Best simple golf tips for beginners & high handicappers!
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- Best simple golf tips for beginners & high handicappers!
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Hi I’m Rick Shiels, welcome to my channel! This TH-cam channel is designed to help you play better golf, also to help you enjoy your golf more!
I specialise in golf equipment reviews, golf instruction & I play against some of the best golfers in the world!
I also want to make you play better golf by providing coaching video on all topics about golf, how to fix your slice, fix your hook, help you drive the golf ball longer, hit your irons more pure, hit your irons closer to the hole and help you draw and fade your golf shots.
I will also help you lower your score by chipping better by stopping you duff and thin chips, pitch the ball closer and also create backspin. Also I will provide you help to putt better and hole more putts! - กีฬา
Exactly the reason why I subscribed to the channel. Tips and tricks - even when I already know them, the reminder is just perfect.
I really appreciate how Rick went through each tip, beginning with the tee box and all the way through the green. It’s such a great way to keep the viewer attention and at the same time go through the various ways the game of golf can test your patience in a seemingly natural way.
Best 2 tips for any golfer who struggles to break 85. Add one to the par of every hole to make the course a par 89/90, ignore everything else and make that your scorecard from now on. And secondly club up one on every approach to the green, you’ll hit 25% more greens
Great tip. It is ALWAYS better to hit a smooth shot with a longer club than try to kill a shorter one.
@@leonardhandzlik6008 And playing par 4's like they are par 5's (or 3's like short 4's, or 5's like par 6's), thus taking pressure off those tee and approach shots, and putting emphasis on a basic, bread-and-butter short game, is a great approach.
Best tips I have 1. don’t do a full swing on your drive, slow and straightish is better than long and occasionally straight 2. Spend more time practicing your short game more than anything else. You will hit wedge and putter more than driver 3. Play against your own score and keep good notes on what needs work 4. Show up early, sink a few practice puts and hit a few wedges before playing 5. Find an approach club and distance that you are confident with and include that in your strategy for the hole 6. Ignore every “this swing tip” video on TH-cam - they create more problems than they solve 7. Don’t play with rule nazi’s ;-)
Must be some tour pros in these comments to give Rick crap about his golf game. 🙄
Thanks for the tips and tricks through the years Rick. They've really improved not only my game, but Ive been able to pass this advise along to other newer golfers I play with.
It's funny because Rick literally beat Grant Horvat in a 18 hole match on camera not long ago.. And any one of these 20 handicap clowns talking shit wouldn't be able to shoot within 30 strokes of Grant in a match 😂
Rick humbly admits he's only about a Scratch to 2 handicap.
There would be a sizeable amount of club golfers who could quite comfortably tuck him away, and he'd admit that himself because he understands golf.
It's the same with all these guys, they're decent club golfers, but there's guys up and down the land who are incredibly good and who are +4, +5 etc
They're in a different class to TH-cam golfers because they're not about making videos, they're about being the best they can be.
@@sandersson2813Scratch to 2 is very generous for Rick.
He’s a solid 5 or 6 at best.
@@enzy6434beat grant getting 10 shots. Grant would smoke this clown off stratch 😂😂
Nit even remotely close to eber being the standard of grant. Pretty much every golf youtuber would smoke shiels without shots
Shiels is barely better than tubes 😂😂
@@SL0409 Don't cry about it fella
This is a fantastic video!!! I am not new to golf but I am bad at golf and this hits for me. Thank you!!
Ehh I feel you homie! Play for the love of the game! 🤘🏽
Great to see the old Rick I fell in love with. Simply explained and concise. Good job Rick.
this. much better than BrEaK SeVeNtY FiVe.
About bunkers: I'd love to see a video about how to get out of the "public course" bunker. Those that have the sand as solid as cement
You lay down and hit it like a cue ball in billiards.
Chip it as you would off dirt
I have definitely played some municipal/public courses with little to no sand in the "bunkers". If it's really just hard-packed dirt and the lip/bank isn't super high, a firm smack with the putter can roll the ball up and out and onto the green. Or take something like PW or SW and go for a little flicky chip shot, looking to strike the ball first and not sand... but that one is a bit risky because if you catch it thin you can easily skull it right over the green. The explosion shot typically taught for bunkers really does NOT work unless you actually have enough sand in the bunkers for the club to go underneath the ball.
Public courses would have to be an entire new video. Like hitting off dirt, greens like gravel, and fairways that are dry clay and making a divot is a trip to the ER with a broken wrist. 🤣
you kick it out when your friends aren't looking... everyone knows that
I love these videos, as a golfer of less than 1 year i got so many tips from going through ricks back catalogue and these types of videos are superb
Super helpful as always, Rick. Keep up the great work!
It is always good to see your tips as a refresher to my game.
Thanks for the tips! I watched your video on how to swing the club and it helped me start out strong!
Excellent! - really useful ideas for me to use during the summer.
Thanks Rick! My short game has suffered as my long game has improved (typical for me). These tips bring me back to some basics so I can improve my short game, take a few strokes off of my scorecard and see my handicap dip back down…hopefully 😂.
Brilliant tips, they sound simple but it’s easy to forget when playing, great info
Excellent tips!
I’ve been watching Rick’s tips for YEARS and I’ve gotten better because of these honestly!
Great video. Thanks Rick
Great tips. Been using the bump and run a couple years now based off your videos.
Great video Rick !! Love the Tommy Fleetwood tip ⛳️
Thanks Rick, some great tips there.
I tried several of these today and had a far more enjoyable round. Great video, thank you Rick.
These are some great tips Rick and I'll for sure give some of them a try on my next round.
Nice job Rick! It has to be tough enough to play in a qualifier, but the added pressure of being a TH-cam golfer. Not what you wanted but a lot of good golf during that round.
I work with 3 ladies who are beginning their golf journey this Monday evening. I’ve forwarded this video to them to help them this summer. The timing couldn’t have been better 😉
Ill definitely be thinking of this video on my next round when im just off the green, never thought of using an 7/8 iron that close, im still hunting for my first sub 100 score
I did the bump and run with an 8 this past friday. Told my friend "imma try something I saw on youtube". Hit like a 25ft chip!!!
Great videos, I'm just about to start playing again after 10 years and all these tips are brilliant... As a surprise the wife has bought me a set of Tour Edge HL4 clubs, obviously not measured for me but hoping I'll be able to play with them. Thanks for the very informative videos. 👍
Oh and I wasn't very good, 20 hcp
Nice! Thank you
Love your videos they have helped my golf game so much, so I thank you
Broke 100 for the first time this weekend thank you!
Pink castle tee?! Confirm! Rick VS Jimmy video upcoming 🎉
Jimmy would smoke this clown
Rick would be crying for 10 shots again 😂
Great video!! I can't be the only one that was kind of expecting him to miss the last putt!! Well done Rick!!
Rick, i’m 18 and I picked up golf 6 weeks ago. I would just like to say, your videos have helped me so much. My first round after a few range sessions i shot a 126, fast forward 4 weeks i would have never imagined I would be shooting in the low 90s and constantly improving, Thank You!!
In USA it would be nice if courses actually raked their bunkers especially when they charge $75+ for a round.
Majority of the courses I play here on the west coast are raked. Not all, but majority. Only downside is that unless you’re first off the tee, I deal with other golfers who are sometimes too lazy to rake after themselves. Probably the same people who don’t fix their ball marks on the greens… 🤷🏻♂️
I’d be interested in what you thoughts were of the STOW STICK golf accessory…. It sure has made a difference in my putting movements…. The resistance band also helped out in keeping my hands out of my game… “Thank You” for your for your well explained video..
The bump and run always works out for me and the 60 degree wedge I always drive the ball way past the green 🤣
7:35 you can probably search up a video where Gary Player advocates this method. Pick the club that will roll out to the hole if you just carry it onto the green.
Tommy Armour taught that, too. So did Harvey Penick. They only thing to remember is that irons are stronger now than in those days, so that old 40 degree 7 iron is more like an 8 or even a 9 now. Practice with 3-4 clubs, and figure out which ones roll out how.
This is great Rick. Do you have a video with tips focused towards junior golfers just starting? I have 2 boys but I don't want to overload them with too much info or details.
Great tips as always Rick. Great to see you visiting our club last Friday on the north coast (PGC). I don’t think you managed to play a full 18 holes, maybe your time in Ballyliffin was a little too wet - that’s Guinness for ya! 😜 Best regards from the Giant’s Causeway coast of Northern Ireland. 😄👍⛳️☘️
If at all possible when in a bunker I use a 60 wedge and chip on to the green, I just find it more reliable than the typical bunker shot 👍.
I know its not correct bunker shots... but ive finally got my head around em. I use similar stroke to a bump and run... its 10 out of 10 at the mo. (Might not work on a high edge, but works a treat on lower lips)
There are very wide soled wedges out there designed for just this purpose. Use a basic chip swing and they'll generally skim along the sand, (unless it's very fluffy or very packed), and pop the shot up high enough to carry over a moderate lip and onto the green to roll out.
amazing video
Every day is a school day, thanks for the enlightenment
In 1 week I went from shooting in the 90s to breaking 72 with these tips
If you can putt it, putt it. Yea, play with people fatting or skulling chips across the green all the time. Just putt it. This saves a lot of strokes for us high hcpers who rarely hit GIRs.
Like it Rickie! 👍
It is funny, but I have always loved bunker shots and sometimes even aiming for them to stop the ball. I think it is because I always was worried about "ruining" the grass, but you cannot ruin sand, so I swing with much more confidence.
Driver slicing and short chips are the bane of my game!
For the tees, i use my pinky to get a consistent height. Works great
Nice putt Rick.
I've found Rick's tips are the easiest to understand and put into practice.
Another tip for playing greenfield bunkers is to make sure you have a solid base/ stance so as not to move/ sway while swinging the club
Idk about "thinking positively". I would say "steel your thoughts".
If you fear something it WILL be in your mind. Something that resides in your mind isn't so easily ignored.
This will affect your swing mechanics. Most golfers know, if you hyper-focus on the water you will either go in the water or go as far away from it as humanly possible (bail out).
Instead hyper-focus on a specific spot you want the ball to land and nothing but that spot. Don't even acknowledge the hazards.
This is how you swing confidently.. because you are not succumbing to fear. This is why the pros maintain their composure. Emotional turmoil is a game killer. Even being too excited will get you in trouble.
If you lack the skills to hit that spot, keep practicing. It will come with focused, purposeful, and knowledgeable practice.
I find that the follow through on the bunker shots is very important.
Haven't hit a golf ball in around 23 years. What brand would you suggest just to get back into it. Edit I'm looking at the Strata plus
More tips on reading greens would be awesome
The most important thing high handicappers can do to improve outside of working on swing mechanics, is to really really practice course management. If there’s a hole that you have a common miss with your driver, find a club you hit more reliably that won’t reach that trouble and play that. Keeping the ball in play will save you so many strokes even if it doesn’t look pretty. Plan for your misses. Try to miss on a side that gives you room for error. This ends up leading to more confidence going forward as well.
This video isn't just for new or high handicap folks. I know mid and even some low handicap people that forget these "basics"
Cool
What is a boombt and Roon shot?
Tubes will be happy about the pink castle tees 😂
Rick, test out the Spoiler OG putter!!!!!
How many takes did it take Rick to hit that chip shot?
For the last tip: instead of the logo, use the arrow or straight line because some brands like Callaway have golf balls where their logo has an arc.
Alright Rick how many takes were in the chip portion :)
do as i say not as i do
In the rough in the trees just off the green after a bunker shot, looks like a normal hole for Rick
Another important tip: Golf is hard enough, play from the forward tees.
Amen! We all see it, the 4 pack of bros who play the tips and can barely get the ball up to the forward tees. You’re starting the round off on a bad note and you’re pissing off everyone else too.
Put your pride aside and know your strengths- no shame in playing shorter. You build confidence, more consistent play and then you can gradually work your way back. Save your energy and time - golf is hard enough. 🍻
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Watched this video before playing and shot my best round 😂
I would say first tip is use the clubs that are most suited for game and ability. Even if that means you should not be hitting blades.
What putter is that?
And here is how you too can hook the ball 20 yards off the fairway.
“Tips for Rick”
From watching your video's I have copied the way you putt & the last 2 rounds I have played my putting has improve so much. Gone from 3 putting to 2 or 1 depending on distance away
Im new to golf and i just cant beat 113, which does include out of bound balls, drops and obvs shots, i just want to get better
Simple shots. Ignore the driver for now, and find the longest club you can hit safely into the fairway most of the time, and rarely far off line. Drive with that, even if it's a 7 iron! Then, on your next shot, (on a par 4), don't worry about getting on the green. Just get up close to it. Then, on your next shot, focus on pitching or chipping on, preferably within 30 feet. Then get that 30 footer within about 3 feet, and sink the 2nd putt.
This leaves you practicing 5 things to start with. They are as follows, in priority sequence.
One, short putts. Get consistent at sinking your less than 3 footers, and get to the point where you can sink your 4 to 7 footers about half the time.
Two, long putts. Work on your 20-30-40 foot putts. Get more consistent at getting them to within 3 feet of the flag. That makes 2 putts much more routine, since you now sink almost all those 3 foot and less putts.
Three, work on your basic just-off-the-green chip and your basic 20-30 yards off the edge of the green pitch. Get to the point where you can put them on the green in good range. You want those chips inside 10 feet, or better yet inside 5. That gives you a chance at some 1 putts every now and again. Get the pitches into your 30 foot circle, or better yet inside 20. That makes for lower pressure 2 putts.
Four, get steady with your mid-short irons. 7-8-9. Feel as if you get fairly consistent contact most of the time, and learn roughly how far they go. Use them most of the time to get closer to the green-but not necessarily on-with your 2nd or 3rd shot on par 4's and 5's. (You'll sometimes need long irons or hybrids for some of these shots on longer holes, but if you can learn to hit a good 7 or 8 iron, that makes learning to hit a 4 or 5 hybrid, or even a fairway wood, easier). Learn to position these 2nd or 3rd shots to avoid bunkers and give you simple approach shots, hopefully through the opening to the green rather than over the bunkers. The best way to do this is to aim that 2nd or 3rd shot to give yourself lots of room to miss and still stay out of trouble. That takes the pressure off that 20-30 yards from the edge of the green pitch. (And if you have a 40-50 yards off the edge shot sometimes, use 1 or 2 more clubs and use the same swing. It'll work well enough for now.) Or if you are close enough to aim at a green with a 9 iron or a wedge, learn to aim into the middle of the widest area of the green INSIDE THE HAZARD RING. By that I mean inside the bunkers and mounds and swales and such that ring most greens. Being on the fringe, or even in level rough close to the green, isn't nearly so difficult as being in a bunker, or on an awkward slope. If you miss the green, but you are not far off the edge, inside that ring of hazards, you can more easily play your basic chip shot and give yourself an easy 2 putt or maybe a 1 putt.
And remember. If you are new to the game, and struggling for consistency to just break 110, you probably can't aim at greens that are an 8 iron or longer away without high risk of putting your shot into that ring of dangerous hazards, and costing yourself an extra stroke - or two - or three! It's not worth the risk. You are 2 shots from the green if you have a 6 or 7 iron or hybrid distance to cover. Use a 9 iron or a wedge to aim your shot to a safe place outside the hazard ring, preferably lined up with the opening through the ring. From there you can play a basic or somewhat longer pitch shot to the green, and give yourself a good chance to get down from there in 2 putts.
Finally, five, find that driver for yourself. It may be a wood, or a hybrid, or even a longer iron. Back in the 90's, I saw a video from a Georgia pro who said that if you can hit the ball 150 yards and keep it in play, there is not a hole in golf where you cannot be on the green and putting for your par, provided you play from the correct tees, and work on your short game. So put that middle length club shot 130-180 yards out there in the fairway where you have a much easier 2nd shot. Then eat up another similar distance to get close to the green on a par 4, (most par 4's on the correct tees for beginners should be under 350 yards!) to give you an easy short game approach. Then use your short game to set up an easy approach putt, then sink an easy 2nd putt for your bogey. Repeat. Go home with a score of 90! (Well, once you get the hang of it, anyway.😁)
Just remember throughout to keep it as simple and as easy as you can. If the shot looks hard, pick a different shot. Once you get better and more consistent, you'll be able to start tackling some of those more challenging shots. But for now, stick by 2 simple principles taught by Tommy Armour long ago.
1. Always look to play the shot you have the best chance of playing well.
2. Play the shot which makes the next shot easy!
I love how the first tip, is one aimed at shiels himself xD
Couldn't you have done tip #3 with a hybrid? Same technique?
Yeah, you can. With a lot of people, the hybrid runs too far unless you're chipping right across a big green, but it's definitely an option. Like old school coaches like Tommy Armour and Harvey Penick used to say, whatever club gets the ball to hop up in the air over the rough, onto the green, and running like a putt the rest of the way. Could be anything from a hybrid to a wedge, depending on the variables involved.
rick needs to watch his own videos X'D
I dunno if you will read this or not , but i did watch a lot of your video but this one… Rick im not kidding , i went from playing high 90 to almost broke 80 … its absolutely insane…3 birdies on the first 6 holes… on one of the hardest golf courses in my area, finished with a 81…! I am flabbergasted seriously… 😳
I always been a decent golfer but man , this is the video i needed to get my golf game into another level…. Thanks Rick !
Notes: Secure the home advantage in the first tournaments and rounds in which you want to impress someone and play on a course you know well. Avoid anything that increases your blood pressure. Like conversations about your boss, your last wife, the discussion of what you did well or wrong on the last hole. Don't count towards your current total points during the round (see Kenny Rogers, The Gambler). Forget the lost hole from 3 minutes ago. The next one could easily be a birdie. Ignore the judgmental looks from your teammates when you hit a shot - you're all alone, making your swing or putt. And play golf for fun and not for your reputation, money or anything like that. Don't rely on gadgets like golf watches, golf apps, range finders. As a beginner, they only distract you in stressful situations. You can use them in training.
The ABSOLUTE BEST tip I’ve found in my life is the Arnold Palmer swing tip. Point your left shoulder at the ball on your backswing. All the other swing mechanics follow naturally. Not to take away from Rick, but Saguto golf has a great video on this. All these other tips should be built upon the base of a good swing.
On driver too?
First, nobody good has their shoulders tilted towards the ball. It might be fine as a feel for golfers too flat but that is not what actually happens in a good swing.
Second, I can show you hundreds of hacks that have shoulders tilted to ball in backswing and I can assure you nothing ‘natural’ is to follow.
@@ryze9153 he may not be PGA himself, but he is passing knowledge from someone who is considered to be one of the GOATs. I applied this tip to my swing and it has made an enormous difference. I went from inconsistent 240-250 drives with lots of hooks and slices to reaching out to the 300 range, much more consistently straight. The other factor in that growth was intensive core training.
@@aluminumfalcon552 and that's totally fine to pass down knowledge. But he is not PGA certified as an actual teacher. I would not go to him for swing help. But if its tips from Hogan or somethin, go for it.
@@Not.Satoshi none of that matters to me, I applied it to my swing and got fantastic results. Nearly every time I go to the range now I get compliments from the older golfers.
I see all kinds of hacks doing weird things with their arms, but anyone with a good swing has a backswing similar to Arnie, forget what he does on his follow through, that part of the swing after contact doesn’t matter.
In Texas wedge i trust 😂
Beginners note not all tips will work for all people. Try these things, but if they don't work for you, find something else that does. Don't stick with things that may not work for you just because someone tells you about them.
For me, the ball above feet does not fly out left, it goes right instead. Mostly because the short swing plane doesn't allow my swing to get all the way through. I've learnt that through trial and error, and now I play that shot with a very open stance, that allows me to get the club back and hit the shot square.
Experiment to see what works for you.
I've never seen a decent player use a castle tee in my life, especially one of those pink skyscraper ones
Hey Rick
I'm a fan of yours and put many of your tips to good use.i went from 84 to mid 70's with your help..I've been struggling with driver speed and yesterday I spent all day on the course experimenting with shaft stiffness and weight and with the help of my rapsodo I was able to gain 3.5 mph with a lighter stiff shaft I settled for a tensia 55 gram stiff over a smoke 60 gram stiff much more workable .I played a full round with it today and I wasn't in trouble one time..thank you for all you do
lol. I'm just up there trying to not whiff it; screw them trees!
I always tell my new golfing buddies to not replicate what they see the pros do.
For instance, being 10 yards off the green, don’t just grab your 60° and try to flop it next to the pin because as a new golfer that’s not going to be very pretty. Grab your 8 iron and bump and run it close.
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Your putter was on fire, and watching this makes me want to go and play a round.
Golf aside, just commented to show appreciation to your pristine beard. Thanks, bye 🫶
Doesn't matter what I use... I always hit with the "toe"....and I slice extremely left or right.... I still fudgin play though....
I work at a golf course. I play for free lol
Rick… your forgot . Gotta Flatload your feet, so you can snap load your power package, that you can amplify your lag and drag pressure through fix, as long as your number 2 power accumulator doesn’t break down.
I have a better chance hitting the green from 200+ out than I do from 100 in
Rick, you should be practicing tip #7 more often 😂
#4 as a beginner; If a tree is blocking your shot, aim for the tree, as a beginner you will for certain miss what you’re aiming for!
Or, that will be the best shot you make all day and you’re getting a golf ball to the face.
I see Rick has quickly forgotten everything Dan Grieve taught him about bunker play.
Well done calling them "tips" and not falling into the dreadful expression of "hack"
#pinkcastleteecrew