Tips To Becoming A Scratch Golfer
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- In the last 16 years I've improved from a player that shoots in the 100's to a player that can consistently shoot in the 60's. Sometimes I even shoot in the low 60's. Here are some tips that I have learned over time that helped me become a scratch golfer.
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Course management is paramount to shooting lower scores. If you can't mitigate your low percentage shots, you are doomed to post monster scores. Great content. New sub.
True. Hitting the ball far with your clubs is a great feeling at the range when beginning out as a hobbyist golfer. Eventually, what should take priority when practicing at the range is consistency with your shot distance and swing mechanics
Can we see a 9 or 18 hole game that you play? It would be interesting to see how you play an actual lie in a real game
You want an 9 or 18 hole match or me talking through my process for 9 holes?
@@darinswedgework talking through the process would be awesome. 9 holes might be difficult to do for pace of play but a video that’s at least 3 holes would be so sick and you can always do more holes for other vids
@@darinswedgework good good does a nice job of making content that keeps you engaged for multiple shots/holes but the content isn’t as instructional as yours
He needs stroke play with other youtubers else all his stuff is CAP!
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Your first point is so important and something I really need to remind myself about more often as a high handicapper. I worry about MY game and do what works for ME, and I’m shooting high 80’s. If I try to base my game off of what I think other people are doing or I hit a club I know I’m only hitting because of the group I’m playing with and I’m in the mid-high 90’s or worse.
All about playing your game, what works best for you. Keep grinding
The best advice I've ever received on a golf course. There's no shame in laying up.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN... I'm new. Haha
Try putting that on a shirt.
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I’ve watched hundreds of golf tips videos to improve my game. Although I’ve heard those tips before somewhere. But this video is by far, my number one. No acting but straight to the point. Love it!
What really helped me drop down to a 13 handicap (from 26) was speed training. It was mainly just getting reps in hitting the ball but with speed training, I managed to gain almost 10mph club head speed. Being closer to the hole and having a shorter iron in to greens has helped immensely. I was swinging 97-98 mph occasionally getting one above 100. 230-240 carry, 250 total. My 7iron was my 150 club at the time. Now I’m averaging 107mph with a personal best at 112. Carrying consistently 260-270+ and I’ve rolled out to 300+ a few times. That 150 shot is a strong 9 or a 3/4 8iron now. Distance does make the game easier….. that also comes with finding a proper swing. Now I just need to learn how to read a green and putt properly. Single digit handicap in no time.
Biggest thing for me on this is even when I feel like I’m hitting it perfect to not expect the perfect shot. Today for example, I struggled with my 3W in the fairway on an earlier hole by topping it. However, I was striking it off the tees to 240-250. so, on the 18th hole I had 290 left and thought I’d push a 3W to get a short chip on. Topped it. Should’ve hit a 4 or 5 and left myself with 80-100 yards for my money distance
Hands down my favourite video ive watched for becoming scratch.
Very informative and learned a lot that I can take to the course and practice green.
That was very sound course management tips there brother. I am constantly trying to keep myself reeled into playing the boring golf approach instead of taking the hero shots and pin-seeking approach shots. It's not like I have not been beaten repeatedly by the old guys who play the kind of sensible (boring) course management golf that you are encouraging here. Well done.
Boring golf is the way to go, when you’re feeling really good then you can attack pins and play aggressive.
A couple of other things to mention that really help.... 1. Club up, especially for front flags. Too many people remember those rare times they flush one and think that's the distance they'll always hit that club. If you have a front flag, it's much better to flush one and be in the middle of the green than miss one like you do 90% of the time and short-side yourself, especially in a bunker or a pond. 2. Practice your chipping at least as much as you spend on your other clubs. The average 10 handicapper only hits about 6 greens in regulation per round (and most people are worse than 10 handicappers). That means you're likely to miss around 12 greens in regulation. If it takes you two chips just to get on the green (and most likely you're still 20' from the hole), you just cost yourself 2-3 shots PER HOLE. Practice chipping until you can get up and down at least 50% of the time. Then, even if you flub a chip or two, the second chip will likely be close enough for a one putt. Darin is absolutely right in this video. Use all your clubs. Chipping with a 9 iron when you have a 30 yard shot with plenty of green is FAR easier than chipping with a lob wedge because you're much more likely to mishit one when the club has to travel farther.
Good advice, man. Love your work.
A lot of great golf wisdom I really like a lot.
Nice tips man appreciate the work you put in to share all this with us 🤙 I had to start playing really boring, consistent golf to get scores below 70 consistently as well. I used to always have one one hole a round that was a double or triple from going for a foolish, low percentage shot. Play the par 5s for birdie and more often than not, you can start counting the par 5s as birdie holes 🤙
Good golf is all about taking advantage of the par 5s and hitting the middle of the greens on the rest of the holes
Love the shoulder shrugs 😂😂😂. Great video Mate!!!
Thanks mate!!!
New subscriber, great advice and love the content. Keep it coming br
Thank you, appreciate it
Many of these tips will come with general adult maturity. You can tell this gentlemen’s age by the partners he plays with. Good players will never be bothered by peer pressure. Once you reach your late 30s and 40s, no one gives a shit about what club you use for any specific length, unless they’re asking for advice. Trying to be an Alpha in a group of 20 somethings means nothing if your playing partner sticks a 125yd par 3 with an 8 iron, and you overshoot the hole with a PW.
In my 20s, if I was playing a 310yd Par 4 that was surrounded by sand on 3 sides, I went for it every time, and I failed 9 out of 10 times. He’s giving great advice here for less mature golfers. I wish I followed this advice in my 20s, but maybe you need to make these mistakes to improve. My mid 40s game is the best it’s ever been, and I golf half as much as I once did. Golf is a metaphor for live!!!
You're the American Golf Sidekick, great content!
they way you shallow your club is awesome, would pay big money to be able to do that lol. awesome video enjoyed it
Glad you enjoyed it
You don’t need to pay money to do it. If you have bad shallowing, you probably are releasing really early. Go to a trackman, if your attack angle is -1 to positive on your irons, you are trying to “help” the ball instead of compressing it.
Look into proper release, and set up, you’ll hit the ball better and you can improve.
Great advice!
Good advice.
Mickelson is a pro and learned it his way , but i think this is the best advice for your average golfer. Its common sense that less moving parts with less of a backswing will result in more consistency and accuracy.
I appreciate the strategy tips. Any recommendations for better shot dispersion/better accuracy? Like how to practice/play to improve?
Clean vid
Played a whole weekend clubbed up at least two clubs from the rest of my buddies on most of the approaches and some of the tees. Didn’t matter to me because I’m not a long hitter but I know what club I need for the yardage.
Glad I found your channel!
Hope I can make a difference in your game
So many people don't realize how important playing smart is. For example, I'm a short hitter, and I had 210 to reach the flag on a hole just this afternoon. To reach, I would have to hit a VERY hard 3 wood; however, there are bunkers on both sides, and missing it outside of those bunkers means OB right and lost ball left. Either way, the likelihood of getting a par isn't great, but the likelihood of getting a double or worse is much greater. Instead, I hit an 8 iron, then a gap wedge to 15' and barely missed the par putt. I'm too mature to be ashamed about laying up on a par 4, and people need to realize that you might take some ribbing about it for a few minutes, but when you make bogey while your friends make double or worse, you get the last laugh.
It’s loft that matters not the number. That’s why Bryson hits his “9” that far, it’s because it’s really a 6 iron
Have to compensate some how😂
No it’s not
I think his 9 iron is 40 degrees. Is that your 6 iron?!?! 😂
He does create his irons based off spin rate rather than loft, so they are all much stronger than typical irons.
Nice swing mate. Beautiful move to get shallow
Thank you, worked hard to get that shallow move in check
Good advice. Following you now.😅
I often play with men much older than me who out score me every round. I can hit further then them with every club in my bag yet they ALWYA play smart golf and end up w their ball in the cup before mine.
Ironically I've been doing a lot of these tips lately and tonight I just broke 40 for the first time with a 39. Beginning of the year I was going out trying to break 50 on 9
i used the 70% rule which maybe why i am still in the 70s not 60s...good summary on common sense...
Great video and content. If i want low spin on my ball flight and i have a fast swing speed, does x shift make sense?
If you have a fast swing speed x flex shafts make sense
Go and get fit for the shaft. Not everyone that swings fast should be in an X. Look at some long drive guys that have started using closer to reg flex. Its important to get your clubs/shafts fitted for your specific swing. I swing the driver between 115-120 mph clubhead speed. But I get more consistent predictable shots out of a S rather than an X. It's not that expensive to be fit for your clubs when weighed against the cost in general of golf, and it is so worth it. And also, for less spin. If you haven't already tried using a low spin ball like a -ProV1X then maybe, consider giving them a go. Good luck.
These are good tips but there is a GIGANTIC amount more that you need to shoot in the 60s(which I have)
Yeah the main one being you need incredibly good ball striking, which can't really be taught through a video.
I think if I added every detail the video would be 27 hours long. Just going piece by piece 😂
I’m new to golf, sorry if this question is ignorant. But if he’s shooting 60s normally then what’s stopping him from playing with the big guys
Tour guys shoot mid to low 60s at their home track way more than you’d think, I shoot high 60s most often
What’s the name of those sunglasses you are rocking?
The Maverick from Sundog Eyewear
Numbers on my clubs means nothing I have the yards written on it
Love that
Use Arccos. Will give you real updated data about what you are doing and averaging with each of your clubs.
4:00 mins most scratch golfer thing ever. Minute explanation of why to punch out, takes the crazy shot anyway and executes flawlessly lol
Unless you are playing for money, or you are playing a round and “competing” with who you are doing the round with, who gets in the hole first and each hole of all holes first , doesn’t matter. What matters is was each shot and each sequence of shots on a hole well managed and executed. Did you have a good round? Did you enjoy your golf round? Did you enjoy each hole?
It’s a numbers game fellas
We always play Scrambles. My brother always gives me shit for using my woods on a par 3.... Then I give him shit because we end up playing my ball every time.
(I have 2 torn shoulders)
Brysons 9 iron is really an 8 iron still long for an 8 but some pros can do that
For some reason he calls his 45* a 45* not a pitching wedge
He says he’s not loft jacking because it would be to spinny, but his shafts are all the same length
🤔
I watched it and now I’m scratch
I figured this video would help but I didn’t realize how quick it would work😂
Course management is of course very important, but just as important is distance off the tee and in the fairway. Something I just don't possess. So, while my course management is excellent, I still can't break 90.
Are you hitting a bunch of balls out of play or is your short game hindering you breaking 90?
@@darinswedgework Short game is normally good. It's lack of distance off the tee and in the fairway that kills my game. Long game is not my friend. GIRs impossible.
@@JeffPassageCPA If you find yourself in play consistently off the box, and your short game is good. But you cant break 90. Then perhaps you should move up to the front tee boxes? Not everyone can hit it 320 off the Tee box, and that's ok.
@@_carnivore_joe1520 I already play the forward tees. I just don't have enough distance off the tee or in the fairway to score any better than low to mid 90s.
@@JeffPassageCPA What does a repeatable drive off the Tee box look like for you yardage wise?
If telling us to not hit through trees and chip out, then hit the tree and then say now chjp out, dont hit perfect shot, then tell us opposite, same on chip with LW, actually skinny one so we see not what to do, then show alternative way..
waddaplaya🙂
Oh, and one more thing.... Play your layup to a good number for you. Why lay up to 30 yards with a 3 wood if you suck from 30 yards? Wouldn't it be better to lay up to 100 yards if you hit those shots much better? Smart golf, people!
Great video. Can we talk about those sunglasses?
I love these glasses
@@darinswedgework But what are they?:)
Shot 60 and you are still a CZcamsr not in PGA tour?
Who hits PW 160 yds
I could probably blade it that far😂
I hit 140 pw if I'm trying to get over a tree I can push 150
I hit my Titleist T100 PW around 155-160 full swing....
No one needs a 200 yd 7 iron.
Golf is already a difficult sport, there’s no need to make it even harder with terrible course management. Decision making is really the biggest thing preventing most golfers from reaching single digit handicaps.
There’s a lot of people out there that make me think they like making golf hard based on how they play and manage the course😂
Why kind of sunglasses?
Hi….
Like your style,presentation and attitude, but…..
Just 2 and a half min. Into the video you contradicted your perspective because of a faulty fact…. No problem let’s discuss that…
You said with game improvement irons you could hit the 7 iron 210 yds. ,yet you prefer from experience to play more traditional and probably more lofted specifications
on you iron set….
Then you refer to Bryson hitting 9 iron from 190 yds.
The fact you missed is all Bryson’s irons are one length = to his 6 iron … probably + 1” over new standard length…
So compared to traditional spec irons he is playing a 43* 5 iron … spiny trajectory; that’s how you win a U.S. Open from the heavy rough with no one else can hold of me OK let’s continue with the video
No one cares what club it was, as long as it gets in the hole.
So no actual tips on swing, chipping, or putting techniques. Waste of time
Tips on swing are super specific to each player. Strategy and course management is something I can help a larger audience with.
@@darinswedgework not really. Back and front of stance. Getting more check. Numbers and putting systems. Bunker shots. Tangible useful tutorials to get players to next level. “Don’t be club proud” snd course management can save a few strokes for 25 handicaps. But people who want to get from a 12 to a 2 need better. Sorry, but not helpful to most.
@@Ggsonly434 Wrong on so many levels. He is right, and course management is the biggest key to shooting lower scores. If you want swing advice, plane/ball position/more check. then there are plenty of things for you to waste your money on, and time watching. But if you want solid golf advice that you can take to every round of golf, it is managing your low percentage shots on the course that will put you in scoring position more often than not. Not to mention the fact that if you are truly looking for swing mechanics advice, then I'd be willing to bet, you already don't manage the course well. Perhaps, you should go get a lesson from a PGA instructor for that type of advice and come back to course management when you are ready. ;)
@@Ggsonly434 You're saying most people are between a 12 and a 2? Color me skeptical. Just using a premium ball will reduce 5-10 strokes because the ball holds the green better. Learning a good putting routine will knock off another 5-10 strokes. Pitching and chipping is another 5-10. Suddenly the beginner has gone from a 115 to mid 80s. If you doubt what I'm telling you, that's MY story.
Not arguing but you must have had a repeatable decent swing off the tee to improve just with short game improvements. Improvements in distance and accuracy off the tee come much harder imho.
1,000th like, and another follower earned.
Best of luck with your continued success! I'll get my channel up like this someday soon! 🫡🤜🤛
Thank you, appreciate it. Best of luck on your CZcams journey