Good question actually. Because we overlay google earth images of the holes to give you viewers a better insight as to what Karl is doing, plus having to adjust the audio a lot due to varying degrees of volume depending where we were on the course, and not to mention that we're recording, editing and uploading in 4K (whilst the USGA uploads in the lower quality 720), it takes 3 hours to edit 6 holes, then a bare minimum of 3 hours to produce it. Due to the complexities of what we are doing however, the program crashes a lot, so in the case of the final 6 holes which I'm about to upload, I spent 36 hours on it. So, as much as I'd like to be able to knockout the entire round in a day, that's just not possible today due to the increased file sizes of 4K. Cheers
Thanks for posting these videos. I find I get more enjoyment from watching Karl play and mature over the years than I ever have imagined. Can't wait until the next video.
I love your commentary on Karls rounds as the voice of reason lol but its great to see Karl learning to have an identity as a player and learning from his course management decisions
Tiger had a massive advantage growing up because his father taught Tiger to approach his tournament rounds like a Green Beret would approach a military excercise. Creating a game plan is critical, regardless of which sport an athlete plays. Males don't fully mature until their mid-20's, so Karl has the advantage of experiencing all these learning moments at a much younger age than most of the guys he plays against.
Can’t wait to watch this kid on the PGA TOUR!!! you’ll do great things Karl keep it up!! and congrats to you dad!! I remember my dad taking videos of me playing too when I was in my junior days.
It’s amazing what a high level Karl is performing at right now. Left a lot of shots out there but still right in contention in an elite event. Great effort 👍🏻
It's interesting when we count up all the brain-fades and know that college golf at Stanford is going is going to purge most of those mental errors. Cheers
Been watching your lad since he was idk how old ? but I doubt he was a teen, I said then as I say now, great inspiration not just to golfers but to fathers and parents in general worldwide, your commitment is admirable pal and as others have probably said if I am not watching Karl on Sky Sports on the tour in my 30’s (im 25 btw) I’d be very surprised, keep it up lads, appreciate the content 👍
I’ve been saying it for years Karl is a proper player and will definitely go to the highest levels in golf really looking for to seeing what he does in the pro ranks whenever that maybe. Hopefully I will be able to see him play in the uk 🇬🇧 one day hopefully at the open or the bmw at went worth because sky is the limit for this young golfer 🏌️♂️
He'll be in Spain in March for a couple of events. Although he's been eligible to play in The Amateur and many other top events there for some years now, his academic schedule prevents going there next year, and the costs prevented him going in previous years. Accommodation costs in the UK are double/triple the costs of a typical US tournament hotel. Cheers
With such a long hit, short game and great scrambling game, more risks when in this position could pay off big time in my opinion. I do agree on par 5's that Karls distances are no good.. Lay up and use the short game. Karl's putting is costing him wins almost every video I watch mate and I've been watching since the footy show years and years back. Long line on ball(make sure its straight mark them properly) and putter so he stop missing small puts mate(not sure if that model is the one with a line or not). TRUST me. He isn't misreading he is just slightly off aim like a bullet to a target. Longer lines on ball and putter = like having long range zoom on your gun. That is as good of an analogy I can give. This is why these types of putters with the long lines (The spider/daddy long legs etc) are doing so well on the tour and extremely popular to the average golfer.
I used to, but my course management was better than my game. I don't count being a club champion as being anywhere even remotely near the level of these kids. Cheers
That 7-second pause he has before he starts his backswing is where he's composing himself and imagining the shot in his head. From there, the muscles take over and do their thing. Cheers
Karl’s dad - I’ve met you once in Golfworld in Adelaide. I manage the store and I sold you a packet of tees. You maybe (probably don’t remember 😂). I love watching these videos and have followed Karl online for a few years now and I can’t help but ask a few armchair analyst questions. I’m hoping you don’t take it the wrong way. Karl’s attempt to reach the green on the par 5 on this video was perhaps an unwise decision giving the game plan you have discussed, in order to produce the optimal score for the tournament. But my question lies solely in the following comment in which you state he’s taken himself out of winning the tournament with that hole and now has to fight to finish too 5. I’m a 6 handicap myself, so I have no experience in these scenarios but I’d like to know, would it be best to take the most aggressive approach or the most conservative approach from this position? I understand that there’s money at stake in these events which I have no experience in dealing with. But my contention would be that in the long run, if I’m 7 shots off the lead with 9 to play, that my thinking would be “how can I win the tournament front here”. This may seem ignorant and this is why I’d like advice for my own golf. If you’re willing to offer. But it seems to me that all the greatest players that have played our game never seem to think they’re down and out. Perhaps a more conservative approach will be better in the long run in terms of earnings and qualifications. But I ask you, why would it not be best for Karl to always be thinking he can win the tournament, unless he’s missed the cut or completely down and out. Which from my understanding, it was not the case in this video. I’ve seen (in videos) him go 5-6 holes straight with birdies. I wish you and Karl the best for the future and I understand you have busy schedules and may not get around to addressing this comment/question. Thanks - Mike
Hi Mike. That's a good question you ask. That Par 5 in question is unusual in that it extremely shallow from front to back making it difficult to hold with a 250 yard 2nd shot. If you go over the green it's very difficult to avoid the recovery shot rolling through the green into the front rough, such is the downhill slop on that green. If the player comes up short, there is a creek directly in front of it. As such, rather than chasing an Eagle and walking off with a Par at best, the top PGA Tour players lay-up to 100 yards so that they can control a wedge and leave it under the hole for a better-than-50% chance of making the uphill Birdie Putt. That is still a Birdie Hole, but in trying to make Eagle the usual outcome is Par at best and likely a bogey. It's just senseless to make your run at a title more difficult by taking Birdie out of play by getting greedy. So, when you see 90% of the Tour players lay-up on that particular hole, there's very good reason for it- they want to try and make Birdie as the best outcome. Cheers.
These guys were playing in 4 hours. The AJGA's goal time is 4 hours 20 minutes. Now, the players participating in the AJGA Invitationals are obviously going to spend less time in the adjacent national park trying to find their Tee Shots, but nevertheless, even that goal of 4 hours 20 minutes is quick compared to the PGA rounds which can take up to 5 hours 30 minutes when JB Holmes, Bryson DeChambeau or Keegan Bradley are playing. Players are given 40-50 seconds to play a shot, but when does the shot clock start? Most fans will cringe when they discover that although Bryson takes over 2 minutes to execute a Putt at times, the rule on times on the putting green states as such: On the putting green, timing begins after a player marks, lifts, cleans and replaces his ball. He can also repair ball marks and remove loose impediments from his line of putt while off the clock. That's where Bryson is getting away with what he's doing, whereas he should be doing as Karl does and do all his Putt Reads whilst the other players are preparing to Putt so that he's ready to go once it's his turn.
Young players in the US system like Karl should be required to attend a minimum of a year of University before being allowed to turn Pro, as life can throw a few curve balls at the best of them. That's why Karl starts at Stanford next summer. Cheers
I mean he was down 6. I agree with hitting wood to bring eagle into play. Had to get agressive. That took courage. Dad should applaud him tryin to WIN. Not just be "top 5"
I guess you need to see it up close to appreciate why it's the highest scoring Par 5 on the Tour. The only way to play it is by laying up, which is exactly what Xander SCHAUFFELE did on his way to winning it last year. By "going for it", Karl ended up making Bogey when Par was the best outcome for players going for it in 2 because the Green cannot hold a 3-wood. Anyway, the Pros play it as a 3-shot hole for a very good reason, as it keeps Birdie in Play whilst taking any chance of a bogey out of play. Course management is an integral part of becoming a winner at this level or higher. It's pointless throwing away shots by being reckless, and that comes with maturity.
Here's the link to the official list, where Sheshan GC has 3 of the 20 holes on. It's also the 3rd toughest course on the tour, so it makes Karl's score somewhat impressive. golfweek.com/2019/10/09/golf-top-20-most-difficult-holes-pga-tour-2018-19/
This one is the Sony AX-700. It's the newer model that is the next step up from their initial 4K cameras. They're all brilliant cameras, and I feel that the earlier models actually have better image stabilization than this model, whereas this model has a better lens that allows me to better record when facing into the bright sky. Cheers
He's very stubborn. I've encouraged him to try it but he refuses to use a putter that has alignment aids. I won't say anything further for fear of getting into trouble with him. Cheers
@@KarlGolf That's fair enough at the end of the day. Most of the time it isn't even the putter- it's the golfer holding it! However I do believe they do a tour version of the spider X?
The 9th is hardest for a reason - could it be youthful thinking - ( I can reach it in 2)? But for a bit of luck and better thinking top 5 was realistic. 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Totally agree with you. Karl's wedges from 100 yards are money. If he plays there again he'll lay-up every time, because from 100 yards he makes Birdie half the time. Playing as an 18 year-old would be expected to play it however, he played that hole in 1-over for the week. Considering that the difference between his score and getting into a play-off was only 3 shots, you do that math. Karl's got the shots, but only a couple of year's playing in a top college program will teach him the course management and there's nowhere better to learn that than at Stanford, who won the NCAA title last year. Cheers
How hard is it to post the 3 vids with in the same 1 or 2 days? Man I can’t get enough of watching Karl!
Good question actually. Because we overlay google earth images of the holes to give you viewers a better insight as to what Karl is doing, plus having to adjust the audio a lot due to varying degrees of volume depending where we were on the course, and not to mention that we're recording, editing and uploading in 4K (whilst the USGA uploads in the lower quality 720), it takes 3 hours to edit 6 holes, then a bare minimum of 3 hours to produce it. Due to the complexities of what we are doing however, the program crashes a lot, so in the case of the final 6 holes which I'm about to upload, I spent 36 hours on it. So, as much as I'd like to be able to knockout the entire round in a day, that's just not possible today due to the increased file sizes of 4K.
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Karl Vilips wow! Didn’t know so much was involved.
Thanks for posting these videos. I find I get more enjoyment from watching Karl play and mature over the years than I ever have imagined. Can't wait until the next video.
I think that supporters like yourself become invested in Karl's progress. It's kinda like a reality TV show.
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I love your commentary on Karls rounds as the voice of reason lol but its great to see Karl learning to have an identity as a player and learning from his course management decisions
Tiger had a massive advantage growing up because his father taught Tiger to approach his tournament rounds like a Green Beret would approach a military excercise. Creating a game plan is critical, regardless of which sport an athlete plays. Males don't fully mature until their mid-20's, so Karl has the advantage of experiencing all these learning moments at a much younger age than most of the guys he plays against.
Can’t wait to watch this kid on the PGA TOUR!!! you’ll do great things Karl keep it up!! and congrats to you dad!! I remember my dad taking videos of me playing too when I was in my junior days.
Great to watch. Looking forward to the last 6 holes 👍
been watching my boi Karl since he was a kid growing up into a true stallion excited to watch him make it to the tour
What a great feeling waking up on a raining saturday morning with a karl vid
It’s amazing what a high level Karl is performing at right now. Left a lot of shots out there but still right in contention in an elite event. Great effort 👍🏻
It's interesting when we count up all the brain-fades and know that college golf at Stanford is going is going to purge most of those mental errors.
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Excellent play, excellent commentating. Thumbs up, cheers!
Really exciting to watch his progression. Hope to circle back to these when he is on the PGA tour
Been watching your lad since he was idk how old ? but I doubt he was a teen, I said then as I say now, great inspiration not just to golfers but to fathers and parents in general worldwide, your commitment is admirable pal and as others have probably said if I am not watching Karl on Sky Sports on the tour in my 30’s (im 25 btw) I’d be very surprised, keep it up lads, appreciate the content 👍
Thanks Jacob. It's been been a fun ride so far.
Cheers.
I’ve been saying it for years Karl is a proper player and will definitely go to the highest levels in golf really looking for to seeing what he does in the pro ranks whenever that maybe. Hopefully I will be able to see him play in the uk 🇬🇧 one day hopefully at the open or the bmw at went worth because sky is the limit for this young golfer 🏌️♂️
He'll be in Spain in March for a couple of events. Although he's been eligible to play in The Amateur and many other top events there for some years now, his academic schedule prevents going there next year, and the costs prevented him going in previous years. Accommodation costs in the UK are double/triple the costs of a typical US tournament hotel.
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*Just one of those days Karl must have taken in a lot during reflection 'keep it simple' Thank you dad for letting us in*
Future world #1 here folks...hes just gonna get better and better..
Looking destined for PGA tour.
Another great video. Really cool edit and commentary bro.
Is it just me or is Karl living in the gym? Looking ripped 💪💪
Love Karl, from brissy Australia baby
With such a long hit, short game and great scrambling game, more risks when in this position could pay off big time in my opinion. I do agree on par 5's that Karls distances are no good.. Lay up and use the short game. Karl's putting is costing him wins almost every video I watch mate and I've been watching since the footy show years and years back. Long line on ball(make sure its straight mark them properly) and putter so he stop missing small puts mate(not sure if that model is the one with a line or not). TRUST me. He isn't misreading he is just slightly off aim like a bullet to a target. Longer lines on ball and putter = like having long range zoom on your gun. That is as good of an analogy I can give. This is why these types of putters with the long lines (The spider/daddy long legs etc) are doing so well on the tour and extremely popular to the average golfer.
4:46 KARL!...STICK...TO...THE...GAME...PLAN! :D
Any main tips for driving?
Love to see him in PGA tour.
what the 34k subs. that went up quickly
Quick indeed. We celebrated 10 years of this Channel this past August. 12.5 million later, we're still here.
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Another great video, I’m curious does Karl’s Dad play golf? If so what handicap
I used to, but my course management was better than my game. I don't count being a club champion as being anywhere even remotely near the level of these kids.
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does Karl have any specific swing feels/thoughts when he's playing?
That 7-second pause he has before he starts his backswing is where he's composing himself and imagining the shot in his head. From there, the muscles take over and do their thing.
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@@KarlGolf just a tad concerned about the 7 sec --- at the next level, crowd noise could be a factor.
@@KarlGolf nice
nah its all about habit, u can tune out noise in a deeply developed habit, but i feel that
@Karl Vilips so he‘s simply swinging with his muscle memory - no swing thoughts otherwise than that ?
Karl’s dad - I’ve met you once in Golfworld in Adelaide. I manage the store and I sold you a packet of tees. You maybe (probably don’t remember 😂). I love watching these videos and have followed Karl online for a few years now and I can’t help but ask a few armchair analyst questions. I’m hoping you don’t take it the wrong way. Karl’s attempt to reach the green on the par 5 on this video was perhaps an unwise decision giving the game plan you have discussed, in order to produce the optimal score for the tournament. But my question lies solely in the following comment in which you state he’s taken himself out of winning the tournament with that hole and now has to fight to finish too 5.
I’m a 6 handicap myself, so I have no experience in these scenarios but I’d like to know, would it be best to take the most aggressive approach or the most conservative approach from this position? I understand that there’s money at stake in these events which I have no experience in dealing with. But my contention would be that in the long run, if I’m 7 shots off the lead with 9 to play, that my thinking would be “how can I win the tournament front here”. This may seem ignorant and this is why I’d like advice for my own golf. If you’re willing to offer. But it seems to me that all the greatest players that have played our game never seem to think they’re down and out. Perhaps a more conservative approach will be better in the long run in terms of earnings and qualifications. But I ask you, why would it not be best for Karl to always be thinking he can win the tournament, unless he’s missed the cut or completely down and out. Which from my understanding, it was not the case in this video. I’ve seen (in videos) him go 5-6 holes straight with birdies.
I wish you and Karl the best for the future and I understand you have busy schedules and may not get around to addressing this comment/question.
Thanks - Mike
Hi Mike. That's a good question you ask. That Par 5 in question is unusual in that it extremely shallow from front to back making it difficult to hold with a 250 yard 2nd shot. If you go over the green it's very difficult to avoid the recovery shot rolling through the green into the front rough, such is the downhill slop on that green. If the player comes up short, there is a creek directly in front of it. As such, rather than chasing an Eagle and walking off with a Par at best, the top PGA Tour players lay-up to 100 yards so that they can control a wedge and leave it under the hole for a better-than-50% chance of making the uphill Birdie Putt. That is still a Birdie Hole, but in trying to make Eagle the usual outcome is Par at best and likely a bogey. It's just senseless to make your run at a title more difficult by taking Birdie out of play by getting greedy. So, when you see 90% of the Tour players lay-up on that particular hole, there's very good reason for it- they want to try and make Birdie as the best outcome.
Cheers.
Is this supposed to be speed golf? How can they put Karl on the clock? As you said Paul I think he is almost too fast on his putting.
These guys were playing in 4 hours. The AJGA's goal time is 4 hours 20 minutes. Now, the players participating in the AJGA Invitationals are obviously going to spend less time in the adjacent national park trying to find their Tee Shots, but nevertheless, even that goal of 4 hours 20 minutes is quick compared to the PGA rounds which can take up to 5 hours 30 minutes when JB Holmes, Bryson DeChambeau or Keegan Bradley are playing. Players are given 40-50 seconds to play a shot, but when does the shot clock start? Most fans will cringe when they discover that although Bryson takes over 2 minutes to execute a Putt at times, the rule on times on the putting green states as such: On the putting green, timing begins after a player marks, lifts, cleans and replaces his ball. He can also repair ball marks and remove loose impediments from his line of putt while off the clock. That's where Bryson is getting away with what he's doing, whereas he should be doing as Karl does and do all his Putt Reads whilst the other players are preparing to Putt so that he's ready to go once it's his turn.
Karl when can we expect to see you on your?
Probably 1-2 years I would think
After a few years of college golf. There's no rush. It worked out for Schauffle, Wolfe, Morikawa and Hovland.
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Is Karl planning on turning pro now
Young players in the US system like Karl should be required to attend a minimum of a year of University before being allowed to turn Pro, as life can throw a few curve balls at the best of them. That's why Karl starts at Stanford next summer.
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Solid stuff! Is that pro golfer Sharmas brother that you were playing with?
Not sure, but Sharma is an extremely popular surname. I know of at least 5 Sharma's in Australia, Canada, the US and India.
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Karl Vilips that would make sense. Thanks!
I mean he was down 6. I agree with hitting wood to bring eagle into play. Had to get agressive. That took courage. Dad should applaud him tryin to WIN. Not just be "top 5"
I guess you need to see it up close to appreciate why it's the highest scoring Par 5 on the Tour. The only way to play it is by laying up, which is exactly what Xander SCHAUFFELE did on his way to winning it last year. By "going for it", Karl ended up making Bogey when Par was the best outcome for players going for it in 2 because the Green cannot hold a 3-wood. Anyway, the Pros play it as a 3-shot hole for a very good reason, as it keeps Birdie in Play whilst taking any chance of a bogey out of play. Course management is an integral part of becoming a winner at this level or higher. It's pointless throwing away shots by being reckless, and that comes with maturity.
How was the 9th hole ranked #1 hardest, it seems like 17 at sawgrass would have a much higher bogey/double percentage
Here's the link to the official list, where Sheshan GC has 3 of the 20 holes on. It's also the 3rd toughest course on the tour, so it makes Karl's score somewhat impressive. golfweek.com/2019/10/09/golf-top-20-most-difficult-holes-pga-tour-2018-19/
Thankyou and wow
Lol, frontal lobotomy...... 😂 something my dad would say to me when I do something stupid.
That comment's going to haunt me.
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paul what camera do you use? Thanks cheers!
This one is the Sony AX-700. It's the newer model that is the next step up from their initial 4K cameras. They're all brilliant cameras, and I feel that the earlier models actually have better image stabilization than this model, whereas this model has a better lens that allows me to better record when facing into the bright sky.
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Karl should give the new Model of his putter a go...even Jon Rahm has changed to the New Spider X putter...
He's very stubborn. I've encouraged him to try it but he refuses to use a putter that has alignment aids. I won't say anything further for fear of getting into trouble with him.
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@@KarlGolf That's fair enough at the end of the day. Most of the time it isn't even the putter- it's the golfer holding it! However I do believe they do a tour version of the spider X?
The 9th is hardest for a reason - could it be youthful thinking - ( I can reach it in 2)?
But for a bit of luck and better thinking top 5 was realistic. 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Totally agree with you. Karl's wedges from 100 yards are money. If he plays there again he'll lay-up every time, because from 100 yards he makes Birdie half the time. Playing as an 18 year-old would be expected to play it however, he played that hole in 1-over for the week. Considering that the difference between his score and getting into a play-off was only 3 shots, you do that math. Karl's got the shots, but only a couple of year's playing in a top college program will teach him the course management and there's nowhere better to learn that than at Stanford, who won the NCAA title last year.
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That frontal lobotomy comment though 😂
LOL. I may live to regret that comment.
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Glad you appreciate my dry sense of humour.
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