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Literally, as soon as I pressed publish on my last post, there was a knock at the door and my Alien Shot Saver Wedge arrived. I tore away the packaging with all the relish of a kid at Christmas and was pleasantly surprised by what I found. First of all, it’s not as freakishly designed as I thought or had feared and I should be able to get this little baby out of the golf bag without to much attention. However, I could have done without the bright (really bright!) red grip, advertising the fact it was an Alien club and shining like a beacon out to sea, that it’s owner was now so desperate that he had resorted to artificial aids to improve his short game. Then again as someone once said to me, “it’s the strokes on the scorecard that count and not the clubs you’ve played”.

Next time out (when it eventually stops raining), I plan to leave my Sand Wedge and Loft Wedge at home and see how I get on with the Alien - watch this space. At least if my game doesn’t improve, my bag will be lighter and If all goes well I’ll get it regripped!!

According to today’s announcement by the R&A, concerning radical rule changes, I’ve got 10 years to learn to stay out of the rough stuff. In an effort to improve and reward driving skill and accuracy, they are proposing changes to the grooves on clubs, which would make it more difficult to get out of the rough. The R&A is now in a 5 month consultation period with manufacturers, but in recognizing the costs involved in changing equipment there will be a 10 year, concessionary period. Oh joy! - at this rate I’ll need the full 10 years to become compliant!

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