Keep on working! Golf is hard :) but glad you're finding joy in the game. Regarding the 2 guys hitting into you, yes it's quite dangerous to get hit into, esp. when it's so obvious that it's on purpose. The pace of play was exacerbated by the fact that you guys were a 4some and they were apparently a 2some. That being said, even as a total beginner, there's accountability to understanding a proper pace of play. Watching through your video it's fairly apparent that most if not your entire 4some struggled to keep the ball moving forward in a consistent manner. Looking at your strokes, your pace was probably at least 60-100% longer (i.e. twice as long) then it should have been. Pace of play is the no.1 most frustrating thing for anyone who is trying to enjoy a round of golf. A couple of tips in the future.... 1. Know your pace ahead of time and always be aware of it. You know if you're not good/slow, so acknowledge it before you start your round and be aware of anyone behind you at all times. 2. Be aware of your pace in context of both the group in front of you and behind you. If you're behind someone, your pace is not relevant since there's no where to go. I'm assuming since you were going to let them play through that there was nobody in front of you guys which means your group was blocking everyone behind you. 3. While Par 3's are ideal to let people play thru, you can let people play thru at any moment in the hole. Even on a 2nd stroke on a Par 5, let people play thru. Don't wait esp. if you've already held them up for a couple holes. 4. If you're shooting 140 and you're really holding people up, just pick up the ball. You got a sense of this when you spent a lot of time in the sandtrap, but the course is not the place to figure out how to play golf. 5. Play ready golf. Doing things like shooting a laser distance when your scoring 140 is unnecessary, and that time adds up in a round. A round should take no more then 4-4.5 hrs (some say less). Golf course is for everyone, and there's not a single more frustrating thing for any golfer than having to play behind people that aren't aware of that. This isn't meant to discourage you or place blame, because one day you'll be the person shooting 80-90, and caught behind people who may be much slower and you just don't have the time to spare another 1.5 hours that day while they figure things out.
Thanks and appreciate the advice! They are definitely good points, because I agree, pace is very important! At no point in the game were we not playing ready golf. To put things into perspective, we were actually at the 10th hole, after a little break. There was no one in front or behind us when we tee'd off. These guys weren't even behind us in the first 9-holes, and we had kept in pace with the group in front the whole time (that's why I had time to try the sand bunkers). We were going to let them through at the next hole when we noticed they were behind us; I just don't think they were very patient - they did apologise after. In defence of the rest of my group, I was the only one shooting 140, everyone else was a lot better. We were only playing around with the laser at one point because I wanted to know how far the golfers ahead were walking (whilst waiting to tee off). I was intrigued!!
I think what your friend is trying to tell you in the bunker is to come more steep at the ball. Definitely go see a PGA pro for some lessons best thing I ever did. Might take a few lessons but it helps tremendously. I worked recently on coming in at a more steep angle even just hitting the ball normally. If your backswing comes inside the swing plane, then the clubhead is a lot heavier and it makes it hard to be consistent with hitting it. I also think it would help to learn to compress the ball a little more. From the looks of it you need a little more shaft lean with your hands on setup. The way that the PGA pro that I saw said to was to feel like you are reaching far out for the ball. I think this was to keep my left arm from bending too early, which I see you do a little, which in turn helps with compressing the ball and keeping the shaft lean through impact. It's a common problem called chicken winging, but it may mean you need to setup with the ball on the toe of the club instead of in the middle. If you start to hit it straight right from that change you probably are reaching far enough to hit the hozzle of the club, causing a shank.
Also I would recommend the chair for your cart, I would buy one and walk more but I'm a fat ass and am unfortunately over the weight limit for my cart lol.
Wow that’s a lot of great info, thanks for the advice! 🙏🏼 I’m actually going to get a lesson soon so this should help I can get a chair, or I can build up my tolerance instead haha 😬
If you wanted to improve my advice would be to do 1 of 2 things: 1) See a pro for a few lessons. OR 2) If you are just watching UA-cam videos on how to swing etc, find 1 UA-camr you think you can understand well and stick with them, do not watch any other UA-camr for swing advice. Then lots of practice :) Good luck!
Keep on working! Golf is hard :) but glad you're finding joy in the game. Regarding the 2 guys hitting into you, yes it's quite dangerous to get hit into, esp. when it's so obvious that it's on purpose. The pace of play was exacerbated by the fact that you guys were a 4some and they were apparently a 2some. That being said, even as a total beginner, there's accountability to understanding a proper pace of play. Watching through your video it's fairly apparent that most if not your entire 4some struggled to keep the ball moving forward in a consistent manner. Looking at your strokes, your pace was probably at least 60-100% longer (i.e. twice as long) then it should have been. Pace of play is the no.1 most frustrating thing for anyone who is trying to enjoy a round of golf. A couple of tips in the future.... 1. Know your pace ahead of time and always be aware of it. You know if you're not good/slow, so acknowledge it before you start your round and be aware of anyone behind you at all times. 2. Be aware of your pace in context of both the group in front of you and behind you. If you're behind someone, your pace is not relevant since there's no where to go. I'm assuming since you were going to let them play through that there was nobody in front of you guys which means your group was blocking everyone behind you. 3. While Par 3's are ideal to let people play thru, you can let people play thru at any moment in the hole. Even on a 2nd stroke on a Par 5, let people play thru. Don't wait esp. if you've already held them up for a couple holes. 4. If you're shooting 140 and you're really holding people up, just pick up the ball. You got a sense of this when you spent a lot of time in the sandtrap, but the course is not the place to figure out how to play golf. 5. Play ready golf. Doing things like shooting a laser distance when your scoring 140 is unnecessary, and that time adds up in a round. A round should take no more then 4-4.5 hrs (some say less). Golf course is for everyone, and there's not a single more frustrating thing for any golfer than having to play behind people that aren't aware of that. This isn't meant to discourage you or place blame, because one day you'll be the person shooting 80-90, and caught behind people who may be much slower and you just don't have the time to spare another 1.5 hours that day while they figure things out.
Thanks and appreciate the advice! They are definitely good points, because I agree, pace is very important! At no point in the game were we not playing ready golf.
To put things into perspective, we were actually at the 10th hole, after a little break. There was no one in front or behind us when we tee'd off. These guys weren't even behind us in the first 9-holes, and we had kept in pace with the group in front the whole time (that's why I had time to try the sand bunkers). We were going to let them through at the next hole when we noticed they were behind us; I just don't think they were very patient - they did apologise after.
In defence of the rest of my group, I was the only one shooting 140, everyone else was a lot better. We were only playing around with the laser at one point because I wanted to know how far the golfers ahead were walking (whilst waiting to tee off). I was intrigued!!
I think what your friend is trying to tell you in the bunker is to come more steep at the ball. Definitely go see a PGA pro for some lessons best thing I ever did. Might take a few lessons but it helps tremendously. I worked recently on coming in at a more steep angle even just hitting the ball normally. If your backswing comes inside the swing plane, then the clubhead is a lot heavier and it makes it hard to be consistent with hitting it. I also think it would help to learn to compress the ball a little more. From the looks of it you need a little more shaft lean with your hands on setup. The way that the PGA pro that I saw said to was to feel like you are reaching far out for the ball. I think this was to keep my left arm from bending too early, which I see you do a little, which in turn helps with compressing the ball and keeping the shaft lean through impact. It's a common problem called chicken winging, but it may mean you need to setup with the ball on the toe of the club instead of in the middle. If you start to hit it straight right from that change you probably are reaching far enough to hit the hozzle of the club, causing a shank.
Also I would recommend the chair for your cart, I would buy one and walk more but I'm a fat ass and am unfortunately over the weight limit for my cart lol.
Wow that’s a lot of great info, thanks for the advice! 🙏🏼
I’m actually going to get a lesson soon so this should help
I can get a chair, or I can build up my tolerance instead haha 😬
If you wanted to improve my advice would be to do 1 of 2 things:
1) See a pro for a few lessons.
OR
2) If you are just watching UA-cam videos on how to swing etc, find 1 UA-camr you think you can understand well and stick with them, do not watch any other UA-camr for swing advice.
Then lots of practice :)
Good luck!
I’m excited for my lesson but I also need to up the practice too!