We've gone from using "golf packages" to booking accommodation and courses direct in the UK. We get better choice and save money. It is frustrating that many golf hotels do not offer one night, one round options.
Great video Dan please keep the Sunday morning going 👍 so true about the short game,golf seems to be slipping back to the eliteist seventies and eighties unfortunately, hopefully they learn before players slip away again.
Worst thing for me is buggy prices. Clubs need to remember there is a group of people that don't have a buggy by choice, they need one to play! I would like to see The PGA and England Golf suggest a maximum price of £15 per round for those with a blue badge for instance. One of my family members pays more in buggy fees than in membership fees.... Thanks for another great video Dan and I echo others who love the Sunday Morning Show 😊👍👍
A couple of our older members at new forest have adventure motability scooters that they whizz around on, when I play with them it’s a good work out trying to keep up with them. 👍
It is like youtube targets his channel and purposely doesn't make it grow. None of it adds up as to why low subs after all these years still. Or other channels just buy subs to work around this who knows.
Great stuff Dan. I was in our local US Golf store earlier today and was pretty surprised to see SIM 2 drivers still retailing at £300, which is crazy for a club that's now 3 seasons old ... and £579 for the latest Titleist, no thanks! As for green fees, I get costs are going up so green fees will inevitably go up too, but does seem like what was £40 pre-pandemic is now £80 .. all in all, golf is once again becoming a very expensive game to play.
Been away on holiday so just catching up. Another great video Dan with some interesting thoughts. In June I had the misfortune to break my driver, so I popped over to Scottsdale golf in Warrington and have to say they are fantastic and very knowledgeable. The bonus is they'll fit you and build it there and then. I really wanted the qi10 but couldn't hit it. Ended up in the cobra darkspeed with a 1/2 inch shorter shaft. Actually had an upgrade shaft (Accra gx green) put in as that worked best for me. Decided to get a new 3 wood while I was there. Shotscope is telling me that I made the right decision. I've hit my longest drive ever at 318 yards and PAvg is 243. That's more than 20 yards further on my previous driver. 3 wood stats showing greater improvement and fairways hit is up 12% as well. On the cost side of things, green fees are becoming a joke and that can't be good for the future of the game
Loved this, I’m so guilty of tinkering with driver heads & shafts, lengths, weights, flex 😂 Currently I’m on a Mizuno STZ-230 at 44” in a Kai’li white 60 Stiff flex. And I have created a backup Frankenstein (mini driver) Aerojet LS driver head lifted up to 12* with a 3 wood Kai’li white 70 Stiff shaft (extra weight added to head). Should probably sell up and get a proper fitting 😂
Brilliant Dan , so enjoyed how you put all this across . Always feel I want to try out what you say after I watch and especially today with the driver shaft length and weight . Going to put this to the test . Enjoy your well deserved holiday 🏌️♂️ 🌞 🍻 🍷
Really enjoyed this video Dan, looking forward to more of this content. Think green fees and equipment costs are getting out of hand. Sadly many of the best links courses around the UK and Ireland now cost too much for locals to play, and are more catered to the international customer where money is no object. Interestingly, this summer I heard in a famous Portrush bar, how Americans are paying $10k for a 7-10 trip for Irish and Northern Irish courses. So the £300-400 green fee plus a caddy isn’t expensive to them. I feel locals should be offered this experience at a lower price point. A £1000 green fee at Turnberry says it all really!
Thanks for another SMS, Dan. My favourite golf content by far. Enjoy your family holiday 👍 Fingers crossed that greenfees do come down a smidge moving forward. It is nice to play a different track occasionally that doesn't break the bank.
I used the old Callaway Fusion in 2017 which came in choice of 45 1/2 or 44 1/2...I got the 44 1/2 because i not only hit it straighter I actually hit it farther and timed it better. I bought my 1st Titleist driver TSI2 a few years ago . Love the sound & look... played it at 45 1/2 and my dispersion left and right was not good, 45 inches was better but still not to my standard of the old Cally. Recently made it shorter again to 44 1/2 and changed the weight to get my preferred D2 and it feels like I have control again and my swing speed is the same...No more tentative thoughts on the tee with the driver ! It's incredible how much more control I get from just 1/2 inch off from 45 to 44 1/2. ... same experience with my fairway woods which have always been 1/2 inch short
The Sunday Morning show must never end, it is informative for us golf addicts. Your chipping/pitching woes i can really relate to as I have the same sometimes, but it usually comes back. Same with putting, one day it is awesome, next day keeping it clean here not so good 🤣 Drivers and shafts, from what I have seen with the PXG driver you have apart from direction/aim all is good. Didn't Joe just say you are aiming wrongly? Make some time, hit the range.
I had a great chipping session last week - 2 hours, stabbed 2 alignment sticks in the chipping area, 20y apart. Practiced with different clubs and shots. I chipped so well this week, holed one! Got to give a shoutout to Dan Grieve for short game feels, his 'world class' set up by the ball for chipping really works. Chipping and putting practice can be a bit tedious but if you set up games for yourself they time will flyby.
Great Sunday morning show. I'm sorry for being late and not watching until Tuesday morning!!!! So the cost of golf clubs and equipment is interesting . Surely, some of the blame has to lay with golf youtubers and social media influencers who get sent so many clubs free to test that the customer has to incur the cost in the long road , as for green fees it just gone silly , surely it's better to have 50 people paying 25 quid and spending money in the shop and bar than have 4 people paying 100 quid
Imagine this, I’m on Grand Cayman for the inaugural Max 60 T10 cricket, wake up to Dan playing golf on….Cayman (if it’s spelt like that 😂). Great stuff. PXG SUGAR DADDY!!!!! Love Joe the Pro, who doesn’t. It helps us average guys seeing great golfers like you dealing with the problems we have too. Love the show and the mix of instruction as it’s a chat rather than do this and love the general chat but your course vlogs are what we all love most.and… so important to use sun screen that is both UVA and UVB. Lived in Dubai, I’d put it on at the start and leave it…mug and ignorant which is why i ended up needing surgery. Put it on and every 90 mins, don’t leave it for two plus hours.
Great show, Dan. Going back to the allinement, all the top toiu 😢pros go through basics on the practice range as l saw at the Open. Also getting fit is very important and yes not enough good centres Prescision golf in Surrey is the best they have so much knowledge and are independent. Why not do a qaulity fitting video. I often think if you have been fitted correctly, you should not need to tinker with clubs.
Fabulous topic, very appropriate for the time and economy we are in.. If you want to talk expensive green fees just visit Ontario Canada!! I know we have weather constraints so season is short, but the prices now are just ridiculous & out of control.
If you have an alignment aid on the ball, or draw a line on it yourself, it's advantageous to use it on the tee as well as for putting. Point the line where you want to start the ball and then just set the clubface perpendicular to it. And aligning to a spot on the ground adds even more calibration.
Surprised that the fitters at Woburn didn't suggest a shorter shaft in all the times you went there. When I got my TSR fitting, Andy had me try the shorter shaft once we had it narrowed down so we could see what it would do and ended up with a 45 inch driver instead of the 45.75
As always, look forward to and enjoy the SMS. Yes, golf equipment is getting absurdly expensive as are green fees. Here in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area golf is quite expensive. Not so much in the summertime but outrageous in late fall, winter, and early spring. We get a lot of “snowbirds” during this time, which skyrockets the green fees. Ex. A good course in the summer will costs about $65 USD, but that same course in late fall, winter,and early spring, will cost over $200 USD. You can save a little money by buying previous models when the new stuff comes out. The advancements are not that great, if any. Cheers.
Watching and typing, in advance of your thoughts re cost of golf, i would like to add some perspective. Started playing golf as a junior age 7, now age 67, so long time playing our game. I got my first set of new clubs in 1982, still have the receipt as i was so proud. Wilson tour blades, and matching woods, 1,3 and 5 wood £238 3 - SW irons, stiff dynamic gold S300 £212, total £450, my take home monthly wage was £75 so six months to earn my clubs. Average wage today is £35,000, so monthly before tax £2916 approx nett £2041, doesn’t that make clubs today cheap by comparison? We have many more brands, lots of good resale sites, direct to consumer providing fantastic quality and value, we also have fitting, not a chance back in the day, your pro might tinker with loft and lie, about all you could do to your reg or stiff clubs. We are definitely in a better place, that’s my 2d worth for those that remember LSD
Hi Dan. Swing stuff ... Yes Joe is dead on..Alignment parallel to target line... then apply that 5 Times Parallel concept stuff that we discussed this spring... and ball goes straight at your target. ;) ....and work on that Wall of Doom drill. ....set up a wall of doom somewhere in the backyard. That's all you need mate. Gear talk.... Shafts.. we have almost identical numbers thru the bag. So I am not surprised that the driver shafts in the 70g ranges will not only feel better, but likely perform better for you as well. You could even try an Xflex in a 70g range shaft ...that may even feel and work better yet. As our numbers are so close... you should give a try with what I have in my drivers... Aldilla NV (original) 75 Xstiff. LOL you may have to hunt a bit to find one.. but it will be worth the effort. I bombed a 340 yard one yesterday, with that shaft in my TS3 I also have a Ventus Black 7x that feels good... but doesn't perform as good as the Aldilla NV The NV is more stable, and I get the sweetspot 90% of the time.. nothing I have tested performs quite as good as that Aldilla NV. You could also give Dynamic Gold s300 in the irons another go.. but try soft stepping them. Cheers mate.
Oh yeah... have a look into " SportsBox AI " .... it is an AI based.. 3D motion capture rendering program. ..cloudbased system I believe... from just a single camera video of a swing.
First time back in an age, glad to see you are still producing great content Dan! Always used to be a great way to start Sunday morning, seems like it still is!
@@DanHendriksenGolf felt RUclips was going down a path where it was completely saturated and it actually became stressful. I watched Golflife as I love the Banter and I always feel an affinity to Big Oggie! However I always loved your channel especially the SMS and lived watching this morning
I hope you'll share some launch monitor data from your driver shaft-length testing. From time to time, I think about gripping down with driver to find more fairways, but then I don't because strokes-gained suggests farther is better.
I have two guys in my foresome that are being treated for basil cell cancer…….both have had multiple visits to get it removed, with more return visits needed! Both are in their mid sixties. Be careful out there!😬🇨🇦
I also aim too far right, it's a killer! Golf has almost become too expensive, certainly equipment. Tbh golf breaks are a bit leave it atm too, some of the green fees are silly (not all). I had a couple of trips cancelled like a lot of people I'm sure during the lockdown periods and the price of those 'same' golf breaks after just became more than what we were willing to spend, so we still have the credit sat there to be used. Are you going to give that Srixon driver a go on the course Dan?
Very interesting show this morning on the club lengths and the shaft weights. I think that it has become quite an expensive game now when looking at green fees & equipment but as you correctly said look for a deal they are out there. Well played by the way, under 9’s Captain…possibly 😂
Always enjoy your show - thank you. Personally feel we have too much equipment on offer, most of it over priced and we are better sticking with what we have and spending the money on lessons (assuming you can find a good teaching pro). It is too easy to feel changing equipment will make us better golfers when in most cases we are better off nurturing old friends (aka your five wood!!!). Re price green fees - personally I will not pay more than £100 per round but expect fees to be in the range of £40 to £60. Played around St Andrews earlier this year and the price of better known courses were exorbitant and sadly being priced out visitors from the US and Asia who ended up playing through the noise for a 5 to 6 hour round!!! However, we found a number of gems off the beaten track and had a ball.
great video dan. golf and well every sport has gone up in price. it is a luxury to play not a necessity. but i would like to see clubs having more members but introducing a tee time booking system. that way the green fees can be lower because there would be more members but also allows the club to control the traffic on the course to maintain its standards etc.
Probably something you already know but if you’re struggling with seeing your alignment when standing at address if you tilt your head so your dominant eye is lower than the other you may see it clearer. Hope I explained that ok. 🤔. Easier to show in person. I think the constant chasing of distance through speed has led to many switching to light shafts and not considering swing weight and the importance of that, so as you say probably not enough fitters focusing on that aspect, especially when it comes to matching it through the bag. That is no doubt related to the last point of cost. If a good fitter can get better performance out of a years old driver with an even older shaft by shaving off an inch or so and adjusting swing weight they’re not likely to push the new product. Newer doesn’t always mean better.
Just heard your thoughts on cost, green fees and memberships. My club membership for a 1908, 6800yard golf course is £850 per year and green fees average £30 dependent on day and time. Fantastic course. In great condition, and superb welcome, big up to Eastbourne Downs. I was also a member of a course you visited recently, but dropped that because couldn’t justify £1950, despite it being a lovely juxtaposition to Eastbourne Downs.
I have the same issue where I feel like I’m aiming left. I’ve taken to using the line I use for putting on the tee for the start line I want then when I setup I just trust I’ve set it correctly no matter what I feel.
It seems odd that the Titliest fitting centre at Woburn were giving you a wrong length shaft. I would imagine the guys fitting the tour pros would be some of the most knowledgeable anywhere especially at Titliest flag ship fitting centre. It does make me wonder just how good a fitting you are likely to get at a lesser set up.
Never thought you were only 1/2-1" taller than me. I just figured that Paul was a giant. For a decade, the first thing I did when buying a new driver, was chop it down to 44". But then along came the Internet/Magazine articles about how I should be using a LONGER shaft for more distance, since we're now in the era of "bomb 'n' gouge."" Seems like everything goes in cycles... "use a shorter shaft, use a longer shaft, use a stiffer shaft, use more flex..." Beginning to wonder if the magazine article authors just write anything, or they don't get paid.
Great content , message about sun cream is really important, and wish clubs would do more to promote it. As for costs, equipment costs are high, but the same for most sports and lots of good seconhand options around. My issue is membership and green fees and that a lot of clubs are pricing younger golfers out of the market and they should be the future , by young i mean 25 to 35 year olds, who often have lots of other costs amd golf becomes unaffordable, compared to other sports like football and cricket. Difficult to find green fees less than £40 -50 on weekdays and more at weekends. Also wish EG would make the handicap costs same for club members and those who arent members.
Morning. We never really hear much about srixon woods - it would be interesting to see a comparison between your titleist and the srixon because I bet the latter is a lot cheaper for probably similar performance.
Interesting you never heard of anyone feeling like they are aiming right with the line on the ball when putting. I'm here to tell you I am that person. Left eye dominant and recently extended my putter from 35.5" to 37.5" to get my eyes more inside the ball. Feels like a cricket bat now swing weight wise but I see the line so much better
great video Dan,just a question on fitting....do you not think it is the PGA that restricts unorthadox club fitters....i have also tinkered ended up with a x- stiff shaft in my driver,stiff shaft's in my irons,and heavier shafts in my wedges??????? not what i was fitted for....i am 58 and come down to a single digit golfer???????
Hi Jimmy, I don’t think it’s the PGA, I think the training is really good, but it’s a bit like taking you driving test, you learn the basics and then learn to drive with experience. Club fitting and building is the same, you can go deep with it but not enough do because the Money is harder to come by. I think probably the companies don’t help because as soon as you change a shaft, it is out of warranty 🤯
Never like pitching/chipping off a mat get lazy then chunk straight of the grass! We are seeing our visitors and society green fees going down but membership influx increase to be about break even in overall numbers! Plenty of cheap golf to be had around here but if we have another winter like last year can see our membership numbers taking a hit and more pay and play. Interestingly, all thought there is a limit to the number of times you can play as a visitor we have never enforced it! At a quick count you could play 34 times as a visitor and play less than a member!
Level Par my guess as I've started watching. Tested out the new Titleist GT Driver yesterday after a fitting with our Pro, an absolute bomber, 15 yards extra carry on average, other stats checked out too
Great point about “proper” club fitters. I suppose they would have to invest a small fortune in demo gear to be able to provide a top class experience. I think it’s a shame that most manufacturers do 45.75 drivers when most tour pros play a bit shorter.
It was good to see JTP give you a hint to help - I feel that visiting the same pro for lessons sometimes brings no improvement whereas a second pair of eyes gives a different focus point. Green fees .. how can any course justify £300+ for one round ? When look at the quality of courses that we played on the Turkish courses this year and then what I see here in UK, inflation for all aspects of golf has gotten out of control
I have always struggled with alignment until somebody explained the parallax effect Right handed and right eye dominant golfers will naturally align themselves with an aim right of the target. Identify your dominant eye and utilise it to align yourself appropriately. #JTP
Ever get the feeling that we are not all living on the same planet? I don't know who is buying these new drivers. The people I see on course are using clubs that are often 5 yrs old or older. Sticks we are comfortable with and know that when something goes wrong it was poor swing or alignment.
Golf can be expensive but it depends how you define expensive. Some green fees seem a bit eye watering anything sort of over say 60 quid starts to make me think is it really worth it. Mind I’ve just blew 500 quid on a lab putter but see that as more a long term thing as my current putter is 15 years old.
Hey Dan, living in Australia, you wear sunscreen a lot during summer. There have been tests done on how effective each type is, the results are the spray one's work ok but not as good as the normal rub in version. Getting to the price debate, I have found the price of clubs are getting ridiculous, was looking a new irons cause I like new things, for the next generation of irons were an extra $200 each. Will get pretty expensive for new irons.
Liked this one Dan. For your chipping and pitching woes, go see Dan, Dan 😉. That's Dan Grieve at Woburn, of course. Regarding the price/cost of golf, don't get me started. That's a 'soap box' issue for me. The industry bleats and moans about how hard it is to attract new/young players to the game. Gee, I wonder why that might be. Could it be that few can afford £1500+ for equipment and £100+ a week to play? Surely it can’t be that 🙄. There are 2 basic strategies to increase profits - 'higher margins with fewer sales' and 'lower margins with more sales'. It seems the industry has determined the former is the preferred model. More fool them.
Hey Dan, coming from the skin cancer capital of the world we know about sunscreen. Just be aware that whilst some sunscreen is better than none Due to the application, spray sunscreens don’t offer as much coverage as lotion sunscreens.
Morning Dan another great Sunday morning watch, congratulations on reaching 49 thousand hopefully won’t be long before you reach the dizzy heights of the big 50
You are lucky to have grass Tee squares, our club has now placed grass mats for all Tee squares, this means the use of tee's is out of the question. This srews up the game.
Lovely video again Dan. I love the Sunday show BUT I checked the subscribed box and once again it said I WASN,'T subscribed. I think this is the third or fourth time this has happened 😢
I understand greenfees going up more than equipment getting more expensive. Maintenance is expensive, water will become a problem with climate change. Or we'll have long wet periods (like winter and spring 2024) interchanged with long dry ones, I really wouldn't be surprised if clubs will (have to?) start investing in things like cisterns. - I don't think greenfee prices will come down. For some courses, greenfees are high because they WANT to be exclusive. Different (commercial) dynamics there.
I've never understood people being upset about the cost of golf equipment. The things I can't afford I just don't buy. I can't afford a Ferrari so I don't buy it. I'm very picky about the fit of my equipment but then I keep it for several years which keeps me from buying new stuff all the time. I do think drivers have gotten too long. The average player can't find the middle consistently with the longer clubs. If longer clubs were a good idea the tour pros would be playing them.
When I pitch I try and get my stance open. But B4 I do it I HAVE to set the club face B4 I take my stance. It’s the only way I can make sure Its pointing where its ment to be!! This is prob down to ability or lack of. U need to mention that the ventus is real. Not a stock shaft. Massive difference
@@DanHendriksenGolf I can’t see a Srixon rep playing with a stock shaft. He will get the real 1 surly?? It’s got the wording on the tip. I’m sure the 1 in the Srixon driver is the after market. Either way great content.
Sub costs vs visitor green fee income is challenging as most clubs are trying to generate additional clubhouse income as there seems to be an increase in car park club members
Not sure anyone knows… is it the cost of golf, cost of drinks, people financially stretched to be able to play or simply that some clubhouses have yet to master the art of making people feel wanted and welcome? Certainly equipment costs are really expensive almost prohibitively so.
Dan iteresting wht you say bout green fees but I don't see them coming down in the near future and look at Trump Turnburry charging £1K next year Ouch !! Good point about alignment as I always suffer from it and always aim way right
You're starting to sound a little positive about the direction your game is heading. I've always done well with heavier shafts and would get them tipped. Helped me keep the club face squared through impact
Is equipment too expensive? If you change clubs regularly, yes. If like me, a fitted driver does you 3 years, then no. Average out the cost. Same with irons. As to golf course prices, they are expensive, in my opinion, but, supply and demand always works. People need to shop around, lots of “hidden gems” in Fife, around or under £50 a round. Good show, great discussion points.
I'm facing my membership renewal (£1200+ this year). I'm not even playing once a week at the moment. Not really representing good vfm for me. Will rejoin this year, but may not do so next year.
Genuinely don’t care about price. My driver was £900. My putter was £610. Hybrid was £500. Irons £2000. Wedges £650. They’re all fit to me. And playing my best golf. I sooner go and see a top fitter. And get fit. And use the right stuff
We've gone from using "golf packages" to booking accommodation and courses direct in the UK. We get better choice and save money. It is frustrating that many golf hotels do not offer one night, one round options.
Great video Dan please keep the Sunday morning going 👍 so true about the short game,golf seems to be slipping back to the eliteist seventies and eighties unfortunately, hopefully they learn before players slip away again.
Worst thing for me is buggy prices. Clubs need to remember there is a group of people that don't have a buggy by choice, they need one to play! I would like to see The PGA and England Golf suggest a maximum price of £15 per round for those with a blue badge for instance. One of my family members pays more in buggy fees than in membership fees....
Thanks for another great video Dan and I echo others who love the Sunday Morning Show 😊👍👍
A couple of our older members at new forest have adventure motability scooters that they whizz around on, when I play with them it’s a good work out trying to keep up with them. 👍
Love a sunday morning show... keep them coming Dan.
Best golf content on RUclips, no doubt, well done Dan 👍
Thanks 👍
How you dont have 150k plus subs blows my mind, one of the best on youtube keep it up Dan
It is like youtube targets his channel and purposely doesn't make it grow. None of it adds up as to why low subs after all these years still. Or other channels just buy subs to work around this who knows.
@@el_carbonara I suspect the latter is true....
Great stuff Dan. I was in our local US Golf store earlier today and was pretty surprised to see SIM 2 drivers still retailing at £300, which is crazy for a club that's now 3 seasons old ... and £579 for the latest Titleist, no thanks! As for green fees, I get costs are going up so green fees will inevitably go up too, but does seem like what was £40 pre-pandemic is now £80 .. all in all, golf is once again becoming a very expensive game to play.
Been away on holiday so just catching up. Another great video Dan with some interesting thoughts. In June I had the misfortune to break my driver, so I popped over to Scottsdale golf in Warrington and have to say they are fantastic and very knowledgeable. The bonus is they'll fit you and build it there and then. I really wanted the qi10 but couldn't hit it. Ended up in the cobra darkspeed with a 1/2 inch shorter shaft. Actually had an upgrade shaft (Accra gx green) put in as that worked best for me. Decided to get a new 3 wood while I was there. Shotscope is telling me that I made the right decision. I've hit my longest drive ever at 318 yards and PAvg is 243. That's more than 20 yards further on my previous driver. 3 wood stats showing greater improvement and fairways hit is up 12% as well.
On the cost side of things, green fees are becoming a joke and that can't be good for the future of the game
Hope you had a great holiday Paul 👍
@@DanHendriksenGolf we did thanks. Lovely time in the Cotswolds
Loved this, I’m so guilty of tinkering with driver heads & shafts, lengths, weights, flex 😂
Currently I’m on a Mizuno STZ-230 at 44” in a Kai’li white 60 Stiff flex.
And I have created a backup Frankenstein (mini driver) Aerojet LS driver head lifted up to 12* with a 3 wood Kai’li white 70 Stiff shaft (extra weight added to head).
Should probably sell up and get a proper fitting 😂
Brilliant Dan , so enjoyed how you put all this across . Always feel I want to try out what you say after I watch and especially today with the driver shaft length and weight . Going to put this to the test . Enjoy your well deserved holiday 🏌️♂️ 🌞 🍻 🍷
Thank you for sharing
Really enjoyed this video Dan, looking forward to more of this content.
Think green fees and equipment costs are getting out of hand. Sadly many of the best links courses around the UK and Ireland now cost too much for locals to play, and are more catered to the international customer where money is no object.
Interestingly, this summer I heard in a famous Portrush bar, how Americans are paying $10k for a 7-10 trip for Irish and Northern Irish courses. So the £300-400 green fee plus a caddy isn’t expensive to them. I feel locals should be offered this experience at a lower price point. A £1000 green fee at Turnberry says it all really!
Thanks for another SMS, Dan. My favourite golf content by far. Enjoy your family holiday 👍 Fingers crossed that greenfees do come down a smidge moving forward. It is nice to play a different track occasionally that doesn't break the bank.
I used the old Callaway Fusion in 2017 which came in choice of 45 1/2 or 44 1/2...I got the 44 1/2 because i not only hit it straighter I actually hit it farther and timed it better. I bought my 1st Titleist driver TSI2 a few years ago . Love the sound & look...
played it at 45 1/2 and my dispersion left and right was not good, 45 inches was better but still not to my standard of the old Cally. Recently made it shorter again to 44 1/2 and changed the weight to get my preferred D2 and it feels like I have control again and my swing speed is the same...No more tentative thoughts on the tee with the driver ! It's incredible how much more control I get from just 1/2 inch off from 45 to 44 1/2. ... same experience with my fairway woods which have always been 1/2 inch short
The Sunday Morning show must never end, it is informative for us golf addicts. Your chipping/pitching woes i can really relate to as I have the same sometimes, but it usually comes back. Same with putting, one day it is awesome, next day keeping it clean here not so good 🤣 Drivers and shafts, from what I have seen with the PXG driver you have apart from direction/aim all is good. Didn't Joe just say you are aiming wrongly? Make some time, hit the range.
I went from a 45.75” Titleist TSr3 to a 45” Ping G430 LST and my driving improved 100%! I also have a BRNR mini driver just in case!
I had a great chipping session last week - 2 hours, stabbed 2 alignment sticks in the chipping area, 20y apart. Practiced with different clubs and shots.
I chipped so well this week, holed one! Got to give a shoutout to Dan Grieve for short game feels, his 'world class' set up by the ball for chipping really works.
Chipping and putting practice can be a bit tedious but if you set up games for yourself they time will flyby.
Great Sunday morning show. I'm sorry for being late and not watching until Tuesday morning!!!! So the cost of golf clubs and equipment is interesting . Surely, some of the blame has to lay with golf youtubers and social media influencers who get sent so many clubs free to test that the customer has to incur the cost in the long road , as for green fees it just gone silly , surely it's better to have 50 people paying 25 quid and spending money in the shop and bar than have 4 people paying 100 quid
Great little course. Should do more of that myself
Imagine this, I’m on Grand Cayman for the inaugural Max 60 T10 cricket, wake up to Dan playing golf on….Cayman (if it’s spelt like that 😂). Great stuff. PXG SUGAR DADDY!!!!! Love Joe the Pro, who doesn’t. It helps us average guys seeing great golfers like you dealing with the problems we have too. Love the show and the mix of instruction as it’s a chat rather than do this and love the general chat but your course vlogs are what we all love most.and… so important to use sun screen that is both UVA and UVB. Lived in Dubai, I’d put it on at the start and leave it…mug and ignorant which is why i ended up needing surgery. Put it on and every 90 mins, don’t leave it for two plus hours.
Great show, Dan. Going back to the allinement, all the top toiu 😢pros go through basics on the practice range as l saw at the Open. Also getting fit is very important and yes not enough good centres Prescision golf in Surrey is the best they have so much knowledge and are independent. Why not do a qaulity fitting video. I often think if you have been fitted correctly, you should not need to tinker with clubs.
Great video Dan nice to hear your problems with pitching and chipping very informative how to over come these things. Keep up the good work.
thanks again👏
My pleasure
Keep on keeping on, Dan. Always enjoy the thoughtful content.
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Fabulous topic, very appropriate for the time and economy we are in.. If you want to talk expensive green fees just visit Ontario Canada!! I know we have weather constraints so season is short, but the prices now are just ridiculous & out of control.
If you have an alignment aid on the ball, or draw a line on it yourself, it's advantageous to use it on the tee as well as for putting. Point the line where you want to start the ball and then just set the clubface perpendicular to it. And aligning to a spot on the ground adds even more calibration.
Surprised that the fitters at Woburn didn't suggest a shorter shaft in all the times you went there. When I got my TSR fitting, Andy had me try the shorter shaft once we had it narrowed down so we could see what it would do and ended up with a 45 inch driver instead of the 45.75
As always, look forward to and enjoy the SMS. Yes, golf equipment is getting absurdly expensive as are green fees. Here in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area golf is quite expensive. Not so much in the summertime but outrageous in late fall, winter, and early spring. We get a lot of “snowbirds” during this time, which skyrockets the green fees. Ex. A good course in the summer will costs about $65 USD, but that same course in late fall, winter,and early spring, will cost over $200 USD. You can save a little money by buying previous models when the new stuff comes out. The advancements are not that great, if any. Cheers.
Watching and typing, in advance of your thoughts re cost of golf, i would like to add some perspective. Started playing golf as a junior age 7, now age 67, so long time playing our game. I got my first set of new clubs in 1982, still have the receipt as i was so proud. Wilson tour blades, and matching woods, 1,3 and 5 wood £238 3 - SW irons, stiff dynamic gold S300 £212, total £450, my take home monthly wage was £75 so six months to earn my clubs. Average wage today is £35,000, so monthly before tax £2916 approx nett £2041, doesn’t that make clubs today cheap by comparison? We have many more brands, lots of good resale sites, direct to consumer providing fantastic quality and value, we also have fitting, not a chance back in the day, your pro might tinker with loft and lie, about all you could do to your reg or stiff clubs. We are definitely in a better place, that’s my 2d worth for those that remember LSD
Love it 😊😊 Great video 👍👍
Hi Dan. Swing stuff ... Yes Joe is dead on..Alignment parallel to target line... then apply that 5 Times Parallel concept stuff that we discussed this spring... and ball goes straight at your target. ;)
....and work on that Wall of Doom drill. ....set up a wall of doom somewhere in the backyard. That's all you need mate.
Gear talk.... Shafts.. we have almost identical numbers thru the bag. So I am not surprised that the driver shafts in the 70g ranges will not only feel better, but likely perform better for you as well. You could even try an Xflex in a 70g range shaft ...that may even feel and work better yet. As our numbers are so close... you should give a try with what I have in my drivers... Aldilla NV (original) 75 Xstiff. LOL you may have to hunt a bit to find one.. but it will be worth the effort. I bombed a 340 yard one yesterday, with that shaft in my TS3
I also have a Ventus Black 7x that feels good... but doesn't perform as good as the Aldilla NV The NV is more stable, and I get the sweetspot 90% of the time.. nothing I have tested performs quite as good as that Aldilla NV.
You could also give Dynamic Gold s300 in the irons another go.. but try soft stepping them. Cheers mate.
Oh yeah... have a look into " SportsBox AI " .... it is an AI based.. 3D motion capture rendering program. ..cloudbased system I believe... from just a single camera video of a swing.
I will look more at the shaft thing mate, thanks for sharing 👍
First time back in an age, glad to see you are still producing great content Dan! Always used to be a great way to start Sunday morning, seems like it still is!
Welcome back Simon ☕️, but where have you been ?
@@DanHendriksenGolf felt RUclips was going down a path where it was completely saturated and it actually became stressful. I watched Golflife as I love the Banter and I always feel an affinity to Big Oggie! However I always loved your channel especially the SMS and lived watching this morning
I hope you'll share some launch monitor data from your driver shaft-length testing. From time to time, I think about gripping down with driver to find more fairways, but then I don't because strokes-gained suggests farther is better.
Epic show Dan absolutely loved it mate
0800 JTP -Love it!
Nice one Dan
I have two guys in my foresome that are being treated for basil cell cancer…….both have had multiple visits to get it removed, with more return visits needed! Both are in their mid sixties. Be careful out there!😬🇨🇦
I also aim too far right, it's a killer!
Golf has almost become too expensive, certainly equipment.
Tbh golf breaks are a bit leave it atm too, some of the green fees are silly (not all). I had a couple of trips cancelled like a lot of people I'm sure during the lockdown periods and the price of those 'same' golf breaks after just became more than what we were willing to spend, so we still have the credit sat there to be used.
Are you going to give that Srixon driver a go on the course Dan?
Yes 👍
Really interesting about shaft length and swing weight, hopefully this will help you and others
Very interesting show this morning on the club lengths and the shaft weights. I think that it has become quite an expensive game now when looking at green fees & equipment but as you correctly said look for a deal they are out there. Well played by the way, under 9’s Captain…possibly 😂
😂 I think they want me as team sponsor
Cayman is in great shape at the moment , Great fun, well done Dan Leins !!
Always enjoy your show - thank you. Personally feel we have too much equipment on offer, most of it over priced and we are better sticking with what we have and spending the money on lessons (assuming you can find a good teaching pro). It is too easy to feel changing equipment will make us better golfers when in most cases we are better off nurturing old friends (aka your five wood!!!). Re price green fees - personally I will not pay more than £100 per round but expect fees to be in the range of £40 to £60. Played around St Andrews earlier this year and the price of better known courses were exorbitant and sadly being priced out visitors from the US and Asia who ended up playing through the noise for a 5 to 6 hour round!!! However, we found a number of gems off the beaten track and had a ball.
great video dan.
golf and well every sport has gone up in price.
it is a luxury to play not a necessity. but i would like to see clubs having more members but introducing a tee time booking system. that way the green fees can be lower because there would be more members but also allows the club to control the traffic on the course to maintain its standards etc.
Hi Dan
When are you doing a video on the golf course that was rebuilt regards John
Soon 👍 Stover GC
Probably something you already know but if you’re struggling with seeing your alignment when standing at address if you tilt your head so your dominant eye is lower than the other you may see it clearer.
Hope I explained that ok. 🤔. Easier to show in person.
I think the constant chasing of distance through speed has led to many switching to light shafts and not considering swing weight and the importance of that, so as you say probably not enough fitters focusing on that aspect, especially when it comes to matching it through the bag.
That is no doubt related to the last point of cost. If a good fitter can get better performance out of a years old driver with an even older shaft by shaving off an inch or so and adjusting swing weight they’re not likely to push the new product.
Newer doesn’t always mean better.
Yes you did, I will try this mate 👍
Just heard your thoughts on cost, green fees and memberships. My club membership for a 1908, 6800yard golf course is £850 per year and green fees average £30 dependent on day and time. Fantastic course. In great condition, and superb welcome, big up to Eastbourne Downs. I was also a member of a course you visited recently, but dropped that because couldn’t justify £1950, despite it being a lovely juxtaposition to Eastbourne Downs.
Will have to check that out, am a member at Crowborough but frankly don't get my monies worth!
@@johnfrancis757 that’s why l left Crowborough, closed all winter. Downs is open every day, rarely rains and on chalk.
I have the same issue where I feel like I’m aiming left. I’ve taken to using the line I use for putting on the tee for the start line I want then when I setup I just trust I’ve set it correctly no matter what I feel.
It seems odd that the Titliest fitting centre at Woburn were giving you a wrong length shaft. I would imagine the guys fitting the tour pros would be some of the most knowledgeable anywhere especially at Titliest flag ship fitting centre. It does make me wonder just how good a fitting you are likely to get at a lesser set up.
Never thought you were only 1/2-1" taller than me. I just figured that Paul was a giant.
For a decade, the first thing I did when buying a new driver, was chop it down to 44". But then along came the Internet/Magazine articles about how I should be using a LONGER shaft for more distance, since we're now in the era of "bomb 'n' gouge."" Seems like everything goes in cycles... "use a shorter shaft, use a longer shaft, use a stiffer shaft, use more flex..." Beginning to wonder if the magazine article authors just write anything, or they don't get paid.
Great content , message about sun cream is really important, and wish clubs would do more to promote it. As for costs, equipment costs are high, but the same for most sports and lots of good seconhand options around. My issue is membership and green fees and that a lot of clubs are pricing younger golfers out of the market and they should be the future , by young i mean 25 to 35 year olds, who often have lots of other costs amd golf becomes unaffordable, compared to other sports like football and cricket. Difficult to find green fees less than £40 -50 on weekdays and more at weekends. Also wish EG would make the handicap costs same for club members and those who arent members.
Morning. We never really hear much about srixon woods - it would be interesting to see a comparison between your titleist and the srixon because I bet the latter is a lot cheaper for probably similar performance.
Interesting you never heard of anyone feeling like they are aiming right with the line on the ball when putting. I'm here to tell you I am that person. Left eye dominant and recently extended my putter from 35.5" to 37.5" to get my eyes more inside the ball. Feels like a cricket bat now swing weight wise but I see the line so much better
great video Dan,just a question on fitting....do you not think it is the PGA that restricts unorthadox club fitters....i have also tinkered ended up with a x- stiff shaft in my driver,stiff shaft's in my irons,and heavier shafts in my wedges??????? not what i was fitted for....i am 58 and come down to a single digit golfer???????
Hi Jimmy, I don’t think it’s the PGA, I think the training is really good, but it’s a bit like taking you driving test, you learn the basics and then learn to drive with experience. Club fitting and building is the same, you can go deep with it but not enough do because the Money is harder to come by. I think probably the companies don’t help because as soon as you change a shaft, it is out of warranty 🤯
@@DanHendriksenGolfthanks for your reply...maybe i was a bit strong laying blame.....i understand it's more than that.....😮
Great video 👍
Morning all
Morning Kev ☕️
Never like pitching/chipping off a mat get lazy then chunk straight of the grass! We are seeing our visitors and society green fees going down but membership influx increase to be about break even in overall numbers! Plenty of cheap golf to be had around here but if we have another winter like last year can see our membership numbers taking a hit and more pay and play. Interestingly, all thought there is a limit to the number of times you can play as a visitor we have never enforced it! At a quick count you could play 34 times as a visitor and play less than a member!
Good job Joe’s around to help
Level Par my guess as I've started watching.
Tested out the new Titleist GT Driver yesterday after a fitting with our Pro, an absolute bomber, 15 yards extra carry on average, other stats checked out too
Morning Andrew ☕️
2:08 2-under
Great point about “proper” club fitters.
I suppose they would have to invest a small fortune in demo gear to be able to provide a top class experience.
I think it’s a shame that most manufacturers do 45.75 drivers when most tour pros play a bit shorter.
Get yourself up to Precision Golf & see Simon. Very thorough fitting.
How times have changed on shaft and length and weight on driver years ago we had to adapt our swing to suit the club…..the good old days 😂😂😂👍
It was good to see JTP give you a hint to help - I feel that visiting the same pro for lessons sometimes brings no improvement whereas a second pair of eyes gives a different focus point. Green fees .. how can any course justify £300+ for one round ? When look at the quality of courses that we played on the Turkish courses this year and then what I see here in UK, inflation for all aspects of golf has gotten out of control
Agree Martyn
I have always struggled with alignment until somebody explained the parallax effect Right handed and right eye dominant golfers will naturally align themselves with an aim right of the target. Identify your dominant eye and utilise it to align yourself appropriately. #JTP
Ever get the feeling that we are not all living on the same planet? I don't know who is buying these new drivers. The people I see on course are using clubs that are often 5 yrs old or older. Sticks we are comfortable with and know that when something goes wrong it was poor swing or alignment.
Golf can be expensive but it depends how you define expensive. Some green fees seem a bit eye watering anything sort of over say 60 quid starts to make me think is it really worth it.
Mind I’ve just blew 500 quid on a lab putter but see that as more a long term thing as my current putter is 15 years old.
Don't call him Joe the pro for nothing 😂
Well he gave free information to Dan so you’re doubly right!
Hey Dan, living in Australia, you wear sunscreen a lot during summer. There have been tests done on how effective each type is, the results are the spray one's work ok but not as good as the normal rub in version.
Getting to the price debate, I have found the price of clubs are getting ridiculous, was looking a new irons cause I like new things, for the next generation of irons were an extra $200 each. Will get pretty expensive for new irons.
How much does shortening the driver affect swing speed Dan? Interesting info this morning on your alignment. Great show👍
Yeah it really did, maybe 2 to 4 swing weights
Morning Dan! Did you reduce the shaft length from the grip end? Great show btw..
Yes I did, tipping it would make it play quite stiff 👍
Liked this one Dan. For your chipping and pitching woes, go see Dan, Dan 😉. That's Dan Grieve at Woburn, of course. Regarding the price/cost of golf, don't get me started. That's a 'soap box' issue for me. The industry bleats and moans about how hard it is to attract new/young players to the game. Gee, I wonder why that might be. Could it be that few can afford £1500+ for equipment and £100+ a week to play? Surely it can’t be that 🙄. There are 2 basic strategies to increase profits - 'higher margins with fewer sales' and 'lower margins with more sales'. It seems the industry has determined the former is the preferred model. More fool them.
Looks like you need a holiday mate ❤
Dan, have a look at Iona Steven's recent sessions with Dan Grieve - great stuff on the short game.
Enjoy today’s video Dan.
Looking forward to seeing LePro back on the course!
Hey Dan, coming from the skin cancer capital of the world we know about sunscreen. Just be aware that whilst some sunscreen is better than none Due to the application, spray sunscreens don’t offer as much coverage as lotion sunscreens.
Thanks 🙏 I will just keep applying
Morning Dan another great Sunday morning watch, congratulations on reaching 49 thousand hopefully won’t be long before you reach the dizzy heights of the big 50
Thanks Paul 👍
You are lucky to have grass Tee squares, our club has now placed grass mats for all Tee squares, this means the use of tee's is out of the question. This srews up the game.
Lovely video again Dan. I love the Sunday show BUT I checked the subscribed box and once again it said I WASN,'T subscribed. I think this is the third or fourth time this has happened 😢
Angela, it is so annoying, you are not the only one, thanks so much for re-subbing to the channel 🙏
I understand greenfees going up more than equipment getting more expensive. Maintenance is expensive, water will become a problem with climate change. Or we'll have long wet periods (like winter and spring 2024) interchanged with long dry ones, I really wouldn't be surprised if clubs will (have to?) start investing in things like cisterns. - I don't think greenfee prices will come down. For some courses, greenfees are high because they WANT to be exclusive. Different (commercial) dynamics there.
I've never understood people being upset about the cost of golf equipment. The things I can't afford I just don't buy. I can't afford a Ferrari so I don't buy it. I'm very picky about the fit of my equipment but then I keep it for several years which keeps me from buying new stuff all the time. I do think drivers have gotten too long. The average player can't find the middle consistently with the longer clubs. If longer clubs were a good idea the tour pros would be playing them.
Maybe a lesson/video with Dan Grieve?
Hopefully reach 50k soon 👍
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Dan are there any places left on the Bus Tour to France?
Yes 100% and we need a couple more to go, you fancy it? Email me: dh@dhgolf.co.uk
7 under!!!
I shouldn't of doubted you Dan 😂😂
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Price of new drivers is out of control. I always look to see what pro shop has part exchange has on sale.
Dan, next time you are at Woburn, why not arrange a short game lesson with Dan Grieve? It would be great content.
When I pitch I try and get my stance open. But B4 I do it I HAVE to set the club face B4 I take my stance. It’s the only way I can make sure Its pointing where its ment to be!! This is prob down to ability or lack of.
U need to mention that the ventus is real. Not a stock shaft. Massive difference
I’m pretty sure it’s a stock shaft Mark, I may be wrong, it is stock for PXG. It may not be stock for 70g 🤔
@@DanHendriksenGolf I can’t see a Srixon rep playing with a stock shaft. He will get the real 1 surly?? It’s got the wording on the tip. I’m sure the 1 in the Srixon driver is the after market. Either way great content.
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Sub costs vs visitor green fee income is challenging as most clubs are trying to generate additional clubhouse income as there seems to be an increase in car park club members
What’s the answer Simon?
Not sure anyone knows… is it the cost of golf, cost of drinks, people financially stretched to be able to play or simply that some clubhouses have yet to master the art of making people feel wanted and welcome?
Certainly equipment costs are really expensive almost prohibitively so.
Dan iteresting wht you say bout green fees but I don't see them coming down in the near future and look at Trump Turnburry charging £1K next year Ouch !! Good point about alignment as I always suffer from it and always aim way right
Dan looks like making a video with Short Game King Dan Grieve is incoming.
No, everyone is doing it 🥱
You're starting to sound a little positive about the direction your game is heading. I've always done well with heavier shafts and would get them tipped. Helped me keep the club face squared through impact
I think the price of clubs are outrageous, rounds not too bad. You can always find cheaper places to play
Is equipment too expensive? If you change clubs regularly, yes. If like me, a fitted driver does you 3 years, then no. Average out the cost. Same with irons.
As to golf course prices, they are expensive, in my opinion, but, supply and demand always works. People need to shop around, lots of “hidden gems” in Fife, around or under £50 a round.
Good show, great discussion points.
Good point on the equipment side Andrew and also you are spot on, if you shop around you can find some more affordable prices 👍
Brother Paul must have a bit of spare lead tape to alter the swingweight 😂
No, I would need to peal it off his putter 😂
I'm facing my membership renewal (£1200+ this year). I'm not even playing once a week at the moment. Not really representing good vfm for me. Will rejoin this year, but may not do so next year.
Genuinely don’t care about price. My driver was £900. My putter was £610. Hybrid was £500. Irons £2000. Wedges £650. They’re all fit to me. And playing my best golf. I sooner go and see a top fitter. And get fit. And use the right stuff
Oh and …. Do you use a line? I keep trying but seem to putt better without one where logic says that cannot be right
Yes I do use a line Colin 👍
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Clubs and green fees are too high now
Book in with precision golf and get fitted properly
Yeah places like these are great 👍