The Hickory Open | Adventures In Golf Season 3

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  • Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
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    The historic Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Michigan has welcomed the footsteps of golf legends like Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, and other all-time greats.
    It's now the site of the Hickory Open, a marquee Hickory Golf tournament where Erik will attempt to etch his own name in golf history.
    Hickory golf is a variation of golf played with hickory shafted golf clubs produced prior to 1935. There's no titanium allowed, but Brassies, Spoons, Bulldogs, Jiggers, Cleeks, Niblicks, & Mashies are all fair game.
    This is Adventures in Golf, presented by United.
    Adventures in Golf takes you around the world to places you'd never think golf would exist. From the slums of Mumbai to a Louisiana prison, no adventure is too gnarly for host Erik Anders Lang. Watch for the golf, stay for the adventure.
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Комментарии • 336

  • @silasvansky5231
    @silasvansky5231 5 лет назад +457

    "You just can't use any mechanical devices"... he says from his golf cart haha

    • @MikeyJ686
      @MikeyJ686 5 лет назад +2

      Hahahahahahha

    • @jamesweldon8118
      @jamesweldon8118 5 лет назад +5

      So you're talking about this?
      Pulls out range finder 😂

    • @caramon98
      @caramon98 5 лет назад +1

      Silas VanSky those are model t carts

    • @jackmcgrath5405
      @jackmcgrath5405 4 года назад +1

      Yeah I was thinking all they need are some caddies

    • @JD-xn4ls
      @JD-xn4ls 4 года назад +6

      I thought that but in fairness they are all 70 years old lol

  • @ItsCaldog
    @ItsCaldog 5 лет назад +284

    Hands down best series on RUclips, don't even @ me

    • @jackbornhoftgolf4172
      @jackbornhoftgolf4172 5 лет назад

      Amen

    • @RandomGolfClubFilms
      @RandomGolfClubFilms 5 лет назад +21

      don't @ me either!

    • @pelicanpictures980
      @pelicanpictures980 5 лет назад

      I was just about to comment that

    • @mnicholas87
      @mnicholas87 5 лет назад +3

      @@RandomGolfClubFilms I have a gem of a course you might like just outside of Central City Nebraska. Riverside Golf Club is a nine hole sand greens course. My dad has been keeping the club running for years now, it is his baby. We both love your show and would love to have you come check out our little slice of heaven. ( The $7 all day green fee is on me!)

    • @Account-rw1rt
      @Account-rw1rt 5 лет назад

      100th like on this

  • @jesustrevino4159
    @jesustrevino4159 5 лет назад +50

    The sound of the driver is a thing of magic

  • @tydansupreme
    @tydansupreme 5 лет назад +116

    10 minutes is just not long enough.. Love it!

  • @thecoachsclipboard5368
    @thecoachsclipboard5368 5 лет назад +617

    I'm the "Doc" Gels from the video... follow-up: I did put a new shaft in that club that he broke in the tournament, so it's good now.
    Eric ended up buying that bulldog wood club from me. He grew up playing at a course in New Jersey when he was a young boy, and when I researched that bulldog club, turns out it belonged to the head pro at that very same new jersey golf club back in the 1920's (his name was stamped on the clubhead)... so he had to have it. Well he took it back to California, played with it and the head developed some cracks. He sent it back to me and I used some epoxy and screws and sent it back to him, so it's back in action!
    Lot's of neat stories and history in hickory golf.

    • @Account-rw1rt
      @Account-rw1rt 5 лет назад +12

      Liar

    • @f7ozen25
      @f7ozen25 5 лет назад

      Fairway to Heaven * prove *

    • @jackwinkel2029
      @jackwinkel2029 4 года назад +5

      Says the clipboard guy with 14 subscribers

    • @maximus3511
      @maximus3511 4 года назад +2

      Wish this was true - guys name is Ganon Baker. Not Doc Gels

    • @JamesGels
      @JamesGels 4 года назад +5

      @@maximus3511 No it's me... Ganon Baker imitating Doc Gels, now that's funny!

  • @ready4pullback
    @ready4pullback 4 года назад +8

    I’ve been loving binge watching these seasons and lo and behold here’s an episode from my hometown, on the course I caddied on as a kid, with locals I know! Amazing!

  • @CoachCrawford09
    @CoachCrawford09 5 лет назад +2

    I have been saying for years that the pros should do a whole tournament like this. This is now in my bucket list.

    • @danstory4286
      @danstory4286 10 месяцев назад

      I cannot help but agree.

  • @johnrack2088
    @johnrack2088 2 года назад +5

    Such high production value in these. Always so well done!

  • @andreweeman8319
    @andreweeman8319 5 лет назад +1

    From Michigan and played this course this past summer! It is an outstanding pure golf course! Thanks for showing a small bit of Michigan’s golf!

  • @Evilchucky999
    @Evilchucky999 5 лет назад +44

    Would love to give Hickory golf a go one day, have only ever played with modern clubs

    • @thestunnaz
      @thestunnaz 5 лет назад

      they feel so heavy when you swing! LOL

    • @mr_tmgolf2253
      @mr_tmgolf2253 5 лет назад

      Geoff Vicas I want to play in that open

    • @OrangeCrusader
      @OrangeCrusader 5 лет назад

      Hit your local thrift/charity shops and look for some old persimmon clubs. It's not hickory, but the sweet spots are tiny and they're heavy as.

    • @Shipwright1918
      @Shipwright1918 3 года назад

      I would suggest perusing Ebay, that's how I built my hickory playing set. Nice thing about hickory is you only need six clubs: A Brassie, a Mid Iron, a Mashie, a Mashie Niblick, a Niblick, and a Putter. Definitely lighter to tote than a modern 14 club set!
      There are other kinds you can add over time such as the bulldog, jigger, spoon, and cleek, but those basic six will serve you well to get started. Steer clear of the pricey collectible ones and they can be had fairly reasonably.
      Only started playing with hickories fairly recently, but I've been enjoying them a great deal. Definitely heavier than modern clubs, you really feel the impact with the ball, and they're not as forgiving as modern clubs. That said, if you lose the "grip it and rip it" mentality and deliver a nice slow even swing, dear lord, a good hickory shot is a thing of beauty to experience.

  • @smfbforker
    @smfbforker 4 года назад +1

    I have been watching this series for about 2 years now. By far the best golf experience of all time. You need to get some pros on here and bring them to the old times!

  • @MikeyJ686
    @MikeyJ686 5 лет назад +1

    I know I dont look like a golfer, but loved golf the very 1st time I played it, I just recently started buying some old hickory shafted putters that are just BEAUTIFUL, even if they aren't very rare. Just awsome to hang on a wall or put in a shadow box. Or even play with....much different than today's clubs. Especially when u are talking drivers, and putters. Fairways and greens gentlemen....and ladies.

  • @comtzu50
    @comtzu50 5 лет назад

    Can’t dink about most rewarding and enchanting way of creating golf memories than this!
    Keep it up Erik !!

  • @louisvillegolfcompany2801
    @louisvillegolfcompany2801 5 лет назад

    There is nothing like the feedback and feel that a hickory shafted persimmon driver provides!

  • @paoloquirici5975
    @paoloquirici5975 2 года назад

    Very nice short movie sharing emotions and stories on the hickory world. The game has yet to offer a lot by the use of the old clubs. The soxring is second to the joy that hickory golf offers to any player. Try it and … you’ll enjoy it.

  • @thebigeasy8609
    @thebigeasy8609 5 лет назад

    Dido 10 minutes was just a teaser. I switched to hitting persimmon woods and 20+ year old Mizuno's this past season just to relive my youth and haven't had this much fun golfing in years! Now I see this video and have quite possibly just found the next chapter in my golfing career. Thanks brother!

  • @punanie05
    @punanie05 4 года назад +1

    I think i just found my new favorite youtube channel. Just watched the longest course in the world. Prison golf. Urban golf. Slum golf. Hole in one insurance and now this. I have to say eric very possibly has the best job in the entire world. Travel the world and play not only golf everywhere. But different styles of golf. This is amazing. Its 3:45 in the am. And tomorrow is monday (well today actually). And im pretty sure im not gonna be able to stop binging.

  • @chrismayor5147
    @chrismayor5147 5 лет назад

    Left with things way better than a trophy. Love this series and especially this one. Love golf history so would absolutely love this

  • @MD-hq7sb
    @MD-hq7sb 5 лет назад +36

    They should use a hill of sand on the tee, not a tee-stick

  • @cranium33333
    @cranium33333 5 лет назад +1

    So cool! Sure you heard some epic stories out there! Love playing with the older dudes!! Great video!!

  • @andrevangraan5020
    @andrevangraan5020 5 лет назад

    By far my favourite video in the series!!!!

  • @monkeylordofdoom14
    @monkeylordofdoom14 5 лет назад +2

    Fantastic! Another great episode!! So glad your back for another season!

  • @jessereset10
    @jessereset10 5 лет назад

    I recently started collecting any old clubs I could find. One of the sets I found a 9 iron with a hickory shaft and now I'm hooked. Great episode as always! Keep them coming!

  • @McGriddle69
    @McGriddle69 5 лет назад

    Those hickory clubs have such a nice sound. I use one sort of like the one Erik bought and that sound coming off the head never gets old I always love getting to use it.

  • @jeremylitchfield8617
    @jeremylitchfield8617 5 лет назад

    I love your videos. This is one series that I can't pick a favorite video. You just keep out doing yourself. Hats off

  • @collinhardy8908
    @collinhardy8908 5 лет назад

    Every episode this series gets better and better!!!!

  • @jimrohnstock9913
    @jimrohnstock9913 5 лет назад

    Yet another great, interesting, video from the world of golf. Great seeing all the great swings with the hickory clubs too.

  • @JesperJohannesson
    @JesperJohannesson 5 лет назад

    One of the best in the show. Loved this !

  • @J_T_B
    @J_T_B 5 лет назад +4

    the thunder roll over erik slow motion smash was very bagger vance moment 5:38

  • @daniellodge4
    @daniellodge4 5 лет назад +1

    I love the Adventures in Golf series! 👏🏻

  • @krakrex780
    @krakrex780 5 лет назад +10

    Well I guess it's time to start looking around for some old clubs.

  • @jeffsu8497
    @jeffsu8497 5 лет назад

    This show is fabulous! Look forward to more episodes.

  • @connorkeenan2359
    @connorkeenan2359 5 лет назад +9

    6:50 legend has it that he has never gotten that high five

  • @TheBrothertimmy
    @TheBrothertimmy 5 лет назад +1

    and again EAL ....out of the ballpark ....thank you for the class and respect for the game you produce so often through your episodes ....take it low brother

  • @clayfoster9303
    @clayfoster9303 2 года назад

    this looks like an incredible amount of fun

  • @allensmith8953
    @allensmith8953 5 лет назад

    I ABSOLUTELY enjoyed this. Thank you.

  • @HAYES9521
    @HAYES9521 4 года назад

    ALOHA!!I have been shopping for some nice knickers recently I already dress long sleeves and trousers! happy to see this video adding some confidence for showing up at my home course looking legit! I love old school golf! God bless you on your travels kine sir Aloha!

  • @petteremberson
    @petteremberson 5 лет назад

    Loved it, one of your best vlog's I've seen Erik.

  • @elbrew83
    @elbrew83 5 лет назад

    I watched this whole video smiling. Job well done.

  • @MattCRHughes
    @MattCRHughes 5 лет назад +1

    I have an old hickory set in my attic that was my great grandfather's, but I've always been afraid to go hit them in case I break one... but maybe I should gamble on it now that I've seen this. Great video as always!

  • @alexfurjanic2378
    @alexfurjanic2378 5 лет назад +1

    This channel is amazing! Could watch for hours

  • @attackhelicopter2473
    @attackhelicopter2473 5 лет назад

    I love your channel man. I can't believe that you fly under the radar. I can't wait till this channel takes off, I'm going to have hella hipster points

  • @gavinloge373
    @gavinloge373 5 лет назад

    Best series on youtube, should be 1 hour episodes on the golf or travel but for now I'll watch this amazing show for free!!

  • @travis_d3485
    @travis_d3485 5 лет назад

    Seeing this video first in my recommended section is the best birthday gift I could’ve asked for

  • @fload46d
    @fload46d 4 года назад

    Beautiful and neat. Charlevoix is named after Father Charlevoix, a Catholic priest who was a missionary to lower Michigan in 1710. When I was like nine years old and went to summer camp, the camp had a miniature golf course in the middle with dirt greens and wooden handled putters.

  • @bucrthomas
    @bucrthomas 5 лет назад +2

    Man I wish I knew you were in Michigan!!! Would’ve loved to say hi! But now I know this event goes on, I’ll be heading up to it! Too cool!

  • @filzzy922
    @filzzy922 5 лет назад

    I absolutely love this channel as a golf fanatic

  • @MonkeyDAri1
    @MonkeyDAri1 5 лет назад

    Best one this season!!! And I agree 10 min is just not long enough.

  • @jeromepinson5729
    @jeromepinson5729 3 года назад +1

    Tad Moore makes some amazing hickory clubs

  • @AbyssEtc
    @AbyssEtc 5 лет назад

    Wonderfully creative, genuine, and delightful online content. Cheers to eric, the editors, producers and crew. :)

  • @jessemichael5362
    @jessemichael5362 5 лет назад

    This was awesome and I now want a set!

  • @edouardlecolier960
    @edouardlecolier960 5 лет назад

    Love this new episode ! Best web series on RUclips so far !!

  • @nolanpahmahmie8934
    @nolanpahmahmie8934 5 лет назад

    Bucket list addition!! So awesome

  • @adamblesener2916
    @adamblesener2916 5 лет назад

    I’m seventeen and I was lucky enough to purchase a set of antique wooden shaft clubs. Their right when they say how much better it feels to hit them because there is nothing more satisfying then launching a ball with a wooden club

  • @NeelaLeknaz
    @NeelaLeknaz 5 лет назад +13

    So this is what inspired you to get the hickory club you had in your set when you played with Rick Shiels? Awesome!

  • @edwindude9893
    @edwindude9893 4 года назад

    Without doubt Erik has the best channel on RUclips. Awesome.

  • @AndyBPWN
    @AndyBPWN 5 лет назад

    This is a great one! Keep 'em coming!

  • @LaughingOwlWands
    @LaughingOwlWands 5 лет назад

    thats been something on my bucket list for a long time.

  • @Will.Moen.
    @Will.Moen. 5 лет назад +1

    Looking sharp Erik!

  • @FireConvoy88
    @FireConvoy88 5 лет назад

    Awesome series
    Keep up the great work guys

  • @metropolitanhickorysociety
    @metropolitanhickorysociety Год назад

    Hickory golf is a growing in the U.S. & Europe. Here at the Metropolitan Hickory Society, we play with hickory shafted clubs (authentic antiques crafted before 1935 and/or replicas). We host hickory tournaments throughout the NY metropolitan region at historic courses generally designed & built by prominent architects during the golden age (1900-1939). We welcome all that appreciate the rich history and traditions of golf.

  • @davidzimmerman9196
    @davidzimmerman9196 4 года назад

    Bucket list for sure. Loved this!

  • @jeffupton2008
    @jeffupton2008 5 лет назад

    A new level of EAL AIG cool. Outstanding!

  • @juancolmenares6185
    @juancolmenares6185 5 лет назад

    This put a smile on my face

  • @pilotjonas8
    @pilotjonas8 5 лет назад

    FINALLY a video with great music !

  • @jezswallow9801
    @jezswallow9801 5 лет назад

    Oh yes! the best Vlog i feel you've done yet! Loved it and have fun with your 'Bulldog'! I look forward to seeing its appearance in more videos :)

  • @masontaylor1249
    @masontaylor1249 4 года назад

    A new thing on my bucket list.

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks 5 лет назад +6

    Still as awesome as every other episode!

  • @mtothec9720
    @mtothec9720 3 года назад

    This is really cool.
    Wish it was longer.

  • @humdrummed
    @humdrummed 5 лет назад

    5:05 Crazy!! that's Mr. Chris.....not seen him in 10 years. Super nice guy!

  • @chahag3
    @chahag3 5 лет назад

    Best one this season. Keep it up

  • @crazymike2614ify
    @crazymike2614ify 5 лет назад

    What a great mini documentary

  • @ericfvon
    @ericfvon 5 лет назад +1

    That was fantastic. I would love to do something like that.

  • @sevman7
    @sevman7 5 лет назад +4

    This is amazing. This series, this channel, everything. The amount of editing and perfecting is noticeable as well. Really fun to watch

  • @soumyahegde1181
    @soumyahegde1181 5 лет назад

    Very nostalgic, loved the video

  • @tommyleed5862
    @tommyleed5862 5 лет назад

    I really liked this one man. The classic style looks gold on ya

  • @nathanabbott3414
    @nathanabbott3414 5 лет назад +1

    So cool you went to michigan to play! Hope you liked it here!

  • @zenbabaloo1931
    @zenbabaloo1931 5 лет назад +2

    This is great. My dad had some old hickorys and gutta percha balls
    and they were just impossible. So hard to hit well. After playing with
    those things I came to the conclusion Bobby Jones had to be the
    greatest golfer of them all and not by a little but by A LOT.
    Idea for a future show....do one on disc/frisbee golf. Contact a pro
    named Simon Lizotte. A funny/goofy guy and the fan's favorite. Do
    a challenge, perhaps. 9 holes of trad golf, 9 holes of disc golf. Trust
    me on this, get Simon and you'll have a good episode with more
    views than usual. I promise.

  • @garydavis8213
    @garydavis8213 5 лет назад

    So unbelievably cool.

  • @Lionelj
    @Lionelj 3 года назад +1

    Love the soundtrack! Well done

  • @bradpelman2295
    @bradpelman2295 5 лет назад +1

    That line of merch for Mike Mega? I'm digging "Broken Shaft" as a brand. Dr. Gels is another great character to honor!

  • @bradysmith6746
    @bradysmith6746 4 года назад

    this guy has a beautiful swing

  • @albertomontano1225
    @albertomontano1225 5 лет назад

    My new favorite show

  • @traviscurtis9956
    @traviscurtis9956 4 года назад

    I'm 12 seconds in and can tell I'm going to love this one!

  • @JTConlon407
    @JTConlon407 2 года назад

    Dude, you have an awesome golf shot. Clean ball striker. 👌

  • @andyreichert2208
    @andyreichert2208 5 лет назад

    Need hickory in California! Love it Eric!!!!

  • @tomdorsek8873
    @tomdorsek8873 5 лет назад

    Loved this video!

  • @johnfrank78
    @johnfrank78 3 года назад

    This frickin guy is the best.

  • @jminni-7042
    @jminni-7042 5 лет назад

    Most underrated series and most underrated channel. Gotta get you guys to 100,000 subs at least.

  • @chrismitchell5496
    @chrismitchell5496 5 лет назад +11

    EAL making the magic happen!

  • @JetsFag
    @JetsFag 5 лет назад

    Great as always

  • @rjgilbertson6922
    @rjgilbertson6922 5 лет назад

    Buying a set for Christmas. Awesome video

  • @crisko796
    @crisko796 5 лет назад +4

    Charlevoix is a great city. Right on lake Michigan

  • @21Swayzee
    @21Swayzee 5 лет назад

    Erik, you are in my back yard (well technically my front yard) here. Next time in the area you got to let me know, I can give you the low down of beers from the area. Such a fun course. Way to give er!

  • @MIHM0422
    @MIHM0422 5 лет назад

    Immediately looking into getting these clubs and finding the tournaments.

  • @Hard_7_Iron
    @Hard_7_Iron Год назад

    You make me smile…….😊 pretty awesome.

  • @Kevin-eg1ko
    @Kevin-eg1ko 5 лет назад

    I started out with antiques i found in the trash. I threw them away eventually but as my game grew but now I wish I had them. Good thing is though someone picked them out of our trash too lol.

  • @xallax1520
    @xallax1520 5 лет назад

    wow that is cool and super unique great video. I need these to start being a minimum of a half an hour

  • @poopjeans1135
    @poopjeans1135 4 года назад

    It may be 2020, but I still love nickers and plaid.

  • @caseysmith544
    @caseysmith544 4 года назад

    I found one time a putter that was not hickory shaft but Bamboo from 1912 in a thrift store. when I went back to buy it after getting money for it, the putter was gone. Sad as some companies also made Bamboo Shaft as well using old style Resin for the strengthening and protection.