Out of every golf personality out there, I'd most love to play a round with Adam. Always love your videos, your calm attitude and golf philosophy...plus our distance are similar so your rounds and club selection are quite relevant to my game. Thank you for the chillest golf channel on YT!
as someone who was lucky enough to play with him a few months ago I can attest - a round with Adam is fantastic. Very chill and great golf chat throughout!
@@NotAScratchGolfer I am literally identical - as we now know our games are very similar in even more ways. I've been trying to lay up to full 9 iron and just aim right at the pin as a reward for laying up smartly.
I've watched since almost the beginning and I can't recall ever seeing you hit 3 big pushes off the tee box before. Driver seemed to be the culprit all round. Great to have you back Adam!
Having been a sub since the beginning, that's about as bad a day with the big stick as I've ever seen you have, but you still shot 82. This really is the perfect example of 'Adam golf' - so many of us would have been frustrated by the front 9 and let it dictate the whole round, resulting in a 90, but you stayed positive and finished the last 6 holes like a baus👏
The positive self talk is something I really need to work on. You’re a great example for it. Cool to see a course I played earlier this year on the channel, it connects even more.
I always have trouble aligning it while crouched down in such a way that it looks right when I'm standing over the ball. Sometimes I'll do it on 6-footers.
I played good bad golf Sunday. Generally shoot around 85, shot 48 on the front and the putter woke up in the back; shot 40 to 'save' the round with 7 one putts.
This course look so tight that I am not surprised that you just cannot open the shoulders and let it go. My local is the exact opposite, it favours bombers. I’d struggle hugely playing on North Pacific courses!
Cheers. I love mixing it up with an open layout every now and again. I also have an upcoming video at Sahalee in Seattle that makes the track in this video look forgiving off the tee!
I'm a 7 handicap and it's really interesting to see how you get around the course. We couldn't play more different games. I score with my distance. I think both of us could learn a little from each others game, when I get in trouble I think I need to play a little more like you and just play smart and salvage a score. On the flip side, I think you're hurting yourself laying up to specific numbers. Get it as close as you can, all of the stats support it.
Love those Macan courses. Classic, walkable, fair, scoreable, but punishing if you put the ball in the wrong spot. Best designer in the PNW and it's no contest. I've played UGC so many times, and watching this video make it clear to me how deficient my short game, and my "keep it in play game" is compared to what I need to be to bring my cap into single digits. Tidy up the short game and stop dumping 1 or 2 drives into the woods per game and I'm right there with you. I guess it's just practice, practice, practice.
I love Macan courses, too, and we're lucky to have so many of them here. And it's always nice to hear that peoples' takeaways from the vids are aligned with the message I'm trying to communicate :D
"Even low handicappers get beaten by the course" Absolutely! I started playing last August and this game is HARD. Any time you don't score level par or under for the day, the course beat you. Keep playing, have fun, and decrease strokes 1 at a time. He'll have to change his CZcams name to "FinallyAScratchGolfer" by this time next year if he keeps at it. Great stuff :)
Another great video, Adam! I need to learn how to put the ball in play. I should just practice my 5 wood ever range session so I can have something that will be in play instead of trying to whack it far with my driver every hole. Also I love the hat!
Still a nice round Adam. Well done. I have an update for you. I had to sell my clubs.😢 Due to health issues I’m unable to play golf anymore. 😭😭But I still love watching you play. ❤️
Hey Adam. I've noticed lately you've been using the 2 tone ball. Try lining up the halves equally on puts. I always use a Sharpie to draw a line on mine to use for putts. While I don't always get the line or speed right, it at least tells me if I'm rolling the ball straight off the putter face and helps with alignment. Might be worth a shot. Great round by the way and the course looked great!
Adam! Love the content as always! One thing, could you use a white ball? I’m very color bling and It hurts my eyes to follow the ball. Maybe some others feel the same. Anyway, cheers!
Thanks, Michael! Yes, I stopped using the divide ball. Might have the odd backlogged video where it'll make an appearance, but going forward I won't be using it :)
Perfect timing. Had a bad day today. 4 doubles and 1 triple, somehow shot a 87. Combination of mental errors, poor drives. It’s amazing on a bad round, how every bad shot costs you two strokes and in a good round might not even cost you a stroke. Today, every bad shot ended up in bunker, short sided or unmoved rough. (Lots of rain and lack of staff).
Glad you enjoy 'em, Ryan! And no, I don't count those as putts. When I first started tracking stats, I would count them as putts, and at season's end the stats indicated I was an approach god and a putting disaster, which is the opposite of the truth. So I then started tracking GIRs/putts the same way they do on tour, which yielded a more accurate picture of where I gain/lose strokes.
Why don't you line your putts up using the Q Divide line between the colors? Isn't that the whole point of playing with a ball like that? No hate at all just curious, if you take that extra 10 seconds to read the green and line your ball up you will see better scores for sure
I typically find that if I can escape the first four holes +2 or better I can have a good scoring day. Pretty atypical to stack doubles on 8 & 9. But man, holes 1-4 can snag ya!
I just threw a stability shaft in my putter... feels like a completely different putter. Not saying you need one lol but have you tried one of them before?
Hey Kyle. Yes, I actually picked up my same putter head with a stability shaft. Love the feel but the line angle on the other one is 4° different than mine! I may get around to adjust it or may just abandon it. Glad you like yours!
Not being critical but in a lot of your videos you don't take your own advice. You just played a 270-yard shot, if you're not going to reach it play to 170 or 160 and have 100-yard wedge in from the fairway. Play smarter golf, stop with the hero shots. You don't have the right swing speed for a 270-yard shot. Keep playing, love the content. And another thing, you don't seem to club up or down to account for elevation changes.
Please get rid of the annoying duck sounds on bad shots bro! Been using it way too long. It was one of those things where a viewer hopes you just use it for an episode or 2 and get over it, but you have worn it out.
![Break 80 Without A Swing Change [TOBIANO GOLF COURSE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EyTIVFJGx3c/mqdefault.jpg)
![Break 80 Without A Swing Change [TOBIANO GOLF COURSE]](/img/tr.png)
![Can You Really Break 80 Like This? [NORTHLANDS GOLF COURSE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Pg0HqPHtSQQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Out of every golf personality out there, I'd most love to play a round with Adam. Always love your videos, your calm attitude and golf philosophy...plus our distance are similar so your rounds and club selection are quite relevant to my game. Thank you for the chillest golf channel on YT!
as someone who was lucky enough to play with him a few months ago I can attest - a round with Adam is fantastic. Very chill and great golf chat throughout!
Same as Alex - golf with Adam is a very relaxed, enjoyable day out. His YT personality is exactly what you get in person.
Aw shucks, you guys :p Appreciate the kind words and I love playing with viewers/subscribers!
Bad front 9 for Adam... 44. My best front 9 just hit last weekend? 44. let's go. LOL
Haha cheers.
Adam, I love hearing your say 'keep the self-talk positive', those are exactly the ways to keep yourself in a round!
also we both have to figure out how to hit better layups on Par 5s
Thanks, Alex! And lol yes, the stats reveal that I score much better laying up to a number on Par 5s. Sometimes I neglect to take my own advice :p
@@NotAScratchGolfer I am literally identical - as we now know our games are very similar in even more ways. I've been trying to lay up to full 9 iron and just aim right at the pin as a reward for laying up smartly.
I've watched since almost the beginning and I can't recall ever seeing you hit 3 big pushes off the tee box before. Driver seemed to be the culprit all round. Great to have you back Adam!
Thanks! And lol yeah, the driver fell apart in this round.
As a 16 HC who gets in his own way a lot this was fun to watch and inspiring.
Love it, thanks Meezel!
Those tree-lined fairways would give me nightmares. So important to keep the ball in play on those holes to score well 👍
indeed!
Having been a sub since the beginning, that's about as bad a day with the big stick as I've ever seen you have, but you still shot 82. This really is the perfect example of 'Adam golf' - so many of us would have been frustrated by the front 9 and let it dictate the whole round, resulting in a 90, but you stayed positive and finished the last 6 holes like a baus👏
Thanks, bud! Yeah, the massive block/slice with driver is definitely not the norm for me. it's a tough game!
The positive self talk is something I really need to work on. You’re a great example for it. Cool to see a course I played earlier this year on the channel, it connects even more.
Thanks, Hayden! Picked up some of this stuff from my friend @Alex Elias who you'll see in the comments!
I’ll start counting my quacks. Good performance indicator 🤣🤣🤣
I always have trouble aligning it while crouched down in such a way that it looks right when I'm standing over the ball. Sometimes I'll do it on 6-footers.
Man, I really enjoy your videos. They’ve been very helpful as I’m new to the game. Thank you!
I played good bad golf Sunday. Generally shoot around 85, shot 48 on the front and the putter woke up in the back; shot 40 to 'save' the round with 7 one putts.
Love it
This course look so tight that I am not surprised that you just cannot open the shoulders and let it go. My local is the exact opposite, it favours bombers. I’d struggle hugely playing on North Pacific courses!
Cheers. I love mixing it up with an open layout every now and again. I also have an upcoming video at Sahalee in Seattle that makes the track in this video look forgiving off the tee!
I'm a 7 handicap and it's really interesting to see how you get around the course. We couldn't play more different games. I score with my distance. I think both of us could learn a little from each others game, when I get in trouble I think I need to play a little more like you and just play smart and salvage a score. On the flip side, I think you're hurting yourself laying up to specific numbers. Get it as close as you can, all of the stats support it.
Check out that tee action on the drive at 3:18 - That thing goes freaking flying!! Hope your playing partners had eye protection
Lol
Best Vancouver course. Easily could play that course everyday. Nothing beats the look of the approach on 17. Way to hold on out there.
Thanks, Nathan. I love this track, as well. Fraserview is another favorite of mine in the area.
Great to see you back Adam ! Hope all is well.
Thanks, bud!
Love those Macan courses. Classic, walkable, fair, scoreable, but punishing if you put the ball in the wrong spot. Best designer in the PNW and it's no contest.
I've played UGC so many times, and watching this video make it clear to me how deficient my short game, and my "keep it in play game" is compared to what I need to be to bring my cap into single digits. Tidy up the short game and stop dumping 1 or 2 drives into the woods per game and I'm right there with you. I guess it's just practice, practice, practice.
I love Macan courses, too, and we're lucky to have so many of them here. And it's always nice to hear that peoples' takeaways from the vids are aligned with the message I'm trying to communicate :D
Finally UBC! One of my faves;)
"Even low handicappers get beaten by the course"
Absolutely! I started playing last August and this game is HARD. Any time you don't score level par or under for the day, the course beat you. Keep playing, have fun, and decrease strokes 1 at a time. He'll have to change his CZcams name to "FinallyAScratchGolfer" by this time next year if he keeps at it. Great stuff :)
Great to have this content back in my life
haha thanks Gordon.
Dude the way you presumptively flip tap in those 1-3 footers gives me anxiety 😆
Lol. I feel confident on those ones.
Another great video, Adam! I need to learn how to put the ball in play. I should just practice my 5 wood ever range session so I can have something that will be in play instead of trying to whack it far with my driver every hole. Also I love the hat!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaas
Welcome back, Adam! I've missed your videos so definitely hope to see you around more. That course was absolutely beautiful.
Thanks! Got some great upcoming vids at some more stunning courses!
Still a nice round Adam. Well done. I have an update for you. I had to sell my clubs.😢
Due to health issues I’m unable to play golf anymore. 😭😭But I still love watching you play. ❤️
I'm so sorry to hear that. Do you have something you can substitute for golf?
Hey Adam. I've noticed lately you've been using the 2 tone ball. Try lining up the halves equally on puts. I always use a Sharpie to draw a line on mine to use for putts. While I don't always get the line or speed right, it at least tells me if I'm rolling the ball straight off the putter face and helps with alignment. Might be worth a shot. Great round by the way and the course looked great!
He’s back!
Good to be back.
Where is the Bandon Dunes video???
They're coming. I teased them too early I think :S
@@NotAScratchGolfer wow… instant unsub… LOL jk love the content thanks for all your hard work in the videos
I live the duck quacks 🦆🤣🤣
Excellent content. You are a great player that knows it’s way around the course. Which golfs balls are you using btw?
Adam! Love the content as always! One thing, could you use a white ball? I’m very color bling and It hurts my eyes to follow the ball. Maybe some others feel the same. Anyway, cheers!
Thanks, Michael! Yes, I stopped using the divide ball. Might have the odd backlogged video where it'll make an appearance, but going forward I won't be using it :)
You can't let a big number ruin your round. Started with a double yesterday on the easiest hole and fired 7 pars and bird after that.
Love this
Perfect timing. Had a bad day today. 4 doubles and 1 triple, somehow shot a 87. Combination of mental errors, poor drives. It’s amazing on a bad round, how every bad shot costs you two strokes and in a good round might not even cost you a stroke. Today, every bad shot ended up in bunker, short sided or unmoved rough. (Lots of rain and lack of staff).
The rub of the course is a real thing!
I’m still holding my breath for those Bandon videos!?
They're coming!
The tee shot on the fourth is a little tight for my liking.
Haha yeah it's very tight, plus that stupid teebox isn't flat!
Hey bud - any chance of changing the ball? It’s hard to see when watching in mobile on the greens! Love the vids ty.
Yeah, I'm done with the divide ball for the reason you stated. I have a few backlogged videos with it but it'll be gone soon!
@@NotAScratchGolfer awesome bud, thanks for listening and the great content!
Thanks for the insights as always. Do putts from off the green count towards your overall putt tally for the round?
Glad you enjoy 'em, Ryan! And no, I don't count those as putts. When I first started tracking stats, I would count them as putts, and at season's end the stats indicated I was an approach god and a putting disaster, which is the opposite of the truth. So I then started tracking GIRs/putts the same way they do on tour, which yielded a more accurate picture of where I gain/lose strokes.
@@NotAScratchGolfer maybe a channel name change to Approach God Golf?
Your ball listens?
Managing mistakes to make no worse than bogey and putting reasonably well will result in much more enjoyable rounds for sure
Cheers
Why don't you line your putts up using the Q Divide line between the colors? Isn't that the whole point of playing with a ball like that? No hate at all just curious, if you take that extra 10 seconds to read the green and line your ball up you will see better scores for sure
Ubc is a tough track
I typically find that if I can escape the first four holes +2 or better I can have a good scoring day. Pretty atypical to stack doubles on 8 & 9. But man, holes 1-4 can snag ya!
Figured out your problem…. You’re not drinking you play better golf when you drink.
Follow me for more golf tips.
I knew it was something :p
Which course is this?
I just threw a stability shaft in my putter... feels like a completely different putter. Not saying you need one lol but have you tried one of them before?
Hey Kyle. Yes, I actually picked up my same putter head with a stability shaft. Love the feel but the line angle on the other one is 4° different than mine! I may get around to adjust it or may just abandon it. Glad you like yours!
@@NotAScratchGolfer ya it's very very smooth... especially for lag putts
YOOOO BEN AFFLECK 8:28 🤣
Matt will take that compliment and run
When is Sahalee video coming out?!?!?
Soon!
If I were you I’d get the putter in your hands as often as possible. Example being that chip on 10. Should have putted that one.
I almost always putt when it's an option. The shot on 10 wasn't a good candidate due to the length/height of the fringe between my ball and the green.
@@NotAScratchGolfer Fair enough. Hard to tell on video.
Not being critical but in a lot of your videos you don't take your own advice. You just played a 270-yard shot, if you're not going to reach it play to 170 or 160 and have 100-yard wedge in from the fairway. Play smarter golf, stop with the hero shots. You don't have the right swing speed for a 270-yard shot. Keep playing, love the content. And another thing, you don't seem to club up or down to account for elevation changes.
50% of the time I do it every time :p
Please get rid of the annoying duck sounds on bad shots bro!
Been using it way too long. It was one of those things where a viewer hopes you just use it for an episode or 2 and get over it, but you have worn it out.
Haha, I don't mind it, but not a fan of it either! Thanks Adam for the great content!
I love the quack sounds
I suppose I can please some people some of the time, but I can't please all of the people all of the time :p
@@NotAScratchGolfer that’s life
first xd?
Yessir