Andrew Myers

Work goes on for some

The greens staff have been reduced to three and with reduced hours at the moment, but they continue to be very busy maintaining and improving the golf course for when we can use it again.

Good greens require much maintenance so with the grass growing like mad at the moment this needs to be kept on top of. As you can see from the photos the greens staff have also been getting stuck into more drainage work and tidying work to their many previous jobs.

The ‘brew room’ is closed at the moment so here are Harrison and Ben observing the social distancing act between stints of grass cutting this morning. And if you hadn’t noticed they do look very smart in their new matching sweaters complete with their Christian name on the left chest.

Take a look at these photos of the course I took this morning.Hopefully we can use it again soon...

New buggy path

You can see that the new buggy path at the back of the 6th tee is taking shape and isn’t far off being complete. This will allow buggies a safe passage to the 6th summer tee where they can turn round and drive behind the 18th green to the ‘safe’ right side of the 6th and follow the path down the hill. Buggies will not drive down in front of the 6th tee on the grass and be so close to the top of the perilous 18th hill.

Are Juniors Bandits?

Not all of them no, but juniors have long been renowned for their quick improvement and possessing handicaps too high. I would like to say that here at Reddish Vale we make every effort to assess and monitor junior handicaps so they remain a fair reflection of their ability.

Occasionally though, one slips through the net and comes in with a ridiculous score. Take a look at this article which dates back to 1971, and features a budding young junior who played and still plays at Reddish Vale!

Weekly quiz

Masters edition

As we promised in last week's newsletter, our Quiz of the Week is here.

It's meant to be a bit of fun and a chance for you to see how good your golfing knowledge is - although, we all know how competitive we can be!

So, as it was supposed to be Masters week, we're kicking things off with a very special Masters edition.

Good luck and make sure you come back to test yourself again next week.

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Weekly challenge

We have a great game for you to try at home this week and, if you can succeed, it’ll really help to improve your touch and feel around the green. We've highlighted a couple of different ways that you can give it a go in the image below, and it can easily be made indoor-friendly too!

The idea

So, when chipping, a big part of the process is understanding where you need to land the ball on the green in order for it to finish close the hole, and this week’s challenge mirrors this by getting you to land the ball in different zones of a ladder.

The set-up

Lay a ladder on the ground in front of your hitting zone with a final target at the end. No ladder? Use your clubs to create one. Want to give it a try indoors? Get creative by using masking tape or anything that’ll end up looking like a ladder – and send us a photo!

How to play

The challenge is to chip a ball into each zone, starting with the closest and working your way towards the final target.

If you want to make it harder, move the ladder further away, try to hit each zone consecutively without missing or make each zone smaller.

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Golf at home

Hopefully, you enjoyed last week’s clock drill to try at home – if you didn’t see it, visit our website and you’ll find it under the 'Articles' tab. Carrying on with the putting theme, this week’s drill has been designed to improve the consistency of your stroke.

What you'll need

All you'll need to give this drill a go is your putter (no surprise there!), a golf ball, some tees and a mug.

Start off by finding a straight putt somewhere in your house. Place the mug down at one end with the open top facing towards where you’re going to be putting from. This is your make-shift hole.

The set-up

Then, take a few paces away from the hole and put your ball down. Grab your putter and address the ball as if you were about to hit a putt. Whilst your putter is down, place a tee upside down on the floor either side of the head (green tees in image). This is your gate. The idea is to make your stroke without hitting either of the tees.

Make it harder

If you find this easy then great, it means that you’re returning the putter to the middle of the ball.

To make things harder, give yourself a longer putt, reduce the distance between the two tees surrounding the putter or add some more tees at a ball's width halfway down the putt.

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Video of the Week

We stumbled across the video on The Masters' YouTube channel a few months back and, whilst this year's tournament has been postponed, we thought it was too good not to share with you! So, sit back and enjoy as Tiger Woods shares his insight on how to play Amen Corner at Augusta National.

I hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter. As always, if you have anything that you'd like to contribute please speak to one of the pro shop team. I'll see you at the club over the coming days.

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