Mark Crossfield visits Scott Fawcett in Dallas Texas and is talking golf strategy and DECADE GOLF. When it comes to on course improvements and making the most of your golf Scott Fawcett has changed how golfers think about their games. His DECADE system is used by tour players and amateur golfers around the world. Making the best choices and trying to take emotion away from your golf game might just allow you to lower your scores and play some better golf.
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Mark always seems to really enjoy everyone who has appeared on his channel over the years. That is what makes it seem so odd that he seems to have a personal beef with the guy in this video based on their interaction. What is up with that?
Great video. Would love more detail into this one Mark. Always liked hearing Scott in your hack it out pod cast too 👌🏻👍🏻
I'm not sure about being super aggressive off the tee for anyone other than very low handicap players.
So its about empowering people to be able to make good decisions. That comes from self awareness and self confidence, the numbers are the foundation for such.
In my experience common sense isn’t that common
Brilliant video, really makes me think about how to strategise my game clearly. Thanks for sharing.
Good radiohead song called 2+2=5
Great interview, Mark! I keep going back to something I think I heard from you. That feel is not real, but the numbers are. Had a recent lesson and at the beginning I swore my problem was lack of hip rotation, but video evidence and the numbers quickly showed that my problem was an over the top swing path. Honestly, I could have played golf the rest of my life trying to correct something that I was already doing fairly well. Now I am a full convert to modern, forensic swing/strike analysis. If math can go out on the course and help me there, so much the better!
Decade is the greatest, been using the foundation app for about 9 months and gone from 18hcp to 11 👍
Go and enlist! You won't regret it
This was awesome. Love it when I tune into the podcast and hear Scott talk. Great to put a face to the voice and even better to get a glimpse of how he sees the game! Transform me up!!! LOL
I am thrilled you came to DFW. What course were you at. Keep up the great work
I really enjoyed the music you used in this video. That is something that gets overlooked. Nothing worse than looking at a beautiful golf course and have screechy music playing underneath it.
Interesting, 4 rounds in to using shotscope & I hit 31% of greens with another 31% missed left & 31% missed short – logic says aim to hit back right🤔
Started using DECADE about a month ago cause a buddy was showing it to me. Lot of good info and interesting! Been snowing a lot in Denver so interested in seeing what it does for me this season!! Great stuff Mark!! You and Coach will always be my favorite YouTubers! Keep it up!
Mark, I ask myself this on a regular basis about your videos and following “why have you not got 5 million subs?? And after watching this video I think it’s clearer to me, that was fascinating and very clear technically and analytically, some people wouldn’t understand or even care just like the recent virtual golf video(not saying I fully understand it either) I think it’s fascinating but others just want beer and bikinis in golf, this approach pushes the boundaries makes you think, it’s not just about “this driver” will hit it a million yards and spin it into the hole, it’s actually pointing out what could make you better across the spectrum of golfers with a little thought! I look at other YouTuber’s and see endless content about equipment that has no bearing in our amateur world because if we are honest off the shelf isn’t the same as 4 hour range sessions with teams of fitters that the pros avail of! This approach could be worth valuable shots every round bar none and it was refreshing to watch and listen to it without feeling that this is going to cost £550/€600 and still not work!
I got mentioned in this video! I'm the 95 shooter
Common sense…I mean hindsight…is 20/20. If I played more and was trying to get better, I would invest in Decade, but at this stage of life, in a good year I only play a dozen times.
I really improved my scoring when I went to planning how I played a course backwards. From green to tee. Helped me move from a +3 to a +5. Also, focusing hard on leaving myself the best yardages.
Wonder what time Mark recorded this video 😂😂
Didn't know Brian the dog played Pro Golf! Go Brian!
Like the summary, being aggressive off the tee is something I need to implement for sure
Super aggressive off the tee – conservative-ish to the green – be a good lag putter. As usual, a lot easier said than done 🙂 Terrific interview.
Silly question but can we buy and use in the UK?
Good one! Hack it out is my favorite podcast even thou he left. Will be missed thou.
Great stuff Mark, discovered Scott and his work on Decade a couple of months ago and it really is overwhelming in how simple and logical the approach is. The summary outlined and the Tiger 5 are gold imho. Injury has stopped me from implementing for now, but looking forward to getting back out there soon to measure over time.
This dude is reason I stop listening to podcast….so full of himself
"When you finish a round and know you should have hit less shots", umm that's every single round and it always will be.
I think fitness or lack thereof is a huge factor and by that I don't just mean cardiovascular but also strength and injuries. The 2nd and 3rd holes at my local course are up very long, steep hills and by 3rd shot of the 3rd hole I'm well and truly out of breath and my head is swimming and I think that's why it's consistently my worst hole. Hard to make a good shot when you're out of breath and having difficulty concentrating. And then later in the round my right shoulder goes from being sore to being sore and stiff and a bit numb, it has a massive impact on my score. For me my biggest gains can be made from 100 yards to the hole, I often get in a decent position and then somehow manage to take 4 or 5 shots to get it in the hole from there. We'll not somehow, it's from thinning chips, duff and runs and 3 putts.
Great video. I would highly recommend your podcast with Scott also. Common sense just isn't common in any endeavor. Emotion always seems to tug at you.
Thanks! To recap the top five mistakes:
– bogeys on par 5s
– doubles on par 5s
– three-puts
– two-chips
– bogeys with 9I or less.
As a golfer who got stuck in the mid 80s range I have to admit I know all them from personal experience far too well.
What’s the time brah. Can’t quite see it 👀
Some of it is very Captain Obvious until you are out there getting frustrated and deviate from a logical game plan…anyway here’s a summary.
He’s big on speed control with putting. “Stop trying to make putts.” Leave more putts short. Usually this leads to the criticism from your mates that you didn’t hit it hard enough, but obviously a foot short from 20+ feet is a heck of a lot better than blowing it 5 feet past the hole.
“Stop trying to make birdies.” Work to avoid the bomb scores on holes as opposed to thinking you need to force birdie situations.
Also mash Driver. Dialing back to the “fairway finder” is frowned upon unless it’s because a hazard is going to be an issue off the tee.
I get destroyed on two chips and also need to practice what gets preached about just take your medicine (and recovery shot) when you find trouble.
Also, being able to print out the yardage books to all the courses his app offers is really cool.
chicken sandwich strange but bangers and fried toast and tomatoes is normal? 🙂
My take away from the decade tutorial was that my accuracy on approach shots had a variance as wide (if not wider) than half the green width either way. So stopped aiming at flags and started aiming at the centre. Starting getting more birdies per round when my approach shots inadvertently went close.
I'm not saying it doesnt work. But I find it extremely funny that he brags that 1/4 improved quite alot from a small data set. That is common sense would happen with or without playing new strategies…
I met a guy once who took up golf to cope with the death of his wife. He didn't know a thing about golf. He just wanted a "relaxing" outdoor sport. I played a round with him on a quiet day off work. I thought he was ok after playing the first few holes. Nothing special.
He shot 2 over.
I asked him his handicap. He replied he didnt have one. I said "but you just shot 2 over".
"Well thats about average isn't it?"
It turned out that he was told that par meant "average". So he was immediately playing with a different mindset from the rest of us. In his mind, 72 strokes was average, and if he was around that figure then he was satisfied. I was absolutely dumbfounded! Because he played on his own almost all of the time, he thought his play was "average". He didn't realise how good he was. Obviously he must have had natural ability to hit the ball pretty straight, but his mental process blew me away, and changed the way I navigated my way around the course forever.
Which coffee machine have you got?