Not many of my mates play golf and those that do dont play comps. I love playing comps and enjoy playing with random people. Helps me get to know other members at my club too. But to be honest, I'm only out to compete against myself and the course. I don't play matchplay. Generally only Stableford, Stroke etc with a view to try and "reduce" my handicap by beating the course. ;)
I’ve always enjoyed playing with better players whether that be in competitions or a friendly knock about. I try to beat them or at least keep up with them, I feel it makes me play a bit better.
I play on a flighted AM tour in the states for 3 seasons now. At first wasn't sure how I would like it. I love it!!! It's the only "athletic" competition I can do in my mid 40's that won't put me in the hospital. Playing with different golfers at different tournaments definitely gets you out of your comfort zone and I think makes you a better player. I was grinding to much early on in competition and now have learned to enjoy the people and courses so much more. Great content!!!
Great insight, start playing comps last year, and really enjoy it now after the initial nerves. The comment about just taking the plunge is so true, and so is knowing which members take it a little to seriously. Thanks for the great entertainment you and the gang provide.
How to zone out from other: go to the local driving range. Look for the spot next to the people who are there just for fun and being really loud (like families, groups of young people and such). Get the spot right beside them and work on keeping your swing and routine despite the noise and distraction going around. It did wonders for me.
Competition golf is about beating myself (improving handicap). So I'm never nervous as my results only reflect me/or impact me. I enjoy meeting new people, seeing how they play, shot selection they use, speed of play etc. It's all just fun really
Always enjoyed competitive golf, college was a wonderful golf experience. Of course now as I get older I’m more comfortable playing with my friends, club championship is always fun.
These are the best type of videos. 👍 Anyone looking to improve at this game has to play in comps to get their handicap down. Love these conversations and insights. Excellent stuff.
I play in a society and we are a competitive group and I use/watch your vlogs of courses I'm going to play to get an idea of the course. Also love a comp as always been a competitive type of character
Playing with friends is about the banter, having fun, and stress free golf. Competitions on the other hand when you play badly are soul destroying. But when you beat your handicap, maybe even win something now that is difficult to beat. I would miss the morning butterflies, the marking of my chosen balls, the cleaning of my clubs. Time spent thinking about the course and how you may approach playing it. Those final couple of putts and the walk to the 1st tee, I would miss that very much.
For me it’s all about competition golf, I love it. Especially having just won my club champ last year with a 6 hcp huge shocker 😬 still buzzing 5 months later
Love the team comps. Great laugh with good friends. Best 2 from 4, Texas scramble, cross county that kinda stuff. Come to keep it competitive, but team game to enjoy it
I play comps purely because I love playing the game and enjoy the challenge of being the best I can on the day and lowering my handicap. Not a great fan of Stapleford but still play it, and prefer medal and match play. There's another TH-camr in the Sunningdale field Bruh … I might even pop along and watch ….no pressure.
Like this. I had not played comps until last June, got my handicap,of 19 and took the plunge. Nice group at my club and most are friendly, made it easier. Want to get to 16 though by end of summer.👍👍
I´ve only played in a few comps, not really au fait with the various different formats of comp golf. We have a stableford comp once a year with my company golf society, which is ok, but often takes over 5 hours to go round as we have members who dont play regularly or at all. And played in a texas scramble 4 ball last season, but got grouped with members of the club who weren´t driving well, so used 12 of my tee shots, but then found it really frustrating to be pulled back more than 50 metres after hitting a perfect drive to less than 30 yards from the green, because we had to play for another players tee shot position because we´d already used all of mine, resulting in a duffed pitch shot and missed green. So in those respects, playing in those kind of comps can hinder your game rather than enhance it. SO yeah, social golf is definitely preferable for me :)
Always play local club comps much prefer comps or playing mates to playing by my self can still remember standing over putt on the last hole to win the money (all of $5 ) for the first time and shaking .Did make the putt that was nearly 25 years ago
The responding to score definitely helps me. I play off a 10 and last week I had a horrible start, was 6 over through 5 already. Ended up shooting a 9 over 81 because I was determined to recover my round
Don't play in comps. DO keep coffee in fridge!! 👍 Last year I tried it, playing the Myrtle Beach World Amateur, and I got no enjoyment from it whatsoever. The worst experience I ever had playing golf since the time I pulled a tee shot left on the 9th hole at Dyker Beach, over the fence, down the street, and through a conveniently open door, straight into the lobby of Victory Memorial Hospital.
I’ve only played in work”s society matches against other regions when selected or in our Spring and Autumn meetings (Stableford). Enjoyed the challenge and if paired with someone supportive the regional matches (usually 4 ball match play) were a great opportunity to play further afield. Sometimes not having an “official” handicap wasn’t appreciated by all, because obviously if you claim to be off 18 but play out of your skin (you know when putts drop!) and score 12 over ... you’re a bandit!! Hoping to play more this year, but nothing wrong with Muppet Tour competition amongst friends...
great chat, i always play best when with people i like, i.e. i am more relaxed. when someone irritates me i don't play well & it gets on my wick. it's a blooming' game after all, we play for mutual enjoyment. thanks for the varied topics
I think the key with comps for your average golfer is managing your own expectations. How often do you play to or beat your handicap? No very for most of us. So if you drop a few strokes early on just accept it and try to play the best you can for the rest of the round. You never know what you may score on the holes to come. So today I shot 11 points on the first 8 holes which I was a little disappointing, but then parred the 9th which is SI .1 and ended the round with 34 points. Not a winning score but decent enough. Just enjoy it - it's a bit of fun. Your life doesnt depend on it.
I just signed up to play in my first amateur city tournament. The director/club pro said I could pair up with my buddy first day but second day goes by seeding which is understandable. I have no problem playing with duffers like me but I might be a little intimidated on the second day playing with a serious player. That said I shoot in the 90's so I will probably be paired up with another duffer like me on day two so not too worried about it. I don't play a lot so I am trying to get better and play more and I just turned senior age so we will see how it goes.
Bravo Mark ! All the best ! Competition is the next step for me, for the time being, I practice Golf like archery, kung-fu , yoga, some form of discipline and self mastery. I need a few competitions in my bag to sanction my actual ability, within a world of many good a player.
Playing in competitions to get my handicap down. Trying to become a scratch golfer. But from 4.4 you can do the pga course in Belgium. Thats my challenge and why I play in competitions..
You don't need to play in comps Mark when your on the Muppet Tour. Love playing comps. Really enjoy playing against someone that is off a lower handicap and trying to match them off the stick. Feel it makes me play better. Also loved playing Pennants for the Club, match play. It's a different game altogether.
Get involved in Captains Evenings if your club has them, good way to get used to playing with people you may not know and have a bit of pressure even though the comps, if you can call them that, mean nothing. I'm not a member anywhere, I cant commit to playing every weekend to justify the subs, but that is what I miss most, the nerves in a stableford, then more nerves in a medal. You learn a lot about yourself and you get better.
I love playing matchplay when you know you can get in your opponents head. Thats is a skill in its own rite simply because it can dictate an out come of a match. So much so it became a topic at county level. Will there be a Vlog of sunning dale before you play there?
Boy do I have a story about the Titleist Matchplay from last year. It was more to do with selecting the correct bonus ball lottery number than ever teeing it up!
Great insight! Never played in a comp, but I'm curious to see if the pressure makes me step up or not. The only time I competed was with my mate and I had lots of shots which helped me when I caught fire on particularly hard holes. Fun times though!!!
Love competing but also love the social rounds too - that said there is always a sense of satisfaction if I beat my buddy! I always know my score and those of my partners for the day - lucky enough to keep numbers in my head plus always mark an overall card - if you're going to win you first have to beat the guys you're playing with!
Played in a few comps before. Don’t truly enjoy the whole thing. Too slow, it took 5 hours to finish. 😞 I enjoy more playing socially. Yes I put my coffee powder in the fridge too. Cheers MC! Always enjoy your vlogs. 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
Love competition golf and hate not breaking handicap. Can usually tell after 9 holes if i need to push or just keep plugging away. Like knowing how good you in line with the Club players. Medals are a great form of competition
Never played in a comp before, got my handicap at the end of last year and looking at playing in a stableford comp in April so any advice greatly appreciated. Looking forward to it but also bricking it at the same time!😂
I am a little confused. I see people below saying they don't play in competitions but then giving their handicap. How do you get a handicap without playing in qualifying comps?
Jedi mind tricks that Dan has, great information as always, it is different with societies, some are there just for a laugh, some are there to win seriously win. Do ask before they set the groups for the competition.
Tournament golf is infinitely different than golf with your buddies. Definitely more so than any sport that I have ever played. Almost night and day. Forget 4 footers, 2 footers are HARD, LOL!!!
I'm currently wrestling with what exactly I want from my golf. I love playing really early morning rounds, on my own, with no one else on the course. My scoring is consistent around my 9 handicap. But I feel like I need to challenge myself and enter some more competitions so I can ever the club championships later this year. Just not sure if I'll enjoy it.
Why don't you do videos at Dawlish anymore? That course lent itself well to on course testing with the tight hole, open your shoulders hole and the drivable hole?
Coach nearly put a hole in the projector screen! #DrivingGod. I've done comps in other things in my younger days - definitely is the only way to really move to the best level you can be, if what you do involves doing it with or against others. But I took up golf for pure enjoyment. I love playing with other people, but I really don't need the angst that club comp seems to bring out in some. I don't even have a handicap. Plus weekends are the only time me and my wife get completely to ourselves (we both work 2 hours away and commute to and from each day).
I've never had the opportunity to play in a comp, yet I have always thought I might be half way decent if I challenged myself. Maybe I'll find a way one of these days.
It takes bottle to play in a qualifying comp, you know your handicap could be affected and with card in hand that is pressure - holes 1-18. It will result in the following; You will know exactly where your game is at It will motivate your practice It will give you a base line score It will place you relative to your members Eventually it will be FUN as it really challenges you to concentrate on your score Finally when you return to your "bounce" game you will skin your mates!!
I'm liking it better now I'm playing more and being able to compete better. It's an upside of being retired! When I was working and due to family commitments I got it the point of not liking it at all.
A lot of what you say rings true for me. If I am playing a club comp and I don't get out of the blocks well then I almost give up, and just muck around with my mates. That means ending up shooting 80 when could have potentially ground out a 76. Also means handicap is probably higher than the level I can play at. Alternatively I always played well in matchplay events, against people I don't know, where I can push to the end.
@@alancarey5627 It's mostly because it is in a representative competition. If I just rocked up to a course and some dude wanted to play matchplay I wouldn't care less.
i play comps as can only play on weekends due to work and therefore can only if in a comp - i go out thinking if i play well and perhaps win brilliant if i dont so be it one thing i dont like about my club is that probably from now on every week its stroke play which i find a little annoying cause you have one bad shot or hole and you're done - do prefer stable ford
Interesting time for this to come up... I’m playing in our 2 day Open tournament this weekend in NZ. I’m also 3 months into being Captain, so have been organising and doing the draw etc... and with all my Greta committee and other volunteers will be running the tournee. I’m already finding that hard to balance, meaning I’ve done virtually no practice, which as a 5 handicapper is NOT the best prep!!, Oh and I’ve got surgery on my elbow, right after the tourney too.... Any advise for that lot Mark.....or anyone...... Lol- write off the score and enjoy providing a tournee for the others I guess!!,
I only play for fun and almost always on my own so I'm usually playing with strangers. Most are real nice, and no matter who they are you always have one thing in common with them.
I keep my coffee in the freezer! Also, I'm around the same age and I was encouraged as a junior to play with strangers coz it promotes social skills as well as blamming your drives past em. So win/win innit😁
I usually hit a few strokes over par playing with my mates who are high handicappers, the only time I have broke par is playing with random people who bring out my competitive nature.
I play in club competition all the time because I'm there to play I might as well put pressure on so that I can see how good I can be, a social round is exactly that social.
I love playing Comps! I have 11 FSGA (FL ST Golf Assoc) and 12 Hm Club Comps this year. I will be playing the FSGA Tour with people I don't know. I don't care, Because i'm not there to impress them Im there to play my game and beat the course and hopefully the field. However, I can lose to the field and still win because I'll play courses I'd normally never play and I'll work out the course management, fine tune my skills. And Im sure I'll meet some great people too...I win if i lose and win if i win! (Happy go lucky? or Glass half full personality?) :-) My home Club will be with the people I grind out with day to day wk to wk. I Love those old bastards! (We are Retired SpecOPs 1st Air Commandos) They are tough, proud and fight to the finish!
Hi Mark nothing to do with golf but the world map on the wall in your golf room. Greenland at the top above GB is 2 Million square Kilometers, MY land down south is almost 8 million Square Kilometers but look at the size difference. Poor Australia always being misrepresented. Love the content from all the team.
Great subject!! Iplay well on my own or with mates, BUT as soon as i play in a competition ( even something as small as the stable ford at the warren) I'm crap ! I rush every shot, I don't think about my swing and therefore it has a bad result on my score. The answer... Keep playing in comps to over come this fear!
IMO the secret to playing well in a comp is to play in comps regularly. Then it is just another day.. We have a money comp every Monday and usually once a month with around 120 entries for Trophies, gifts, and fun. Just another round of golf and not a big deal.. works for me..
I enjoy competing purely for the social side of it. I moved to the area that I currently live in and didn’t know anyone at the golf club so playing in the comps has been a great way to meet people. An issue that I have is a two or three hole blow up. I’m a six handicapper but was scratch in my teens and I can comfortably be level or maybe one or two under for 15/16 holes but will have a couple of holes where I make doubles and triples that sees me come in around handicap. These holes are as likely to be the first two as the last two or anything in between and are often consecutive with no relevance to how hard the holes are but I feel like I hit shots without putting any thought into them and I come off the hole wondering what on earth I was thinking during that hole. I warm up and prepare correctly, work on my fitness and pay attention to my nutrition on the course so do not believe that not being ready or getting fatigued has any effect. Any thoughts or tips would be most welcome...
When I play in competitions I play with a friend and who ever joins out group, the down side is I score well on the front 9 and allways struggle on the back 9. Any ideas
I would love to play competition golf but I dont really know where to start.... Aside from the PGA Tour or College golf what else is there? not sure where to look....
I'm snookered all ways round.........if I play with my usual pals I'm not nervous enough but if I play with randoms I'm to nervous. Either way the end result is the same!!!! Three over my handicap, minimum. Bloody game always wins!!!!!!!
Other than potentially having to follow the rules (assuming you play mates rules that are different to standard) I argue nothing should change. Any change you make is external to the game and it is a mental one. Why is it different? It actually isn't. It is the same game using your same clubs and you still have the same strengths and weaknesses in your game. The comp doesn't make it different, you do and this will only impact your performance. Why think of it differently at all? When you play with mates you are relaxed and there for fun. I suggest the only difference here is that your mates might not be there. Go for fun and enjoy it.
I normally play to the level of those around me at all sports, that's why I prefer playing with better players. If I'm playing with someone who's duffing every shot then I start doing the same!
I don't care for handicapped comps. Tournaments used to be 2 day events, lowest scores in round 1 comprise the Champ flight, others play in 1st or 2nd flights. Merchants donate some prizes for advertisement, entry fees go to gift cards to be redeemed in Pro shop, or the pro may want dump some old inventory.
Maybe player's don't like to play in competitions because it kinda tells you where you are in your game.Some people like to think their better than they really are.
Not many of my mates play golf and those that do dont play comps. I love playing comps and enjoy playing with random people. Helps me get to know other members at my club too.
But to be honest, I'm only out to compete against myself and the course. I don't play matchplay. Generally only Stableford, Stroke etc with a view to try and "reduce" my handicap by beating the course. ;)
I’ve always enjoyed playing with better players whether that be in competitions or a friendly knock about. I try to beat them or at least keep up with them, I feel it makes me play a bit better.
I play on a flighted AM tour in the states for 3 seasons now. At first wasn't sure how I would like it. I love it!!! It's the only "athletic" competition I can do in my mid 40's that won't put me in the hospital. Playing with different golfers at different tournaments definitely gets you out of your comfort zone and I think makes you a better player. I was grinding to much early on in competition and now have learned to enjoy the people and courses so much more. Great content!!!
Great insight, start playing comps last year, and really enjoy it now after the initial nerves. The comment about just taking the plunge is so true, and so is knowing which members take it a little to seriously. Thanks for the great entertainment you and the gang provide.
How to zone out from other: go to the local driving range. Look for the spot next to the people who are there just for fun and being really loud (like families, groups of young people and such). Get the spot right beside them and work on keeping your swing and routine despite the noise and distraction going around. It did wonders for me.
Competition golf is about beating myself (improving handicap). So I'm never nervous as my results only reflect me/or impact me. I enjoy meeting new people, seeing how they play, shot selection they use, speed of play etc. It's all just fun really
Always enjoyed competitive golf, college was a wonderful golf experience. Of course now as I get older I’m more comfortable playing with my friends, club championship is always fun.
These are the best type of videos. 👍
Anyone looking to improve at this game has to play in comps to get their handicap down.
Love these conversations and insights. Excellent stuff.
I play in a society and we are a competitive group and I use/watch your vlogs of courses I'm going to play to get an idea of the course. Also love a comp as always been a competitive type of character
Playing with friends is about the banter, having fun, and stress free golf. Competitions on the other hand when you play badly are soul destroying. But when you beat your handicap, maybe even win something now that is difficult to beat. I would miss the morning butterflies, the marking of my chosen balls, the cleaning of my clubs. Time spent thinking about the course and how you may approach playing it. Those final couple of putts and the walk to the 1st tee, I would miss that very much.
Great video. Over the past 8-10 months I've got much better in competitions and I now don't feel much nerves.
For me it’s all about competition golf, I love it. Especially having just won my club champ last year with a 6 hcp huge shocker 😬 still buzzing 5 months later
Love the team comps. Great laugh with good friends. Best 2 from 4, Texas scramble, cross county that kinda stuff. Come to keep it competitive, but team game to enjoy it
Best way to get better in my opinion. Great vid👍
I play comps purely because I love playing the game and enjoy the challenge of being the best I can on the day and lowering my handicap. Not a great fan of Stapleford but still play it, and prefer medal and match play. There's another TH-camr in the Sunningdale field Bruh … I might even pop along and watch ….no pressure.
Like this. I had not played comps until last June, got my handicap,of 19 and took the plunge. Nice group at my club and most are friendly, made it easier. Want to get to 16 though by end of summer.👍👍
Playing competitive golf has made me a better golfer and also makes me enjoy playing friendly games more as no pressure to score/keep h/c
I´ve only played in a few comps, not really au fait with the various different formats of comp golf. We have a stableford comp once a year with my company golf society, which is ok, but often takes over 5 hours to go round as we have members who dont play regularly or at all. And played in a texas scramble 4 ball last season, but got grouped with members of the club who weren´t driving well, so used 12 of my tee shots, but then found it really frustrating to be pulled back more than 50 metres after hitting a perfect drive to less than 30 yards from the green, because we had to play for another players tee shot position because we´d already used all of mine, resulting in a duffed pitch shot and missed green. So in those respects, playing in those kind of comps can hinder your game rather than enhance it. SO yeah, social golf is definitely preferable for me :)
Always play local club comps much prefer comps or playing mates to playing by my self can still remember standing over putt on the last hole to win the money (all of $5 ) for the first time and shaking .Did make the putt that was nearly 25 years ago
The responding to score definitely helps me. I play off a 10 and last week I had a horrible start, was 6 over through 5 already. Ended up shooting a 9 over 81 because I was determined to recover my round
Don't play in comps. DO keep coffee in fridge!! 👍
Last year I tried it, playing the Myrtle Beach World Amateur, and I got no enjoyment from it whatsoever. The worst experience I ever had playing golf since the time I pulled a tee shot left on the 9th hole at Dyker Beach, over the fence, down the street, and through a conveniently open door, straight into the lobby of Victory Memorial Hospital.
I’ve only played in work”s society matches against other regions when selected or in our Spring and Autumn meetings (Stableford). Enjoyed the challenge and if paired with someone supportive the regional matches (usually 4 ball match play) were a great opportunity to play further afield. Sometimes not having an “official” handicap wasn’t appreciated by all, because obviously if you claim to be off 18 but play out of your skin (you know when putts drop!) and score 12 over ... you’re a bandit!! Hoping to play more this year, but nothing wrong with Muppet Tour competition amongst friends...
great chat, i always play best when with people i like, i.e. i am more relaxed. when someone irritates me i don't play well & it gets on my wick. it's a blooming' game after all, we play for mutual enjoyment. thanks for the varied topics
I think the key with comps for your average golfer is managing your own expectations. How often do you play to or beat your handicap? No very for most of us. So if you drop a few strokes early on just accept it and try to play the best you can for the rest of the round. You never know what you may score on the holes to come. So today I shot 11 points on the first 8 holes which I was a little disappointing, but then parred the 9th which is SI .1 and ended the round with 34 points. Not a winning score but decent enough. Just enjoy it - it's a bit of fun. Your life doesnt depend on it.
I just signed up to play in my first amateur city tournament. The director/club pro said I could pair up with my buddy first day but second day goes by seeding which is understandable. I have no problem playing with duffers like me but I might be a little intimidated on the second day playing with a serious player. That said I shoot in the 90's so I will probably be paired up with another duffer like me on day two so not too worried about it. I don't play a lot so I am trying to get better and play more and I just turned senior age so we will see how it goes.
I laughed at the quick glimpse of Coach sitting at the back with his head jammed under the shelf
Bravo Mark ! All the best ! Competition is the next step for me, for the time being, I practice Golf like archery, kung-fu , yoga, some form of discipline and self mastery. I need a few competitions in my bag to sanction my actual ability, within a world of many good a player.
Sunningdale foursomes !!!! very happy to carry your bag for the day if you need someone !!!
Finally started playing in comps this winter. The first tournament was nervy but it’s been fun! Getting brutalized on net at a +1 though.
That mini TS head cover on your desk 😍
I imagine after all the years of playing with Chattyfield, Coach would be able to tune ANYTHING out! #dontlethimin ;)
Playing in competitions to get my handicap down. Trying to become a scratch golfer. But from 4.4 you can do the pga course in Belgium. Thats my challenge and why I play in competitions..
Handicap of 13 and have always been to nervous to play comp. I am 63 and never played comp. Goal is to give it a go this year.
Hi Mark , I love sociable Golf , to me that’s the BEST !!
One of your best vids
You don't need to play in comps Mark when your on the Muppet Tour. Love playing comps. Really enjoy playing against someone that is off a lower handicap and trying to match them off the stick. Feel it makes me play better. Also loved playing Pennants for the Club, match play. It's a different game altogether.
Get involved in Captains Evenings if your club has them, good way to get used to playing with people you may not know and have a bit of pressure even though the comps, if you can call them that, mean nothing.
I'm not a member anywhere, I cant commit to playing every weekend to justify the subs, but that is what I miss most, the nerves in a stableford, then more nerves in a medal. You learn a lot about yourself and you get better.
I love playing matchplay when you know you can get in your opponents head. Thats is a skill in its own rite simply because it can dictate an out come of a match. So much so it became a topic at county level.
Will there be a Vlog of sunning dale before you play there?
Boy do I have a story about the Titleist Matchplay from last year. It was more to do with selecting the correct bonus ball lottery number than ever teeing it up!
Great insight! Never played in a comp, but I'm curious to see if the pressure makes me step up or not. The only time I competed was with my mate and I had lots of shots which helped me when I caught fire on particularly hard holes. Fun times though!!!
Love competing but also love the social rounds too - that said there is always a sense of satisfaction if I beat my buddy! I always know my score and those of my partners for the day - lucky enough to keep numbers in my head plus always mark an overall card - if you're going to win you first have to beat the guys you're playing with!
I play on 2 weekend tours......nothing like competition to better your game
Played in a few comps before. Don’t truly enjoy the whole thing. Too slow, it took 5 hours to finish. 😞 I enjoy more playing socially. Yes I put my coffee powder in the fridge too. Cheers MC! Always enjoy your vlogs. 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
Love competition golf and hate not breaking handicap. Can usually tell after 9 holes if i need to push or just keep plugging away. Like knowing how good you in line with the Club players. Medals are a great form of competition
Hello from the u.s love your channel just became a new sub
Never played in a comp before, got my handicap at the end of last year and looking at playing in a stableford comp in April so any advice greatly appreciated. Looking forward to it but also bricking it at the same time!😂
Yay Danielson is back
I am a little confused. I see people below saying they don't play in competitions but then giving their handicap. How do you get a handicap without playing in qualifying comps?
Be good to watch you play. Sure you’ll get a lot of support
Jedi mind tricks that Dan has, great information as always, it is different with societies, some are there just for a laugh, some are there to win seriously win. Do ask before they set the groups for the competition.
Tournament golf is infinitely different than golf with your buddies. Definitely more so than any sport that I have ever played. Almost night and day. Forget 4 footers, 2 footers are HARD, LOL!!!
I'm currently wrestling with what exactly I want from my golf. I love playing really early morning rounds, on my own, with no one else on the course. My scoring is consistent around my 9 handicap. But I feel like I need to challenge myself and enter some more competitions so I can ever the club championships later this year. Just not sure if I'll enjoy it.
Great video BRAH ! Looking forward for the next course vlog
Why don't you do videos at Dawlish anymore? That course lent itself well to on course testing with the tight hole, open your shoulders hole and the drivable hole?
Just been winter bruh. Will be more coming. 👍👍
Coach nearly put a hole in the projector screen! #DrivingGod. I've done comps in other things in my younger days - definitely is the only way to really move to the best level you can be, if what you do involves doing it with or against others. But I took up golf for pure enjoyment. I love playing with other people, but I really don't need the angst that club comp seems to bring out in some. I don't even have a handicap. Plus weekends are the only time me and my wife get completely to ourselves (we both work 2 hours away and commute to and from each day).
I've never had the opportunity to play in a comp, yet I have always thought I might be half way decent if I challenged myself. Maybe I'll find a way one of these days.
It takes bottle to play in a qualifying comp, you know your handicap could be affected and with card in hand that is pressure - holes 1-18. It will result in the following;
You will know exactly where your game is at
It will motivate your practice
It will give you a base line score
It will place you relative to your members
Eventually it will be FUN as it really challenges you to concentrate on your score
Finally when you return to your "bounce" game you will skin your mates!!
I love to play in competitions and team events. Always play for something , money or pride just enough to keep your head in it.
I'm liking it better now I'm playing more and being able to compete better. It's an upside of being retired! When I was working and due to family commitments I got it the point of not liking it at all.
A lot of what you say rings true for me. If I am playing a club comp and I don't get out of the blocks well then I almost give up, and just muck around with my mates. That means ending up shooting 80 when could have potentially ground out a 76. Also means handicap is probably higher than the level I can play at. Alternatively I always played well in matchplay events, against people I don't know, where I can push to the end.
Beating strangers into submission in matchplay is the best!
@@alancarey5627 It's mostly because it is in a representative competition. If I just rocked up to a course and some dude wanted to play matchplay I wouldn't care less.
@Mark Crossfield,
How do you zone out others?? Well for me I put a pair of wrap around glasses on, to help me concentrate and block out distractions.
i play comps as can only play on weekends due to work and therefore can only if in a comp - i go out thinking if i play well and perhaps win brilliant if i dont so be it
one thing i dont like about my club is that probably from now on every week its stroke play which i find a little annoying cause you have one bad shot or hole and you're done - do prefer stable ford
Another splendid time with the MC... Come to Texas Bruh!!
Love the video
Just saw your vid with mygolfspy.... Can’t wait to see a collaboration project!
Glad you're competing again!
Long time viewer, great videos. Quick question, how the hell do you make your swing as smooth as coaches?
Our club has always had a draw for comps, give members a chance to meet and play with new people rather than the same boring 4 ball every week!
The more serious the competition the more I enjoy it....
Interesting time for this to come up...
I’m playing in our 2 day Open tournament this weekend in NZ.
I’m also 3 months into being Captain, so have been organising and doing the draw etc... and with all my Greta committee and other volunteers will be running the tournee.
I’m already finding that hard to balance, meaning I’ve done virtually no practice, which as a 5 handicapper is NOT the best prep!!,
Oh and I’ve got surgery on my elbow, right after the tourney too....
Any advise for that lot Mark.....or anyone......
Lol- write off the score and enjoy providing a tournee for the others I guess!!,
I only play for fun and almost always on my own so I'm usually playing with strangers. Most are real nice, and no matter who they are you always have one thing in common with them.
Your chipping is as good as usual Chief! 😜
I tend to play better golf in competition than I do mucking around with mates as I focus better because it means more to me.
Really good vid Mark. Love Coaches comment..."It's always worse in your own head"...#truestory
I keep my coffee in the freezer! Also, I'm around the same age and I was encouraged as a junior to play with strangers coz it promotes social skills as well as blamming your drives past em. So win/win innit😁
never regret playing Sunningdale Old. Pure as it gets
I usually hit a few strokes over par playing with my mates who are high handicappers, the only time I have broke par is playing with random people who bring out my competitive nature.
I play in club competition all the time because I'm there to play I might as well put pressure on so that I can see how good I can be, a social round is exactly that social.
I love playing Comps! I have 11 FSGA (FL ST Golf Assoc) and 12 Hm Club Comps this year. I will be playing the FSGA Tour with people I don't know. I don't care, Because i'm not there to impress them Im there to play my game and beat the course and hopefully the field. However, I can lose to the field and still win because I'll play courses I'd normally never play and I'll work out the course management, fine tune my skills. And Im sure I'll meet some great people too...I win if i lose and win if i win! (Happy go lucky? or Glass half full personality?) :-)
My home Club will be with the people I grind out with day to day wk to wk. I Love those old bastards! (We are Retired SpecOPs 1st Air Commandos) They are tough, proud and fight to the finish!
Hi Mark nothing to do with golf but the world map on the wall in your golf room. Greenland at the top above GB is 2 Million square Kilometers, MY land down south is almost 8 million Square Kilometers but look at the size difference. Poor Australia always being misrepresented.
Love the content from all the team.
Great subject!! Iplay well on my own or with mates, BUT as soon as i play in a competition ( even something as small as the stable ford at the warren) I'm crap ! I rush every shot, I don't think about my swing and therefore it has a bad result on my score. The answer... Keep playing in comps to over come this fear!
BTW I'm guessing Dan got you into the Sunningdale Foursomes on the back of a couple of sherberts at Christmas - usually the way it goes!
IMO the secret to playing well in a comp is to play in comps regularly. Then it is just another day.. We have a money comp every Monday and usually once a month with around 120 entries for Trophies, gifts, and fun. Just another round of golf and not a big deal.. works for me..
Does comp golf allow liquor during play? Or just the usual twelver? 😂
You guys are awesome! Keep it up.... you too Dan. 😉
I enjoy competing purely for the social side of it. I moved to the area that I currently live in and didn’t know anyone at the golf club so playing in the comps has been a great way to meet people.
An issue that I have is a two or three hole blow up. I’m a six handicapper but was scratch in my teens and I can comfortably be level or maybe one or two under for 15/16 holes but will have a couple of holes where I make doubles and triples that sees me come in around handicap. These holes are as likely to be the first two as the last two or anything in between and are often consecutive with no relevance to how hard the holes are but I feel like I hit shots without putting any thought into them and I come off the hole wondering what on earth I was thinking during that hole. I warm up and prepare correctly, work on my fitness and pay attention to my nutrition on the course so do not believe that not being ready or getting fatigued has any effect. Any thoughts or tips would be most welcome...
When I play in competitions I play with a friend and who ever joins out group, the down side is I score well on the front 9 and allways struggle on the back 9. Any ideas
Great vid again bruh! I also keep my coffee in the fridge
I would love to play competition golf but I dont really know where to start.... Aside from the PGA Tour or College golf what else is there? not sure where to look....
I'm snookered all ways round.........if I play with my usual pals I'm not nervous enough but if I play with randoms I'm to nervous. Either way the end result is the same!!!! Three over my handicap, minimum. Bloody game always wins!!!!!!!
I play in comps and usually choke.. not this year hopefully!
Other than potentially having to follow the rules (assuming you play mates rules that are different to standard) I argue nothing should change. Any change you make is external to the game and it is a mental one. Why is it different? It actually isn't. It is the same game using your same clubs and you still have the same strengths and weaknesses in your game. The comp doesn't make it different, you do and this will only impact your performance. Why think of it differently at all? When you play with mates you are relaxed and there for fun. I suggest the only difference here is that your mates might not be there. Go for fun and enjoy it.
Is that TM in your hands there bruhhhh? Great video btw
How do you like your DJI osmo pocket?
Ilfracombe golf club does three competitions a week so I play in 2 a week
If you want to be a better player, you have to compete, if you're just happy to have a social knock then don't be disappointed if you don't improve.
I normally play to the level of those around me at all sports, that's why I prefer playing with better players. If I'm playing with someone who's duffing every shot then I start doing the same!
I don't care for handicapped comps. Tournaments used to be 2 day events, lowest scores in round 1 comprise the Champ flight, others play in 1st or 2nd flights. Merchants donate some prizes for advertisement, entry fees go to gift cards to be redeemed in Pro shop, or the pro may want dump some old inventory.
Speed injected twist face testing Mark, TM will have be hiding behind the sofa 😂
Maybe player's don't like to play in competitions because it kinda tells you where you are in your game.Some people like to think their better than they really are.
jack nicklaus used to make his caddy NOT tell him the score
Yes but he knew his score 👍👍