Kevin Caplehorn

Since becoming Head Advanced Professional at Lee On The Solent my feet haven’t touched the ground, its been 19 months of excitement and hard work, and I'm really pleased with all we have achieved so far, one thing that has had to take a back seat is my studying.
Since turning professional 26 years ago I have really enjoyed further myself and my career with constant training, when I retire I want to be the best I can be, providing the best service to all that I can.
The lockdown has given me the opportunity to put down on paper my training and skills I have learned to further my qualification with the Professional Golfers Association, this will now go before the APAL Board and they will decide if I have achieved enough to be regraded.

Pictured above is myself early this year at The PGA National Training Academy at The Belfry, a place I trained, Qualified and have visited many times since.

Real Golf Live

Keep your golf improving during lockdown with REAL GOLF LIVE!

Over the last week some of you have attended the REAL GOLF LIVE coaching webinars delivered by my friend and colleague Richard Ellis.

These sessions have been a welcome initiative to help us all improve our golf during this difficult time.

Please take a look at some of the comments from fellow members who have attended:

Len Maskell - Really enjoyed, Well done

Mark Connet - Thank you, Richard, Absolutely First class

Jason Dymott - Very Clear and informative

Richard Nagle - Great help

Stephen Drakeford - Really good information

Paul Baskerville - Great session

Brian Rendle - Valuable session

You are all invited to join the next session on Saturday @ 10am - click here for the registration link.

It's quiz time

In theory, this week's quiz is one that we should ALL do well on, so we've thrown a few curveballs in there to really test you!

Fancy yourself as a Rules know-it-all?
Are you the go-to Rules person in your roll-up?

Put your knowledge to the test and see how you get on this week. You may have found yourself in a few of these scenarios before - the question is: did you do the right thing?

Good luck!

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Weekly challenge

We want to get as many Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club golfers attempting this week’s challenge as possible! It’s a pretty straightforward one so give it a go and let us know how you get on. Who will be the champion?

What to do

Grab your wedge and a golf ball. Head to the garden or give yourself some space inside the house. Now, try to do as many keepy-ups as possible without the ball touching the ground.

Sounds easy, right?

Get adventurous

If you’re a bit of a show-off, try hitting the ball off your thigh or stopping the ball on your clubface before starting again. You can do this with tennis balls too, or even toilet rolls (apparently).

We want your videos sent in!

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Golf at home

If any of you are missing golf as much as we are, you’ll be straight onto the course as soon as it’s safe to do so. Well, until that time comes, here’s a little drill for you to try that’ll keep those competitive juices flowing.

The set-up

We’ve used a mug as our makeshift hole, but feel free to use whatever you have lying about the house!

Set your balls down in a straight line from the hole, at one-foot intervals from each other. Starting with the closest, hole each putt without missing. If you miss, go back to the start and try again!

Too easy?

The simplest way to make this drill harder is to increase the distance between each of the balls in your line.

If you’re simply too good and are putting like Tiger, you could try finding a sloping putt or make the target (your makeshift hole) smaller.

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Video of the Week

A brilliant interview with one of the game's greats. Has technology gone too far? Will anyone dominate the game like Tiger once did? Watch this video as Greg Norman gives his thoughts on today's game. Enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed this weeks newsletter. If you need any more help or advice please reply to this emai or speak to one of us in the shop. Kevin and the golf team.

Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club
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Lee-on-Solent
PO13 9PB

Phone: 023 9255 1170 opt2

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