Have you got a club championship or important competition on the horizon this year? Alison Curdt has the training prep you need to follow. In other lessons this week, Christina Ricci covers keeping your head back in your downswing, Deb Vangellow shares her swing tempo philosophy and Lindsay Knowlton keeps out of the Canadian snow with a great indoor video on practicing your backswing takeaway.

Fancy getting on the 2nd green and finding one of the world’s most venomous snakes curled up in the hole? That’s what Lorna Foley from the member’s social group faced this week (scroll down for a great pic).

If you dare go back out on the course I have four great lessons for you this week. Trillium Rose shows how important the sweet spot is, Natalie Adams will help you get more distance, Alison Curdt has a great drill for your shoulder tilt, and Megan Johnston demonstrates how the clubhead lie affects your shots … get fitted for your clubs folks!

The Chicken Wing (where your lead arm bends in the follow through) is a distance robbing swing fault very common with women golfers. This week Christina Ricci has the fix thanks to a lesson request from member Holly Elliott in the lessons group.

In this winter themed issue Cindy Miller writes about how to make the most of preparation time during the off season. Watch Shapcott’s basket drill video. Tony Jesselli shares the criteria and players in this year’s LPGA Priority List and we introduce new Women’s Golf teacher Lindsay Knowlton with her indoor spatula drill. Kristin Walla also has some quick tips for fixing your slice.

There are lots of lessons on playing from bunkers but what’s a good way to practice your sand shots? … this week Gianna Augustine shares how she keeps her sand game sharp. Also Christina Ricci on elbows, Megan Johnston covers sloping lies, Cathy Kim’s chipping strategy and Michele Low’s tips for hitting consistent draw shots.

Every golfer knows that more shots are saved with a reliable short game than any other part of the game so this week we have two great chipping tips from Kellie Stenzel and Megan Johnston. Also Meredith Kirk demonstrates her repeatable pre-shot routine and Dennise and Anne show you how place your trail hand on the grip.

Wishing you a very Happy New Year! Perhaps a fresh start and some new goals for your game – scroll down for some of the golf resolution ideas for 2023 from the member’s group.

Lessons this week include Christina Ricci’s top 5 tips for ball compression, Cathy Kim’s guide to overswinging, Natalie Adams on stopping the ‘scoop’, Alison Curdt will help you stay in posture and Trillium Rose’s tip for chipping the ball close from tight lies around the green.

I hope you had a lovely Christmas Day! It always takes me a couple of days to recover from all the excitement so this week’s newsletter is a bit shorter than usual with lessons from Meredith Kirk, Gianna Augustine, Michele Low, Cindy Miller, and Maria Palozola.

Do you struggle with club selection around the green? You’re not alone. Kellie Stenzel’s ‘go to’ chipping club is her pitching wedge and she explains why in this week’s headline lesson. This week you will also pick up some great tips on putting speed, alignment, stopping that ‘over the top’ move and finding the balance between body rotation and club release.

Hard to believe that it’s now only two weeks to Christmas!! Understandably your mind may not be 100% on your golf game but that’s not going to stop me from sharing these great lessons from our instructors:

We’ve got a great set of lessons for you this week. Meredith will get your drives launching for max distance, Gianna shows that you can learn when you hit your chip or putt past the hole, Elena teaches where your foot pressure should be at impact, Maria’s wide to narrow drill will get you more lag and power, Trillium has the keys for getting out of the bunker every time, and in our last tip, Sue demonstrates how to control your putting distance.

To all our US members and guests I hope you’ve had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. Time to get thinking about golf again and we’ve got some great tips this week to help you do just that.