soon to Ladybank pro shop - Motocaddy S7 Remote Control Trolley
The first remote control model in the Motocaddy range boasts one of the trolley sector's most sophisticated guidance systems, utilising two motors to provide a combination of power and precision, plus an anti-tip wheel to ensure stability on the most challenging golf course terrains.
- Rear anti-tip wheel
- Patented USB charging port
- QUIKFOLD assembly mechanism
- EASILOCK™ compatible
Stewart Golf R1 push golf trolley
The new R1 push trolley is the very best on the market in our opinion. Please ask about a special introductory deal for the month of May in the Pro Shop.
If you are interested in the new R1 trolley, hurry as they are selling fast!! Or click here to register your interest.
