Hello golfers, 



Does lie angle really matter in my irons? 

Yes it does! 

Lie angle is one of the most important aspects of custom club fitting a set of irons and has a considerable influence on the direction that your golf ball travels. Through technologies such as our FlightScope ball tracking radar, we now know that it's the clubface rather than the swing direction that has the biggest influence on the initial direction that the golf ball travels when it leaves the club face. 

How does that relate to the lie angle of my irons? 

I'm going to try not to get too techy now, but it's to do with something called 'face pane tilt'. When you take a flat surface (clubface), that has some degree of loft (all golf clubs) and then tilt that flat surface 'toe high' or 'toe down' this changes the direction the clubface points. A toe high club head will send your golf ball left and a toe down club head will send your ball to the right.

The simplest way to explain face plane tilt would be to talk about what happens when you play the golf ball from above or below your feet. When the ball is above your feet, your ball will fly to the left and a ball that's below your feet will cause it to fly to the right. 

To put this into perspective, a clubface that point 1 degree left or right on a shot that carries 170 yards, will send the golf ball around 3.5 yards offline. This means that a clubface that points just 3 degrees offline can send the ball over 10 yards offline!! Now do you believe that lie angle is important?

If you are interested in being custom fitted for some new golf clubs, then please give us a call on 01738 440678 or email info@noahsarkgolf.com  

A 1-Hour custom fitting session costs £40. If following the session, you purchase fitted clubs with a value over £100 we'll refund 50% of the fitting fee. If you spend over £300, we'll give you a full refund of your fitting fee.

 

Callaway and PING fitting days

We are holding a Callaway fitting day on Thursday, 25 February from 3-7pm. We are offering you the opportunity to coma and get fitted for the latest XR16, Apex and Big Bertha clubs. 

We still have a few places available and you can book your free 30 minute fitting session, by calling the golf centre on 01738 440678. 

We are also running a PING G Series fitting event on Wednesday, 24 February, 3-7pm but this is now fully booked. If you would like to go on a waiting list, then give us a call on 01738 440678.

  

Junior Coaching 

Our new session of junior coaching starts this Saturday 13th February. Our younger group 6-10yrs, will be from 10-11am and the older group 8-14yrs from 11-12noon. Learn golf in a friendly and fun environment, with our junior coach Jonny Belford. The classes are great value at just £28 for the 4 week block. Everyone who signs up will also be entitled to a FREE basket of 50 balls every time they visit the golf range between lessons, making it even better value. 

If you have a budding young golfer in the family, then give us a call on 01738 440 678 , email info@noahsarkgolf.com or message us here to book.

 

The Shot Shaping Challenge 

This week, we thought we would see how good we all were at shaping our golf shots. Now I can normally shape my ball flight every time, the problem is that it's usually in the wrong direction! 

The challenge this week was to see by how many yards we could curve the ball off centre with a driver. One hook and one slice. 

When hitting the hook, the ball had to start its flight straight or right of target and the slice must start straight of left of target before it started curving. A break of this rule meant disqualification. 

This was great fun to record and the video taster video will be up on our facebook page shortly. You can visit our facebook page by clicking here. 

Your challenge is to guess how many yards apart the two shots landed. i.e. If the hook landed 20 yards left and the slice 20 yards right then your guess would be 40 yards. 

To enter this week's competition, just head over to our facebook page by clicking here. And watch the video when it gets posted.

Play Better Golf  - Centred Pivot

Golf is a difficult enough game without moving parts of your body is inefficient ways. Golf is a game where LESS really is MORE. The LESS moving parts in our golf swing then the MORE consistency we will have. 

The modern golf swing requires very little weight transfer to the trail foot on the backswing, and instead we must remain much more central than previously believed.

At address, make sure that your weight is evenly distributed between your feet, with your chest above the ball. When you swing back, focus on pivoting your shoulders around your spine angle. When done correctly, your head will remain still with almost no movement to your trail side. You may have the feeling of your left shoulder going more downward than across as you move the club away from the ball. This is the result of an effective pivot.

You can practice this movement whilst standing face on to a mirror so that you can measure how central your head remains. Your top of the backswing position will feel a bit short and restricted when correctly pivoted, as there will be more coil and less unnecessary movement. Be careful not to fall into the trap of swaying off the ball in an effort to make a big shoulder turn. This movement is ineffective and will lose you both power and accuracy.

If you need any more help please click here and send us an email.  

 

North Inch Golf Course Season Tickets 

If you are looking for a new course to join in 2016, then look no further! North Inch Golf Course offers some of the best value golf in Perthshire. Our course is set up to be enjoyable to play and is a challenge to all levels of player without being overly tricked up. We'd love you to come and join us this year!

2016 Season Ticket Prices 

Adult £279 
Senior £189 
Young Adult (18-29yrs) £189 
Concession £189 (Unemployed/Full time student) 
Junior (U18yrs) £20 

Green Fees 

Midweek Round (Adult) £15 
Midweek Round (Senior) £12 
Midweek Round (Junior) £5 
Weekend Round (Adult) £20 
Weekend Round (Senior) £16 
Weekend Round (Junior) £5 

If you are looking to organise a group golf outing this year, we can offer you a reduced rate for groups of 8 or more players. We can also offer you catering at either Café Active at Bells Sports Centre or Black Watch Café at Balhousie Castle. 

For more information on anything North Inch Golf, the give us a call on 01738 636 481 or email northinchgolf@pkc.gov.uk  You can also find more information on our website www .northinchgolf.co.uk.