Massive respect you show everything, warts and all. Could easily bin this, film a quick one elsewhere or make an excuse why there was no episode. Keep going dude 🤟
My exact thoughts. We all know rick is absolutely capable of breaking 75 but he also is just like all of us with those tough days. Respect for showing those days
Break75 is one of those productions where I click it to full-screen, grab a snack and beverage, put my feet up and enjoy 20+ minutes of my favorite youtuber/golf instructor play the sport we all love. Good, Bad, or Ugly, this is hands down my favorite way to relax and destress. Thank you Rick for such amazing content and for also fixing my slice! 😁
Love this. Watching perfect golf all the time is actually very demoralising. Seeing that even a legend can have a bad day and hate himself for it makes me feel more normal. Keep it real Rick ❤
Absolute honesty as always. Wrist injury means I haven’t picked up a club in 4 weeks and don’t know when I’ll swing again, so being able to watch you play like a mortal keeps the hope alive. Great stuff as always Rick.
Between you and Pete you've both given me the kick needed to get out there and try and take the game seriously. Last year was normal for me to go out and barely break 100 in 18. Just shot 81 on Monday, trying to break 80 myself! You got this RIck!
@@Scheboygan8767 Haha I should have clarified, Ive played golf off and on growing up but never really took it seriously (as in not just drinking my face off and playing whack fuck everywhere). And funny guy, never actually played a par 3 course in my life yet (wedge game is awful TBH, probably shoot worse there haha)
This was the most entertaining video yet! Comedic gold. And Rick I’m proud of you for the humility to show it and let us all laugh at you. I love this channel. Great stuff.
You're the man Rick. I think a lot of people in your situation would not have posted this and been so transparent and honest about what transpired. You posting this is exactly what I love about your channel. We can relate to you, empathize with you and want you to succeed just as you have helped us be better and succeed at the game we love so much. Please keep posting everything... your triumphs (they're definitely coming) and your low points because they only cement my opinion as yours being one of the best channels on UA-cam... not just about golf, but about humanity.
Thanks for this Rick. I love the fact that you’ve had a really bad day and have still shared it with us rather than just binning the footage and pushing out a different episode. Makes us average players who have those in the locker in every hole feel that tiny bit better!!
As many before me wrote - massive respect for showing everything. This is why I love the show. It's relatable, as you are fantastic golf player and teacher but also a human being with same emotions as all of us on the course. Truly inspirational!
Honestly Rick. It is enjoyable to watch. Not the bad golf part. But the fact that a crappy high teens handicapper like me does the same thing that the guy I watch to get tips from. Just like me, you get frustrated, you get rush(y) with your swings, you make odd decisions trying to make up for your bad ones, and last you play golf like a human being. I have learned one thing and well pretty much one thing only this year (picking golf back up in my mid 30's with a slew of injuries and issues). Sometimes mid round, you just have to stop take a couple breaths, stretch a few muscles and take your swing back to the basics with a very slow back swing. Not to mention the 80 tips I'm still trying to get down that I've gathered from your videos. Watching this type of video has done nothing but up my respect factor for you. Can't wait to watch the rest of the series!
Rick - I’m coming back to golf as I’ve been forced to stop almost everything else due to a paralysis. I can still play but I get frustrated. Just wanted you to know that you having a tough day isn’t letting us down, on the contrary, it’s a reminder of the complexities of the game. Love the channel. Cheers
Amen brother. I'm getting into golf again as it is one of the few things I can do outside while getting treated for brain cancer. Stay strong, you've got this
Keep at it Rick! I had water troubles on a par 3 during a family tournament. Took a 16... but the next day on the same hole I jarred it for my first ever hole in one!
Thanks for showing a round like this, many golf UA-camrs would never show us this and it just proves that golf really is hard no matter how good you are. Makes you that much more relatable Rick
Watching this , while just broke par 1st time in my life. 4 birdies,3 bogies! Life is just so much better, now I can finally retire🥳🥳🥳. I feel your pain RS! That is golf
Best feel good video for a weekend warrior EVER. I never take solace in someone's struggle, but seeing that bad golf can happen to good players, makes it OK for me to hit the errant shot without getting too down on myself. Better golf will come!
I appreciate the vulnerability Rick. I have had a few snowmen on par3s and it is so frustrating. I am still working on breaking 80. I had a chance in December but it got too dark to finish. I completed 16 at a 69 with a Par 5 and a Par 4 remaining.
As someone who has days like that far more often than he has days that are "good," I felt the pain in the pit of my stomach. Beautiful course and a great video.
I just shot 13 shots over my handicap today on a terrible day for golf (windy cold and wet), and yet still came out loving it! After getting home and watching this video, it makes me feel even better knowing that great golfers such as yourself still have moments like this par 3. What a game we play!
Rick, this is such a service to new golfers like me. I started playing a year ago, and my goal was to break 90 by now. Even though I'm consistently in the 90's it FEELS like I've regressed and gotten worse, so I know EXACTLY how you felt on EVERY shot of this round. So 3 takeaways for me: (1) you may have been boiling inside, but your outward expression was quite good for being so far off your best (2) if I scored +12 I'd be happy as a puppy with two peters, so it's all down to perspective and (3) you didn't bail on that round (as I tend to do as soon as I have a bad hole) which is (a) a waste of a round for myself and (b) ruins it for anyone playing with me. When I think of the rounds I've wasted doing the OPPOSITE of what you've done here, I want to give up the game...but seeing how you went about it here, from this day forth, I can turn it around, follow your example and never waste another round again. Thank you!
Oh God Bless you. I used to play competitive golf, havent really played in 20 years now and am generally unable to just go out and play because well, I suck. Your happy demeanor (at least after the fact), gives me inspiration that maybe one day I'll be able go out/play again and enjoy myself (vs. grinding for 5 hrs./realizing) it really is about having fun/remains a game. Bravo. I watch your vids more than I should. :-) Carry On soldier. You are a good egg
So my dad used to play off a 7 handicap back in his day, he stopped playing golf for probably about 20+ years until I picked up the game at 16. 10 years later and he's not the way he was (mostly due to age) but we enjoy it, it keeps him moving. Not only that but I bet you've forgot how nice it is to hit those good shots when you do haha. Don't give it up man its never too late!
@@ryanreynolds3630 I was scratch and always a grinder. I just despise playing poorly. To jump back in I'd have to accept that, and doing so is kinda hard for a lifelong competitor. Still I know there is joy out there in the game (one which i love), I just have a hard time forgetting what I taught myself- which is to HATE losing/playing badly. :-)
I’m so happy that Break 75 is back. I rewatch lots of the prior ones so new content is always awesome. Keep up the great work and thanks for the great content for all these years
This is one of my favorite videos of yours. Shows so many things, but the commentary illuminates the mental game and just how much it can wreck a round. Happened to me just yesterday!!
If Rick isn't the most humble down to earth UA-cam golfer than I don't know who is. Thank you for biting the bullet and showing the entire 18 holes so we can see how even a golf pro can struggle and hit some down right awful shots. The language is honestly to be expected but your demeanor and will to still play good golf was prevalent. Keep up the videos, this is one of my favorite series to watch.
As someone who’s mis hit IS a dead shank, I can totally feel your pain. So many rounds have been ruined by a bad case of shanks that just creep into my swing
Another great episode! Glad to see the shanks hit even the good players. Entered a tournament last weekend. Had my worst round in 2 years. Wanted to quit and not even play the 2nd day. Stuck with it. Made up 12 strokes. Still finished last but I didn’t quit. In a weird way, I believe bad golf makes us stronger. Cheers!
I've just found golf again after years. I'm trying to break 100. It's winter here, so all driving range, but it is so useful to see where the wheels come off and the thought processes. The number of times I've been feeling great after 4 (all bogeys) and then I start ratcheting the pressure and get right out of my head because of a simple mistake. Thanks @Rick. - so useful to see. I know that must be painful, but it helps us out too!
Glad you posted this. It lets those of us weekend warriors who get so frustrated on the course realize that hey, it's a tough game. You've got to put time into it to get better. Otherwise, just go and enjoy the day, your friends, and a couple drinks. Back in the day I was a 6 handicap, but I played once to twice a week. Now I'm lucky to shoot low to mid 80's. But I still love the game. Thanks for the content! Cheers!
Hi Rick, I love the fact you show the bad as well as the good, you deserve massive respect for that. And after watching a lot of your videos I’m starting my golfing journey with lessons from the start. First lesson is this Tuesday night in Auckland. I am seriously looking at buy a package set of Cobra Fly XL that you reviewed about 9 months ago…. Keep up the awesome videos you are teaching us heaps. Cheers. Andy
@Telegram only @Rickshiels. Good morning Rick, How are you, I love watching your videos.. and I am really interested in your review of the Cobra fly XL set as golf clubs are really expensive here. So would love your recommendations as what needs improving in this set. I am a stocky builder so I expect that I will find the putter light as well. Keep up the great videos. Cheers Andy Auckland NZ
Mad respect for you playing for us all @Rickshiels . Love the rawness you provide in these challenges. Remember, anytime you might make a mistake, we make them with you because we've all been there at one point. I've got faith you'll break 75 soon.
Rick, just wanted to let you know. I’ve been struggling with this a lot too and when you go back you open the face wide open almost and if your hands don’t flip in the most perfect way at the bottom, then there will be very inconsistent results. Especially in tournament or stressful conditions, flipping is not as a reliable way to swing than rotating and keeping the face square
This was a great video- made me feel like we are all battling this golf obsession together. I was pretty down after my 84 today- had a blowout hole like Rick had- but now,after watching this honest video, I can't wait to get out and have a go at it again. Thanks,Rick!
Huge respect for still posting rick, this is the reason why people like you, it's because they can connect and understand you. Keep the break 75 series going brother. Never to old to try improve your game... love yard from back in Australia mate 👌
Honestly really like the commentary. I think that you’re so used to talking to the camera that you just now do it during all your golf, when maybe if you just really focused and did post commentary your shoot better. Also I think it would be a really cool series of videos if you got lessons or had a mental coach walk you through a round! Love the channel Rick and guy!
Great video, and the fact that you have shown yourself, and your reaction, to when you have played the worst golf on this channel, is very inspiring. It also goes to show how good you are the rest of the time, and how you don't edit your videos to make yourself look better.
love all the videos Rick and stoked to see break 75 back. hard to see you struggle at the start like this. but i also love seeing videos like this. for most i feel like it makes the video that much more relatable, like i can see myself hitting some of these shots. it is refreshing to see the poor shots as well as the good ones on videos here! keep it up, cant wait for more of this. from a member in the clubhouse
This very thing happened to me in my US Open qualifier! I was cruising around at 1 under par and then I hit a shank from the middle of the fairway on the 6th hole. I ended up making a 9 on that hole after 2 balls in the water. On the next hole I missed a SIX INCH PUTT for bogey. I lost my damned mind and all I could hit were shanks the rest of the round. I went from thinking I could medal to not even breaking 90. Now I have to petition the USGA to let me try again next year lmao.
Its good to know that even the good golfers - and you are good Rick, can get it wrong. Makes me who is a real slasher at golf but enjoys it - feel a lot better. Thank you. Cheers from Australia.
Mentally you’re playing like an amateur. You’ve got the knowledge and the skills. Maybe a podcast with a sports psychologist would help all of us. Thx Rick.
Played Conwy this weekend. 13th where Rick made a 9 I hit an accidental stinger... To 3 inches. Pin was on the top tier too. Closest to the pin I've ever hit from the tee without it going in
Honestly this is what I needed to see today. I’m getting back into playing golf after not playing for 10 years. And I played sooo sooo sooo bad today and it was very frustrating. This helps remind me that it’s just a game and I have to take any chance I can to keep working on my game. Your videos have been hugely helpful and something I wish I had 10 years ago. Thank you!
I never really comment on videos, but over the last 2 years I've been watching your videos, you have made the game of golf way more enjoyable and less frustrating. I went from shooting just over 100 down to low 80s in a year all thanks to your videos, if anyone hasn't yet they should watch and listen to what you have to say. Bad shot or good shot you know how to laugh ot off and has taught me to just laugh it off aswell, thanks a bunch Rick!
Love this video! It is why Rick is the best UA-cam golfer out there. He post everything and is honest. Other UA-camrs throw out the bad shots and retake it. Thanks Rick for the honesty.
I'm one of your biggest fans and I have to say this is one of your best videos. It just shows that even the best of golfers can shot a rough day. This video helped give me some confidence that even when I have a crap game, there's also a pro somewhere that's having it just as hard.
You are amazingly honest and humble, thank you for reminding us that even great golfers can have bad days and sharing this with us!! Keep up the great work, Rick!!!
When ever I start with a score in my head I always play poorly. Too much pressure? That’s why every interview with the tour Pros they all say don’t think about the results…..only the process. Thanks Ric for being brave and showing us how we normally play the game we love.
Dear Rick, Just wanted to say THANKS for showing this. Social media these days is so polished and people need to be better at sharing when shits happens and that is what you do! Not everyone comes to see 300+ yard drives in to perfect positions all the time, golf is a process, and Break75 shows this very clearly! Respect!
I love your channel and have been enjoying everything. Learning loads so I can break 100. I love this episode most because you show that even good golfers have bad days, so I can't get too hard on myself. I will say that I watched your episodes about chipping and not using your wrists, but it seemed that you used your wrists greatly on this course. I can't wait for the episode where you break 70! Great stuff and thanks for what you do.
Watching you recap the round is fun to watch! Interesting to hear what is going through your head for each shot. How much fun will it be to watch the replay video when you do break 75! Go Rick Go!
i feel sooooo much better about going out this weekend....just knowing that we are all human. Thanks Rick! love you, your humility and all your videos are gold. Cheers mate.
This is what makes this channel so good. You are prepared to show a round which went wrong. You could of easily hit delete and not shown it. Just makes us amateur players feel good. A bad day does happen to the Pros every now and then. Keep up the great content.
Thanks Rick, you are an amazing golfer and very inspiring. I struggle the most with the putter and the way you aggressively run at each hole is something I strive for every round.
I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but boatloads of respect for putting it up for us to watch and learn. And while your frustration was obvious, you didn’t whine, cuss, or stamp your feet like some of my playing partners have. Respect.
appreciate how you show bad golf and can still smile, a lot of us appreciate that. You've helped me enjoy every single game of golf since ive started watching
This video is the is one of the reasons we are subscribers, down to earth, honest and heartful. As a pretty lackluster golfer, this video gives me enthusiasm to go back to the golf course and enjoy the game.
Hi Guy and Rick! I had a round eerily similar to this earlier this year, with back to back shanks out of nowhere on a par 3. I managed to beat you by carding and 8. 😂 What a game! Thanks for all the content you guys bring, wildly entertaining and relatable. Simply class!
Thanks for sharing Rick. Class act. I found myself last week lined up for an 8 foot Eagle putt. Slight pull left, which I am ok with. Then rushed my 1.5 footer for Birdie and missed. Heart breaking....The game of golf. She giveith, and she takeith away. Keep the videos coming. Love em!
Love the video. Feel your pain , frustration etc. Makes video so much better.Dont give up. One day your break 75 will end in the 60's score. Golf is so cruel and humbling
And the way you played hole 16 is what keeps you coming back. The funny thing is you feel like you played your worse game but I would be thrilled to score an 83. I love watching your content. Thank you for putting it out there for us, and massive respect for showing the bad shots and not editing it out.
Rick appreciate you sharing these break 75 rounds. Strange thing is I am normally a 85 - 92 golfer and I recently shot the best rounds of my life recently. 78 and had 3 - three putts. This was my 2nd round of the season in Canada. Golf is a very strange game, but it we love it. It is the stories that come out of it that make us smile and continue to come back day after day. You will break 75 this year.
I’m glad you have a good sense of humor about it. We all know you’re an excellent golfer but this makes us hacks feel better about ourselves. If it can happen to you, it can happen to anybody. Keep up the great content.
I love how you show that everyone has a bad day. I just played my first varsity tournament today and played the worst golf that I’ve ever played. I was really disappointed because I had played some of the best gold of my life in the rounds right before today. And then I completely lost it. Thank you for showing that it’s not just me and for being a positive person even when you don’t play how you want!
Thanks Rick! We all have those days and we don’t have 2 people watching! 😜 all kidding aside, golf is an evil game that makes no sense. That’s why we love it. You could easily edit these videos and shoot par, but like a true golfer, you have integrity, and we admire you for that. Chop away young man, and the game, she will repay you.
Total honesty on a beautiful course, played there for years when I lived in the area, not a course to learn golf on!!! Glad to see the corrugated iron verandah roof has been replaced. Thanks Rick, great video.
This shows that no matter the standard of golfer, we all have the same issues with nerves and letting a bad couple of holes get inside your head and ruin a round. Great content as always Rick. If I could offer any advice it would be just enjoy it. Look around, it's a beautiful day, breathtaking scenery and a great couse. Life is good.
I love seeing the reality of golf even for a fantastic golfer like you Rick. We all have bad days on the course and next time it happens to me I’ll remember we all go through it. Keep up the great vids 👍 until next time.
Rick, thank you for this, really. Thought it was just me that had rounds like this. I appreciate your honesty and courage in posting this; guess we're not all tour pros, right?!
Rick ,appreciate the honesty of this video. Anyone who has played golf for any length of time can relate. Danny Willett won the Masters and then lost form. Glad to see him regain his form. You're a good player. Good players also have coaches because they need an extra set of eyes. I have been a subscriber for awhile. From early on there were two aspects of your game that I noticed. You flare the club open on your backswing (similar to what Danny Willett used to do), which could be the culprit behind the shanks. That's a lot of rotation of the club face in order to square it up at impact. As you say, you are not a shanker. Butflaring the cub open on the backswing can lead to inconsistency both left and right. This is a minor point. A more important observation is related to your putting stance. You appear to be standing way too close to the ball when you putt. Please see this video which explains what I am talking about. ua-cam.com/video/BHu53GYM42o/v-deo.html Please accept these comments in the spirit they are intended. I'd love to see you break 70!!
Love the videos- went to the range today for 60 balls, this video gives me my confidence back- great players have off moments as well- keep the videos coming
Rick, I’ve been watching you for years now, and the content just keeps getting better and better. You are always so transparent and that’s what I love about your channel. To me, you and guga foods (cooking channel) pump out the best content on UA-cam. Much respect from California. Would love to see you come play a course in San Diego.. maybe Torrey Pines?? 🧐
Rick I have to say Bravo!!! Absolutely love the fact that you include all the trials and tribulations that we all face in this wonderful game!! I recently have come down with what I can only describe as the “chip shanks” and can not figure out what’s is happening! It’s so very frustrating!! Love the content mate!! Keep up the fantastic work!! We love you for it!!!
WOW! what do you say to that... You are a very humble and gracious person for putting that out there. But as you commentate your own "bad" round, you still have a positive and upbeat attitude which in my opinion, makes you a great host (not necessarily golfer) of the channel/show which is informative and entertaining. However, you made a comment on your first "break 75" round that I related to so well and contemplated about myself in several areas/hobbies in my life as well. You said "it's almost slightly worrying disconcerting that maybe this is the standard golfer I am. Maybe I don't shoot under par." I play a lot of sports and do a lot of competitive activities, but I have never focused on one and just poured myself into it. I prefer to do many things, but the results are not typically performing above "average" in any of them. I get frustrated at that fact, but also contemplate, what if I focused on one activity/hobby and became great at it, would that be for fulfilling? I don't think so, but it can be frustrating at times.
Rick can i just thank you for showing this episode of break 75, i have just returned from my Saturday round of golf being the 1st round of club championships, i play off 6 and so wanted a good 1st round, starting with 5 straight pars and feeling really good and confident to playing the last 13 holes a mere 19 over, this is my golf just lately, now, watching your round and not to be taking the micky but its just made me realise that THIS IS GOLF, you changed my day going from pissed off to thinking mmmmm im not the only one out there suffering,,LOL, by the way please indulge me of having just a very very small chuckle at the shanks,,,maaaannn those things seem to come from out of nowhere and always when ya just dont need em,,,,CHEERS from the Barossa Valley in South Australia.
Great video Rick loving your honesty I often do 9 on a par 3 but I'm learning from your videos about frame of mind, attitude, & getting slightly better. I've not been yet this year as I'm getting over covid which has left me short on energy🙂⛳
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Break #75 is superb, keep up the great work👍🏼
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Massive respect you show everything, warts and all. Could easily bin this, film a quick one elsewhere or make an excuse why there was no episode. Keep going dude 🤟
Lol he doesn't care about his score. He wants $ (UA-cam views). Having his title say "I got a 9 on a par 3" made me click it.
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My exact thoughts. We all know rick is absolutely capable of breaking 75 but he also is just like all of us with those tough days. Respect for showing those days
Absolutely spot on
This is arguably better content, so why would you not uplode it?
Break75 is one of those productions where I click it to full-screen, grab a snack and beverage, put my feet up and enjoy 20+ minutes of my favorite youtuber/golf instructor play the sport we all love. Good, Bad, or Ugly, this is hands down my favorite way to relax and destress. Thank you Rick for such amazing content and for also fixing my slice! 😁
I love how real he is with everything he does. Genuinely glad to see his videos come out. Kept me going through quarantine
Love this. Watching perfect golf all the time is actually very demoralising. Seeing that even a legend can have a bad day and hate himself for it makes me feel more normal. Keep it real Rick ❤
Legendary golf youtuber, not legendary golfer, thought I’d clarify that
@@grimacemcdonald1 actually RICK is very very good
@@matthewcrook6585 Matt there is no way you aren't english. "Pedantic Numpty" hahaha, I love it brother!
Absolute honesty as always. Wrist injury means I haven’t picked up a club in 4 weeks and don’t know when I’ll swing again, so being able to watch you play like a mortal keeps the hope alive. Great stuff as always Rick.
Between you and Pete you've both given me the kick needed to get out there and try and take the game seriously. Last year was normal for me to go out and barely break 100 in 18. Just shot 81 on Monday, trying to break 80 myself! You got this RIck!
If you’re damn near breaking 80 after 1 year of playing golf and averaging 100 the year before. What par 3 course you play?
@@Scheboygan8767 Haha I should have clarified, Ive played golf off and on growing up but never really took it seriously (as in not just drinking my face off and playing whack fuck everywhere). And funny guy, never actually played a par 3 course in my life yet (wedge game is awful TBH, probably shoot worse there haha)
I'm 12, can rarely hit 160 with driver, not bad urself
This was the most entertaining video yet! Comedic gold. And Rick I’m proud of you for the humility to show it and let us all laugh at you. I love this channel. Great stuff.
Honestly, I absolutely love the openness and honestly with your golf and allowing us to see everyone has an off day or two sometimes, thank you!
100%!
You're the man Rick. I think a lot of people in your situation would not have posted this and been so transparent and honest about what transpired. You posting this is exactly what I love about your channel. We can relate to you, empathize with you and want you to succeed just as you have helped us be better and succeed at the game we love so much. Please keep posting everything... your triumphs (they're definitely coming) and your low points because they only cement my opinion as yours being one of the best channels on UA-cam... not just about golf, but about humanity.
Thanks for this Rick. I love the fact that you’ve had a really bad day and have still shared it with us rather than just binning the footage and pushing out a different episode. Makes us average players who have those in the locker in every hole feel that tiny bit better!!
Rick is probably the only golf UA-camr who would sit and laugh at himself. Seems like a genuine guy. Shank you very much rick!
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This is the best golf UA-cam video ever
Oh, Stacked Golf! Here! Loved your recent video when you found for 2$ a vintage Ping B66 putter worth 400$. Really good stuff!👍👍
No way. That time you found some clubs AND some Pyrex was. ;)
But did it have stacked golf bingo? I didn't see pyrex or Disney!
As many before me wrote - massive respect for showing everything. This is why I love the show. It's relatable, as you are fantastic golf player and teacher but also a human being with same emotions as all of us on the course. Truly inspirational!
Honestly Rick. It is enjoyable to watch. Not the bad golf part. But the fact that a crappy high teens handicapper like me does the same thing that the guy I watch to get tips from. Just like me, you get frustrated, you get rush(y) with your swings, you make odd decisions trying to make up for your bad ones, and last you play golf like a human being. I have learned one thing and well pretty much one thing only this year (picking golf back up in my mid 30's with a slew of injuries and issues). Sometimes mid round, you just have to stop take a couple breaths, stretch a few muscles and take your swing back to the basics with a very slow back swing. Not to mention the 80 tips I'm still trying to get down that I've gathered from your videos. Watching this type of video has done nothing but up my respect factor for you. Can't wait to watch the rest of the series!
Rick - I’m coming back to golf as I’ve been forced to stop almost everything else due to a paralysis. I can still play but I get frustrated. Just wanted you to know that you having a tough day isn’t letting us down, on the contrary, it’s a reminder of the complexities of the game. Love the channel. Cheers
Amen brother. I'm getting into golf again as it is one of the few things I can do outside while getting treated for brain cancer. Stay strong, you've got this
@@markscamander1587 And you son.
Keep at it Rick! I had water troubles on a par 3 during a family tournament. Took a 16... but the next day on the same hole I jarred it for my first ever hole in one!
Thanks for showing a round like this, many golf UA-camrs would never show us this and it just proves that golf really is hard no matter how good you are. Makes you that much more relatable Rick
Watching this , while just broke par 1st time in my life. 4 birdies,3 bogies! Life is just so much better, now I can finally retire🥳🥳🥳. I feel your pain RS! That is golf
Best feel good video for a weekend warrior EVER. I never take solace in someone's struggle, but seeing that bad golf can happen to good players, makes it OK for me to hit the errant shot without getting too down on myself. Better golf will come!
I appreciate the vulnerability Rick. I have had a few snowmen on par3s and it is so frustrating. I am still working on breaking 80. I had a chance in December but it got too dark to finish. I completed 16 at a 69 with a Par 5 and a Par 4 remaining.
As someone who has days like that far more often than he has days that are "good," I felt the pain in the pit of my stomach. Beautiful course and a great video.
I just shot 13 shots over my handicap today on a terrible day for golf (windy cold and wet), and yet still came out loving it! After getting home and watching this video, it makes me feel even better knowing that great golfers such as yourself still have moments like this par 3. What a game we play!
Rick, this is such a service to new golfers like me. I started playing a year ago, and my goal was to break 90 by now. Even though I'm consistently in the 90's it FEELS like I've regressed and gotten worse, so I know EXACTLY how you felt on EVERY shot of this round. So 3 takeaways for me:
(1) you may have been boiling inside, but your outward expression was quite good for being so far off your best
(2) if I scored +12 I'd be happy as a puppy with two peters, so it's all down to perspective and
(3) you didn't bail on that round (as I tend to do as soon as I have a bad hole) which is (a) a waste of a round for myself and (b) ruins it for anyone playing with me.
When I think of the rounds I've wasted doing the OPPOSITE of what you've done here, I want to give up the game...but seeing how you went about it here, from this day forth, I can turn it around, follow your example and never waste another round again.
Thank you!
Oh God Bless you. I used to play competitive golf, havent really played in 20 years now and am generally unable to just go out and play because well, I suck. Your happy demeanor (at least after the fact), gives me inspiration that maybe one day I'll be able go out/play again and enjoy myself (vs. grinding for 5 hrs./realizing) it really is about having fun/remains a game. Bravo. I watch your vids more than I should. :-) Carry On soldier. You are a good egg
So my dad used to play off a 7 handicap back in his day, he stopped playing golf for probably about 20+ years until I picked up the game at 16. 10 years later and he's not the way he was (mostly due to age) but we enjoy it, it keeps him moving. Not only that but I bet you've forgot how nice it is to hit those good shots when you do haha. Don't give it up man its never too late!
@@ryanreynolds3630 I was scratch and always a grinder. I just despise playing poorly. To jump back in I'd have to accept that, and doing so is kinda hard for a lifelong competitor. Still I know there is joy out there in the game (one which i love), I just have a hard time forgetting what I taught myself- which is to HATE losing/playing badly. :-)
I’m so happy that Break 75 is back. I rewatch lots of the prior ones so new content is always awesome. Keep up the great work and thanks for the great content for all these years
LOVE THIS SERIES! It’s a special year for golf! Maybe it’s the 150th open. Maybe it’s the story of Scheffler. Maybe it’s SEASON 2 OF BREAK 75!!!
This is one of my favorite videos of yours. Shows so many things, but the commentary illuminates the mental game and just how much it can wreck a round. Happened to me just yesterday!!
If Rick isn't the most humble down to earth UA-cam golfer than I don't know who is. Thank you for biting the bullet and showing the entire 18 holes so we can see how even a golf pro can struggle and hit some down right awful shots. The language is honestly to be expected but your demeanor and will to still play good golf was prevalent. Keep up the videos, this is one of my favorite series to watch.
As someone who’s mis hit IS a dead shank, I can totally feel your pain. So many rounds have been ruined by a bad case of shanks that just creep into my swing
That's no fun. Shanks are worst
Another great episode! Glad to see the shanks hit even the good players. Entered a tournament last weekend. Had my worst round in 2 years. Wanted to quit and not even play the 2nd day. Stuck with it. Made up 12 strokes. Still finished last but I didn’t quit. In a weird way, I believe bad golf makes us stronger. Cheers!
9 on a par 3.
For Rick it's embarrassing.
For me it's bragging.
I've just found golf again after years. I'm trying to break 100. It's winter here, so all driving range, but it is so useful to see where the wheels come off and the thought processes. The number of times I've been feeling great after 4 (all bogeys) and then I start ratcheting the pressure and get right out of my head because of a simple mistake. Thanks @Rick. - so useful to see. I know that must be painful, but it helps us out too!
Glad you posted this. It lets those of us weekend warriors who get so frustrated on the course realize that hey, it's a tough game. You've got to put time into it to get better. Otherwise, just go and enjoy the day, your friends, and a couple drinks. Back in the day I was a 6 handicap, but I played once to twice a week. Now I'm lucky to shoot low to mid 80's. But I still love the game. Thanks for the content! Cheers!
So thoroughly enjoyed this latest episode of break 85! Thanks Rick!
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Videos like this really show how hard golf can be, especially mentally.
Goes to show how only a few people in the world can do this on a tour level.
I want to see a "Break 75" where Rick has a couple of beers over the course of the round. I think it would settle the nerves and lower the scores 😁
British golfers don’t do that stupid shit. If they want to drink they go to the pub
Golf without beer is like bread without butter ✊
Gotta have atleast 2 on the front and 2 or 3 on the back for that swing oil
I’d have to agree if you are just walking around with the crew and nothing else on the line
We all say “I play better soaked” but it’s the relaxing nature of beer that makes us care less about the bad shots so we think we play better
Hi Rick, I love the fact you show the bad as well as the good, you deserve massive respect for that. And after watching a lot of your videos I’m starting my golfing journey with lessons from the start. First lesson is this Tuesday night in Auckland. I am seriously looking at buy a package set of Cobra Fly XL that you reviewed about 9 months ago…. Keep up the awesome videos you are teaching us heaps. Cheers. Andy
@Telegram only @Rickshiels. Good morning Rick, How are you, I love watching your videos.. and I am really interested in your review of the Cobra fly XL set as golf clubs are really expensive here. So would love your recommendations as what needs improving in this set. I am a stocky builder so I expect that I will find the putter light as well. Keep up the great videos.
Cheers Andy Auckland NZ
Mad respect for you playing for us all @Rickshiels . Love the rawness you provide in these challenges. Remember, anytime you might make a mistake, we make them with you because we've all been there at one point. I've got faith you'll break 75 soon.
Rick, just wanted to let you know. I’ve been struggling with this a lot too and when you go back you open the face wide open almost and if your hands don’t flip in the most perfect way at the bottom, then there will be very inconsistent results. Especially in tournament or stressful conditions, flipping is not as a reliable way to swing than rotating and keeping the face square
This was a great video- made me feel like we are all battling this golf obsession together. I was pretty down after my 84 today- had a blowout hole like Rick had- but now,after watching this honest video, I can't wait to get out and have a go at it again. Thanks,Rick!
That's hilarious because my best score is an 84. That's why I love golf, you're playing against yourself and the goals YOU set.
Love this video. Makes me feel like I’m not insane myself. This game is incredibly hard. Thank you for making us mere mortals feel normal!!
Been there done that Rick. Hats off to you the finish off the round and put this out here for us to watch. Keep going. See you next week.
Huge respect for still posting rick, this is the reason why people like you, it's because they can connect and understand you. Keep the break 75 series going brother. Never to old to try improve your game... love yard from back in Australia mate 👌
Honestly really like the commentary. I think that you’re so used to talking to the camera that you just now do it during all your golf, when maybe if you just really focused and did post commentary your shoot better. Also I think it would be a really cool series of videos if you got lessons or had a mental coach walk you through a round! Love the channel Rick and guy!
Rick: "I made a 9 on a par 3 awful golf.""
Me: "Only a 9 on a par 3 not too bad."
7th shot (putt up the hill) was actually kind of good.
i love the breakdown! such a good idea to commentate over it
Great video, and the fact that you have shown yourself, and your reaction, to when you have played the worst golf on this channel, is very inspiring. It also goes to show how good you are the rest of the time, and how you don't edit your videos to make yourself look better.
love all the videos Rick and stoked to see break 75 back. hard to see you struggle at the start like this. but i also love seeing videos like this. for most i feel like it makes the video that much more relatable, like i can see myself hitting some of these shots. it is refreshing to see the poor shots as well as the good ones on videos here! keep it up, cant wait for more of this. from a member in the clubhouse
This very thing happened to me in my US Open qualifier! I was cruising around at 1 under par and then I hit a shank from the middle of the fairway on the 6th hole. I ended up making a 9 on that hole after 2 balls in the water. On the next hole I missed a SIX INCH PUTT for bogey. I lost my damned mind and all I could hit were shanks the rest of the round. I went from thinking I could medal to not even breaking 90. Now I have to petition the USGA to let me try again next year lmao.
Its good to know that even the good golfers - and you are good Rick, can get it wrong. Makes me who is a real slasher at golf but enjoys it - feel a lot better. Thank you. Cheers from Australia.
Mentally you’re playing like an amateur. You’ve got the knowledge and the skills. Maybe a podcast with a sports psychologist would help all of us. Thx Rick.
Played Conwy this weekend.
13th where Rick made a 9 I hit an accidental stinger... To 3 inches. Pin was on the top tier too.
Closest to the pin I've ever hit from the tee without it going in
This is why we love you Rick!! You are honest and show that no matter who you are or how well you play....we all have bad days! Cheers mate!
Three minutes in and I'm predicting the EvnRoll makes a comeback into the bag next week
Rick should have never got rid of the EvnRoll
The old two ball odyssey has got to go 🤮🤮🤮
Needs to read Bob Rotella's putting book 👍
One PGA pro to another, absolutely loving the content Rick!
Ooooooh PGA PRO friends!!
Another one here 👋
Yeah nice content Rick, super stuff.
@@danbarton846 fair play 🤣🤣🤣
"Rick how many did you get on that hole?"
"I shot a 9."
"I'm putting you down for a 6."
We all need friends like this.
Honestly this is what I needed to see today. I’m getting back into playing golf after not playing for 10 years. And I played sooo sooo sooo bad today and it was very frustrating. This helps remind me that it’s just a game and I have to take any chance I can to keep working on my game. Your videos have been hugely helpful and something I wish I had 10 years ago.
Thank you!
I never really comment on videos, but over the last 2 years I've been watching your videos, you have made the game of golf way more enjoyable and less frustrating. I went from shooting just over 100 down to low 80s in a year all thanks to your videos, if anyone hasn't yet they should watch and listen to what you have to say. Bad shot or good shot you know how to laugh ot off and has taught me to just laugh it off aswell, thanks a bunch Rick!
It’s actually comforting to see an exceptional golfer have days like this 😂
He is not exceptional
Love this video! It is why Rick is the best UA-cam golfer out there. He post everything and is honest. Other UA-camrs throw out the bad shots and retake it. Thanks Rick for the honesty.
I'm one of your biggest fans and I have to say this is one of your best videos. It just shows that even the best of golfers can shot a rough day. This video helped give me some confidence that even when I have a crap game, there's also a pro somewhere that's having it just as hard.
You are amazingly honest and humble, thank you for reminding us that even great golfers can have bad days and sharing this with us!! Keep up the great work, Rick!!!
When ever I start with a score in my head I always play poorly. Too much pressure? That’s why every interview with the tour Pros they all say don’t think about the results…..only the process. Thanks Ric for being brave and showing us how we normally play the game we love.
Dear Rick, Just wanted to say THANKS for showing this. Social media these days is so polished and people need to be better at sharing when shits happens and that is what you do!
Not everyone comes to see 300+ yard drives in to perfect positions all the time, golf is a process, and Break75 shows this very clearly! Respect!
I love your channel and have been enjoying everything. Learning loads so I can break 100. I love this episode most because you show that even good golfers have bad days, so I can't get too hard on myself. I will say that I watched your episodes about chipping and not using your wrists, but it seemed that you used your wrists greatly on this course. I can't wait for the episode where you break 70! Great stuff and thanks for what you do.
Watching you recap the round is fun to watch! Interesting to hear what is going through your head for each shot. How much fun will it be to watch the replay video when you do break 75! Go Rick Go!
i feel sooooo much better about going out this weekend....just knowing that we are all human. Thanks Rick! love you, your humility and all your videos are gold. Cheers mate.
This is what makes this channel so good. You are prepared to show a round which went wrong. You could of easily hit delete and not shown it. Just makes us amateur players feel good. A bad day does happen to the Pros every now and then. Keep up the great content.
Thanks Rick, you are an amazing golfer and very inspiring. I struggle the most with the putter and the way you aggressively run at each hole is something I strive for every round.
I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but boatloads of respect for putting it up for us to watch and learn. And while your frustration was obvious, you didn’t whine, cuss, or stamp your feet like some of my playing partners have. Respect.
appreciate how you show bad golf and can still smile, a lot of us appreciate that. You've helped me enjoy every single game of golf since ive started watching
This video is the is one of the reasons we are subscribers, down to earth, honest and heartful. As a pretty lackluster golfer, this video gives me enthusiasm to go back to the golf course and enjoy the game.
Hi Guy and Rick! I had a round eerily similar to this earlier this year, with back to back shanks out of nowhere on a par 3. I managed to beat you by carding and 8. 😂 What a game! Thanks for all the content you guys bring, wildly entertaining and relatable. Simply class!
Thanks for sharing Rick. Class act. I found myself last week lined up for an 8 foot Eagle putt. Slight pull left, which I am ok with. Then rushed my 1.5 footer for Birdie and missed. Heart breaking....The game of golf. She giveith, and she takeith away. Keep the videos coming. Love em!
Love your videos and this series is amazing!! Glad you brought it back. Very relatable content!
Love the video. Feel your pain , frustration etc. Makes video so much better.Dont give up. One day your break 75 will end in the 60's score. Golf is so cruel and humbling
Absolutely AMAZING views! Thank you for sharing these experience 🤙🏼
And the way you played hole 16 is what keeps you coming back. The funny thing is you feel like you played your worse game but I would be thrilled to score an 83. I love watching your content. Thank you for putting it out there for us, and massive respect for showing the bad shots and not editing it out.
Rick appreciate you sharing these break 75 rounds. Strange thing is I am normally a 85 - 92 golfer and I recently shot the best rounds of my life recently. 78 and had 3 - three putts. This was my 2nd round of the season in Canada. Golf is a very strange game, but it we love it. It is the stories that come out of it that make us smile and continue to come back day after day. You will break 75 this year.
I’m glad you have a good sense of humor about it. We all know you’re an excellent golfer but this makes us hacks feel better about ourselves. If it can happen to you, it can happen to anybody. Keep up the great content.
I love how you show that everyone has a bad day. I just played my first varsity tournament today and played the worst golf that I’ve ever played. I was really disappointed because I had played some of the best gold of my life in the rounds right before today. And then I completely lost it. Thank you for showing that it’s not just me and for being a positive person even when you don’t play how you want!
Thanks Rick! We all have those days and we don’t have 2 people watching! 😜 all kidding aside, golf is an evil game that makes no sense. That’s why we love it. You could easily edit these videos and shoot par, but like a true golfer, you have integrity, and we admire you for that. Chop away young man, and the game, she will repay you.
Total honesty on a beautiful course, played there for years when I lived in the area, not a course to learn golf on!!! Glad to see the corrugated iron verandah roof has been replaced. Thanks Rick, great video.
This shows that no matter the standard of golfer, we all have the same issues with nerves and letting a bad couple of holes get inside your head and ruin a round. Great content as always Rick. If I could offer any advice it would be just enjoy it. Look around, it's a beautiful day, breathtaking scenery and a great couse. Life is good.
I love seeing the reality of golf even for a fantastic golfer like you Rick. We all have bad days on the course and next time it happens to me I’ll remember we all go through it. Keep up the great vids 👍 until next time.
Splendid! Thank you for posting a video that I can absolutely relate to when it comes to playing golf.
Rick, thank you for this, really. Thought it was just me that had rounds like this. I appreciate your honesty and courage in posting this; guess we're not all tour pros, right?!
Your commentary was absolutely brilliant. Awesome job, so impressed. Good job.
Rick ,appreciate the honesty of this video. Anyone who has played golf for any length of time can relate. Danny Willett won the Masters and then lost form. Glad to see him regain his form. You're a good player. Good players also have coaches because they need an extra set of eyes. I have been a subscriber for awhile. From early on there were two aspects of your game that I noticed. You flare the club open on your backswing (similar to what Danny Willett used to do), which could be the culprit behind the shanks. That's a lot of rotation of the club face in order to square it up at impact. As you say, you are not a shanker. Butflaring the cub open on the backswing can lead to inconsistency both left and right. This is a minor point. A more important observation is related to your putting stance. You appear to be standing way too close to the ball when you putt. Please see this video which explains what I am talking about.
ua-cam.com/video/BHu53GYM42o/v-deo.html
Please accept these comments in the spirit they are intended. I'd love to see you break 70!!
Love the videos- went to the range today for 60 balls, this video gives me my confidence back- great players have off moments as well- keep the videos coming
Good on you for showing this. Love your channel!
Rick, I’ve been watching you for years now, and the content just keeps getting better and better. You are always so transparent and that’s what I love about your channel. To me, you and guga foods (cooking channel) pump out the best content on UA-cam. Much respect from California. Would love to see you come play a course in San Diego.. maybe Torrey Pines?? 🧐
Rick I have to say Bravo!!! Absolutely love the fact that you include all the trials and tribulations that we all face in this wonderful game!! I recently have come down with what I can only describe as the “chip shanks” and can not figure out what’s is happening! It’s so very frustrating!! Love the content mate!! Keep up the fantastic work!! We love you for it!!!
I've had the chip shanks before! They make NO SENSE! Such a mental finicky game. Wishing you get over these as soon as possible.
WOW! what do you say to that... You are a very humble and gracious person for putting that out there. But as you commentate your own "bad" round, you still have a positive and upbeat attitude which in my opinion, makes you a great host (not necessarily golfer) of the channel/show which is informative and entertaining.
However, you made a comment on your first "break 75" round that I related to so well and contemplated about myself in several areas/hobbies in my life as well. You said "it's almost slightly worrying disconcerting that maybe this is the standard golfer I am. Maybe I don't shoot under par." I play a lot of sports and do a lot of competitive activities, but I have never focused on one and just poured myself into it. I prefer to do many things, but the results are not typically performing above "average" in any of them. I get frustrated at that fact, but also contemplate, what if I focused on one activity/hobby and became great at it, would that be for fulfilling? I don't think so, but it can be frustrating at times.
Great to see raw golf reactions and mindsets. Conwy is a tough track. great video. Looking forward to the next one.
Great lessons to be taken from this one about hanging in there. Thanks for posting it! Great fun from you two as always.
Rick can i just thank you for showing this episode of break 75, i have just returned from my Saturday round of golf being the 1st round of club championships, i play off 6 and so wanted a good 1st round, starting with 5 straight pars and feeling really good and confident to playing the last 13 holes a mere 19 over, this is my golf just lately, now, watching your round and not to be taking the micky but its just made me realise that THIS IS GOLF, you changed my day going from pissed off to thinking mmmmm im not the only one out there suffering,,LOL, by the way please indulge me of having just a very very small chuckle at the shanks,,,maaaannn those things seem to come from out of nowhere and always when ya just dont need em,,,,CHEERS from the Barossa Valley in South Australia.
Love it Rick! Golf as it really is for the rest of us! Some great swings, but just one of those days.
You fronted up well….RESPECT..
Great video Rick loving your honesty I often do 9 on a par 3 but I'm learning from your videos about frame of mind, attitude, & getting slightly better. I've not been yet this year as I'm getting over covid which has left me short on energy🙂⛳