6-HANDICAPPER V TOUR PRO || PART ONE ||
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- I take on Challenge Tour player Liam Robinson over 18 holes at his home club, Tadmarton Heath Golf Club. In future, all of these matches will be off scratch, even if that means I lose 10&8!
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What do you think the final score will be?
Scratch Golf Liam will win by 3 holes over 9 holes.
7&6
Just discovered this channel loving it mate keep up the good work
Thank you! Been on any planes lately?
Haha
I aint getting on no plane fool!
Love your vids mate, great to see how much your channels grown in the last few months, looking forward to the next instalment, keep up the good work!
Cheers Chris. Can't believe how fast it's growing to be honest. Just great to hear people are enjoying the vids!
Great idea for a series. Always been curious to see what it would be like playing against some local pros on local courses. The quality of his ball striking stands out immediately. Keep up the great work. Have stopped watching regular tv for the last year or 2 and just follow good channels on youtube. Find it much more entertaining. Congrats on the growth of the channel. Looking forward to more of these.
Thank you. I'm the same - find myself watching RUclips more than TV most of the time.
Even a 6 handicapper won't have the same quality of ball striking.
love this format of a vlog. Nice talk between shots and leading up to shots. Thanks
Thanks, glad to hear you're enjoying it!
I'm watching this for the second time today and you know we all have days we can't hit putts. Keep your focus and learn from mistakes! Thanks for posting this series! I'm looking forward to it!
I certainly had an interesting time on the greens! Thanks for watching :)
Great video Rob, agree with the last comment, good to hear Liam’s thought process, his ball striking wow love hearing the ball fizz like that !!
Cheers Russell. But what about the sound of my shots? ;) #Chunk
Scratch Golf yeah I’m used to that sound 😂
Great video. Very sportsman like of Liam to talk you through the holes and great to hear his thoughts on how to play them and his shot selection. I'm going to really enjoy this series. 👍
Regards Mark
You just wait until later in the match, he goes a bit quiet with the helpful advice! ;)
Jokes aside, Liam was a top notch host and I learnt loads in one round.
Scratch Golf it's for a similar reason I like to go round with scratch golfers at my home club. I only get to play 1 round though, they then avoid me like the plague 😆
Funny that, Liam hasn't been returning my calls!
Scratch Golf 😆
Good video. What's amazing is that despite how good a player Liam is (and he is obviously pretty good!) he's 'only' world no. 1,951. :) The depth of good golfers is really very impressive.
In fairness he had injury problems last year so barely got any ranking points. If he stays fit this year, expect him to climb a lot!
Love the idea for the series. Liam is a player. The nerves were definitely visible in your game. But playing with better players is always a great way to measure your game and to get more comfortable in competitions. My pick for final score is 6&5. Unfortunately...I have Liam at 6. Looking forward to part 2.
He sure is! I'm hoping that the more of these I do, the more comfortable I'll get. Part 2 up tonight!
WHAT A SWING THOUGH. That first drive holy shit. Instant sub, nice videos man!
Thank you, I'm really glad you like my swing! Oh wait... I see what's happened here ;(
Liam looks like a great guy. Managed to do what I’m trying to do in 4-5 years in a matter of months!!!
He is a top lad. Doesn't matter how long the journey takes, just keep heading towards the destination! :)
great vid liam seemed like a nice down to earth guy to play with and learn from
Absolutely.
Fun contest guys!! Just found your channel and its excellent! Keep up the great work!!
Thank you! Welcome to the channel :)
Great vid mush!
I think you will win.
Bring on part 2!
“Even if that means I lose 10-8” lolol. Good one Mate!
Great vid. Looking forward to the rest of the match.
I think the score will end up being 5&4.
To me, right? ;)
Enjoyed watching that, nice to see some good golf played on a youtube vlog for a change. You did ok as well I guess, mate ;)
I play with a couple of tour pros at my home track from time to time, played with one of them last week. Has massively brought my game on. Really is worth doing.
It's true what they say: you learn a lot from playing with better players. I hope Liam learnt a lot from the day! ;)
Scratch Golf :D
Enjoying your channel man. One tip: invest in outdoor microphone windscreens; they cost less than a new Pro V1.
Really interesting video, Rob - Liam seems a sound guy, too. Need a zoom on that camera on tee shots, though!
He's a good lad. Yeah, I may use Shot Tracer next time. A zoom lens may be beyond my budget at the mo!
Greetings, just found and subbed your channel. Very cool idea, keep it up and best of luck with your channel.
Thanks Brian, glad to have you on board! :)
I love how he says '5', like it's the worst handicap he can think of! 😂
I know right, imagine being off five... or six... :(
Scratch Golf Or 12. Do handicaps even go that high?! 😂
Great series rob, how about going the other way and playing someone off 10 like me and seeing if the standard of golf from 10 to 5 is closer then 5 to scratch. Just an idea, or an excuse for a game 😉
After I've got a few more of these games under my belt, definitely mate. Might need my confidence restored (which will backfire spectacularly when someone off 26 beats me off scratch!)
Great insight this Rob nice one! 👍
Cheers pal :)
swinging with my shadow in front of me like you guys had on 1st tee drives me crazy, I know it is in my head I just cant block it out.
Haha, I hate putting through mine!
Hey,
I am Canadian. Currently I am a +0.6. I played at a small school in the US as well. I am playing one more summer of amateur golf. Not sure if I will turn pro. Its tough. Anyway, I noticed you do a lot of videos comparing the average weekend guy to a guys who make money playing golf. I actually did a small report myself and looked at what guys are doing to make money out there and how to get out there. If you want me to send it to you I certainly can. Let me know
:)
Chris Campbell Sounds great! My email is YoScratchGolf@gmail.com or you can find me on Twitter 👍
Could you send it to me?
More of these, please!
Plenty more to come! :)
Good stuff.
Edge of the seat stuff this mate..better than watching the WGC matchplay 😀I’m rooting for ya
Haha, hopefully it'll be closer than Bubba v Kisner!
Mate I hope so 😀
I was there it was so boring
Good video! I enjoy this format. Now try and setup a round against crossfield, you know you want to!
Haha, don't think he'll go for it!
Nice one!
My professional advice is you should have hit driver on the 2nd.Good putt on the last tho.
I probably shouldn't have hit six inches behind my ball for the second shot on the 2nd, that would have helped!
You putt well with that Spider Rob, you given any thought on keeping it or buying your own? I reckon you’ll halve this match!
Watch the rest mate and then come back to me about the Spider! ;)
I have had some really good rounds with it, to be fair. Just find my pace control can be a bit off at times. I'm used to a blade and I occasionally feel like I can race it miles past with a mallet. Hoping to be able to share my new putter with the world next week!
Great video Rob. Super impressive golfing career of Liams, wow. I have an off-topic question, I was noticing the way your right hand is positioned on the club at address on camera, in relation to the way you swing the club. Has this ever triggered any thoughts for you? Kind of Zach Johnson-ish
Thank you, and yeah, he's a hell of a talent! Not sure what you mean about the right hand? I wouldn't mind hitting it as straight as ZJ!
Oh its probly gonna be tricky to explain but, from the DTL camera view it kind of arches or curves outward towards the ball. I've seen other golfers do this and im not sure if its deliberate or even if it can make any possible difference, I was just curious
Good on ya for putting yourself out there mate. Not too many would have the balls. Love your work. By the way, I'm a hacker.
Cheers Peter, appreciate that. As long as you're enjoying the game, that's all that matters! :)
Love the vlog mate ❤️
Thank you, that's good to hear!
Just my 2 cents on your swing that you may want to check with your pro. I notice you are straightening the right leg on the backswing. I've had issues with that and found it led to inconsistent ball striking because I needed to rebend the knee the proper amount to get back into position. Keeping it flexed led to better ball striking in my case. What do you think?
A lot of great players lose flex in their right leg in the takeaway, particularly if it helps them make a full turn. That said, I'm working a lot on my hip movement at the moment (which was one of my biggest issues). All will be revealed v soon.
Looking forward to seeing the new movements. I agree that there are great players that do that, but they practice so much that they can be consistent with the extra motion. In my opinion keeping the knee stable helps to make sure weight is only shifted to inside of right foot, and removes the extra vertical motion of the unflex / reflex of the knee. Both of those should lead to more consistency. Here is Butch Harmon explaining it : www.golfdigest.com/story/nick_watney_power
Here are drills someone could try to see if it helps them relating to knee flex / making sure not to go on outside of right foot : www.golfdigest.com/story/watson_gd0806
@1:43 what is on his driver shaft? Some sort of a stiffening piece of fiberglass?
Just an observation but look at his tempo compared to yours it's a lot smoother and rhytmical. With less club movement at the top. May or may not help.👍
100%. Working hard on my swing at the moment. All will be revealed soon!
Brave to take on the Pro's. Looks like you need a new putter 🤔
Tell me about it! Watch this space...
Should've played stroke play! Also did you do a "what's in the bag"?
I didn't want each video to be an hour long if I was racking up a 12 on every hole!
I would love to get involved in one of these course vlogs!
Are you off scratch?!
Scratch Golf 1 unfortunately 😭
You still love the RXT-3’s (besides the horrible fitting experience)? I’ve been thinking about picking up a set myself
Yep, they're fantastic wedges, love 'em.
That's a tough opponent Rob, some ball striker! And naturally gifted aswell, scratch in just months......Btw do you actually get something out of these encounters? Do you get to learn anything new? Advice on getting to scratch, etc. Thanks for sharing PS Have been onto your girlfriend!'s channel and some impressive videos. Do you think you could convince her to do a yoga vid for golfers? Would certainly appreciate it! Many thanks
I learnt loads. I'm going to do a roundup at the end of everything I learnt from playing with him. Think it could help golfers of all abilities. We've been meaning to do yoga for golfers for ages and just haven't got round to it yet!
Learnt:
- pros always play within them self's but for them that means 280y+ drives most always in play, key is they are not over extending them selfs
- solid iron striking, but with a conservative strategies
- strong short game basics... not always fancy stuff but good and reliable at the basics
- but... Very good putting in particular inside 3-5 feet
- they dont seem to try to win the hole on the tee box but with a putter in their hands they remind me of a fighter look for that big punch
- they can turn it on when they need to... so are playing along pars with odd birdie but when its called for can stick a pitch close make a big putt, rising to the situation rather than wilting under it.
nice video really enjoined.... Yoga for golfers sounds like a fantastic idea!.
3 up to the pro you seem to be over the first bad hole and once you get a feel for the greens I think you will be holding your own.
Great video
Cheers mate, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't over within three parts!
Liam seems like a really nice guy. Did you know him before or was this the first time you met?
He's a top lad. This was the first time we'd met.
Would love to play a round with you 1. Just come to America and we can get a few rounds in at my country club! Cheers
I'm trying to get to scratch myself. I play against + markers in my group but I don't accept any shots off them. Be surprised how much better you play.
What are you off? Playing off scratch is a good way to get used to scoring where you need to be. Then when you do get shots in comps it seems easier!
:-) Played my first matchplay the other day, me beeing a hcp18, versus a hcp 10 :-) Lost 8&6 :-D well, it was fun still :-) room for improvement i guess :)
Were you playing off scratch or with shots?
Scratch Golf - of scratch, practicing cause I've signed up for "division golf" for the first time ever this year :-D the lowest hcp I could be so unfortunate to meet in divisional golf would be an 11 handicapper, so needed to set some kind of "bar"
Firstly, I love your videos and especially the banter. Secondly, I am not at your level of golf. When I used to play moderately often up till about 5 years ago, I broke 80 twice in quite easy Japanese courses, which was the extent of my golfing ability. Now that I don't play much, I couldn't get close to that. I also apologise in advance if you find this unhelpful, but I noticed one thing about your swing which I saw as different from the pros you have been playing with, and I wonder if it might be interesting to mention it (if not, please feel free to delete this comment, if that's possible, or to ignore it!).
It's about your body movement prior to striking the ball, which can most easily be noticed by observing your head position against something in the background. For example, if you look at the drives on the first hole, especially in slow-motion, you will see that Liam's head remains virtually at the same level during the backswing, before dipping down slightly just before the moment of impact. Yours, on the other hand, rises quite noticeably during the second half of the backswing. Of course this means that you have to return your body to the address position at the moment of impact, and this 'up-down' aspect introduces an extra element of movement into the swing, which could complicate it. To me, without wanting to appear rude, it somehow makes his swing look better. Although of course there are pros around with very unusual swings (e.g. Jim Furyk), I think that keeping a steady head position before impact is quite important.
Would be interested to hear your thoughts!
Thanks Tony. I know exactly the head movement you're talking about and I have noticed it. It's a consequence of other things so when I get those sorted, the head won't need to lift up. I'll be posting a video soon about the work I'm doing with a coach which will clear things up!
Excellent - I look forward to seeing the new improved version! And keep up the great videos.
Are you related to Andy Proudman? You could be brothers! Great Vid mate
Few comments/thoughts...
1. You look like a twig next to Liam!!!
2. Football is probably soccer? So he has bad/career ending injury, takes up golf, and is an instant 5 hcp? Gads...
3. Then 18mo later he's +2 and pro? Ugh. I have no hope...
4. You Brits/Irish have terrific accents! 👍 sorry I can't tell, us American are self-absorbed.
Great idea for video series. Mighty entertaining!!!
He's a big lad! Football is soccer, yep. A lot of footballers make good golfers for some reason. What's your handicap at the moment? I can't stand listening to my accent on video, sounds so different to what I hear day-to-day!
Thanks. Got a couple more matches lined up against other people who will kick my arse. And a video coming today/tomorrow on everything I learnt from playing with Liam.
Scratch Golf i haven't had time to play much past few years. Best I achieved was 12 and now I'm prob about a 20.
im not off scratch or near it. but if your ever up near yorkshire im more than happy to treat you to a round
Thanks mate. Definitely want to play with as many people as poss. Want to get a few of these scratch games under my belt first but then happy to take on anyone!
Scratch Golf if you’re ever by the Wirral Im up for again
Nowhere near scratch, but if you ever want a round in Norfolk, il learn off you 👍😂
Haha, can't promise you'll learn anything good!
Struggle to see it properly on my phone. Shot tracer would make it easier to see shot shapes etc
I couldn't use Shot Tracer because the camera wasn't fixed in place. It's tricky filming when it's just the two of you, especially when there's other people out on the course, but I'll see what I can do in future! Hope you find the vids entertaining anyway.
Scratch Golf Yeh enjoyed it and wasn't a criticism just something that always works well on other videos I watch. N I get that it isn't easy to film it all, I deffo couldn't do it so hats off
It's totally cool, always up for hearing feedback. I'm very much still finding my feet with RUclips so always looking for ways to improve. I used Shot Tracer on every shot on a course vlog I did last year against the pro at my club, took me a lifetime to do them all though!
Great idea, pity about the sound.
In matches like this I’d advise you to play off scratch. You’re then playing with the right mentality.
Iv played with a European tour player before
Who? How was it?
It was good . His name andrew mcarther he was on the European tour but lost his tour card so is back on the challenge tour
If you’re a 6 handicapper I’m Harry Harry Vardon dude. NFW
What d'you mean?
Why can't my course be nice and dry like this one?
Same here! Just played a comp and drives are nearly plugging in the fairway!
play him off scratch (no handicaps)
I decided I should, that's why I included the score off scratch as well. In future I'll just do all the matches off scratch.
Amateurs struggle with approach shots over 160yds.
I struggled with approach shots from all distances in this match!
ill give you a game! +3 handicap
Sounds good! What club are you at?
Castle Royle Golf Club, Reading
Are you on Twitter? Drop me a line there and we'll get it organised!
Why do British people say a person called instead of a person named
Hey Mate, hit me up if you would like a challenge game sometime on your channel. I’ll bring a cameraman to help out. 😂😂👍👍
Play against @markcrossfield
I would if he was game!
If your trying to challange and bettered yourself play off scratch and see how your game stands up that way. Working out how many shots compared to a touring pro is pointless
I’m off 17 but I’ll still embarrass you...
Wind noise on mic makes this unwatchable, baled out after 4 minutes.
Please ...find a better mic.
Kevan Berresford It arrived yesterday!