Palacerigg juniors with the golf club’s new Explanar golf swing training aid. Image by Rob Eyton-Jones. Click on it to enlarge.

Palacerigg getting in the clubgolf swing of things

Palacerigg Golf Club, which received a £5,000 Awards for All lottery grant for its junior section, has invested the funds into equipment to assist with its coaching programme.
"With this award we have purchased some really great equipment,” said delighted junior convenor Frank Anderson.
“It includes a professional Explanar to compliment our “junior” version which was donated to us by North Lanarkshire Golf Development Group, eight 'TrueStrike' mats which are going to be a permanent feature at the practice area, 10 sets of junior clubs as well as 600 balls.
“It has also enabled us to send three coaches on their Level 1 coaching course, giving us a total now of 12 qualified volunteer coaches.
“All this equipment will allow us to enhance our coaching, making sure kids have the right clubs for their height, a good swing path with the Explanar and a perfect striking surface so they are getting the best possible start to their golfing careers.”
The club, finalists in last year’s Dunfermline Building Society Junior Club of the Year Awards, started its junior set-up two years ago and has transformed its membership from 7 to 60 through clubgolf coaching.
Emerging from Scotland’s successful bid to host the Ryder Cup, clubgolf is a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association, Professional Golfers’ Association, the Golf Foundation and sportscotland. clubgolf seeks to create the opportunity for every child in Scotland to experience golf by the time they are nine years old.
Working with the local schools, the club invites children to learn how to play golf under the guidance of qualified volunteer coaches.
This announcement coincides with the launch of the club’s dedicated junior web site, http://www.palaceriggjuniors.co.uk/ and its now annual Come and Try day which this year will be held on Sunday 11th April 2010 (there will be two free sessions between 10am and 12 noon and 1.00 to 3.00pm.
“Our Come and Try day has, in past years, allowed us to sign up 30 young potential golfers each year for coaching so let’s hope for the same this time,” said Frank.
“All equipment will be supplied or if you want you can bring your own. If you are nine years old or over and would like to book a session visit the ‘news’ section on our new web site and click on the link below to fill in the online consent form. We will contact you to confirm your place.”
Rob Eyton-Jones
clubgolf Media Manager
http://www.clubgolfscotland.com/