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Scottish Amateur Championship

Former Banchory Junior Club Champion Sam Locke became the Scottish Amateur Champion with an impressive 9&8 victory in the 36 hole final last Saturday at Prestwick. Sam’s achievement at 18 years of age is indeed worthy of praise and in fact his winning margin equaled the same score as Colin Montgomerie’s win when he won the title. Many Congratulations to Sam and his father and coach Andrew Locke – a tremendous achievement.

Remaining Opens at Banchory Golf Club

We are now mid-way through the golf season and have had a very successful uptake on all of the Open events so far. We still have a few Opens left to play including:

Senior Gents 18 Hole Stableford (Yellow Tees)
Ladies Tri-Am
Texas Scramble (4 player team of any combination)

If you are interested in entering you can do so by clicking onto this link.

Course news

Wild flower area

You may have noticed that the course has a beautiful new wild flower area to the left of the 3rd green – as the flowers start to develop we have taken the step to prohibit golfers from entering the blue staked area and FREE relief is granted under Rule 33-2a.

Flowers 1

Flowers 2

Shop news

Volvik

New into stock, we now have the very distinctive Volvik golf balls which are creating lots of interest throughout the game. You may have seen Bubba Watson using these golf balls in their very vivid colours of pink, green and luminous lime. We now have them in the Proshop so pop in for a look and an insight into the various types that they have in the range.

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With the new G400 range now in stock we have just received all of our demo drivers in the shop. The early feedback from all sources is very positive and with the only FORGED face driver on the market this product is for sure raising eyebrows.

For a quick review click this link and watch Mark Crossfield’s video on the G400.

Ladies summer clothing SALE!

We are still running the ladies Banchory pro-shop summer sale and still have some great bargains available.

Sale items will include items from Calvin Klein, Rohnisch and Daily Sports.

Purchase 1 item and get 25% off
Purchase 2 items and get 35% off

Volvik

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Don't put yourself at a disadvantage

We always encourage the golfers we teach to get out on the practice ground between lessons. It’s through this repetition that swing changes start to feel more natural so the pupil can then hit the course full of confidence. We love good habits like this, but there is one habit we see all the time that we certainly don’t recommend…

Hole Illustration

NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE?

It’s not uncommon for us to see members playing a scuffed ball, using it until it eventually gets lost. But ball damage, such as worn dimples or surface cuts, can alter the airflow over your ball, making your trajectory more erratic and causing wayward shots and shorter carries.

You might think this would have minimal effect versus and unblemished ball, but a mark across just a few dimples can make 10 yards difference to a shot, as we’ve demonstrated in the illustration here.

IT'S AN EASY CHOICE

You have the ability to ensure your ball is the same on every hole, which is why we recommend finding one you like and sticking to it to improve your consistency.

One to definitely try is the Srixon AD333 Tour, which has a Speed Dimple pattern that reduces drag for longer carries, plus a SpinSkin cover coating that increases friction for added spin.

Srixon AD333 Tour ball

Which one are you?

So you find yourself on the course facing 172 yards left to the pin; how do you work out which club to use? There is one method that many turn to, but we hope you’re not one of them...

PLUS OR MINUS 10 YARDS

Do you know how far you hit each iron, or do you just add or subtract 10 yards per club from your 150 club to find the one you need?

We come across many amateurs who do this, but you’d be surprised how far out this method is when we bring those golfers in for a gapping session, which helps explain why they miss so many greens.

Indecision

Gapping

COME AND SEE US FOR A GAPPING SESSION

During a gapping session we will hit lots of shots and work our way through your bag to get your all-important carry averages, from your wedges right up to your woods.

Having those exact distances for each club means you’ll never have to guess again. Combine this with a golf GPS and you can further reduce indecision and increase your confidence.

request a gapping >

Garmin Approach S60

Motocaddy electric trolley range

I hope you have a great week.

Banchory Golf Club
Kinneskie Road
Banchory
AB31 5TA

Phone: 01330822447

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