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In this week's edition of the Colchester GolfAcademy newsletter, I have decided to set a taskfor our members and fellow golfers. This is tosee if they have the correct swing path by usinga very simple drill. 

If you place a cone or a headcover down just onthe outside of the ball, you will be able totell what kind of swing path you have. If youcan take the club away, and return the clubwithout hitting the object, we know that theclub is travelling on either a square or in toout swing path. So if you are a slicer, you willfind that you hit the cone more often thannot. If you do, keep hitting balls, trying tonot hit the cone. This will neutralise yourswing path, and produce much better, morecentred shots.

 
 

On a day when near-gale winds were shaking offthe final leaves from the trees, Colchester GolfClub's members were setting out on their annualTurkey Trot. Played in two shotgun starts, thispairs bogey foursomes competition was nevergoing to be easy in the prevailing weatherconditions. 

Winning the morning start was the pairing ofRobert Svennson and Ralph Charles, playing off15 and 18 respectively. Their winning score ofminus two was also recorded by Andy Smith (6)and Mike Lapham (12) who, having the weaker backnine, lost out on the countback.  

Third and fourth places were also decided aftera countback with Mike Carroll (11) and JohnNorthwood (20) taking prime spot from DavidDrake (16) and Geoff Lawrenson (14) both on ascore of minus three. The best mixed pair of themorning were Sarah and Duncan Turner on a scoreof minus eight. Nearest the pin prizes went toKevin Brett on the fourth hole with Scott Vasswinning the eighth, Guy Lennox won thethirteenth and Adam Harper the sixteenth. 

The weather did not improve in the afternoon andagain it was countback that decided first place.Winning with a score of minus one were RogerWright (4) and Colin Gathercole (8). Sharing thesame score and in second place were LorrieAustin (6) and Mick Potter (11). Third place ontheir own were Tim Rogers (10) and Alan Hyde (7)and in fourth spot on minus three were Ali Hall(13) and Patrick Logan (15). 

The best mixed pair in the afternoon were Sheenaand Paul Nunny on minus 7, with the winningladies pairing of Annie Johnston and LizHarrison returning minus seven. Paddy Logan tooknearest the pin on the fourth with LorrieAustin, Linda Freeman and David Withnall on theeighth, thirteenth and sixteenth holes.

 In the ladies fourteen-hole Stableford heldlast week the winner with 30 points was SheenaNunny. Playing off a handicap of seventeen shewas one point better than Catherine Chick (25)who returned 29. On scores of 26 were MadrynAbnett (16), the Ladies Captain Sheila Dornan(28) and Cherie Clark (21).