You played great the back 9! And that’s with missing two close putts! Could’ve been E on the back. Great content man
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jakar :)
@Jack-bx3ow2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel last week and so glad I did. You’ve helped me take a much more pragmatic approach to my game and I’m getting a lot more comfortable rolling with the punches. Even if my scores haven’t seen the effect yet my mental game is so much better.
@gregorylu2 жыл бұрын
Hey Adam, great video as always. I do have to disagree with you on the idea of consistency. I don't think golfers mean that they always need to shoot within a narrower window. Hell, tour pros will have a big window too, anywhere between 63 on their best days, and high 70s on their worst days. I think consistency more or less means that we have more of a bell curve instead of a flatter distribution over our scores (where most amateurs are likely). So instead of a distribution of scores being 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90... they want something closer to 76, 80, 82, 83, 83, 84, 86, 90. They'll still have those good and bad days, but their averages days will actually be closer to an average. Keep up the good work, hmu if you're ever in Houston!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Cheers, Gregory. It's hard to articulate exactly what I mean while keeping maintaining pace in the video. I agree with all of the above :)
@gregorylu2 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer For sure! Looking forward to more vids in the future!
@enriquesiu962 жыл бұрын
Great video as always!! I recently started watching your videos a few weeks ago, and you just helped me break 80 for the time!!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah brotha! Where did you shave strokes?
@gurugolf7438 Жыл бұрын
More videos please. I'm rewatching old ones:)
@capnhook33_2 жыл бұрын
Adam after the front 9 - "Hi, PXG customer service..."
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Lollll. Might have to change my last name to Hook, too :p
@capnhook33_2 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer I find it a bit of reverse psychology. I normally play a slight fade
@KudaFamily Жыл бұрын
I’m no golf pro but I had a similar swing to you and found it helped to slow my backswing considerably. I hit a lot less hooks now.
@DanielDyla2 жыл бұрын
Is there any explainer video on what exactly constitutes a green light vs red light drive and so on? Is it to do with how well you hit the drive, or how well you set up the next shot?
@lilz47582 жыл бұрын
Its whether you hit it in regulation or not, greenlight means you hit the green/ fairway in reg, and redlight means you didn't.
@JouvaMoufette2 жыл бұрын
Putting saved that round a bunch for sure. Having only one three-putt hole is a good thing
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@lindsaynewell63192 жыл бұрын
Would love to walk off 18 with an 80 after my ugly rounds. More likely to be 90+ due to penalties. Great attitude from start to finish and even when you tried to hit it in the water, you didn't succeed. Hope to catch you next time in the Bay Area.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Lindsay. I'm heading back next Tues (26th) and looking to play. Let's do it.
@pablo189327632 жыл бұрын
39+42? 🤔
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Good catch. Typo on the card on the back, it was 41.
@pablo189327632 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer Awesome content! Keep up the good work
@linus96242 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Adam. Subscribed. This makes me excited to changing my mentality! Keep up the good work.
@stumpjumper1dc2 жыл бұрын
You speak the truth Adam. Your thought process helps me immensely.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
It's always cool to hear this. Thanks, David.
@kevinleahy65302 жыл бұрын
Love your mindset and the way you communicate ideas man!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kevin :)
@Alxtm12 жыл бұрын
Can you do a new WITB?
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yes, coming soon!
@rootedrotor5252 жыл бұрын
I look at you and our ball striking is about the same. And yet I'm more of a 12-15 handicap. Your short game is very good - that's the difference. I made a triple on the first hole the other day after leaving it in the bunker TWICE! And my putting is poor even though I work on it. Anyway, at least I know I can get into single digits if my short game improves. Love the content.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. And yeah, most of my game is comparable to a 10-15 hc but my putting is closer to scratch. Give me the putting of a 15hc and my own hc probably goes to ~15, too :p
@devinneuweiler89612 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer no way ur putting is close to scratch
@jamesbdavidson45402 жыл бұрын
@@devinneuweiler8961 28 putts is scratch putting all day long
@devinneuweiler89612 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbdavidson4540 I doubt he averages 28 putts
@natejohnson6922 жыл бұрын
Good stuff love the honesty. Great insights and it looks like you are not trying to boost your ego or prove that you are some sort of amateur turning pro because you have a youtube channel. Been watching a lot of golf on KZfaq and for me it is easy to spot the fakes and appreciate the genuine golf. Keep up the content!
@1234tv22 жыл бұрын
Nice video Adam! I guess our definition of good shots change with our handicaps. For me, a good shot is any shot I can find afterwards, avoiding stroke and distance penalty. So all your shots are good shots in my book!
@HillbillyJedi882 жыл бұрын
Another great video Adam. I'd love to see you play at Silver Rock. I'm pretty sure it's in your area. I've played there twice and loved it both times. Keep it up, love the content!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. And here's a round at SilverRock: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9yjf9x-3r2uops.html
@Striker_Golf2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing with us bro. Great content
@MrDocmartin232 жыл бұрын
Hey! This is near my house will need to try it..thanks for great content 🙌🏻
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Do it! A favorite of mine in the lower mainland.
@MikeGolfsOregon2 жыл бұрын
Adam, was it King's Links that previously told you that you couldn't film, or was that another course? Either way, very practical lessons that I've been working to apply to my own game. Thank you
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Another course. Kings Links is awesome and they're always welcoming when I show up with my camera in tow. Thanks for the kind words.
@xpodderx12 жыл бұрын
Man, Im done with the winter! Cant wait for the shorts weather to come back!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yaaaaas
@luketedeschini24792 жыл бұрын
Would love a video on the new clubs !
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Coming soon :D
@JSAVofficial2 жыл бұрын
Been watching your stuff for a while now and just now realizing you’re in Surrey. Rad. Maybe I’ll see you around kings links or Northview sometime.
@haydenredl29192 жыл бұрын
Lucky BC players, golfing when the prairies are getting hit with a blizzard haha. Just hoping my course opens by May, I’ve got the golfing itch! I’m jealous of your sand game lately, well done
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Cheers, Hayden. Whereabouts are ya?
@haydenredl29192 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer in Saskatchewan. If you’re ever out this way I’ll take you for a round
@thomasgoode73222 жыл бұрын
80 from the blues at Kings is pretty great, Adam. So many ways for that course to frustrate you - My best rounds there have always felt like an absolute war during the round.
@rickgiordano98162 жыл бұрын
putting the lights out man. love to see it
@kudopark2 жыл бұрын
Quick question. How do you deal with golfers with poor etiquette? I.e. talking during your swing, stepping all over lines etc.
@shammymcshamrock89442 жыл бұрын
Sack your golf crew my friend Or drink more
@bballglennster2 жыл бұрын
Nice man!! Shot an 87 today felt great only broken 90 three times a lot of it goes to watching ya channel and gaining insight.
@arnebc2 жыл бұрын
Atta boy Glenn. I'm hoping to break 90 for the first time this year!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff, Glenn! What have you found most helpful?
@MichaelBohnenstingl2 жыл бұрын
What do you use for shot tracers?
@cabebe212 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video learning alot from you vid, I'm not a scracth golfer but you're right sometimes you will shoot your lowest then the next you play will shoot more than ten on your normal score. But golf is fun. by the way what app you use to edit your video to display the pars/strokes/hole number, is it a different program you use to put the pin flag on your video. I record most of my games but have not tried posting them in video, still trying to put the videos together and also filming while playing is very difficult unless yoou have a designated camera man.
@starks19742 жыл бұрын
OMG! I go past that course all the time wanting to play it on our way to the Tsawwassen ferry when visiting friends. Are you going to try and play Gamble Sands this year?! And I really enjoy my PXG irons!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Cheers, Brent. I was actually looking at getting to Gamble Sands next week but couldn't make it work. Hoping to get there this Summer :)
@dj-flights73762 жыл бұрын
I like your honesty, nice channel man.
@MrAflac99162 жыл бұрын
you should do a video on how iron yardages don't matter as much as accuracy. It's impressive that you still have a 7.3 handicap despite hitting 9 iron from 110
@akselnielsen42312 жыл бұрын
At some point that lenght is going to stop him from going lower. There is only so much short game can do for your handicap, before you have to look at getting a bit more distance via a better golf swing
@cabfareproductions4072 жыл бұрын
I hear you Adam, fellow PNW golfer in Port Townsend, WA, hop skip and a ferry from you, our cooler two club length less until June weather makes one a tougher golfer, a zen master in the way of the Grind!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. What are your favorite courses down there?
@cascadiasasquatch91262 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer West of Seattle,: Gold Mountain, Trophy Lake, Port Ludlow Across the border from you, Shuksan, North Bellingham, Avalon.
@heydeereman10402 жыл бұрын
Amazing play considering new clubs and not much time figuring them out
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man. I definitely wouldn't say it was a good ball striking day but I won't complain when I hit the ball like poop and flirt with breaking 80.
@johnpethoud8262 жыл бұрын
I love your vids! keep it up!!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John
@willyjameshuff2 жыл бұрын
That title did not disappoint
@rudy.robles2 жыл бұрын
What new clubs did you get? From the driver look/colors…looks like PXG?
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yes. WITB coming soon :)
@locomangstanquan15322 жыл бұрын
links is in great condition right now considering the bad weather
@greysquirrel242 жыл бұрын
I'm a new subscriber. I really enjoy your outstanding video footage (I would like to get a laser tracker camera!) and thoughtful, reflective narrative of your game and strategy. I can't imagine all the work that goes in to producing such polished videos, which really reward the viewer. In viewing your swing, I am struck by how well you rotate around the ball, giving yourself a huge slot into which to drop the club on the downswing. You're doing yourself quite a favor with that rotation, and it's something I'm trying to emulate. Already, it is paying off. I am hitting the ball about 10-15 yards longer with just a bit more deliberate and well-rooted rotation! In listening to your narrative, I am reminded of the mental ups-and-downs of my own rounds. I'm a speedgolfer and play most of my 18 hole rounds in between 50-60 minutes. I go through many of the same mental gymnastics, but your slower pace has given me the opportunity to reflect more on my mental game. You are doing the community a great service with your channel. Keep up the excellent work!
@andrewford802 жыл бұрын
For me, this is consistent :)
@ronsav20672 жыл бұрын
10:19 2nd 9 says 39 :-)
@stephanefrechette28402 жыл бұрын
Saw the same thing, however, he played 38 for a +2.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yeah typo there, good catch.
@frankmartin16382 жыл бұрын
I’m starting to learn that u can afford a bad shot n still have a decent chance at par. I just need ur mentality staying positive on those bad shots !
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I think this is a more valuable lesson than most you'll hear in a swing-related video :)
@jeancamillelebreton48612 жыл бұрын
Your shoulders Adam!! Your shoulders! Let them come after the hips, don't force them! I know you know, juste a friendly reminder to avoid huge draw/hooks! Love your vids ;)
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jean. I'm horrible at translating feedback to feels to my swing. It's a curse :p
@blackcav2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t it be an 8.3 differential? 71.7 + 7.3 is 79, Or am I just not correct on how it would be counted. Slope and handicap are still somewhat confusing
@raytownloc2 жыл бұрын
You are correct
@hungryarch73192 жыл бұрын
Grinding is exhausting. But I guess that's golf sometimes. I had one today. A full 10 strokes worse than my typical. Painful.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Deviation is a thing!
@iconiaczzzzzzzzzzzzz2 жыл бұрын
Do you have any filming tips for someone trying to start a similar channel?
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Hey David. I have no background in photography/videography and have more or less been winging it. I use "Shot Tracer Pro" for shot tracing and they have a video tutorial of how to best set up the camera for shot tracing. I'd recommend checking that out.
@iconiaczzzzzzzzzzzzz2 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer thanks for the feedback! Do you usually let a course know that you are going to be filming or does it not really impede your pace of play enough to the point where you don’t think it’s necessary to tell them?
@Oklahoma_Living2 жыл бұрын
I audibly yelled, “OH MY GOSH”, when that didn’t drop on 18.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Haha worse still it lost me some $$ in the match.
@robsengahay56142 жыл бұрын
I have been terribly inconsistent in my play the last 5 rounds but my scores have been remarkably consistent (I am ashamed to say between 102-106). As a 22.4 handicap I am playing about 10 shots above where I need to be. But for me consistency isn’t about my scores but about a more consistent golf swing. I can’t seem to hit two consecutive decent shots.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
I hear ya. Any particular parts of the game where you struggle?
@robsengahay56142 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer Not really. I have several recurring ‘issues’ with my swing and my putting but I strongly suspect that my biggest problem is my tempo. Going to focus in on tempo in practice and on the course over the coming weeks. I know that you are self-critical of your swing and style but I have noted that you have a great tempo to your swing and I sense that this, together with your skill with the flat stick, is your strength.
@blakekearby71712 жыл бұрын
You seem to be swinging driver harder or maybe it's just the noise from the jacket.
@zachehret90342 жыл бұрын
Back to the OG course!!!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Love this place and they're always accommodating when I show up to make a video :)
@chriskubond63142 жыл бұрын
Nice solid round
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thx, Chris :)
@lucasabrams4612 жыл бұрын
Who won between you and Alex?
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
I eeked out a victory in stroke play but lost a few bucks thanks to some strategic presses by Alex.
@kbchef92052 жыл бұрын
PXG’s are over priced and over hyped. Imo
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Agreed on the over hyped, and they're actually on the low end when it comes to pricing these days.
@epicragegaming20162 жыл бұрын
i just want to make good decisions consistently. the results don't matter as much as the intent. my physical ability is capped, but i can always make the right decision regardless of my age or ability.
@THEDRUMMERJOSH2 жыл бұрын
My golf game is consistent, my problem is I want to score better than doubles.
@robd18112 жыл бұрын
when i say i want consistency what i mean (as someone who used to play a lot now has a family and can't play enough to get back to old form) is too have my off the globe misses go away while playing. they used to not be there but i also used to play or practice 5 or more times a week now i'm LUCKY if i play twice in a month. yayyyy kids lol
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Fair enough. And easy solution: get the kiddos golfing :p
@robd18112 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer my son hits 5 tee shots 5 iron shots and putts on 5 greens then by 6 he's riding and by number 9 he's ready to go but I was the same way at his age.
@JDB41972 жыл бұрын
39 + 42= 81?
@brandonsandberg35002 жыл бұрын
How often do you practice putting? You’re money from 6 and in
@milesawayadventures2 жыл бұрын
Alex having him a friendly heater while playing 🚬
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Anything to stay warm out there :p
@hermanleroux26222 жыл бұрын
Not sure why people have gotten into giving PXG a bad rep. For the money they can't be beat. as long as you buy them when on sale, which they have been for the last 3 years...don't be salty till you try them...
@ZaxDrumsandGolf2 жыл бұрын
I have to say this wasn't the ugliest but you were definitely struggling!! But I think you are right with accepting what we hit!!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yessir ;)
@natemaVan2 жыл бұрын
Your playing partner is good vibes, did he have the hood on the entire round lol
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Alex is the man. I recorded his shots, too. Maybe a full match play vid is in order...
@d-hiro13802 жыл бұрын
Math is wrong on the card
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yeah typo on the back 9, good catch.
@d-hiro13802 жыл бұрын
love the vids! really got me into golf this year@@NotAScratchGolfer
@lucasmart462 жыл бұрын
Nice Vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@billglab90442 жыл бұрын
Consider tipping the driver shaft 1/2 inch
@billglab90442 жыл бұрын
Three reasons: 1) "it worked for me". 2) l'm trying to help. 3) Tipping decreased the torsional deflection I suffered before I tipped my driver shaft and the ball started going incredibly more straight. It was obvious to me in the voiceover that he was frustrated with the hooks. I am trying to give away what I know to others.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
I just went with what the fitter recommended. Took it out again a couple of days ago and started feeling it :)
@billglab90442 жыл бұрын
@@soldieroftheway7979 👍
@atxrich2 жыл бұрын
PXG??? Sounds like another WTIB video is in order??
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Coming soon ;)
@marlinwoodman41382 жыл бұрын
I like your videos; you really show that every shot doesn't have to be great to put up a good score! It kinda kills me that you step all over your partners lines though, great example at 8:17. You should practice better etiquette
@phidip23282 жыл бұрын
How do you know he stepped on his partner's line there? There was no ball marker in sight.
@shammymcshamrock89442 жыл бұрын
I wanna be like you ….. but better Doesn’t look hard But it obviously is
@kylekelly72322 жыл бұрын
Your "terrible" shots look a lot more like my "average" shots. Lol.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Haha cheers, Kyle. Maybe today they came out alright. If you want to feel better, there are plenty of videos on my channel of me blowing up and shooting 90+ :p
@tjm54922 жыл бұрын
Your ball striking improved dramatically once you shed that jacket. I'd rather my teeth chatter for 18 than play in foul weather gear.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I noticed this while editing, too. Golf in the cold is tough, lol.
@andrewlahaie28882 жыл бұрын
Waiting to see a 110 yard 9-iron shot NOT be short haha
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
One day
@whitneydahir34212 жыл бұрын
🐐
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
haha cheers
@method3412 жыл бұрын
It looks like you're leaning back on every shot and getting scoopy
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm definitely a "flipper."
@method3412 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer im the opposite - I'm a steep digger!
@ruatoomey91072 жыл бұрын
Not a shank on 7, more of a slice under the ball
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
In any event, not my best strike :p
@nopressuregolf2 жыл бұрын
Pxg are overrated. Rounds like this are why we go back
@rd85862 жыл бұрын
wish i had your putting
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. I wish I had the ball striking of a better player :p
@suprememilklord79172 жыл бұрын
Stop by Florida if you ever need a crappy player to mold for one of your videos xD
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Would love to make it there one day :)
@spencerhult48642 жыл бұрын
Does that driver sound as bad in real life as it does on the video?
@SageVO2 жыл бұрын
"I'm Bob Parsons. When you buy my PXG clubs you immediately gain 30 yards on your drives, 10 years on your life, and the instant adoration of anyone passing by. Our clubs will bring peace to the middle east, stop world hunger, and give free affliction t-shirts and punisher decals to under privileged stock brokers." But seriously, way to grind out a good score!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Haha thx. I was very put off by PXG's marketing, too.
@SageVO2 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer Yeah, from everything I've heard, they are actually good clubs. Those commercials though, yeesh.
@skatehabitat7112 жыл бұрын
Dump the hybrids, play irons.
@colmsspace84462 жыл бұрын
Tá sé an-mhaith
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Buíochas
@steveschwab9222 жыл бұрын
Those new clubs are sure forgiving on the scorecard Adam! They must have saved you six or more strokes based on how poorly you hit the ball.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
I'd say closer to 12 :p
@stephenfowler41152 жыл бұрын
Slow down your tempo.
@jaksatva2 жыл бұрын
No, not the PXGeees!
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Sick reference, bro
@kriskaay2 жыл бұрын
These new clubs didnt help you.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Lol not today
@kriskaay2 жыл бұрын
@@NotAScratchGolfer What set were you playing with before the PXGs?
@tamoose12 жыл бұрын
Dude, your right foot is behind you. I love your vlogs but you need to see a pro
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Then I'd have to practice...pass :p
@Giosjf12 жыл бұрын
First like ! And comment love the channel
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@saijinkai2 жыл бұрын
You went for a shit brand like PXG? Yah… that I won’t tolerate.
@NotAScratchGolfer2 жыл бұрын
Shocked by the strong reactions to this brand in the comments. Just another golf brand to me.