How a bad swing shoots in the 70s
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Front 9
17:34 Back 9
27:19 Recap
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Been watching for two years I think I can say this is my favourite video of yours!
Bro changed the title to his video 3 times in under like an hour lol. Love the content just thought that was funny
Just had to talk yourself into the game and warm up for 14 holes I see. Then just let it happen and impress the audience (who likely made the joke about not believing your channel name) on the holes you played with them haha
Adam playing alone: Not A Scratch Golfer
Adam playing with 3 others: Maybe a Scratch Golfer
I really enjoyed the longer format video
To read grain, you look at the edges of the cup and find the dead grass on one side of the cup. The grain always goes towards the dead grass from the opposite site of it. So if the dead grass is on the right side of the cup then the grain is going from left to right. Your welcome 😅
Tera lago can be tough. Played there a few times with 20+ mph winds.
Dude, your game has been soooo good the last 2 months. That driver in play is the key. Keep it up.
-1 through the last seven is absolute destruction
Nice one Adam 😉
Good commentary Adam.
Worried about your golf swing, take a look at Jim Furyk. That is a strange swing, but at the end of the day, if it all square on contact, no issues. You put numbers on the card, not pictures. Good golfing.
Great video, really solid back 9. Thanks Adam! Walking through your course management thoughts is super useful. I’m curious about how often you were caught by surprise with an unknown bunker, though. Do you use a GPS app on the course?
Hey Adam, what do you mean by “bunting” a 3 wood? Stopping after impact?
Really awesome video – this encapsulates all the strategy and thinking I've been trying to take away from your videos! Separately – have you ever tried a LAB putter?. I've recently switched and it literally feels like voodoo…
Would be great if you can explain in more detail what you are looking at with your equilateral triangle for your putting!
Been a sub for a long time and have seen a ton of your videos. THIS is the best commentary you've put out. So helpful/instructive.
I swear those greens look like zoysia and not bermuda
Your best video yet. You played great and the course looked fantastic.
Great video Adam! New clubs in the bag?
Did you take the correct drop on hole 10? Looks like you hit the 2nd shot into the water “over the water?” didn’t go over land but I could be wrong!! Just trying to keep you honest😂😂lol
Great video today Adam. This year is my first being retired and played about two times a week on the high side. Find it tough to improve. Only broke 90 four times in my life. Last ten rounds have been in the low 90's. So frustrating. There seems to be those two bad holes and a few bad contact shots. Thanks again for the work.
Hey man, wanted to give you some positive feedback on the video. I think the best part of this video is when you explain your basic putting routine at 1:16. The video editing that you do to allow the viewer to visualize your thought process by shadowing the rest of the shot and using the highlighted area to show the equilateral triangle is excellent and is something that I can easily apply on my next round. Honestly, just that part of this video is more legitimately useful than the million other youtube shorts on putting tips out there.
In addition, you also incorporate target markers on your video which I find to be incredibly helpful visually. I'm sure a lot of the editing is tedious and time consuming, but these forms of augmented reality for a beginner golfer such as myself helps provide me a visual target to try focusing on when I play. You play good golf that's welcoming for newer, older players such as myself (just started playing at 32 this summer), and this video shows several reasons as to why it's appealing for this particular type of demographic. Thank you!
new playa in cheif putter looks cleannnnnnnn
21:12 its comments like this during the round that both help me the most and make me think you're the Bob Ross of Golf.
This is really good stuff, course management is one of the most important things in golf and the least taught.
New putter staying in bag?
Little tip for grainy greens. Look at the cup. Typically one side will be “burnt out”. That indicates which way the grain is going (grain is moving towards the burnt side of the cup). Then adjust your read accordingly! Slower putts the grain will affect it more and visa versa. Good luck and keep up the awesome content!
Hi Adam, great video. I much prefer the long form videos with the commentary. I suppose that’s difficult to do when playing in a foursome on a busy day. Great playing!
It’s amazing how much we play better when there is a rhythm to the round
I agree with you. Play is practice. I usually mess up my swing on driving range.
You and golf sidekick have been such an influence on my thought process on every single shot – past year or so I’ve cut down on major errors and compounding mistakes and am now trying to consistently break 90 rather than 100. Thank you!
The grain will always grow THROUGH the burnt edge of the cup. Generally speaking a dead straight 6 footer with right to left grain will become just inside right edge
You gotta hit alot of golf balls to be a low handicap. If you suck at the range then you suck. Don’t play for a month and hit nothing but the range. Video yourself from behind and in front. Your phone will let you slow down the video. If you can’t go to the range, chip balls in the yard. If it’s cold and rainy, putt in the house on a mat. Keep a putting map in a permanent spot in your kitchen, bedroom, or anywhere you spend most of your time in your house standing around… it’s usually the kitchen. At some point, you will notice a huge difference. At some point u will get tired of all this hard work, but it takes hard work to be a real player on the course.
Favorite moment of the video was Mike's unnecessary but nicely executed flop shot. If he had no knowledge of your approach to course management it's even better.
Hey Adam! Love all the videos, I know the 10-15 min range is your usual videos but I really love this video and would love more of these.
The 20-30 min videos with more explanation and just more golf from you is much appreciated, hope to see more of these.
It's hilarious because on 10 when you were going over the water, I'm thinking that I 100% would have laid up and been incredibly happy with where your bad shot landed haha I just feel like 20% of the time I will top that iron straight into the water… and it'd be that time so I'd be tentative and just lay up to try and preserve a semblance of my dignity
I really loved this slightly longer video. Thanks as always!
this may not be a popular opinion, but I like your short videos, I've definitely gotten better at golf watching you play and your short 10 min videos at least to me are great.
Hey Adam! Been a viewer for a while and here’s the advice that I have as a fairly decent putter:
When reading the grain I like to squat down and rub my hand across the grass. You can feel when you’re with the grain the grass won’t push against you while when you’re against the grain it will pull up against your hand. Good luck!
I secretly love practicing golf sometimes more then playing golf. It’s my guilty pleasure. I don’t know why
The first thirty seconds I am saying out loud YES, ME TOO!!! I really don't like the driving range. Hate practicing. Just like playing. Even warming up on the range is such a chore. Lol
Hey man, do you have any knowledge on how iron lofts have changed with club sets over the years? I bought my Taylormade irons back in 06 and the set includes a 3 iron, but I noticed that modern sets usually only go up to 4 iron. I’ve heard that companies have strengthened lofts over the years so that you don’t need a “3 iron”…and I guess so that people get more distance with each club in comparison to older clubs? I don’t know, just wondering if you have any knowledge on this.
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I was always taught that when you're playing on bermuda greens, look for the smooth side of the cup. That should be the direction where your putt will break. Also, the pull of the grain becomes more prominent at the end of the putt (the dying break).
Hope this helps!
Adam, I really enjoy how you "talk" through shot. It helps me better understand how I can apply your kind of thinking when I play a shot. Keep up the great videos!
Hey Adam – love the video, really great to hear your thought process. I play off the same handicap so it's great to get the insight into how you deal with percentages and shaking off the bad shots. Question, have you played around with your back swing at all? It looks like it's a little on the flat side and by steepening it slightly might help eliminate some of the hooking and blocks, should also help elevate the ball a bit more. I'm not a pro but thought I'd suggest it as something to try out on the range. Keep up the awesome work mate, from Australia