Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Golf Traders Christmas Newsletter

 
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Supreme Winner

Hello Golfers,
On Sunday we witnessed more history being made, following on from Peter Seniors win last week, we have a young champion who was making toppings for pizzas and working part time jobs in order to survive.
"I was making pizzas for five years and I worked for months as a traffic controller with a stop-go sign to get the money to go to European Tour School in 2010," Popovic said.
Popovic, ranked 1251 in the world, was rated a $401 chance before the tournament began. However, he led from the opening day and held his nerve over the remaining 54 holes to secure his maiden win as a professional.
Popovic started the final day with a with a two-shot lead over fellow Victorian Anthony Brown, but it was Pampling who threatened to ruin the fairytale. Pampling was unable to sustain his charge and the supreme Popovic charged home with a birdie, par finish.
Having made nothing on the goldfields of Kalgoorlie for the humble WA PGA just two months ago when he shot 80-75 to miss the cut. He struck gold in Coolum instead with an Odyssey Metal-X #7 putter he'd only had for a week.
"My confidence over the putter is unbelievable and I hope I can play every single round for the rest of my life with that confidence," he said.
"It's a funny story. I saw how good Ian Poulter putted at the Australian Masters and how good Luke Donald's stats were this year on the PGA Tour so I thought 'what the hell' why aren't I using that sort of putter," Popovic grinned.
Congratulations Daniel and all the best in your new golfing life.

Other News

A leading figure in the golf world, who edits one of the sport’s top magazines with a readership around 500,000, is calling for a boycott of Donald Trump’s Scottish course.
Bill Elliott – editor-at-large of Golf Monthly – has vowed never to set foot on the course after watching the documentary You’ve Been Trumped, broadcast by the BBC in October.
And the influential chairman of the Association of Golf Writers urges the publication’s readers to do the same, saying: “I suggest you join me.”
Think there may be something more going on between the two parties. Trump’s course has definitely divided many opinions, but only time will tell if the hype translates into the finished product.

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Golf with a difference:

Getting a bit bored with your local course? Looking to try something different? How about Indoor Golf? Inner City Golf is Sydney's only indoor golf centre. Play some of the world's most famous courses on their golf simulators, including Pebble Beach. But guess what, it gets better, no walking between shots, not slow golfers in the group in front, and you can drink between shots (They have a fully licensed bar for all your beverage needs).If you work near St Leonard’s or are planning a trip to Sydney, give Inner City Golf a try!
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dry fairway

PRO TIP:

Dry, Firm Fairways

The summer sun can really bite this time of year and leave fairways dry and dusty. When the fairways are like this simply changing your ball to one with a softer cover and higher spin rate will help your game.
Try taking one less club, as there is extra bounce from the hard fairways.
Have a great Christmas and a Happy New year.
NB: Golf Traders will be closed for Christmas, Boxing and New Years Day.
David Fearns (PGA)
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Golf Traders Newsletter, December 13th, 2012

A Senior Moment

 
Hello Golfers,
Forget youthful exuberance, forget daily gym work outs, and perfect golf swings that come straight out of the textbook, what you need is competiveness and Peter Senior showed us and the entire field on Sunday how to win.
In a round where the young guns fell by the way side, Senior kept ploughing the fairways and hitting greens and missing them in the right places, his accuracy off the tee was impressive and his short game was great too. I wonder how he would of faired if the new long putter rule would have been introduced, but with such strong winds it was mighty impressive to control the long stick.
Can Senior repeat what Chalmers did last year and win the double, I would not bet against it, and pray for some bad weather so that his ultra competitiveness can shine through. Senior played down his chances of victory this week.
" I think you better keep your money in your pockets, lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice," he said.
Senior said a while back that his game was well suited to Coolum.
"Coolum has been a good hunting ground for me and I've played pretty well here over the last few years and won twice around here," Senior said.
"I'm definitely more consistent than I have ever been and I have to thank (swing coach) Gary Edwin for that, we have worked pretty hard on certain areas.
"It's a course where the longer hitters don't have a great advantage, it's more about placement and if I can putt as I did last week, who knows."
I don’t know about you but the odds sound good and there will be lots of bets being placed on this modern day legend of the game.
"I am pretty pleased with the way I've played over the last three years, hopefully I can get another two or three years out of it and then I'll probably call it quits."

Other News

Darren Clarke wants to strike another blow for golf's "dinosaurs" at Coolum this week and he is unflustered by the circus surrounds created by resort owner Clive Palmer.
"There are a few of us old guys out there, but it is the first time I've seen a dinosaur on a golf course," Clarke, 44, said with a wry smile after saluting Peter Senior's Australian Open triumph at 53.
The dinosaurs and the whole Clive Palmer fiasco (really it’s always the same with Clive!) has not put Clarke off at all, he still rates
the course and let’s hope he can raise his game and challenge
for the title.
Clarke shrugged off the grass signage eyesores and the free-drop rule that has been created to give players relief if they land a ball on the paint or the dinosaur.
"It's different, but it is what it is. The course is as good as ever," Clarke said.

This week's specials:

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Golf with a difference:

Getting a bit bored with your local course? Looking to try something different? How about Indoor Golf? Inner City Golf is Sydney's only indoor golf centre. Play some of the world's most famous courses on their golf simulators, including Pebble Beach. But guess what, it gets better, no walking between shots, not slow golfers in the group in front, and you can drink between shots (They have a fully licensed bar for all your beverage needs).If you work near St Leonard’s or are planning a trip to Sydney, give Inner City Golf a try!
Ph: 1 3000 42465
banana trees

PRO TIP:

When the Wind Blows

We saw in the Australian Open how the wind affects
the ball.
Into the wind: Take plenty of club, grip down the shaft and take a three quarter length swing. The idea is to impart the least amount of spin possible so that the ball drills through the wind with a lower trajectory.
Have a great weekend,
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Have a good week,
David Fearns (PGA)
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Golf Traders Newsletter, December 6th, 2012


Charming Champion

Hello Golfers,

Was it really a year ago that the mild mannered West Australian Greg Chalmers won the Australian Open in sensational fashion, and then followed up bagging the PGA a week later? How time flies.

Well the wait is almost over, the much anticipated return of the Australian Open is to be staged at the Lakes G.C. this Thursday, featuring some of the world’s best players, including Justin Rose,
Adam Scott, John Sendon, the legendary Tom Watson and defending champion Greg Chalmers.

Greg Chalmers is relishing the chance to play alongside eight-time major winner Tom Watson as he aims to defend his title at this week's Australian Open. The left-hander has been paired alongside Watson and youngster Jake Higginbottom for the first two days of the Open.

Chalmers contacted Tom Watson and some other all time greats for advice, it appears that Chalmers is working extremely hard on his game, as I personally witnessed last year when I saw him hitting balls on the range at 7.30am in the morning after he won the PGA. The man is dedicated and the results are starting to reflect his efforts.

"I played a practice round with Tom Watson. I wrote him a letter. There were some things this year that I had not done or it was a while since I had done them.

"I spoke to Tom, I spoke to Nick Price this year, Paul Azinger. I'd love to chat to Greg Norman, too.

"I wanted to get into Tom's head a bit and find out if I was on the right path. The game comes very easily to some people. I think he (Watson) is one of them."

"It is a battle for me. If you can stand over the ball with one thought in your head, you are about 1000 steps in front of most guys," he said.

"Sometimes I wish I was a lot better at it, other times I am thankful I can process a few things.
"It's a strength of (Watson's). That why he has won eight majors and all those tournaments. It is something to aim for."

"There are the majors and then you want to win your nation's Open.”

Chalmers and his playing partners will tee off in the afternoon groups, just after midday on Thursday, with the likes of Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, John Senden and world No.4 Justin Rose all playing in the morning.




Belly Up
Should belly putters be taken out of golf? American golf great Tom Watson says there should be a ban on Belly Putters. "I agree (it should be banned), and I say that with mixed emotions," Watson said.

"My son Michael has a conventional putting stroke and couldn't make it from two-feet half the time. He went to a belly putter and he makes everything. The game is fun to him.

"And there lies the danger. To take away the ability of people to have fun because it is not a stroke of golf? I firmly believe it is not.

"Do we go to two sets of rules, so people can use it in certain competitions and the PGA Tour can't? I don't know.

"I thought Ernie Els said it perfectly when he won last year's Open Championship. He was asked why he went to the long putter and he said, 'He was cheating like the rest of them'.

Other News
Australian golfer Steve Bowditch wrote a great tweet after his q-school experience, emphasising how hard it is to get a place on the tour.

"Bowditch: What I just went through, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. #qschool "

Job well done.

Golf with a difference:
Getting a bit bored with your local course? Looking to try something different? How about Indoor Golf? Inner City Golf is Sydney's only indoor golf centre. Play some of the world's most famous courses on their golf simulators, including Pebble Beach. But guess what, it gets better, no walking between shots, not slow golfers in the group in front, and you can drink between shots (They have a fully licensed bar for all your beverage needs).If you work near St Leonards or are planning a trip to Sydney, give Inner City Golf a try!
Ph: 1 3000 42465

PRO TIP:
Downhill Putts
With fast, firm, quick greens at this time of year getting the ball to stop near the hole becomes harder on those tricky downhill lies. Instead of hitting the ball in the sweet spot, try lining the ball up with the toe and striking from that position.

Hitting the ball from the toe instead of the middle will give the ball less momentum and deaden the strike, resulting in more putts getting nearer the hole.

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Have a good week,

David Fearns (PGA)
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