Welcome to another edition of our action packed e-newsletter giving you all the latest news and promotions from Verulam Golf Club, Hertfordshire’s friendliest golf club.

What’s in this week’s newsletter:
• Competition results
• Annual review
• January SALE is underway!
• Trolley lease is back
• New stock incoming
• Junior golf

Saturday, 6 January - Old Course 4BBB

Two’s - 4 two’s receiving 4 Pro V1 Balls (2 per player):
N. Bowman & D. Hopps, C. Marjoram & L. Matamala, S. Ring & P. Quigley and A. Fabian & S. Kimbley

Raffle Results:
Under Armour Umbrella each - R. Bird & J. Wells

Please collect your prizes from the Professional Shop.

Collection of Two’s Sweep Balls

There are still some outstanding balls to collect from last year’s two’s winnings and raffle prizes. Please collect all of your remaining prizes from 2017 by the end of January otherwise they will be forfeited. This allows me to keep on top of my two’s accounts.

Annual Handicap Review

Next week we will be reviewing the handicaps for 2018. If you would like your handicap to be reviewed by our committee please reply in writing for consideration by clicking here.

Pro Shop Sale

Our annual January Sale is now well underway! As always we’d like to thank all of you that have supported it so far and bought from your local pro. There are still plenty of bargains to be snapped up so grab them before they go. Below is a reminder of some of our current best offers:

- Garmin GPS Devices £50 OFF
- Titleist Pro V1 Golf Balls £36.50 per dozen (limited stock)
- Titleist Velocity Balls £15.00 per dozen

- FootJoy and Under Armour Shoes from £38.50
- Cutter and Buck Windproof Sweaters Were £60 NOW £36.00
- Under Armour Clothing 30% OFF

- 3 for 2 on FootJoy ProDry Socks
- 20% OFF all putters
- 25% OFF selected golf bags

Upcoming Products to be Delivered

With big announcements from all the major golf companies, this is without doubt our favourite time of year! We’ve got all kinds of new toys and the most stylish apparel coming in the next few weeks.

• New Range of TaylorMade ‘M’ woods and hybrids
• Full TaylorMade iron fitting cart
• 2018 VGC crested Under Armour clothing

Update

As I’m sure you’re all aware, the development of junior golf and our junior section is a high priority for both the club and the professional staff here at Verulam. To raise awareness of what we’re doing for our juniors, we’ll be trying to provide you all with some regular updates on our junior events and when you can expect to see our junior members around the club!

For the remainder of January we’ll be reserving the 1st tee for our junior members at 12:30 - 13:00 every Sunday. This is in order to get our juniors comfortable out on the course at a time that usually is not overly busy. If we could ask that you’re supportive, helpful and encouraging to our young members that will certainly help our junior section begin to thrive!

Laurence’s Lessons & Learnings

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

Each week I am going to provide you info on how to “inspire” your golf and also “engage” you with info on measuring your performance.

2018, New Year, “SOLID FOUNDATIONS”

Any chance of providing a solid repeatable contact with your golf ball requires a strong set up position.

A nice bend from the hips whilst keeping the back all the way through as close to the green line as possible, I will be looking to improve the thoracic region in my back as you can see which is off the green line.

Aiming, is it important? A key question I ask all my students struggling with aiming, what aims at your target “clubface” or “feet/shoulders?” Please come and have a chat with me to discuss or wait until next week to be revealed!

Lastly over the next month, don’t get too caught up in your scoring start getting your stats together:

- How many fairways did you hit?
- How many putts did I have?
- How many up and downs from inside 50 yards?

Just collecting a few stats can start to highlight which area of the game may need to be improved!