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Is this me? Everywhere you look guys are shooting scratch but there’s so many of us just scrambling to play bogey golf. I bombed a 290 on par 4 yesterday within 10 of the green and carded a 5. This is my golf life. Keep swinging dude.

I broke 90 one time. Then I started playing the back 9

so much respect for making a video about this. i feel like most ppl are insecure about not shooting par. this was awesome to watch thank you

Golf Sidekick said that if you can't hit a shot 150y reliably, then you need to get some lessons from a pro. That's what I did and it's what helped me the most. I'm breaking 100 regularly now. The second thing that helped is that if a club isn't working (like my 3 wood), leave it in the bag. Nice video!

I’m a 12 handicap and the thing that makes you better than me is that even after your bad shots, you still come back to the camera smiling. I could never master that aspect of my game.

Thanks for posting these. It's candid videos like these that help keep me motivated. I have a high handicap, too, and I have yet to break 100. I know it'll happen; I just have to be patient. I just keep telling myself, "Don't give up. Cuss the whole time if you have to, but don't give up." 😆

Started playing in my 50s and breaking a hundred is the dream every Saturday. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't, but getting out on there is so much fun, the exercise and camaraderie... awesome 🙂

Love the video and the brutal honesty that comes with high handicap golf, which is the majority of weekend golfers. Hey, I was around your skill level 2-3 years ago. Now im averaging low 90s, with my best round of 85 last week. I haven't had a lesson since i took a one semester golf class at community college 10 years ago, so im just trying to get my game there on my own. One thing I noticed that could help you a ton is club selection. You hit driver on a lot of the tees, and 3 wood off the deck. One of the first times I let the ego battle go of hitting my long clubs, I took my driver and 3 wood out of the bag and just played my irons. Turns out when you mishit irons, they arent WAY out of play, just a little. And they are easier to get the ball in the air and forward. The next piece of advice I'd give you, is spend time on your 120 yard shots and in. Go to the range and hit a full bucket of just SW, PW, 9 iron. Take half shots, full shots, chip shots. Just focus on striking the ball in the center of the face and swinging easy. That tip alone dropped probably 10 strokes off my game in a season.

This video is very relatable. Thanks for documenting your journey and for posting it.

Thank God for this video. I thought I was the only one. I'm exactly in the same spot your game is right now. I cannot break a hundred to save my life. I know I haven't been playing very long but everything you talk about is exactly where my game is at.

Really enjoyed some of your videos today. I played my first 9 holes yesterday and was horrified by how much I struggled. I had a few good holes but completely lost count on a few too. It’s been nice to see content from genuine high handicap players to aspire to in the short term. You hit some great shots, keep it up

glad i found this channel, i love watching people play courses around me, keep up that grind bud!

I love this kind of videos. I can relate to it. All we can do is love the game and keep on enjoying it! No matter what.

Really good video and insightful commentary, Joseph! I can see you have good physical coordination and I bet your scores will drop steadily with continued practice and playing. I look forward to watching more. Thanks for sharing with us!

I love this video! The truth is that most golfers are at this stage... a lot of people will come here and disagree... I live in a country club in PA, and at least over here, most golfers barely break 100... this is very relatable... thank you!

Love the honesty of this well done, subscribed 🙌🏼

Guys golf is a really tough game. Trust me, not everyone is shooting scratch. It takes dedication to practicing and hitting balls almost everyday, and that's AFTER you come up with a decent, repeatable swing. If you can hit your drives 250 that's really all the length you need. Of course longer is better, but consistency is the name of the game. I think the best way to score lower sooner is to start with the short game and move out. Start with putting, then chipping, and slowly work your way out. Hit ball first then ground. Good luck.

Good genuine video man! Keep posting them and people will surely follow your journey to scoring 90 👍

Fantastic video great to see even when you hit a bad shot you don’t edit it out or take the shot again. Very pure video 😊

This is so encouraging! Thanks for sharing :)

Great attitude. I’m gonna stick around for your break 90 videos. 👍

This was a fun video to watch. You have the ability to hit the ball well and a good looking swing. You could EASILY start shooting low 90s by putting the right club in your hands. Stop trying to hit driver off every tee. You were always in trouble from the start. Hit an 8 iron if you need too. Start to think about getting to the green in 3 instead of 2. It’s a hell of a lot better than getting there in 4. Next thing is considering your misses. Right now you are still struggling with good ball striking. Play for your misses like Ben Hogan used to teach. Don’t aim at pins, instead ignore the pin and aim to the middle of the green. Good luck man! You definitely have a chance to play good golf!

„Never give up“ is truly what every golfer should have on his/her mind.

Fairly new to golf here myself, started playing at the beginning of the year. I am trying to break 100 by the end of the year. My 1st round was 128 and has been consistently coming down last few rounds have been around the 110. So hoping to break a 100, I have found playing with a positive mindset has really helped me so far. Instead of swing, swear, look for ball and repeat. Just say it’s moving and smile.

I'm the exact handicap as you and videos like this really make me feel better about being on the course. So often I find myself apologizing to whoever I'm playing with for trying to get better.

I enjoyed that. This kind of golf looks horribly familiar but it was really valuable to see a playback of everything I do. It's a good way of looking at it, that a high handicap means you are going to be scrambling so to be mentally prepared for that and to work on avoiding it.

Good video! Very brave for putting yourself out there! Stack and Tilt swing method helped me. Good luck!

Hello from Ireland. I feel your pain. I can count on one hand the number of times I've broken 100. My biggest hurdle is the mental game. Keeping calm and refocusing after the many inevitable bad shots. Also, i find if i overthink it messes with my head. I play much better when im relaxed with an almost don't care attitude. Consistent iron play is also a huge issue for me. Generally good with my driver and putter... everything else in-between is a bit of a lottery TBH. Great video BTW.

You had more than few moments of brilliance! Great content and I really enjoyed watching. Was wondering are you currently playing a urethane or premium golf ball? Not tradiionally preferred from a high-handicapper, but they generally have lower ball flight.

Loved the video. Also had some struggles with the slice and was doing the same thing you are doing. Letting your arms go from your chest at downswing. The "towel-trick helped me cure this as I was forced to keep my arms to my chest by squeezing tight. Try it, I am sure you will cure that slice as I did. On hole 3 you kept the arms nicely tucked with the driver.

Im a 27hcp so this is all relateable. Keep grinding.

Great video. I am over the moon if I get a double bogey on a par 5, and am doing cartwheels when I snag the occasional par. But I usually have one hole where I play shots like an actual golfer and that is what brings me back the following week.

love the videos man!

Great video buddy. It refreshing to see "bad golf" most channels are scratch golfers.. I'm not saying you're bad, you're just like the rest of us weekend warriors

Love your vid, we play a very similar game , it’s all about having fun and enjoying yourself 👍🏻

Sending your shot over the green has very little if nothing to do with your follow through. With a wedge a follow through is fantastic in catching the ball and contributing to both loft and spin. You’re launching because of either your downswing or, more likely, too large of a backswing. When I use a 54, for example, to chip only 15 feet away from me to the hole (say I’m 6 feet into the fairway off the green), I only come back to about abeam my hip, comedown at the ball and also focus on an almost full follow through. You’d be surprised, try reversing it is all I’m saying. You’ll probably feel like you’re hitting it thinner at the start but having the follow through will force you to come down more at the ball than across it in your wedge shots, and then you’ll get that awesome feeling when the ball catches the full face of the club and literally rolls off over the top as it moves forward. Just a suggestion.

Good videos thanks to sharing your golf course with us :) I you don't mind, I can give you a little advice with your irons shot. I've noticed when your started your backswing, you engage your hands first and you begun to arm/roll them a bit, it's not good at all for regularity and to have a good trajectory without compensate, but it's pretty easy to fix that with a bit of practice ^^ I'm pretty sure your motor preferences in your golf swing is to have a earthy posture because your weight in your posture is on the back of your foots, you are very anchored in the ground. And your low mobile point, it means your motor for turning is your hips, the low back for be precise, it's your starting point in the backswing and downswing. Your axis is pretty vertical too (I can be wrong, you have to test for be sure if all i say for you it's pretty natural and balanced, but what I see in video it's this) So for this type of natural specifities of your body (the same of my father so i know well), you have to be in line during the begining of your backswing, start to rotate with your hips (all the upper body gonna move in the same time) and be really connected with your arms (elbow pretty close each other) without move at all your hands before passing your right thigh, and then you begin to arm pretty quick your hands and continue to rotate your body all the way up while keeping your arms very connected. If not, your downswing look pretty good, your start to engage your hips first at the descent. But i have noticed at 4:43 in the video that your balance is not good and you fall a bit frontward because your right foot slip in back in the grass. You have to focus to stay your right foot at his place. Maybe a better backswing will help to be more balanced during all the movements because I guess your compensate a lot to have the face square at the impact, and will fix this foot problem. Practice that, i thinck it will be really helpfull for you and continue to make videos like this, it was fun ;)

Just keep playing brother; It'll get better quick. hilarious follow-through on your wedge shots though!

My home muni !! I've played this front 9 about 150 times in the last 3 years... have hit every one of these lies, lol. The green on 8 was rough in 2023 !

Love your video. I started out 4 years ago shooting 125. Two keys to better golf if you don't mind me saying is. 1. Alignment and 2. swing pace. You don't have to try and hit the ball 100 mph to be consistent. Nice and slow. If you can find someone to give you some good tips take advantage of that. I was very blessed to find a former PGA pro to work with me. After two years of hard work l'm shooting in the mid 80s. Don't give up you will get there.

😂 I’m loving this. This is real golf!! Lol

“You were robbed” she says on the first putt of the first hole after you run it 12 feet past. Had me rolling 😂

A few days ago I went in to try and break 100 for the first time. I got 101. I had two par 3s that’s I got an 8 on bc of bunkers. I was so annoyed. I was on track to doing the best I’ve ever done. Coulda broke 90 if I had done things a bit differently. Especially 4 putting when it was totally avoidable by taking an extra 30 seconds to look at my shot before I take them. I hope I can get close again bc I never do good twice in a row.

To keep it real, there’s a heck of a lot more golfers like you than there are shooting 80 and below. Don’t be hard on yourself, unless you’re playing on the Tour, nobody cares about your score aside from you! No criticism from anybody but yourself. Golf is hard!

Try setting your right foot back behind you 3-4" from your left foot. This will promote more of an inside swing and stops the slice. Great video btw! Keep it up.

I broke 90 for the first time the other day, golf is hard man, keep pushing and playing smart and youll be a 15 hcp before you know it

loved the video, I know there are alot of people giving tips haha half of which arent gonna help. All I can say is just enjoy it, the average player doesnt break 100 every time they play as told to me by my local pro. the game is hard, you will get better. Just stick to it and focus on each shot !!!! Keep it up bud.

Good video . I feel your pain in inconsitency

The goose looks at you thinking, you're not gonna hit me right. lmao

Honestly your swing is decent, big thing is mental blocks. Practice swings good but swing changes a bit when you line up to the ball. My big hurdle was hazards, I overthought about them and as soon as I didn’t my scores plummeted. If you don’t plan to land the ball in the water, just don’t even think about the water. You’ve got a lot of potential dude! Solid swing, solid understanding of what mistakes you’re making, just keep it up!

25 handicap so i can relate to your struggles keep it in play. No penalties 100% take the conservative approach, always add extra club. firm 90% shot more reliable that a 100/110% swinging out of your boots. Make your practice 3 holes rather than range practice. Hit 2 options off the tee a long and a safe ie favourite hybrid and driver. You will find some holes safe hybrid works and you score easy bogey helps give you a 2nd option on nemisis holes etc.

Steer clear of the driver for a while, it’s the hardest club to hit. I haven’t owned a driver for 10 yrs. Honest video, nice job.

I do the crappy ball for shots over water thing too!

Calm explanation. Subbed. My vids were of a similar style. Must start again. Beating Bogey Golf.

What are you using for shot tracers please? Looks great! Brilliant video for us amateurs

Great video, what software do you use to add the tracer for each shot?

I like to think of it as getting my money’s worth out of the golf course

nice man, i just broke 50 for the first time a few weeks ago. i shot 49 on a par 35. is there a part two or are you just doubling your score to break 100?

I have the opposite problem...my driving is relatively reliable--I found out I have ADHD, this past year, so staying focused is actually my biggest issue--but my short game/putting is where things usually end up unraveling for me. It's fairly common, unfortunately, for me to be in a position to start off putting for birdie and walk away with a double bogey. And my wedges...if I'm 60+ yards out, I'm fine. If I'm only a couple of yards off the green, I'm usually okay. Five to fifty-five yards? It's a crapshoot at that point. I've broken 100, this summer...ironically, I was golfing with three guys who had never played the course before, so I was constantly thinking about it so I could advise them on where the green was, where to stay out of trouble. I'm generally thrilled to score anything less than double-bogey, and I'm pretty consistently under 110. Just trying to ease into a new point range...

Nice vid man

Thx for the vidéo :) allways cool to see other people like us :D I just see that you're allways aiming left of your target. Is there a reason for this?

This is my game right now. I cant hit an iron in the air to save my life. Ive been golfing for 25 years now and I dont play nearly enough. damn

As soon as i see that 3 wood from rough I knew you are legit.

Wow.. this looks exactly like my game 😅 what are you using for shot tracer and software programs.?

Watching lots of KZfaq videos helped me a bunch 😅

1000% relatable!

What app do you use for tracking ?

At your level, I would suggest taking more club and then less swing. Hitting a straight on target 5 iron is a whole lot better than a 5h 170 and into the rough. You spent the whole day in the rough. You try to get under the ball. Hit down, not up. 90 is easily within your capabilities. They call it 'course management' and 'swinging inside of yourself'. Try it. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Are you using an app for the ball tracer?

You played ok. Looks like a bit of uncertainty crept in sometimes. I never broken a 100. Worked on my swing over Winter, played one full round then the day after tore my achilles. Biggest hurdle for me are lost balls/penalties

What clubs you using? I used to just play the game with my slice. To fix my slice, i put my rear leg 4 inches back where im aiming. It worked for me.

25 handicaper here..... struggling with iron shots and distance. I see that your iron rests on the ground at 45 degrees... are you finding that it hits farther that way? I've been resting my iron pretty flat on the ground..maybe Im doing it wrong.

I recommend working on your short game (pitching, chipping, and putting). It's the fastest way to lower your scores. Keep working at it and always try to have a good attitude.

Driver fix is simple, address the ball then move the head back 2 club heads back along the swing path THEN start the swing. This moves the low point inside and behind the ball.

What shot tracer do you use sir

I can't tell what to do with driver but with irons your trail arm should be extended much longer and a club should create steaper plane. You are draging a club behind you which means you have to rely on your wrists to straighten up the shot ;)

hi mate with the driver try gripping it so u can see ur top two knuckles on ur left hand so ur holding it quite on the top face of the grip so it feels like ur going to hook ur shot but you wont and it will feel good also try lower ur swing on the back swing instead of coming over the top as thats one of the main reasons of slicing but very good vid

Keep it up! One tip of advice, you and your playing partners kept stepping on each other's putting lines. Be mindful of where you step when getting your ball out of the cup.

like all high handicappers you need to just grind chipping and putting and you'll be fine 👍👍

Id like to know what clubs you are using if i may ask

What Breaking 100 Looks Like is carrying a scorecard pencil with an eraser + mulligan on 1st tee, playing every OB shot as a lateral hazard, rechipping with a different wedge to get the shot right and blowing off 2-3 footers you know we might miss if we tried. Actually breaking 100 looks like keeping tee shots between the trees, developing wizardry with recovery shots when that doesn’t happen, not hitting driver every single hole, and finally feeling like you have an idea around and on the green. Approach shots will still be all over the place, but will at least have some distance to them. Also a 14 club bag is overkill when learning. 10 to 12 is more than fine. Ok to own a full set and even some extra clubs for fun, but not necessary to bag all of them.

You should consider adding another golfer, even if it's only a few shots here and there. It helps break the video up and golf's exploded on KZfaq with highhcp and lowhcp comp 🏅 It's just fun to watch ppl golf when ya stuck inside over winter. Maybe Gangnam Guy - we can start calling him Double G 😆😎⛳

Gotta keep that right elbow tucked. I struggle with it too as I’ve only started golfing a couple months ago. I’m 34 years old… 😅😅

Looks a lot like my game. 👍🏻

This is me nearly every round. Consistently playing at about 100-105. My best round so far is a 92 but I keep plugging away.

Hoping to break 80 soon high handicapper as well trying to improve my iron and driver :(

How do i deal with miss swings and slices in my drive and irons

If only you hit your practice swings!! And that little jump-up on the chips/short pitches, I do that too. It ruins so many of my shots. Good luck buddy.

this is me, thanks for posting...

Way to lay it out there for all to see, warts and all. Maybe some unsolicited thoughts? Work back from the hole to YOUR best, meaning most accurate full swing, club. Say wedge or ??? Leave yourself that distance for the approach. Statistically I think the 3 wood is just as accurate as the driver, you should see which you hit more consistently, give the other a break. You may want to try a round teeing up with a 5 iron. Leave the driver and woods at home. Interesting what you can learn. That slice looks like you're over the top. Relax man, a 170 yard anything in play is better than an out of bounds, in the rough or worse, bunker, or water shot. You made some nice putts. Strive to keep a miss just enough to leave yourself a gimmy. Good job sir.

On the 2nd hole when you teed off, u can’t address the ball like u did and take a “practice” swing. Because when u swing and miss the ball after addressing it, that counts as a swing. Otherwise any time a professional player swung and missed he could just say “no actually that was a practice swing” and no one could prove otherwise

I'm no swing expert, but it looks like you are trying to "scoop" the ball when you hit your irons (such as at 05:03). It makes you lurch at the ball. I imagine that if you tweaked this your consistency might be improved.

I’m 67 and have been playing since I was 12. Never broke 80. Never broke 40. More inconsistent than ever. Call myself Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde. I can birdie a hole and the very next hole triple bogey. Played with men in their 80’s who hit from the senior tee’s and they beat the snot out of me. They only hit the ball 150 yards each time but it was right down the middle. One old man had several pars and the rest were bogies. He ended up shooting 41. Me 57. I was totally embarrassed.

0:20-0:28. Thats me in a nutshell. im new too golf and i also dont take off my glove even when i putt. Its just 1 less thing to worry about for me. Seemed like ur hybrid was letting u down .

You didn’t even need to say you were from Canada you can see that bugger in the sand trap lol

I shot 93 the other day and was hype

5:56 🚨 goose alert 🚨 why is there a goose on the golf course

I’ve been trying to break 100 for 20 years now. One of these days I’ll do it.

I feel like I'm watching myself golf...lol