Charley, I would have also thought who in their right mind would want to spend time writing a comment on a video that they didn’t even watch. Don’t get it. Yet here you are 😃 Seems we both learned something new today

Cheers mate. My grip is actually quite neutral would you believe. Only had a lesson there last week and he confirms as much. My issue is more club path/club face 👍🏻

Cheers mate, I think 5/6 of those dodgy putts might even have been on the one hole 😂

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the course. Congrats or commiserations on the election, depending on your political leanings 😂 Thanks for watching 🇺🇸

Maybe it’s because In Ireland we drive on the left 🚗😂

Thank you 🤵🏻‍♂️👰🏼‍♀️

Cheers mate, when my driving works for me I tend to have a good round. But I still have the occasional round where it just goes missing for 18 holes 😂 They’re NOT good rounds 😂

Cheers mate, really appreciate that. When I first started the channel that was one of my aims, to show that high handicap golf isn’t always what people tend to think it is. That we can still play a decent amount of good shots but the bad ones just tend to be a lot worse 😂 Anyway, thanks for watching and the positive feedback. I’m actually booked in for a lesson tomorrow so hopefully that might be the start of some solid improvement 👍🏻

Cheers mate. And yeah, we’re absolutely spoiled over here for courses ☘️

Cheers mate, I’m confident we’ll get there eventually 👍🏻

@@fenixdown2396 glad you’re enjoying the content so far. I was playing from the green tee box which is the first tee box and measures 6,400 yards. That was certainly one of my better rounds to be fair on quite a tough course. I would think you’re quite a good bit better than me if you can’t remember your last snowman 😂 Thanks for watching and I hope you continue to enjoy your golf 😃

Well safe to say for your first comment you’ve gone in studs up on the both of us 😂 I had absolutely no intention of taking the penalty strokes but Conor actually insisted. I know I certainly wouldn’t lose much sleep over 9.5 versus 9.4 but I’ll pass on the message 😂 Thanks for watching 👍🏻

Thanks for the feedback Ray. Short game is one of my favourite parts of the game to practice so hopefully it will start paying off on the course soon 👍🏻

Cheers mate. Would definitely love to give something like that a try but you’d need the support of the club manufacturers or retailers. Maybe some day 🤞🏼

oh and stop lifting your front foot your changing the direction you hit it

Thanks James, I appreciate the feedback. I especially like the idea of using two clubs together to slow things down. Although I’m not a fan of the line on the ball for putts. I tried this for a few rounds before and found it far too distracting and actually made my putting worse. Much prefer to line up my putts by eye. Thanks for watching 👍🏻

Cheers Conor, glad you enjoyed it. It really was great craic and set up nicely for the rematch 😃

It’s absolutely crazy mate. Just comes out of the blue, and when it happens, I always feel like I have absolutely no way of stopping it 😂

Haha cheers mate, it’s just a shame about the other 17 holes 😂 Honestly though it’s holes like that, that baffle me as to how I find the game so difficult most of the time when I can produce holes like that. Thats golf I suppose 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yeah very underrated although I’ve never heard anyone say a bad word about it who’s actually played the course. People absolutely rave about it. And cheers. To be honest, this was one of my better long game performances. It also helped that the course was quite open when I did miss big. However, I’ve found that my biggest hinderance to lowering my handicap is that my long game can be very inconsistent. My worst rounds this year have all been because I really struggled off the tee 👍🏻

Thanks mate. I thought I was on for a complete capitulation but thankfully managed to eke it out in the end. It turned out to be quite a good match

Thanks Tom, I thought so too but thankfully I managed to pull it together somewhat over the last few holes. Did you not hear? I’m officially retired with a 100% matchplay record 😂 Only joking. I think a rematch is definitely on the cards where I’ll have home advantage but hopefully by then I won’t need as many shots off Conor 🤞🏼

😂😂😂 That’s a standard portion for me to be honest but I do remember thinking to myself after I made this video “did you really have to make TWO sandwiches for this video and show my poor dietary habits to the world?” 😂

Thanks Andy. I remember during this round that it’s one of the happiest I’ve been with my swing. Tempo felt really nice and it felt like I was swinging so effortlessly. It’s honestly just a really tough course and I think I did ok considering it was my first time playing it. And I wouldn’t sell that putter for all the tea in China, even after that 4 putt on the second 😂

I’ve actually never even played it before but it’s very much high on my priority list for filming an episode 📝 Will need to reach out to them and try set it up 👍🏻

Thanks a million Jared, I love hearing this type of feedback especially coming from a fellow high handicapper. Don’t worry, the channel is here to stay. Hopefully I can showcase a bit of improvement soon 😂

I don’t know, I’ve seen his break 50 with DeChambeu and I’m not so sure I would 😂

Thanks Tom. Really appreciate that. Overall I definitely feel I’ve improved somewhat as my scoring has gotten much more consistent. Conor was an absolute gent, one of the soundest people I’ve ever met. I hope you enjoy Part 2 👍🏻

Thanks Simon I’m glad you found the video interesting and thanks for the well wishes. While I’m delighted to hear that I look like I could play off 18, this just isn’t the case unfortunately. The handicap is just an average calculation based on your best 8 rounds out of your last 20. My best round of those 8 is a 19.8 with the worst being a 27.8. The round you just watched was the equivalent of a 23, and that’s one of the better days. If you look at the remaining 12 of the 20 rounds (the ones that don’t count), I regularly shot low to mid 30 handicap equivalents. In fact, I’ve handed in 63 cards since I took up golf and only twice have I ever shot a sub 20 so there’s no way I could realistically play off 18 yet. But again, thanks for the comment and watching the video

Haha ah lucky for me he just had a very off day. He shot an 82 on the same course the day before, then had a few pints, a late night, and had to meet me at the course at 7am. He drove the ball a lot further than me and struck his irons so nicely. In the flesh I can definitely attest he’s a very good golfer but things just didn’t go his way….thankfully for me 😂

Thanks a million Dale, delighted to hear that you enjoy the videos 👍🏻

😂 it’s a fine line between updating the viewer and not concentrating on what you are doing, which I sadly found out 😂

Haha I was the same. I actually moved my position. His brother was in the cart adjacent to the tee box and even he got out and hid behind it. You can actually slightly hear him say it and Conor looks up at him just before his swing. That will tell you how much confidence he has in his swing…:unlike me 😂

This one took a while I’m not gonna lie 😂 Due to my convict status? 🦹🏻‍♂️

Haha thanks Stephen 👍🏻

Cheers George. Do I take it that more frequent posting would be welcomed? 😃

Can also substitute in difficult, hard, tough for the word gorgeous above 😅

Absolutely incredible course but definitely one of the hardest I’ve ever played 👍🏻

I saw he recently said that he could get anyone playing off 9. I’m convinced I could really put that theory to the test. But only one way to find out I suppose. You got his number? 😂

@@DiaryofaHighHandicapperdidn’t your opponent say he’d had a lesson from him?

Ah I was only joking. He did have a few lessons with him alright but not sure he’d lower himself to making content with me 😂 But if you don’t ask you don’t receive

Cheers Simon 👍🏻

Thanks very much mate. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback. I have been toying around with the idea of incorporating shots of some of the lies, I see other channels do it. Other people have also requested to include some yardage info on my shots so I could probably kill two birds with one stone here. I’ll see what I can do with my next videos mate and thanks for the suggestion👍🏻

Thanks Oliver, lost my way a little bit at the start of the back 9, literally felt like o forgot how to play golf for a few holes. But honestly that sums up my game and shows why I’m the handicap that I am. If I can just manage to find more consistency I know I’ll shave a few strokes off. By end tally do you mean final score? I don’t think it would have been too reflective to be honest as we both conceded a couple of holes without even getting to the green. In terms of stats though I did shoot 4 pars with some good looks at birdies so a few positives 😃

Cheers mate. Honestly just forgot to play golf for like 4 holes 😂 But that sums my game up. Once I hit a bad shot, they all creep in for a little bit

Congrats on 28 and I’m glad you enjoyed the content. Best of luck with your continued progress 👍🏻

Thanks Steven. A few wayward shots are to be expected at my level so I try not to get too disheartened with them. Golf is hard 😂

Thanks John

Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

He was top class Steven, one of the soundest people I’ve ever met 👍🏻 Part two is up on the channel now. Hopefully you enjoy 🍿

Cheers Robert, definitely saw a massive improvement in terms of constant scores this year. Hoping to put a solid winter programme in place and really go after it in 2025 🏌🏻‍♂️

Thanks a million Robert. Glad you enjoyed it. I had such an enjoyable round with Conor so I’m glad that came across in the video 👍🏻

Thanks a million David, really appreciate that. That’s the whole aim of my channel 👍🏻 He was genuinely one of the soundest people I’ve ever met 👌🏻