Great vid! I laughed so hard about the "tap-in" on 17th. Unless im coming over a bunker or something i tend to use the same club, 8 iron for all my bump and runs, i noticed you switch clubs according to the slope uphill or downhill etc. I kinda know how the ball is going to land and run with the 8 iron every time whereas i would have to learn 2 or 3 other clubs for the same shot. Im not saying either way is wrong or right or better it just works for me. Btw ive got a pretty decent short game. My putting was dire for a while it just left me and i was missing 2 footers and leaving lag putts halfway. I had a putting lesson from the pro and omg! Ive started getting birdies again and short putts? I love 'em! I highly recommend a putting lesson to anyone struggling. Love this channel, keep em coming! 👍👍 ⛳️🏌♂️
Hi Finbar, nice little cut off there on 17. Because the camera makes me slow I just want to keep moving so sometimes I just don't finish it off. As I practice 4 footers all the time I know I don't miss them often. I knock a lot in back handed or one handed. I just use 2 clubs then I only have to practice 2 clubs. The one I got wrong was on 18 when I used the sandy instead of the pitch. That was a mistake. I always say just use 2 clubs, one up and over and the other run out. It doesn't matter which 2 clubs people use. Not going to tell anyone to stop using their favourite club. I had an issue with short ones a long time ago, I just wasn't commiting to a line properly. I'd over borrow and then hit it through the break. Long putts I think is tension and I think that tension comes from not practicing short putts. Inside 4 feet. Just a guess. Cheers
@@thehairygolfer I was decelerating through the ball on my putting and leaving everything short or dying lowside of the hole. Pretty much the opposite to you lol. I didn't even realise I was doing it. And yes when you feel confident on the short ones there is definitely less tension on the lag putts.
This round should of been in the 80's Nads. I'm making changes and it's getting a bit better. I think I can just about rescue it in time before my flight.
Look like a nice course. It takes me about 16 holes to get used to quick greens. Don't think I need to worry about that today after the last two days of rain.
It's a great course, good mix of holes, generous in width and the greens are very good. All for a good price. Not sure we need to worry about golf for 2 weeks now.
Thank you Simon great to see you and another upload. Ever since I have been following you I have always been impressed with your short game but especially your lag putting. The longer we play this great game the more we realise just how important the short game is. Great job my friend 😁😁👍👍
Hello Kev, no idea why the lag putting is decent. I used to practice it a long time ago but put no effort in now. I guess it's second nature or automatic now. Not every round but most of the time. I miss so many greens and when I started I could miss 17 greens. I'm certainly getting the practice!
Excellent video and considering you're still work in progress, a pretty good score around a pretty golf course, particularly that 146 yard par-3! How I envy your short game! To be that consistent throughout your round is great to watch. And your chipping process is so simple - straight back, straight through, bingo!!! Add to that proficient lag putting and you have the recipe to turn pigs ears into silk purses, allowing you to still score well despite "grey areas" in the long game (I think that's a "note to self" there!).
As you have seen i'm using the entire face of the club. It feels awful and at least in this round I didn't lose anything unlike wednesday when I lost 2 balls. Plus a whole host of other rubbish. I've always enjoyed spending time chipping and I used to spend time lagging. I still chip but I don't bother putting now, only the 4 footers.
The video emphasised how vital the short game is for getting a good score. You can make up from poor shots by finishing well. Fortunately older golfers can develop the short game to make up for a loss of distance from earlier shots. I noticed you regularly use very few clubs around the green. I use my 5H, 6H, 8 H as well as irons 9 to SW. My selection depends on what the ground, slope , distance etc. I have to play. As an 81 year old , 26 handicap golfer would you advise me to reduce my choice of clubs. I used to use a 42* chipper, but that limited my choice. Thank you.
Hello Alan, I had no idea what would happen and it just turned into a chip n putt video by chance. Much of videos do that, start one thing and end up another. Yes, I do just use 2 clubs round the green, that's all I have time to practice. I figure be good with 2 rather than average with 4. We are all different though and I would never tell anyone to not use 4 clubs or more. If I was to offer any advice I'll stick with what I've said several times in different videos. One club to go up to a raised green or over a bunker. One club to run out. Plus a 3rd for further out. Then fiddle with ball position until you are happy. Back in the old days Pros would use a load of different clubs. Now they all seem to use a 60 for everything. I think osmewhere in the middle for us. Is that okay?
Thank you for your advice. I will give it a try. Today I played 14 practice holes trying to improve my fade instead of a draw. No pressure .Average driver distance 148 yards. If I had been putting in a card for a handicap it would have worked out as 16 off the red tees. Choice play off the reds & score well or struggle to beat 100 off the yellow tees. Your 7 iron goes a lot further than my 125 yard 5 & 7woods. You play a different game to me. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT DIED YET & STILL PLAYING. Tonight I played 2 hours of single table tennis to round off the day. That is why I only played 14 holes in the afternoon. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMON SENSE ADVICE, WHICH IS DEFINITELY ENCOURAGING ME. Tomorrow afternoon 2 & a half hours of lawn tennis doubles. OVER THE BUNKER IS MY ALIEN 60 * LOB WEDGE. NEED TO SORT OUT THE OTHER 2 CLUBS. POSSIBLY USE MY 42 * CLEVELAND SMART SOLE CHIPPER FOR MOST CHIP SHOTS. Have you heard the saying He's got all the gear but no idea. FURTHER OUT 6 H OR 5H.
@@alangoudie2299 Good grief Alan. You are far more active than me which explains the belly. Can't wait to retire and have some more free time instead of bashing a keyboard for work. The Alien is a beast of a club, good choice. 42 chipper is ideal too, that has a putter length shaft in it? Talking of all the gear but no idea. I played with my nieces husband who had just taken up the game. I turned up with my battery trolley, all the gear, matching bag as you have seen and he gave me heartache. All the gear and no idea. I told him I was a 5 handicap which didn't mean a thing to him. Par 5 1st got a birdie. Very short par 4 next, 4 iron and gap wedge, got a birdie and it started to dawn on him he may have been wrong. I ran out at 7 over as the course gets harder. A number I was very pleased with. Made me laugh, don't know what he shot, a zillion I think. He quit golf shortly after. It's easier on the play station apparently.
thx for another great video , well great for me as i restart my golfing journey . Awaiting my membership approval and already planning for lots of chipping and putting practice !!
Good luck with the membership Kevin. My 2 sons and I are hoping for a membership in April. Then I will have a home course near my home. Should make life easy and I can finally start submitting cards again. Chipping is a past time I love doing, I don't practice lagging any more but I do practice 4 footers. Hundreds of them. Best of luck.
Not a bad score after all is said and done. I commented that I thought driver is under-rated last video but I my short game more often determines how well I score I think.
Great vid Simon. You cracked it with the weather, I live in west Wales near Cardigan, and the summers been pretty dreadful as usual😂 Sun shining on the righteous it seems!👍 Beautiful course, I haven’t been there, but Tenby is nice. Keep smiling 👍🍺🏌️
We had a miserable 2 weeks Jeff. The boys came down for a long weekend in the middle which was good weather. But outside of that we had 2 dry days. I meant to play Haverfordwest as well but it was just miserable. We did visit Cardigan twice. Once it rained and the second time it stayed dry long enough to take the dogs on Poppit beach. Tenby golf club have raised the visitor green fees out of my range. Sad really.
@@thehairygolfer poppit sands is fantastic, we take our two beagles there, they love it. The weather? Welcome to Wales Simon, that’s why Wales is so green, never stops raining😂 Shame about the green fees at Tenby, they must lose so much because the charge too much! Cheers 👍🍺🏌️
@@jeffreyroberts7438 Didn't Tenby just build a new club house and accommodation? Somebody has to pay for it! If Tenby didn't have the mound of dunes and you could see the sea from everywhere it would be wonderful. But windy. We stay at a little cottage in St Dogmaels. It used to be the office for some holiday flats on the river before they got sold off. Not sure when we will be back. My wife needs some different shops to stick her nose in.
Hi Simon, your channel has given me a lot of pleasure since it started. Would like to send you a tenner for a couple of pints after your next round. What is the best way to do this so you get all of the money 😁😁😁
Kev, the best way is to just let the adverts run. That is a very kind gesture, reward yourself with those pints after holing 100 putts of 3 feet. Cheers
@@thehairygolfer close to the green not a problem, 7 iron back foot putter swing, 30 yards out any club, I shank 8 out of 10. I have a tendency to pull my right arm into my side so the face is open
@@davewatts7444 Shanks can be caused by swinging inside on the backswing. Just check the club head is outside your hands going back. All I can think of.
On the 9th, it's not a lucky bounce if you play for it! Like I said in a recent comment, if my long game isn't firing, the wedges and putter can rescue me, and that's what happened here. BTW - which Mizuno putter are you using? I do like the look of it.
I've got a fair bit of experience using the rough as a brake. The idea that you should land every chip on the green is wrong. Needs must when you're short sided. Got to chip and putt, I was using most of the face of the driver and quite a few other clubs. That round had 85 written all over it. But there you go. Putter is a Domino from 1990 model 8811. They do come up on ebay but they look like they have been dragged behind a car the length of the M1. I have no idea why people don't look after their gear. It cost me £35 which was a lof of money back then. I'll never change it. A Scottie isn't going to make me better. Cheers
do you watch any golf channels such as Chris Ryan Danny Maude. Just discovered Georgia Ball the latter very refreshing style. that round of yours looked tough long courses and me are a struggle also weather here in Wales has been grim today hope it is not a sign of things to come. Thanks for your videos. Doesn't help you but when you get it wrong gives me hope!! Stay safe
I'm hitting it sideways now Kevin. Had a lesson and will be having 2 more. Changes are so hard to make. I have watched Danny from time to time. The guy I'm watching now is fitzygolfpro from Australia. A little younger than me, about the same height and talks a language I understand. Danny sometimes gets a bit technical for me. Yes, the weather is awful. It only seems to be dry when I'm working for some reason. Cheers
This was before the lesson, I'm worse now. Hitting it sideways and losing balls. But it will get better. I'm going to the range and I see young men popping a vein trying to hit 100 drivers as far as they can. As quickly as they can. I don't understand it myself. I hit 3 easy drives at the end and that's it. Bizarre.
@@Berry-fr5wj Yeah, the time off I had has really hurt me. It will be better next year and I will have better practice facilities too. Get some cards in and find out where my handicap really is in a competition.
I'm beyond that now. Trying to turn my hips in the back swing which means I've got to turn them coming down again. Timing is out the window. I hit a few sideways shots and a few lost balls (I'm playing with rubbish I found in the rough). Next stop is 7 iron feet together to get the timing back. Hopefully in 3 weeks time it all works. If not I'm going to lose a dozen balls on Red Mountain and I'm playing it twice.
@@thehairygolfer Your game will return. I've watched your game "cycle" before and it always comes back. Plus, you have the short game to save you. I think you can recover from anything and this round shows it. You escaped a high round with your chipping and putting. Other than the last hole.
@@golfinginthailand I'm off to do a bit of 7 iron feet together this weekend. Another lesson on the 21st as I certainly haven't 'got it' yet. Shame about the rain down here. Short game has always helped me out because I miss so much I'm doing it all the while. 18 was funny. There was a group on 17th tee so I waited in the rought for them to play and walk past me. As I got out to hit the 2nd shot I could hear balls landing on the 16th green so I rushed. Silly boy! Wheels up in 70 days.
@@sandon212 I know I do better the more space I have. Not so good off tight lies, not so good when I have to play the ball forward a bit. Things to improve, it's finding the time. I will put some work in before my next holiday. Please let me have some dry weather! Cheers
That was my 1 round in 2 weeks. I've had lesson number 1 and it's going a bit sideways David. I'm playing with crap balls I found in the bushes. I lost 2 balls on wednesday playing with Neville. On 2 holes I wasn't on camera so maybe the concentration went. Lesson number 2 on the 21st. Some days golf is hard and until it's easy again I will continue with the crap balls! Cheers
@@davidwalters313 Could you stop buying dunlops please? I lose a prov1 and find a dunlop! What did I find last week? I think it was a top flite about 1990 vintage. I'll tell you something - it flew! Hit it for a laugh and turned to my son saying it's going in the bag.
The course looks great Simon!! Cool that you got some money to help you out and pay for the golf!! Yeah you definitely had to rely on your short game. It's important to get up and down to save some strokes out there!!🏌♂⛳😀
Hi Zax I was making £22 a month this time last year. It's jumped a bit. That video that went 42K views has done roughly £165 on it's own. I'm just amazed. Short game is where it's at if you want to score on a bad day. I love it when you have a good day and the short game just helps you to that one round a year score that is brilliant.
Great vid! I laughed so hard about the "tap-in" on 17th. Unless im coming over a bunker or something i tend to use the same club, 8 iron for all my bump and runs, i noticed you switch clubs according to the slope uphill or downhill etc. I kinda know how the ball is going to land and run with the 8 iron every time whereas i would have to learn 2 or 3 other clubs for the same shot. Im not saying either way is wrong or right or better it just works for me. Btw ive got a pretty decent short game. My putting was dire for a while it just left me and i was missing 2 footers and leaving lag putts halfway. I had a putting lesson from the pro and omg! Ive started getting birdies again and short putts? I love 'em! I highly recommend a putting lesson to anyone struggling. Love this channel, keep em coming! 👍👍
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Hi Finbar, nice little cut off there on 17. Because the camera makes me slow I just want to keep moving so sometimes I just don't finish it off. As I practice 4 footers all the time I know I don't miss them often. I knock a lot in back handed or one handed. I just use 2 clubs then I only have to practice 2 clubs. The one I got wrong was on 18 when I used the sandy instead of the pitch. That was a mistake. I always say just use 2 clubs, one up and over and the other run out. It doesn't matter which 2 clubs people use. Not going to tell anyone to stop using their favourite club. I had an issue with short ones a long time ago, I just wasn't commiting to a line properly. I'd over borrow and then hit it through the break. Long putts I think is tension and I think that tension comes from not practicing short putts. Inside 4 feet. Just a guess. Cheers
@@thehairygolfer I was decelerating through the ball on my putting and leaving everything short or dying lowside of the hole. Pretty much the opposite to you lol. I didn't even realise I was doing it. And yes when you feel confident on the short ones there is definitely less tension on the lag putts.
Well played Simon ,the older we get the more important the short game gets
This round should of been in the 80's Nads. I'm making changes and it's getting a bit better. I think I can just about rescue it in time before my flight.
Look like a nice course. It takes me about 16 holes to get used to quick greens. Don't think I need to worry about that today after the last two days of rain.
It's a great course, good mix of holes, generous in width and the greens are very good. All for a good price. Not sure we need to worry about golf for 2 weeks now.
Hope that you had a lovely holiday my friend 😊
It was mostly wet Oggie. Typical Britain! It's lamping it down here again. Please tell me the season isn't over already?
Thank you Simon great to see you and another upload.
Ever since I have been following you I have always been impressed with your short game but especially your lag putting.
The longer we play this great game the more we realise just how important the short game is.
Great job my friend 😁😁👍👍
Hello Kev, no idea why the lag putting is decent. I used to practice it a long time ago but put no effort in now. I guess it's second nature or automatic now. Not every round but most of the time. I miss so many greens and when I started I could miss 17 greens. I'm certainly getting the practice!
Excellent video and considering you're still work in progress, a pretty good score around a pretty golf course, particularly that 146 yard par-3!
How I envy your short game! To be that consistent throughout your round is great to watch. And your chipping process is so simple - straight back, straight through, bingo!!!
Add to that proficient lag putting and you have the recipe to turn pigs ears into silk purses, allowing you to still score well despite "grey areas" in the long game (I think that's a "note to self" there!).
As you have seen i'm using the entire face of the club. It feels awful and at least in this round I didn't lose anything unlike wednesday when I lost 2 balls. Plus a whole host of other rubbish.
I've always enjoyed spending time chipping and I used to spend time lagging. I still chip but I don't bother putting now, only the 4 footers.
The video emphasised how vital the short game is for getting a good score.
You can make up from poor shots by finishing well.
Fortunately older golfers can develop the short game to make up for a loss of distance from earlier shots.
I noticed you regularly use very few clubs around the green.
I use my 5H, 6H, 8 H as well as irons 9 to SW.
My selection depends on what the ground, slope , distance etc. I have to play.
As an 81 year old , 26 handicap golfer would you advise me to reduce my choice of clubs.
I used to use a 42* chipper, but that limited my choice.
Thank you.
Hello Alan, I had no idea what would happen and it just turned into a chip n putt video by chance. Much of videos do that, start one thing and end up another.
Yes, I do just use 2 clubs round the green, that's all I have time to practice. I figure be good with 2 rather than average with 4. We are all different though and I would never tell anyone to not use 4 clubs or more.
If I was to offer any advice I'll stick with what I've said several times in different videos. One club to go up to a raised green or over a bunker. One club to run out. Plus a 3rd for further out. Then fiddle with ball position until you are happy.
Back in the old days Pros would use a load of different clubs. Now they all seem to use a 60 for everything. I think osmewhere in the middle for us. Is that okay?
Thank you for your advice. I will give it a try.
Today I played 14 practice holes trying to improve my fade instead of a draw.
No pressure .Average driver distance 148 yards.
If I had been putting in a card for a handicap it would have worked out as 16 off the red tees.
Choice play off the reds & score well or struggle to beat 100 off the yellow tees.
Your 7 iron goes a lot further than my 125 yard 5 & 7woods.
You play a different game to me.
HOWEVER I HAVE NOT DIED YET & STILL PLAYING.
Tonight I played 2 hours of single table tennis to round off the day.
That is why I only played 14 holes in the afternoon.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMON SENSE ADVICE, WHICH IS DEFINITELY ENCOURAGING ME.
Tomorrow afternoon 2 & a half hours of lawn tennis doubles.
OVER THE BUNKER IS MY ALIEN 60 * LOB WEDGE.
NEED TO SORT OUT THE OTHER 2 CLUBS.
POSSIBLY USE MY 42 * CLEVELAND SMART SOLE CHIPPER FOR MOST CHIP SHOTS.
Have you heard the saying He's got all the gear but no idea.
FURTHER OUT 6 H OR 5H.
@@alangoudie2299 Good grief Alan. You are far more active than me which explains the belly. Can't wait to retire and have some more free time instead of bashing a keyboard for work.
The Alien is a beast of a club, good choice. 42 chipper is ideal too, that has a putter length shaft in it?
Talking of all the gear but no idea. I played with my nieces husband who had just taken up the game. I turned up with my battery trolley, all the gear, matching bag as you have seen and he gave me heartache. All the gear and no idea. I told him I was a 5 handicap which didn't mean a thing to him. Par 5 1st got a birdie. Very short par 4 next, 4 iron and gap wedge, got a birdie and it started to dawn on him he may have been wrong. I ran out at 7 over as the course gets harder. A number I was very pleased with. Made me laugh, don't know what he shot, a zillion I think. He quit golf shortly after. It's easier on the play station apparently.
An amazing chip on the 9th! Well done. Anything in the 70’s is still some good golf. Cheers Simon.
A good imagination Tim and having plenty of practice missing greens for 36 years. I do like using the rough as a brake to slow the ball down.
thx for another great video , well great for me as i restart my golfing journey . Awaiting my membership approval and already planning for lots of chipping and putting practice !!
Good luck with the membership Kevin. My 2 sons and I are hoping for a membership in April. Then I will have a home course near my home. Should make life easy and I can finally start submitting cards again. Chipping is a past time I love doing, I don't practice lagging any more but I do practice 4 footers. Hundreds of them. Best of luck.
Excellent demonstration of why the short game is so important - well played.
That round had 85 written all over it. One thing about missing loads of greens is you get plenty of practice chipping! Cheers Ian
Not a bad score after all is said and done. I commented that I thought driver is under-rated last video but I my short game more often determines how well I score I think.
Stuart, I'm in that strange world where I can't hit it far enough to lose it now. Not with the part of the clubface I'm using anyway!
Does that provide a strange degree of confidence?
Hole 9, chip into rough and trust it will dribble on the green! Great short game Simon 🤙🏾😎
Not sure you can play that shot on tropical grass. It would just stick. Good fun to try though. Cheers
😂😂😂 show the tap i.. 😂😂😂 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
I did. Some of it.....
@@thehairygolfer 😁😂😉
Great vid Simon. You cracked it with the weather, I live in west Wales near Cardigan, and the summers been pretty dreadful as usual😂 Sun shining on the righteous it seems!👍 Beautiful course, I haven’t been there, but Tenby is nice. Keep smiling 👍🍺🏌️
We had a miserable 2 weeks Jeff. The boys came down for a long weekend in the middle which was good weather. But outside of that we had 2 dry days. I meant to play Haverfordwest as well but it was just miserable. We did visit Cardigan twice. Once it rained and the second time it stayed dry long enough to take the dogs on Poppit beach. Tenby golf club have raised the visitor green fees out of my range. Sad really.
@@thehairygolfer poppit sands is fantastic, we take our two beagles there, they love it. The weather? Welcome to Wales Simon, that’s why Wales is so green, never stops raining😂 Shame about the green fees at Tenby, they must lose so much because the charge too much! Cheers 👍🍺🏌️
@@jeffreyroberts7438 Didn't Tenby just build a new club house and accommodation? Somebody has to pay for it! If Tenby didn't have the mound of dunes and you could see the sea from everywhere it would be wonderful. But windy. We stay at a little cottage in St Dogmaels. It used to be the office for some holiday flats on the river before they got sold off. Not sure when we will be back. My wife needs some different shops to stick her nose in.
Hi Simon, your channel has given me a lot of pleasure since it started.
Would like to send you a tenner for a couple of pints after your next round.
What is the best way to do this so you get all of the money 😁😁😁
Kev, the best way is to just let the adverts run. That is a very kind gesture, reward yourself with those pints after holing 100 putts of 3 feet. Cheers
Now more that ever I need to nail my short game
It was like being an 18 handicapper again where I missed virtually every green. Brought back memories.
@@thehairygolfer close to the green not a problem, 7 iron back foot putter swing, 30 yards out any club, I shank 8 out of 10. I have a tendency to pull my right arm into my side so the face is open
@@davewatts7444 Shanks can be caused by swinging inside on the backswing. Just check the club head is outside your hands going back. All I can think of.
I was looking forward to a links course vlog from Tenby. But I just checked and it seems they've hiked their green fees massively!
Somebody has to pay for the new clubhouse. It's too expensive for me sadly.
On the 9th, it's not a lucky bounce if you play for it! Like I said in a recent comment, if my long game isn't firing, the wedges and putter can rescue me, and that's what happened here. BTW - which Mizuno putter are you using? I do like the look of it.
I've got a fair bit of experience using the rough as a brake. The idea that you should land every chip on the green is wrong. Needs must when you're short sided. Got to chip and putt, I was using most of the face of the driver and quite a few other clubs. That round had 85 written all over it. But there you go. Putter is a Domino from 1990 model 8811. They do come up on ebay but they look like they have been dragged behind a car the length of the M1. I have no idea why people don't look after their gear. It cost me £35 which was a lof of money back then. I'll never change it. A Scottie isn't going to make me better. Cheers
do you watch any golf channels such as Chris Ryan Danny Maude. Just discovered Georgia Ball the latter very refreshing style. that round of yours looked tough long courses and me are a struggle also weather here in Wales has been grim today hope it is not a sign of things to come. Thanks for your videos. Doesn't help you but when you get it wrong gives me hope!! Stay safe
I'm hitting it sideways now Kevin. Had a lesson and will be having 2 more. Changes are so hard to make. I have watched Danny from time to time. The guy I'm watching now is fitzygolfpro from Australia. A little younger than me, about the same height and talks a language I understand. Danny sometimes gets a bit technical for me. Yes, the weather is awful. It only seems to be dry when I'm working for some reason. Cheers
Most important part of the game , obviously but how many people spend more time practising driver than
chipping and putting ? Was this post lesson ?
This was before the lesson, I'm worse now. Hitting it sideways and losing balls. But it will get better. I'm going to the range and I see young men popping a vein trying to hit 100 drivers as far as they can. As quickly as they can. I don't understand it myself. I hit 3 easy drives at the end and that's it. Bizarre.
@@thehairygolfer The bad weather early in the year and the sporadic crap months through summer
must have hindered your game
@@Berry-fr5wj Yeah, the time off I had has really hurt me. It will be better next year and I will have better practice facilities too. Get some cards in and find out where my handicap really is in a competition.
Are you trying to play down to my level?
I'm beyond that now. Trying to turn my hips in the back swing which means I've got to turn them coming down again. Timing is out the window. I hit a few sideways shots and a few lost balls (I'm playing with rubbish I found in the rough). Next stop is 7 iron feet together to get the timing back. Hopefully in 3 weeks time it all works. If not I'm going to lose a dozen balls on Red Mountain and I'm playing it twice.
@@thehairygolfer Your game will return. I've watched your game "cycle" before and it always comes back. Plus, you have the short game to save you. I think you can recover from anything and this round shows it. You escaped a high round with your chipping and putting. Other than the last hole.
@@golfinginthailand I'm off to do a bit of 7 iron feet together this weekend. Another lesson on the 21st as I certainly haven't 'got it' yet. Shame about the rain down here. Short game has always helped me out because I miss so much I'm doing it all the while. 18 was funny. There was a group on 17th tee so I waited in the rought for them to play and walk past me. As I got out to hit the 2nd shot I could hear balls landing on the 16th green so I rushed. Silly boy! Wheels up in 70 days.
Well if we watch u it’s very important cos apparently you’re about 85% up and down - incredible
That was one of my better ones. I'd say I'm 55% round the green. But those pitches I hit short were poor. That's my weak spot. Cheers
@@thehairygolfer If you don’t track it maybe do so for a month I think you’ll be surprised. At least on home course with proper greens lol
@@sandon212 I know I do better the more space I have. Not so good off tight lies, not so good when I have to play the ball forward a bit. Things to improve, it's finding the time. I will put some work in before my next holiday. Please let me have some dry weather! Cheers
You urgently need some lessons Simon!!
That was my 1 round in 2 weeks. I've had lesson number 1 and it's going a bit sideways David. I'm playing with crap balls I found in the bushes. I lost 2 balls on wednesday playing with Neville. On 2 holes I wasn't on camera so maybe the concentration went. Lesson number 2 on the 21st. Some days golf is hard and until it's easy again I will continue with the crap balls! Cheers
@@thehairygolfer good idea Simon. Good luck with the lessons!
@@davidwalters313 I hope I don't run out of crap balls!
@@thehairygolfer you won’t. There are plenty of us crap players around who pepper the rough with rubbish balls! Plenty to find!
@@davidwalters313 Could you stop buying dunlops please? I lose a prov1 and find a dunlop! What did I find last week? I think it was a top flite about 1990 vintage. I'll tell you something - it flew! Hit it for a laugh and turned to my son saying it's going in the bag.
The course looks great Simon!! Cool that you got some money to help you out and pay for the golf!! Yeah you definitely had to rely on your short game. It's important to get up and down to save some strokes out there!!🏌♂⛳😀
Hi Zax I was making £22 a month this time last year. It's jumped a bit. That video that went 42K views has done roughly £165 on it's own. I'm just amazed. Short game is where it's at if you want to score on a bad day. I love it when you have a good day and the short game just helps you to that one round a year score that is brilliant.