This time it was for the return of the Woburn Ladies Group +6. We arrived in sunshine and that continued for the whole week.
On days 2 and 3 I split the girls into 2 groups. So the red group headed over to play 9 holes on the course and the blue group concentrated on the long game and some pitching and putting. This enables me to give more time and help to each individual and I have found in practice that more improvement is made more quickly. The bunkers and pitching session was very good and an eye opener for some. It is quiet normal for ladies not to practice bunker play and I like getting them to have a better understanding of how to get out of bunkers. Proper practice gives confidence from which the fear factor is then more easily overcome. The same applies to pitching where confidence and technique is paramount. With pitching the key is to get the ball to a landing point on the green from where it can roll up to the hole. The long game element is geared to reprise what was covered the day before and provide opportunity to concentrate on swing drills. I then repeated the sessions but with the Red Group whilst the Blue Group headed out on the course to play 9 holes.
way as if every shot counts. Both groups got the same coaching and practice sessions and then played 18 holes on the lovely South Course.
Day 4 the group worked on improving their ball contact. I used dry shampoo on the face of the club to show clearly the ball contact. We then worked a little on the short game particularly chipping around the greens. After lunch we played the North Course again in lovely sunshine.
ON the last day, day 5, I set up a clinic showing how to prepare for a tournament. We went through what the pros do and how this can be an essential part of their preparation. This was well timed ready for the competition which followed. The weather was a little cooler (24+˚) and more wind than on previous days. The competition was played on the South Course. I enjoyed watching how they tacked the more difficult conditions – it was not easy for scoring. Nicole was the winner with 29 points. It was very interesting to see how the low ball flight she started with at the beginning of the week was now much better – well done. It was great to see how the girls had worked on their game and I am proud of them all.
Big thank you girls it was good fun, do keep up the work.