Can you do how to break 70? I've shot 70-72 from the tips multiple times but breaking 70 hasn't happened yet...

I’m in the I gotta break 90 train right now but there’s always like two or three blow up holes. My last two I got a 91 and 95. I came so close but realized I need a 2iron for those fairways full of hazards.

Rick. Just getting back into playing golf again after a few years out, was a 14 handicap, hopefully I can get back there again, your vids & tips are a massive help, keep it up 😁

@@konstamattsson course management at that point... need to give yourself good angles into the green and leave yourself below the hole for uphill puts

The best I’ve had on the Worsley park Marriott Rick is 100 😞I’m proper struggling to get under . I’m going to try this next time I’m out 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞if you hear of someone running round the Marriott naked you know I’ve broke 100 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Or play on a par 3 course.

Hold up, y’all are breaking 100 on the front 9??

@@callmecinnamon4154 Well played

@@callmecinnamon4154 I usually lose track of my score around the 7th hole. They say memory is the second thing to go with age, I forget what the first thing is 🤷‍♂️

Also acceptable: Get so hammered that you can't do the math or keep track of the strokes anymore.

Well done and go for it .. ! ..... you'll be shaving off those numbers in no time .... 😊

It’s eleven months since that comment, what is your best round now?

@@stub4925 I played on the same course 3 more times, and then I stopped for months in order to get some consistency with my swing on the driving range. The scores after that 160 were, 135, 122, and 133. Then I stopped for about 9 months and haven't done a full 18 holes since... I need to go back to do 18 holes again and see if my swing practice has paid off. I will reply here when I go back again.

​@David Badillo keep it up! I'm on my 2nd season and loving it!

How you scoring now mate?

LMFAO!!!! Been there, done that!!!!

😂 and the 58 from 30 yds: I'll send the ball up in the air and land it one putt from the pin. Lost ball!

I´ve never ever hit anything 280 yards, 220y with the driver if I hit it perfectly ... (which is not often the case)

@@mp-dd7pn Do what I do....sell the woods!!! Unless you are a 12 handicap or lower, you don't even need a wood in your bag to play to the best of your abilities. I have played countless rounds without any woods and never had any issues. I can easily shoot the same or better without the woods as I can with them. The difference is I hit more fairways and lose less balls without the woods.

@@charlieodom9107 People and their abilities are different - every 2nd time I hit a low iron the ball lands anywhere ... often only 10 yards away ... with my 5-wood and 7-hybrid I have much more confidence to get the ball close to where I want to have it ... I see it the other way round: to hit low irons well you have to be a low(er) handicapper ... at the moment I´m at 31 ... and that is definitely not low enough! But if you feel fine with your irons and without any woods - no problem.

I wouldn't get off the first tee

I once (and only 1 time ever) played a links in Ireland, had 12 balls with me ... if I hadn´t found a ball which wasn´t my own on hole 17 I would have had to give up with no ball left.

I had been hitting it well for a few rounds recently, so I got cocky and only took 4 balls with me the next round. I lost 3 on the first 3 holes 😂😂. I did manage to get through the front 9 with my last ball, and figured I should quit while I was ahead.

I hit a 103 today and it only cost me about 18 golf balls 😂

I would not agree with this. As a 54 handicap player right now, I really find it good to try each hole. It gives a greater sample size and takes away stress.

I would agree

@@samuelshaw2252 I would not agree

@@subtotheseagull5492 so we should be looking to hit the ball into trouble instead of the middle of the green? We should always take a ton of loft instead of bump and run? We’ll see you on your next week mate!

I think tips are tips know matter what level you play, can always learn something new I suppose.

@@paceyhenke1 no my tip is playing for double bogeys right off the tee for example isn’t so good, because if you are a 100+ shooter then hitting 3 consistent 8 irons and a solid chip isn’t all that easy either, and the only reward for hitting 4 good shots is a double bogey.

Lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣 hay bhuti. I'm scared to even put Infront of people mna

I'm always happy if I only three putt...

I assume holes 1-18 are said certain situations lol

Find a place with a putter launch monitor and get fit. I did and learned I've been mishitting putts for 15 years.

Love this comment man

This cannot be underestimated!

This and the Texas wedge are 2 of the things that I have started doing and they have made a world of difference for me.

I have seriously cut 5 strokes a round from switching to it.

Here is a little tip that Rick has shown in many videos: Instead of leaving yourself with that really short crappy chip, try to leave yourself on the other side of the green with plenty of area to work the ball. For example: in the case he used, there was plenty of green after the flag, so aim for the middle of the green by using an extra club. That way, if you do end up chipping, you have the entire green to work with. Also, on your approach shots, figure out what is your most accurate short range. Mine is 50 yards, give or take. Leave yourself 50 yards short, on the side of the green with the most room, and you'll often find yourself 1 putting for par, or 2 putting for bogey, instead of risking sculling it into the next time zone!

@@charlieodom9107 This depends on other factors. Why on earth would you deliberately miss the green in the first place? If you are so good to hit it over the green, then you should be good enough to choose the right club for the job and hit on the green and put instead of chip.

Exactly how I did it too haha

What do you hit now almost a year later?

I think Rick's point is that if you didn't go for crazy shots you'd be a 90ish player.

Death or glory!!!! Typically resulting in death 😂

Granted, it IS arousing to hit a 230y 5w onto the fore-green but alas,, my scorecard would be a sad read :)

I go out of bounds while im putting

That means you have no fundamental swing!

@@johnnyjohnson6815 lmao

Same here

I feel your pain, brother!! I used to be decent at golf. Was just below 10hcp, then I had back surgery and did not play for 8 years. Started again this summer, and the ball is going EVERYWHERE, but where I want it. lol!

Dude that’s awesome! I hit my first birdie last week on a par 4 and this week hit a +1 on the front 9. Trust me, I’m a 13 handicap so this was some fluke that I’ll be talking about the rest of my life. The tip I’ve found most useful is only hit with 10% effort, not speed but effort. I guess it’s the same thing as my dad always saying, “let the club do the work”. You got this though!

Congrats plently of more to come

It's those little wins that keep us coming back for more. Finding my first par 3 green off the tee was a big boost for me when I started a few years ago, was well chuffed. 😎

Very well done lad. Thats what golf is all about

Very well done 👏

With these tips I can finally play the second hole.... 😂

Golf advice is a dime a dozen but I'd really recommend getting good with a 7i on the range. Half swing, 3/4 and full 7i will get you around 110 - 145 - 170 yards respectively with compression. Such distances will likely fit 90% of the strokes you use outside (and near to) the green.

Next WITB pack erasers for the score card lol

Lol dumb hahaha

Well, I´ve got a pencil with an eraser in my bag - problem solved.

@@mp-dd7pn I spent hundreds of dollars on golf equipment and lessons to lower my handicap and you sir... have solved it for less than one dollar. I knew I should have bought an unfair way wood.

These tips suggest that I can get t the green before I hit bogey😂😂😂

You and me have a lot in commons 😂

Indeed. Next thing you know he’ll be planting feathers 🪶

Whaddaplaya!

Rick-ski whaddaplaya!

Plant feathers, grow birdies 😃

YES! Whaddaplaya.

Keep at it mate. It will come!!! 💪

I been there! I stuck with it like Rick said and I’m in the 90s now. At a stand still in the 90s but I have a lot more fun and the high 80s are in my sight. U got this!

Way too much math

@@yankeechicken61 Counting is hard.

Good luck to you mate. Might not go too smoothly but have fun and enjoy it.

Was pushed right into the fire and played 18 holes at Willows Run (Eagle’s Talon) with a friend and his young son. It was… outstanding. Got my first par, lost about five sleeves of balls, and learned a ton. Such a terrific experience. Going back for more asap and spending the rest of 2021 working on fundamentals and flow. 👍

@@jamiefullerton that’s great to hear. I’ve only been playing a few month and that feeling of getting your first par is amazing. On your first round I would imagine even more special! Keep up the good work mate.

One thing about a new course is green speed. Take the time and practice putting before the round to get a feel for green speed, or you'll likely be 3 putting if the greens are much different than your normal. I made this mistake once and ended up putting clear off the green!

you know this is probably why they made this lol

I was going to say the same thing! Trent please watch!

Haha

Trent just had HORRIBLE putting thats his problem🤣

@@cameronsheppard5993 his chipping is Atrocious as well

Huggge point. Tees aren't really by gender like I often see it. It's by skill. My dad just tried telling me because he's 62, he should get to play off the seniors. I laughed and said "dad you shoot in the 80s and drive the ball 275yds. No. No you do not" He was both kinda mad but also happy. Just how its supposed to be.

This 💯

This is a huge argument in the foursome I play with. One guy should on the forward tee with me but won’t play the “ladies” tee 😤

@@Real28 I play from the forwards, and recently played a round with a decent single digit handicapper at Edgewood Tahoe. I knew I was playing from the correct tees because our drives would land about the same distance, and he was playing from the tips.

This. I have no shame marching up to the front tees while I work on breaking 100. Of course, I go with friends, or when the course is quiet enough for me to play completely alone, which almost eliminates the odd glances or the "usually, men play starting from THOSE back there" comments. I keep the ball in play more, work mostly on my hybrids and irons, pull out Dr/3W a few times, hit a handful of fairways, and most of all, I keep play moving. Win for everyone. I wish courses that specify gender or age would re-label those tees (and get ALL tees rated for both men and women for handicap purposes).

If you want to break 80, then you need greens in regulation, PERIOD!!!! That is 8 over, which gives you ONLY 8 missed greens, or 8 bogeys. Par 3s is where I had the most trouble, and many of my Bogeys would happen there. Also, instead of looking at birdie opportunities, you should be thinking like Tiger...NO Bogeys. You should be thinking HOW can I play this hole to guarantee a par? If you find yourself ever saying something like if I hit a really good one, or I need to carry this X distance, you need to back up and rethink the hole. Also, don't do heroic shots, because you aren't good enough. Play to your miss. If you know you tend to miss right, then aim a little left. If you know you don't feel comfortable hitting a wood off the deck, then use an iron. If you know you hit your 2 iron best at 230, then don't try to hit it farther. If you know you have a trouble at 250, but hit your driver 265 when you hit it good, then club down and play it safe. The next shot will be much easier from the fairway than from the trouble spot.

one of the biggest things that helped me was to not add up my score until after the full round. I was saying in my head, “if I go 2 over in the next 6, I break 80” and things like that. When I didn’t add up the score, I could just focus on good shots. Also, after the first time you do it, it becomes easier and easier. You get the stigma out of your head and eventually it could become a normal thing. Last year in June I shot 88 to break 90 for the first time and 2 days ago I shot even on the back 9 for an eventual 77. It will come, just be patient and don’t have insane expectations

@@tktktk47 thanks mate

@@charlieodom9107 thanks mate

Yesssss please. Whats your record?

Watch golf sidekick

Hybrid or 5 Wood off tee should leave 8-PW left into green and two putt. Shot 87 yesterday but after playing smart shot a 77 today

@@edmundbelcher7712 i have actually love those vids but would love for rick to make one as well

@@johnlarosa10 Well done. I always feel kinda obligated to use driver but ur advice sounds really good. Will take it to heart

Are you actually me right now. CoVID lockdowns on top of that.

Here is something Rick has said many times that really works wonders. Leave your woods at home!!!!! Take ONLY irons, and use two/three equal clubs instead of a long one and short one on each hole. For example, instead of driver/short iron on a par 4, use a short iron twice, then chip on and 2 putt. If a par 5, use 3 equal clubs, say 7 iron, then chip on and putt for a 6. You want to tell yourself GIR+1. That is Green in regulation plus one shot. You will be surprised how much more fun golf will become when you can relax and just hit the ball instead of worrying about what house you're going to hit today.

@@charlieodom9107 my driver is usually my best club, my irons are where I got off the rails on a crazy train!! LOL!!

@@richardstuart420 that is a major problem. You only need to hit driver a fraction of the shots on a golf course. You are in a boat that I see countless people in. When I learned to play, some 30+ years ago, it was more than a year before I ever hit a driver, because that is the least important club in the bag for a new player. In fact, to this day, I still prefer to leave the woods at home, because there really isn't a need for one on an average club course. I hit my 2 iron 230, which is plenty long enough. If I were in your shoes, then I wpuld start with 7 iron down and get those clubs to where you can hit them consistent, and play some rounds with 7 iron down only from the ladies or junior tees to see if you can make close to par. Once there, then add the long irons, then add the woods back.

@@charlieodom9107 thanks!!!

Always take a breakfast ball....or three

I once drove a par 4 in 1 (350+ yards downhill, downwind). I 4 putted as well hahaha

Literally me yesterday.. 480 par 5, crushed my drive 280 yards.. 4 iron onto green.. chased the ball around the hole for a double bogey 😂

I still consistently 3 putt par 3s even when I'm putting it on the green in 1. Its very frustrating sometimes.

OMG!!!! I hate this!! Some of my best holes end up my worst because of my stupidity on the green! I remember hitting my first par 5 in two, then proceeding to need a wedge on my 4th shot to get BACK on the green!!!!

@@charlieodom9107 wow🤣🤣. That green must've been really fast then. P.S I know how you feeling

Honestly, Trent has the tools he needs. It's mental mistakes and not hitting enough club in most cases. He comes up 20-30 yards short on most par 4s, and the one time Frankie told him to club up he actually hit the green. No one can help Trent but himself at this point.

Yeah but foreplay pod is god awful. They have the most annoying personalities. Not to mention they're in the states and rick is in the UK

NICE!!!!

I'm mental jello too. I'll play great on my way to break 80.. notice I'm playing great.. then have like.. 3 blow up holes to close the round out.

I totally understand this , there are two holes on the course I play that have taken up room and board in my head, did better on them today by just changing how I approach them .

Sometimes.... yes indeed

There was a time I could drink 17 beers in 4 hours and be able to stand, let alone swing a golf club and stay on my feet, but that time has long passed. If this is true then good for you 😁

I almost always play the forward tees, but also play the Ladies tees when I want a bit of a technical challenge.

Golf is a very simple game. It's the players that make it complicated.

Nice!

@@DerrickRG Thank you!

I volunteer as tribute

You should check out Golf Sidekick. Often he’ll advise players to take a safer option first, then drop another in the same place for them to hit the hero shot they wanted to - the hero shot is always a disaster 😂

No bogeys, greens in regulation, no 3 putts, no penalties, fairway percentage over 60%.

Exactly!!!! Golfers over 100 need to eliminate triples first, remove lost balls from the round,, then eliminate doubles, except for par 5s.

Had 26 putts last time I played 18 holes. 👊👌

I thought I was the only one!!!