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 NEWS 01 / 03 / 05
 

Tricks on parade


David Edwards - trick shot master

Go on then, show us your best golf trick shot! Show us how you can bounce a ball on your sand wedge 50 times, juggle three Pinnacles or walk along the range, scooping up your practice balls on the face of a lob wedge and toss them into a collection bag?

Yep that sounds pretty good.

But, sadly, not good enough to compete in the Inaugural World Golf Trickshot Championship due to be held at The Celtic Manor, in Wales on June 6.

And visitors to the London Golf Show from April 21-24 will be able to get an exclusive preview, when several of the competitors will be going through their routines at the Docklands' ExCel Centre.

Specialities such as scissorhands - hitting a row of 30 balls successively with alternate hands - driving three balls at once, striking off knee and waist-high tees, driving while sitting and kneeling and using rubber shafted clubs with amazing accuracy and distance.

Professional trick-shot artists including Jeremy Dale, David Edwards, Geoff Swain, Peter Cane, Dean Davis, Paul Barrington, John Wraith, Kevin Compare and David Haines will all be hoping for assistance for the audience, too

Paul Smith, managing director of the World Golf Trickshot Championship, said: "These guys try to relate to what the average golfer does - then hit shots that look entirely improbable. They're a bit special and hopefully it will encourage newcomers to take up the sport."

Visitors to the London Golf Show will be able to take advantage of great show prices on top brand golf equipment, meet some Tour pros, get advice, see and buy the latest in golf fashion and explore a whole world of golfing destinations and holidays.

And a car and a five-star holiday will be up for grabs in various interactive competitions and events, ranging from a hole-in-one competition on a floating green in the Victoria Docks, to a putting competition in the indoor arena.

Tickets to the event cost £10 in advance, or £15 on the door; under-16s £5 (£7.50) are available from Ticketmaster or by calling freephone 08701 451205.

What trick shot can you do? Tell us on the forum.


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