WHAT A 28 GOLF HANDICAP ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE! (EVERY SHOT!!!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มี.ค. 2024
- Welcome to the first ever mindful golf video, bringing you relatable, high handicap golf!
I started playing in October 2023 - currently a 28.2 Handicap. Join me for some easy to watch, relatable Golf! - กีฬา
if anyone throws comments on about not being a good golfer......take no notice we all have a starting point and a finishing point you are just starting your journey.....good look on your travels and enjoy.....😊😊😊😊😊😊
Cheers pal, appreciate the support :)
Finally! Someone on here that plays like us average Joe's. Great video
Haha! Thanks mate!! Really appreciate the support 👌
I’ve been playing for two years, went from a 32 to a 26 in two years. If I wasn’t having so much fun playing, I’d give it up. Keep on man. It’s fun to watch.
Great stuff, good on you, yeh 100% all about having a good time at the end of the day 👌 thanks for the encouragement, really appreciate it
I play off 13.9 and shot 101 last Sunday. You will have good rounds and bad. Just enjoy being out there. It is only golf and you will improve. Good luck.
Thanks mate, that's encouraging to hear actually!! Cheers!
I've just started my golf journey & came across your video.. Like you I've had a rough time lately & taking up golf has given me a reason to leave the house & meet people (all be it at the range). I'm hoping to get on a course in the next few weeks. Who knows I may record some stuff too... Thanks for sharing..
Ah amazing, sorry to hear you've had a rough time. Good on you for taking up golf though :) nice work, best of luck on the course, let us know if you do ever record anything 👌
Been playing my local par 3 all year, can’t wait to see how I will do on an 18 hole course!
This course however looks crazy difficult!
Also golf saved my mental health back in 2010, saved me going to a bad place and took me to a wonderful place. It still helps me to this day.
Ah amazing! I think I need to get back out on a par 3 course for a while after seeing how bad my short game is at the moment !!
Yes this is a tricky course actually, the back 9 especially is a bit of a killer!
That's so good to hear that Golf's been so good for you too, keep it up :) Thanks so much for your comment.
I just started my first session of working on the basics and learning how to swing the club, when you spoke on mental health it got me thinking about myself! You are going places with channel dropped a sub can’t wait to see more keep up the good work!
Ah mate glad to hear it! Golf has been so good for me, really hope it is for you too 👍 - thanks so much for the support, really appreciate your kind words, and the sub. All the best with your own game and with your health too ⛳👌
Very nice video, sir. Everything about your video was very relatable. The weather fluctuations, frustrations with the game and the mental health factors all resonated with me. Great to see your positive outlook and I look forward to watching your future videos. You have a sub from me 👍
Thanks so much mate, really appreciate your kind words, and really nice to know there's others out there that can relate too! Thanks so much for the sub too, hoping to get out and record another video tomorrow 👌⛳
We’ve all done this, so your not alone, not the first nor the last, keep it up you will get better👍
Cheers Gary, much appreciated!! 👍
Really enjoyed the video, golf is a great game. Stay well and keep enjoying playing. ⛳️ 😊
Thanks so much, it is indeed ⛳🏌️thanks for the support :)
Tell you what, fantastic effort sir, I applaud you, not only for playing and in my opinion well, but putting it out there for people to watch. Well done you. I have thought about doing video content myself, I may well do. Keep up the and I genuinely mean this, sterling work
Hey Nick, ah mate that's genuinely so encouraging to hear, thanks so much for such a kind comment - really appreciate it :) - definitely mate I'd give it a go, I've been so pleasantly surprised at the kind response from people (yourself being a perfect example!!) 👌 thanks mate
I started playing last May/June. ( I did play as a kid 40odd years ago but haven't even hit a ball in over 30 years) managed to break 100 on my 8th full round. ( have hit mid to high 90s since) It's not about hitting great shots it's about hitting shots that you can guarantee the outcome.
Keeping it in the fairway and of of trouble is key to breaking 100. Course management and knowing when to "Take your medicine!" is also key. We all hit bad shots what ruins scores is consecutive bad shots.
If you hit it in the rough a short chip back on the fairway is the best shot rather than trying to hit a mid or long iron at the green to make up for hitting in the rough.. At this level it ain't happening.You need to hit 100s or even 1000s of shots out of the rough to be able to be able to know when you can get one out with distance or whether you have little to no chance of even getting it out with a wedge.
My putting happens to be very good (it's about he only part of my game that remains any good) My chipping and pitching was excellent (40 years ago) but I drop shots trying to be too clever. I score better with a 8 or 9 iron bump and run or a long range putt that trying to hit a 60degree wedge to pitch it 6 feet from the pin with a hop and stop. Yes I can play that 75% of the time. but the time you need it in stiff to save par is the 25% when you get under it and flop it 10 feet in front of you rather than 20 yards or worse you thin it straight through the green and make a double or even a triple..
I haven't played this year as I haven't been well but hoping to get up the range in the next week or so.
I'll be working on Iron strike and shaping the ball Draw or Fade. I'll then work on Driver I hit it pretty well but short 210-230 yards. It's not bad strike for me it's club speed I swing around 90mph. My aim is to get that up to 100mph with better technique rather than more effort. My aim this year is to get close to 90.
Nice work mate, yeh you're right definitely. Especially regarding not being able to guarantee the outcome of shots, that feels like where I'm at currently!
Keep going mate, best of luck getting near 90 👍
When someone is a mid to high handicapper, i think it helps hugely to understand how to aim for your handicap pars and not the course pars. Being a 28 handicap, you get one extra shot for all 18 holes, then a second shot for the hardest 10 holes on the course (the scorecard will list the difficulty of each hole 1-18th difficulty). So if a par 5 is one of the hardest holes, instead of feeling like a failure for a double bogey 7, understand that your personal par is actually a 7. This sort of thinking will help you enjoy your round much more. Another way to enjoy high handicap golf, is to count your Stableford points. If you're not sure how that works, do a search on Google or TH-cam.
It's important to be realistic with your golf. Most golfers aren't and that's why they spend the whole round swearing under their breath haha.
All the best for your golf journey!
Thanks mate, yes I think that's a really good point... And something I dont do nearly enough!!! Really appreciate that. Might do a vid based on stableford points actually :)
Now that's golf!❤
Haha!! Yes indeed! I think the frustrations just make it all the more sweeter when you finally hit a good shot 😂
Loved the video bro. Awesome to relate to a golf video for once 😅
Ah thanks pal, really appreciate that 👌
Had my first round on Monday and it was a hard slog, your game is many miles ahead of mine so you've given me some hope. I look forward to my shots reaching for the sky in the (hopefully) near future... 😄
Nice work mate, glad to hear you’re getting playing. I know the feeling.. stick with it it gets better!! Thanks for the encouragement :)
Love the content and the name of the channel. Me and my gf have a youtube account we are setting up to film golf videos this summer in new brunswick!
Thanks mate, really appreciate the support 👍 - amazing - that sounds great man, be sure to pass on the link when you get going 👌⛳🏌️
always gonna support a guy getting better, keep grinding brother
a suggestion i would make for your pre shot practice swing. Make sure you make contact with the grass. Swing looks good actually.
Thanks so much mate, really appreciate that 👌⛳
And thanks for the tip, I will definitely start doing that, definitely have a tendency to rush the practice swing a little 👌
@@MindfulGolf_ ya no problem randomly had you pop up on my youtube home paga haha. Hope you keep playing and posting, such a great sport.
Good stuff brother!
Thanks mate, really appreciate that 🏌️👌
Keep grinding, bud. You have a lot of good things going on with your swing. And you have a great temperament for the sport. I don’t have an official handicap at the moment, but play somewhere in the realm of 1 or 2 and I can tell the tools to play very well.
Thanks mate, really appreciate the encouragement 👌
Amazing golf channel. Relatable.
Love the driverless play. Been playing a year and using my driver only on practice rounds. There is a reason the long clubs are called woods. Its where the ball ends up using them :)
Haha love it, very true! I have started using a driver now, but a bit hit and miss as you can imagine!! Thanks for the encouragement.
Or it's because they used to be made from wood.
that said I have a Mizuno fast track out of bounds and a Taylormade 3 pond seeker in my bag
Great first video. I played there before Christmas with my son for my birthday! Beautiful but immensely difficult championship course. I thoroughly recommend it but my score was awful! 🤣Keep it up mate.
Thanks mate, really appreciate it. Haha yeh it's a tough course, but absolutely love it up there!!! Cheers for the encouragement 👌
I just got down from 28 to 24 handicap - Keep At it, we'll get there
Nice work mate, keep it up. Can't wait to get to 24!!!
I'm shit at dancing so perhaps I should set up my own dance channel, people would probably enjoy the spectacle of me embarrassing myself too. You're doing very well for views though and it's a great way to enjoy being outside - good for your mental health too. All the best. 👍♥
Haha go for it! Yep getting better at golf would just be a bonus, certainly not the main reason I play :)
Hi, new to your videos. I took up golf at 59 during COVID and I kept my first card..... I scored 143. However I got a good few lessons from my local pro and now score regularly in the 80s. I think if you aim to bogey every hole it will give you a great target to beat 90. Keep at it, you have been bitten by the bug 😜😂😂😂
Ah amazing, that's great to hear. Thanks for the encouragement 👌
Bro put the club on the ground your hovering above the grass there for u will keep topping balls
Ah thanks mate, good point! Think I always do that subconsciously because I'm so worried about chunkjng the ground! Will Def try that! Cheers man ⛳👌
Great video. Enjoy watching videos of fellow Hackers 😂 Keep practising and golfing....it does get easier!
Haha thanks mate!! Yes I can't wait for it to get easier haha!
Quite the interesting putting stroke
Go on?... Genuinely interested to hear your feedback, not spent a huge amount of time trying to work on my putting tbh so very open to suggestions? :)
ngl ur swing is quite proper for someone with a 28 handicap. maybe once you can improve your contact and start using longer clubs you can drastically improve your scores!
Thanks mate, yeh definitely, even watching this back I can see where I'm doing wrong a bit which is making contact really inconsistent. Working on bringing my backswing above my head more which I hope will help a little with not going over the top then!
Thanks so much for your comment :)
Well you smashed your 500 views goal!
Haha I know, unbelievable!
A very relatable round!
Just a bit of feedback.. the music is a tad bit loud. But each to their own.
Thanks mate, yes a couple of people have said that, will make it a little quieter for the next vid. Thanks so much for the feedback 😊
@@MindfulGolf_ no worries at all pal, will continue to do so as well if it helps as at end of day we like you and want to help.
Currently at a 31 hdcp with this year's couple games! Just started a channel for adaptive golfers to follow as I'm an above knee amputee!!
Ah amazing nice work mate, will take a look - keep it up :)
I know exactly how you feel I am the same handicap I notice you don't use your driver or fairway woods I find the get me out of trouble
I have started using a driver now, but I don't have any other woods yer, just a hybrid. 👌
How were you able to set up the camera 6-8 times per hole for every shot?
I slow down the pace of play enough with a high handicap like you, if I set up a camera before every shot I think the people behind me would scream at me 😂
Haha I think that's why I played so bad 😂😂 was rushing a bit! But don't worry there was nobody else around so no worry about holding anyone up!! 😅
get yourself a 7 wood or 9 wood. It'll transform your game and scores.
Ah OK, not really considered either actually, will look into that 👌
good but better without music mate.
Thanks yeh appreciate the feedback :)
That's some awful golf brother. Good thing is learning the game is.the best.part.of it. I was.a.30 hc last year. I'm now.off 11. Watching other high handicappers kept.me going through the grind.
Haha you're not wrong!! That's encouraging to hear you managed to cut your handicap by so much!
Good video! But the music gets annoying quite quickly.
Cheers mate. Yes you're right, I've hopefully started to improve this for the newer videos as a few people have mentioned it was a bit loud, etc :) Cheers
you cant take relief from the casual water in the bunker by leaving the bunker. thats 2more strokes bro
Hi mate, you're correct... However the day I played this round all bunkers were GUR :) - amazingly I think that's the only one I ended up in, shame I didn't end up in more haha!
gotta get you some proper golf shoes. you need that extra grip from them to help rotate through. but great video nontheless
Thanks man - they are golf shoes, just not spikes, but maybe for winter that might be best. Will bear that in mind 👌
@@MindfulGolf_ I came here to say the same thing about the shoes. Not only do they look like tennis shoes you're slipping quite a bit on every shot. A fair amount of power comes from the legs "ground force" they call it now.
@@mikecoughlin4128 thanks mate, yeh reckon you're right, will look into getting some spikes 🙂
@@MindfulGolf_I’ve got some Sketchers golf shoes, can’t recommend highly enough!
I want to take vids of me with cussing and drinking with my bud😂 we play 3 times a week started 2 years ago.. he shoots mid 80s I’m just now breaking 100
Haha 😂 go for it!!!
No driver??
Not yet mate - saving up for a decent one 👌 that being said I think my dad's got a spare old one in his garage that I'm hoping to pick up this week to borrow ⛳👍
@@MindfulGolf_any driver from the last 5-7 years will do. I recommend the OG Rogue or a Ping. Get a regular shaft, don’t go stiff until your swing speed is consistently higher. Spend the money on a custom fit shaft when you get a bit better or on lessons.
@@NineEyeRon thanks mate, appreciate that. I went for a callaway maverick in the end which was a decent price. Very happy with it 👌
too much music
Thanks mate, yeh already changed that for future vids 👌appreciate the heads up though 👍
This is unwatchable - I couldn't even finish the 1st Hole.
Try taking a couple lessons - or watch some TH-cam videos. There are so many of them now. Try one of the best teachers from the U.K. Pete Cowan.
No worries mate, watching high handicap golf is never gonna be for everyone! Other channels I love with better golf are Tubes and Ange Golf life or Rick Shiels! All the best mate!
@@peterrutkowski8172 *This is unwatchable* - *I couldn't even finish the 1st Hole*
Well we're all Looking forward to a video of your next round!