Adam Gray

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter.

This week, we reveal our favourite driver of 2019 and explain why it's a certain winner in our eyes. Talking of winners, we also take a look back at why Rory McIlroy may need a bigger wallet following his victory at the Tour Championship and this week's Video of the Week sees four golfers trying to break a Guinness World Record.

Enjoy the read!

Tour news

The race for The Masters

Rory McIlroy has 15 million reasons to smile this week after winning the Tour Championship for the second time in his career - a record he now shares with a certain Mr Tiger Woods - and scooping a cool $15 million prize as a result.

The Northern Irishman carded a final-round 66 to finish the week on 18-under-par, four shots clear of Xander Schauffele in second and five clear of playing partner Brooks Koepka.

It was that Sunday pairing of McIlroy and Koepka that caught the eye as the two most dominant players on Tour this year went toe-to-toe in a Ryder Cup style battle. The duo are now ranked 1st and 2nd in the World Rankings, with Koepka occupying top spot as he has for most of 2019.

Between them, they have won eight majors (four each) but remarkably neither has claimed The Masters. Whilst it may seem a long way away, you can be sure the target for both these players in 2020 will be to make sure they don the Green Jacket at Augusta next spring.

Product news

A thing of beauty

Some of you might not know this but Brooks Koepka has been using Mizuno irons - without being paid to do so - for a few years now, winning multiple majors and climbing to the summit of the World Rankings in that time.

Mizuno is a brand that is known for making outstanding irons and their new MP-20 models are set to continue this trend. With three models in the range - MP-20 HMB, MP-20 MMC and MP-20 Blade - it's more important than ever to get custom fitted into the right set make-up for your game.

Revealed: Our top driver of 2019

Looking for a new driver this year? There is plenty of choice out there so why not grab a coffee, take five and watch our latest video on why TaylorMade’s M6 driver has set our pulses racing in 2019?

“Really forgiving and really easy-to-hit driver”

You want super long drives? You got it. You want to strike the ball with consistency? You got it. You want a high level of forgiveness for those bad swings? You got it.

Yep, TaylorMade’s M6 driver really packs a punch in all departments and is designed to help you get maximum distance through its smart speed-injected resin.

“Every driver produced is too fast, then two bits of resin are injected behind the face to dampen down speed...so it conforms to legal limits”

Impressive stuff so let’s book you in for a demo and let us correctly set up the TaylorMade M6 to benefit your golf game during a fun-filled custom fit session.

watch our review >

Flop shot required

Type ‘flop shot’ into Google and Phil Mickelson’s name will be at the top of the search. The five-time Major champion is the go-to guy when it comes to shots around the green, especially the flop shot. So, if you want to follow suit and impress your golfing partners, here’s our guide to this magical shot.

Technique

The first thing you must do is accelerate through the ball and stay aggressive. It's when we get a little scared or take our eye off the ball that things start to go wrong, all of which we can explain during a short game lesson.

Wedge

Your wedge plays a vital role with worn grooves and incorrect bounce leaving you at risk of a bladed shot through the green. Nightmare!

Cleveland’s brand-new CBX 2 wedges are arguably the best around to execute this shot properly, as the C-shape grind provides the perfect option to get the ball popping high up in the air and stopping quickly.

explore CBX 2 >

Spotlight | Titleist TS hybrids

TS2 or TS3?

You will probably recognise these names from the new drivers that Titleist released last year. Well, they've carried on their pursuit of speed and have conjured up these two beauties as a result.

Both offer extreme yet controllable distances, along with more forgiveness when compared to previous Titleist hybrids.

The TS2 has a larger head and is arguably easier to hit, whilst the TS3 comes with the SureFit CG for ball flight control.

explore TS hybrids >

Video of the Week

There aren't too many Guinness World Records when it comes to golf, but here's a video of four European Tour players trying to get their hands on one of them! Enjoy.

I hope you enjoyed the newsletter. If you have any questions just ask in the shop or reply to this newsletter. Adam and the team.

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