That was really good stuff! I have started last season at 18 and now to 11, going down with more games since. From Montreal it's great to see a canadian guy channel. I found your channel in my buying process of my driver, finished with the TSR3 after the fitting. Since I really enjoy your videos and this one was really helpfull!
@@NewNineGolf that's great! The weather look not so good next days but I hope you will enjoy! If you want to try the poutine I recommand La Banquise. If you like pub restaurant, Saint-Houblon is a great place (have 3 adress) with their own beer and fresh produces from their farm. Joe Beef is a great place, I didn't try it but it's on my list with all the good I heard from somes friends. If you are looking for the famous smoked meat then Schwartz is the place. 4 really differents place, depending what you are looking for.
Hi I am 74 and play to a 18 with only playing once a month looking forward to watching your channel playing more golf this year like once a week so I get more feel for the game🏌🏻♂️
very helpful to see what others are thinking in their mind...i am hcp 8.1...and scratch is my goal...your driver and pace of putting are pretty stable...
1 handicapper have been down to plus 1 still not as good as you . Found video very useful. I’m 50 I have to practice a lot just to have a chance of playing to my handicap. Also all my best 8 are on my home course so you could say I have a false handicap. Great video a new subscriber will continue to watch for good tips
This is great stuff! Would be interested to see you do another in one of the Calgary courses so that I can really see the course in my head and compare my thoughts vs your thoughts and learn from it.
I know that your home course is Country Hills but since that's a private course it might be harder for most folks to relate. Perhaps semi-private or public courses such as River Spirit, Kananaskis, Heritage Pointe, Bears Paw, Sirocco... Always appreciate your content btw. Subscribed and turned on the alert a while ago!
Great advice and concepts well explained. Thank you. One point on the slope feature of the rangefinder - won't help getting to scratch as not permitted in rounds for handicap surely?
one thing you should make people aware of, is that there are many many courses where a 2 handicap say, is as low as you are going to get, either because the layout, or the conditions are not going to be good enough. This is particularly true for courses with overly small or unreceptive greens, or that face gusty changeable winds, or simply have superintendents that put out overly penal flag positions. I've been out in a club championship where the lowest score has been +6. This is particularly true in Canada, where courses die and regrow every year. I also have been at clubs where people used to come in with plus handicaps and regularly not break 80. If you are a shot or two from the lowest index at your club, that should be your goal. Handicaps were not developed for low handicappers.
The course rating and slope of a corise takes that into account when people enter in scores. For example. My home course from the tips 75.5 143. So if you shoot 75.5 in 8/20 rounds. You will be a 0 index.
@@NewNineGolf No they don't. When the raters come in, they will compensate their rating based on the conditions of the day they are rating it, vs "Average Conditions". But, Conditions in Canada around the lakes are rarely average. Wind, wetness, pin position, rough, speed, temperature, and so on are very rarely average. In Ontario, some weeks you can cut grass in your garden twice a week, other times, it is bore dry and you can leave it for 2 weeks. And it affects everything. The rating of a golf course in Florida, where in season you can set your clock by the rainstorm, is pretty accurate, in other places it is very variable, and more often worse than average, in one way or another.
I think that's why they introduced PCC to account for different conditions. The handicap system is not perfect but they do try to take those things into consideration.
@@NewNineGolf Yeah, I'm not expressing myself very well. What I'm trying to say that some course's difficulty varies more based on sub-optimal conditions than others. And I don't know of anyone using PCC. I have never seen any of my scores affected by PCC, not even GAO events. Certainly not our regular weekly medal, which accounts for 90% of our scores. Simply because the majority of golfers, play off forward tees and miss 80% of greens, conditions affect them less. Personally, I think the whole handicap system is deeply flawed, because it is a linear system, one shot to a 30 handicap counts the same as 1 shot to a 5 handicap. But we know shooting one under your handicap as a 5 is far harder than shooting 1 under your handicap as a 30. Until they get that straightened out, I would avoid using the handicap system as a judge of progress, at the lower end anyway. On a lot of courses, even as a 2 handicap, you are goin to be in the mid to high 70s most of the time, and then once every month or two, you will beat par or break 70.
Why not consider hitting a 3 wood if your drive will take you to an awkward in-between wedge? Is it always the closer the better? For me, on certain courses, I score better if my tee shot is a bit shorter bc I'm weak with tweaker wedges compared to an easy pitching wedge.
The best I’ve ever played is when I can score from every distance inside 100 yards. If I’m off with my wedges, yes I’ll consider hitting to the 3/4 or full wedge distance.
@@NewNineGolf really cool content and so valuable for all golfers. As an 80 type golfer, it's really interesting to see the nuanced differences between my course management techniques and yours. Nearly all of them hinge on your better shot making ability where I have to assess risk/reward differently, but the concepts are identical. Since you asked at the videos end, I'm curious to know some input on: 1. Aiming for the green: do you go at the flag? Center? Segments? I've found its not so easy given all the variables 2. Tree strategy: taking your medicine vs varying levels of advancement 3. Carrying a hazard when it's on the cusp vs laying up. 4. Teeing it up on 3's.....do you find the flight is higher (even when teeing it low) and ever hit it short as a result? * I have so many lol but I'll just say I think your channel is valuable even more so to non-scratch golfers and there are way more of us. So I'd suggest doing a few videos on your journey to scratch from a course management perspective with maybe some technical bits of how/when they evolved if that makes sense. Anyways thanks for the quick reply and best of luck on growing the channel. I'll be watching!
@@jonathangorman978 Aiming is risk management. The closer to the pin, the more often I aim right at it. Avoiding hazards and bunkers is still crucial. More often than not, the centre of the green is always safe. Tree Strategy - depends if it’s a fun round or tournament round. Tournaments I’ll almost always punch out if I have no window to get closer to the green. If it’s a fun round, taking the risk to hit a window or shot shape is really good to try and have in the bag if you get there again. Carrying a hazard- if you’re hitting a long iron or wood just club up. It’s better to be chipping back for eagle than having to hit a wedge in to try and make birdie. Eagles are very low percentages so keeping the ball in play should be #1. Teeing it up on par 3s - I’ve played around with this a lot and this it what I’ve found. If I tee it low (the ball almost on the grass) there is a chance of chunking the ball. And there’s nothing worse than chunking it on a par 3. I’ll now tee up every iron at least a half inch off the ground. You’ll always hit up on it and prevent a chunk. I virtually never chunk it doing this. Everyone wants a nice tour quality divot but solid contact should be the priority. Hope this all helps. I’ll do some more videos like this. Thanks for the support!
This was great content before the season, for mid to high handicap and especially beginner can save a lot of shots with this
Appreciate it thanks Scott!
Excellent stuff here. I was around 2-4 hcap for many years until I incorporated much of what you discussed here. Course management is critical!
That was really good stuff! I have started last season at 18 and now to 11, going down with more games since. From Montreal it's great to see a canadian guy channel. I found your channel in my buying process of my driver, finished with the TSR3 after the fitting. Since I really enjoy your videos and this one was really helpfull!
Thanks for the support! I’m actually headed to Montreal today. Have any restaurant recommendations downtown.
@@NewNineGolf that's great! The weather look not so good next days but I hope you will enjoy! If you want to try the poutine I recommand La Banquise. If you like pub restaurant, Saint-Houblon is a great place (have 3 adress) with their own beer and fresh produces from their farm. Joe Beef is a great place, I didn't try it but it's on my list with all the good I heard from somes friends. If you are looking for the famous smoked meat then Schwartz is the place. 4 really differents place, depending what you are looking for.
Really appreciate all those recommendations! Thank you!
Some friends just tell me to tell you le grinder and le hachoir, downtown Montreal. Hope it will help.
Thank you!
Hi I am 74 and play to a 18 with only playing once a month looking forward to watching your channel playing more golf this year like once a week so I get more feel for the game🏌🏻♂️
Great video! I'm a 7 handicap and I definitely needs to work on course management. I throw shots away for sure. Good work!
very helpful to see what others are thinking in their mind...i am hcp 8.1...and scratch is my goal...your driver and pace of putting are pretty stable...
Those are big factors. You can do it!
@@NewNineGolf your explanation is pretty precise and concise...thanks
Thanks for supporting the channel 👊🏻
My new favorite channel.
Really appreciate it Ben. 🙏
1 handicapper have been down to plus 1 still not as good as you . Found video very useful. I’m 50 I have to practice a lot just to have a chance of playing to my handicap. Also all my best 8 are on my home course so you could say I have a false handicap. Great video a new subscriber will continue to watch for good tips
Great info mate. Thanks for sharing!
I really like this type of vlog, you could do this always and I'd be cool with it.
Thanks Tony! We’re editing another fun one like this right now. Dropping next week possibly.
Best one so far…..you’re not talking over but on the play
I’m sure it’s not easy to film this but awesome work!!!!!
Appreciate the feedback! Thanks Jean-Pierre
This is great stuff!
Would be interested to see you do another in one of the Calgary courses so that I can really see the course in my head and compare my thoughts vs your thoughts and learn from it.
I’d be happy to. Which course should I do first?
I know that your home course is Country Hills but since that's a private course it might be harder for most folks to relate. Perhaps semi-private or public courses such as River Spirit, Kananaskis, Heritage Pointe, Bears Paw, Sirocco...
Always appreciate your content btw. Subscribed and turned on the alert a while ago!
I can make that happen. Really appreciate the Sub 👊🏻
Great advice and concepts well explained. Thank you. One point on the slope feature of the rangefinder - won't help getting to scratch as not permitted in rounds for handicap surely?
Yes it’s allowed for handicap rounds. Just not tournament play
Great advice! 👍
Awesome video , any recommendations on who to see at modern golf for lesson Thanks
Thanks! Ya go see Jeremy Maher. Tell him Brandon sent you. 🍻
Great stuff man. Hopefully 90 here I come haha. Also love that graphics package.
You got it!
Love the channel
Thank you! 🍻
This is awesome
Appreciate it 👊🏻
Subscribed!
Always has the heat on his feet!
Haha J’s Only!
one tip is if you hit a put or chip past the hole watch which way it breaks- you get a free read.
Is there a driver distance to shoot for to play scratch? Thanks.
Accuracy > Distance. Golf is easier from the fairway. Guys in the PGA Tour his it as short as 270 and and long as 330.
one thing you should make people aware of, is that there are many many courses where a 2 handicap say, is as low as you are going to get, either because the layout, or the conditions are not going to be good enough.
This is particularly true for courses with overly small or unreceptive greens, or that face gusty changeable winds, or simply have superintendents that put out overly penal flag positions. I've been out in a club championship where the lowest score has been +6. This is particularly true in Canada, where courses die and regrow every year. I also have been at clubs where people used to come in with plus handicaps and regularly not break 80. If you are a shot or two from the lowest index at your club, that should be your goal. Handicaps were not developed for low handicappers.
The course rating and slope of a corise takes that into account when people enter in scores. For example. My home course from the tips 75.5 143. So if you shoot 75.5 in 8/20 rounds. You will be a 0 index.
@@NewNineGolf No they don't. When the raters come in, they will compensate their rating based on the conditions of the day they are rating it, vs "Average Conditions".
But, Conditions in Canada around the lakes are rarely average. Wind, wetness, pin position, rough, speed, temperature, and so on are very rarely average.
In Ontario, some weeks you can cut grass in your garden twice a week, other times, it is bore dry and you can leave it for 2 weeks. And it affects everything.
The rating of a golf course in Florida, where in season you can set your clock by the rainstorm, is pretty accurate, in other places it is very variable, and more often worse than average, in one way or another.
I think that's why they introduced PCC to account for different conditions. The handicap system is not perfect but they do try to take those things into consideration.
@@NewNineGolf Yeah, I'm not expressing myself very well. What I'm trying to say that some course's difficulty varies more based on sub-optimal conditions than others.
And I don't know of anyone using PCC. I have never seen any of my scores affected by PCC, not even GAO events. Certainly not our regular weekly medal, which accounts for 90% of our scores. Simply because the majority of golfers, play off forward tees and miss 80% of greens, conditions affect them less.
Personally, I think the whole handicap system is deeply flawed, because it is a linear system, one shot to a 30 handicap counts the same as 1 shot to a 5 handicap. But we know shooting one under your handicap as a 5 is far harder than shooting 1 under your handicap as a 30.
Until they get that straightened out, I would avoid using the handicap system as a judge of progress, at the lower end anyway. On a lot of courses, even as a 2 handicap, you are goin to be in the mid to high 70s most of the time, and then once every month or two, you will beat par or break 70.
What is the benefit of the 3/4 follow-thru on the 70 yard shot? I typically do and L-to-L on that shot.
Lower flight, more control. Repeatable swing.
Why not consider hitting a 3 wood if your drive will take you to an awkward in-between wedge? Is it always the closer the better? For me, on certain courses, I score better if my tee shot is a bit shorter bc I'm weak with tweaker wedges compared to an easy pitching wedge.
The best I’ve ever played is when I can score from every distance inside 100 yards. If I’m off with my wedges, yes I’ll consider hitting to the 3/4 or full wedge distance.
@@NewNineGolf really cool content and so valuable for all golfers. As an 80 type golfer, it's really interesting to see the nuanced differences between my course management techniques and yours. Nearly all of them hinge on your better shot making ability where I have to assess risk/reward differently, but the concepts are identical. Since you asked at the videos end, I'm curious to know some input on:
1. Aiming for the green: do you go at the flag? Center? Segments? I've found its not so easy given all the variables
2. Tree strategy: taking your medicine vs varying levels of advancement
3. Carrying a hazard when it's on the cusp vs laying up.
4. Teeing it up on 3's.....do you find the flight is higher (even when teeing it low) and ever hit it short as a result?
* I have so many lol but I'll just say I think your channel is valuable even more so to non-scratch golfers and there are way more of us. So I'd suggest doing a few videos on your journey to scratch from a course management perspective with maybe some technical bits of how/when they evolved if that makes sense. Anyways thanks for the quick reply and best of luck on growing the channel. I'll be watching!
@@jonathangorman978 Aiming is risk management. The closer to the pin, the more often I aim right at it. Avoiding hazards and bunkers is still crucial. More often than not, the centre of the green is always safe.
Tree Strategy - depends if it’s a fun round or tournament round. Tournaments I’ll almost always punch out if I have no window to get closer to the green. If it’s a fun round, taking the risk to hit a window or shot shape is really good to try and have in the bag if you get there again.
Carrying a hazard- if you’re hitting a long iron or wood just club up. It’s better to be chipping back for eagle than having to hit a wedge in to try and make birdie. Eagles are very low percentages so keeping the ball in play should be #1.
Teeing it up on par 3s - I’ve played around with this a lot and this it what I’ve found. If I tee it low (the ball almost on the grass) there is a chance of chunking the ball. And there’s nothing worse than chunking it on a par 3. I’ll now tee up every iron at least a half inch off the ground. You’ll always hit up on it and prevent a chunk. I virtually never chunk it doing this. Everyone wants a nice tour quality divot but solid contact should be the priority. Hope this all helps. I’ll do some more videos like this. Thanks for the support!
video was great, but that shirt is better
Haha I’ll take it
Any tips for when youre playing with your buddy's and they chrip non-stop and get in your head?
also do you generally score better when you play from your wifes drive? or no?
Keep some high THC edible gummies in your bag. Offer them up to who ever is chirping the most.
@@colbyparnell1479 😂
Golf is easy if you can hit every drive to the 150 sticks or less, but most people cannot do that.
If you play the right tee boxes most people should be right there.
That sir . . . is half of golf.