Great Round! I love your course logs. Calm, thoughtful, humble and easy to follow. I’ve learned a lot of course management from you. Don’t change your model for content. It helps me unwind after a long day and gets me excited for my next round. Thanks
Congrats to you Adam because I have been watching for over a year and your golf swing ( ie: All clubs ) has greaty improved. Your hard work has paid off.
This “[subject] in x minutes” format is what attracted me to your channel. Seems like other golf channels are hitting that hour mark too often these days. Keep ‘em coming.
You are an elite putter. Don't let anyone change that stroke, even if they are a plus handicap. Back in the day, you would be able to hustle for alot of cash. Show up for the $100 buy in skin games or the $100 nassau😊
Thank you! Yes it's always nice to drop an eagle. Not too many of those each season! My driver swing is feeling good lately although some of the big distances in this round were certainly due to conditions.
I'm honestly surprised your hdcp isn't lower with how awesome your short game is. Is it safe to assume this is mostly due to playing so many different and difficult courses on a regular basis?
Definitely. The fact that in a lot of these videos he’s playing a course for the first time is very impressive. Most lower caps play their home course most of the time.
Thanks! Eh, I think the ceiling of my swing is realistically a 5-ish cap, which it often flirts with before fluctuating back up between 6-9 throughout the season. I don't like making excuses, but yes, I think the unfamiliarity that comes with constantly playing new courses definitely impedes my ability to consistently go low. But I genuinely enjoy getting to golf at so many great places. I enjoy being on the course more than I enjoy chasing scoring goals.
Dannnnng where did these drives start coming from? Were those some 290-300yd drives I spotted? Whew! Couple those with your short game, no wonder you shot 75 today!
I've commented elsewhere that conditions can really affect things. I am definitely hitting driver better lately, but in normal conditions I still only hit it ~250. Playing on firm fairways in the heat in the desert definitely adds some yards!
Thanks! I find the driver distance topic funny. Lots of guys out there who think they hit it 300 but don't. In "normal" conditions (i.e. flat ground at sea level, where I typically play), I hit a good drive ~250. But on firm fairways in the heat in the desert, lots can roll out to 300+. But I'm under no delusion that I actually hit the ball 300.
Hi Adam, no hate just curious, on hole 7, your drive went nearly 310, and you usually say you’re 240-260. Seeing the hole looked slightly uphill and doesn’t look windy, did you step on the one or have you been working on distance?
Thanks! I don't know if there's anything in particular I focus on. I will say I like the look of my new irons (Sub 70 659 CBs) more than my old PXG Gen 4 XPs. Sometimes looking down on something that suits your eye helps you put a more confident swing on the ball!
Good for you Adam! So happy for you. How many rounds do you play a week? I have been playing once a week, and don’t think it’s enough to improve. Still can’t get under 90. Have to say that this year I played more than the last 10 years combined. Just retired FYI
Putting on the back 9 was unreal, you’re a two putt machine. Really made me realise how valuable lag putting is, I need to practice it more (or at all)
It's funny, I've historically struggle to take something off of a club. I switched to new irons recently and something about them (don't know if it's the more blade-y club head, the swing weight, or something else) allows me to add/subtract yardage from clubs more easily than previously. I couldn't tell you exactly what my swing thought is when doing it. Kind of a feel thing.
Just wanted to say thanks for your channel in helping me on my golfing journey. A big part of my inability to get to a lower handicap has always been an underlying belief that I just wasn't good enough. However, your channel has helped show me that by playing smarter, embracing my swing, and believing that I can string good holes together to post a low score have stopped my self sabotage and improved my confidence. Now down to a 10.8 handicap on the verge of getting to single digits and breaking 80 for the first time. Thank you!
That's what I call a real good day in the office for you. Awesome round. I'm curious have you just decided to play your alignment to the right? I notice in your videos it goes and then creeps back in on your drives. You had a lot working for you this round. Love the videos when you talk out your strategy and Goldfish memory your bad shots.
Great round! Which ball do you use mostly? I’ve seen you play the Srixon divide (half and half colours). I actually like those quite a bit as they allow you to see spin on shots and how your ball rolls on a green
I used to use the Callaway Truvis balls for the same reason and think about going back to it. Right now I play a Pro V (numbered 66 after my hero!) which admittedly is an unnecessarily expensive exercise. I try to justify it to myself by telling myself I don't lose too many :p
@@NotAScratchGolfer Do you find you play better with prov1’s? I wonder if they help or hurt my game at times (heard a certain swing speed is best for them usually). Never been fitted for balls, just play anything medium quality and above basically
Lol people sometimes complain if they see a ball move and insist that I'm retaking shots. So sometimes I'll leave the clip in to remind people that sometimes we actually have to mark the ball out there, lol. And yeah, put the wedge away before moving the mark back.
This has to be the best round you've put together in a long time. I think your only bad holes were 9 and 10 (and only 10 because of the water), and just dealing with some slow greens. When you're on fire, you're on fire 🔥
Thanks! It was my third best differential of the season. The best was the 66 at O'Donnell (also on the channel) and 2nd best was a really tidy 74 at Fraserview in Vancouver which unfortunately I didn't film :(
Thanks! I don't practice much anymore if I'm honest. I did spend a couple of years putting on a mat most evenings. I love reading greens and tend to start the ball on my intended line more often than not. And, whenever possible, I hit a few warmup puts before playing to try to gauge green speeds.
A few days ago I uploaded a round from this same course and tried to include every bit of on-course narration possible (it stretched out to almost 30 mins). I figured I'd change it up for people who like the shorter ones. But I guess you can't please all of the people all of the time! Appreciate the feedback. Good to know what people like/dislike!
Haha there are always commenters who accuse me (and other YT golfers) of cheating if the ball moves a millimeter between putts. To avoid the inevitable back and forth, I've just started including some clips when I mark the ball so that people don't complain.
It was fun to try to guess which hole you got the eagle on. Although the likely answer was a par 5, I was certainly hoping for a par 4 dunk. Great round!
224 out of fairway bunker is not a total irrelevant number, you should be laying up to a number you are comfortable with instead of ending up hitting a backed off 140 club from 122 on your next shot
Yeah. I published a vid at this same course a week or so ago and included all of the on-course commentary. It was my longest vid ever at ~30 mins. I figured I'd mix it up with a minimalist one as I know some people prefer a tight edit.
@@NotAScratchGolfer ahhh I was there the 22nd! Shot an 82. Fun track, greens are super slow. If I wasn’t headed to Sacramento for a week and I’d say let’s do a fan video! Goose Creek out here in Jurupa would surprise you I think! Southern Californians little gem 💎
![Can I Break Par From Only 5,300 Yards? [O'DONNELL GOLF CLUB]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wnDNiKPrfEM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Can I Break Par From Only 5,300 Yards? [O'DONNELL GOLF CLUB]](/img/tr.png)
Great Round! I love your course logs. Calm, thoughtful, humble and easy to follow. I’ve learned a lot of course management from you. Don’t change your model for content. It helps me unwind after a long day and gets me excited for my next round. Thanks
Glad you enjoy it, Paul, and thanks for the kind words!
Congrats to you Adam because I have been watching for over a year and your golf swing ( ie: All clubs ) has greaty improved. Your hard work has paid off.
Always great to see one of my favorite golfers play a great round. Love the straight to the point format. Keep up the great work adam
Thanks so much!
i dont know why, but i laughed out loud at the "oh fuck"
Glad you enjoyed it lol
Adam dropping effe bomb.. dang he is human...
The eagle has landed 🙌
This “[subject] in x minutes” format is what attracted me to your channel. Seems like other golf channels are hitting that hour mark too often these days. Keep ‘em coming.
Thanks!
You are an elite putter. Don't let anyone change that stroke, even if they are a plus handicap. Back in the day, you would be able to hustle for alot of cash. Show up for the $100 buy in skin games or the $100 nassau😊
I watched a lot of your videos and I believe that is the best ball striking I’ve seen you do well done
So when you coming to myrtle beach man. Golf capital of the world
That eagle must have felt amazing. Your drives are getting some good distance!
Thank you! Yes it's always nice to drop an eagle. Not too many of those each season! My driver swing is feeling good lately although some of the big distances in this round were certainly due to conditions.
I'm honestly surprised your hdcp isn't lower with how awesome your short game is. Is it safe to assume this is mostly due to playing so many different and difficult courses on a regular basis?
Definitely. The fact that in a lot of these videos he’s playing a course for the first time is very impressive. Most lower caps play their home course most of the time.
Thanks! Eh, I think the ceiling of my swing is realistically a 5-ish cap, which it often flirts with before fluctuating back up between 6-9 throughout the season. I don't like making excuses, but yes, I think the unfamiliarity that comes with constantly playing new courses definitely impedes my ability to consistently go low. But I genuinely enjoy getting to golf at so many great places. I enjoy being on the course more than I enjoy chasing scoring goals.
@@NotAScratchGolfermake a series of getting lessons. Make some swing changes- Not a scratch golfer becomes a scratch golfer.
You absolutely smoked that drive on 7 😂. Nice playing mate
Thanks! That ball only carried ~220 but landed on a steep downslope.
Dannnnng where did these drives start coming from? Were those some 290-300yd drives I spotted? Whew! Couple those with your short game, no wonder you shot 75 today!
I've commented elsewhere that conditions can really affect things. I am definitely hitting driver better lately, but in normal conditions I still only hit it ~250. Playing on firm fairways in the heat in the desert definitely adds some yards!
Great round, great video. And you were absolutely BOMBING your drives
Thanks! I find the driver distance topic funny. Lots of guys out there who think they hit it 300 but don't. In "normal" conditions (i.e. flat ground at sea level, where I typically play), I hit a good drive ~250. But on firm fairways in the heat in the desert, lots can roll out to 300+. But I'm under no delusion that I actually hit the ball 300.
"You tired of hitting pars all day?" 😂
Lol I appreciated that one
Hi Adam, no hate just curious, on hole 7, your drive went nearly 310, and you usually say you’re 240-260. Seeing the hole looked slightly uphill and doesn’t look windy, did you step on the one or have you been working on distance?
You have a great, confident second shot -- what's your key to that? 2nd shot is always where i always gather up strokes -- tops/thins/shanks.
Thanks! I don't know if there's anything in particular I focus on. I will say I like the look of my new irons (Sub 70 659 CBs) more than my old PXG Gen 4 XPs. Sometimes looking down on something that suits your eye helps you put a more confident swing on the ball!
Good for you Adam! So happy for you. How many rounds do you play a week? I have been playing once a week, and don’t think it’s enough to improve. Still can’t get under 90. Have to say that this year I played more than the last 10 years combined. Just retired FYI
Putting on the back 9 was unreal, you’re a two putt machine. Really made me realise how valuable lag putting is, I need to practice it more (or at all)
Probably the best ive seen you play..great round
great salvaged par on #5. That is planning for the worst to get the best.
Nice minimalist video. Congrats on the eagle.
Awesome eagle! Congrats!
Love your videos and the format!! I was wondering what software do you use for the shot tracer and total yards?😊
Loved how raw this video was awesome great score great course perfect Eagle
Great round and video. "A backed off 8 iron." How do you play that shot? Is it a shorter swing, different tempo? You're remarkably consistent with it.
It's funny, I've historically struggle to take something off of a club. I switched to new irons recently and something about them (don't know if it's the more blade-y club head, the swing weight, or something else) allows me to add/subtract yardage from clubs more easily than previously. I couldn't tell you exactly what my swing thought is when doing it. Kind of a feel thing.
This video and editing has a really relaxing vibe out it, nice one
Thanks!
Very nice! Looks like you had good weather and not the usual heat there at Indio.
Yeah it was surprisingly mild yesterday. ~80 degrees.
Nice round on a 130 slope. Swing tweaks paying some dividends!!
Thank you!
Casual little 300 yard drive on 7. NBD.
A steep downslope in the landing area sure helped ;)
Oh F @#$%$ was funny
I have been watching your videos for a while now, I do not remember the last time I saw you put one in a water hazard. I was actually shocked by that.
haha yeah that was a trash swing.
Congratulations
So well played. Could have easily been a under par round with the flat stick scaring those holes.
Bravo👏🏼
Thank you!
Just wanted to say thanks for your channel in helping me on my golfing journey. A big part of my inability to get to a lower handicap has always been an underlying belief that I just wasn't good enough. However, your channel has helped show me that by playing smarter, embracing my swing, and believing that I can string good holes together to post a low score have stopped my self sabotage and improved my confidence. Now down to a 10.8 handicap on the verge of getting to single digits and breaking 80 for the first time. Thank you!
Love love love hearing this. Makes me think I'm contributing something to golf! Congrats on the improvement and thanks again for the kind words.
There is always golfsidekick... the MOJO master..
@@danielowen5889 love golf sidekick. Whataplaya!
That's what I call a real good day in the office for you. Awesome round. I'm curious have you just decided to play your alignment to the right? I notice in your videos it goes and then creeps back in on your drives. You had a lot working for you this round. Love the videos when you talk out your strategy and Goldfish memory your bad shots.
Thanks! My natural tendency is to align a little closed to target. Sometimes it gets too extreme.
Great round! Which ball do you use mostly? I’ve seen you play the Srixon divide (half and half colours). I actually like those quite a bit as they allow you to see spin on shots and how your ball rolls on a green
I used to use the Callaway Truvis balls for the same reason and think about going back to it. Right now I play a Pro V (numbered 66 after my hero!) which admittedly is an unnecessarily expensive exercise. I try to justify it to myself by telling myself I don't lose too many :p
mario lemieux?@@NotAScratchGolfer
@@NotAScratchGolfer Do you find you play better with prov1’s? I wonder if they help or hurt my game at times (heard a certain swing speed is best for them usually). Never been fitted for balls, just play anything medium quality and above basically
Wow ur a beast
haha thx
Early:) Loving the videos Adam.
Thank you!
your driver is on fire for this recording :P
Thanks!
Course looks freakin sweet Adam!! I think your back swing looks much better lately!! And your ball striking has improved a lot this year!!🏌♂⛳😀
Did you leave that part in that you moved the ball mark with your wedge and then moved it back with your putter in on purpose on hole 5...? ;-)
Lol people sometimes complain if they see a ball move and insist that I'm retaking shots. So sometimes I'll leave the clip in to remind people that sometimes we actually have to mark the ball out there, lol. And yeah, put the wedge away before moving the mark back.
Babe, hurry, new scratch golfer video just dropped
lolll
This has to be the best round you've put together in a long time. I think your only bad holes were 9 and 10 (and only 10 because of the water), and just dealing with some slow greens. When you're on fire, you're on fire 🔥
Thanks! It was my third best differential of the season. The best was the 66 at O'Donnell (also on the channel) and 2nd best was a really tidy 74 at Fraserview in Vancouver which unfortunately I didn't film :(
@@NotAScratchGolfer if you keep playing like this though, soon enough you might need to change your channel name 😉
The putting is amazing. Do you practice that a lot on the practice greens, or in indoor mat? Good stuff.
Thanks! I don't practice much anymore if I'm honest. I did spend a couple of years putting on a mat most evenings. I love reading greens and tend to start the ball on my intended line more often than not. And, whenever possible, I hit a few warmup puts before playing to try to gauge green speeds.
i liked your videos they way they were, this one feels a little too short and fast for me :p Keep up the awesome play, your swing is cool! XD
A few days ago I uploaded a round from this same course and tried to include every bit of on-course narration possible (it stretched out to almost 30 mins). I figured I'd change it up for people who like the shorter ones. But I guess you can't please all of the people all of the time! Appreciate the feedback. Good to know what people like/dislike!
at 2:07 I liked that edit lol
Haha there are always commenters who accuse me (and other YT golfers) of cheating if the ball moves a millimeter between putts. To avoid the inevitable back and forth, I've just started including some clips when I mark the ball so that people don't complain.
well done man that eagle putt was not easy!
Thank you!
Hi adam! Thought we were getting the putting video this week? Still happy to see an upload and nice eagle!
Thanks! Man, editing these 3 hours of putting content into something digestible is proving to be harder than I thought. I will get it out!
Quick video, lots of cursing, good golf. I like it 👍👍
Thanks!
Adam, winter’s here. Best practice tips for indoors?
I don't practice so I'm not the guy to ask lol!
is there a what's in the bag video anywhere? Another great vid man
Hold on for a couple of more weeks. Got one coming.
Yeah we've got one coming!@@OffBrandGolf
Great round Adam.
Nice work Adam! What a putt on that Eagle. Great hybrid shot too. Thanks for giving us other "short" hitters hope!
Thank you!
Well He did drop a near 300 down wind... didn't he used to hit a 225 all the time.. he's getting better..
Your editing style and approach to the game make this one of the best golf channels on youtube
Well done Adam!
Thanks!
Easy game! LOL
Well played!
Thank you!
It was fun to try to guess which hole you got the eagle on. Although the likely answer was a par 5, I was certainly hoping for a par 4 dunk. Great round!
Haha thanks.
Another great video Adam; fantastic round too!
Thank you!
224 out of fairway bunker is not a total irrelevant number, you should be laying up to a number you are comfortable with instead of ending up hitting a backed off 140 club from 122 on your next shot
Congrats! The putter looks new or custom?!
Might be one of Golfsidekick's putters.
Indeed it is! I just messaged the Playa to ask when we'll have these bad boys ready for everybody!@@chuckhutch4104
🐊🏌⛳️🦅🇺🇸👍🏻
👍🏻
Nice score on a tricky course. I played there last April for the first time and you need a bit of course knowledge to avoid the big mistakes.
Yeah, I played here a few days earlier and the course knowledge definitely came in handy the second time around.
love it
Thanks!
North or South course?
South. Have an upcoming video at North
@@NotAScratchGolfer Awesome. I’ll be playing there tomorrow 👍
No commentary track today.
Yeah. I published a vid at this same course a week or so ago and included all of the on-course commentary. It was my longest vid ever at ~30 mins. I figured I'd mix it up with a minimalist one as I know some people prefer a tight edit.
I was just there. What date was this filmed?
This was yesterday (Oct 25)
@@NotAScratchGolfer ahhh I was there the 22nd! Shot an 82. Fun track, greens are super slow. If I wasn’t headed to Sacramento for a week and I’d say let’s do a fan video! Goose Creek out here in Jurupa would surprise you I think! Southern Californians little gem 💎