Newsletter - November 2009
Sun 01st November, 2009
The winning team of the Soho vs Smithfield Ryder Cup is announced, routines from our Academy to improve consistency, stats of the month from Urban Custom Clubs and special offers from Trendy Golf and Gaucho.
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Andrew the Great
Urban Golf regular Andrew Ogier clinched the overall Order Of Merit Trophy from the formidable Ray Steele with a 3&2 Victory – Winning himself a FREE GOLF HOLIDAY courtesy of www.yourgolftravel.com and simultaneously sealing a maximum President’s Cup points haul in the process.
Ogier fought back tears of joy to reflect on the gravitas of his achievement and dedicating his speech to his desire for world peace. Final standings can be seen at www.urbangolf.co.uk
The Order of Merit takes part in our Monday Night Roll Up competitions. If you're up for a bit of a laugh and some friendly competition Register Now for the 2010 OOM, starting in January.
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Custom Clubs – Stats of the month
Trevor Nelson, DJ and closet golf fanatic, visited Urban Golf's Custom Clubs Department as he felt his existing, off the rack set were failing him badly and preventing his game from improving.
The main issues facing Trevor were a lack of distance and feeling throughout his set, wayward tee shots from his driver and a lack of control with his wedges. Our in house equipment expert, Zane Navie, spent the morning observing Trevor hit some shots and analysing the data collated with our launch monitor and shaft mounted strain gauges. Zane's diagnosis was that Trevor was lacking distance with his irons due to their being too long and too light for him to be able to make a consistent, central contact with the ball. The inconsistency from the driver also stemmed from a similar cause. The shaft was not only too long and light but, at the tip, too soft meaning it was impossible for Trevor to achieve anything close to a consistent launch angle.
Zanes Remedy
• Zane built a set of Bridgestone Irons from Trevor and took 1/4 inch off the shaft length across the set. Zane also added weight to the club heads and MOI matched his irons increasing consistency and feel throughout. In spite of the shorter shaft length this increased control ensured Trevor consistently made a cleaner contact with the ball increasing ball speed significantly. • Zane replaced the driver with a Titleist 909D2 with a Roddio W-7WA shaft. This graphite shaft was heavier with a stiffer tip ensuring the consistency of launch angle improved greatly. As with the irons Zane reduced the shaft length, this time by 1 inch, but actually achieved an increased ball speed.
• For the wedges Zane analysed Trevor's angle of attack and, by using the correct grind on the sole, managed to increase the amount of spin being generated, greatly increasing Trevor's control with the ball.
6 Iron Stats Before After
• Ball Speed: 105.1 mph 117.6 mph • Spin: 4,783 rpm 5,593 rpm • Launch Angle: 20.9 degrees 17.7 degrees • Distance: 149.4 yds 172.4 yds Driver Stats Before After
• Ball Speed: 125 mph 132 mph • Spin: 3,261 rpm 2,646 rpm • Launch Angle: 15.2 degrees 13.2 degrees • Distance: 230 yds 250 yds About this phenomenal transformation Trevor says… “I've now got confidence with every club in my bag and feel, for the first time, like I'm in control of my clubs”
If your clubs are preventing you from achieving your perfect round then give Zane, our club fitting expert, a call on 0207 248 8600 or email Zane@urbangolf.co.uk
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Sports Coverage at Urban Golf
As always we’ll be screening coverage of all major sporting events on our massive HD screens including Saturday’s spectacular friendly, Brazil vs. England. Even if you’ve not got a simulator booked you’re still welcome to come along, watch the games and have a few drinks in our lounge.
To reserve a table and pre order drinks call:
Urban Golf Smithfield 0207 248 8600 Urban Golf Soho 0207 434 4300 |
Gaucho & Golf
Gaucho Smithfield and Urban Golf bring you the ultimate City Boy dining experience for those in the square mile who love a great steak and a round of golf.
Enjoy lunch or dinner in the fabulous Gaucho Smithfield private dining room, then move on to the state of the art golfing simulators at Urban Golf followed by a relaxing drink in their bar and lounge. All in all the experience is 5 hours long, 3 hours private dining at Gaucho followed by 2 hours of golf at Urban Golf Smithfield, plenty of time to fit in 9 holes and burn off some steak.
To book this City Boys dining experience please contact Heidi Matthews - heidi@urbangolf.co.uk
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