Inspiring, Simon. I shot 2 80’s and an 81 this season. I’m knocking on the door. You are more cool and confident over your chips and putts - that’s the valuable takeaway for me. I’m one year younger than you. Here’s to playing our best golf in our 60’s! Thanks for this content.
Hello, that is some very good golf. The short game puts the icing on the cake. Makes a difference. I'm not great from 30 to 60 yards and try to avoid that but round the green I feel it wont take more than 2. Obviously it fails from time to time but I think attitude and confidence makes all the difference. Thanks
At may old home course the front was harder than the back. I never shot in the 30's on the front but I did on the back and it was my last tournament for my highschool team!! You could hear the squishing underneath your feet!! The weather on that the day looked nice!!🏌♂⛳😀
It'sstrange that some course have a really hard front and then an easier back 9. I used to do it all the time, blow my handicap on the front and then relax for the back now my card was shot. I thought I was over that but here it is again. I played today and you couldn't see very far in the mist. Had to guess at some shots. The course was pure mud. Terrible.
Scoring well, the long game has been better. Don't ask about the front 9, it went pear shaped fast. Then when the score is gone of course us golfers then relax and play better. Us and our fragile minds. Cheers
Everybody gets their fun their own way. For me it's going low so I need to be a little more careful. It helps being old and I can't hit it far enough to lose it! I'll check out your channel. Cheers.
What a great recovery! As with most of us, the further that you get into a round, the better you play and, despite the conditions, that is a great score!!!! I think that the 4-hybrid is going to make a big difference to you as, although when you catch it square, the 4-iron goes well, the hybrid will work even if you don't catch it well, so you'll be more consistent! Wind? You call that gentle breeze "wind"!!!!! OK, joking apart, it's very hard to be consistent in the wind as, naturally, our tendency into the wind is to hit the ball harder! Well done! In the conditions that's an excellent round, and probably the equivalent of 3 or 4 over par in the summer!
The front 9 was a joke. The video title changed 3 tmes. Then with the score shot I relaxed. I used to do that in medals, 6 over the front and level round the back. I hated myself for it but couldn't fix it. The story of my golf in a nutshell right in this video. It was windy for me!
@thehairygolfer yes, I bet it was windy for you!!! I don't know the answer to why that happens, but the brain is a funny old thing! It goes, we'll get it back on the back 9, how, not any idea because, 6-over after 9 turns into "I don't give a bugger, let's just go and play!". Then "that" happens! So it's psychological! But there's more to it than that! At The Herefordshire, the front 9 is a significantly harder 9 than the back 9. Look at me!!!!! One attempt, 46/38, so I'm living proof of that!!! And then, of course, you've got the "easy birdie hole" at 17!!!!!! What? Not easy???? Played once, Birdied!!!! Where's the problem????? Stop laughing, you just know that, when I play it again, I'm going to 4-putt for a 6, don't you?????
@@nevillehubbard7347 I might not be there next year so you've had your chance for birdie on 17. You have a flawless record for the hole!!! I'll give you the chance to make birdie on 17 at Lilleybrook instead. Now that would be something. I've played 16 at West Mon 3 times this year for a total of 7. Not bad for a 245 yard par 3.
@thehairygolfer really strange day today. Shot 87 which I should be really happy with but I was 5 over through 9 and 11 over on the back 9. Had a triple on the front and 2 doubles on the back so could and should have been at least a few lower. But then I had 6 pars on the front which is pretty unheard of for me. The funny thing is, I sold my 2 ping putters on ebay last week and had to put with an old cheapo macgregor putter. I've never putted so well from inside 6 feet. 🤣
@@robertcourt8593 Rob, golf is weird. You don't know where or how you will score. What I like about that is you are unhappy, that's the drive to improve. If not now then in the spring. I always have a good think over winter and set some targets. You can do the same, you know you can do better now you connect the dots on how to get there. With putters it's as much about attitude as skill level. I stood over a 40 footer the other day and just thought this is going in. And it did. My old putter is from 1990 and I would never change it. Old stuff works just as well as expensive new ones.
@@thehairygolfer very true, it does give me hope for next spring/summer. I've gained a little distance and given today's conditions I'm happy with how many greens I hit on the front 9. just need to stay away from RUclips swing vids and keep working on what I have been the last couple of weeks. Best I've scored in probably 3 months today so plenty to be optimistic about!
@@robertcourt8593 I am looking forward to being a member of a local course. That will turn the long game around. I hope. RUclips swing vids are a bain on our community. We all know that to get better we need eyes on our swing, it's impossible to guess your faults and what video might provide the resolution. Then you have to guess it you implement it correctly. But you know, it's clicks and lots of money.
3 over after 2 is behind the 8 ball. I did not expect it to be 7 over after 9. I relaxed on the back 9, there were a couple video title name changes going through my mind. I did really think it would be another 7 over on the back.
@@ianburton9223 Now the ground is soft I really feel the pressure of getting shorter off the tee. That front 9 is so hard in places. Give me dry and firm fairways and the pressure drops away. Make me 25 years younger and that would help too!
@@thehairygolfer Could not agree more. Yesterday I played in warm sunshine at 21°C in SW France. But the entire course was soft from recent rains. Every shot missed those few extra yards of roll. It took me nine holes to work out I needed an extra club on all shots. So back nine was acceptable after blowing 75% of my handicap on the front nine.
3:19 I enjoy watching all your videos from start to finish Simon. They’re always entertaining and informative. Apart from one thing I noticed you still do this on gimmies-maybe it's just part of your style?
What is the best way of explaining it? If I play on my own I would get round in 2 hours 30 or 40 on an empty course. Depends on how many ups and downs. Especially walking the ups! With the camera it's 3 hours and 50 minutes. Yes, that bad. It's all the walking about backwards and forwards. Walking the camera onto the green, walking back to hit the chip or the putt. Yes I have got lazy over finishing off a hole, you're quite right to point it out. Today I chipped on to 5 feet and couldn't be bothered to go get my putter as there were people coming over the horizon and I knocked it in with the backside of my wedge. You will get to see that in 2 or 3 weeks. I certainly wouldn't do it in a competition so perhaps I shouldn't do it on camera. Thanks I'm afraid there are still some lazy ones 'in the can' that you will get to see.
Well done Simon, I would take your 80 any day of the week and would be over the moon about it😁🏌🏼⛳️. We all play at different levels I guess. My driver and iron play has gone to pot over the past month so working hard to recover. Many thanks again for a great video. Wish I had kept it until this evening to watch though, as it’s my favourite time to watch you and Big Oggie 😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hello Pual, Oggie has gone quiet the past week. Perhaps the weather is getting in the way. Hope it's just the weather and not an injury. I talk about what my problems are in a later video. Partly this year has been such a washout for all of us. Cheers
That was the classic round from 2014 when i was trying so hard to get to 4. Blow the entire handicap on the front, relax and come home in level. Couldn't get out of my own way. The short game has improved this year as my long game has gone down the toilet. Cheers
@@jeromehawkins8485 This year has been so wet even when you get out and play the drive is going splat. It's a lot of pressure not getting the roll out beyond 250. I've always been able to chip and putt thanks to Dad taking us to seaside pitch and putt courses. I'm pretty lucky.
Brilliant Simon, 84 is my best currently and yes as you'd expect I do chase a score ( break 80) lol, I'll go easy this week and try to replicate your back 9, wish I had your short game as that would help me.
John, if I go back a few years and look at medal scores you will find me dropping my entire handicap on the front and then relaxing and shooting level round the back. It was the bain of my life for years. It's called trying to hard to get your handicap down. I wanted to be perfect out of the gate and of course you can't be. That round replicated many rounds back in 2014 when i was trying so hard to get to 4 and never made it. As I have played worse this year the short game has improved. Thank goodness! Cheers
I think I just relaxed after blowing my score. I've done it many times before. Blow the entire ehandicap on the front and come home in level and then you wonder how the hell you played like a dummy on the front. Cheers
Now this is where I think a par 69 is harder. Lilleybrook certainly was. Just 1 par 5 to relax on and only 1 opportunity for a birdie on a par 5. The Herefordshire has 2, one long one and one that plays long uphill. They aren't birdie chances even on your best day. 69 is hard.
@@thehairygolfer totally agree , generally the more par 5s the better , for most golfers anyway . Mine has 2 par 5s which are relatively easy and 5 par 3s which are either tricky, hard or both ! I still consider 7 over to constitute 'breaking' 80 though .
@@matt-ut7cw Par 3's are very unforgiving. One wrong move and it's a bogey and you don't get a shot unless it's over 200. Hardest holes on the course and you have 5 of them. I'll bet your stroke rating is quite high. Give me a par 72 and I'll do well, I've got 4 holes I can shoot -1 on give me some par 4's under 350 yards and breaking 80 is easy.
@@thehairygolfer relatively high for a sub 6000 yds course , 128 slope , course rating 68.6 (off whites). There's a 490 yd par 4 , which somewhat ironically is longer than one of the 2 par 5s 🤔🤣 . I'd say we play a similar game , you'd probably do me off scratch 7/10 times . 😇
@@matt-ut7cw Matt, I couldn't do anybody off scratch. Casual golf is far easier than with a card in the hand and I have only played 2 comps this year. I know just how fragile my game is under pressure. 490 par 4? Unless it's steeply downhill that is bizarre. It sounds a hard course, it certainly will not give up a good score easily. I'll bet we are even on the same course. Golf is easier if you don't have to shoot a score and you have the option of changing the video title 3 times as you go round.
Low winter sun is horrible. I hit that drive up 16 and had no idea where it was. Add in a million leaves and where do you start looking? You can't find the ball until you walk past it and look back. I've played 2 days running and have my second headache from squinting around trying to find a ball. Cheers
Inspiring, Simon. I shot 2 80’s and an 81 this season. I’m knocking on the door. You are more cool and confident over your chips and putts - that’s the valuable takeaway for me. I’m one year younger than you. Here’s to playing our best golf in our 60’s! Thanks for this content.
Hello, that is some very good golf. The short game puts the icing on the cake. Makes a difference. I'm not great from 30 to 60 yards and try to avoid that but round the green I feel it wont take more than 2. Obviously it fails from time to time but I think attitude and confidence makes all the difference. Thanks
Well played, some great musical choices to accompany the video.
If I shut up long enough there is music! But to keep videos shorter I try not to talk to camera too much. Cheers
At may old home course the front was harder than the back. I never shot in the 30's on the front but I did on the back and it was my last tournament for my highschool team!! You could hear the squishing underneath your feet!! The weather on that the day looked nice!!🏌♂⛳😀
It'sstrange that some course have a really hard front and then an easier back 9. I used to do it all the time, blow my handicap on the front and then relax for the back now my card was shot. I thought I was over that but here it is again.
I played today and you couldn't see very far in the mist. Had to guess at some shots. The course was pure mud. Terrible.
The dry and subtle humour has me chuckling at the good and the bad shots, great score in those conditions, well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Back 9 easier, the par 5's aren't easy but overall I seem to relax on it which always helps. Thanks for the comment, much appreciated.
You are playing very well👍👍👍👍.
Scoring well, the long game has been better. Don't ask about the front 9, it went pear shaped fast. Then when the score is gone of course us golfers then relax and play better. Us and our fragile minds. Cheers
Well done. Know your strengths & limitations. Play sensibly to achieve a good score.
My limitation is a mind that went out to lunch for the front 9.
Loving this! If only we didn't smash our driver on our channel, we'd have more chance of breaking 40! ⛳️ ❤
Everybody gets their fun their own way. For me it's going low so I need to be a little more careful. It helps being old and I can't hit it far enough to lose it!
I'll check out your channel. Cheers.
@thehairygolfer I think I will try out your way of playing next time! Low sounds good to me also! 😆
@@teetimeteasers We all have a style, it's making the style fit the hole. Plus hundreds of practice balls.....
Thanks for the videos
Thankyou for watching.
To chase...or not to chase ... the score 😂 we all know the answer and outcome.
Great comeback. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
We do no the answer - we have a lack of talent! Tiger could go chase scores but not me.
@thehairygolfer 😂💪🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻👍🏻
What a great recovery! As with most of us, the further that you get into a round, the better you play and, despite the conditions, that is a great score!!!!
I think that the 4-hybrid is going to make a big difference to you as, although when you catch it square, the 4-iron goes well, the hybrid will work even if you don't catch it well, so you'll be more consistent!
Wind? You call that gentle breeze "wind"!!!!! OK, joking apart, it's very hard to be consistent in the wind as, naturally, our tendency into the wind is to hit the ball harder!
Well done! In the conditions that's an excellent round, and probably the equivalent of 3 or 4 over par in the summer!
The front 9 was a joke. The video title changed 3 tmes. Then with the score shot I relaxed. I used to do that in medals, 6 over the front and level round the back. I hated myself for it but couldn't fix it. The story of my golf in a nutshell right in this video. It was windy for me!
@thehairygolfer yes, I bet it was windy for you!!!
I don't know the answer to why that happens, but the brain is a funny old thing! It goes, we'll get it back on the back 9, how, not any idea because, 6-over after 9 turns into "I don't give a bugger, let's just go and play!". Then "that" happens! So it's psychological! But there's more to it than that! At The Herefordshire, the front 9 is a significantly harder 9 than the back 9. Look at me!!!!! One attempt, 46/38, so I'm living proof of that!!! And then, of course, you've got the "easy birdie hole" at 17!!!!!! What? Not easy???? Played once, Birdied!!!! Where's the problem????? Stop laughing, you just know that, when I play it again, I'm going to 4-putt for a 6, don't you?????
@@nevillehubbard7347 I might not be there next year so you've had your chance for birdie on 17. You have a flawless record for the hole!!! I'll give you the chance to make birdie on 17 at Lilleybrook instead. Now that would be something.
I've played 16 at West Mon 3 times this year for a total of 7. Not bad for a 245 yard par 3.
@thehairygolfer that's actually not bad for an old man!!!!
Another good video! Playing tomorrow so hopefully some of your wisdom has sunk in and I can carry my range game to the course!
Just don't start like I did. You will do fine no problem.
@thehairygolfer really strange day today. Shot 87 which I should be really happy with but I was 5 over through 9 and 11 over on the back 9. Had a triple on the front and 2 doubles on the back so could and should have been at least a few lower. But then I had 6 pars on the front which is pretty unheard of for me.
The funny thing is, I sold my 2 ping putters on ebay last week and had to put with an old cheapo macgregor putter. I've never putted so well from inside 6 feet. 🤣
@@robertcourt8593 Rob, golf is weird. You don't know where or how you will score. What I like about that is you are unhappy, that's the drive to improve. If not now then in the spring. I always have a good think over winter and set some targets. You can do the same, you know you can do better now you connect the dots on how to get there.
With putters it's as much about attitude as skill level. I stood over a 40 footer the other day and just thought this is going in. And it did. My old putter is from 1990 and I would never change it. Old stuff works just as well as expensive new ones.
@@thehairygolfer very true, it does give me hope for next spring/summer. I've gained a little distance and given today's conditions I'm happy with how many greens I hit on the front 9. just need to stay away from RUclips swing vids and keep working on what I have been the last couple of weeks. Best I've scored in probably 3 months today so plenty to be optimistic about!
@@robertcourt8593 I am looking forward to being a member of a local course. That will turn the long game around. I hope. RUclips swing vids are a bain on our community. We all know that to get better we need eyes on our swing, it's impossible to guess your faults and what video might provide the resolution. Then you have to guess it you implement it correctly. But you know, it's clicks and lots of money.
Great recovery after a difficult start.
3 over after 2 is behind the 8 ball. I did not expect it to be 7 over after 9. I relaxed on the back 9, there were a couple video title name changes going through my mind. I did really think it would be another 7 over on the back.
@@thehairygolfer Just served to demonstrate the validity of your hypothesis.
@@ianburton9223 Now the ground is soft I really feel the pressure of getting shorter off the tee. That front 9 is so hard in places. Give me dry and firm fairways and the pressure drops away. Make me 25 years younger and that would help too!
@@thehairygolfer Could not agree more. Yesterday I played in warm sunshine at 21°C in SW France. But the entire course was soft from recent rains. Every shot missed those few extra yards of roll. It took me nine holes to work out I needed an extra club on all shots. So back nine was acceptable after blowing 75% of my handicap on the front nine.
3:19 I enjoy watching all your videos from start to finish Simon. They’re always entertaining and informative. Apart from one thing I noticed you still do this on gimmies-maybe it's just part of your style?
What is the best way of explaining it? If I play on my own I would get round in 2 hours 30 or 40 on an empty course. Depends on how many ups and downs. Especially walking the ups! With the camera it's 3 hours and 50 minutes. Yes, that bad. It's all the walking about backwards and forwards. Walking the camera onto the green, walking back to hit the chip or the putt. Yes I have got lazy over finishing off a hole, you're quite right to point it out. Today I chipped on to 5 feet and couldn't be bothered to go get my putter as there were people coming over the horizon and I knocked it in with the backside of my wedge. You will get to see that in 2 or 3 weeks. I certainly wouldn't do it in a competition so perhaps I shouldn't do it on camera. Thanks I'm afraid there are still some lazy ones 'in the can' that you will get to see.
Well done Simon, I would take your 80 any day of the week and would be over the moon about it😁🏌🏼⛳️. We all play at different levels I guess. My driver and iron play has gone to pot over the past month so working hard to recover. Many thanks again for a great video. Wish I had kept it until this evening to watch though, as it’s my favourite time to watch you and Big Oggie 😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hello Pual, Oggie has gone quiet the past week. Perhaps the weather is getting in the way. Hope it's just the weather and not an injury. I talk about what my problems are in a later video. Partly this year has been such a washout for all of us. Cheers
Classic Jekyll and Hyde golf. Way to stay in it, your short game saved you!
That was the classic round from 2014 when i was trying so hard to get to 4. Blow the entire handicap on the front, relax and come home in level. Couldn't get out of my own way. The short game has improved this year as my long game has gone down the toilet. Cheers
@@thehairygolfer Same story here. turned 59 and my Driver is stuck at 222yds short game is saving me too.
@@jeromehawkins8485 This year has been so wet even when you get out and play the drive is going splat. It's a lot of pressure not getting the roll out beyond 250. I've always been able to chip and putt thanks to Dad taking us to seaside pitch and putt courses. I'm pretty lucky.
Brilliant Simon, 84 is my best currently and yes as you'd expect I do chase a score ( break 80) lol, I'll go easy this week and try to replicate your back 9, wish I had your short game as that would help me.
John, if I go back a few years and look at medal scores you will find me dropping my entire handicap on the front and then relaxing and shooting level round the back. It was the bain of my life for years. It's called trying to hard to get your handicap down. I wanted to be perfect out of the gate and of course you can't be. That round replicated many rounds back in 2014 when i was trying so hard to get to 4 and never made it.
As I have played worse this year the short game has improved. Thank goodness! Cheers
The perfect example of grinding out a score.
It was a grind. Could not relax on the front and then with the score gone golf became easy again. Funny how much the mind plays in a round of golf.
Good example showing stiking to ur game can lit the score damage.Never mentally give up golf gives u a chance to get some back
I think I just relaxed after blowing my score. I've done it many times before. Blow the entire ehandicap on the front and come home in level and then you wonder how the hell you played like a dummy on the front. Cheers
I break 80 all the time , it definitely helps that my home course is par 69 ! I generally consider 76/77 gross as my benchmark for break 80 .
Now this is where I think a par 69 is harder. Lilleybrook certainly was. Just 1 par 5 to relax on and only 1 opportunity for a birdie on a par 5. The Herefordshire has 2, one long one and one that plays long uphill. They aren't birdie chances even on your best day. 69 is hard.
@@thehairygolfer totally agree , generally the more par 5s the better , for most golfers anyway . Mine has 2 par 5s which are relatively easy and 5 par 3s which are either tricky, hard or both ! I still consider 7 over to constitute 'breaking' 80 though .
@@matt-ut7cw Par 3's are very unforgiving. One wrong move and it's a bogey and you don't get a shot unless it's over 200. Hardest holes on the course and you have 5 of them. I'll bet your stroke rating is quite high. Give me a par 72 and I'll do well, I've got 4 holes I can shoot -1 on give me some par 4's under 350 yards and breaking 80 is easy.
@@thehairygolfer relatively high for a sub 6000 yds course , 128 slope , course rating 68.6 (off whites). There's a 490 yd par 4 , which somewhat ironically is longer than one of the 2 par 5s 🤔🤣 . I'd say we play a similar game , you'd probably do me off scratch 7/10 times . 😇
@@matt-ut7cw Matt, I couldn't do anybody off scratch. Casual golf is far easier than with a card in the hand and I have only played 2 comps this year. I know just how fragile my game is under pressure. 490 par 4? Unless it's steeply downhill that is bizarre. It sounds a hard course, it certainly will not give up a good score easily. I'll bet we are even on the same course.
Golf is easier if you don't have to shoot a score and you have the option of changing the video title 3 times as you go round.
Interesting that there are parts of the course you haven't been to before. I don't think there is any part of my course I haven't visited, sadly.
There are there to be found Stuart. I thought why don't I play badly and show them to you!
I hate hitting into the sun.
Low winter sun is horrible. I hit that drive up 16 and had no idea where it was. Add in a million leaves and where do you start looking? You can't find the ball until you walk past it and look back. I've played 2 days running and have my second headache from squinting around trying to find a ball. Cheers