Top 9 Ways to Keep Your
New Year's Golf Resolutions

You know you did it...you made a commitment to either play more golf or improve your golf game this year. There are tons of ways to make golf more fun, so little and some big.

Here are a few suggestions to help you meet your resolution:

1)	Save on greens fees. Buy a Red Dot Savings Guide and it practically pays for itself in one use. Two-for-one and discounts all over So. Cal. and at CGC.
2)	Practice more. You can save up to 25% on range balls with a range card and save an additional 30% during happy hours. More info...
3)	Change your grips. Worn grips can cause blisters and negatively affect your swing and ball flight. Click here for a re-gripping coupon worth up to $14 or get info about our club repair services.
4)	Take a lesson. We have an incredible staff of PGA & LPGA teaching professionals at your disposal. One lesson could help you solve many issues.
5)	Change your spikes. Slipping and spinning out can cause all kinds of problems. Bring your shoes in and we'll change your spikes for you with purchase of new spikes.
6)	Clubfitting or retro-fitting. If you're playing with clubs that aren't fit to your individual swing, you're making the game harder than it has to be. We fit 13 major brands on the range and use a FlightScope launch monitor. Click here for Q&A info about clubfitting.
7)	Use a training aid. See below for info about our new rental program.
8)	Learn the rules. Sometimes rules can work in your favor - but only if you know them. Rules books and other books to help you understand them available.
9)	Make golf FUN. Express yourself with a character headcover for your bag. Are you a Chargers Fan, a Cookie Monster or a Pink Panther? We have the largest selection anywhere.

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ALL-NEW
TRAINING AID RENTAL PROGRAM

Introducing our all-new training aid rental program in partnership with SKLZ Golf. This is a great way to work on your game while at the practice range. Speed up your muscle learning and help break bad habits with a tool designed for a specific purpose.

Come in the pro shop and you can rent any training aid demo for only $5 per session. If you buy any training aid that day, your $5 fee is applied to your purchase. Training aids range from $29.99 to $99.99.

A CGC team member can help you select which training aid will help you with a certain aspect of your game. Featured training aids available include:

1. SKLZ Refiner (driver, iron or putter)
2. SKLZ Swing Kite (for swing speed improvement)
3. SKLZ Perfect Plane (for putting)
4. SKLZ Slice Eliminator (for all full swing clubs)
5. I-Swing Impact Bag (for all full swing clubs)
6. Swing Definer (for full swing training)
7. Boomerang Putting System (for putting)

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Click here to print this coupon

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Get Your Kids Involved in Junior Golf
New NCJGA Programs at CGC

Junior golf is a great way to get your kids involved in golf. CGC is proud to be a partner with, and the practice and instruction home of, the North County Junior Golf Association.

Under the direction of PGA Professionals David Emerick and Jake Wiese, there are golf tournaments, camps and clinics, and private instruction available throughout the year for boys and girls ages 5 to 17, with all skill levels welcome.

CGC is hosting the NCJGA Membership Registration Day on Saturday, January 17, from 3-5pm.
Membership is only $65 for all of 2009 and includes a $20 CGC Range card, a bag tag and discounts on NCJGA events.

Plus, new members may attend a free bonus clinic at 3:45pm with David Emerick, who was recently honored as the 2009 PGA San Diego Chapter Junior Golf Leader.


ALL-NEW: Saturday NCJGA Junior Golf Clinics at CGC
Click here for more info

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PRO SHOP SALE ITEMS

If you haven't been in our shop lately, you're missing out on some great sale items. Come in and check it out before it's gone - these will move fast because we have to make room for our newest arrivals.

You can save now on GPS units, men's and women's apparel, balls, bags, hats, clubs and shoes.

SCGA CLUB 2009 RENEWAL & NEW MEMBER SIGN-UPS

Did your SCGA handicap membership end on Dec. 31? You can still renew it and not lose all your past scores. Come in the pro shop and sign up for 2009.

New members can sign up now as well, no scorecards needed to get started.

The dues are the same as previous years:
$60 for adults
$40 for juniors under age 18
plus $10 for re-activation with us or to transfer from another club

Each 2009 member will receive a $30 value gift package, which includes:

• Divix switchblade divot tool with CGC magnetic ballmarker
• Club cleaning brush with CGC logo
• Large bucket of range balls or $10 added to your range card

Click here for more information about keeping your SCGA handicap with us

JANUARY RANGE CARD HAPPY HOURS

Save an additional 30% on every bucket when you use your range card during happy hours! Don't have your card yet? It's easy to get one in the pro shop - from only $20!

JUMBO FOR ONLY $10 (Save $4)
Every Wednesday 5-7pm
Every Friday 11am-1pm

LARGE FOR ONLY $7 (Save $3)
Every Monday 10am-noon
Every Sunday 6-8pm

More info about range card rates and savings

DROP-IN CLASSES & TOPICS

These weekly group classes are a great way to work on specific aspects of your game and make new friends. One hour of instruction and a large bucket of range balls for only $20 for adults, $15 for juniors.

UPCOMING TOPICS:
Now through Jan. 11: Chipping & Short Irons
Jan. 13-18: Pitching & Hybrids

WEEKLY CLASSES:
Men: Tuesday 6pm
Women: Tuesday 6pm
Adult Open: Saturday 11am
Juniors: (age 5-13): Sunday 4pm (now taught by Jake Wiese)
Note: Thursday Junior class discontinued

More info about drop-in classes...

Examine Your Wedge Lofts
A Quick Tip from Instructor Jake Wiese

Do you have a big gap between the distances that you hit individual wedges? Do you not have one that you can hit a particular distance?

Over the last few years, with improvements in technology and in my students' games, I've noticed that they've increased the distance they hit it, but they aren't sure why.

In the past 10 years the standard lofts on iron sets have decreased resulting in improved distance. A pitching wedge used to have 50 degrees of loft. Now it can be as strong as 44 degrees. How does this translate? It means that if you purchased new clubs recently and haven't adjusted any of your wedges, you may have 10-12 degrees of difference in loft. This can create a differential gap of 20-35 yards, way more than is desirable.

Hybrids can cause the same problem if you didn't work with a clubfitter to make sure you didn't create gaps in your distance ranges. Even though your old 3-iron and new 21 degree hybrid might have the same loft, you may hit them entirely different distances.

Rather than fighting the inconsistency of distance gaps by "backing-off" or "muscling up" on clubs that don't have the lofts you need, you'll find it easier to score when you can make full swings.

My recommendation? Get your lofts and distances checked by a CGC clubfitting professional. You may discover that your wedge lofts need adjusting or that you could benefit from an additional wedge such as a gap wedge.

Jake Wiese is a PGA Professional, a CGC clubfitting professional and the Director of Instruction for the North County Junior Golf Association. He instructs private lessons and beginner and junior classes. Click here for more info about Jake or call the pro shop at 760-720-GOLF to schedule a lesson.