Break 80 in under 10 minutes.

[@metalheads-golf]

Ahhh at stroke 70 some emotional challenges. Well done for keep it all together. 💪🏻 awesome round. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@thehairygolfer]

That fat wedge followed by a chin chip. Golf always brings you down to earth.

[@keithdavenport6612]

A very nice score in the end Simon well done if I can get a score like that I’ll be a very happy golfer😊

[@thehairygolfer]

Not bad for winter. I think I was 3 over handicap which is decent and no complaints. Although it would of been nice not to fat that wedge on 17 and then thin the chip. You can't have it all though at this time of year. Cheers

[@ianburton9223]

I share the same sentiment as the song in the Full Monty film - "I believe in miracles...". Thank you, sir. After playing a round yesterday of miracles and catastrophes, and watching this video the day after, I now believe I can make an acceptable score one day.

[@thehairygolfer]

Ian, I've got to the point I can't hit it far enough to lose it. That 8th at 455 sure plays a long way now I've lost some speed. A couple of years back when it was firm in summer I hit a 5 iron at it, now I can't reach in winter. Poor old man! Course you can make a good score, it's not the birdies but the double bogeys you avoid. Best of luck

[@leemeadows5764]

What an amazing round of golf. Nice one, Simon. Enjoy your holiday and playing golf in a much warmer climat. ATB

[@thehairygolfer]

I'm back now Lee and it's damn cold! Cheers

[@MikeL-vu7jo]

Thanks enjoyed watching !

[@thehairygolfer]

Thankyou. This was a last minute throw together video before I headed to the airport. Didn't exactly impart much information in this one. Ah well........ Cheers

[@paulhorrocks4868]

Well done Simon. Great round, really enjoyed it. Many thanks for all your effort👍🏻🏌️⛳️. Hope you enjoyed your holiday and those batteries 🪫 are now fully charged🔋. Those TaylorMade balls are an atrocious design, I found two and lost them in the same round. Dreadful to find, especially in the leaves 🍂 🍁 🍃

[@thehairygolfer]

Morning Paul, a good holiday and some cracking courses that took my breath away at times. Even a decent score or two. I managed to sleep on the way back for the first time and missed my second meal. I don't mind, 12 hours is pretty boring. Those patterned balls make me laugh a bit but well done TM for selling balls. Credit where it's due. Simon

[@nevillehubbard7347]

Just in case my comment has disappeared into the ether! Well done, good golf set up by an extremely good front 9! And then a birdie on 12!!!! Good golf, and it really is that easy (oh, I wish!!!). Shirt sleeves in November? Tut tut, though 6 or 7 years ago I do remember a single December day, down in Devon, where shorts were the proper attire, as it was so warm!!!! A very rare instance that, mind! Regarding 17, if only you'd taken enough club to get to the back of the green in the first place 😜🤣

[@thehairygolfer]

Well it does get rather warm walking up and down those hills. You wouldn't know on your flat as a pancake course! I think it hit about 12 degrees that day for a little while. Helps to go out just before lunch and hit the warmest part of the day. It was an okay round saved by the short game and me not giving up on a ball that was plaugged somewhere on the fairway. I was shocked by the 4 hybrid up the par 3 and that awful fat shot on 17. The card doesn't care how you do it although I was still over handicap for the round.

[@seancoxe1094]

Been watching from the beginning, Simon. Still can't believe you haven't cracked 4k subscribers yet. Great content. Your round inspired me to make a tee time for tomorrow at good old Fred Enke, G.C. here in sunny So. AZ, where it'll be 78*f (25.5*c) when I tee off tomorrow.

[@thehairygolfer]

Morning Sean, I would be very sad to not see your comments. You always mange to show me my future of playing forward and hitting short! Forewarned is forearmed as they say. I'm back home now and it's in the 40's. Just. Not Chicago but not warm either. 78 degrees would be rather nice, warm but not sweaty. Perfect for golf. Enjoy yourself. SImon

[@seancoxe1094]

@@thehairygolfer Thanks for the kind comments, Simon (despite your condemning with faint praise). At age 76, I do take joy in what I can still do on the course, rather than mourn what I can no longer do. All in all, I'm pleased to be on top of the grass than lying under it.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@seancoxe1094 Sean, what I like about you is you're very honest about what you can and can't do. You play forward on the long holes and play hybrid tees and that way you still get enjoyment out of the game. It is what we should all do, put the ego aside and walk forward 20 or 30 yards. I hope to follow your example in years to come. I'm glad you're not 2 pounds of calcium carbonate too!

[@neilfarmer6609]

Well played Simon. Those new hybrids seem to be behaving themselves!

[@thehairygolfer]

They have dne the last 3 weeks. The 19 degree is a beast when you catch it. I might be backing it off 1 degree to make it fit in the set better. I do like hitting a 4 iron but the 4 hybrid is so much easier. If it wasn't for an ego!

[@Golfing-AddiCt]

Brilliant Simon, tidy round and a quick slating for Taylormade balls in the mix, it nearly made me choke on my morning mug of tea 😂

[@thehairygolfer]

I can only comment on the balls I find on the day. It was funny that the 3 balls I found in the leaves all had camo on them! But what a marketing plan! Brilliant I think.

[@BAD_GolfHawaii]

You make this course look easy 🤙🏾😎

[@thehairygolfer]

When it is very soft your bad shots don't run out into the bushes! Cheers

[@ForetoFourGolf]

I'm watching while it 32 degrees at 8.45am, good on ya for getting out there

[@thehairygolfer]

When did I record this? November 10th. It got upto about 12 degrees at one point and going up those hills generates a fair bit of heat. 32? I've had 3 weeks of that shit!

[@ForetoFourGolf]

@ got to 43, even that’s a bit hot for me

[@thehairygolfer]

@@ForetoFourGolf 43? Bloody hell!

[@dhovious6247]

I really enjoyed this one. Not so much talking. 😊

[@thehairygolfer]

Brilliant comment! 😂😂😂

[@briangray00]

@@thehairygolfer I enjoyed your mini rant about trendy TM golf balls: I don't get the appeal.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@briangray00 I don't. But then I like weird thing like my shoes!

[@andrewquinn6634]

That taylormade tour response is a great ball.

[@Golfing-AddiCt]

Just hard to find with it's camouflage 😂

[@thehairygolfer]

It is indeed. Easy to lose in leaves though........

[@andrewquinn6634]

@thehairygolfer yes, for me the leaves are the worst part of post season golf.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@andrewquinn6634 Which is why I play with the junk I find in the summer. I don't mind losing someone else's investment. Should be all blown away by Jan with luck.

[@nevillehubbard7347]

Excellent golf, particularly the birdie on 12! Well done, nice to see you play half decent. As for those Tour Response Stripes etc., a nice ball, but so easy to lose, as you demonstrated, as they were so easy to find!!! As for 17.........!!!!! But, a solid round of golf in the conditions, and you managed to get "ahead of the game" on the front 9, which round The Herefordshire, is good golf!!!!

[@kroon275]

Anyone else think this was gona be a 10minute video to help ME break 80? 😂 This guy is so selfish lol

[@thehairygolfer]

At one point I thought it was going to be breaking 90!

[@kroon275]

@thehairygolfer Lol. Good luck with your You-tubing 👍

[@ZaxDrumsGolfandMore]

Cool video Simon and you were striping it !!🏌‍♂⛳😀

[@thehairygolfer]

I did drive it a little better that day. All will be revealed in future videos.

[@davidwalters313]

Good video Simon. How long does it take film 18 holes? Clearly would be quicker with another person! Atb David

[@thehairygolfer]

Thanks David. I spend a bit of time ball ratting as I go round. Usually it's 3 hours 50 for a single golfer. I spend a lot of time walking the camera to where I want it when I miss a green. The positive side of that is I get to walk a long putt or a long chip and run which gives me so much information. With a golf cart I can do it in 2 hours 40 if there is nothing in front of me. I do like to try and find a pace that means I don't wait and nobody waits for me. If there is a 3 ball half a hole in front I can slow down and match their pace or go ball hunting and let them get a full hole in front. I'm always juggling my speed to basically stay out of everyone else's way. I don't want to hold up and I don't want to pressure what is in front of me. I also try and book a tee time when the course is empty. I did have someone help me once a long time ago. When I saw the clips he had stopped recording as soon as I hit the ball and long before the ball hit the ground. Basically the only person I trust is me.

[@davidwalters313]

@ thanks Simon

[@thehairygolfer]

@@davidwalters313 It's a lonely job!

[@briangray00]

Flew past, this one - well played, until the circus music. Re Taylor Made: I agree, it's just a trendy affectation, but I'm still picking them up for my pal Zak, who likes 'em. Srixons are what I find, generally at my place, which suits my pal John (and me - I'm promiscuous; if I keep one for a round, I'll choose it next time). This probably means I'm as lousy as the the average Srixon consumer and am looking in the same locations.

[@thehairygolfer]

My son likes them too so I save them for him. I find all sorts including old Top Flites. Who is playing old Top Flites? This time of year it doesn't really matter what you play so i play junk when there is a chance of losing a ball in the middle of a fairway. Cheers

[@alicemcmaster]

Taylor made players are so rich they don’t need to look for golf balls 🤣🤣🤣

[@thehairygolfer]

I must be poor then! I'm always looking for balls to play in the winter. After spending £500 on a driver TM players must be poor also! 😂😂😂

[@markdavies3489]

Good front nine Simon.Back nine usually considered easier,but I've witnessed many rounds ruined by that complacent assumption.

[@thehairygolfer]

Hello Mark, that back 9 can eat you alive. Lose a ball down the right of 11 and 12. 14 with your drive and second shot. Then there is 16. If I don't feel confident I'll hit 3 wood up 16 rather than driver. I think though if you are playing around your handicap, take your bogeys on the hard holes there is no reason why you can't catch up from being 2 over handicap on the front and turn in 35 or 36 points. There are opportunities. Obviously I'm playing yellow tees that are easier but then I only get 5 shots from the yellows. What did I run out here? Was it 8 over 78? Not bad for winter when 6,8 and 9 play so long. I'm very happy with that. But yes, you still need to make some good decisions and play within yourself and not try and force the issue making more mistakes. Cheers

[@markdavies3489]

In complete agreement with you here

[@thehairygolfer]

@@markdavies3489 I don't mind bogey on the 1st. On my handicap I need to par the next 3 and most of the time I will bogey 5. If I can squeeze a par out of 6 and 7 then I am set up for the back 9 at 3 over. Lately it's been 5 over after 9 and then I'm chasing which will mean more bogeys. But without the average rounds the special ones will not feel special.

[@robertcourt8593]

Good stuff mate! Hard to turn down an invitation like that so you can do the hard work of making a video instead of playing a nice social round. Question for you, what's your experience of trackman or top tracer ranges? Just had one installed at my local range, big price increase for balls but a much better range experience.

[@thehairygolfer]

My issue with those things is the balls cost more (as you say) and they are not accurate. I was hitting 4 irons at the 170 yard marker and reaching it. Trackman was saying I was hitting only 162 yards carry. I hit the bloody marker on the full! I lasered it and it was 170 yards. The thing those things don't do is tell you what you really need to know. Swing path and face to swing path. I don't use them for that reason. Although from time to time the unit is still switched on when I get in the bay and I look a little bit. Cheers

[@robertcourt8593]

@thehairygolfer i have been wondering about the distances as its all done by algorithm and they seem to be coming up a little short of what I'd expect but I can live with that. What I like about it is being able to see shot patterns and dispersion tendancies. I used to be able to hit balls on a pitch and putt course but from across the course rather than following the holes and being able to hit 4 7 irons and then go see how close they were on average was really eye opening and this is similar. The other thing was playing a simulated course. I found the software takes a while so it really slowed me down and having to hit to a target and getting a somewhat realistic result or punishment made it more worthwhile than just hitting balls. It's good to see that you can hit shots that on the range I'd ordinarily be a bit unhappy with that actually would be fairly decent in an actual round.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@robertcourt8593 That is one function that is good. Being able to see how your group of 6 irons has gone. I have used the par 3 holes for the same reason, see how many times I hit the green. I still have an issue with the balls and the mats, you simply can't beat grass for playing off. I guess we are all different.

[@robertcourt8593]

​@@thehairygolferoh I 100% agree that I'd prefer to be playing golf on the course or even the par 3 course but unfortunately time is limited at weekends and almost always defeated by the weather. I had yesterday off work but due to the storms at the weekend I didn't bother. On a brighter note I think I've sorted out my driver woes that's been ongoing for some time. I hit 6 out of 7 imaginary fairways on adare manors front 9 last night 😂😂😂

[@nevillehubbard7347]

​@@robertcourt8593my experience of a TopTracer range is, if you add 15% to your average distance for each iron, and 10% to your average wood, hybrid and driver distance, those are the distances that you actually hit/carry on a golf course! You seem to pay a lot more for a worse product when technology is involved!

[@tedclements-u1r]

Any advice on breaking eighty on the front nine ?

[@BAD_GolfHawaii]

🤣

[@thehairygolfer]

Play 4 holes.

[@edwardrogers4282]

Don't count at least three tap inns, just saying.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@edwardrogers4282 It takes 3 hours and 50 minutes to play a round of golf with a camera. I have to be considerate to people who are actually playing golf, I am the least important person on the golf course. So yes, some holes I don't finish and because I wanted to try and get this one under 10 minutes instead of the usual 19 minutes I cut out a few tap ins in the edit. Don't worry though, in a competition I finish it off to maintain my 5.6 index. Plus it's only a video. It's not meant to be deadly serious and of course you have never given yourself a putt in your life have you?

[@stuartcaldwell2262]

Wouldn't it have been approaching Winter when you shot this Simon? What the hell are you doing wearing only a shirt? Getting ready for Thailand? Nothing wrong with your game mate.

[@thehairygolfer]

It was november the 10th Stuart and it got up to a steamy 12 degrees! Plus walking up those hills generates a fair bit of heat too. I'm back from the land of smiles and now I really do feel cold. Cheers

[@marc6652]

How can a serious guy claim that anybody can break 80 in 10mn easily ??? I've stopped believe in miracles since I play golf. And consequently, I've stopped trusting KZbinrs with quick fix.

[@ianburton9223]

For a change on KZbin, the title was a precise reflection of the content. Regular subscribers know that Simon does not do advice or technique. This clip is 9 minutes and 57 seconds long and records all the shots in a sub-80 round. I strongly suggest you subscribe to Simon's channel and get to now the relaxing, enjoyable content that is such a refreshing change from so many golf advice channels.

[@thehairygolfer]

I would never claim anybody can break 80. Age, fitness, practice, lessons, warming up before you play all play a part in your ability to make a score. 99% of people do not warm up before a round and they are behind the 8 ball before they tee off. I wouldn't trust a quick fix either or the vast majority of Pros on youtube. Got a problem then go get eyes on it and have a course of lessons with a real person. I always advise that. Cheers

[@thehairygolfer]

@@ianburton9223 Not only that Ian. I don't tell you how to break a score with just a 7 iron and then go out and hit that 7 iron 190 yards. I'm about as ordinary as it's possible to be when it comes to distance. I just played a few holes with a 15 year old who had 25 yards on me with the driver. And I don't think they were trying too hard either!

[@mercertj]

Nothing average at all about your game at all! Didn't see any dubs or flubs. If I ever play again, I'll film some holes. Then you can see what average/piss poor looks like. Great round!

[@thehairygolfer]

There were a few loose shots and that 8th seems a very long way now. I know the ground is soft but I'm struggling to reach these days. Drive on 14 was disgusting! Never been over there before. It's typical winter golf though. We just keep it ticking over until the spring. Piss poor? I can play that too! 🤣🤣🤣