It's honestly impressive that you're able golf to the level that you do with that full swing. I know you're pretty comfortable with your game but I'm curious if you have any interest in changing your swing to be more functional.
He'd instantly be an actual good golfer if he literally stopped his driver and irons at 3/4 instead of John Daly. It's insane how good his short game is, and all he needs to do is not be John Daly every other club.
@@NotoriousDom I know what you mean, but wouldn't it be better to see him improve to scratch? His short game is already there. Would be cool to see him develop a unique but more repeatable, powerful swing.
I have an absolutely immaculate swing in comparison to this guy, have two collegiate golfers in the family and have played my whole life. I currently sit at a 3 handicap, and I guarantee this guy would whoop my ass solely because of his mental game. Cudos to you my friend, keep growing the game.
All due respect, no way you are a 3 handicap if you say this guy could “whip your ass”. I admire his skill and strategy to get up and down. It’s part of the game. But if you are scrambling on almost every hole, the short game will get exposed at some point. 🙂
Adam. I’m sure you know this. But it’ll help your driver issue. Your flat swing means your timing and weight shift must be perfect. Try to get the left shoulder pointing a bit toward the ball in the back swing. I enjoy your videos.
Hey Adam, just came across your channel and subbed. I'm a 100+ golfer, so I have zero room for suggestions, but it looks like you suffer with what I do, your right hip doesn't come back and dip enough, which means you're extending your arms as far as they should as if your hips were rotating far enough. I've been working on practicing dipping my right hip enough and making sure my torso also rotates with me, half as much as my bottom half. I watched Golf Sidekick's recent video, "How a World Class Swing Lesson Looks" and the amount of openness he's able to get once he opens the back swing is something I've been working on and thought you might give it a shot. Makes everything feel less tense and easier to swing.
I know you have more freedom when you're playing on your own to shoot video and talk to camera, but I always like the snippets of conversation when you have playing partners!
With the handicap/index system it doesn't matter what tees you play from. Look up the slope, rating, and conditions and it gives you the handicap for the day. Most people that try to stick you to a tee box probably dont carry a USGA handicap.
Master of the AAOI. Nice work, man. I’ve started going completely mute during each round and my lack of self talk allows me to keep an AAoI after 20+ years of “self-contempt” golf.
First time watcher, love the attitude! Golf amazes me because you can hit an off shot and that ok. Next shot is a fresh start. I recently played a quick 9 on a new to me course after sciatic issues. So I grabbed my 4i instead of drive swung slow and focusd on chipping. Had an amazing time. Keep up the awesome attitude and have fun 🍻
It’s interesting… you bring this perspective to the game that I’ve never thought of before. Kind of like- ‘Don’t worry, just get good at pitching and chipping and you’ll be fine’ This takes away all that pressure to hit the perfect tee or long fairway shot. Awesome stuff!
I could learn a lot from you. I hit the ball 2-3 clubs further, but you'd smoke me. Also, I ordered some AG1. I see it all the time on JRE etc and thought I'd give it a try.
I’m a scratch player, and distance is 4th on the list of importance(for full swings). 1. Strike. You can’t be skulling and chunking the ball all day. 2. Direction. No balls out of play. Also important for GIR. 3. Distance control. Hitting the ball pin high will always leave you pretty close.
We all play with what we've got, right? And good stuff re: AG1. *ducks to ensure AG1 isn't reading this comment* ... I thought it would taste awful but I actually find myself enjoying it. Health benefits + tastes good...why not?
Great attitude man I need to bring that to my game. Not good enough to get angry is a good way to think about it. I noticed one of the guys was wearing Golf Sidekick gear, 👍
as a 30 handicap i play from the tips. Not cause i hit tanks im happy to drive 180 but because thats whats fun to me lets me use my whole bag instead of just 6iron, pitching wedge, pudder rotation from the front
Also not a scratch golfer. If driver is continuing to give you trouble, one thing I tried recently is to keep my lead ear behind the ball in the backswing and downswing. Hitting up consistently with that! Would love to see a video of you on a driving range trying it out!
Great tip (keep my lead ear behind the ball in the backswing and downswing). That was a great swing thought for me on the course today, and a nice day off the tee.
Your driver swing reminds me of a kid holding one of those massive wooden sledge hammers at the Renaissance Festival, trying swing it to hit the bell at the top. Or like swinging a claymore, lol. Dunno how you do it, but I'm always amazed that you're so good. Every time I get discouraged, I like to watch your videos because they remind me that if you're not having fun, you're not playing golf the right way.
Hey Walker! Not sure if serious but on the real gut health almost killed me so....yeah! When is our pod dropping? I over-promised and underdelivered to some friends lollll
This will be my second full season of golf. Some golf partners call me a sandbagger with my 28 HCP. Recently I got "evaluated" by a good pro, who said that he couldn't remember a player with such differences in each part of the game. I drive like a total noob. 150 to 220y with random directions. Skies and topspins... Usually, I start a round with a snowman on the first hole, due to two OBs from the tee. I hit woods - "not bad". 7w - 170-180y dead straight (I love this club), 5w - 190-200 so-so, 3w 210 with occasional slice. I hit long irons "decent". I play short irons like a pro (up to 140y 19/20 I end up within 8y from the hole, often with 2y) I pitch like a PGA player (25y to 60y I drop the ball with a dispersion of max 2y, and I get more pitch in the hole than I putt from 10f). Funny story, I learned this in one afternoon. On the empty range run by my friend. He had let me in and pitch all the balls on the range. 5 hours later I was like a machine. I chip decent. I put terribly. I can play the first nine +20 and the second one +2.
I kind of agree, though I would say the #1 thing you have to do is keep it in bounds off the tee. Besides that, distance, fairway, doesn't really matter to me. I would also say though, having a good approach would reduce that % around the green, but for most of us that isn't usually the case. I had a round just recently that proves all this. I hit all but 1 fairway and had my personal best drive ever, actually drove over a green on a par 4 at 331. The problem was I couldn't chip or putt though and ended up having my worst round in years.
Adam - Great video. Beautiful scenery - great to see you have such a calm and positive perspective. Great reminder - so easy to get frustrated, when golf is all about enjoyment. For what it is worth - we have similar games, I have never been a long ball hitter with the driver - took one lesson, and it has shaved 2-3 strokes off (minimum), as I have a more consistent drive now. Worked for me, hope it can work for you!
First comment ever. I like your attitude and love the indifferent mentality to bad shots. I do the same and it really helps. I am not a coach but the best advice to make clean contact in a fairway bunker i ever received was to move the ball back one ball, and look at the front of the ball during your swing. When i do that, i hit ball first and make better contact. Take it or leave it.
Played the mountain course in January, beautiful place. I like your mindset with tee choice. Strangers who tell others what tees to play seem to forget that you still have to get the ball in the hole from any distance. Not like 500 yards adds 10 strokes to every game automatically
I kinda feel if you can avoid over-shallowing that driver shot you'll be a force to be reconned with! keep it going & look forward to seeing you in Ireland sometime!
Im always frustrated with golf, my swing feels constant and comfortable to me, not to many distances and clubs make we worry. But I’ve always struggled to score, chipping feels fine and putter needs work, but im also very inpatient with putts, lol. When talking about pitch and putts, like you mentioned, that has been the biggest game improvement that I’ve seen, even more than the range, taking the pitch and putt to the course has been the most satisfying and biggest improvement I’ve seen to my game. I went from shooting around 94-97 in 2021 to 83-87 in 2022 and a few rounds at home courses that im familiar with I’ve shot 79 and a 81. I think what im getting at is, i feel like shooting mid 70s is so in reach but i don’t have the confidence to make enough pars in a round. What is your expectations or thoughts for yourself when you step on to a course, maybe even when the swing isn’t feeling good or when it is feeling good? Love the vids, keep them coming!
Love reading this. Great stuff! As for me, when I step on the tee of an unfamiliar course + my swing is off, I think I'd be happy to take any number that starts with an 8. Although candidly, I tend to think less about my score during those rounds than trying to find some feels to get things back on track.
Love watching your content Adam, you give me hope as a very average golfer. Keep up the good work. By the way, my complements to the guy in the snazzy Kochenbolz shirt!! Waddaplaya!
adam, I love your channel and you do havie a good short game, but i disagree with several of your premises and conclusions. You driver, fairway wood, and hybrid shots are pretty good. Your swing may be unorthodox, but I don't actually think it is all that bad. You still hit the ball farther than most amateur golfers (sure, this means 51%+, but it is worth keeping in mind that you're only short compared to young, strong low handicappers and beyond), and you generally strike the ball from a shallow approach with decent repeatability. You manage the course exceedingly well: I mean this in every way (not just "avoiding hero shots"): you try to miss to the long or safe side, you think about misses and lines even in your short game and you have realistic expectations. sure, your shallow swing doesn't always lend itself to the best mid iron strikes, but you limit the damage there, too. The reason it *seems* like your short game is keeping you a low handicapper is because your long game and course management keep the vast majority of strokes lost off the table . Those super high rounds that happen a few times a year (and which you have the courage and decency to share with us) occur on the rare occasion you start hitting your tee shots off the planet.
The Mountain course is my favorite at PGA West, but the one time I played it, it hadn't yet become part of the PGA West lineup. It was just one of the two La Quinta Resort courses.
If you believed your ball was solely in the hazard, then taking a provisional drop was illegal. It also doesn’t look like you took a straight line drop. So that birdie moves to a double+.
beautiful looking course! I was going to play a local 9 hole course but they were closed so ended up at another course where I hit some balls on the range and played the little par 3 course. I played the 6 hole course 3 times around and shot well over par, but overall I'm playing better than I ever have (27ish handicap) these videos have helped inspire me to get back into golf last year after not playing much in last few years. Keep the videos coming!
If people are commenting that you need to be hitting from the lower handicap tees need to understand something. Why would you move back decks until you lower your handicap from the tees that you’re playing from?? This type of thinking, from the comment section is what slows play down and as you stated, doesn’t make the game as much fun. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I should watch some of your videos before my last week's catastrophy - i was just so bad on first 6 holes (i am begginer but at the same course broke 100, 2 months after i started to play golf-had lots of practice and work with coach and i was obsessed, but it was my third round after winter )anywas, before round i went on a range, shanking with wedges, topping long irons whatnot..so i decided i will play with 7imax, but i hit 7 170ish on average, on first few holes and lets see. But once i started i was not hitting any club- its very short 9 holes course with 5 180-240 yards par 3!!! So 10 on 18 holes weird course but i am from central Europe 😂... i shot 8 (3), 7(4), 7(3), 10+(4) didn't even count 5th hole and balooned tee shot on 6th just went home it went so badly into my head that i was like ( you will lose 20 golf balls when u finish 18th ).. but i am sure many of you feel what i am talking about 😂😂 if some people are throwing and breakimg their clubs, we all now "golf frustration" And day after a watched few of your videos, i should go from lady tees, not mentally broke down after first hole Bogey5, take more time and breathe...if i watched your videos day before i would play 18 with bad svore but 100% much better if it didn't went under my skin..its the fact it was winter, but still i was with my coach, playing Pebble on simulator and shot 18+ a week beforeao my game was on point for begginer a week before. 90% of bad game came from my head at the moment when i shanked first 3 balls.
Played this course during the dead of summer last year and even though the views were spectacular - the heat was near unbearable. Make sure to stay hydrated!
i stopped your driver swing at the top and you have wild over swing. if you could tighten that up a bit it might help. what helps me is firming my grip hold on the club. good golfing to ya.
Sometimes reading the comments can bring out the haters for sure. But I hope this gets "pinned" so you can have some encouragement whenever you revisit this video. Your medical story is an amazing testimony and I'm sure (unlike the commentors) that you're just happy to be alive and even playing golf at all. As someone who was given a 2% chance to live and had to overcome 5 reconstructive bowel surgeries as an infant (Hirschsprung's disease), I also understand the value of just being happy to wake up and see the sunshine ^_^ Keep making awesome videos, trusting the process, and getting better 1 day at a time! And let's be honest, you'd probably beat 70-80% of the commentors in a match anyway...the world average handicap is like 15-16 and your "bad round" is an 83? Shine on!
Hey Adam, I had the same issues with my driver as yours before. Hope you get it fixed. I was closing the face too much when I was plagued by that same issue before.
Heyyyyyyy somebody has a good eye! I kind of chortle at these comments about getting a different shaft or a fitting or blah blah blah. I was closing the face at impact. A little grip tweak and being cognizant of why I was hitting 'em this way went a long long way. Glad this worked for you, too!
@@NotAScratchGolfer I also had a similar issue. I found that focusing on rotating around my spine and keeping my head position still during the backswing helped a ton. It looks like you’re moving your axis of rotation during your takeaway, which will make hitting the sweet spot much more difficult. Slow down the backswing and try to hit your driver a bit more like your iron - still head, rotate the hips and keep your chest at the same angle compared to the ground throughout the entire backswing.
At 6:20 your ball seems to disappear - you end up about 4 feet from the pin yet it appears you hit it rather heavy so would more than likely struggle to reach the green?
Only problem i see in your driver swing is your take away isnt straight backwards and your pause in the backswing is very rushed. Great foundation to work on though especially with your game being smart/ organized instead of back and forth
do you ever bend your wrist back on drives/shots? Ik your swing is kinda your trademark but what happens if you try to bring the club up higher and cock you wrist back a bit? im sure youve tried it
Can anyone recommend a good chipping tutorial video on RUclips. Have seen a bunch or different techniques often contradicting each other (I'm looking at you Phil)
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He is a God, he mastered the ability to accept really bad shots
Dude you have made my golf game 100% better. Your mentality, the skills, and staying humble. I appreciate you man, thank you.
It's honestly impressive that you're able golf to the level that you do with that full swing. I know you're pretty comfortable with your game but I'm curious if you have any interest in changing your swing to be more functional.
Idea for future videos. Adam, you could record lessons with a pro to re-tool your driver swing. Just a thought. Love the content! Keep it up!
He'd instantly be an actual good golfer if he literally stopped his driver and irons at 3/4 instead of John Daly. It's insane how good his short game is, and all he needs to do is not be John Daly every other club.
I agree. Absolutely wild swing. But it seems to work! 😅
Keep the driver like the rest of us so we can see how to truly strategize on the course. I love his videos because he doesn’t bomb it 280+.
@@NotoriousDom I know what you mean, but wouldn't it be better to see him improve to scratch? His short game is already there. Would be cool to see him develop a unique but more repeatable, powerful swing.
“I’m not good enough to get mad” That…is gold
your videos are so clear, that you can follow your ball without the shot tracer, i'd like to see that.... but great job bro!
I have an absolutely immaculate swing in comparison to this guy, have two collegiate golfers in the family and have played my whole life. I currently sit at a 3 handicap, and I guarantee this guy would whoop my ass solely because of his mental game. Cudos to you my friend, keep growing the game.
All due respect, no way you are a 3 handicap if you say this guy could “whip your ass”. I admire his skill and strategy to get up and down. It’s part of the game. But if you are scrambling on almost every hole, the short game will get exposed at some point. 🙂
Pitch and putt pays off!! 🤙🏾😎
You are right. For the swing you have, you are amazing.
Adam. I’m sure you know this. But it’ll help your driver issue. Your flat swing means your timing and weight shift must be perfect. Try to get the left shoulder pointing a bit toward the ball in the back swing. I enjoy your videos.
Man I just love how you think and nothing seems to get you down. Especially after all you’ve been through.
Oh no, Adam is still wearing the pink NIKE shoes.
They are killing your mojo my friend!
Keep up the great content
Hey Adam, just came across your channel and subbed. I'm a 100+ golfer, so I have zero room for suggestions, but it looks like you suffer with what I do, your right hip doesn't come back and dip enough, which means you're extending your arms as far as they should as if your hips were rotating far enough. I've been working on practicing dipping my right hip enough and making sure my torso also rotates with me, half as much as my bottom half. I watched Golf Sidekick's recent video, "How a World Class Swing Lesson Looks" and the amount of openness he's able to get once he opens the back swing is something I've been working on and thought you might give it a shot. Makes everything feel less tense and easier to swing.
I know you have more freedom when you're playing on your own to shoot video and talk to camera, but I always like the snippets of conversation when you have playing partners!
A golf swing definitely matters imo. It's not the end all but it can change everything
What a fantastic looking golf course this is! The fairways look like paintings.
It’s really refreshing to find a golfer on RUclips who plays exactly like me lol. Pros are cool and all but this guy is cooler. Subscribed!
With the handicap/index system it doesn't matter what tees you play from. Look up the slope, rating, and conditions and it gives you the handicap for the day. Most people that try to stick you to a tee box probably dont carry a USGA handicap.
Nice video of a primo course in SoCal. Always wanted to play that course. Thanks for taking us on a tour
Master of the AAOI. Nice work, man.
I’ve started going completely mute during each round and my lack of self talk allows me to keep an AAoI after 20+ years of “self-contempt” golf.
First time watcher, love the attitude! Golf amazes me because you can hit an off shot and that ok. Next shot is a fresh start.
I recently played a quick 9 on a new to me course after sciatic issues. So I grabbed my 4i instead of drive swung slow and focusd on chipping. Had an amazing time.
Keep up the awesome attitude and have fun 🍻
Great attitude - enjoy golf on your own terms
It’s interesting… you bring this perspective to the game that I’ve never thought of before. Kind of like-
‘Don’t worry, just get good at pitching and chipping and you’ll be fine’
This takes away all that pressure to hit the perfect tee or long fairway shot.
Awesome stuff!
omg, your ad reads are the best I've seen, man. ya make me laugh and it's sincere. appreciate the approach you're taking to these.
I could learn a lot from you. I hit the ball 2-3 clubs further, but you'd smoke me.
Also, I ordered some AG1. I see it all the time on JRE etc and thought I'd give it a try.
He lagged a lot of long putts close and had several up and downs
He can easily beat me by a dozen shots just on those
I’m a scratch player, and distance is 4th on the list of importance(for full swings). 1. Strike. You can’t be skulling and chunking the ball all day. 2. Direction. No balls out of play. Also important for GIR. 3. Distance control. Hitting the ball pin high will always leave you pretty close.
We all play with what we've got, right? And good stuff re: AG1. *ducks to ensure AG1 isn't reading this comment* ... I thought it would taste awful but I actually find myself enjoying it. Health benefits + tastes good...why not?
@@jamiesloan7259 Bingo! Wish every beginner could see this comment.
Great attitude man I need to bring that to my game. Not good enough to get angry is a good way to think about it.
I noticed one of the guys was wearing Golf Sidekick gear, 👍
as a 30 handicap i play from the tips. Not cause i hit tanks im happy to drive 180 but because thats whats fun to me lets me use my whole bag instead of just 6iron, pitching wedge, pudder rotation from the front
Also not a scratch golfer. If driver is continuing to give you trouble, one thing I tried recently is to keep my lead ear behind the ball in the backswing and downswing. Hitting up consistently with that! Would love to see a video of you on a driving range trying it out!
Great tip (keep my lead ear behind the ball in the backswing and downswing). That was a great swing thought for me on the course today, and a nice day off the tee.
@notascratchgolfer made it back to So Cal! From Maderas when we played to now hitting Pebble Beach…I’d call that a success. 👍
Hey bud!! Thanks for the kind words and such an awesome time in San Diego. Till next time I'm down there!!
the most reasonable channel on the tube. Bravo as always sir
Your content lately has really stepped up a level. I watch dozens of golf creators but your channel may be the most entertaining. Bravo sir.
It's March and due time for the YT algorithm to remind me of this channel. Time to hit the range.
Love your attitude out on the course! And your Dad's quote...LOL
Your driver swing reminds me of a kid holding one of those massive wooden sledge hammers at the Renaissance Festival, trying swing it to hit the bell at the top. Or like swinging a claymore, lol. Dunno how you do it, but I'm always amazed that you're so good. Every time I get discouraged, I like to watch your videos because they remind me that if you're not having fun, you're not playing golf the right way.
Just discovered this channel and I’m really enjoying the content - loving the commentary!
I am stoked you are on the right path for your gut health.
Hey Walker! Not sure if serious but on the real gut health almost killed me so....yeah! When is our pod dropping? I over-promised and underdelivered to some friends lollll
@@NotAScratchGolfer My fault but good news. This week. I promise!
This will be my second full season of golf. Some golf partners call me a sandbagger with my 28 HCP.
Recently I got "evaluated" by a good pro, who said that he couldn't remember a player with such differences in each part of the game.
I drive like a total noob. 150 to 220y with random directions. Skies and topspins... Usually, I start a round with a snowman on the first hole, due to two OBs from the tee.
I hit woods - "not bad". 7w - 170-180y dead straight (I love this club), 5w - 190-200 so-so, 3w 210 with occasional slice.
I hit long irons "decent".
I play short irons like a pro (up to 140y 19/20 I end up within 8y from the hole, often with 2y)
I pitch like a PGA player (25y to 60y I drop the ball with a dispersion of max 2y, and I get more pitch in the hole than I putt from 10f). Funny story, I learned this in one afternoon. On the empty range run by my friend. He had let me in and pitch all the balls on the range. 5 hours later I was like a machine.
I chip decent.
I put terribly.
I can play the first nine +20 and the second one +2.
You will definitely enjoy it more if you are willing to fix several things that are easy fix. There’s always something to learn and improve.
met you at the parker, love your videos man! keep em’ coming!
Cool to see you here!! Thanks for the kind words.
Keep it up Adam! Your a master with the flat stick!!!
Glad to see you put the Scotty back in the bag. I think you putt better with it compared to the two ball you had in a few videos.
Play whatever tee you want. When you enter it, the tee gets factored into your Handicap Index anyway.
Love this. You are giving me hope. I will start practicing my short game tomorrow.
That course is an absolute banger, awesome to see you play it
+1 on par saves!
The mountain course was one of my favorite ones to play when I lived in La Quinta.
Keep calm and score for the win!
Your putting is amazing!
I kind of agree, though I would say the #1 thing you have to do is keep it in bounds off the tee. Besides that, distance, fairway, doesn't really matter to me. I would also say though, having a good approach would reduce that % around the green, but for most of us that isn't usually the case. I had a round just recently that proves all this. I hit all but 1 fairway and had my personal best drive ever, actually drove over a green on a par 4 at 331. The problem was I couldn't chip or putt though and ended up having my worst round in years.
Adam - Great video. Beautiful scenery - great to see you have such a calm and positive perspective. Great reminder - so easy to get frustrated, when golf is all about enjoyment.
For what it is worth - we have similar games, I have never been a long ball hitter with the driver - took one lesson, and it has shaved 2-3 strokes off (minimum), as I have a more consistent drive now. Worked for me, hope it can work for you!
First comment ever. I like your attitude and love the indifferent mentality to bad shots. I do the same and it really helps. I am not a coach but the best advice to make clean contact in a fairway bunker i ever received was to move the ball back one ball, and look at the front of the ball during your swing. When i do that, i hit ball first and make better contact. Take it or leave it.
this goes to show how important the short game is to shoot low scores
What a great way to think around the golf course for all the weekend hackers out there!
I know they charge way more, but it's crazy how much nicer the course is during prime season vs off-season.
Played the mountain course in January, beautiful place. I like your mindset with tee choice. Strangers who tell others what tees to play seem to forget that you still have to get the ball in the hole from any distance. Not like 500 yards adds 10 strokes to every game automatically
Absolutely love this course. One of the few where I could remember every hole the second I was done. 1-9, 14-17 are perfect golf holes.
I kinda feel if you can avoid over-shallowing that driver shot you'll be a force to be reconned with! keep it going & look forward to seeing you in Ireland sometime!
Im always frustrated with golf, my swing feels constant and comfortable to me, not to many distances and clubs make we worry. But I’ve always struggled to score, chipping feels fine and putter needs work, but im also very inpatient with putts, lol. When talking about pitch and putts, like you mentioned, that has been the biggest game improvement that I’ve seen, even more than the range, taking the pitch and putt to the course has been the most satisfying and biggest improvement I’ve seen to my game. I went from shooting around 94-97 in 2021 to 83-87 in 2022 and a few rounds at home courses that im familiar with I’ve shot 79 and a 81. I think what im getting at is, i feel like shooting mid 70s is so in reach but i don’t have the confidence to make enough pars in a round. What is your expectations or thoughts for yourself when you step on to a course, maybe even when the swing isn’t feeling good or when it is feeling good?
Love the vids, keep them coming!
Love reading this. Great stuff!
As for me, when I step on the tee of an unfamiliar course + my swing is off, I think I'd be happy to take any number that starts with an 8. Although candidly, I tend to think less about my score during those rounds than trying to find some feels to get things back on track.
I’ve been in a serious golf funk. I was struggling to break 95
Found this channel last week. Carded a 74 yesterday. No double bogies.
Gorgeous course. Looks like fun was had by all.
Love watching your content Adam, you give me hope as a very average golfer. Keep up the good work.
By the way, my complements to the guy in the snazzy Kochenbolz shirt!! Waddaplaya!
I have the headcover version of Kevin's shirt. Man has good taste
I play PGA West Mountain course every March when in town for Indian Wells tennis tournament. I am happy to score high 80s/low 90s
Just played the mountain course for the first time a few weeks ago, absolutely loved it!
More people need to watch your vids.
Well played!
Not the prettiest swing but decent ball striking and great short game! That's how you score!
adam, I love your channel and you do havie a good short game, but i disagree with several of your premises and conclusions. You driver, fairway wood, and hybrid shots are pretty good. Your swing may be unorthodox, but I don't actually think it is all that bad. You still hit the ball farther than most amateur golfers (sure, this means 51%+, but it is worth keeping in mind that you're only short compared to young, strong low handicappers and beyond), and you generally strike the ball from a shallow approach with decent repeatability.
You manage the course exceedingly well: I mean this in every way (not just "avoiding hero shots"): you try to miss to the long or safe side, you think about misses and lines even in your short game and you have realistic expectations. sure, your shallow swing doesn't always lend itself to the best mid iron strikes, but you limit the damage there, too.
The reason it *seems* like your short game is keeping you a low handicapper is because your long game and course management keep the vast majority of strokes lost off the table . Those super high rounds that happen a few times a year (and which you have the courage and decency to share with us) occur on the rare occasion you start hitting your tee shots off the planet.
Nice round on a tough course!
Your single plane swing is excellent
The Mountain course is my favorite at PGA West, but the one time I played it, it hadn't yet become part of the PGA West lineup. It was just one of the two La Quinta Resort courses.
If you believed your ball was solely in the hazard, then taking a provisional drop was illegal. It also doesn’t look like you took a straight line drop. So that birdie moves to a double+.
What a beautiful course
beautiful looking course! I was going to play a local 9 hole course but they were closed so ended up at another course where I hit some balls on the range and played the little par 3 course. I played the 6 hole course 3 times around and shot well over par, but overall I'm playing better than I ever have (27ish handicap) these videos have helped inspire me to get back into golf last year after not playing much in last few years. Keep the videos coming!
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Haha! Your golf game is the complete opposite of mine, and your scores are much better! I should work on my short game.
If people are commenting that you need to be hitting from the lower handicap tees need to understand something. Why would you move back decks until you lower your handicap from the tees that you’re playing from?? This type of thinking, from the comment section is what slows play down and as you stated, doesn’t make the game as much fun. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good round Adam
I should watch some of your videos before my last week's catastrophy - i was just so bad on first 6 holes (i am begginer but at the same course broke 100, 2 months after i started to play golf-had lots of practice and work with coach and i was obsessed, but it was my third round after winter )anywas, before round i went on a range, shanking with wedges, topping long irons whatnot..so i decided i will play with 7imax, but i hit 7 170ish on average, on first few holes and lets see.
But once i started i was not hitting any club- its very short 9 holes course with 5 180-240 yards par 3!!! So 10 on 18 holes weird course but i am from central Europe 😂... i shot 8 (3), 7(4), 7(3), 10+(4) didn't even count 5th hole and balooned tee shot on 6th just went home it went so badly into my head that i was like ( you will lose 20 golf balls when u finish 18th ).. but i am sure many of you feel what i am talking about 😂😂 if some people are throwing and breakimg their clubs, we all now "golf frustration"
And day after a watched few of your videos, i should go from lady tees, not mentally broke down after first hole Bogey5, take more time and breathe...if i watched your videos day before i would play 18 with bad svore but 100% much better if it didn't went under my skin..its the fact it was winter, but still i was with my coach, playing Pebble on simulator and shot 18+ a week beforeao my game was on point for begginer a week before.
90% of bad game came from my head at the moment when i shanked first 3 balls.
Played this course during the dead of summer last year and even though the views were spectacular - the heat was near unbearable. Make sure to stay hydrated!
Yeah Summers in the Coachella Valley are something. I tend not to visit after mid-May....
i stopped your driver swing at the top and you have wild over swing. if you could tighten that up a bit it might help. what helps me is firming my grip hold on the club. good golfing to ya.
i'm a 13 cap.
your short game playing is unbelievable.
Love your content Adam. Keep it up 👍
"gatekeepers" about what tees/yardage you play are the worst, yes I shoot lower the further up I am, but I play to have fun I dont get paid to play
Hate the gatekeepers… the same ones that couldn’t break 90 off the front tees, but think they’re cool playing from the tips.
His upper body spine tilt disappears in his backswing. His shoulders are completely level at the end of his backswing. @5:57
Imagine his score if he learned to use the driver 😂
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Pure inspiration
I've been considering AG1 and will definitely ues your link if I end up giving it a try! Great video btw.
Sometimes reading the comments can bring out the haters for sure. But I hope this gets "pinned" so you can have some encouragement whenever you revisit this video.
Your medical story is an amazing testimony and I'm sure (unlike the commentors) that you're just happy to be alive and even playing golf at all. As someone who was given a 2% chance to live and had to overcome 5 reconstructive bowel surgeries as an infant (Hirschsprung's disease), I also understand the value of just being happy to wake up and see the sunshine ^_^
Keep making awesome videos, trusting the process, and getting better 1 day at a time! And let's be honest, you'd probably beat 70-80% of the commentors in a match anyway...the world average handicap is like 15-16 and your "bad round" is an 83? Shine on!
playing a lot of par 3 courses really saved my game
I am not a golf pro but maybe a little more upright swing with the driver might straighten out a bit.
I play there every year when we are in La Quinta
Hey Adam, I had the same issues with my driver as yours before. Hope you get it fixed. I was closing the face too much when I was plagued by that same issue before.
Heyyyyyyy somebody has a good eye! I kind of chortle at these comments about getting a different shaft or a fitting or blah blah blah. I was closing the face at impact. A little grip tweak and being cognizant of why I was hitting 'em this way went a long long way. Glad this worked for you, too!
@@NotAScratchGolfer I also had a similar issue. I found that focusing on rotating around my spine and keeping my head position still during the backswing helped a ton. It looks like you’re moving your axis of rotation during your takeaway, which will make hitting the sweet spot much more difficult. Slow down the backswing and try to hit your driver a bit more like your iron - still head, rotate the hips and keep your chest at the same angle compared to the ground throughout the entire backswing.
good game there's no pictures on score cards
You should be every weekend golfers idol instead of tiger.
He's my hero. My friends on I talk about him often. Just an absolute legend with an elite short game
Why do people think he fakes!?! He openly plays executive tees and counts his bad shots
Hope you get driver straightened out soon. Might need another go at PXG with the gen 6s out now.
At 6:20 your ball seems to disappear - you end up about 4 feet from the pin yet it appears you hit it rather heavy so would more than likely struggle to reach the green?
Only problem i see in your driver swing is your take away isnt straight backwards and your pause in the backswing is very rushed. Great foundation to work on though especially with your game being smart/ organized instead of back and forth
Source: 295 avg drive 310 top drive
do you ever bend your wrist back on drives/shots? Ik your swing is kinda your trademark but what happens if you try to bring the club up higher and cock you wrist back a bit? im sure youve tried it
If only I had your short game
Can anyone recommend a good chipping tutorial video on RUclips. Have seen a bunch or different techniques often contradicting each other (I'm looking at you Phil)