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Golf: Lift and check

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To encourage the pupil to check the club face aim in relation to the hold

Encourage the pupil to take their completed hold of the club then lift the club up to waist height in front of them (1). The front leading edge of the clubface should be vertical and the pupil should check for correct hold (2).

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Balanced For Success:

To encourage the pupil to develop a feel for the correct balance following the posture drill

Encourage the pupil to follow the Bow and bounce exercise, then without moving the club or body position excessively, encourage the pupil to rock between the heels (1) and toes (2) to ensure the weight is correctly balanced on the balls of the feet.

Start Golf - Long Game - Set-up

Trigger Finger:

To encourage the pupil to adopt a correct hold for the long game and pitching.

Pupils begin by taking their hold of the club (1). The pupil should be able to point the forefinger of the lower hand straight down (2) and then curl it up again (3) to the shaft as if pulling the trigger of a gun.

Start Golf - Long Game - Set-up

Bowls:

SET-UP:
Use either a yellow ball or brightly coloured tee as the 'Jack'
Split the group into teams of 4
Each team needs a putter and 1 ball per player each team needs to mark their balls to tell them apart from the opposition.

ACTIVITY:
Players putt their balls alternately in teams of 4. All balls nearest to the 'jack' scores points for the team. First to 21 is the winner

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Boule:

This game can be played in any open area. Use markers to identify a start point for each team
Split the group into teams (preferably of even numbers). Give each group one iron. Give each player 2,3 or 4 balls (players should mark their balls to tell them from others in the group. Give each group a yellow ball / football / cone to be used as the ?jack?

ACTIVITY:
Leaders place the 'jack' a suitable distance away from the start point
Players take it in turn to chip their balls as close to the 'jack' as possible until all the balls have been hit. The player closest to the 'jack'? scores one point for every ball that is closer than any of his/her opponents. The player with the most points after a set period of time or number of 'ends' wins.

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