Spring has pretty much sprung and golfers have been appearing from everywhere. It is such a great sight to see! I have met more members that have not graced the fairways since last summer and the club is going like a fair. Kieran my faithful Assistant turned 18 on Wednesday and on the same day his favourite member of One Direction 'Zayn' quit the band! Celebration and sadness for the big man!

NEW STAFF

Kieran and myself have been working our socks off since November and we have now reached a point where we have to add to our team. We are adding two members of part time staff to our line up and you may even know them.

DOUGLAS BOOMER: The Boomer family are well known at the club and I am very pleased to have young Douglas joining the team. Douglas has been at the heart of the club for many years and will deliver great customer service to you all. He will also bring down the shop average age by a few as he's miles younger than me!

IAN WELSH: Ian is famous around the East Kilbride area for his services to golf, especially Junior Golf. He brings a wealth of experience in club making and electric trolley repair services and will be a great addition to our team.

THE MASTERS SWEEPSTAKE

This will be my first trip down Magnolia Lane with you all this year and when each Major comes a knocking, my sweepstake starts a selling. We sell you a square that represents a square on our sweepstake board. When we sell all the squares, we then draw the player you will get. Squares are priced at £2 each and prizes will be awarded for 1st 2nd 3rd & 4th position. It has been a very popular competition in years gone by and it gives you a little extra fun whilst watching the final day on TV.

LADIES COLLECTIONS ARRIVING

Thank you for being patient with me regarding getting a ladies section of clothing in the shop. As I explained in earlier correspondence, it is getting more and more difficult to get ladies clothing as many manufacturers have stopped selling it, Lyle and Scott being the latest to drop their collections. Most collections have to be pre booked in advance and finally we are seeing stuff arrive. We have Galvin Green and a very colourful collection from a company called 'Cypress Point'. Adidas will be arriving soon but please remember that you can order from my Foremost Golf Online Store. These products get delivered to my store where you can even return them at no cost if they don't suit.

I have been planning a night to show a few ladies collections to you but unfortunately this has not happened yet due to a few unforeseen issues. I am still trying very hard to arrange this, so please be patient with me. Setting up a new business from scratch in a short space of time and trying so hard to please everyone is very difficult. Hopefully you can see a big difference to what I am offering as your new Professional and we will continue to bring you more and more.

BATTERY TRADE IN DEAL

At this time of year many of you find that your battery for your electric trolley isn't performing after its winter holiday in the garage! Lead acid batteries are unfortunately not the same as they used to be many years ago, why? Well, because most of them are made with recycled lead rendering them pretty useless. There are better lead acid batteries out there but they are hard to find as many look the same. In the last week, we have tested 8 lead acid batteries which are barely a season old and simply not up to the job.

I've got a 15 year's experience in trolley batteries and people are getting confused with what is a bargain and what's not. Just because a battery looks like your old battery doesn't mean it's the same. The future of peered trollies is lithium but there are so many different types. We use 2 suppliers of lithium batteries and we have had a return rate of 1% which is amazing. We are currently offering you a £25 discount when you trade in your old battery for a new lithium one which comes with a 5 year limited warranty. Lead acids come with only 1 year for a reason!! So if you fancy taking me up on this great offer, pre order yours now!

DO YOU WANT A DOZEN FREE TITLEIST PRO V1 BALLS?

I'm sure that your answer would be yes to that question, well you can get 1 dozen free Pro V1 balls when you order 3 dozen with free personalisation. This is ideal as a gift to loved ones or even for a golf society you are with. You could even treat yourself and personalise you own golf balls for the year, making your balls stand out from the rest. That did sound like something from a Carry On movie but sometimes they are unavoidable!

MIZUNO & SRIXON FITTING CARTS ARE HERE

Japan is associated with quality forged golf clubs and we have taken delivery of two of Japans finest club manufacturers, Mizuno and Srixon. These are great brands and they offer some great clubs for every type of player. The fitting carts are fantastic and have thousands of combinations for you to try and to improve your ball flight. I have just taken delivery of my own set of Srixon irons and they are brilliant. We really are the most complete fitting solution around for you as a golfer. It's not just about having fitting carts and a launch monitor. It's about having an honest skilled technician fitting you can trust and I can assure you that I am that person. Come in and have a look and we will reveal some of the exciting equipment.

MAGIC 2'S SWEEP AND HOLE IN ONE CLUB

I have been trying to gauge members opinions on the twos sweep and many of you have been asking for there to be specified 2's holes during competitions as this would allow for bigger pots to be won. This is what I used to do at my previous club and it worked well. I am going to do this with first class players as this is statistically where more twos occur. We may run this in all classes but I starting this way will allow us to road test things first.

We will also be offering you the chance to put a one off £2 into a 'Hole in one' pot and if you get a hole in one you will get a share of the pot with anyone else who gets a hole in one during competition play. All you need to do is pop by the shop and put your name on the sheet and pay your £2!

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