Recommended reading
A few weeks ago, the R&A published a new golf and health report to help further educate golfers, non-golfers, national federations and policy makers on the physical and mental health benefits of the sport.
It highlights many of the great reasons that we play golf – stuff that us golfers already know – so why read it? Granted, I didn’t read all 28 pages but from the few minutes I spent scanning through it, I felt even more positive about our sport, why we should play more and why more people should take it up.
If we’re looking for silver linings to a generally crappy year, it is that COVID has helped highlight the health benefits of playing golf. The report actually states that until recently “golf has underplayed its health benefits”.
So if you’re not on the course and are looking for something to read while you enjoy your morning coffee, click on the link – I can assure you its more uplifting than reading NEWS24!
What happened on Tuesday evening?
On Tuesday evening around 6pm, the club received phone-in complaints about the noise levels emanating from the clubhouse. Making more noise than 50 000 people at the Ed Sheeran concert at Cape Town stadium – was our Ladies Meet and Greet evening! Jokes aside, this was another very positive indication that our club is moving in the right direction.
From our team, a big thanks to Lexi, Yusuf and Alec for working with the ladies to help grow this very important part of our club. I’ll talk in a bit more detail about this next week but for now, congrats to the girls and lets all build on this momentum – check out the pics and report further down in the newsletter.
The best price for the best ball in the world
Last week on the PGA Tour, the latest ProV1 prototypes were played by the Pros at TPC Summerlin. The introduction of these latest prototypes follows a two-year development process.
Making new products available for Tour players to use in competition, otherwise known as Tour seeding, is the final stage of research and development before a product is released to the public. So what does this mean for you right now? Well the current Titleist ProV1’s are being sold at R150 for a sleeve of 3 – quite possibly the last time you will ever lay hands on the best ball in the world at this price! We’ve got about 16 dozen left - get involved!
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Well worth the investment
A few weeks ago I mentioned the availability of Mizuno Irons for you to try. The independent golf equipment website MyGolfSpy.com has recently named Mizuno’s JPX 921 Irons the ‘Most Wanted’ in the ‘Game Improvement’ category.
In 2019, the JPX919 range of irons completed a clean sweep in the MyGolfSpy awards, with the JPX919 Hot Metal topping the ‘Game Improvement’ category, the JPX919 Forged took the ‘Players Distance’ iron section and the JPX919 Tour was named ‘Most Wanted’ ‘Players’ iron.
Mizuno is often overlooked when players consider new irons and they are often perceived as an iron just for the better player. WRONG – they have irons for various levels of players and I’d urge anyone in the market for irons to consider them. You may have to wait a couple of weeks if your customised set needs to be built in Europe but when you’re investing in your game for years to come, a few weeks is worth waiting.
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Have a great golfing weekend!
Brad and the shop team.
Girls, golf and good times
We had a beautiful day for golf and the wind stayed away for a successful evening at our Ladies Meet and Greet!
The ladies enjoyed a wine tasting with Amelia from De Grendel Wine Estate and a chipping and putting clinic hosted by our EOGA team! The ladies were then wined and dined by Vanessa and the staff of 19th at the Met and sat through an informative talk on our ladies' section, lessons, and joining the club!
We are hoping to gain new members and to form many new friendships this summer here at the Met!
Thank you to all the ladies who joined our Meet and Greet!
The kings of summer and winter
Congratulations to Mitch Matthee, Paul Danielz and Steve Newlan; the winners of the Summer and Winter Handicap Series!
Summer Handicap: Mitch Matthee and Paul Danielz (centre).
Winter Handicap: Steve Newlan (centre)
Premier Packaging Betterball Knockout |
Don't miss out!
Don't forget to put your name down for the Premier Packaging Betterball Knockout! Entries close on Thursday, the 22nd of October.
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18 November 2020
A bright occasion where you can have fun and be a shining light for the animals in need at our friends, DARG. Join us for a great day of golf, giving and good times.
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Monday School
4 Ball Alliance - 2 x Scores to Count
Steve Newlan, Toler Wolfe-Coote, Stanley Trollip, and Jackie Schneider 87pts
Tuesday Ladies Day
Individual Medal
Eileen Farrell 74nett
Wednesday Members Competition
Betterball Stableford
Vicki Morton and Kevin Morton 46pts
Thursday Members Competition
Betterball Bogey Plus
Barry Turner and Roberto Regasto +9 c/i
Saturday Members Competition
Betterball Stableford
AM
Ioannis Kritzas and John Laskarides 42pts
PM
Tony Lupton and Doug van Rensburg 42pts c/i
The dreaded three putt
With Keagan Beyer (EOGA KDM)
Everyone who’s played golf has had a three putt and experienced that bitter taste as they walk off the green to the next tee bemoaning themselves for missing that second putt. Below is a tip to help ensure that you move on to the next tee with a massive smile of your face.
Step 1: setup position
In the incorrect setup, there is an increase in the amount of wrist action in the putting stroke, leading to poor distance control and direction.
In the correct setup, the player makes a putting stroke with his arms and shoulders leading to an increased feel of the putter and in turn more control of distance and direction.
 |  | | The correct setup | The incorrect setup |
Step 2: the stroke
Wrist action is a very important and useful part of the golf swing but NOT in putting. In the pictures below, you can see examples of backswing and follow through with a lot of wrist angle. This leads to very poor distance control and will most probably result in a few three putts.
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of wrist angle | Backswing with a lot
of wrist angle |
Below are examples of backswing and follow through with no wrist angle, allowing the player to feel the head of the putter and control the length of the swing with his arms and shoulders. This leads to better distance control and less chance of three putting.
 |  | | Backswing with no wrist angle | Follow through with no wrist angle | |
| | | | | | A game for all
Introduce her to golf | | | | Women account for just a quarter of golfers worldwide. But the positive benefits of golf apply to everyone, regardless of gender, age, or ability. | | | Health and wellness
A single round is at least 10,000 steps out in the fresh air. You’re getting movement and stress relief in one. | | |  | Social connection
Golf is a great way to make new friends or strengthen existing relationships, or both. And there’s also lots of opportunities to network. | | |  | Personal growth
Golf may be a challenging game, but overcoming obstacles during a round builds confidence and helps you achieve self-actualisation. | | | | Get her involved | | If you know any women you think would be interested in golf, why not gift her a lesson or invite her to the course? | | Introduce her > |
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