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Thank you, Tony! I feel the same! I’m working my way up to release 3 ☺️🤣

Thank you, Kent 🙌

Hi Martin, ignore my subs? Wow. I've been sharing what I'm working on in my game to improve. For example, in my 9 hole course vlog, it was clear that missing that number of greens wasn't going to help me get to scratch, so straightening up my irons has been my focus, as I shared in my last video. Or if I am going to miss greens, I know it's my short game and putting that will save me and I've shared how I'm working on those areas. I know this is going to be a long and hard challenge, so I'm not expecting it to happen quickly but I am sharing what I'm working on to build myself into a scratch golfer...hopefully.

@@jessratcliffegolf You brought out a vlog about getting to scratch...so don't just stop telling us what you are doing....will take about 30 qualifying comps at least to get to scratch...so what comps have you entered? medals, stablesfords? what did you shoot, how did you play , how many points? what is your latest handicap? are you going up are you going down? what? ...i play in about 6 qualifiers a month, my handicap changes every week....it seems you have started something then never tell us about it...

I have been telling you what I'm doing. If you've watched my videos since I shared the one about starting the search for scratch, you'll see that I've been working on the areas of my game, where I'm currently leaking the most shots and that I need to improve to score better, like my ball striking and putting. The goal with my content is to share how I'm working on my game on the search for scratch to, hopefully, get there one day. It's not a 6 week challenge or sprint to cut my handicap. And I'm not expecting to get there quickly because it's hard and I have a long way to go. I said that in the search for scratch video. My goal is to share the process on the search, in the hope that sharing what I'm working on along the way will be helpful to other golfers.

It’s so helpful!

Thank you! That's interesting to know, I've haven't played golf in Canada or the US but will remember that for when I do, hopefully ☺️

Haha I’m not sure about that but thank you! I know, still working on that Release 2 🤣

Thank you, Mark! I’ll give that a go 🤓

Thank you!

Thank you, Caroline! Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that - I know you'll banish those dreaded you-know-whats soon! ☺️

That's made my day, thank you Stu! Wow, that's very kind of you 🙌

Haha I know! Huge! 🐝🤣

They really are! It was incredible to see up close!

Haha thank you 🤣

@@jessratcliffegolf I only say that because I do that when I practice, funny old game....😃 have you seen any short game improvement yet?

@@stuartjames2483 I do too! Definitely and it's been particularly helpful as I've been missing a few greens 🤣

Thank you, Gary! ☺️

I love his channel!

Thank you, I do 🤓☺️

I know that feeling! Thank you 🤓

Thank you, Neil! I will! 🤓

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Thank you, Ed! That’s awesome to hear! Let me know how you both get on with the two ball drill 🙌. Exactly! Fine tuning and short game, short game, short game 🤞🤣

It really is, isn’t it - feel and real can be so different 🤣. Thank you, Kent!

@@jessratcliffegolf For sure! In my head I swing like Steve Elkington or Ernie Els...Imagine my surprise when it actually looks like an octopus falling 40' out of a tree 🤣

@@KentnDebi haha!

White is a dangerous choice on a wet course, although mostly all gloves and shoes are white, go figure... My bug bear is early extension, I use a reverse loop from Hank Haney and wierd sort of back towards target ball at the side thingy from Alex Elliot in my preshot routine. For me the ball tells you everything you need to know, I tend to practice on the course, driving range is a winter thing I think. People say golf is a journey which is a really cheesy saying, but for me it's about finding what swing is best for you and your athletic ability. Once you've found that out and you've gotten older you need to change it all as your body changes, dumbest game ever 😂😂 I love it

I’m working on exactly the same thing so was great to see how your practicing to improve your technique

Thank you 🤓

I love Dan's stuff too. That sounds like an awesome performance drill. I'm the same with controlling distance out of bunkers. One thought that's helped is from Dan's book, where he talks about imagining how far you want to send the sand. It's a work in progress but it's been helpful so far. Thank you for watching, Stuart!

@@jessratcliffegolf I'll be honest Jess only just subscribed, you only popped up on my feed but I thought it was an interesting perspective, taking DGs teachings and showing how you personally were doing with the practice. I normally look for local hampshire/dorset/sussex golf vlogs, ones that you can have some familiarity with you know. Anyway keep up the good work 👍

@@stuartjames2483 thank you!

It really would! Thank you, Olly! It's always a work in progress ☺️🤓

Thank you, David. They were - I can struggle with being more 3 than 2 but as you say, with that amount of green, it ended up being the better release to play ☺️

It's been a great help ☺️

He’s a genius!

This was filmed quite a while ago so I've gone back to the stronger grip as it felt more natural to me 🤓

@@jessratcliffegolf Hi Jess. Thanks for getting back to me. I had no idea you had produced so many good videos. Your enthusiasm and pleasant attitude make them a joy to watch. If you haven't already had one, get a lesson on course management with a pro, it will be eye opening and help to reduce your handicap.

Thank you, Barry! I really appreciate that ☺️

Oh I haven’t! I’ll check that out ☺️

Thank you, Kent! Yes, very true! 🙌

Thank you, Martin!

Thank you, Barry! I really appreciate that ☺️

Haha! Thank you, Lupe!

Thank you for your observations / questions, Mark - they’re always very welcome! - I know! I didn’t do myself any favours wearing black in that heat 🤣 - For the longer putts, I did but edited out as it was a lengthy video and on the shorter putts, they were only subtle breaks so I was aiming to the edge of the hole 🤓 - We didn’t cover using AimPoint for chip and runs but that’s a great point. - On the 4th hole chip, I went a little long with the backswing and then caught it heavy so didn’t quite come off as I hoped ☺️ - Funnily enough, 73y would normally be a full 54° for me but hitting downhill and to a back pin made me think I needed to play it shorter (so I didn’t risk going off the back where it’s ☠️) and it was just way too short. It was a good experience filming over 9 holes as I find I can rush my routines when filming for fear of being slow so it’s helped me see where I might make choices too quickly and then pay the price for it. So lots of learnings to take into the next 9 hole video ☺️

It’s the cupping the wrist in the takeaway that I need to practise with my ol’ rolly wrists 🤣

@@jessratcliffegolf ...and the reason for your 'alignment stick' short! Stop the roll inside 👍

@@KentnDebi exactly! ☺️

Thank you for watching!

Thank you, Neil!

Thank you!

Thank you, Tim! That's a great question - we didn't cover that specifically. I'll have to experiment with it and see what happens. One thing that comes to mind that might work or be worth testing out...when Dan was teaching us how to play a 30 yard bunker shot, he used a greenside bunker set up but a 9 iron (with a slightly open face) to get more distance and more run. I wonder if that concept might apply here too, so using the same set up for this shot but a lower lofted club to get more distance.

Thank you! Me too - thank goodness for Dan ☺️

Thank you for watching, Kent!

Haha! I’ll always think of sleeping lions when I’m chipping now 🤣

Thank you, Mark!

It is! I’ve also got a video on it going live tomorrow 🤓

I love this shot 🙌

Haha I wish I was! Thank you, Olly 🙌

Thank you, I’ll try that.

@@jessratcliffegolf It’s advice from Harvey Penick, you may already know, but if not, his Little Red Book is basically 50 years of golf wisdom in a Guidebook. He imparts positive thinking and practical practice techniques. He advises you say Grip Down, Lay Back, etc always use positive words that encourage a positive mindset. The backswing starts with a slight forward motion. Start with half a bucket of water, slight forward press, (holding the handle with your trail hand) rock it back and forth, until you’re swinging it full circle. I used to do that for fun as a kid, so I knew what he meant… but anyway, when you do it with a full bucket, you HAVE to give it a slight forward press, starting from the ground up, like Hogan says in Five Lessons, inject your trail knee, engage your core, then your wrist takes it straight back… you won’t spill a drop. Then try it without a forward press… with a full bucket, water snatches out… but with a slight forward press… you can drag the club head straight back along the target line, just like Moe Norman says. But yeah Little Red Book is great.

@@jessratcliffegolf In nearly every other ball sport, the action is reactionary; in tennis, baseball, you’re reacting to the play… in golf, the individual starts the action from a stationary position. In tennis, the server reacts to a thrown ball… the knees bend and the racket recoils before the hit… the other player reacts to a served ball and moves toward it, slightly, before rearing back to hit it. In golf, you need to build that slight forward motion into your backswing… Spieth has a pronounced forward press and it doesn’t have to be dramatic, some players just trigger with their thumb… but it turns a static starting position into a reactionary dynamic motion… and that leads to a better use of your athletic ability; you create a natural athletic reaction, to an otherwise stationary ball. You then just go ahead and swing through the ball and cut the daisies, ha.

@@jeremybartlett1706 thank you, I love the sound of the Little Red Book, I'll look it up!

@@jessratcliffegolf Yeah he hung out with a LOT of the Greats and coached Babe Zaharias among others, Tom Kite, all sorts. He heard Sam Snead hit his opening drive and thought a rifle had gone off. Great stories and insights.

He really is!

Thank you, Olly! I need to work on that feel of the arms connected to my body on the takeaway. I have a feeling this change might take a while!