Thank you! I'm happy with how this week has started, hopefully it continues.
@bdanplays12 күн бұрын
8:01 play round 2 😂 it’s a beautiful course but definitely plays tricky!
@Veninator0712 күн бұрын
Well I'm sure it would be an absolute disaster if I did that 😂
@alcott31314 күн бұрын
Welcome back, Jon. Good luck with the cut
@Veninator0714 күн бұрын
Thank you! It looks like I've missed it this week but I'm pretty happy with the performance after two weeks off 🙂
@bdanplays15 күн бұрын
Strong finish after the slow start, awesome putt on 18 to close it out!
@Veninator0715 күн бұрын
Thank you! I definitely started pretty rusty but it got better as the round went on. I haven't caught up with your rounds yet! I'll be sure to check them out later today.
@trent_mcneely7554Ай бұрын
Merry Christmas! Better luck in r2
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Merry Christmas! 🎄 Thank you! Yeah not the best first round.
@bdanplaysАй бұрын
Merry Christmas, I like the more festive outfit!
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Merry Christmas! Haha yeah well it felt like a good time to mix it up a little.
@alcott313Ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Jon!
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄
@bdanplaysАй бұрын
Great tournament, the putting let you down early on but still had a nice round
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Yeah it wasn't the best start but still happy with how the event went! Good to get a promo mark in my second week in CC-A!
@mikebarfield1660Ай бұрын
Great start. Lets get it rd 2.
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Let's do it! I'm happy with this start, let's hope it continues.
@bdanplaysАй бұрын
Great opening round good luck the rest of the way
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Thank you! It is good to be fairly competitive in CC-A, it looks like I might have found my level for the time being.
@elboy6715Ай бұрын
Well played this week Jon.
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Thank you! It was a positive first week in CC-A. It bodes well for the weeks to come. It looks like you're safe in Platinum as well so well done!
@trent_mcneely7554Ай бұрын
Nice cut. Good weekend could get into promo territory
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Now that would be nice! Hopefully I can make that happen. It is good to be making the cut again!
@sejico4515Ай бұрын
I am currently playing in CC-A as well. My name is Seiji Kato 🇯🇵. I'm on youtube too.
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching my video! I've just checked your score, that's very impressive! It doesn't look like you'll be in CC-A for much longer.
@bdanplaysАй бұрын
Nice round, steady bogey free golf
@Veninator07Ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah it was a pretty good round, my primary goal this week is to build up some confidence again after those difficult weeks in Kinetic. This was a nice start!
@juchanan96802 ай бұрын
Nice man, you got any ways to get more consistent tempo? Like any ways to practice or just tips in general? When I'm feeling it I'm super dialed but more often I'm just inconsistent
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you! It is a tricky one really, a lot of it is practice for the tempo. If you apply a lot of spin/loft to your shots that can make the tempo much harder to hit, it sometimes helps to only apply as much spin as you need for the shot rather than going for max distance etc.
@mikebarfield16602 ай бұрын
Great playing Friend. I missed the cut as well. I went -9 and -11 for -20 total. No matter what happens i will be following your progress. You will be back. I also play the CC tournaments with my friend so we can still compare our success and struggles. I have one demo mark in Kinetic at the moment so we will see. You hit some great shots this round. Lets see where we land next week and as always just enjoy the round. See you next week.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm going to be back on the challenge circuit but I was in CC-F a few weeks back so being in CC-A is still really great! Maybe I'll be back up in Kinetic again some day soon. That is a good couple of rounds! The cut line was really high this week, hopefully you can make the cut and get rid of that demotion mark next week. Thank you for the support, I'll definitely do my best to enjoy the rounds. It is a great game that is really fun to play, I'm looking forward to carrying on my progress soon.
@mikebarfield16602 ай бұрын
@Veninator07 you will definitely be back. You are a great player.
@bdanplays2 ай бұрын
You struck the ball really well, not a terrible round. START AIMING 5 yards left of target and I think you’ll love the results long term. It’s tough to start doing that but once you start dialing in it’ll be really good for you!
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'll have to start doing that (aiming left), I'm almost certainly in CC-A now but I'm optimistic that I can do well there.
@trent_mcneely75542 ай бұрын
Good comeback after that start. I haven't played it, but I saw someone say this course had no business being in kinetic. I'd have to agree seeing so many Plat players at only -12
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Yeah it is a difficult course this week! The platinum course is tricky as well by the looks of it, you were unfortunate not to make the cut.
@alcott3132 ай бұрын
Keep a stiff upper lip, Jon. You'll get there.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. I'm in a bit of a slump at the moment but hopefully that'll change soon.
@mikebarfield16602 ай бұрын
Great Round. I finished -12 also. I just did not make many putts. We may get 1 strike at the most. Lets get them next week.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
It was a much more positive week, hopefully we can avoid the demotion marks but one is better than two! It'll be fun to see how we compare next week.
@mikebarfield16602 ай бұрын
@Veninator07 yes sir. We will make the cut next week. Chin up, chest out, lets have a great 1st round to set the pace. We got this. Just enjoy the rounds. It is so fun to me.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
@@mikebarfield1660 that's a great attitude to have! Hopefully it translates into good results for both of us next week. Either way, it will be fun as you've said!
@bdanplays2 ай бұрын
I haven’t paid super close attention to your swing details in a while so today I really tried to sit down and study your front 9, you hit a push on 100% of your shots, you hit “good” tempo on 78% of shots and you were properly aimed on approach shots 55% of the time. It was a good front 9 that EASILY could’ve ended up -9 thru 9 with some small tweaks. I see a lot of myself in your game from about 15 months ago before I really took off. Not sure if your on discord but if you want to go over anything or see where I got any numbers that’s how I improve my own game a lot of the time, strictly constructive. If not no worries, I’m impressed with how far you’ve come in the last 3-4 months!
@bdanplays2 ай бұрын
Also just finished the back 9, great round I can see why you posted it now lol
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Yeah there is definitely a lot to improve but the scores are definitely getting better which is nice to see. This round was a particularly positive one so I thought it would be nice to upload it 🙂 I don't have a discord currently but I've been meaning to set one up for a while. Your advice would be invaluable, my goal is to get to platinum and stay there so learning how to improve my game in these areas would be great! I'll let you know once I've set it up.
@bdanplays2 ай бұрын
@ the fact you had swing plane at 100% is amazing and even the “bad” tempos were small misses, just need to aim for all that and you’ll be perfect. My left to right aim is where I probably need to improve the most so I’m in the same boat, I find it easier to improve when I put the numbers down on paper and really see what went right and wrong. It’s a lot of work but I do it while I’m at my actual job so it’s not so bad 😂 let me know if you set discord up because I can send pictures and stuff over there
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
I've created a discord now. The username is veninator07.
@mikebarfield16602 ай бұрын
Great round and finish. I went -7 as well my 1st rd on kinetic this week... i think we need to get to atleast -15 after 2. Lets get it.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
That's encouraging that we got the same first round score! -15 is a tough ask but either way this week has been a lot more positive than the last one.
@trent_mcneely75542 ай бұрын
Strong finish there!
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you! Your advice helped, it is definitely worth slowing it down and thinking a bit more on these courses.
@bdanplays2 ай бұрын
Solid round overall, clutch finishing holes. Good luck in rd2
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you Bdan! It was a much better round than my previous ones, I tried to listen to Trent's advice and slow down my play a little and it seemed to help.
@bdanplays2 ай бұрын
@ Trent helped me a ton back when I was coming through cc, he’s got some good advice
@elboy67152 ай бұрын
-7 gives you a chance for the cut. Nice closing 4 holes.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Fingers crossed it does! It would be nice to clear a demotion mark. Thank you, it was a good little run at the end there.
@alcott3132 ай бұрын
Way to bounce back, Jon
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you! It is nice to be playing a little better again now, hopefully I'll at least miss the demotion marks.
@bdanplays2 ай бұрын
That was gorgeous
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah it was a risky shot but it worked out.
@alcott3132 ай бұрын
Fantastic shot, Jon!
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah I was pleased with that one.
@trent_mcneely75542 ай бұрын
I know you said you prefer playing faster, but I think slowing down a bit on the tougher courses would do you good. If even just to consider where the really bad misses are. Like can't be short here, or need to miss this fast if anything.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Yeah I've played a few rounds since making that video and I agree with you. Reckless shots get punished on these harder courses a lot more than they do on the challenge circuit. Thank you for the advice, I'll try and use it in Kinetic and see how it goes.
@trent_mcneely75542 ай бұрын
Tough round, but really hard to make that jump to kinetic. Kinetic often plays tougher than elite and definitely true this week.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Yeah it was tough going but hopefully that will be me settled in now for next week. Well done making the cut! Good luck with the rest of the week.
@trent_mcneely75542 ай бұрын
16:04 what a shot there. Kept it together okay with the nerves. Good luck with the cut chase! Or guess I should say hope you made since you already played lol
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you! That shot got a lot closer than I expected it to based off how I hit it but I'm not complaining 😂
@mikebarfield16602 ай бұрын
Lets go Friend. That was a great 1st Kinetic round. You played Amazing. I made it to Kinetic..went back down to CC-A now back up to Kinetic. My goal in the 1st 2 rounds is to play safe and try to make the cut. I go 3 wood many times to avoid bringing water into play the first 2 rounds. Does not always pay off but i try. Then get more aggressive the last 2 rds and try to make things happen. I am excited that you are up here. Good luck. You got this.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Thank you that's very kind of you to say. I played far more aggressively than maybe I should have in this round, it is nice to know that the score was actually pretty good. It will be interesting to see if I can stay in Kinetic or not but it is a good experience either way.
@elboy67152 ай бұрын
Learning learning. My 1st Kinetic round started bogey bogey. You get up to speed within a week or so.
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Yeah it has been tough going but hopefully I'll keep improving. It is great to be playing in Kinetic either way though!
@MicksPlace642 ай бұрын
Not sure how these things work but you are now in kinetic!!!!! I shot -37 and went from cc-c to cc-b...
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
That's a really strange system! I definitely didn't expect to go all the way to Kinetic from CC-F. It is strange how you were only one shot behind me and got CC-B, you would have thought it would be CC-A at the least? Well who knows we might meet in CC-A before too long 😂
@mikebarfield16602 ай бұрын
Great tournament. I am in kinetic also so welcome to the level. I went -8 in rd 1 this week. 186 very fast greens are tough for me. Good luck. Mike Barfield on the scoreboards..go low
@Veninator072 ай бұрын
Oh brilliant I'll keep an eye out for you on the leaderboard then! -8 is a great score, especially with those green speeds. I'll do my best!
@elboy67153 ай бұрын
What a great start.
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm really happy with it! Hopefully I can do it two more times and finish in a good position.
@mikebarfield16603 ай бұрын
Nice bounce back. Way to make the cut. Good luck on rd 3..
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah making the cut was a positive this week for sure.
@alcott3133 ай бұрын
You are the only one I see that uses a fade or draw with the wind. Most people use it to compensate against the wind. When you use it with the wind you actually multiply the effect of the wind.
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Haha well I'm sure there is a reason I'm the only one 😂 I'll keep that in mind for my future rounds then.
@bdanplays3 ай бұрын
17 killed you, it’s a tough course though stick with it in round 2!
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Yeah it wasn't my best round but these sort of rounds happen from time to time. I just hope the rest of the tournament goes better! 😂
@mikebarfield16603 ай бұрын
This course is tricky tough. Bounce back in rd 2. You got this.
@trent_mcneely75543 ай бұрын
Great week. Congrats on the promo!
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Thank you! So close to the top spot but I'm really happy with how it went. Good luck next week, I'll be watching your videos to see how you get on.
@elboy67153 ай бұрын
So close to winning but 2nd is amazing. Up to CC F now.
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Yeah one or two shots and I would have had my first tournament win but I'm still very happy with the result. The progress continues, happy to have moved up again!
@alcott3133 ай бұрын
Great tournament, Jon!
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Thank you! Really pleased with how it went overall and looking forward to next week in CC-F!
@mikebarfield16603 ай бұрын
What a great round. I played this with my buddy and i went -10 and -10 the first 2 rounds. Your putting was incredible. You almost beat my score in 1 rd..lets gooo..
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Yeah it was a crazy round! The best I've played by far! The second round was a bit disappointing but it still put me in the top 10 very comfortably.
@trent_mcneely75543 ай бұрын
Tough follow up, but I think you would have been happy with 5th after two before you started. Still in great shape for promos
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Yeah top 5 after the first two is pretty good going. Hopefully I can have a couple of good rounds and get another promo mark or two this week!
@mikebarfield16603 ай бұрын
Way to go after 2 rounds. Great playing. This course toughens up some after rd 1. You played amazing..go get that promo.
@trent_mcneely75543 ай бұрын
What a round! Nice alby!
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah that's the second alby I've had recently somehow (the other was on career mode) 😂 definitely not complaining!
@elboy67153 ай бұрын
Amazing score Jon.
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was a bit of a shock but I'm very happy it happened 😂
@bdanplays3 ай бұрын
Amazing round let’s goooo!! I played this course in real life back in august it’s absolutely beautiful, good luck the rest of the week
@Veninator073 ай бұрын
Yeah I couldn't believe the score at the end 😂 the course is a really nice one, I'm jealous you got to play it in real life! My round 2 wasn't anywhere near this level but I'm still really happy with how the event is going!