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Graeme Bell

East Kilbride Golf Club PGA Golf Professional

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Greetings from Graeme Bell
East Kilbride Golf Club - PGA Golf Professional

October is here and summer has arrived! The mercury in my thermometer nearly exploded as temperatures started to rise. The seasons seem to be shifting but at least we should get golf right up to Christmas. 

There has been some maintenance carried out on the course but it is beginning to recover quite quickly. The course is still busy as ever but you do have the course to yourself in the evening. I even ventured out onto the hallowed turf and smashed some balls about myself. It was just me, the odd fox and a gang of midges. I had prepared myself for the midges swarm by dowsing myself in 'Avon Skin So-Soft' pre round. It did keep them away but I did create a bit of interest from some passing gents blaring 'The Pet Shop Boys' out their window of their Pink Fiat Panda. Needless to say, I may change my brand of repellent to something more masculine.


Shop news 

We have just taken delivery of the brand new TaylorMade M1 wood and rescue range as well as he new PSi Irons

The R15 and RSi range are still current and will run into next year. 

The new M1 has had rave reviews and their top players have nearly all put it in their bag after only a few hits. TaylorMade are not shy about bringing out new products, but to be fair they have produced the best drivers consistently over the last decade. 


The new PSi iron also displays some exciting technology. The product does not launch until the 8th of October, but we have all of the demo kit now which will allow us to dial you into the perfect match. 

Click here to view a little video that shows you how this technology can help your game.

Click here to get in touch if you would like to be among the first to try out the new TaylorMade ranges.


Custom fitting 

One of the players of the season as far as I am concerned is young 'Stuart Houlden'. He has worked tirelessly over the last 10 months on his game and he has performed so well not just here, but at Open Competitions all over Scotland. Stuart hadn't really been custom fitted before and he wasn't happy at the flight or feel of the shafts that were in his Mizuno Irons. We had also managed to increase his 6 iron speed with some swing changes by 8mph. This resulted in Stuart completely outgrowing his current shafts and we set to work finding his perfect match. So what did we do to get him to his perfect shaft?

The Player Interview

I worked through a series of questions and scenarios with Stuart to find out what he liked the feel of and how he wanted the ball flight to change.

These questions are vital as this lets me profile what shafts we can rule in and out of the equation.


The Load Test

We then used a Mizuno load testing machine which measures the load the player puts on the shaft during the swing. It also measures the player's tempo. This gives us some recommendations on which shafts work better under these load and tempo conditions. 


Measuring The Ball Flight Using Radar

The next step is to measure how these recommended shafts perform whilst in the clubhead of choice. Using our specialist fitting cart we build the club with each of the shafts and measure exactly how they perform. Club and ball speed are measured along with the following parameters.

  • Launch Angle
  • Spin Loft 
  • Angle Of Attack 
  • Face To Path
  • Spin Rate 
  • Dispersion 
  • Smash Factor
  • Carry Distance 
  • Total Distance

After this detailed process we arrived at the KBS Tour Shaft and set to work rebuilding his clubs. Stuart took delivery of them around 2 weeks ago and popped into the shop on Friday to tell us "They feel absolutely amazing".

He then proceeded to shoot his lowest medal score to date on Saturday. A score of 70, less his handicap of 3, made him a very happy man as he scooped first prize in first class. Stuart is already seeing a return on his investment, will you be next?

Click here to get in touch to request your fitting here at East Kilbride


 Junior golf

Well Done Hannah!

One of younger members Hannah Kelly was triumphant when she came first in the girl category for the Club Golf 4 course challenge White Flag Tournament. The competition took place over the courses at Broadlees, Mearns Castle, Play Sport & Paisley Golf Club. 

Hannah's golf stood out when she attended our Easter Coaching Sessions. Well done Hannah!!

If you have a junior who is looking to get into golf, come and have a chat with us in the pro shop team, or click here to get in touch.

 
Club News
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I hope you enjoy the rest of the newsletter, have a great week. Graeme.
 
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Nerston
East Kilbride, G74 4PH

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