Members and friends of Hainsworth park took part in a cycle ride for charity over the weekend of 14/15 September. The gruelling two day trip which covered a total of 120 miles was made even tougher by the gusty winds and rain as autumn took its grip upon the region.
The ride was for the Captain’s Charity, The Teenage Cancer Trust and a staggering sum of over £2000 has been raised from the event.
This is an estimated figure and may even be higher when all monies are gathered and counted.
Thank you to everyone who generously sponsored our riders.
Also a big thanks goes out to the support team; Sue Warnes, Sue Miller and Dennis Lawtey. Rich Warnes, who organised the event with Captain Brian Miller and helped to plan the route and mark it all out. Judy, back at the club, put on a great selection of food to welcome the riders home on Sunday and also to the Wolds Inn at Huggate who were very welcoming to the riders mid trip.
Finally, congratulations and well done to the riders…
Saturday and Sunday: Brian Miller, Rich Warnes, Scott Miller, Jimmy Coutts, Phil Killeen, Steve Winterbottom, Will Marshall, Pat Daley, John Arnott and Derek Wagstaff. Saturday: Pat Hudson, Drew Marshall Sunday: Brian Sellers, Roddy Kilpatrick and Beau Gray
Rules of Golf
The answer to last week’s rules question is that the the White and the Yellow balls are positioned ‘correctly’ and only the Orange ball is outside the teeing ground.
A ball is outside the teeing ground when all of it lies outside the teeing ground.
Remember the player can stand outside of the teeing ground, it is only the ball which must be within.
If you have any questions regarding rules of the teeing ground or any other part of the game then please get in touch with us.
This weeks question:
A player’s ball lies in a bunker and as he enters the sand he takes the rake and starts smoothing footprints that had been left by somebody else (see picture below).
The footprints are not near to his ball as you can see from the picture. What is the penalty?
Send you answers to peter.myers@foremostgolf.com or wait for the correct answer which will be in next weeks’ Driffield Times and Post.
Are you ready for winter?
Winter Golf
Over the next few weeks I am going to help you to play better golf despite the impending wintery weather.
A really useful shot to have in the bag is ‘The Low Stinger’- as popularised by Tiger Woods.
This is a shot that flies very low and is therefore less influenced by strong, gusty winds.
To play this shot well you need to reduce the effective loft of the club you are using and here are some simple steps to help you achieve this.
Ball back in the stance (Opposite the right foot)
Hands forward so you create a leaning shaft as pictured
Open the stance up so the feet line is aiming left of the target (This is because the ball will be met earlier in the swing and will therefore set off to the right unless this compensation is made)
Low shot Swing
Take more club – instead of the usual 7 iron – hit a 6 and then remember the next point…
“When it’s breezy swing easy” – hitting the ball hard creates more backspin which in turn will produce a higher ball flight
To hit low – finish low. Notice the lower, more curtailed follow through position in the image on the right.
For a more detailed look at this shot check out our YouTube channel – petermyersgolf
On the channel there are lots of videos offering some great tips to help improve your golf.
Keep warm
They say that there is no such thing as bad weather - only bad clothing!
Keeping warm out on the course is essential if you want to maintain a good level of performance, and it makes it more enjoyable too!
We have a fantastic selection of winter golf clothing for men and women in the Hainsworth Park Performance Centre - all designed to help you play better golf.
From winter mittens to water repellent lined sweaters and all at affordable prices!