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Golf Lessons At AFGolfStore Peterborough

Did you know, we offer golf lessons at AFGolfStore Peterborough? We are mostly known for our custom fitting service, build centre and stores. however, each of our stores is proud to offer a fantastic coaching service with our PGA Professional team.

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At AFGolfStore Peterborough our team of coaches, including store manager and locally renowned coach, Jason Boast along with fellow professional, David Botley.

They both coach from our state-of-the-art studio with the use of Trackman to offer the most advanced feedback both from data and video capture. 

With the use of training aids, our coaching team will coach you how you want to be coached. Understanding the person first is most important to us so we help you understand in the way that best suits you.

Our friendly coaching team are always on hand for follow on support and questions and with our facebook community group you can keep in touch 24/7.

As well as our indoor studio we also have a putting green with Science and motion technology that will help you improve your putting stroke and start holing more putts out on the course. 

The beauty of our studios is that they are alway warm and ready to help you perform all year round!

Meet The Team

David Botley

David joins AFGolfStore with a wealth of golfing experience. He has a love for helping golfers discover their potential through tuition. And with the support of trackman David can help you find the right path to better golf. 

Jason Boast

Using our indoor Trackman studio I can quickly diagnose any swing faults you may have. I have over 20 years of experience introducing new golfers to the game alongside coaching some of the region’s most elite golfers.

From easy quick fixes to long term plans I am excited to help you enjoy and fulfil your potential as a golfer. 

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5 Ways We Can Improve Your Game This May

The season is well underway, the sun is coming out on a daily basis and golf courses are beginning to look their best for the summer ahead. But why are you not playing your best golf? Here is 5 ways we can improve your golf this May, ready for the summer.

Golf Lessons

Yes, it’s obvious, golf lessons will help you play better golf, but that’s not all. Our coaching team are passionate about helping you make the necessary changes to your game to help you maximise your potential. It’s not just about the 30 or 60 minutes you spend with the coach. They will invest time into ensuring you leave happy and commit to being available by text, email or for a general chat to help you continue to stay on the right track following a lesson. We have packages available and the team are on hand daily to talk to you about your needs and goals. Other than just helping you hit the ball better our coaches will:

  • Offer ongoing support
  • Help your mental approach to the game
  • Give you clear direction with practice plans
  • Share drills and exercises to ensure post lesson practice is helping
  • Create a clear blueprint to improvement

First timers can enjoy lesson one at 50% OFF, whilst returning customers can enjoy £10 OFF one lesson in May. Learn more about our team here.

Club Fitting

Are you 100% sure your clubs are right for you? Straight off the rack golf clubs are great, but not for everyone! Every golfer is different, from size to technique and ability meaning every golfer will need clubs specific to their needs (which, for some may just be off the rack!) from the club type, flexibility, loft and lie and so on.

Our fitting service is completely FREE because we want to ensure all our customers find out what is right for them. The right equipment will have a huge impact on the way you play the game and therefore is one of our 5 fixes this May. Book in your local AFGolfStore and enjoy a FREE fit to see what works best for you.

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Loft & Lie

Did you know, when practicing on hard surfaces including mats, in time your loft and lie angles will begin to alter. It’s not uncommon to hear golfers say comments such as “my 7iron goes the same distance as my 8iron”, and low and behold we discover the loft and lie angles have adjusted causing gapping issues as well as strike and direction issues. We offer a loft and lie service that will allow you to hit shots whilst we check all of your clubs, making corrections where necessary to ensure your clubs are offering the gapping distances you were promised on purchase. Discover more here

Gapping

This is something we encourage all golfers to be doing at least twice a year. A gapping allows us identify how far the ball goes with each club ensuring the gaps between clubs become consistent. By knowing how far you actually hit a golf ball with each club will allow you to hit more greens and save shots! remove the guess work. We encourage an early season gapping for the warmer conditions and again later in the year if you enjoy winter (colder) golf. Gapping sessions are available over all 3 stores, 7 days a week. Learn more here

Talk To Us

We love to talk golf! We are here to help our customers improve, not just serve and say goodbye. Pop in and see us and ask us questions. Ensuring you get the best out of your game is our passion, from talking technique to discovering the perfect length tee peg, we leave no stone unturned. You can find us here

So if you are keen to improve this May, there are 5 key options to help you get the summer golfing season off to the best start!

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Improve Your Impact Position

Improve your impact position with the help of AFGolfStore lead groups coach, Bruce Whitehead.

The Importance Of Impact

Bruce quotes PGA Tour Professional, Jim Furyk when explaining the importance of the impact position; “A good impact position makes up for any amount of supposed swing errors on the backswing and downswing” – Jim Furyk

Every golfer we teach is different in size, strength, ability and so on. So naturally the way we swing a golf club will differ, however if you look at the best players in the world, although their swings all look very different, their impact positions all share common similarities, hence why they all share similar outcomes and results.

 

 

This week when coaching our learner ladies group class at Kingsway Golf Centre in Cambridge, we focused on how to improve impact, which led to this tip. A common fault at impact, particularly in new golfers, is to help the ball in the air by scooping the ball upwards. At impact this will be evident with the hands closer to the back leg (right leg in a right hander) whilst the club head is already past the lead leg.

In this image you can see how the players hands are ahead of the club head through impact, creating a powerful strike position. This was achieved in 3 steps and thus here is your tip.

Tip Of The Week: Improve Your Impact

  1. Without taking a backswing and using a bag (golf smash bag) as seen on the left side, press the club head into the bag and push the hands to the left. This is a feel drill and will help you understand where you want to feel at impact.
  2. Now repeat step one, only this time we will be taking a swing and hitting the bag. The acceleration will press the hands forward at impact.
  3. Now lose the bag and try with the ball! Remember to focus on the feeling of hands ahead at impact!

For more help and support, we run a weekly ladies and beginners group class, with multiple options. The first lesson is FREE so you can gain some support from Bruce and see how you get on before committing. You can check out more information here:

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Improve Your Game In Yaxley

Our AFGolf Peterborough Store, opened in April and has since become a golfing hub to the local community, offering the widest range of branded club choice, a huge selection of apparel and a custom fitting service that we believe will transform anyone’s game.

Did you know, that you can also improve with tuition in our store? Jason Boast is our resident Senior Coach. With 25 years of experience, Jason has coached every level of golfer from beginner to the Cambridge county squads as well as regional playing professionals. His experience includes the course record around the old course at Gog Magog, with an incredible 60. So rest assured when seeking advice, it doesn’t come much better than the advice you will receive from Jason.

Renowned for his ability to dissect and correct issues in the game, simply yet effectively, Jason will help you improve your game in either of our performance studios.

  • Our Trackman swing studio offers customers incredible feedback in our virtual hitting bay. As you hit golf balls, Jason will use his coaching methods as well as the technology to identify your weaknesses and then quickly create a blue print to improved golf.
  • Our SAM PuttLab (Science and motion) putting studio will enhance your putting with incredible feedback and drills to get you holing more putts. 

Jason’s services are aimed at every golfer, whether you’re a beginner getting into the game and learning the fundamentals or if you’re an aspiring professional, Jason’s knowledge along with the power of technology will transform your game and leave you with a new level of confidence.

If you’re considering booking a lesson, you can do so with the added benefit of getting a £5 discount off a 30 minute up until July 11th. Use checkout code ‘Jason5’ when booking a 30 minute lessons with Jason.

There has never been a better time to improve in Peterborough. Check out a tip from Jason to improve your putting here.