Golf Traders Newsletter, 22nd January 13

Hello Golfers, I hope everyone survived the heat last week! Our next door neighbours here at Golf Traders HQ recorded temperatures of of over 50ºC, in their workplace, we fared a little better but we still sizzled in that intense heat. If you are planning on playing in hot conditions make sure to cover up and take plenty of water with you, 4-5 hours out in the sun can take its toll on the body.

On Yer Bike Did you see THAT interview on television the other night? Armstrong admitting that all of his 7 Tour de France wins were aided by way of performance enhancing drugs. The general feeling amongst the people when this subject comes up in conversation is one of true sadness. An unbelievably sad story of how the people of the world hero worshipped him, believed his story and held him in such high esteem, feel let down, betrayed and in many cases angry. There is no doubt Lance Armstrong has done outstanding charity work and has more than likely put more bums on saddles than any other person to have worn ridiculously tight shorts and a yellow vest. Put all that aside for a moment and you are still left with a man who by his own admission wanted everything HIS WAY and was ruthless in the way he achieved it. I for one am proud to say that golf is one of the few sports where a competitor can mark their own score card, and cheating is frowned upon at any level. PGA tour players often penalise themselves for a breach of the rules and as a result often harm their chances of victory for the greater good of the game and their reputation(s).

What's in the bag Name: Dustin Johnson Age: 29 Career PGA Tour wins: 6 Clubs: Taylor Made Driver: Taylor Made R1 - Fujikura Motore Fuls 2.0 X Flex Irons: TaylorMade R11S 15.5 degrees - Aldila RIP X flex Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport prototype One of the most talented, exciting and longest players in the game consolidated this fact by winning a FedExCup event in 2011 (The Barclays), finishing No. 5 on the PGA Tour Money List, and earning a spot on the 2011 US Presidents' Cup team. Arguably the most athletic professional golfer currently in world golf, Dustin's six career PGA victories are the most of any PGA Tour player under 30, and he's currently on track to qualify for his second U.S. Ryder Cup team. Dustin Johnson could dunk and palm a basketball as a seventh grader.

GOLF TRADERS We have been very busy recently updating our website over the past month and currently all ourDrivers, Irons Sets and Fairway 3 Woods are up to date and many prices have been reduced from our ebay store. Due to operating costs we can sell the identical item on Golf Traders for $10 less giving our customers even better value for money, alternatively customers can order over the phone.

Taylor Made R11S 10.5º Driver Aldila RIP Phenom 60 Gram Reg Flex Graphite

Taylor Made - Taylor Made R11 15.5° 3 Wood Aldila VS Proto 85 Gram Stiff Flex + Cover

Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 1.5 - Scotty Cameron

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

PRO TIP: Hitting Straight The key to hitting perfectly straight golf shots is a square path and square club face angle. That's it. That's all you need to hit the ball perfectly straight every single shot. Of course, that is easier said than done, but it doesn't change the fact that those are the requirements and nothing else. If the club head is travelling straight down the target line with the club face perfectly square to the target line, the golf ball will fly dead straight. When out on the course try to remember one or two swing thoughts at most, this will concentrate your brain on one area and free you up to swing without hesitation. David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders

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Golf Traders Newsletter, January 15th, 2013

Hello Golfers, We hope you all had a great break over the Christmas and the New year holidays. We are pleased to announce that we shall have a brand new section in our newsletter titled, What's in the bag?Starting this week the section will showcase some of the world's best players and the equipment they use.

Officially the world's worst kept secret, Rory Mcllroy became a Nike staff player and in the process made himself around $250 million, making him one of the world's best paid stars. Rumours have it that he has already filmed a commercial with the man who made the deal happen, a certain Mr. T Woods (heard of him!) The contract is expected to last 10 years and starts at a mere $200m before bonuses are added on to that. Nike needed a fresh new face in light of the Tiger Woods affair(s) fiasco and the more recent Lance Armstrong scandal, the company needed someone with a squeaky-clean image. Then who better than the man from Northern Ireland. I hope his reputation and demeanour fairs better over time than Tiger and indeed the famous Irishman George Best (Soccer legend) who was once quoted as saying "I spent 90% of my money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just wasted". He can do no wrong at the moment and with looming wedding bells sounding in the background it only adds to the appeal of the man, keep it on the straight and narrow Rory. In light of Nike's recent mega buster deal Sir Nick Faldo, never one to be shy of a word or two has said he feels Rory has taken an unnecessary risk by ditching Titleist in favour of Nike. 'I call it dangerous,' said Faldo who feels that switching manufacturers can dent your confidence. 'I call it dangerous,' said Faldo, as speculation grew that McIlroy was about to switch allegiance. 'I've changed clubs and every manufacturer will say: "We can copy your clubs, we can tweak the golf ball so that it fits you". But there's a feel and sound and there's confidence [in your equipment]. You can't put a real value on that, it's priceless.'

What's in the bag Name: Stuart Appleby Age: 42 Career PGA Tour wins: 9 Clubs: Callaway Driver: RAZR Fit Prototype Driver Irons: RAZR X Muscleback Irons Putter: White Hot XG 330 Mallet Putter Stuart Appleby is only the fifth player on PGA Tour history to shoot 59, and only the second player to do so in the final round. He uses an Odyssey White Hot XG 330 Mallet Putter and RAZR X Muscleback Irons.   Appleby also won the Australian Masters in 2010, making a birdie on each of the last two holes for a one-shot win at the Kingston Heath course. Appelby was raised in Victoria on an Australian dairy farm; he practiced by hitting shots from paddock to paddock after his chores were done. Stuart loves motor racing and can be found on twitter.

Callaway Razr Fit 9.5° Driver Aldila RIP 'D NV 60 Gram Regular Flex Graphite $200

Callaway Razr X Muscle Back 3-PW Irons Project X 6.0 Stiff Flex - Like New $600

Odyssey White Hot XG Marxman Putter 35" + Cover - Brand New in Plastic $150

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

PRO TIP: Alignment Many players spend what seems like an eternity on the tee making practice swings, gestures and alignments that amount to nothing, but yet on the putting green they walk up to a putt and simply hit it without looking (missing) and say something along the lines of "jeez i hit a good putt". Use the logo or device on your ball as an aid for aligning your putts, imagine a line protruding from your logo device and extending along the green in the desired direction you want the ball to go in. When you address the putt with your putter, use the visual markings on the putter head to make sure you are nice and square to the ball. From this setup you are giving yourself every chance of holing your putt. Try this out on the practice green before you hit off. David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders

Golf Traders, New Year Newsletter

Hello Golfers, There were plenty of thrills and spills in 2012, to name a few, Rory won every award going, Adam Scott narrowly missed out on the claret jug, Ernie proved he still has what it takes along with Peter Senior and most recently a boy form the back of the field won the Australian PGA. What does 2013 have in store for us? More of the same please…

Moving Day Golftraders are happy to announce that we will be moving premises this year, in order to accommodate our ever expanding business and offer our customers an even larger range of quality equipment. Not only will customers have access to Australia's largest range of quality used equipment, they will also have the opportunity to try equipment in our brand new practice facilities, and have our resident PGA professional give you advice and guidance. Our new store will be located at 33 Nelson Street, Annandale and we will be open from 1st February 2013. We thank you for your support over the past few years, we hope you will visit us online (golftraders) or in-store to check out our fantastic range of equipment, hope to see you soon.

Other News What to expect from Adam Scott in 2013? Name: Adam Scott Age: 32 Career PGA Tour wins: 8 Career major wins: 0 2012: An unusual year for Scott, who didn't have a PGA Tour win but had a serious run in the middle of his season that looked like it might define his career. Scott finished third at the AT&T National event only to follow that up with an incredible performance for three days at the British Open, where he entered the final round with a four shot lead that evaporated over the brutal closing holes of Lytham, he was odds on to gain his first major title. Scott made too many mistakes over those closing holes to lose by a shot to Ernie Els. Scott was still able to finish T-11 at the PGA Championship and card two top-seven finishes in the four FedEx Cup playoff events. We like him for the 2013 season: Because it has always seemed that Scott is the type of player that should contend in majors consistently, and I see the British Open stumble to be almost like Rory McIlroy at the 2011 Masters. Scott is older than McIlroy was at Augusta National, but he was there with a chance to win down the stretch and let it get away. Scott's mindset seems to be the type that can take a moment like the one at Lytham and build on it, and I see him doing that this season. There is something about the combination of the long putter and Steve Williams that has lifted Scott. While I would love to see him be more consistent over an entire season, I think he will be a winner on the PGA Tour a couple of times in '13 and really push hard for a first major title. All the best Scott.

This week's specials:

Titleist - Titleist 909D3 8.5° Driver Aldila Voodoo Stiff Flex Graphite

Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 1.5 - Scotty Cameron

Titleist - Titleist Vokey BV SM58.14 56° Sand Wedge Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex Steel - Left Hand

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

PRO TIP: Chipping Default One of the most common mistakes I see when playing in pro-ams are amateurs leaving the ball well short of the hole because they haven't used the correct club when chipping. All too often people chip with a wedge from around the green, this is the default club most reach for and more often than not come up short of the hole. When you are just off off the green assess the shot, if there no obstructions between you and the hole, try landing the ball on the green and get it rolling like a putt with a less lofted club such as a 7, 8, or 9 iron. By doing this you are getting the ball onto the green and getting it rolling like a putt with less effort and execution required. David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders

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Golf Traders Christmas Newsletter

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. This week's specials:

Titleist Vokey CC 56.11 Degree Wedge, Wedge Flex Steel Shaft

[Titleist - Titleist 910 D2 9.5° Driver Diamana KAI'LI 65 Gram Stif Flex Graphite]

[Titleist - Titleist MB Forged 712 3-PW Irons Dynamic Gold S300 Stiff Flex Steel +0.25" - New]

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

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) Golf Traders

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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:

Bettinardi - Bettinardi BB-27 355G Milled in the USA Putter 34" + Cover - Brand New

Ping - Ping G20 20° Hybrid TFC 169H Stiff Flex Graphite + Cover

Daytrek - Daytrek Icon Cart - Brown - New

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

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, Remember, We Buy, Swap and Sell Used Golf Clubs. Send us your trade in! Have a good week, David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders Golf Traders is a Used Golf Clubs Specialist. We buy, swap and sell used golf clubs David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders

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.

Titliest Design Vokey Wedges Staff Golf Bag 10" Black - Superb

Ben Hogan - Ben Hogan BH Apex Forged 3-PW Irons NSPRO Regular Flex Steel

Titleist - Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 1.5 Putter 34.75" - New Grip

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)
Golf Traders


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