Cheats Scratch Golfers Use That You Don't - How To Play Golf Tips

[@bobbywickes8937]

More of these please Coach. I don't see many other YT pros dealing with course management and "theory" quite as well as you.

[@3f34f2f4]

How I would play hole 1 as a 12 handicap with little time to practice: Walk up straight from the car because I didn't have time to warm up. Smash driver hard as well, except I'd mishit it and it'd only go 200 yards and not straight with a really uncomfortable stiff swing. From then on, I just focus on bogey and move on to hole 2. Hole2 - I'd catch it a little thin with my gap wedge and it'd go over the green. Try my best to make 3 but probably a 4. Hole3- When i see 343 downhill, I think low punch running 4 iron that goes 200-215. Just try to control anything and make contact as I have yet to do that well. Hole4- Probably try and draw a hybrid starting it at the tree on the right. It'd probably be a duck hook low into the white tree on the left. Focus on bogey at worst. 4 over through 4 but I'm finally loose.

[@joshuat7171]

Plan better. Give yourself time to warm up. If you actually care about your score. If not, then who cares, right?

[@3f34f2f4]

@@joshuat7171 I try when I can. Life happens.

[@MrEasyaloha]

1st Hole with no warm-up; pretend you’re hitting ‘a 2nd ball’

[@jackcarter8333]

I can only dream of hitting the green on a 441 yard hole in 2 shots. My driver average is 215 yards.

[@MarkMulcahy-e5r]

I hit a low running 5 wood that goes about 200 to 210.

[@markpassell8379]

Playing videos with strategy are always good

[@jeremiahmclane2374]

Love the strategy vids with stats, great job Coach!

[@CoachLockey]

Awesome. If it’s a success I’ll keep doing more 👍

[@thecrooner4jc]

Gorgeous scenery (view) from the 12th tee box. Great stuff Coach !! 😊

[@frog2210]

Just a comment on the 1st tip & searching for that "extra speed driver swing". I'm 55 & back is delicate now. I've found a tee'd down, medium speed, driver strike that's consistent (ok, 230 to 240 yards total only). You have to remember for some of us over 50, practicing more & trying to swing harder would simply result in injury (and yes, I stretch and do gym work A LOT).

[@CoachLockey]

Don’t have to go full out and injure yourself! There are also other ways of gaining distance….

[@frog2210]

@@CoachLockey : Go on, I'm all ears. I thought it was only club speed that would do it?

[@lkae4]

⁠@@frog2210 Higher tee with positive AoA, get ball fit, likely with a firmer X ball, lighter shaft with more head weight, tackier grip, soft spike shoes, more arm and leg workouts, Katalyst vest.

[@lkae4]

@@frog2210And no static stretching before gym or golf. That increases risk of injury.

[@peteraloisio3533]

Great video coach. The methodology shown here shows that sticking to the plan will provide the results you deserve. Looking forward to the next challenge.

[@andrewnatt1448]

excellent vid, thank you

[@CoachLockey]

Glad you liked it!

[@mikeyc0014]

it's really enjoyable. I like how you keep the less than great shots in because that is golf...keep up the good work and thanks

[@CoachLockey]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@naMnivraM]

I'm a 4.0 Index. I've been under 1 at my lowest. That stat of being 34 feet from 100 to 125 I found surprising. It feels like I'm closer than that from that distance. I'm usually within 5 steps short or long and 5 steps right or left, not 10 steps. Generally if I have less than PW I have a decent putt at it. Once I hit numbered irons, I'm not pin hunting anymore. I just take a club I can't hit long and aim for the fat side. Weird stat. I'm pacing off my wedge shots next round!

[@ProfessorHibiscus]

Aweesome video! That 116 par 3 shot was so close!

[@mikecasey2708]

Coach..... good on ya bra! Popping off some good content.

[@CoachLockey]

Appreciate it!

[@youriykoudinov7945]

Please more of these videos playing the course. Very helpful.cheers

[@CoachLockey]

Will do!

[@ronpryor5812]

Keep them coming.

[@jpa_fasty3997]

Excellent video that coach

[@matthewmartindale4950]

More of this please coach and I'm happy with the singing too!

[@CoachLockey]

Haha 😝 noted!

[@kevochanner8859]

Are you deaf😂

[@ronpryor5812]

I enjoyed your attitude. Golf I've found bad shots could have been worse or un playable.

[@andrewnatt1448]

Yes, more on course vids please

[@rolirolster]

Lol, I love when people put up tour average stats and say, "See, this proves you should be doing xyz". Erm, no it doesn't, we ain't pros, nowhere near pros. The fact is (as you yourself demonstrated) a pro can play out of the rough infinitely better than all amateurs. So a particular amateur might duff 4/10 of his shots from the fairway but 8/10 from medium-to-heavy rough. So you can't tell that golfer it's better to be closer and in the rough. Anyway, I'm a scratch golfer, I write down my good scores and scratch out my bad ones! Nice video by the way.

[@CoachLockey]

You can tell a golfer it’s better to be closer because all stats show that, if it’s amateur stats or pro stats 👍👍 Thanks for the comment though and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

[@vancity2349]

Great tips Coach! Based on the first hole you left your first putt short. I do this all the time and it frustrates the heck out of me (you will miss 100% of putts that dont get to the hole). Do you have a drill or video on this?

[@CoachLockey]

Just search “putting coach lockey” I have a few putting video, not many. I can get a distance control one filmed though 👍

[@vancity2349]

@@CoachLockey Thanks Coach. I have looked at a bunch of vids on putting but always like your perspective. I always read greens from both sides and usually get the break figured out, but like most amateurs, getting the speed right is difficult...

[@dirtyoffroader2093]

Key to playing scratch. Minimise bad tee shots, avoid duff (fat and thin) shots, and be epic with a wedge and a master with the putter. Sounds easy hey... 😂😂

[@bermchasin]

and very key thing - you must be a master with the putter. you will NEVER scratch if you 3 putt.

[@kevochanner8859]

I use shot scope “strategy”. It show my distribution and with wind direction and speed I can plan every hole. I can change what club off the tee to see which one keeps me out of trouble, taking into account the wind and slope. It is really good with the approach shot and shows into the wind what is actually plays. This gives me confidence to actually play 2 clubs extra if needed, without guessing. It gives me a plan to stick to.

[@CoachLockey]

Awesome 👌👌 this is awesome.

[@theythinkimmadyouknow]

My frustration with that feature on Shot Scope is it shows the dispersion of clubs as even on bothe sides of center line. Would be must more helpful if the dispersion was either side of your aiming line, sadly there is no way this can be done as SS assumes you are aiming at the centre of the fairway on every shot when it works our your dispersion. (So If I aim down the left and hit left semi I may only be 5 yards off line, but in SS data banks, thats recorded as the disatnce from the centre of the fairway). Also how do you get it to take account of slope?

[@kevochanner8859]

@@theythinkimmadyouknow The slope setting etc and disputing are under settings near save. The distribution can move by grabbing the circle at the end of your drive. You can move it left or right so that your distribution is not in the bush! You can move where you tee off from before you assign the club off the tee. On par 5 you can drag a spot from the green flag back to your lay up distance and it will tell you the plays like distance taking into account wind slope etc.

[@theythinkimmadyouknow]

@@kevochanner8859 Thanks, I knew about moving the distribution about but it assumes the spead is even, can work round that. The worst thing is possible the in ability to look at approach shots.

[@kevochanner8859]

@@theythinkimmadyouknow I think they are working on being able to assign clubs to all shots to give the distribution of those approach and second shots. My distribution is not symmetrical about the centre. I have a random scattering of white dots left and right and short and long. Maybe you just hit the ball straighter than me!

[@julianroberts698]

Enjoyable video coach

[@CoachLockey]

Appreciate it 🙏

[@Andyastrosaint]

I always get conflicted on the get as far down as possible & “in play” statements. how can the stats allow for the player’s intent ? Eg my max effort drive might be 270yds but with much more potential for not in play vs my 230 yd fairway finder with much higher chance of being in play. Great video 👍

[@CoachLockey]

I would say most people don't actually know if one club has more potential to be in play or not which is why you get the comments, "ill lay up and play safe". And most golfers don't collect stats so again dont know the answer. If you have the stats, play your percentages.

[@michaelwilk4315]

Hole 3 is definitely a 4 iron off the tee for me. My pw/9 iron are my 2 favorite clubs in my bag and my 4 iron miss is an overdraw (lefty). If I miss on the right at least I am not blocked out by trees and still have a shot in.

[@TeddyGolf]

I always try to follow the same pattern. Tee it up to provide a 'standard lie' to begin with. Everything in regulation - fairways + greens. Then adapt my golf to conditions and how I am playing on the day.

[@guybrown1865]

Please do more. Guy Canada 🇨🇦

[@Kahawai68]

Neeeeeeaaoouuww….donk. Love it

[@rafabonati7757]

Always in a good mood and laughing. But this time Coach is singing. Nice video with good tips. Thanks.

[@CoachLockey]

Glad you enjoyed it 🎶

[@nic6754]

If you are the unluckiest golfer in the world, I must be the luckiest because everytime I hit my ball into a "magic bush" it comes out a different colour or brand. But I never lose my ball. Saves me heaps of shots 😂

[@pavelbenis9499]

my driver is strong 12°lofted 3 wood😁. Smashing

[@neilpearce]

I can hit longer with me 3 wood too

[@andrewnoone9016]

Our feature hole is par 3 over water (116 - white, 108 - yellow) Absolute card wrecker. Short par 3s are great fun

[@markstringer5555]

I've got a 140 yarder over a surrounding lake, small green, and bunkers and humps behind. I know its good for an 8 iron, but I sometimes get tense, and draw the 7. If I'm not too tense, I end up walloping it over the back. If I'm too tense, I don't strike it well and 'plop'. I have to stick with the right club for me, but I often bottle it. 😂

[@markstringer5555]

I play quite conservatively when scoring. Im 14 handicap, but wat too inconsistent to get that. (Quirks of the system) I dont score that often though, and go for the hero shots when I'm not. I work hard on the range too, but I think you've always got to stretch yourself to keep going forward. I sometimes play with a group who compete and score everytime. And they always play the percentages. When we do play, I usually come in behind even though they are higher handicap. I dont want to stand still though.

[@TypicalGuy84]

Par 3s are the hardest for me to make par. We have an 80yrd in my area.

[@michaeleshel2498]

My rule of thumb is to always tee up shots. Even when it is a wedge, the tee box is much different grass than what you would normally hit a wedge or iron off of. Typically those shots, the ball is already teed up higher due to the different length of grass.

[@JonathanT-j2z]

Yes more course strategy videos please. Where you took driver and just scraped past the tree on the left after your toeey dipper I might have taken 5 wood and aimed right edge of the fairway to leave my ball short of the right hand tree but clear of the left hand trees. Just a thought.

[@CoachLockey]

5 wood can easily miss left behind trees and miss fairway right too in the rough...... better to be closer in the rough.....

[@introaether937]

I binned the driver off and tee'd with the retro 90's 3wood - started shooting 80's instead of 90's!

[@bluesrocker33]

You know you want to hit that driver though. Don't give up in it. Fight through it. Its worth it.

[@jonathanstevens2937]

thump up a turf tee. on the shorty and try to get it close *if* i don't have to risk a hazard or short sided bunker.

[@ILM787]

11:42 4I or 19° hybrid for me

[@michaelriosa2775]

First hole - “I don’t know and didn’t look at where that flag is on the green”. One of the first things to do to improve your score is to know where you want to be on the green (ideally) and where your most common miss would land. Avoiding problems and giving yourself a reasonable up and down for par after a miss is priority.

[@CoachLockey]

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[@MichaelHicks03]

Enjoy this course management video.

[@tripcoder]

Why tee up a wedge though? Normally on the fairway you hit down and compress the ball. Why not do the same on a short par 3? Otherwise it's a different swing isn't it...more of a sweep?

[@CoachLockey]

Swing exactly the same….teeing it up just stops dirt/grass getting in the grooves = consistency

[@tripcoder]

Ok thanks. So you don't take a divot then with a tee?

[@philk4645]

middle of the green on all approaches is my trend

[@edwardbrown6245]

Coach here is something new golfer should know..if you play white or blue or black.. find out the total length of the course from each tees..egif from white is 5800x.045=261 then your driver should average 260.. if not move to forward tees.. this will help you par most of the hole and make golf more fun!

[@BeachBow]

Here's my issue. I've got some wind, so I take more club. On my backswing my brain says 'you've got too much club! Don't hit it hard!'. And I come up short, or just completely miss hit the ball! LOL

[@CoachLockey]

Why don’t you make your objective in your mind to finish past the flag. Then when you start hitting it well, ask yourself, how many have actually finished long of the flag with your objective being to finish past it, I bet not many still so you could probably hit even more club or the same but a lot more confident 👍

[@BeachBow]

@@CoachLockey This is a good suggestion. What I've been trying, and it seems to work, is I look at the top of the flag instead of just the yardage. Seems to work most of the time. Still just a work in progress.

[@robbiles]

Totally agree Matt. Let the big dog eat.

[@fergusfitzgerald977]

If I use my Driver then I have to swing nice and easy and it's ok - any athletic stuff and I will be in trouble ! 5 Wood 4 hybrid off the fairway will be o8k better than Driver ! Use above or 3 wood off tee now and then 😮!

[@jamespollio47]

5 wood draw 235

[@jamespollio47]

52° full swing

[@joshleech8146]

With the amount of data available today, it’s astounding to me how many people don’t understand the importance of distance. Especially off the tee.

[@CoachLockey]

And still argue it 😣

[@joshleech8146]

@@CoachLockey yes! The “Driive for show, putt for dough” people are golfs Flat Earther’s 😂😂

[@bermchasin]

gave a like. I know that 25,073 people are in denial. 11:00

[@simonwolfensberger5813]

Talking a club for safety and ending up in deep trouble sounds like me😂

[@CoachLockey]

Get that driver out then 👍👌💪

[@psychedelic-guitar-art]

[@sprintman62]

The theory is that a ball below your feet will result in a "slice". It doesn't change whether you're left or right handed as you state....its the same. The slice may be to the left or to the right, but it will still be a slice.

[@CoachLockey]

What? 😂 If ball is below your feet for a right handed golfer it’s likely to move the ball left to right, a fade/slice. If you are on the same slope as a left handed golfer, the ball will be above your feet also causing the ball to move left to right….but this is a draw/hook for a left handed golfer.

[@sprintman62]

I agree with your point if both players were to hit the same ball from the same point, but that isn't what you said. (3' 50"). You simply state that if the ball is below your feet it will slice for a right handed golfer, draw for a left handed golfer ... you perhaps should have put it in to context for clarity.

[@wayneokimi9973]

Not driver. A 3 wood is safer, and still leaves a relatively easy iron to the green

[@CoachLockey]

Is it though??

[@pbode1]

Until I learn to hit up more than 1.5 degrees my driver is turned up all the way to 12.5 degrees thank you very much. Tee up on par3's. And yes I would pull a safety club on that hole12. No fun hitting wedges all the time for a second shot LOL. Nah, just joking. Fact is that my driver would never make that narrow end of the fairway. What a scratch golfer has and I don't is driver length off the tee.

[@stevehupper7418]

Any time I get within spitting distance of the green in regulation I feel like I should get a prize.

[@CoachLockey]

You can always give yourself a mental pat on the back 😂

[@SaEAM86]

Last week played safe and it cost me two extra shots!🤨

[@CoachLockey]

You best hit the like button then 😂

[@ref0910]

Jack the ripper pitch mark repair...

[@DavidJones-ko8gp]

More of these please, but on one condition. Never, ever, sing again!

[@CoachLockey]

😂 ok, but that was my best singing… are you sure??

[@DavidJones-ko8gp]

@@CoachLockey you aint no Engelburt!

[@JJ_Khailha]

My m.o. is playing safe and topping it.

[@CoachLockey]

Hit the like button 😂

[@JJ_Khailha]

@@CoachLockey Roger that! I hit it twice for you!

[@1113jackson]

You look like really good cgi

[@CoachLockey]

Thanks

[@rickkelly2634]

Only one driver

[@philb7942]

Slow greens

[@lkae4]

I would hit a knockdown driver.

[@CoachLockey]

Why?

[@lkae4]

@@CoachLockey Short of the trees, easier shot than 3W, tends to fade which would be good for that hole.

[@matthewrmusarra]

I'd just like to say there are 1958 views and only 264 likes. Shameful.

[@CoachLockey]

Unbelievable, must be some very good golfers watching this channel 😂

[@bencarter2]

Long iron all day

[@CoachLockey]

😣

[@bencarter2]

@@CoachLockey I see the logic and if my driver was better then that’s a different story

[@craigturner1950]

Cheating if using slope😮

[@CoachLockey]

Forgot I was in a tournament 🤔

[@simonleach3812]

Missing fairways and missing greens - unlucky? Where's your stats Coach Lockey? Anecdotes are not evidence. Using a putter from off the green is often a good idea but no one practises these putts from off the green! The 3rd hole is only 348 yards - you don't need a driver. A 3-wood or hybrid gives you a wedge in from the fairway most likely where you can hit a controlled full shot. You were lucky with your lie and did not hit a good approach putting yourself in 3-putt territory. Okay 4th hole - well played.

[@CoachLockey]

You seem to have missed all my sarcasm and points in this video 😂 good luck with your golf 👍

[@ianglover940]

No singing!!!!

[@CoachLockey]

Thinking about applying for “The Voice or X Factor”

[@jeffgibson645]

Unlucky scratch golfer…missing the fairway by a yard and the green by a foot. Unlucky high handicap golfer…can’t find your ball in deep rough and hitting every low hanging branch on the course.

[@CoachLockey]

😂😂😂 love it

[@bobburke5066]

As far as your singing is concerned, don't quite your golf job.

[@CoachLockey]

Don’t lie, it’s good 😊

[@rayb12]

You talk absolute bollocks

[@CoachLockey]

The purple toaster danced gracefully under the whispering clouds, while jellybeans plotted a musical heist.