Literally the thing I struggle with the most. I hit 70% of fairways last year and 30% GiR. That's brutal. Nothing to do with my swing, talent, instinct. Everything to do with my golf smarts. I think the phrase I'm adopting this year is, "You've spent 3 years learning to play golf swing, now this year it is time to learn to play golf".
No doubt. A big thing is learning how far you actually CARRY an iron shot. Most double digit players carry it shorter than they think. Learning to hit pin high, regardless of direction is a big key to playing better golf. Good luck 🤞
@@johnnybgood7442 Yep. Carry is king. It's all you can really control on the course. I work a lot to know pretty much exactly how far I carry every club. The rollout is just an educated guess.
@@jacobmccain8082 for sure. The roll out is less of a factor when you start playing with the premium balls. (Obviously height helps as well) But those mid - lower tier balls I'm with you %100, really tough to judge even for a good player.
Completely agree, I've stood on 180 yard par 3's recently, normally I'd think "Oh on the range that's just a good 7 iron", but recently having more experience on the course and more stats on my actual course distances from my watch, I played safe and took a 4 hybrid. No ego, easy swing, fat shots aren't as harshly punished with that club and took the stress out of having to pure it. Easily made it close for a look at birdie. It's those kind of decisions that only come from experience out on the course actually playing.
@@Si-Harris I agree with the principle but going from a 7 to a 4 hybrid is quite the jump! If I tried to swing 40 yards off a club I usually pull those into oblivion lol. My problem last year was I never hit to a distance. I just adopted a "closer is better" mindset. On a par 5, if I had 250/300 in I'd for sure lay up to a wedge distance. However, from about 200 downward I'd have a really hard time justifying hitting two 54's instead of a 5i and a chip. I thought that I'd rather have any greenside chip than the alternative. It led to a lot of hard chips, not leaving it in good spots, and overall just not managing courses well.
managing the course is absolutely the way, but I feel like ball striking helps with that a lot, knowing you can hit the shot you have to in any moment. but I guess that starts to play into shaping it too lol
Ya you can manage the course a lot better if you can strike the ball well. You can stay out of trouble much easier when the ball goes the direction and yardage that you’re intending
Even if you have one shot shape, you have to capitalize on those holes that play to your advantage or consistency. Such as straight holes or dog right utilizing your natural fade. I can't hit draws on demand 🤣. But my fade is almost always guaranteed in iron play. It's been my go to since I learned to use a golf club. Which isn't long as I just started last may 2021. I played 3 clubs all season til the end I started using my driver. And all three were irons. So much more consistent and easier to learn when I don't have to learn 14 clubs to hit it consistent. One thing for sure, indoor ranges helped me learn my distance and yardage for my clubs. The numbers game lead to better course management and thus better scores. Keep on keeping on Not a scratch golfer! Enjoying your content.
I smell a t-shirt idea..." 3 putting from 12 feet sucks" lol...your attitude is a +6 bro...let me know next time you some out to Nor-Cal, happy to host a "muni-extravangaza" would be a blast! Cheers Adam
These are great videos. My handicap is the same as yours but I am learning so much from watching you play. Congrats on doing such a wonderful job. Thanks, Steve from Oz
Love seeing your videos. Shows that you don't need to be a pro to have a great score. I struggle a lot with management and always trying to play for birdie. Always tell myself management, but my first bad hole, I immediately try to win one back and get aggressive. Great round 👍
Dude you're swing isn't crap. It's definitely better than 95% of players at least. On a great plane and your path and club face are fairly consistent. You absolutely need good ball striking to shoot near par. Don't fool yourself.
that's how I felt.. he says crap swing yet 90% of every shot he takes is very straight and very well placed... 6 out of 10 shots I take go straight left, straight right, topped, bladed like crap swing?
I normally have a 5-9 handi, but shot a +2 today. the difference was a hit 4 greens from 200 yards it made a HUGE difference. I also put my wedges away and had a bump and run short game with a 40inch hybrid giving me +.2 strokes off. It was all really clean and felt good and I didn't even make any birdies. the biggest thing for me is that I never hit birdies and making a putt outside of 9ft never happens and often bogey par 3's. If I ever learn how to putt long I may shoot par more often. Love this channel because we have similar handicaps, but way different games, its getting me to think about the game differently, Thanks!
Enjoyed that Adam, if we can only keep our head through the round seems the mantra. That was impressive as you were grinding well and worked hard for that score.
Key to par golf: do what you do best well. If you hit it long and straight off the tee, hit driver as often as you can. If you're good inside 100, try to give yourself as many chances as you can. If youre like me and not super long but pretty straight with consistent distance control, aim for middle of greens and two putt your heart out lol.
Nice video. I've played that course years ago and it's beautiful. It can be cheap if you can play in the summer heat. While your swing doesn't look like Tiger's, you know your swing and where the ball is going. You only had 1 penalty, kept it in the fairway and mostly did what you knew you could do. Well done!
Love your talk of the mental aspects of the game. Regardless of skill, everyone can make better decisions on the course. Go for the hero shot or just bump out and take your medicine? The latter. Aim right for the front pin or just club up to ensure you at least get on the green? Latter again. I’m really aiming to practice what you preach this year
If the stars align at some point... would certainly enjoy a round together. A lot of my approach to golf and the "shot to shot memory" is credit to you, @Golf Sidekick, and others. It's like I'm playing a new game and I am seeing the results. Cheers!
Also helps having immensely wide open, forgiving fairways. At my home course, if you miss the fairway by 5 yards either side (average fairway width is around 33 yards) on every single par 4 and 5 hole, you're in the trees with no straight shot out. Unless you're outstandingly accurate with the driver, it is impossible to go low. As someone who is not accurate with a driver (yet, I hope to improve) it's incredibly demoralising every time I play. The other option to keep it in play is to hit an iron off the tee (I do this about half of the time just to keep my spirits up) but then you're in for long approach shots so GIR is basically impossible and you're back to square one.
Its taken me several years of humility to be able to pull stock PW from 110 and be OK with it. I've been clubbing 1 up on virtually every iron and its paying off. 75 is a hell of a score. Nice round, buddy!.
My “pre-roll” ad was from “Destination British Columbia” - and I thought the scenery on some of your “home” golf courses was incredible.. jeez you people are so spoilt over there. Must feel weird when you go to other places, they must look so bland and mundane! 🤩
I've never really thought about trying to make Par. I always shoot between 80-85 historically. No real big scores but no real low scores. I'm a similar distance golfer to yourself but I'm steady. My best coming into 2022 was a couple of 79's. So far this year I've shot 79 twice, a 78 and a 77 in 10 rounds played. Was 1 under through 13 on the 77 and level par through 15 before the pressure got me lol. Now all I can think about is playing to par! hahaha
Not being a fast swing speed player the long clubs in the bag are a challenge to get right. There is a temptation to hit Driver on most holes in an attempt to get further up the fairway in order to get within range of your scoring irons. Keeping the ball in play is a 50/50 proposition with Driver for me and the recover shots getting back into play soon add up. I might lose 20-30 yards if I use 4 Wood off the tee, but keeping it in play avoids the recovery shots on the card. It is a balancing act, but working out how to link the tee shot to your reliable inside 100 yards shot is key . Recently I added a 7 Wood that is reliable for this role in my game (on par 5 holes) , but took out the 5 Wood and replaced it with a 14-17 degree 3-4 wood for tee shots.
My yardages are SO weird that I will caution you in advance to not club based on my #s lol. My 27 degree is a 170 club and I can step on it and get 180 out of it. But just for reference, my 25.5 degree 6 iron only carries 150 off the deck on a good strike. So I am obviously doing some very funky things with delivery (i.e. adding tons of loft with my irons) for this to be the case. Apologies - you asked a straightforward question and I responded with a diatribe about my crap golf swing :p
My driving has improved immensely, I occasionally pull the odd drive but most are straight. What I did was set it on 11 degrees, huge difference. My fairway woods (3 wood) let’s me down, 50% good. Yet my rescue 3/4 is good most of the time, why don’t I use it more often? Good question 😃
Seeing that swing on your full shots and how bad the outcome is most of the time makes me realize how much i need to improve from 100yrds and in. I drive the ball really well for an average 85 scoring bum but the wedge play and putting is what kills me and is what saves you from shooting 100.
Your body turn is what causing you to hit to the left, especially with your hybrids……. I had the same issue! Played 18 with a good Caddie and damn, birdies were popping up everywhere, having a good knowledgable player showing you how to attack a course can and always lowers your score. Being that your a good golfer too.
I dont know how you dont slice the ball taking it away that far inside. Like im sure you know but I would try keeping my hands inside the club head when I take it back. You could gain some height on your drives without coming so far out over the top on the way down. You must use a lot of right hand on the down to keep that face closed through impact.
Bro it’s way easier in AZ when all the rough is shorter than the fairway! Play somewhere where it actually rains and try to hit the same chips… not as easy now.
I'm from the Pacific Northwest so I'm pretty familiar with playing golf in the cold and wet! The channel has featured courses much easier and much harder than this one (71.6/130), and I always show the rating/slope of each course. Regardless, there's always a contingent of people who insist that I have to play even tougher courses, and I'm not sure why. The last time I featured a course with thick rough, one comment read, "ofc it does help when there's actual rough left and right to stop your ball." Today, it's the opposite comment. C'est la vie.
@@NotAScratchGolfer Being from PA, our courses are a lot less forgiving. Hit a ball 20 feet outside of the rough and it’s either in thick brush / woods / thorns / tall grass > 5inches high. If you’re an average player and miss hit, it’s like playing a course on an island surrounded by hazards. These roughs and OB are shorter than the greens, ground is so hard and dry it bounces an extra 50 yards, air so thin you get an extra 30 yards too. I love these videos and strategies but I’d love to watch a video when you’re truly struggling on an unforgiving course.
Yes they can. I have had an awful swing in the past. I clubbed up 3 or 4 clubs to get to places I should of been able to with less club. Even hit a 3 wood to get to 160 yards. 5 hybrid for my 120 club. Early days of me playing this so was just having fun doing whatever. I managed to one day hit a 85 doing that. Luckily my chipping and putting is at a better level than I am really so never 3 putt. 80 yards in and I look like a player. I have my swing in a better place now, still lack distance and my driver only goes 200 but I'm gapped much better. I am nearly breaking 80 now best is 80. I let my chipping and putting suffer in order to get better so should be done when I get those back on track again. So it depends how bad your swing is, I couldn't get near par but I could hit a birdie a round and get some pars but not close to par. I think someone with a bad swing can get close with good decision making and a good short game as long as they can hit it far enough. I couldn't get the distance with lower irons etc so just replaced them with longer ones and woods so it made up for lack of power and technique. So something can be said for clubbing up and putting the ego aside. Can I reach that 180 yard par 3 with a 5 iron? Sometimes, but can I reach it with a barely 3/4 3 hybrid? Damn right I can. That's my take anyway. I was also on beta blockers around when I started so it did make me very calm. I would of broke 80 by now if I was still on them lol. I understand why they are banned in golf ha. I went from a 28 hc to 12 last year and now I'm back to 16 as I've done nothing but learn to swing. And I still can't lol. Golf is tough. Don't forget to enjoy it folks.
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Literally the thing I struggle with the most. I hit 70% of fairways last year and 30% GiR. That's brutal. Nothing to do with my swing, talent, instinct. Everything to do with my golf smarts. I think the phrase I'm adopting this year is, "You've spent 3 years learning to play golf swing, now this year it is time to learn to play golf".
No doubt. A big thing is learning how far you actually CARRY an iron shot. Most double digit players carry it shorter than they think. Learning to hit pin high, regardless of direction is a big key to playing better golf. Good luck 🤞
@@johnnybgood7442 Yep. Carry is king. It's all you can really control on the course. I work a lot to know pretty much exactly how far I carry every club. The rollout is just an educated guess.
@@jacobmccain8082 for sure. The roll out is less of a factor when you start playing with the premium balls. (Obviously height helps as well) But those mid - lower tier balls I'm with you %100, really tough to judge even for a good player.
Completely agree, I've stood on 180 yard par 3's recently, normally I'd think "Oh on the range that's just a good 7 iron", but recently having more experience on the course and more stats on my actual course distances from my watch, I played safe and took a 4 hybrid. No ego, easy swing, fat shots aren't as harshly punished with that club and took the stress out of having to pure it. Easily made it close for a look at birdie. It's those kind of decisions that only come from experience out on the course actually playing.
@@Si-Harris I agree with the principle but going from a 7 to a 4 hybrid is quite the jump! If I tried to swing 40 yards off a club I usually pull those into oblivion lol.
My problem last year was I never hit to a distance. I just adopted a "closer is better" mindset. On a par 5, if I had 250/300 in I'd for sure lay up to a wedge distance. However, from about 200 downward I'd have a really hard time justifying hitting two 54's instead of a 5i and a chip. I thought that I'd rather have any greenside chip than the alternative. It led to a lot of hard chips, not leaving it in good spots, and overall just not managing courses well.
Fantastic round Adam. Great course management and kept the ball in play off the tee.
Derek is definitely a beauty.
managing the course is absolutely the way, but I feel like ball striking helps with that a lot, knowing you can hit the shot you have to in any moment. but I guess that starts to play into shaping it too lol
Ya you can manage the course a lot better if you can strike the ball well. You can stay out of trouble much easier when the ball goes the direction and yardage that you’re intending
Even if you have one shot shape, you have to capitalize on those holes that play to your advantage or consistency. Such as straight holes or dog right utilizing your natural fade. I can't hit draws on demand 🤣. But my fade is almost always guaranteed in iron play. It's been my go to since I learned to use a golf club. Which isn't long as I just started last may 2021. I played 3 clubs all season til the end I started using my driver. And all three were irons. So much more consistent and easier to learn when I don't have to learn 14 clubs to hit it consistent. One thing for sure, indoor ranges helped me learn my distance and yardage for my clubs. The numbers game lead to better course management and thus better scores. Keep on keeping on Not a scratch golfer! Enjoying your content.
Adam. that is some of the best golf I have seen you play!!! Keep it up and if you are ever near augusta GA, I would love to tee it up with you.
I smell a t-shirt idea..." 3 putting from 12 feet sucks" lol...your attitude is a +6 bro...let me know next time you some out to Nor-Cal, happy to host a "muni-extravangaza" would be a blast! Cheers Adam
Great round Adam. I always enjoy watching your videos and seeing you score well with the swing you got.
you hit the driver great in this video Adam, and some clutch shots approaching the green.nice.
Great content as always! Love your commentary as someone who can clearly shoot low but struggles with similar parts of the game like the rest of us!
A wonderful golf course and great golf. Top viewing 👍⛳
These are great videos. My handicap is the same as yours but I am learning so much from watching you play. Congrats on doing such a wonderful job. Thanks, Steve from Oz
Your putting saves you so many strokes… 👏👏
Great round 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Is that what people are looking for from a 7 handicap? Another great round. Keep em coming!
Good golfing, good thought process and another spectacular looking golf course
Love seeing your videos. Shows that you don't need to be a pro to have a great score. I struggle a lot with management and always trying to play for birdie. Always tell myself management, but my first bad hole, I immediately try to win one back and get aggressive. Great round 👍
Great round.👍
Such an underrated channel, keep up the great work Adam
Dude you're swing isn't crap. It's definitely better than 95% of players at least. On a great plane and your path and club face are fairly consistent. You absolutely need good ball striking to shoot near par. Don't fool yourself.
His swing is definitely inconsistent. There is no way around that. He is still a better golfer than us tho.
@@MMASportsMaster it’s a little long and loose…if he tightened it up he’d probably be scratch…
I thought the same thing. Hits his driver very good and accurate, his 2nd shots seem to be his demise.
that's how I felt.. he says crap swing yet 90% of every shot he takes is very straight and very well placed... 6 out of 10 shots I take go straight left, straight right, topped, bladed like crap swing?
He is very good with the two most important clubs for short hitters, driver and putter.
I normally have a 5-9 handi, but shot a
+2 today. the difference was a hit 4 greens from 200 yards it made a HUGE difference. I also put my wedges away and had a bump and run short game with a 40inch hybrid giving me +.2 strokes off. It was all really clean and felt good and I didn't even make any birdies. the biggest thing for me is that I never hit birdies and making a putt outside of 9ft never happens and often bogey par 3's. If I ever learn how to putt long I may shoot par more often. Love this channel because we have similar handicaps, but way different games, its getting me to think about the game differently, Thanks!
Nice round man! You remind me of Louis Oosthuizen.
Nice job man, love the honest narration and camera shots 👍🏾
Adam, love your content brotha! Man, this course looked gorgeous. You make it look so easy! Golf is hard!
Enjoyed that Adam, if we can only keep our head through the round seems the mantra. That was impressive as you were grinding well and worked hard for that score.
Key to par golf: do what you do best well. If you hit it long and straight off the tee, hit driver as often as you can. If you're good inside 100, try to give yourself as many chances as you can. If youre like me and not super long but pretty straight with consistent distance control, aim for middle of greens and two putt your heart out lol.
yes exactly... all of my even par rounds i hit my irons decent and two putt with a few birds now and then
Nice video. I've played that course years ago and it's beautiful. It can be cheap if you can play in the summer heat. While your swing doesn't look like Tiger's, you know your swing and where the ball is going. You only had 1 penalty, kept it in the fairway and mostly did what you knew you could do. Well done!
New sub and appreciate the content! Cheers from florida
Love your talk of the mental aspects of the game. Regardless of skill, everyone can make better decisions on the course. Go for the hero shot or just bump out and take your medicine? The latter. Aim right for the front pin or just club up to ensure you at least get on the green? Latter again. I’m really aiming to practice what you preach this year
That's a good score man. I played here last summer from the tips and shot 77. You made it look easier than it is for sure... Well done 👍
@2:32 "that's MC ...Hammer" using that one the next time I stripe a drive 😄
77 and you didn’t putt as well as you usually do. Great improvement from the bunkers too. Good stuff man.
Hell of a round, Adam! Yes, that could have been an even Par round.
Great round Adam !
Great round of golf there; love the channel!
Nice round.
I just found your chanel and I must say it‘s amazing! Great content and tips I can use to do at my home course
Keep up the good work. 💪🏽
Good play
this course is absolutely beautiful! great video
If the stars align at some point... would certainly enjoy a round together. A lot of my approach to golf and the "shot to shot memory" is credit to you, @Golf Sidekick, and others. It's like I'm playing a new game and I am seeing the results. Cheers!
The grass has never felt safer
Tell your friend that baby powder is the solution to the Jordan squeak problem!
I tried the refrigerator once and it worked a little. Then saw the baby powder thing, just need to go get some now. Thanks 🙏👍👍
Also helps having immensely wide open, forgiving fairways. At my home course, if you miss the fairway by 5 yards either side (average fairway width is around 33 yards) on every single par 4 and 5 hole, you're in the trees with no straight shot out. Unless you're outstandingly accurate with the driver, it is impossible to go low. As someone who is not accurate with a driver (yet, I hope to improve) it's incredibly demoralising every time I play. The other option to keep it in play is to hit an iron off the tee (I do this about half of the time just to keep my spirits up) but then you're in for long approach shots so GIR is basically impossible and you're back to square one.
Same dude. My course is fairway or OB half the time. I’ll either birdie a par 5 or get a 9 from all the hazards.
Your videos are great, thank you 👍
New subscriber. As a 16 handicap with a shorter game, it’s really encouraging to see how you manage your game.
Its taken me several years of humility to be able to pull stock PW from 110 and be OK with it. I've been clubbing 1 up on virtually every iron and its paying off. 75 is a hell of a score. Nice round, buddy!.
Great score!
Not sure if you've done a video on this but a whats in the bag video would be interesting. Thanks for the content.
Very nice round and still you played with decent course management!! Even the pros sometimes have a hard time committing to shots!!
Great video.
My “pre-roll” ad was from “Destination British Columbia” - and I thought the scenery on some of your “home” golf courses was incredible.. jeez you people are so spoilt over there. Must feel weird when you go to other places, they must look so bland and mundane! 🤩
California so sick sometimes. golfing in the desert in t shirt with some snow on the mountains.
Play silver rock in la Quinta! Insane course
What are some of the bunker swings you are working on? Those outs looked pretty nice and I'm looking for some go to thoughts myself.
Great day of golf at Indian Wells. 👍👍
When you comeback to Vancouver do a Northlands round!!!
I'm home! When are we playing?
@@NotAScratchGolfer need to get my driver first, then will definitely get you out for a round with one of my buddies who plays at Quilchena.
Your hip motion and swing plane are crazy flat
Enjoy watching your video 😊
That approach shot to the green is key, took 5 shots from 110 yards yesterday after going nearly 400 yards in 2 shots!!!
First course I ever played was Indian Wells Celebrity. Players is a challenge.
I've never really thought about trying to make Par. I always shoot between 80-85 historically. No real big scores but no real low scores. I'm a similar distance golfer to yourself but I'm steady. My best coming into 2022 was a couple of 79's. So far this year I've shot 79 twice, a 78 and a 77 in 10 rounds played. Was 1 under through 13 on the 77 and level par through 15 before the pressure got me lol. Now all I can think about is playing to par! hahaha
i have those same jordans and mine squeak too. probably the only thing i don't like about em. great vid too!
Not being a fast swing speed player the long clubs in the bag are a challenge to get right. There is a temptation to hit Driver on most holes in an attempt to get further up the fairway in order to get within range of your scoring irons. Keeping the ball in play is a 50/50 proposition with Driver for me and the recover shots getting back into play soon add up. I might lose 20-30 yards if I use 4 Wood off the tee, but keeping it in play avoids the recovery shots on the card. It is a balancing act, but working out how to link the tee shot to your reliable inside 100 yards shot is key . Recently I added a 7 Wood that is reliable for this role in my game (on par 5 holes) , but took out the 5 Wood and replaced it with a 14-17 degree 3-4 wood for tee shots.
What happened to Jonas
whats the shot tracer you use?
Love your Rounds! Keep it up! You'll hit 72 next time ;)
what app do yo uuse for trtacking your ball?
be good around the greens. Thats always the key
Were you fitted for your golf clubs?
What’s your yardage for 27 degree hybrid? Looking to replace a 6iron to help me get the ball up the air easier. It’s about my 160-170 club.
My yardages are SO weird that I will caution you in advance to not club based on my #s lol. My 27 degree is a 170 club and I can step on it and get 180 out of it. But just for reference, my 25.5 degree 6 iron only carries 150 off the deck on a good strike. So I am obviously doing some very funky things with delivery (i.e. adding tons of loft with my irons) for this to be the case. Apologies - you asked a straightforward question and I responded with a diatribe about my crap golf swing :p
@@NotAScratchGolfer thanks for the Reply, my 6iron is the same loft. Just looking to see if the higher lofted hybrids were good replacement for irons.
10 seconds in the video the 2 tips are pretty much “just be good” lmfao
Not having any rough to deal with off the fairways or greens makes a huge difference.
What is your record for 18 holes
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hey can i ask what flex your shafts are?
Hey Jeremy! I play a regular flex pretty much across the board. Although I just got fitted for a new driver in a stiff flex.
@@NotAScratchGolfer awesome! I have a slower swing speed and i’m a beginner so i was just curious.
My driving has improved immensely, I occasionally pull the odd drive but most are straight. What I did was set it on 11 degrees, huge difference. My fairway woods (3 wood) let’s me down, 50% good. Yet my rescue 3/4 is good most of the time, why don’t I use it more often? Good question 😃
It's only and always "the worst shot of the day"... So far. hehe.
You’re much better than I am man you look pretty good
That is why the college PGA program here uses to make them take our Turfgrass class at Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City
Step one: have a squad of homies who are absolutely hyping you up the whole way
Necessary
"oh that could be in the hole" guy is the guy i love playing with lol
This guy loves bunkers
that’s “MC HAMMERED” 🤣🤣🤣
Seeing that swing on your full shots and how bad the outcome is most of the time makes me realize how much i need to improve from 100yrds and in. I drive the ball really well for an average 85 scoring bum but the wedge play and putting is what kills me and is what saves you from shooting 100.
What's you're favourite course so far this year
Wow. You couldn’t have posted this at a more perfect time. I’m in the SoCal area. Im debating playing here or Trump National
Adam you should start including the yardages your playing at seems like most courses are short as your not playing from the tips?
Your body turn is what causing you to hit to the left, especially with your hybrids……. I had the same issue! Played 18 with a good Caddie and damn, birdies were popping up everywhere, having a good knowledgable player showing you how to attack a course can and always lowers your score. Being that your a good golfer too.
Tips for squeaky Jordan’s, take the sole out and add baby powder.
I dont know how you dont slice the ball taking it away that far inside. Like im sure you know but I would try keeping my hands inside the club head when I take it back. You could gain some height on your drives without coming so far out over the top on the way down. You must use a lot of right hand on the down to keep that face closed through impact.
Bro it’s way easier in AZ when all the rough is shorter than the fairway! Play somewhere where it actually rains and try to hit the same chips… not as easy now.
I'm from the Pacific Northwest so I'm pretty familiar with playing golf in the cold and wet!
The channel has featured courses much easier and much harder than this one (71.6/130), and I always show the rating/slope of each course.
Regardless, there's always a contingent of people who insist that I have to play even tougher courses, and I'm not sure why. The last time I featured a course with thick rough, one comment read, "ofc it does help when there's actual rough left and right to stop your ball." Today, it's the opposite comment. C'est la vie.
@@NotAScratchGolfer Being from PA, our courses are a lot less forgiving. Hit a ball 20 feet outside of the rough and it’s either in thick brush / woods / thorns / tall grass > 5inches high. If you’re an average player and miss hit, it’s like playing a course on an island surrounded by hazards. These roughs and OB are shorter than the greens, ground is so hard and dry it bounces an extra 50 yards, air so thin you get an extra 30 yards too. I love these videos and strategies but I’d love to watch a video when you’re truly struggling on an unforgiving course.
Touched the sand at 5th??
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Why do you call your clubs the distance you hit them
You’re swing isn’t crap though. You’re impact looks really solid
who were those bums you were playing with??
Buddies of mine. If they’re bums, they’re my bums 😄
@@NotAScratchGolfer I was joking I know them
Dude, you hit your tee ball 280. This isn’t about “course management”. It’s about hitting it far enough to have short second shots. SMH
I’ve never hit a ball 280 in neutral conditions in my life. The longer drives in this video are owed to firm fairways and downhill holes.
Short game & play from the correct tees will do it.
How are you able to play so much golf? Lol
Yes they can. I have had an awful swing in the past. I clubbed up 3 or 4 clubs to get to places I should of been able to with less club. Even hit a 3 wood to get to 160 yards. 5 hybrid for my 120 club. Early days of me playing this so was just having fun doing whatever. I managed to one day hit a 85 doing that. Luckily my chipping and putting is at a better level than I am really so never 3 putt. 80 yards in and I look like a player. I have my swing in a better place now, still lack distance and my driver only goes 200 but I'm gapped much better. I am nearly breaking 80 now best is 80. I let my chipping and putting suffer in order to get better so should be done when I get those back on track again. So it depends how bad your swing is, I couldn't get near par but I could hit a birdie a round and get some pars but not close to par. I think someone with a bad swing can get close with good decision making and a good short game as long as they can hit it far enough. I couldn't get the distance with lower irons etc so just replaced them with longer ones and woods so it made up for lack of power and technique. So something can be said for clubbing up and putting the ego aside. Can I reach that 180 yard par 3 with a 5 iron? Sometimes, but can I reach it with a barely 3/4 3 hybrid? Damn right I can. That's my take anyway. I was also on beta blockers around when I started so it did make me very calm. I would of broke 80 by now if I was still on them lol. I understand why they are banned in golf ha. I went from a 28 hc to 12 last year and now I'm back to 16 as I've done nothing but learn to swing. And I still can't lol. Golf is tough. Don't forget to enjoy it folks.
guy in the background sound like daniel ricciardo
You underestimate how important putting is in this video