Recently got back into golf and just did 2 days in a row. This popped up on my timeline, and despite never really watching these types of videos I watched the whole thing. I felt the pain on the put for par on 9. 😭
Thanks mate much appreciated 🙏 yeh that one on the 9th was a bummer especially after a nice bunker shot 🙈 back 9 coming out Wednesday and was quite the contract thankfully 🙌
TBH, for a 2 hc player, lot of missed fairways, not exactly tap in birdies, always 1 putt from a bogey, just goes to show how good the top professionals are 😊
True, my front 9 wasn’t exactly a highlight reel. But the back 9? Vastly improved. Golf’s a lot like life-you can always turn it around after a rough start!
@@alexwhittlegolf absolutely! Case in point: Last week I was 4-over par, 40 on the front-9, then turned it around with a 4-under par, 32 on the back-9 for an even par round. We LOVE golf!
Solid and consistent swing, and very good course management. Although those par fours are shorter holes very smart play to keep the driver in the bag and leave yourself comfortable wedge distances into the pins.
Thanks! 🙏 I appreciate the comment and the understanding that on these shorter courses it is important a lot of the time not to take driver just for the sake of it and to play the percentages. I could have tried going for every green on the shorter par 4s and ended up +10, as that’s not the play. And like you said I was trying to leave myself with a decent wedge yardage 🤙
Moors was looking pretty pure bavk in the summer wasnt it. Lovely roll on the greens. Days like that are a distant memory. Lol. Great choice of songs. Very chilled
Haha, I know, right? Summer vibes were on point! Have to admit, I loved playing Moors! Such a great value for money golf course. Glad you dug the tunes too!
Thanks! Still room for improvement. I actually changed my grip on the back 9 as I wasn't really feeling comfortable this 9, which might be why i didn't really hole anything. Check out the back 9 Wednesday and you might see more drop :)
Nice round and solid technique. You’re obviously local to me. I’ve just returned to golf after 20 year break and been so far played Crane Valley four times and 9 holes at Parley. Will check out Moors Valley in the spring 👍🏻. Which other courses would you recommend for mid hcp player (12-18)
Thanks mate 🙏 yeh Crane is pretty decent! I think you’ll love moors valley though, and it’s not too expensive either! Just have to wait for the weather to pick up first
@@rickeidam3287 thanks, much appreciated 🙏 it was at Moors Valley, great value golf course. Not my home course, into played a couple of times. If you ever get a chance I would recommend
One small thing, your hands are a little behind you at the top. Try getting them a little more vertical if possible. Great tempo though. Good video. I like the lack of nonsense. The irons were hard to see when you displayed the club. Keep it up!
Interesting that you picked up on that, as this is something that has come up in a recent lesson and subsequently is being worked on currently. I agree with the irons, upcoming content I am releasing I am miked up so I believe are much better videos. Thanks for comments though :)
Just an observation, at 4:46 your shot was pretty straight but you seemed to be aiming at the right side of the green. Is that intentional? I was just wondering if you planned to hit a draw, or it was just a little mis-aiming..
You are bang on, great observation. An issue which has since been picked and and one I have struggled with in the past. Aiming my feet too far right, this is what has become to look square to me when stood over the ball but is obviously not. So I have been working on feeling like I stood open, which is in fact square, takes some getting used to but it's getting there :)
Nice game m8. How tall are you? You seem tall. I'm very tall myself and I struggle with setup and consistency. I like the way you stand tall and I try that as well and closer to the ball but it can lead to pushes or slight slices.
Thanks! The back 9 ended up a lot better, that's out next week. I am 6ft, I do struggle with those misses occasionally, which I am currently working on a few things to counter this.
Good solid mechanics. Tough when the putter isn't hot. Please leave the fake bird noises out next time. Hearing that same bird recording in my left ear for 75% of the video nearly ruined it.
Thanks 🙏 still a lot of work to do over the winter though. Yeh putter wasn’t working well in the front 9 but I changed something and the back 9 was very different. I’ll be releasing that Wednesday, don’t worry no birdies in the background on the back 9 ✌️
awesome your putting is very toe heavy, you ever tried setting the club to the ball then your fet, and not feet then club makes a massive difference as youre not trying to force your body into a non relexing swing.
Thanks 🙏 yes a pro friend told noticed a while back that I acutely had my hand way too low and now I have overcompensated. Something I am now trying to find a medium and more neutral position. I will try setting the putter first before the feet tho 👍
Good player of course but if I had to be an arm chair quarterback I would say it's his approach shots that need the work. Master the 150 to 100 shot and you are scratch
Yeh, a lot missed right of where I need to be but actually exactly where I am aiming. Basically alignment issues, which I have been working on since this video
Could be the camera angles, but looks like you set up most shots aimed well to the right and have to correct by cutting across it and 'early extending' somewhat from top. Even with putter. Could be worth looking at
You are bang on! Something since the video I have been working on. I have always struggled with my feet alignment aiming too far right without realizing and then wonder why I miss so much to the right.
@@alexwhittlegolfNice. Yeah it's something I continuously work on as I naturally creep into it. Once I realised the brain wants to align the feet to the target not the club arc I kinda got it sorted. Still "feels like" I aim well left every time! Some good vids on Parralax on YT also helped get head around it.
Purposefully. Unfortunately we couldn’t play off the whites as they were not out so it was playing shorter than normal. Having said that, using driver brings way more trouble into play on most holes. Got to play the percentages 👍
Well I will take that for sure and to be honest you are bang on really. I have struggled with the chipping yips for 2 years and just starting to get back in a better place, but still a long way to go
Funnily enough this is an improvement from 2 long years of chipping yips, it’s gradually improving more and more. Trust me I was delighted to actually be chipping a lot around the greens instead of using putter. Sounds crazy from a 2 handicap but those yips can happen to anyone
Yes pretty short but plays longer as you can't really hit driver on a lot of holes. Irons are the play unless you want to bring a bigger number into play. You can't always judge a course by the length anyway. Definitely not my best front 9, didn't really hole any chances but my back 9 was much improved. Out Wednesday if you are interested
Tough to really get an idea of what 2 handicap golf looks like when you’re playing some joke course with 300 yard par 4s hitting irons off tees. And the fake bird noises wtf dude
I get it, man-if I’m not grinding 500-yard par 4s with a driver and a prayer, it doesn’t count. Don’t worry, I’ll tell Riviera’s 10th and St. Andrews’ 12th to step up their game to…
Fair point, the greens aren’t crazy undulating, but those subtle slopes can mess with your head-and your scorecard-if you’re not paying attention. Short course doesn’t always mean easy!
Kind of point of YT is it not. For people to post and share vids. And Alex plays golf and wants to post up his vids. I don't see why you have to comment with a Yawwwn. Maybe you should try posting a vid of a hobby or interest that you do instead of trying to discourage a fella that clearly enjoys what hes doing.
@@stephenhenderson9535 there’s not much call for taxidermy posts but I’ll post some if you like.I also surf daily and cycle but I don’t think anybody would like to see it cos it’s boring, I’m very proficient at both but you won’t learn anything.
It is a visualisation technique I use to help with picking out a target to aim at. I try to aim as small as possible so if I miss, theoretically it shouldn't be as bad a miss. Alignment is so so important and something I am always working on. If you look at a lot of my shots, my feet are aiming too far right and this is why I missed a lot to the right. Recently this is a fault I have found and am trying to correct and aiming before hand helps massively
@alexwhittlegolf you hit so straight just aim the middle and go. Not so bad really as a solo, i just get stuck behind slow play so much that I hate anything that reminds me of it! Tbh it's probably okay at your level but most do it then shank in a quad bogey lol
@@shearerforgold bro why you worried about slow play when you slice and dice your way around the course 😂 if you took 5 seconds to line up your shots you probs wouldn’t suck so bad 🤷♂️
Funny, because outside of youtube it's normally the opposite. My putting normally save me. Although, the back 9 is out next week and i putted very differently
You can find the back 9 here :) Just might be a little better! ruclips.net/video/Jl_DufH9-l0/видео.html
You realise your feet alignment is off? All your better shots are usually on the tee. As you use the grass stripes which gets you square at address.
Recently got back into golf and just did 2 days in a row. This popped up on my timeline, and despite never really watching these types of videos I watched the whole thing.
I felt the pain on the put for par on 9. 😭
Thanks mate much appreciated 🙏 yeh that one on the 9th was a bummer especially after a nice bunker shot 🙈 back 9 coming out Wednesday and was quite the contract thankfully 🙌
This is a good round for a 2 handicap. I'm a 3.5 and my ghinn card is mostly 78-82 with a handful of 74-77 rounds that tug it down.
Thanks, didn’t take many opportunities on the front 9 but the back 9 was much more eventful. Releasing that tomorrow, keep your eyes peeled 👀
TBH, for a 2 hc player, lot of missed fairways, not exactly tap in birdies, always 1 putt from a bogey, just goes to show how good the top professionals are 😊
True, my front 9 wasn’t exactly a highlight reel. But the back 9? Vastly improved. Golf’s a lot like life-you can always turn it around after a rough start!
@@alexwhittlegolf absolutely! Case in point: Last week I was 4-over par, 40 on the front-9, then turned it around with a 4-under par, 32 on the back-9 for an even par round. We LOVE golf!
Not a criticism, just an observation. 😃
Solid and consistent swing, and very good course management. Although those par fours are shorter holes very smart play to keep the driver in the bag and leave yourself comfortable wedge distances into the pins.
Thanks! 🙏 I appreciate the comment and the understanding that on these shorter courses it is important a lot of the time not to take driver just for the sake of it and to play the percentages. I could have tried going for every green on the shorter par 4s and ended up +10, as that’s not the play. And like you said I was trying to leave myself with a decent wedge yardage 🤙
That putt coming back for par on hole one was great. Confident pace and center cup. Well done!
Thanks, my tidying up was pretty good that day, just a couple of bad ones in there...
Moors was looking pretty pure bavk in the summer wasnt it. Lovely roll on the greens. Days like that are a distant memory. Lol. Great choice of songs. Very chilled
Haha, I know, right? Summer vibes were on point! Have to admit, I loved playing Moors! Such a great value for money golf course. Glad you dug the tunes too!
lol my dude was STRUGGGLING with the putter! 😂 just one of those days man.
Haha yeh definitely didn’t hole enough. Still time to hole some on the back 9 though 😜
made many shorties!
Your putting stroke is excellent!!
Thanks! Still room for improvement. I actually changed my grip on the back 9 as I wasn't really feeling comfortable this 9, which might be why i didn't really hole anything. Check out the back 9 Wednesday and you might see more drop :)
Moors valley golf course. Used to play there a lot…the 6th is a tough hole.
Great video, Alex! Very jealous of that weather! Won’t be seeing anything like that here till June 25 at best 😂
Thanks Jonny! I actually filmed this a couple of months ago in the south of England. Safe to say it’s not like this at the moment unfortunately 🙈
Nice round and solid technique. You’re obviously local to me. I’ve just returned to golf after 20 year break and been so far played Crane Valley four times and 9 holes at Parley. Will check out Moors Valley in the spring 👍🏻. Which other courses would you recommend for mid hcp player (12-18)
Thanks mate 🙏 yeh Crane is pretty decent! I think you’ll love moors valley though, and it’s not too expensive either! Just have to wait for the weather to pick up first
GG!👍
Thats a solid game you've got, what course were you playing and is it your home club ?
@@rickeidam3287 thanks, much appreciated 🙏 it was at Moors Valley, great value golf course. Not my home course, into played a couple of times. If you ever get a chance I would recommend
nice content bro
Great video!
Thanks!
solid swing. Solid round
Thanks! Much appreciated 😁
One small thing, your hands are a little behind you at the top. Try getting them a little more vertical if possible. Great tempo though. Good video. I like the lack of nonsense. The irons were hard to see when you displayed the club. Keep it up!
Interesting that you picked up on that, as this is something that has come up in a recent lesson and subsequently is being worked on currently. I agree with the irons, upcoming content I am releasing I am miked up so I believe are much better videos. Thanks for comments though :)
Just an observation, at 4:46 your shot was pretty straight but you seemed to be aiming at the right side of the green. Is that intentional? I was just wondering if you planned to hit a draw, or it was just a little mis-aiming..
You are bang on, great observation. An issue which has since been picked and and one I have struggled with in the past. Aiming my feet too far right, this is what has become to look square to me when stood over the ball but is obviously not. So I have been working on feeling like I stood open, which is in fact square, takes some getting used to but it's getting there :)
This is 6 handicap, as you were plus 3 thru 9 holes (ie. extrapolate to +6 for 18 holes).
Great 9 holes; regardless. Keep up good work!
Nice game m8. How tall are you? You seem tall. I'm very tall myself and I struggle with setup and consistency. I like the way you stand tall and I try that as well and closer to the ball but it can lead to pushes or slight slices.
Thanks! The back 9 ended up a lot better, that's out next week. I am 6ft, I do struggle with those misses occasionally, which I am currently working on a few things to counter this.
Good solid mechanics. Tough when the putter isn't hot. Please leave the fake bird noises out next time. Hearing that same bird recording in my left ear for 75% of the video nearly ruined it.
Thanks 🙏 still a lot of work to do over the winter though. Yeh putter wasn’t working well in the front 9 but I changed something and the back 9 was very different. I’ll be releasing that Wednesday, don’t worry no birdies in the background on the back 9 ✌️
I agree, no sound effect or music needed at all, plain footage is good enough with the level of your game, thank you !
@@alexwhittlegolf looking forward to it!
awesome your putting is very toe heavy, you ever tried setting the club to the ball then your fet, and not feet then club makes a massive difference as youre not trying to force your body into a non relexing swing.
Thanks 🙏 yes a pro friend told noticed a while back that I acutely had my hand way too low and now I have overcompensated. Something I am now trying to find a medium and more neutral position. I will try setting the putter first before the feet tho 👍
What's pair of Golf Shoes you wearing?
They are G/Fore Gallivant2r G-Lock, so so comfy
Good player of course but if I had to be an arm chair quarterback I would say it's his approach shots that need the work.
Master the 150 to 100 shot and you are scratch
Yeh, a lot missed right of where I need to be but actually exactly where I am aiming. Basically alignment issues, which I have been working on since this video
Could be the camera angles, but looks like you set up most shots aimed well to the right and have to correct by cutting across it and 'early extending' somewhat from top. Even with putter. Could be worth looking at
You are bang on! Something since the video I have been working on. I have always struggled with my feet alignment aiming too far right without realizing and then wonder why I miss so much to the right.
@@alexwhittlegolfNice. Yeah it's something I continuously work on as I naturally creep into it. Once I realised the brain wants to align the feet to the target not the club arc I kinda got it sorted. Still "feels like" I aim well left every time! Some good vids on Parralax on YT also helped get head around it.
That was fun! next time maybee a little graphic showing yardage but yea so cool please do another subbed
Thanks for the comment and sub!! Will take feedback on board :)
what's the total yardtage?
Total yardage is 6337
Why do the low handycappers always seem to have trouble with the par 3's?
Because they normally play the hardest. If you have ever played a scramble it’s always the par 3s that are the hardest to birdie on average
Y'all haters before commenting hatred in disguise of tips and lessons post your game score
Thanks :)
MAN YA SKIPPED LEG DAY
Thanks for your kind words 🙏
Take note how the driver barely comes out of the bag
Look at the yardage of each hole. This was a short course from the tee boxes he chose to play. There was no need for the driver on several holes.
Purposefully. Unfortunately we couldn’t play off the whites as they were not out so it was playing shorter than normal. Having said that, using driver brings way more trouble into play on most holes. Got to play the percentages 👍
Correct, and eventhough you could probably go for some of them, most of the time it’s not worth it and could bring a big number into play
You could be a +1 or better based on the full swing. Something must be going sideways with your short or mental game
Well I will take that for sure and to be honest you are bang on really. I have struggled with the chipping yips for 2 years and just starting to get back in a better place, but still a long way to go
Short game needs some major improvement.
Funnily enough this is an improvement from 2 long years of chipping yips, it’s gradually improving more and more. Trust me I was delighted to actually be chipping a lot around the greens instead of using putter. Sounds crazy from a 2 handicap but those yips can happen to anyone
Great video but the music and birds are DRIVING ME CRAZY
Thanks! Sorry about that, the back 9 is not as bad
@ no worries!! I love watching videos like this. Good job 👏
@ thanks 🙏 much appreciated, glad you liked it
Looks* like.
Good spot haha 🤣
That is a crazy short 9, 2869 yards and you were 3 over. Hopefully just a really really off day or I’d have to say you are not a legit 2 handicap.
Yes pretty short but plays longer as you can't really hit driver on a lot of holes. Irons are the play unless you want to bring a bigger number into play. You can't always judge a course by the length anyway. Definitely not my best front 9, didn't really hole any chances but my back 9 was much improved. Out Wednesday if you are interested
Looks to me like you could shoot 3 or 4 under on a good iron day. Definitely on a great putting day. No doubt you can carry a 2.
you are an excellent player sir
Why thank you sir 🙏
when you don’t use your driver, that screams no confidence bro
Short wide course
Only wide when you take the correct club, e.g. not driver
Tough to really get an idea of what 2 handicap golf looks like when you’re playing some joke course with 300 yard par 4s hitting irons off tees. And the fake bird noises wtf dude
I get it, man-if I’m not grinding 500-yard par 4s with a driver and a prayer, it doesn’t count. Don’t worry, I’ll tell Riviera’s 10th and St. Andrews’ 12th to step up their game to…
@@alexwhittlegolf serious question were you playing from the white tees?
short course ladies tees? lol
Haha, not quite the ladies tees, but yes off the mens tees as the whites were out of use unfortunately. Still not a walk in the park though
2hc player 10hc video editing😂
Thanks for watching! Your feedback means a lot, and I’m always looking to improve my editing skills. Any ideas?
Very short course with flat greens, everyone could play well there
Fair point, the greens aren’t crazy undulating, but those subtle slopes can mess with your head-and your scorecard-if you’re not paying attention. Short course doesn’t always mean easy!
Thats some serious poor putting..
Not the best, but certainly not the worst I have putted
You have good mechanics, but need to play a real course.
Thanks, still a lot of work to do over the winter months. Not quite sure how it’s not a proper golf course, but we are all entitled to our opinions 👍
I know what it looks like, so I won’t watch. Why do people of varying handicaps need to post on RUclips? Yawwwwn.
For people to watch varying handicaps? 🤣 what a dumb comment
Hey, not every RUclips video is for everyone. Some people enjoy golf, others just enjoy complaining about it!”
Kind of point of YT is it not. For people to post and share vids. And Alex plays golf and wants to post up his vids. I don't see why you have to comment with a Yawwwn. Maybe you should try posting a vid of a hobby or interest that you do instead of trying to discourage a fella that clearly enjoys what hes doing.
@@stephenhenderson9535 there’s not much call for taxidermy posts but I’ll post some if you like.I also surf daily and cycle but I don’t think anybody would like to see it cos it’s boring, I’m very proficient at both but you won’t learn anything.
I always hate all that line up stuff at the start then to literally just hit staight down the middle.. you would get the same shot without it..
It is a visualisation technique I use to help with picking out a target to aim at. I try to aim as small as possible so if I miss, theoretically it shouldn't be as bad a miss. Alignment is so so important and something I am always working on. If you look at a lot of my shots, my feet are aiming too far right and this is why I missed a lot to the right. Recently this is a fault I have found and am trying to correct and aiming before hand helps massively
@alexwhittlegolf you hit so straight just aim the middle and go. Not so bad really as a solo, i just get stuck behind slow play so much that I hate anything that reminds me of it!
Tbh it's probably okay at your level but most do it then shank in a quad bogey lol
Your so wrong if you look at every pro they do it for a reason it’s good to pick a target even if it’s a big fairway.
@Braxyu pros do it so let's all just copy...
@@shearerforgold bro why you worried about slow play when you slice and dice your way around the course 😂 if you took 5 seconds to line up your shots you probs wouldn’t suck so bad 🤷♂️
you are good at striking, but can be much better at putting.
Funny, because outside of youtube it's normally the opposite. My putting normally save me. Although, the back 9 is out next week and i putted very differently