Offering expert advice, club selection, and virtual practice on the best courses in the world, Nevada Bob’s new fitting studio will take your golfing skills to the next level
– 8 October, 2024 | Text Maria Simiris
The new Pro Fitting studio at the Nevada Bob’s shop opened in February 2024 and there is so much potential here that not all of it has been explored yet. Featuring the latest TrackMan technology, it works with a vast catalogue of top global brands, which the shop already represented, and PGA-certified golf professionals.
“It was a complete 180 from what we had before, especially since our previous service was outdoors. This is an asset that doesn’t exist anywhere else. Customers can choose from a selection of 12 of the best brands in the world with our technical advice. In Portugal, I’m one of the few coaches at this level,” says Sebastião Gil, the first Portuguese to be a PGA-certified coach and national coach for the Portuguese Golf Federation (2003/2011).
For the past seven years, Sebastião has been providing fitting services at Nevada Bob’s, and now works daily with the new software in the studio.
This new equipment provides an optimised and unbeatable playing experience that allows for a variety of options: club fittings, lessons and even online play.
“We can practise on rainy days or in intense heat, we can compete on the best golf courses in the world and even play with people from anywhere in the world. This software allows you to socialise, compete and practise,” explains the golf pro, who has been playing the sport for almost 50 years.
By using TrackMan technology, you can collect information on all your shots, from the direction of the swing, the angle of attack, the speed of the ball, the height of the club and the distance of the shot.
“You can’t get this kind of information playing outside, even if the player is accompanied by the best coach in the world. Here we have full information about what the ball is going to do and why, and the client gets all this data right there and then. Later, when they go to a golf course, they already have an idea of what they need to do. From here, they take the knowledge to put into practice outdoors. It’s a great tool for high-performance athletes, for example, as the aim is to improve the technical quality of all players so that they can have more fun as well. And the better a person plays, the more fun they have,” says Sebastião Gil.
One other benefit is that everyone who uses the service at Nevada Bob’s gets a full report of their fitting, lesson or game. Sebastião Gil also highlights the privacy provided by the new space, which often does not exist on golf courses.
But the studio’s services are not just for professional golfers. Even though it is geared towards top-level athletes, its tools can be useful to everyone, even those just starting out. “Lefties, righties, children, people who have never picked up a club, amateur or professional players. Everyone is welcome,” says the former national coach.
Looking ahead, the Nevada Bob’s team hopes to have the best players in the Algarve training at the new studio, but also to welcome several athletes from abroad, particularly as Sebastião Gil believes the location could not be better.
“The best golf courses are here, between Vilamoura and Quinta do Lago. We’re in the best possible area, the possibilities are endless, and I think the future of golf will start here,” he concludes.
For club fittings, lessons or bookings, the studio is open from Monday to Saturday, with lessons starting at €90 and fittings at €120.
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