nike performance fitting centre

ISSUE 1
SPRING 2015
NIKE PERFORMANCE
FITTING CENTRE
NEWS
WELCOME TO THE FIRST
NIKE PERFORMANCE FITTING
CENTRE NEWS.
A facility that is open to all golfers of all abilities
from absolute beginners to tour professionals.
Whether it’s a ‘Get in to Golf’ Morning, TPEGS
coaching or a custom fitting experience everyone is
welcome to visit this unique facility at Archerfield.
We look forward to welcoming you to one of many
experiences available at The Nike Performance
Fitting Centre.
TPEGS BACK TO BASICS
FIX THE BALL POSITION
It’s the simple way to improve your
distance, accuracy and efficiency
You can have the bestlooking swing in the
world, but if the ball is in
the wrong position to start
with, all that hard work
you put in perfecting your
backswing will be wasted.
I would imagine most of
you reading this will know
that the general rule of
thumb is that the longer
the club, the further
forward you position the
ball in your stance.
to hit – high or low, fade
or draw – will obviously
determine where you
position the ball in your
stance, but we are talking
about fundamentals here,
so let’s keep it simple.
The best way to find out
the correct ball position
for you is to experiment,
ideally under the watchful
eye of a good golf coach
and preferably one who
has access to TrackMan.
Ball position is all about
giving yourself the best
chance of hitting the
middle of the ball with the
middle of the clubface; the
satisfying “pure” strike.
The type of shot you want
Getting this correct
gives you a much better
chance of striking the ball
sweetly. Get it wrong and
you’re fighting your swing
before the clubhead has
even moved an inch.
DRIVER SET-UP
MID-IRON SET-UP
WEDGE SET-UP
The ball is just inside my
front (left) heel – I’d expect
most of you to do something
similar to that already. But
look how my left shoulder
is significantly higher than
my right with my hands just
behind the ball. My head is
another inch or so back of
my hands. Try to replicate
this, as it will encourage
you to hit the ball on the up,
which is the most efficient
way to hit your driver.
Logically, if the ball is further
forward in your stance and
sitting up on a tee, in order
to hit the middle of the
ball the clubhead needs
to be travelling slightly up
through the ball to create
the ideal launch conditions.
Here the ball is slightly
“target side” of the middle of
my stance, which again most
of you will already do. But
look how the hands are more
level with the ball and there
isn’t quite as much tilt in my
shoulders as there was with
the driver. This is largely a
result of my stance being a
little narrower. As the ball
is sitting on the ground, the
low point in the arc of your
swing needs to be an inch or
two target side of the ball in
order to compress it and take
a nice shallow divot after
the ball. This will greatly
increase your chances of
striking the middle of the
ball with the middle of
the clubface. Nirvana!
This ball position might
surprise some of you. I see
a lot of amateurs with the
ball opposite their back
foot or even outside of it!
When I talk about the short
game in a future issue, I
will explain in more detail
why that is crazy. Instead,
play the ball an inch or
two further back from
the mid-iron set-up and
have your hands ever so
slightly further forward.
Look how my shoulders are
still slightly tilted. This is
a set-up that encourages
a descending blow but
NOT a ridiculously steep
angle of attack. You want to
be taking “bacon rasher”
divots, not “beaver pelts’’.
TPEGS EXPERIENCES
APRIL
April 17th
// TPEGS Tour Pro for a day experience
9:00am to 4:00pm or
10:00am to 5:00pm
TPEGS are offering you a totally
unique opportunity to live the
life of a tour pro for the day
with your very own European
Tour Coach, Gary Nicol. This
experience includes a 9 hole
assessment of your game,
TrackMan Video analysis,
SAM PuttLab lesson and short
game secrets master class.
£595 for one person,
£395 per person for two people,
£295 per person for three people per person including breakfast
and lunch
April 19th
// Putting Masterclass
2:00pm to 4:00pm
TPEGS two hour master
classes focus on one particular
aspect of the game at a
time. Using state of the art
TrackMan technology and
SAM PuttLab, they will
allow you to gain a clear
understanding of the
fundamentals of the game.
£95 per person
April 22nd
// TPEGS TrackMan Experience Day
9:00am to 5:00pm
May 8th
// TPEGS Tour Pro for a day
experience
TPEGS and TrackMan have
created a unique opportunity,
where you can experience
how the leading players in the
world work on their games.
9:00am to 4:00pm or
10:00am to 5:00pm
£295 per person including
breakfast & lunch
MAY
May 4th
// Half Day short game school
10:00am to 2:00pm
Discover how to maximise your
golfing potential by introducing
some very simple and highly
workable principles to sharpen
up your short game, shoot lower
scores and have more fun on
the course.
£195 per person including lunch
May 5th
// AIMPOINT Express Seminar
10:00am to 12:00pm or
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Learn to read every putt you will
ever face on a green - US PGA Tour,
LPGA, European Tour, LET tour
players are using this information
in tournaments already.
£99 per person, per seminar
£595 for one person,
£395 per person for two people,
£295 per person for three people -
per person including breakfast & lunch
May 25th
// Half Day long game school
10:00am to 2:00pm
Nothing beats that feeling of hitting
the ball solidly right out the sweet
spot. TPEGS Long Game Schools
are designed specifically to help
you hit the ball further, straighter
and more consistently.
£195 per person including lunch
JUNE
June 8th
// Half Day short game school
10:00am to 2:00pm
£195 per person including lunch
June 29th
// Half Day long game school
10:00am to 2:00pm
£195 per person including lunch
Individual lessons also available
from £85 per person per hour
TO BOOK OR FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON
ANY OF THESE TPEGS
EXPERIENCES PLEASE
CONTACT GARY NICOL
AT [email protected]
OR CALL 01620 621 188.
Archerfield members receive
a 10% discount from all TPEGS
coaching rates.
FITTING EXPERIENCES
Each fitting area which can be covered within a 60 minute fit are:
METALS // IRONS // WEDGES // PUTTER
During a fitting experience your fitter will take
you through a custom fit using TrackMan or
SAM PuttLab technology dependent on the
area of your game you wish to focus on; i.e.
metals, irons, wedges or putter. Included in
your experience is a sleeve of three custom
fit Nike RZN balls.
One Hour Fit £75
Two Hour Fit £150
OVERNIGHT FITTING EXPERIENCE
Spend two days at the Club where you can
enjoy a ‘whole bag’ custom fit covering
metals, irons, wedges with TrackMan,
putter fit using SAM Putt and a ball fit.
You can enjoy dinner in the Clubhouse
and relax in the luxurious surroundings
of the Pavilion suites. On your day of
departure, receive a dozen of your custom
fit Nike RZN balls and enjoy 18 holes
on either the Fidra or Dirleton Links.
£550
HALF DAY FITTING EXPERIENCE
Spend a morning or afternoon at
the Club where one of our fitters
will take you through a ‘whole bag’
experience covering metals, irons,
wedges with TrackMan, putter
fit using SAM Putt and a ball fit.
Before you depart, you will
receive a dozen of your custom
fit Nike RZN golf balls.
£275
THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE
Spend three days at the Club,
enjoying the ultimate fitting
experience from our TPEGS team.
You will enjoy a playing lesson,
on course assessment and swing
analysis before a ‘whole bag’ custom
fit from which we will order your
custom fit clubs. Outerwear and
footwear fitting to minimise
distractions and optimize swing
performance. Before you leave, your
fitter will help you get used to your
new clubs with a distance mapping
session and introduce you to the
Nike NG360 degree mobile app.
Your experience includes luxurious
accommodation at Archerfield
Links, breakfast, lunch and dinner
in the Archerfield Clubhouse.
£950*
*Excludes all equipment
EVENTS
LADIES COACHING // Ladies ‘Get in to Golf’ Mornings
£60 for all four sessions or £20 per session.
Maximum of 6 ladies per session.
April /May
Saturdays 11th, 18th,
25th April and 2nd May
10am until 11am
JUNIOR CAMPS // Easter and Summer Holidays
£125 per child for a week.
Maximum of 8 children.
Easter
Mon 13th to Fri 17th April
10am until 12 noon
Easter
Mon 13th to Fri 17th April
2pm until 4pm
Summer
Mon 13th to Fri 17th July
2pm until 4pm
Summer
Mon 20th to Fri 24th July
10am until 12 noon
Summer
Mon 3rd to Fri 7th August
10am until 12 noon
Summer
Mon 10th to 14th August
10am until 12 noon
JUNIOR SATURDAY COACHING
£25 per child per session or £75 for all four sessions
Maximum of 8 children per session
May/June
Saturdays 16th, 23rd,
30th May and 6th June
2pm until 4pm
SUNDAY 7TH JUNE
NIKE PERFORMANCE FITTING
CENTRE EXPERIENCE DAY
These sessions are free to
attend and will take place
between 11:00am and 1:00pm
or 2:00pm and 4:00pm.
Join us for a morning or afternoon
at the Nike Performance Fitting Centre
where you can enjoy a taster of the
experiences on offer both for Club fitting
and Tuition. All of our Golf team will
be on hand to show you first hand how
golfers of all abilities from beginners
to scratch golfers can enjoy and benefit
from an experience at the Centre.
Arrive in time for a TPEGS half hour
clinic hosted by Gary Nicol followed by
the chance to take part in challenge
competitions including, Outdoor Putting
Challenges, Short Game Challenge,
SAM PuttLab Challenge and a Nearest
the Pin Challenge with TrackMan.
As places are limited we would ask
you to confirm your attendance
at either the 11:00am or 2:00pm.
TO BOOK ANY OF
THE EVENTS AT THE
NIKE PERFORMANCE
FITTING CENTRE
hosted by Alistair Brown or
your place at the Experience Day
please contact the Golf Team
on 01620 897 050 or email
[email protected]
SPRING LIFESTYLE IN
THE CLUBHOUSE SHOP
KEY PIECE FOR SPRING
Lunar Control 3
The ultimate lightweight
performance golf shoe
The Lunar Control 3 is a combination
of lightweight technical microfiber
leather, Dynamic Flywire and external
heel counter providing the best
lightweight control. For the first
season this shoe is available from our
Shop for Ladies and Men in a range
of colours, including the popular Volt,
as worn by Nike Tour athletes Rory
McIlroy and Suzann Pettersen.
APPAREL
Spring for Ladies and Men
will be all about Volt.
This vibrant colour is at the heart
of Nike’s 2015 Spring clothing
collections and Rory McIlroy will
be showcasing the key pieces for
Spring when he tees off at the
Masters in April, in his attempt
to secure his first Masters title.
The Spring Collection available
from the Clubhouse Shop offers
a fantastic mix of pieces perfect
for both on and off the course
including polo shirts, outerwear,
trousers and accessories for Men,
Ladies and Kids all of which will
help to create the perfect look for
the Spring season.
www.archerfieldgolfclub.com
www.tpegs.com
THE NIKE PERFORMANCE
FITTING CENTRE,
Archerfield Links, Dirleton,
East Lothian, EH39 5HU