Hello golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition to Tehidy Park GC weekly newsletter. We hope that you've had a good week on and off the golf course. Enjoy the read.

Finding fibodo is a No Brainer!

‘Find it - Book it - Do it’ The Simple Way to Book your Golf & Leisure or Host your Own Activities

I was introduced to Anthony Franklin CEO of fibodo two years ago after receiving some positive critique about my website www.golfinstructor.co.uk and how it could be enhanced and utilised for every generation of golfer. My website has now become a fibodo portal for Online Golf and Leisure activity bookings.

fibodo makes it easier for me to connect with my customers and clients. Arranging lessons, organising and sharing local events, or creating private and public activities has never been easier! 

Many of my lessons are finding fibodo such an easy simple tool to use, booking lessons and golf simulator use from the comfort of the armchair. Have a look at here.

Booking your next Golf Lesson couldn’t be simpler!

Any Idea Who Said This?

“You know, the landscape of the game has changed a bit since I started to win majors. You've got young, hungry guys now that are fearless, basically, and they are playing the game how I basically came out and played a few years ago.”

Golf Changer

For all club golfers losing a ball that has just drifted off the fairway under a leaf at this time of year only to be lost is one of the games for frustrating facets.

This could be a game changer and help speed up play. I have always thought a ball that uses GPS technology to help you find it could have many implications within the golf ball industry as well as great feedback for coaching. My principle for coaching has always to work from ‘Ball Flight’ back. The data offered will be a bonus and help backup coaching strategies.

We Really Can Do It!

OnCore Golf Technologies has announced plans for a real s “game-changer” - the Genius Ball, a GPS-containing golf ball with embedded electronic sensors and measurement systems. According to the company it has a GPS chip embedded in it that will calculate a wide range of data for each shot, including the ball’s distance, flight path, velocity, spin rate, flight path, and distance. In turn the data will be communicated via Bluetooth to player’s mobile devices in real time.

Beyond the ability to locate an errant shot anywhere on the course or in the woods, according to the company, the Genius Ball will deliver an incredible amount of shot data. At the present time, the company expects the initial Genius Ball design to record and report will initially include:

-Ball location. 
-Time in the air of flight.
- G-force of the shot. 
- Smash FactorG force at impact. 
- Angle of descent.
- Initial ball velocity. 
- Carry distance.
- Roll distance. 
- Degree of draw or fade.
- Spin Rate. 
- Height at Apex.

So if you think you need to know all of this then the Genius Ball might be for you!

The company expects to demonstrate a successful prototype of the Genius Ball at the 2018 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando and to begin shipments of in the ball in the second quarter of next year.

“From our very first days, we have focused on creating unique products that deliver performance, enjoyment, and encourage golfers to continue to play this great game,” stated Bret Blakely, OnCore Golf co-founder. “The intent of concept behind the Genius Ball is to provide data that helps golfers understand their performance on the course in real time in a way that no other technology can and to help them become better golfers. We are confident that what a launch monitor can do for a golfer at on the driving range is what the Genius Ball will do for the golfer on the course on every hole and for every shot. Golfers crave technology and information and this is our new ‘product Ball with a Brain’ that will deliver both.”

This Weekend at Tehidy

• Saturday, 14th October - Pro’s Day Stableford.
• Sunday, 15th October - Cornwall Bowl - Tehidy v Bowood - 10:00am at Trevose.
  

Around The Golfing World

The Fantastic Mr. Fisher: It should really be a time to congratulate, even to celebrate. Instead, there are many of us whose first inclination is to commiserate and to blame the state of the greens or the ball. Ross Fisher’s 61 on Sunday was a head case in point. There was the definite whiff of rich history surrounding the Englishman’s 11-under heroics, coming as they did on the Old Course. The game’s most famous and hallowed links had been the stage for more than 13,000 professional rounds, going all the way back to 1873, when the 36-year-old from Ascot stepped on to the first tee in the final round of the Dunhill Links. And then he negotiated those 18 holes in fewer shots than anybody in competition before.

I Will Return: Graeme McDowell is targeting a strong run of form to play himself into contention for a return to Europe's Ryder Cup team in 2018. McDowell has represented Europe at the Ryder Cup four times, winning on three occasions, but missed last year's event at Hazeltine. The 2010 U.S. Open champion's last official top-10 finish came at the 2016 British Masters but he is confident of stringing together some impressive results to climb the Race to Dubai rankings and earn a place at Le Golf National. Good Luck Graham!

Bittersweet News: Sergio Garcia parts company with TaylorMade after 15 years, then announces his first baby is due on Sunday, 18th March.

Answer: Rory Mcilroy