What 14.8 Handicap Golf Looks Like... [Every Shot]

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8 ай бұрын

Can we break 90? - EVERY SHOT [Flint Golf Club]
A round of golf at Flint golf club in North Wales. It's a 9-hole par 35 course which measures 2900 yards from the yellow tees.
This round cost £10 in September 2023.
Taylormade Iron Test Video link:
• Taylormade vs Callaway...
I'm James, a golfer with a dodgy swing playing off a 14.8 hcp (stable now finally).
I had a long layoff in 2023 with hardly any golf played for 4 months. So things are less stable on the scoring side right now.
I like to play lots of different courses and today it's at the scenic (but very hilly) Flint golf course.
Todays course: www.flintgolfclub.co.uk
App for shot tracer: Shot Tracer Pro
App for scorecard: Golfshot
To contact me about anything (email): npgolfer@yahoo.com
What's in my Bag?:
Driver: Ping G10 12° reg (2007)
4 wood: Nike SQ Dymo 17° (2009)
3 hybrid: Nike CPR 22° reg (2003)
4 hybrid: Nike CPR 26° reg (2003)
Irons: 4-PW Taylormade Burner Oversize (1996)
Sand wedge: 54° Big Bertha iron standard (2002)
Sand wedge: 56° Vokey (unknown)
Putter: Odyssey 2-ball White Hot 34' original (2001)
Ball played in this round: Taylormade Tour Response (70 compression)

Пікірлер: 83

@timdench2583 8 ай бұрын

Nice video James. Great putt on the 3rd. Almost 10k subscribers. Well done.

@Anvilarm07 8 ай бұрын

Always enjoyable to watch a fellow 15 handicap.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. I left a few shots out there on this day!

@JonnyPlaysGolf 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Nice looking spot as well!

@wadesworld6250 8 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your videos and your wonderful attitude.Thanks for the hard work on the content.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Wade, much appreciated 👍👍👍 :-)

@Golfofftheyellows 8 ай бұрын

Another great vid James you're doing well with them irons. Shame about the lip outs you've improved immensely and your swing seams effortless. Keep up the good work look forward to your next post.

@BrendanCarroll-ld3xk 8 ай бұрын

Hole 6 and your 2nd shot, went straight as an arrow ! Exactly where you were pointing my friend. Love your channel !

@davegregory2809 8 ай бұрын

Another great video James. Etchinghill in Kent has a pylon in the middle of one of the fairways, you can get some interesting deflections off it 😂

@steveschwab922 8 ай бұрын

Great video James.

@slpbasketballer9 8 ай бұрын

Great video James

@dominickfiorello3603 8 ай бұрын

Welcome back. Always enjoy your videos

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Dominick, thanks for watching :-)

@PursuitOfScratch 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video, James! Keep it up 🤘⛳

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers mate, good luck with your channel! 👍👍

@chrischandler5806 8 ай бұрын

Thanks James for another enjoyable video. Loved the putt on the third!

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers man, I was very surprised it dropped. Probably one of the best putts I ever holed on camera! :-)

@jamieohara6332 8 ай бұрын

Great up and down on the 3rd pal

@GolfFran 7 ай бұрын

Like this vid. More real than low handicap players

@mrkipling3841 8 ай бұрын

Good effort mate.

@125jhp8 8 ай бұрын

Thanks James, for another enjoyable video. I appreciate how you share what clubs are in your bag and what kind of balls you are using. And your camera skills are second to none! You do justice to the course and the beautiful scenery. I also admire your calm demeanor. If I had two BRUTAL lip outs like that, my response would have been edited out. 🤣🤣🤣 Keep up the good work young man.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Those lip outs were super annoying as I should have been +2 after 5 holes. It kind of killed my momentum. Lets not talk about the 6th lol 👍👍

@trebbycatron7725 8 ай бұрын

Great job James!

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I enjoyed the game this day 👍👍👍

@joncarter9041 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful course...and your short game is getting back to its best.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Jon, first time on the course and just a couple of dog walkers around with no other golfers! My game was in good shape this day after playing 3x a week through the summer 👍👍👍

@devonboygonenative6683 8 ай бұрын

Looks like a real local knowledge course James with all those slopes and run offs. Reckon you’ll do better the next time you play it.

@D-Allen 8 ай бұрын

I enjoy your videos. How/where do you get the yardage counter? That is a nice addition.

@BigGolf365 8 ай бұрын

Great video M8.. We'll have a match soon. Ireland V Wales!

@johnnycasswell7290 8 ай бұрын

Great to see another video from you James! An interesting little course and one I noticed on golf now over the summer and didn't even know it was there! I think there is another 9 hole flint course called 'flint mountain course' as well, nearby. Maybe worth a visit and a comparison in one of your videos. You were robbed on a couple of those putts! Couldn't believe how slopey and swingy some of the greens were - it didn't appear that way from the camera. Looked quite a basic course in terms of the style and upkeep but the greens looked surprisingly good!👍⛳

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I wasn't expecting much but those greens were excellent. I saw that mountain course pop up on GolfNow but won't get a chance to play it until next year. Thanks for watching as always mate 👍👍👍

@jimmyn1357 8 ай бұрын

Cheers James. Loved this one. I also like your strategy to use more irons off the tee and not taking on the long approach greens with woods. Better to lay up with an iron and use a wedge to get you on the green. Ive found this approach has improved my wedges alot and I end up getting up-&-down to save par and worse case 2 putt for bogey. This has been a big game changer for me.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, it keeps doubles off the card as long as you don't 3 putt. Plus as you say it helps to keep the wedge game sharp :-)

@paulkeating1376 8 ай бұрын

Some lovely chips around the Green james... Short game sharp.. unlucky with a few putts

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

On another day this could have been +5

@billymabum3514 8 ай бұрын

I’ve played a par 3 in gowerton South Wales with a pylon and a course in Swansea course with a pylon too . Can’t remember the name of the place though

@rolandcolegate8228 8 ай бұрын

When putting is a bit off, lip outs often occur, but every now and then, one will go 360 and drop in, a funny old game indeed !!

@LeeHobbies 8 ай бұрын

Those look like the Merino Wool socks you recommended to me James, they're great, but they don't fit the Flint Golf Club dress code! Golf dress codes are somewhat silly, lol. Great to see you play again, this looked very hilly, I'd be feeling that in my knees for a few days. Great stuff, appreciate the content as always :]

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Good spot, I didn't notice that one. Lucky I was the only golfer on the course on this evening. The hills at Flint were no joke I nearly rolled my ankle a couple of times!

@petere3391 8 ай бұрын

best golf vids on u tube. when's the next one?

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

This Tuesday. An 18-hole special! 😉

@C0W0B0Y 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Those flags look thick, which could be a reason for lipping out. Hang in there!

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Cowboy, it was all me I sometimes pull the shorter putts. They always lip out on the left! 👍👍👍

@mrwoo33 8 ай бұрын

Played flint many times when I first started. Looks in reasonable condition. The irons you are playing, I had the same in graphite bubble shafts. Shot my lowest score of 69 gross in 2005. Seem to be working for you too

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

My first time at Flint and the course was in very good nick. Pleasantly surprised, especially by the nice greens. My Taylormade irons are almost immaculate which I think helps with the playability. If they were battered I probably wouldn't consider putting them in the bag. I bet you were ready to get your tour card after that 69 round 👌👌👌

@mrwoo33 8 ай бұрын

@@notaperfectgolfer3489 ha ha, it did get me down to a 4 HCP briefly. You should try Pennant Park near holywell. It's very wet at the moment but I'm positive that you will enjoy it when it's dryer or summer

@greggscott3664 8 ай бұрын

Hey James. Wow! I've never seen so many mulligans on one hole. Is that a new rule in Wales? I'd be a 2 handicap if I could do that. Wanted to give your followers a report on the new Hybrid Irons I bought and have played now for 3 rounds. I'm 62 yrs. young and heard the senior pros play them, I can see the advantage. They take some getting used to. Unlike my other irons that I had; I couldn't hit anything under a 7 iron. Now it's the 8-gap wedge with the hybrids that I'm having to adjust to due to the head scuffing the ground more than my other 8-Gap. It's a little harder to pick it clean and judge the distance and how hard to swing. Overall, I like them much better. Practice my boy practice. I hit the 3-7 now pretty well. Each club is like hitting a hybrid. I guess that's why they're called Hybrids! Duh.. Keep up the good work. Gregg

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Keep going Gregg you will get there! 🙂

@davidwalters313 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoyable video. They look like excellent balls - do they go a long way as well as being good for putting?

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers, they are 70 compression and are great chipping around the green. However, due to my low swing speed I lose a little distance (maybe 10 yards with the driver). This is comparing to Srixon Soft Feel/Wilson Duo Soft balls which are 60/40 compression. Thanks for watching

@oliver69cork46 8 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable round and well played,if only all those close ones went in! One thing ive noticed on your videos is the presence of thunderstorms often in the sky?

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Dodgy camera, I'm using the Iphone 11 pro and it flashes sometimes randomly

@user-mq6db8ho4s 8 ай бұрын

Pure dead brilliant James ,funny how you could hit 10 putts in a row and miss the first one,if you have time do that every hole then you will I improve your score by 3 or more 😂

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

It was an uphill 3 footer straight which was basically unmissable! I can see why people snap their golf clubs haha! 👍👍

@andrewmartin808 8 ай бұрын

Great round and a nice course James. You are playing very well with the new (to you) Taylormade irons. Congratulations!!!...

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Andrew, I wish I changed sooner. The Taylormade irons will do for now as a stop gap. I am looking for some other newer mid-handicapper irons that are similar. Maybe Srixon or Titleist but it's really hard to pull the trigger without testing them first. Thanks for watching 👍👍👍

@featherfoot614 8 ай бұрын

I thought that chip in #2 would be the shot of the day but then you drained that putt on #3. My friend and I played on a course with pylons once. You would hear the electricity humming. We were joking that some teeth or hair might be falling out by the time we finished the round.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers man, yeah it's really unnerving hearing those weird buzzing sounds. Not sure I'd want to live near one of those!

@Sam501UK 8 ай бұрын

How do you set your camera up to record your shots? Do you have a separate stand, or is it connected to your buggy somehow? Thankyou.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Lightweight tripod

@theofontaine5564 8 ай бұрын

New putter James? Maybe you can blame it for the missed putts :)

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Old putter but I changed it for good after this round. I just don't get any feel whether I'm hitting to the left or right side of the hole with it. It's pure guesswork which is not good!

@retrorampage484 8 ай бұрын

For more pylon interference try Chilworth Golf Club near Southampton

@slwsnowman4038 8 ай бұрын

I noticed on some of your missed putts that your putter was heal high.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Last round with the 2-ball I've gone down the rabbit hole of constantly changing putters! 😬 😬 😬

@CarlBroadbent 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the b roll footage

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Carl, I'm not sure whether to include it or not in the main vid. I don't like watching too much talking in golf vids so I just add the extra content at the end 👍👍👍

@CarlBroadbent 8 ай бұрын

@@notaperfectgolfer3489 I found it's good if you say at the start.... Stay tuned for outtakes and Extra Footage at the end of the video. That way you dont spoil the regular content but also get more views at the end. Encourages longer view times

@DavidHarris-pp5yq 8 ай бұрын

Used to play a par 3 course in the grounds of a power station. Got a free drop if you hit a pylon or wires. You certainly didn't go looking for balls if you went O O B 😂

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

It's a bit unnerving hearing those buzzing sounds!

@Unitedfan461 8 ай бұрын

What a putt on the 3rd!! Outtakes of Thailand would be a great video. Perhaps some of the food and nightlife!

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

I thought I'd overdone it but it went in dead weight!

@dhovious6247 8 ай бұрын

Did I see flashes of lighting in the distance?

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

It's my dodgy Iphone 11 pro. It sometimes does it I need to get a newer model.

@dhovious6247 8 ай бұрын

@@notaperfectgolfer3489I still have the 8 model. 😅

@briangray00 8 ай бұрын

Those pylons are brutal. Quite appealing in an industrial sense. Good to see the new (old) irons going well James.

@BiGGolfTour 8 ай бұрын

Fancy a round?

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

Maybe next year. I'm taking this winter off :-)

@BiGGolfTour 8 ай бұрын

@@notaperfectgolfer3489 taking it off?? This is the. Fun tome of year haha!! Yeah ok.. keep me in mind.. lets set something up :)

@dannywalker3702 8 ай бұрын

Think your grip is the problem with your putting mate, looks so unbalanced

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

It's the putter length not the grip. I changed to a 33' length one after this and it has been much better 👍👍👍

@dicklarge1901 8 ай бұрын

Just found your channel. What clubs are you using? Do you find more expensive clubs help? I’m new to golf.

@notaperfectgolfer3489 8 ай бұрын

More expensive clubs don't help beginners. It's better to buy a cheap package set or use 2nd hand clubs when you start off. My clubs are listed in the description of this video: Driver: Ping G10 12° reg (2007) 4 wood: Nike SQ Dymo 17° (2009) 3 hybrid: Nike CPR 22° reg (2003) 4 hybrid: Nike CPR 26° reg (2003) Irons: 4-PW Taylormade Burner Oversize (1996) Sand wedge: 54° Big Bertha iron standard (2002) Sand wedge: 56° Vokey (unknown) Putter: Odyssey 2-ball White Hot 34' original (2001) Ball played in this round: Taylormade Tour Response (70 compression) Good luck and enjoy your rounds! :-)