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JJB Golf Slash the cost of golf equipment & clothing

Wigan, England (November 26, 2008) – JJB Golf, one of the UK’s largest golf equipment and clothing retailers, today unveiled a range of discounts up to 60% to help golfers save serious money on all golf related products in time for Christmas.

2008 has seen record levels of sales following a complete website overhaul in April this year and as the current state of the economy is less than perfect JJBGolf.co.uk has decided to ease the pressure on golfer’s pockets by significantly reducing prices across its range of products.

Most major brands are included in the sale including deals from Titleist, Mizuno, Callaway Golf, Taylor Made, Slazenger & Nike Golf with savings up to 60%. The sale also includes green fee reduction products, golf clothing, Balls and Christmas gifts which start from just £2 and full sets of men’s irons start at just £65

For more details about JJB Golf, please visit our website www.jjbgolf.co.uk or call 0800 111 4177.

Example offers:-

Nike: Sumo 5900 Driver RRP £339, Now £129. Save £210 (http://www.jjbgolf.co.uk/nike-sq-sumo-2-5900-driver/entprod_100679.aspx)

Callaway: Hyper X Driver. RRP £219, Now £109. Save £110 (http://www.jjbgolf.co.uk/callaway-golf–hyper-x-driver/entprod_100607.aspx)

Titleist: AP1 Irons. Was £499, Now £399. Save £100 (http://www.jjbgolf.co.uk/titleist-ap1-iron-set/entprod_101461.aspx)

Mizuno: MX560 Driver. Was £219, now £99, Save £120 (http://www.jjbgolf.co.uk/mizuno-mx-560-driver/entprod_100638.aspx)

Golf Shirts: Now from just £8 (http://www.jjbgolf.co.uk/golf-clothing/clothing)

Novelty headcovers from just £6.99 (http://www.jjbgolf.co.uk/golf-accessories/golf-club-head-covers)

Half price Irons from just £65 (http://www.jjbgolf.co.uk/golf-clubs/irons/mens)

About JJB Golf:-

As part of JJB Sports, JJB Golf sells branded golf equipment online and in 330 golf stores across the United Kingdom. Founded in 1971, JJB Sports is a public limited company and one of the UK’s largest sports retailers with over 380 stores nationwide.

The oversized Prostaff driver features a maximum sized hitting area and a ProLaunch� graphite shaft. ProLaunch� was developed, designed and tested utilizing the latest in launch monitor technology to help golfers achieve optimal launch conditions for added distance. ProLaunch incorporates Micro-Mesh� tip technology to deliver the perfect combination of tip stability and energy transfer.

MYTHS – Smaller Grips Will Prevent Slicing & Larger Grips will promote a fade

Question: Will a smaller grip enable me to hook or draw the ball.

Answer: For many, this is incorrect. Although, a small percentage of golfers with appropriate hand size and grip pressure may find this to work. Let’s talk more about why and how.

For whatever reason, many golfers have been told that by switching to a small grip, they will reduce their slicing. The opposite has been said about a large grip promoting a fade. Almost always, these myths or fallacies are a last resort for someone seeking a cure for their golfing ailments. Fact is, the size of the grips on a golfer’s clubs should be determined by the size and type of a golfer’s hands. Grip-pressure can also be related to grip-size; and 9 times out of 10, a player who exerts excessive grip-pressure is one whose grip is incorrectly sized in addition to improper hand placement.

Fact is, a grip that is too small will make it exceedingly difficult for any golfer to hold a club properly.  With such a grip, a player is likely to manipulate the clubface, which may also cause the clubface to be closed at the top of the swing. The trajectory may also be low, and will tend to go most anywhere but toward the target.

Even a seasoned player and or a good ball-striker who uses a grip that is too small (for his or her palms or fingers), will find herself or himself creating excessive grip pressure. Excessive grip-pressure locks up the limbs from the fingertips up through the biceps and throughout the rest of the body. Excessive grip-pressure leads to TENSION, and tension is bad for any golf shot. Even with steady grip-pressure at address and at takeaway, a player may easily re-grip at the top of the backswing, thus engaging the small muscles (hands) creating tension in the downswing. This can lead to a multitude of problems including: an outside-in swing path, casting, slice, inconsistent divot pattern and other problems. If you’re like most that fall into this category, you’ll likely wear a hole in the left-thumb and heel-pad of your golf-glove.  

As mentioned, such wear in the glove comes from losing the club at the top of the backswing. At this point, the club separates from the glove-hand heel-pad, at which point the player re-grips to start the forward swing; and the friction of re-gripping gradually wears a hole in both the thumb and heel-pad of the glove.

If you feel as though the grips on your clubs may be improperly fitted, or that the positioning of your hands needs some improvement, don’t feel embarrassed. You and well over half the golfing population have the same problems. In fact, tour players are constantly working on their grip. Simply contact you local PGA golf professional for more details, or feel free to drop me a line.  

CHRIS BURNS

Grip pressure should stay constant

Does the Size or Thickness of a Grip Really Matter ?

Yes, the size or thickness of the grip on your clubs really matters. It can be difficult or nearly impossible to hit decent shots if the grips on your clubs are too large or small for your hands. In this series, we are going to cover almost everything related to the grip-handle on your clubs—from size, to size related to ball-flight-pattern, to type of grip—from grip pressure to hand-types, physical disabilities, and hand-placement—and more.

One of the most overlooked aspects of a golfer’s equipment is the grip. Most players are unaware of the various grip sizes available today—from undersized to standard, to midsize, to jumbo—and just about everything in between. The in-between could be that a standard size may vary from company to company.  Over the last 30 plus years we at the Bob Burns Golf Center have fit well over 100,000 golfers. Our statistics show that only 50% of the golfing population is fit for a standard-size grip.

The remaining 50% are, you might say, “abnormal.” Their palms are wider or thinner, or shorter or longer, than “normal.” Their fingers are longer or shorter than normal and even those with physical disabilities.

Other things being equal, golfers with short fingers will benefit from an undersized grip, or possibly a Men’s standard grip (one that has taper in the right hand area of the grip); but even a small grip may feel (and be) to large if the type of shaft on the club doesn’t match—no matter your choice of  grips.  Conversely (and again, other things being equal, which they often aren’t), golfers with long fingers will benefit from oversized grips.

various grip sizesholding a golf club

Getting fit for a grip -

A large majority of our customers are tradesmen—carpenters, construction workers, mill workers, painters, electricians, etc. After years of fitting clubs and grips, we have found that these golfers, even with standard size paws have a tendency to hold the club with a death grip. Because they work with their hands all day, their hands and forearms are much stronger than the average Joe’s. We know that even with lessons from Butch Harmon or David Leadbetter, they’ll still find themselves giving the golf club the choke hold. The best way to combat excessive grip-pressure is to use a grip one size larger than standard, or even a jumbo grip.  Larger grips tend to reduce grip-pressure, which is the key to a good golf swing in many ways. Lighter grip-pressure encourages more wrist-hinge, which creates a stronger release and increased swing- speed during the downswing.

Our philosophy is all about fitting golfers properly and individually, and taking into consideration all the variables. This may also mean making exceptions.  So when you are selecting a new set of grips or clubs, or even a particular club, see a golf professional, and tell him or her all about your game—including your sense of the pressure you apply to your grip, skin type (dry or sensitive), your physical limitations, and generally what your looking for.

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Padraig Harrington

Padraig Harrington, winner of the bothe the Open and US PGA major titles, 2008 Player of the Year has recently agreed and signed a new multi-year contract to continue playing with Wilson Staff clubs.

Wilson Staff, based in Chicago, have captured more major titles than any other manufacturer.  they revealed that the popular Irishman will carry the distinctive red and white Wilson Staff bag for the foreseeable future as he attempts to complete a grand slam of Majors in 2009, starting with the US Masters in April.

Harrington first signed with Wilson in 1998 when he first turned pro after a distinguished amateur career.  He has since moved from 78th to 4th in the Official World Rankings, winning some 23 tournaments and amassing a whopping £14,000,000 in prize money!.

“I’m absoultely delighted to have finalised an agreement with Wilson for a third time in my career and have great confidence that my Wilson Staff clubs can help me achieve even more victories in the years ahead.  Wilson is more that just a brand name, it’s a unique mixture of golfing heritage and modern research and development expertise that combines to produce outstanding clubs.  I love being part of a tradition that icnludes the likes of Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen.  There’s no doubt in my mind that Wilson Staff clubs give me a genuine edge over my rivals for the top titles in the game and I’m sure that they have been a major factor in my success.”

Tim clarke, general manager of Wilson golf said: “This is a great day for us and the Wilson Staff brand. Padraig Harrington has decided that Wilson Staff clubs are the ones he wantes to keep using.  It’s a fearsome combination and one we hope will take Wilson Staff irons beyond the 61 MAjor wins.”

Harrington will continue to contribute to the development of Wilson Staff clubs, such as the latest Tw9 weges and Smooth driver, as well as the new Di9 irons.

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