Chipshots – 10 March 2017
Posted on: 10 March
STRATHFIELD MAJOR PENNANTS TEAM
Last week our team had a strong win against Georges River at home 5-2 and are now well placed in our division. Good luck to our team this Sunday- keep up the good work.
The team to represent Strathfield to play Chatswood at Chatswood Golf Club this Sunday, 12 March 2017, in alphabetical order is:
- Paul Chillari,
- Craig Delaney (c)
- Jason Fanning
- Matt Kelman
- Tim Salvestro
- Jack Snelgrove
- Sean Twomey
- Steven Ring (res)
Tee off time is 7:00 am and all players are requested to assemble at the Pro Shop by 6:30 am.
Any member wishing to cheer the team on will be warmly welcome.
COURSE AND CLUBHOUSE NEWS:
Once again the weather has delayed work on both sites. We have had around 180mm in the past four weeks and all works are waterlogged.
We have however made progress on the course works with the new irrigation system now in place and up and running, the pump shed construction almost completed and turfing of bunker edges with Zoysia and some tee tops with couch now underway. As soon as the turf farms dry out and they can cut Kikuyu we will complete all turfing of the new areas.
Flemmings staff pinning the zoysia bunker edges at the new 7th green
LADIES NEWS:
The first medal round programmed for March 2nd was postponed and will now be played on March 30.
The ladies KO 4b was played Tuesday & march and was won by Helena Jang and sun Yi who defeated Regina Kim and Sujin Yoo 3/2.
SIMPLE QUESTION…..
Why would you clean your shoes in the sink in the toilets next to the pro shop and leave this disgusting mess for the next person to use the facility?
SIMPLE ANSWER:
because you have no respect for other players or the Club!
NEW COURSE STAFF MEMBER
Peter Murphy joined our course staff last week and we welcome him to the team. Peter was previously a senior greenkeeper at Royal Sydney Golf Club and comes to us with a great deal of experience and will be of tremendous benefit to Paul and the club.
21 CLUB DINNER:
The 21 Club Dinner will be on Wednesday April 5 with Gordon Bray as guest speaker. Please click the attached link for further information.
GOLF TIP FROM GOLF DIGEST
Simple tips for getting out of fairway bunkers:
A lot of golfers think hitting it into a fairway bunker is a sentence to a big number. But that doesn’t have to be the case. No matter whether your ball is up against the lip, on a downhill slope, or resting in the middle, make these simple adjustments and you’ll have a fighting chance at getting out and saving a shot or two. —With Ron Kaspriske
AGAINST THE LIP
The key to this lie is to shallow your downswing, so you can get the ball up and clear the lip. To do that, swing into the ball more from inside the target line. Also tilt the shoulders a little more, so your left shoulder is higher than the right. Don’t worry if your weight is slightly favouring the back foot. It’s difficult for it to be any other way. For club selection, take as much loft as you need to easily clear the lip, even if you have to sacrifice distance. Hopefully you already knew to do that.
MID TRAP
For a decent lie in the middle of a fairway bunker, make a normal iron swing with two adjustments: (1) Stand a little taller, and grip down on the club so your swing bottom isn’t too deep in the sand. (2) At address, focus on a spot just in front of the ball on your target line. When you swing, limit any lateral movement away from the target in the backswing and then try to enter the sand with the club at that spot you are looking at. This ensures you’ll strike the ball solidly. Still struggling? Feel like your chest stays more centred over the ball.
DOWNHILL LIE
A shallow downswing won’t help you for this lie on the right. You need the opposite. Set up in a wider stance, put pressure into your left leg, and grip down on the club an inch or two. When you swing, hinge the club up quickly in the backswing and then swing down on the ball while keeping the lower body fairly stable. Don’t swing out of your shoes. You need control here. The ball is going to come out low and hot, so be prepared. Unfortunately, this lie is probably going to cost you a shot. Just make sure it doesn’t cost you more.
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