Tag: PERFORMANCE

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Peterborough’s Solution To Better Golf

Peterborough is home to many fantastic golfing venues, from Elton Furze to Peterborough Milton, Thorpe Wood to Orton Meadows and so on. AFGolfStore based in Yaxley, offers golfers an indoor solution to better golf 12 months of the year, with everything a golfer needs to play better golf under one roof.

 

As we approach our 1st Birthday in Peterborough it’s a great time to reflect and look to the future and how we can continue to support the local community with their games. In this blog we will take a look at what we offer and how you can benefit from our services.

 

We opened our doors in April 2021, still in the middle of a global pandemic, but on the back of already seeing a spike in golf participation from the summer of 2020, it was fantastic to receive such a great reception from the local community, especially as our staff are local to the town themselves. In the past 12 months we have continued to grow, meeting new golfers and getting involved with local golf days and events. We have in recent months developed with the introduction of our build centre upstairs located next to our putting green. Our express build service fronted by local, Posh fan, Lewis Daff, gives our customers the opportunity to have their new clubs build in just 72 hours, skipping the lead times of up to 12 weeks on some models. We have seen a fantastic uptake in this service, keeping Lewis busy, which is great as his passion for club building and repairs is apparent for all to see.

EXPRESS BUILD From AF Golf Store

Our message to any customers interested in this service however is, ‘It all starts with a FREE fitting’. Many will know AFGolfStore for our club fitting service as we are extremely passionate about this. Our staff are trained regularly to ensure our customers get the best service with unbiased, honest feedback. We believe every golfer should be custom fitted before purchasing clubs, as no two golfers are the same and therefore, its essential we get to know your specifications with the help of Trackman. For this reason, all of our club fittings are FREE OF CHARGE.

CUSTOM FITTING PETERBOROUGH

We have a 7-step protocol that will take our customers on a journey from understanding their specifications to knowing what clubs will best suit their game. Our unbiased opinion helps many golfers who come with a particular brand in mind, find the perfect club that will add performance gains to their game.

 

Our expert fitters are also PGA coaches offering a fantastic coaching service in our indoor swing studio, again assisted by Trackman and Boditrak technology. We leave no stone unturned in our quest to help you play your best. Along with this you will find everything you need to look good, feel good and play good on the course with our wide range of apparel, shoes, hardware and accessories from leading brands in golf.

AFGolfStore Peterborough Store

So, coming up to our one year birthday, we have loved every minute of helping local golfers improve their game and see true results. We look forward to many more years in Peterborough supporting the local golfing community. If you are in need of help or some support or advice from our friendly staff then get in touch with our team, we are happy to help! You can even join our Peterborough golf community page on Facebook!

 

We are located on the Eagle Business Park in Yaxley. Unit 10, Slater Court. PE73SE | WATCH HERE

AFGolfStore Peterborough. Eagle Business Park. PE73SE

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Are You Carrying Too Many Fairway Woods?

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From my coaching experience, there has been numerous occasions where players have quizzed me on why they can’t see a difference between their fairway woods. In this blog we are going to look at why this is and whether you are carrying too many fairway woods.

how many fairway woods do you need

Fairway woods are an essential part of the golf bag with multiple uses from tee shots to fairway and all manufacturers offer a fairway wood for all consumers from 3wood to as low as 9wood. The question is, what do you want to see out of your fairway wood and are you actually achieving it. We see three key issues with having too many clubs in the top end of the bag:

  1. Confusion as to what each club is designed to do and when it should be used.
  2. There isn’t much of a difference between each club.
  3. Money has been wasted. We see players with 3, 5, 7 and 9 woods and struggle to see a true understanding of when each one should be used.

WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR WHEN GETTING FAIRWAY WOODS?

We believe players should be seeking more loft when purchasing a fairway wood. Do you know your land angle? In our latest video, we looked at the land angle of our fairway wood shots and it was coming in at approx. 40º, which gives us confidence in landing and stopping, which is crucial when approaching a green. Players coming in closer to 20º will have to guess the roll out distance and therefore know total distance, which of course is a guess.

If we can introduce loft all we need to learn is your carry distance to ensure we are playing the club from the right distance out on the course.

Secondly, we want players to have 5mph ball speed gain at every club. So, if you have a 5 wood and 3 wood and have no change in ball speed, we are confident enough to say to our customers that you need to lose a club. (We would tend to recommend the 5wood due to the land angle benefits).

This year we expect to see less players will multiple fairway woods to ensure there is significant gapping in their bag, making it easier to select the right club. Check your clubs, how many fairway woods do you have? Do you use them all? If you don’t see great gaps and the performance isn’t helping your scores then try leaving one out or better still, come in for a FREE fitting and our staff would be happy to help you understand what you need…. Or don’t need!

BOOK A FREE FITTING HERE

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Justify Your Temptations – Get The RIGHT Clubs For You

AFGolfStore Callaway Fitting Event

It’s a new season, the Masters is close, spring is around the corner and we can now all get excited about playing more golf. For many of you, that may also mean the temptation of new equipment ready for the season ahead, why not? We’ve all been exposed to the new product releases and read how we will gain 20 more yards or how the new red carbon face in the TaylorMade driver will look great in the golf bag. However, b

 

efore you buy, we have one simple message, be sure to justify your temptation and get the right clubs for you.

AFGolfStore Ping Fitting Event

 

So in 2022, we have already seen:

  • Stealth from TaylorMade
  • Rogue ST from Callaway
  • LTDx from Cobra
  • 221, 223, 225 Irons from Mizuno
  • SM9 wedges from Titleist

AFGolfStore Callaway Fitting Event

The list goes on. I must admit, our initial reviews are all positive on everything we have seen. Great looking products as well as some incredible feels. The carbon driver, Stealth from TaylorMade has been a big talking point and it’s a driver I was drawn towards with all the hype surrounding it, however I was personally impressed with the performance of LTDx from Cobra and upon testing all the new products this gave me my best results, which if I’m honest, that wasn’t necessarily what I expected.

 

Sometimes it’s easy to see a new product and love the look of it (in my case, Stealth) and have your heart set on it, however it is vital you justify any purchase by the performance benefits the product gives you. Often, you will get the best out of the products you didn’t go in store for.

 

HOW DO I FIND OUT WHAT WORKS BEST FOR ME?

 

In the case of new clubs, it is simple, you must get fitted. This is one of the main reasons we offer FREE fittings. We care that our customers get the right clubs that suit them. We offer a wide range of the leading brands and models on the market and understand that all clubs will affect players differently. In fact, quite often we will see players come in for a full bag expecting one brand and having a variety of brands due to the performance benefits in different areas.

 

We will always offer honest feedback and if we don’t think you need a particular club in the bag then we will always advice against buying ‘for the sake of it’. So, with all the new products ready for the new season lets ensure the clubs are right for you and offer a performance benefit based on accurate feedback from our expert fitting team and Trackman radar technology. The right (necessary) equipment will give you a better golfing season for sure.

 

Interested in a FREE fitting then click here.

STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY – YOUTUBE