How i went from 30 HANDICAP to 11 in 6 months! (5 easy tips)
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2023
- How I went from 30 handicap to 11 handicap in just 6 months with no lessons!
Some fundamental tips going from a 30 handicap new golfer shotting in the 100's to breaking 90 consistently and then breaking 80 as easily as possible. I talk about how to chip, how to putt, how to get up and down, hit more GIR's and know your carry distances for every club in the bag
0:33 Use GPS (free phone app)
2:33 Know your carry distances (not total distance)
3:53 Hit more GIR's (positive approach play)
4:48 Get up & down more often (learn a standard chip shot)
6:30 Stop 3 putting! (use these putting drills) - Спорт
You take our handicaps down, we take your subscribers up, fair trade if ya ask me
Haha I’ll do my best, but can’t promise anything 🤣 thanks for the sub Justin 👊🏼
I’m a mid handicapper in my second year of golf and the biggest things that helped was playing smarter. Sometimes you have to set your ego aside and put away the driver and just go iron or even hybrid and put the ball in play. I work extra hard on my chipping and putting, that’s where you really shave strokes off your game.
Short game is king!
this is what i love to watch, love the journey of improving, every round is good fun but it is always important to learn little things along the way! hope you get back to posting Jack!
Awesome stuff man!! Title really spoke to me because I was a 30 handicapper last summer and by this spring I was an 11. I can 100% attest that every tip you gave here is accurate! The one I’d add from my experience is to know your miss - helps you decide where to aim or what club to hit given different situations. Keep it up man! You’ve earned a sub (:
I'm so glad you pointed out the importance of short game. Sure my driving is still weak as a beginner, but I got lessons specifically for putting because that's where it all goes down. Can't believe how much people neglect it.
The quality of this video is outstanding, informative and simple. The way you act/talk with the camera is like you have been doing youtube for 10 years. Subscribed within the first minute!
The speed check tips for putting is definitely something I’ll do from now on!
Thx for great video!
Great tips mate . Love how you keep it simple . First timer now I’m subscribing .
Great tips. I'm on the journey now both to get in the 90s consistently and to grow my subscribers on the channel. You're inspirational on both counts! Thank you!
Credit where it’s due man, this is really well made and clear and concise, cheers!
Super video Jack! Glad to see a big bump in your subscribers since! Keep it up 😊
Honestly great video man. Exactly why it got you an extra 1.9k subs!! Keep it up !
Love your channel... very practical game strategy that beginners need for our game!
Love the video! I am somewhere around the middle of your journey myself and this is the kind of video I really wanted to see. Keep it up
Thanks man and good luck 💪🏼
Awesome video Jack! Editing, talking…everything was awesome. Happy to follow along as a new subscriber. All the best for your channel
Thanks Reegan 🙏🏼
Really enjoying your presentation skills and teaching.
Love the content for the new golfers
Great effort in getting your handicap down so quickly, hoping I can do the same! Keep up the hard work and look forward to more tips.
Thanks Stephen and good luck getting your handicap down!
I just made the commitment to golf at the beginning of the year. Still having contact consistency issues. Haven’t shot below 100. Goal is to break 100 before the year is out. Great video and congrats on playing better golf!
You're absolutely correct. I've worked day in and day out for decades, playing once in a while. Now that I'm retired, I have the time to practice and play at least twice a week. Executive courses are great for short game practice also
As a 36 handicap, (yeah yeah, just learning) really awesome video cuz. Thank you! So much more helpful than these "lessons from professionals videos" or the "try thus because it works videos" "it" never works. This was really helpful ❤
Subbed from us helping me a lot over here in my seccond year I dearly need to practice putting I gotta add something that putting practice was top tier I appreciate that
Great vid mate. Thanks and good luck with the channel
im a junior who started a year ago on 72 and now on 34 and shoot about 46 around 9 and i just recently started playing irons off every tee, the consistency with irons is so much better than a long drive that goes left or right!
I subbed as soon as you said "only have 19 subscribers". I just presumed the quality of your content that you were a major channel in the golf space. Keep at it mate.
Thanks 👊🏼
Keep em Coming! I'm struggling to find my form after a very serious back injury a few years ago. Even watching different swings helps me adjust. Sub'd
Thanks for the sub John! Hopefully the back gets better soon
Very useful tips. Thank you!
Great video well produced and entertaining and super informative you should be proud man
Thanks Joshua
Great video! I'm estimating myself to be about a 25 hdcp at the moment and have set my own goal of getting down to a 12 this summer. Thanks for the tips! I look forward to seeing how else you improve
Thanks Alex, 12 is a good target. Good luck 👊🏼
How are u getting on ? What scores were u shooting at a 30 handicap
Great video Jack!
Great video Jack.
Awesome vids jack can you do some more. One key point is like to understand is what you worked on at the range if you weren’t having lessons
Excellent video !!!!!
Nice tips! Never practised putting with 1 hand first! 👍🏼
Well done Jack, great video and a refreshingly different take on golf tuition. I use the Costco balls exclusively now having switched from Srixon ad333. I find them much better. Wish I didn't have to work so much that it keeps me off the course. Cheers !
Costco balls are the best cheap balls you can get. It’s either Costco balls or Pro V1 or equivalent in my opinion
Awesome video man
Awesome video!
It's crazy how many UA-camrs are just GODS at golf. My man is shooting better than 95% of players in his first 2 months!!! Wowww. Take these videos with a grain of salt. Most of these people have to exagerate just to get views. Went from shooting a 99 to 82. No gimmies involved here folks.
Nice vid mate ⛳️
Love it!
Great video, good luck with the channel
Thanks John!
Great video, consistency is my issue, biggest benefit I got recently was to spend a few hours on a chipping green, really got my confidence up and less duffs. Keep up the good work.
Building that confidence around the green is so important. If you make a mistake on the course you’ll be questioning if you even are swinging correctly
@@JackFowlerGolf have learnt to leave bad shots where they are and move on. Used to hold on to them and it would ruin my game.
Great video keep them coming plz . Show us the way
Jack .. very impressed with the content and really good presentation. Now subbed. Carry on Sir
Thanks Sheridan 👊🏼
Jack making it sound like it's so easy... I know dudes that have been playing for 20 years and are still 20 handicaps!
Fantastic video the quality is so good could not guess the subscribers
Thanks William, happy you think the quality is good! Didn’t come out as good as I wanted but next video will be better 👍🏼
amazing improvement. congrats
Thanks Paul
Very nice video
Just subscribed. Great video and info. 👌🏼
Legend 👊🏼
thanks Jack
Great video mate, just subscribed
Thanks will
Nice video man
Nice job
Funny you say that, I start play golf 1980, start with 30hcp on second round six months later I was a 10hcp at age 43!
Today age 87 on 15hcp!
Good Luck,Johnny DBergh
Great tips! This video resonates with me as i am on a similar journey currently. However i had 20 years with a messed up swing (30-40 handicapper), 1000's of dollars with multiple coaches and now i've found a youtube coach that resonates with me and my swing has improved ten fold in 4 months (Shot an 82 last game on a par 70 golf course). I found once i knew what my distances were consistently with each club with my standard tempo swing, the use of a range finder and using the same ball has become even more important then ever.
Club distances are key, it also helps you mentally over the ball knowing 100% you have the right club and can commit to the shot
Couldn't agree more. Before I had a GPS device I had no idea how far from the hole I was. In addition, I had no idea how far I hit it anyway! Now I have GPS and know my distances I can just casually swing away knowing I won't overshoot it. I also always play conservatively and go with the distance to the middle of the green which normally gives me +/- 10 yards to play with.
Started in November. Currently got a 32 handicap which has come down from about 40. Slowly getting better but then sometimes still have ridiculous scores that come up.
Definitely gonna try practice my putting more. Finally started practicing my chipping and already feel more confident around the greens
I would work on nothing but ball striking until you get to around 15.
Wouldn't worry about putting yet as I'm in the same boat and putting doesn't matter if you run out of strokes just getting to the green
What a great journey Jack. Super interesting to see. If you’re ever in Portugal and want to play some rounds and film, let me know 👌. Also subscribed 🤙🏻
Thanks Bob! Portugal looks lovely, if I’m there and get some time I’ll let you know 👊🏼
@@JackFowlerGolf sounds like a plan mate! I look forward to following your journey 👌
Excellent video Jack, great tips. Can I ask where you got your clicker tube from for chipping practice? Thanks! 👍🏻
Amazon if I remember correctly
LOVE the Kirky sigs - Great spin for the price
Can’t go wrong £1 a ball
I've been around 19 for 2 years but I only have time for 9 holes a week and no range time. Battling to keep below 20😂 I need golf vids like this to refresh and remind me to concentrate on the little things
Hard to improve with only playing that much!
@@JackFowlerGolf have recently swapped my range time for park trips and nappy changing ...birthday parties and Disney films ....youngest is 1 oldest is 4....next few years hopefully I can get back into it properly...I need a UA-cam job! Golf content pay the bills and golf the days away 🙏
Since watching several YT golfers I’ve often wanted to do something like this. Golf for the common man. Nice job…the single biggest thing you can do to improve your golf game is 2 words. RANGE RAT. You didn’t just improve going on the course. You hit hundreds of buckets of balls and chipped and putted your brains out. You see your improvement…now just imagine how much practice a pro did/does to get to where they are.
Yep got to practise on the range, but the course is different. Sometimes it feels great at the range but doesn’t translate to the real thing straight away!
Liked and sub'd. Good stuff and good length of time for video.
Fwiw, I know a lot of us would be interested in hearing more about what you did to drop that many strokes off your handicap in just a few months. How often did you play? How often did you practice and for how long? Did you focus on the drills you have in this video or are there others? Should be a decent bit of material here for more videos to get your stats up.
Thanks for the like and sub, I’ll be doing some more follow up vids soon 👊🏼
Thanks for the video. I am about a 25. Would like to drop it about 5 this summer. Keep the tips coming.
LOL. That's pratically impossible,.
@@Mihigo26 think he means cup 5 shots off his handicap, so down to 20 which is very manageable. I went from 20 to 12 in 18months! Now on the path to get single digits
@@darraghmcinerney9213 I hope that's what he means.
I need to try some of these tips. I’ve been golfing for 20 years and have yet to break 100.
A suggestion for you: get rid of ads while you're still in growth mode. The value and momentum of additional subs now (avoiding lost subs from people clicking away during ads) will more than outweigh the dollars you make off ads atm. Great content!
Good point, will probably keep the ads off whilst the channel is growing but would love to make it a thing at some point
I wish I had the time to do this!
Currently im 34 hcp and jumping down fast. What helped me personally is playing controlled. Had the bad habbit of wanting to hit way to hard wich made my shots go all over the place, now with control i at least hit it straight. Next to that focussing on short game and putting and you see the hcp lower basically each time.
Controlled swing is key!
This dude was made to play golf
Before last summer at 31yo, I hadn't really played any golf for a good 12 years, and not more than once a year for another 3-4 on top of that. Used to play low 90s, high 80s. First couple games were brutal, around 115 IIRC. Then I did as you said, I took a step back, played super safe on longer distances, relied on my decent putting (avg
Good luck, make sure you get that putting feel back. Will save you loads
@@JackFowlerGolf For sure! It seems to be the one thing I didn't lose too much from my long hiatus, so I'm definitely holding on to it for dear life. I 100% wouldn't already be back under 100 if it wasn't for my low putting average. Short game is really saving my butt! As you said in the video, it's most of your shots, so as long as you manage to get close to the green, if you manage to get up and down and putt properly, things can only get so bad to begin with!
7 iron and down is pretty much under control, but my long game is messed up. I lost about a club in distance across the board (a bit more with my driver, used to average 250 carry, now it's 225-230), and I'm getting extremely inconsistent hits with my woods and long irons.
Great video and awesome improvement. Side note: I noticed at 4:42 that you hit the ball straight but you were aiming a bit to the right.
I have the tendency to be quite closed with my alignment. Looking back I meant to aim to the left side of the green and let it fade into the green. But the ball started over the right side of the green and faded to the right of the bunker… also being in a slight downslope made it fade a bit more too
I cut 15 strokes from my handicap by practicing any shot that might come my way from 50 yds and in. Especially a ton of time putting.
So many people invest an insane amount hitting driver and long & mid irons.
Golf metrics assume 2 putts per hole to finish on par. That's 36 strokes per round out of 72. You'll maybe use your driver on 14-15 holes at most.
Work 75% on short game, folks.
Couldn’t agree more! That’s what I’m currently working on now as it’s my weakness and dropping the most shots on. It’s just very boring… I find good quality 30 mins of putting and chipping works rather than 1-2 hours of drawn out work
Most people spend most of there time with Driver and Irons because they can't even get to the short game area LOL. My biggest issue use to be me just getting off the tee and fating my irons LOL. Now that I've gotten past that, shooting 85 and has become so easy. ;-)
Loved the video. You did casually drop in there that you drive it 280! Any tips there?
In the summer when the floor is firm it would run out to that. Probably carrying 250 on a good one back then
Heeeeyyy! We also use The Grint!
Shendish! Another Hemel Lad!
We have an overweight, unfit lady, first time golfer at our club who just started a month ago who has the best natural free-flowing swing ever. She is a pleasure to watch, hitting par 4s greens in 3 easily. No lessons but some tips from other golfers. Unreal. I am very envious.
This is in answer to the doubter comments.
Big up shendish manor
Knowing your carry distances is huge. I've been struggling to know mine. I've been taking lessons since Nov 2022. Lessons have been going well, however, I used the launch monitor at my GolfTec facility to get my avg carry after the first month. Over the next few months, we made swing changes, and my avg distances have fluctuated as I implement the changes. So, sometimes my avg carry with my 7i is 140 and other times is is 125 (I'm 60 years old and have lost a lot of muscle mass over the years as I have not worked out for decades). You can see where that can be a challenge...but it is only temporary. As my swing gets more consistent, so will my carry distances.
I have no idea what people without access to a proper launch monitor do to know these distances.
John - what I did years ago was to go to one of the muni courses near me. Bought a measuring wheel from Home Depot and picked a course that had a par 5 that was sort of out of the way, yet had close access to get on. It was the 5-6th hole and I would head over there 6-7p and drag my clubs, bag of balls and measuring wheel. Picked a spot that was level and would hit 10 balls out then measure them all, write it down and hit 10 balls back towards golf bag. Measured and wrote those down. Did that for each iron and hybrid with full grip then also 1 and 2 inch choke down on clubs. Took all the measurements and plugged them into XLS and got my averages. Not the number was based on rollout not exact carry. But a few things happened from this. 1st - I now had 3 yardages for just about all my clubs in the bag. 2nd - the improvement in my game took me from 8-9 hcp to 3-4. Going from hitting GIR and having 30 foot putts (I SUCK at putting) to getting inside 20 feet like ALL the time was the 2nd biggest difference maker in my game. The biggest difference maker? You gotta hit balls all the time. Like 4-5 days/week. Even if you suck and have crazy swing, you will improve as you increase your confidence thru consistency in how you hit the ball. #3 is NOT showing up at the course 6 minutes before your tee time. You play twice a month, show up at the course and check in and go to 1st tee and in the 5 minutes you wait for the group in front of you to clear out you putt for 3 minutes. Then on the 7th hole your about to snap all your clubs cuz your 16 over par already then magically you start getting some pars and bogies. End your day shooting 94 and you wonder why you suck.
I actually bought a walking wheel also at Home Depot many years ago. I still have it. I'm going to do this as you suggest. Ty for that.
Yep - know some of these but some are definitely good tips. You managed to break 100 even before being serious - that is massive. Still struggling to break 100 here.
Got to look at what cost you the most strokes. With me it was off the tee, I was always off the fair ways and either in a hazard or couldnt find it. Went and tried a couple new drivers out and ping 425 max just fit my swing. The pxg i had I just couldnt keep straight. Went from a 103 to a 93 in 2 rounds.
you're a very exceptional beginner player,😀 if without any lessons, your average 7i carry is 185 yards and straight ...what is your 7i and driver club head speed?....my high ( 30 ) handicap numbers are mostly from " wasted " shots in my round...by wasted, I mean hitting too many thin or fat......
getting Garmin s62 for my bday in July so hopefully that will help me lower my hcp.
Heard great things about them
bbeen playing golf on and off for 7 years only recently ive really got properly into how many days a week would you say you practice ?? great video also im very picky with some golf content but i like the straight to the point tips which is refreshing none of this hold your club this way that way :D
Thanks Liam I practise around 4/5 times a week atm trying to get to scratch
Started because of lockdown myslf, started with 28, down to 18 but some good rounds in there to say single figures is achievable (eventually).
100% achievable, it’s the experience that comes with reading lies, course management, short game etc. Still learning all this myself!
@@JackFowlerGolf it's a lot harder than I thought it would be but that's the attraction. Shot par for 9 holes then 10 over for 9. Wish I started younger but here we are. Keep it up pal
Always come off the golf course thinking ‘if only I did that my score would be so much lower’ 🤣
@@JackFowlerGolf Hindsight is a great thing in golf, I agree, I do the same. Hero shot and rarely pays off
I have a 22 ish 23 handicap I chip and put fairly well long irons and driving is my worst part I feel this is better than be the other way around
Driving range sessions would be best for you then. Working on that solid ball striking!
Just started playing last month and got my first round in the mid 90s the other day. Your channel is giving out some great tips and motivation! Have you got social media aswell?
Nice work man! Did you really go from 19 subs to 1000 in 6 days? That should be your next tutorial 😅
Looks like your channel has exploded!
You started at 30 hcp, impressive.
i think you’re just good at golf bro
How do you start with a 30 handicap? I started with 54 and it took me at least a year to get down to 30.
How often did you play golf rounds and hit the dtiving ramge within yoir first 6 months to drop your handicap?
Thank you. New sub.
First 6 months all the rounds of golf you see at the start of the video… as for practise I only went driving range about 1/2 the time night before my round of golf depending on if I had time. Only 2022 I started practising putting/chipping
@@JackFowlerGolf That's good results with that level of practice.
I try control my drive,go for middle of the green..
Putting is pretty good,chipping terrible..
Ezekiel gaming HD, haven't seen you in years mate, hope you're well!
can you do a whats in my bag video?
Dream on.
"Here's how I lowered my scores"
Hits 7 iron 185 yards. That's how. Longer hitters=lower scores. The closer you get to the green from the tee the lower club you need on approach and the more accurate you are to the pin.
100 yards in, chipping, putting KEEP IT IN PLAY. I lost two tee shots and one water ball. Shot myself right out of the money with these 3 holes in a row🙁🙁🙁
wait a minute here. you started gofling a couple years ago and you hit your 8 iron 170 and your 7 iron 185??!!? so you started golfing a couple years ago, after taking a number of years off after playing since you were a kid right?
I have a question - why wouldn't you tee up that 3-wood to give yourself the most perfect lie you can have?
I use the Kirkland Signature v2 ball too! I got them on sale recently and the per ball cost was .98 cents!!! They spin a bit more than Pro V's off the tees (left or right spin) and I don't think they have as much backspin around the greens. But, for the price, you can't beat that.
I'm curious to see what the v3 will be like.
I do tee my 3 wood up, but it’s only a small tee. Kind of like when you tee up an iron shot. I like to keep the same swing with my 3 wood off the fairway to the tee box rather than swinging up off the tee and down on the fairway. Less mistakes that way
What’s the best app for golf in terms of being able to tell distances ?
Swingu
I’ve been off the game for 20 years and stepped back into it about 4seasons ago. Where I live it’s cold and snow so the courses close around Nov-April. I built a DIY simulator in my garage for the winter months and hit almost every day. But my question for you is did you take lessons? I have yet to. If so, did that really impact your score, course management and how you approach each hole?
Took lessons, changed my grip, the way I stood etc. For 6 weeks I was shooting higher (90+) scores then another 6 weeks later shooting my best rounds (breaking 80)
I was going to try not to take lessons but what’s the point. If it will drastically improve my game, it makes perfect sense. Thank you, Jack for your help and videos.