Dude, absolute kudos to you for posting this round, genuinely and unedited. I was in physical pain watching this because we all know exactly how it feels. Thank you for keeping your channel authentic. You've helped my game tremendously. Absolutely love your videos and hope to make it out to one of your golf retreats.
Seeing that 106 in action: You'd be a blast as a playing partner. Even in the midst of it you still try to keep your head up and enjoy the experience. I admire that.
Anything is liable to happen in golf, that’s why I love it. Very frustrating though because it’s a solo sport and you have no one to blame when things go wrong
haha thx from my mom! It's funny bc I thought the putt was missing high. My mom started celebrating 3 feet before it was in the hole and I recall thinking, "that's a lot of enthusiasm for a missed putt." Lo and behold it dropped. Maybe she sees the greens better than I do 👀
Hey man! Fellow Canadian living in Australia. You should do a lil short game tutorial. Even if you just focus on mindset over form. I've been a 10 handicap for a while now and need to clean up inside 100. Your ability to consistently get up and down is mind-boggling!
This community convinced me to subscribe to your channel. Reading these comments is a breath of fresh air because of how awesome and supportive they are. It makes me glad to know that this is what at least some golfers are like! I am a new golfer and have been watching lots of RUclips videos and there are a lot of great channels out there. I aspire to go from a triple-digit score to a single-digit handicap!
Thanks Adam………Most of us are just mere mortals so we can relate for sure. On a side note, if its a handicap round, don’t be afraid to use some of the new for 2023 Golf Handicap Association new rules. For instance, when hitting a ball out of bounds you can use the GAC line (ground already covered) and place the ball anywhere along that line that the ball traveled, for a one stroke penalty.
Thanks, Scott! I'm never sure when those rules do/don't apply. I thought that was more like a USGA guideline for pace of play and each course could choose to implement it or not? I might be wrong.
Its actually a 2 stroke penalty to use this new rule. A few options for the player so they don't have to head back to the teeing ground, or wherever they shot from last. You drop, add 2 (which simulates the drop at previous location, and the following shot) and move on. Really hurts the score!
Brother this is inspiring. I just shot a really bad 103 in a tournament at yocha (I’m a 15hc) I had been playing some decent golf in the 80s till then. I play Spanish bay day after tomorrow. Shaking off that last weekend tourney blowup. It’s funny my handicap adjusted the score to a 98 on the day.
@@donkee9 Enjoy it! It probably has the best vistas of any of the Pebble properties! I've yet to play Del Monte and Pacific Grove. Would love to play the latter soon!
I'm a 30-plus handicap and have never broken 100. Your round is exactly how mine go. I'm very short off the tee and I can't get on the green in less than four most times. But keep up the good working and very glad you go to the Coachella Valley.
Quintero looks very challenging and I’m sure was compounded by the high wind. Congrats on breaking par on the second 18. Anxious to play, but buried in over 3 feet of snow in Minnesota, Hopefully we will see dead grass within the next month! These videos help the long wait.
Fun video! There are always lessons to be learned from a good butt whipping on a hard course, but it takes a lot of patience and resolve to get through a tough round like that. Very well done. And I love it when you play O'Donnell; I've never played in Palm Springs, but that looks like a great course with some interesting and challenging shots. Always a plus to see your parents out with you. Thanks for sharing all of it with us, Adam.
And that's why the hcp system works. If hcp was just your average score, based on these two rounds you'd be an absolute bandit off mid teens. Thanks for sharing the reality of NASG life on the course.
This is what the channel is all about, showing the good as well as the bad rounds. We all have em, way to power through and not hurl a club into the lake like I would have done 😂
that first round was so rough man but those days happen and they feel like youve never swing a club before. had a day like that myself this past weekend. the second round, looked like a totally different golfer. thats golf. love the content man. keep it up
I can’t imagine as a fellow single digit handicap, shooting 106… I guess if the course was tough enough under the rate conditions, maybe but you’re basically averaging double bogey golf, appreciate the humility in posting this it definitely shows that it’s possible, even for a pretty decent golfer
Been there before with my Jekyll and Hyde rounds as I call them. Often they’re within the same 18 though on the two nines. All about refocusing and wiping the slate clean. Congrats again on the career round. Looking forward to more content!
I assumed Silver tees at Quintero (because 370 yards on Hole 1 in the video). It runs 6437 yards at a tee box rating of 70.7/137. For O'Donnell, the course plays over 1000 yards shorter at 5307 and their website posts a Men's rating of 65.8/107. Ultimately, there's absolutely not 40 strokes worth of difference - but I could totally see myself playing easy at O'Donnell but having terrible issues at Quintero due to rating, slope, or yardage just opening up all of my weaknesses. Add in that the putting was off, and it's a brew for a big number!
Bang on, Joshua. I wish others understood the hc system as well when saying things like, "well yeah that course is obviously 20 strokes easier than my home track," lol!
That 66 from that one video isnt legit to me playing a course that has a double front nine or 9 holes but played twice, looked super easy also. West coast golf the ball must fly compared to the humid south
For the guys whining about nine hole videos not being good enough this is what it got us. 172 strokes in a single video. Thank you whining about not enough hole guy.
Like the content. Your story is very interesting to me. You seem to golf some of my local course. I live near Portland. Your next trip down you should head up the gorge and play elk ridge in Carson Washington. It's a lot like chambers bay Open with wild greens..
Love this channel. Glad to see you playing well and with your parents to witness such a great round. Your dad is clearly proud. Can I ask, what distances do you hit each club?
Love your videos, they are very entertaining. Since you have an established handicap index, the maximum score for each hole played is limited to a net double bogey, equal to double bogey plus any handicap strokes you are entitled to receive based on your course handicap. Otherwise these poor rounds would skew your handicap.
Thanks, Charles1 Indeed, I always enter my scores hole-by-hole and the computer auto-adjusts per the method you described. Just wanted to show the raw score for the viewers ;)
@@NotAScratchGolfer That's what I like about your channel. We all have really bad scores, from time to time. You'd never know that watching some of the other youtube golfers.
I feel like a lot of these re-tee shots didn't need to happen. Is the entire course just marked OB? I would think the native areas are red staked lateral. That's how all of our canyon lined courses in SoCal are.
Hey bro! Love your videos! You planning to come down and play in Dallas area anytime soon? Would love to play with ya! 16 handicap but I have been working on my game a bit so I might be able to shoot low 80s from mid 6000 yards. Course near me has 6 each par 3/4/5. Pretty unique and a lot of fun. Let me know if you ever plan to come down this way and we can play!
@@NotAScratchGolfer it was awesome. 7200 yards was the longest course I've played. Watched the final round of the Open after playing it just to see how crazy these pros were. Confirmed crazy. I'll be back in early August! Will be interesting to see how much harder it is with fescue as I didn't even lose a ball. The greens are also no joke. Will be cool to see how you do there with your putting.
@@NotAScratchGolfer dude I'm down. My buddies are planning a "Ryder cup" August 4th-6th. Don't know all the details yet but I plan to be there that weekend for sure. Otherwise, you let me know what can work!
Fix your back swing . posture too upright in full swing . Your short game saves you.. I have the same move. Always something to work on in golf nice video
My friend works at a troon golf course at we play there for about 25$ all the time. Its always a fantastic experience. Also i can relate to shooting the worst score of your life followed by my best. I am backwards, i had my PB of 85 saturday and every time i've had a PB, the next time i play i'll shoot well into the 100s; and yesterday without skipping a beat a shot a 51 playing 9 holes. Oh well, 2 steps forward, 1 step back.
Thanks, Albert! I've been holding off on this bc frankly I've kind of come to think that the sticks in the bag aren't as important as I like to think they are. Happy to share a quick overview, though! Driver: PXG 0811X 10.5°, Evenflow Riptide CB 50g 6.0 Wood: PXG 0341X 16.5°, Evenflow Riptide CB 60g 5.5 Hybrid: PXG 0317X 19°, Riptide 80g 5.5 Hybrid: PXG 0317X 22°, Riptide 80g 5.5 5-PW: PXG 0311 XP, UST Recoil Dart F3 Regular Wedge: Vokey SM7 46°, S300 Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy (ugh, what a name), 53°, V2 Elevate Tour S Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy, 57°, V2 Elevate Tour S Putter: Scotty Cameron Futura 5.5M, 33"
When you have tough rounds like that Quintero one, what's your mindset or game plan going forward? Do you watch your videos back and analyze your swing to see what went wrong and then work on it before it the next round?
Typically, when I play poorly, I try to go back and evaluate which area(s) of the game set me back the most. After this round? BURN THE TAPE!....until I have to look at it again in a few months in order to edit the video :p
Legit question about your Quintero round. You freely admitted that your driver swing was there that day, but from what I saw, you were really hitting your 5 wood well. Why not bench the driver in favor of a club you could get in the fairway more consistently and probably not lose much distance?
Good question! You know, virtually all of the time, as goes my driver, so goes my fairway wood. But you're right that in this round I was actually hitting the wood decently. Would have been a good idea to sub it in during this round.
@@NotAScratchGolfer Oahu You should come visit bro, I’ll take you to our best courses and bring my film team to capture it all! I’ll can give you all the content so you can just enjoy yourself! 🤙🏾😎
@@BAD_GolfHawaii Thanks, man! Funny timing, I'm in Maui today (first time golfing here!) but it's a quick trip - gone tomorrow. Would LOVE to come back soon!
I’ve never adjusted my scores based off my handicap. I’ve never actually had an official handicap. I’ve got myself figured at about a 18. My first round of the year was a 90 which is right on the money. Not sure what it would be if it were adjusted for handicap
How do you reset yourself before your next shot? Any tips? When my rounds go like this, I just feel myself getting more and more frustrated, making stupider and stupider decisions with each progressive shot. I feel myself getting that feeling in my chest just watching the 106 because I’ve done this myself SO many times lol
How did you recover mentally after shooting 106? I just shot 100 which is the worst round I’ve had after taking up golf again three years ago (I’m 11 hcp). How did you come back?
My game is very similar to Adams in the fact that I am a great wedge and short game player but I am also a pretty decent iron player too. However I struggle off the tee with driver with a huge left miss (I’m lefty and it’s a massive block slice) that can cause me to add up strokes very quickly. But the thing is I can hit my 3 wood 240-260 off the tee and have very little curvature on it but for some reason can’t bring myself to just leave the driver in the bag 🤣 so my question is should I just leave the driver in the bag until it gets better?
Haha that sort of happened to us on another day at Quintero. Wind kept knocking the damn tripod over and I wasn't playing well, either. Oddly enough I still carded an 80-something that day compared to the 106 here!!
@@NotAScratchGolfer lol now that’s wild. You actually inspired me to post my Quintero day. Spent all evening yesterday editing the footage I do have and did a voiceover. It’s dropping at 1pm Central if you feel inclined to give it a watch! You posting this reminded me why I started my channel in the first place so thanks regardless 🫱🏽🫲🏻
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So many people giving annoying unsolicited advice. I love that you just play your own game. Good job man.
Thanks, Josh. I try not to get bent out of shape by unsolicited swing advice, but man do I get a lot of it :p
Dude, absolute kudos to you for posting this round, genuinely and unedited. I was in physical pain watching this because we all know exactly how it feels. Thank you for keeping your channel authentic. You've helped my game tremendously. Absolutely love your videos and hope to make it out to one of your golf retreats.
Seeing that 106 in action: You'd be a blast as a playing partner. Even in the midst of it you still try to keep your head up and enjoy the experience. I admire that.
Thanks so much :)
7 birdies will always help a good round no matter how the other 11 holes go, great contrast on how good and bad golf can be, cheers
Thanks!
Anything is liable to happen in golf, that’s why I love it. Very frustrating though because it’s a solo sport and you have no one to blame when things go wrong
Loved your mom's reaction on that long putt. Just a little reminder how awesome parents are.
haha thx from my mom! It's funny bc I thought the putt was missing high. My mom started celebrating 3 feet before it was in the hole and I recall thinking, "that's a lot of enthusiasm for a missed putt." Lo and behold it dropped. Maybe she sees the greens better than I do 👀
It’s insane how good your short game is that’s the most important for scoring hands down
Great to see some new content! Keep em coming! Quintero is a brutal course, thanks for the honest golf!
Thanks, Ray!
Love that you keep a real score Adam
Thanks, Patrick!
Really shows how CRUCIAL short game is. I love this guy!! Keep it up!!
Hey man! Fellow Canadian living in Australia. You should do a lil short game tutorial. Even if you just focus on mindset over form. I've been a 10 handicap for a while now and need to clean up inside 100. Your ability to consistently get up and down is mind-boggling!
Great video, Adam.
Thanks!
This community convinced me to subscribe to your channel. Reading these comments is a breath of fresh air because of how awesome and supportive they are. It makes me glad to know that this is what at least some golfers are like! I am a new golfer and have been watching lots of RUclips videos and there are a lot of great channels out there. I aspire to go from a triple-digit score to a single-digit handicap!
Shoot 106 and 66 and handicap goes down, what a wonderful game. And glad you are back and can play with your parents.
haha thanks!
I still can’t stop marveling at how far back you take the club. Luv the content
Yeah it blows me away too, wondering if just shortening the backswing off the tee might improve things
PTSD rewatching that Quintero round.
That round must have really sucked if it gave you second hand PTSD
Yes it is 😎
Love watching golf RUclips where the persons yardages are 10 yards give or take my own
Thanks, Chase
You're so painfully Canadian and I love ya for it
Thanks, bud ;)
Thanks Adam………Most of us are just mere mortals so we can relate for sure. On a side note, if its a handicap round, don’t be afraid to use some of the new for 2023 Golf Handicap Association new rules. For instance, when hitting a ball out of bounds you can use the GAC line (ground already covered) and place the ball anywhere along that line that the ball traveled, for a one stroke penalty.
those rules aren't applicable for an official USGA or Golf Canaa handicap i don't think
Thanks, Scott! I'm never sure when those rules do/don't apply. I thought that was more like a USGA guideline for pace of play and each course could choose to implement it or not? I might be wrong.
Its actually a 2 stroke penalty to use this new rule. A few options for the player so they don't have to head back to the teeing ground, or wherever they shot from last. You drop, add 2 (which simulates the drop at previous location, and the following shot) and move on. Really hurts the score!
Loved the video. Thanks for sharing the roller coaster ride with us!!! We’ve all been there. Haha
I thought I had a shallow/flat swing! I love your content man, you show the real angles of Golf!!
Brother this is inspiring. I just shot a really bad 103 in a tournament at yocha (I’m a 15hc) I had been playing some decent golf in the 80s till then. I play Spanish bay day after tomorrow. Shaking off that last weekend tourney blowup. It’s funny my handicap adjusted the score to a 98 on the day.
Thanks! Have you played Spanish before? I got beaten up on the greens there. Hope you have a blast!
@@NotAScratchGolfer nope. .I’ve played poppy hills del monte and pacific grove before. This is my first time at one of the big boys.
@@donkee9 Enjoy it! It probably has the best vistas of any of the Pebble properties! I've yet to play Del Monte and Pacific Grove. Would love to play the latter soon!
@@NotAScratchGolfer thank you brother. pacific grove is a hell of a muni.
Was starting to worry about you dude! Glad to see another video.
Thanks, Mark!
I'm a 30-plus handicap and have never broken 100. Your round is exactly how mine go. I'm very short off the tee and I can't get on the green in less than four most times. But keep up the good working and very glad you go to the Coachella Valley.
Quintero looks very challenging and I’m sure was compounded by the high wind. Congrats on breaking par on the second 18. Anxious to play, but buried in over 3 feet of snow in Minnesota, Hopefully we will see dead grass within the next month! These videos help the long wait.
He needs to fix his swing.. his backswing is too shallow.
3 feet?! Dayum. Hope you're out playing soon.
@@Machozz That impact tho
Was about to call the RCMP to go find you man!
I'm back!
Fun video! There are always lessons to be learned from a good butt whipping on a hard course, but it takes a lot of patience and resolve to get through a tough round like that. Very well done. And I love it when you play O'Donnell; I've never played in Palm Springs, but that looks like a great course with some interesting and challenging shots. Always a plus to see your parents out with you. Thanks for sharing all of it with us, Adam.
Thanks for the kind words, Eric.
quintero is a beast....dont feel bad, its humbled plenty of good golfers but still one of the best public courses out here in AZ.
Thanks, and agreed!
Definitely shot a 105 at Quintero last summer. It was so fun, and so difficult! AZ is the best and that part of PHX is so beautiful!
And that's why the hcp system works. If hcp was just your average score, based on these two rounds you'd be an absolute bandit off mid teens. Thanks for sharing the reality of NASG life on the course.
Thanks!
This is what the channel is all about, showing the good as well as the bad rounds. We all have em, way to power through and not hurl a club into the lake like I would have done 😂
Thanks, Ryan!
Gotta say you did pretty well getting out of 95% of them bunkers.
I rather watch people closer to my skill. Diggin it 😎
Nice job. Now on to the back 9
lol
He's back!!!! I've waited 3 weeks for this!!!!
More coming!
that first round was so rough man but those days happen and they feel like youve never swing a club before. had a day like that myself this past weekend. the second round, looked like a totally different golfer. thats golf. love the content man. keep it up
Nice round Adam!! Just about time for golfing season in Kamloops and I can’t wait!🙏
Ayy fellow Kamloopsian
"Two more holes and GTFO"... I hear you. Man, I felt every one of those nonuple bogey shots.
I can’t imagine as a fellow single digit handicap, shooting 106… I guess if the course was tough enough under the rate conditions, maybe but you’re basically averaging double bogey golf, appreciate the humility in posting this it definitely shows that it’s possible, even for a pretty decent golfer
Adam love the videos. Would really enjoy you putting a video together on how you practice your putting/chipping. You're a wizard with the long stick.
Your “secret” is your putting, mad respect
Absolutely love everything about your channel
Thanks, SY
Welcome to my world. 😄 Bogey always feels like par and an even 50 for 9 holes is a good score for me.
It's nice to join you!
OH man, that desert golf is built different.
Indeed!
O’Donnell looks so fun to play! I’m about 35 minutes from Palm Springs and was absolutely heart broken when I realized it wasn’t public 😭
It is fun! It's a shame it's not open to the public. Feel free to email me and I'd be happy to take you out there the next time I'm in town :)
@@NotAScratchGolfer whattttt! I totally would man that would be awesome!
@@TeaZeCinema Let's do it. There's an outside chance I'll be back again before Summer but otherwise in the fall!
Been there before with my Jekyll and Hyde rounds as I call them. Often they’re within the same 18 though on the two nines. All about refocusing and wiping the slate clean. Congrats again on the career round. Looking forward to more content!
Thanks, bud! Are you guys playing out in SK yet?
@@NotAScratchGolfer I wish! The snow doesn’t melt until late April at earliest usually. It’s been a mild winter so hoping for an early summer though.
Nice it came with your folks there! (the low round and not the high....)
Indeed, although my mom quit after 9!
I assumed Silver tees at Quintero (because 370 yards on Hole 1 in the video). It runs 6437 yards at a tee box rating of 70.7/137. For O'Donnell, the course plays over 1000 yards shorter at 5307 and their website posts a Men's rating of 65.8/107. Ultimately, there's absolutely not 40 strokes worth of difference - but I could totally see myself playing easy at O'Donnell but having terrible issues at Quintero due to rating, slope, or yardage just opening up all of my weaknesses. Add in that the putting was off, and it's a brew for a big number!
Bang on, Joshua. I wish others understood the hc system as well when saying things like, "well yeah that course is obviously 20 strokes easier than my home track," lol!
That 66 from that one video isnt legit to me playing a course that has a double front nine or 9 holes but played twice, looked super easy also. West coast golf the ball must fly compared to the humid south
I'm sorry to disappoint you
The courses are substantially different. One I feel like I’m in the northeast. The second I’m in heaven
Haha yeah just a slight diff between the two ;)
Very impressive. Any Given Sunday!!!!
Thanks, Brent!
For the guys whining about nine hole videos not being good enough this is what it got us. 172 strokes in a single video. Thank you whining about not enough hole guy.
haha cheers Walker. When's the pod dropping?
@@NotAScratchGolfer Wednesday.
@@OffBrandGolf Siiiiiick
Like the content. Your story is very interesting to me. You seem to golf some of my local course. I live near Portland. Your next trip down you should head up the gorge and play elk ridge in Carson Washington. It's a lot like chambers bay
Open with wild greens..
Quintero is the hardest course I've probably. I'd say 106 isn't that bad there ;). Awesome course though.
That's golf... well done! 🎉
Quintero is so prime. ❤️
Played some super nice course in FL and I shot a 101, next day at a different course a shot a 77. One hell of a game we play ehh
Yes! And I wish more golfers understood this and found some peace with it!
@@NotAScratchGolfer appreciate you and your content very much so, shoot me a message if you you’re ever in SLC 🤙🏼⛳️
@@801Sandbagga Will do! Been meaning to do a trip out there!
Love this channel. Glad to see you playing well and with your parents to witness such a great round. Your dad is clearly proud.
Can I ask, what distances do you hit each club?
nice job! what camera and what software do you use to work your videos?
Love your videos, they are very entertaining. Since you have an established handicap index, the maximum score for each hole played is limited to a net double bogey, equal to double bogey plus any handicap strokes you are entitled to receive based on your course handicap. Otherwise these poor rounds would skew your handicap.
Thanks, Charles1 Indeed, I always enter my scores hole-by-hole and the computer auto-adjusts per the method you described. Just wanted to show the raw score for the viewers ;)
@@NotAScratchGolfer That's what I like about your channel. We all have really bad scores, from time to time. You'd never know that watching some of the other youtube golfers.
Great rebound! You got beat up, but at the end of the day there was not a scratch on you!
Cheers, Jason
Bad rounds or good, you still chip better than Rick shiels 😂
Haha yeah but that's a low bar. Shots fired at Shielsy.
Your putter is LETHAL bro!!!
Thank you! Wish I could say that about one or two more clubs in the bag :p
Hey Adam, love the vids! Do you use the shot tracer app for your tracers or something like Adobe after effects?
Cheers to you for posting an honest score.
I feel like a lot of these re-tee shots didn't need to happen. Is the entire course just marked OB? I would think the native areas are red staked lateral. That's how all of our canyon lined courses in SoCal are.
Great to see more content Adam! You planning a uk trip anytime soon?
Thanks! I don't have anything planned but would love to get back there one day. Played a few rounds out there while visiting for my friend's wedding.
Hey bro! Love your videos! You planning to come down and play in Dallas area anytime soon? Would love to play with ya! 16 handicap but I have been working on my game a bit so I might be able to shoot low 80s from mid 6000 yards. Course near me has 6 each par 3/4/5. Pretty unique and a lot of fun.
Let me know if you ever plan to come down this way and we can play!
What app do you use? 106 is a normal "bad" day for me. I'm usually in the 90s
That second course would be fun to play. With those yardages, I imagine I could shoot at 62 if the putter was cooperating.
makes me feel better about my 101 at chambers bay from the tips earlier this year.
It happens! I'm still hoping to get out there for the first time this Summer. How did you like it...aside from the score? :p
@@NotAScratchGolfer it was awesome. 7200 yards was the longest course I've played. Watched the final round of the Open after playing it just to see how crazy these pros were. Confirmed crazy. I'll be back in early August! Will be interesting to see how much harder it is with fescue as I didn't even lose a ball. The greens are also no joke. Will be cool to see how you do there with your putting.
@@mostdeadlygeist Why don't we play it together?!
@@NotAScratchGolfer dude I'm down. My buddies are planning a "Ryder cup" August 4th-6th. Don't know all the details yet but I plan to be there that weekend for sure. Otherwise, you let me know what can work!
@@mostdeadlygeist I could do those dates if there's a spot open!
I feel your pain. Last week I shot a 48 on the first 9, and I parred the back 9. I wanted to throw my clubs in the trash! Lol
Your club goes mighty far back in backswing
I hope you do make the video about how the hdcp get changed by the computer and exactly what the adjusted and differential numbers all mean.
I need to
Fix your back swing . posture too upright in full swing . Your short game saves you.. I have the same move. Always something to work on in golf nice video
I don't want to tho :p
just curious what kind of shot tracer do you use.. also do you film with your phone... newish subscriber and im stalking your old vidoes :)
My friend works at a troon golf course at we play there for about 25$ all the time. Its always a fantastic experience.
Also i can relate to shooting the worst score of your life followed by my best.
I am backwards, i had my PB of 85 saturday and every time i've had a PB, the next time i play i'll shoot well into the 100s; and yesterday without skipping a beat a shot a 51 playing 9 holes.
Oh well, 2 steps forward, 1 step back.
You mentioned the 3 sisters..... come play Briarwood in Billings MT and we will show you the sisters there..... brutal 3hole stretch
this was like me yesterday. Driver is my biggest weapon, and yesterday I was either blocking it or hooking it. Probably didn’t hit one fairway
"This completes a 9 over 13 for this hole.." ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
Honestly though- thanks for sharing. The good, the bad, and the ugly. It's always genuine here with Adam
Thanks, Bobby ;)
@@NotAScratchGolfer dangit BOBBY
@@swiper1131 That boy ain't right
Well done!
I just shot a 102 in my first competitive tournament yesterday…I’m generally in the low 80s. Thought about selling my clubs haha
damn that must've hurt
It happens, Ethan. You're not a real golfer until you've carded a big score in a tournament! :p
That golf course looks amazing where is it?
The first course is Quintero near Phoenix. The second is O'Donnell in Palm Springs.
great video. can you do an updated witb?
Thanks, Albert! I've been holding off on this bc frankly I've kind of come to think that the sticks in the bag aren't as important as I like to think they are. Happy to share a quick overview, though!
Driver: PXG 0811X 10.5°, Evenflow Riptide CB 50g 6.0
Wood: PXG 0341X 16.5°, Evenflow Riptide CB 60g 5.5
Hybrid: PXG 0317X 19°, Riptide 80g 5.5
Hybrid: PXG 0317X 22°, Riptide 80g 5.5
5-PW: PXG 0311 XP, UST Recoil Dart F3 Regular
Wedge: Vokey SM7 46°, S300
Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy (ugh, what a name), 53°, V2 Elevate Tour S
Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy, 57°, V2 Elevate Tour S
Putter: Scotty Cameron Futura 5.5M, 33"
66 tho?? I see the swing changed some tho… but my God… THATS HUGE!!
Haha thanks, Eldrid. Sometimes it's your day!
"Stop going there." - Pops Not A Scratch Golfer
He's not wrong, lol
When you have tough rounds like that Quintero one, what's your mindset or game plan going forward? Do you watch your videos back and analyze your swing to see what went wrong and then work on it before it the next round?
Typically, when I play poorly, I try to go back and evaluate which area(s) of the game set me back the most. After this round? BURN THE TAPE!....until I have to look at it again in a few months in order to edit the video :p
Legit question about your Quintero round. You freely admitted that your driver swing was there that day, but from what I saw, you were really hitting your 5 wood well. Why not bench the driver in favor of a club you could get in the fairway more consistently and probably not lose much distance?
Good question! You know, virtually all of the time, as goes my driver, so goes my fairway wood. But you're right that in this round I was actually hitting the wood decently. Would have been a good idea to sub it in during this round.
It’s insanely impressive you can shoot 66 with that swing
🤙🏾😆 relatable video
Thx! Where in Hawaii are ya?
@@NotAScratchGolfer Oahu
You should come visit bro, I’ll take you to our best courses and bring my film team to capture it all! I’ll can give you all the content so you can just enjoy yourself! 🤙🏾😎
@@BAD_GolfHawaii Thanks, man! Funny timing, I'm in Maui today (first time golfing here!) but it's a quick trip - gone tomorrow. Would LOVE to come back soon!
Exactly what happened to me a quentaro 3 weeks ago. Just could hit the ball.
Have you thought about not bringing the club so far behind you? Would probably help the irons.
I’ve never adjusted my scores based off my handicap. I’ve never actually had an official handicap. I’ve got myself figured at about a 18. My first round of the year was a 90 which is right on the money. Not sure what it would be if it were adjusted for handicap
How do you reset yourself before your next shot? Any tips? When my rounds go like this, I just feel myself getting more and more frustrated, making stupider and stupider decisions with each progressive shot. I feel myself getting that feeling in my chest just watching the 106 because I’ve done this myself SO many times lol
How did you recover mentally after shooting 106? I just shot 100 which is the worst round I’ve had after taking up golf again three years ago (I’m 11 hcp). How did you come back?
Adam... you're toe hooking driver pretty hard in these... You're even lining them up on the toe (see 10th tee on your 106 round!).
Yeah, my driver was a trainwreck during this trip. Got it sorted out but not before making a mockery of myself all across the state of Arizona.
Quintero is 250 a pop and the greens look like that?
What app are you using for the shot tracer?
What handicap system/ app are you using??
My game is very similar to Adams in the fact that I am a great wedge and short game player but I am also a pretty decent iron player too. However I struggle off the tee with driver with a huge left miss (I’m lefty and it’s a massive block slice) that can cause me to add up strokes very quickly. But the thing is I can hit my 3 wood 240-260 off the tee and have very little curvature on it but for some reason can’t bring myself to just leave the driver in the bag 🤣 so my question is should I just leave the driver in the bag until it gets better?
Quintero plays a lot easier in summer with no wind. I bet that winter round was brutal
You are better than me. I stopped filming and just enjoyed the day because the course was whooping me so badly lol
Haha that sort of happened to us on another day at Quintero. Wind kept knocking the damn tripod over and I wasn't playing well, either. Oddly enough I still carded an 80-something that day compared to the 106 here!!
@@NotAScratchGolfer lol now that’s wild. You actually inspired me to post my Quintero day. Spent all evening yesterday editing the footage I do have and did a voiceover. It’s dropping at 1pm Central if you feel inclined to give it a watch! You posting this reminded me why I started my channel in the first place so thanks regardless 🫱🏽🫲🏻
@@nogimmesgolf On my way out the door. Saved it for watching tn!
@@NotAScratchGolfer No sweat man at all!