COURSE MANAGEMENT LESSON | HOW TO REDUCE YOUR HANDICAP

[@nTo-vlog]

I like that Dan is really eloquent and Lee is really open about how he plays his game. Making us viewers able to learn an awful lot of lessons. Thank you guys! Amazing channel!

[@paulh7589]

Brilliant video. Most golf videos teach swing mechanics, this one teaches how to play the game.

[@billybastar4022]

Risk management applies to many things in life, including golf. I did not make much advancement in my golf game, until I submitted to scoring. I spent my a round chasing the perfect shot, when I should have been planning the perfect last shot on any given hole. Doing that makes me plan from the flag stick back to the tee. In doing that, I concluded that the riskiest shot, in most cases, is the first one off the tee box. Most course designers design courses to test you from the tee, pass that test you can reap the reward of the next shot afforded by the designer. Unlocking what the least risky shot to get to that point has been missing my entire golf life because I can’t spend every day out on the course honing that skill. It was very cool to get a taste of how to dissect a hole shot by shot, thank you Dan.

[@vivwilson3745]

From the first explanation on the tee of the first hole I knew I was going to learn here. Absolute priceless info and help 👌👌👌

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

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[@vivwilson3745]

@@DanHendriksenGolf excellent 👍👍

[@Coinhunter-km4qo]

Very good lessons to be learned here. I like how you are teaching Lee to think his way around the course to take out a lot of the risk. One of the best lessons I ever learned was to walk a course backwards, i.e., start out on the 18th green and work back towards the tee, figuring out where the risk was in the design of the hole, how to avoid it, and look for good angles of attack and flat areas to be hitting from. On greens analyze the design to see where the drop offs and danger areas are to be avoided. Do that for all 18 holes and see if your score gets better over time. Nice to hear an experienced Pro like yourself walk us through your thinking processes on these shots. Well done.

[@justapedn1]

This is why I always enjoyed watching Golf Channel’s “Playing Lessons with the Pros.” They explained their thoughts/strategies for playing holes, not so much about how to swing the club (other than flighting shots, that is). Good work here.

[@craigmccormack948]

Brilliant channel . This is my new number 1 golf channel.

[@jojobradley7433]

This is awesome. Process oriented instead of goal oriented. Have a process/game plan and stick to it!

[@ianpike9285]

Excellent on course lesson showing that we need to take our egos out of the tee shot. Hope to get out and put into practice soon. Cheers Lee & Dan.

[@christheodorou31]

Very cleaver Uncle D, zapping the range finder and showing the average golfer another level! Just a brilliant insight to how PRO golfers really think👏👏👍

[@reginaldalford952]

Would love to see this for 18 holes so we see more of the ups and downs and change in strategy depending on score

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

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[@adampace2775]

This is exactly how I like to play from the green backwards much prefer my 110 yard pitching wedge shot than anything closer to the green! Great lesson Dan

[@RTOHIO]

This taught me a lot, especially the working backwards from the hole to determine the club selection. avoiding the danger and tayloring the shot to your strengths. Spot on.

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

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[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

Dan, fantastic video on course management. Flic did an excellent job of showing us what goes thru her mind prior to picking a club and target. I certainly learned quite a bit and the best thing I learned was think about your surrounding before grabbing a club. Then figure out your target and distance taking into consideration weather conditions of the air and grass. Then make a sensible decision for your ability and be positive,

[@The_lefthandedgolfer]

Very good, just had a look at my home course and it’s completely changed how I’d play it. Can’t wait to get out and play again!

[@markwalker521]

super information to keep in mind as a 5.6 capper from10 years of playing and a complete golf nut.

[@brituk1776]

Love this one! Here's to more "course management" vids! Extremely helpful.

[@woodyfairway3933]

Good video, Dan. You should be doing more of these.

[@rohitpratap4174]

Dan, you're one of the best out there with the course management/thought process stuff. Please more of this!

[@travisg.1310]

Def like the way you show the viewer more than one option for every shot. Hope lee gets to his goal of 5 handicap in 2021!

[@sharnoconnor3640]

Love it, more Videos like this please

[@mrkipling3841]

Well done to both of you. Excellent playing lesson.

[@lothario4one]

More videos like this please! Brilliant! Great course management tutorial. My problem is consistency in my swing, fat shots and pushing ball to the right.

[@Carlos-yn2ob]

Great video. I like the idea of working the hole backwards, makes sense.

[@davidm7031]

“Just hit it at the flag” not been playing long but definitely the best piece of golfing advice I’ve heard 👌🏻🤣

[@th3manias]

Classic lesson. Handicap golfer works out the distance from tee to green. Pro works backwards, from pin.

[@torlefborsting471]

Even as a new golfer, I have found the course management approach really helps my game. My improvement has been very steady because I really challenge myself to consider the whole scenario for each hole I play. This video adds even more to my thought process. Thank you for that :)

[@davehurley26]

Great video. Learnt something very valuable...I play set yardage like lee was saying. And I get to much spin on greens so will be learning 3/4 shots with lower end of the bag.

[@hnasdad]

Great video Dan, first full vlog I've watched of yours. Ol muppet fan. What a great line of questions to learn from. Really like you slowing down the thoughts.

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Thanks Kit, hope you have just found us 👍

[@AquaIgnis2012]

Great approach.... like the questions and workingfrom the pin and back!Lee is a solid putter👍🏻 thanks for sharing!

[@davidpeterson552]

Great video on strategy and choices to reduce the risk. We golfers many times focus too much on the club and distance and forget the club you hit with confidence. Put yourself in confident, lower risk higher success situations and you will improve and reduce the catastrophes.

[@craigjames1355]

Lee hits a great ball, not many using a two iron so great to see . Brilliant informative blog lads . Great work and helps all types of handicappers 👍

[@lesleypeterkelly365]

simple talk through a golf shot, can listen forever, excellent, working back is a good thought process

[@hesa9849]

Great content ! So rare on youtube. Thanks a lot.

[@jamescarney8527]

I do appreciate these videos on how to work your way around a golf course. Good job and thank you.

[@paternoborlagdan8586]

Very good practical course management...Got it!...Thank you very much.

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Glad it helped Paterno!

[@tonyrobinson31]

I need my own Dan to help my game and course management 👍

[@TramSpotter649]

Aha! But you do have your own Dan already! His advice should be in your mind when you play. "Take control of you own game" (club selections etc) - "Have you learnt anything from today Lee?" - "Plan your play from the green backwards". And, in planning, notice slopes on the course (in your stance, on the green etc), also wind, hazards, out of bounds etc. There is a lot in the video, and probably worth a second viewing.

[@spu5990]

Wonderful Vlog Dan, great insight into managing your game around the course. Well done Lee

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

Nice instruction on course management. I’ve started to think about each hole from the green backwards and it has helped lower my scores and reduced my bogeys.

[@michaelgrossman1403]

I have enjoyed every video from Dan. His WITB are fantastic. His interview with his brother and John E. Morgan are awesome...but this was amazing! Thank you for this!! I am a 1 handicap and this was fantastic!! Thank you

[@harrys8001]

I agree with some of the other comments. Really good to see a video focusing on course management

[@benjr.padilla6999]

Thank you, working back as a strategy is something that I learned from your video and will certainly looking forward to trying that. Cheers!

[@stevewilliams190]

With his 3/4 shots he could try with his feet a lot closer together to take the power off or drop down the shaft a bit.

[@mattbrooking2146]

Great Video Dan, could see Lee might of been struggling to agree with what you wanted him to do but the results were obvious!! Food for thought will defo take it to the course! 👍🏼

[@jvelez1998]

Dan, these video playing lesson are invaluable. Truly gold highlighting the benefits of proper strategic course management. Very well done. It is quite a refreshing difference from others who spend a great deal of time on KZbin testing clubs and chasing swing speed while taking us along for the ride. Keep up the great work! Cheers

[@kylebell2365]

“I’m still going to hit driver” 😂😂😂

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[@rufussthoo4083]

Short but effective. This was probably the best 'course management' video I've seen, because you didn't just tell Lee what to do but explained the 'why' and the nuances. It is something I'm trying to do better so I'll definitely be using some of these learnings. Thanks Dan.

[@andrewdavies8451]

Compelling viewing, Its good Lee has trusted the process and ignored his ego. Great video

[@billdunlop8683]

Love these types of course management videos, absolutely play the yardage back from the green to a comfortable wedge, Myself I try to leave 115-120 ( PW) on every Par 4/5. I love how Dan breaks it down to a Chess/Math type game. Nothing makes me happier on the course knowing I've played a controlled round from tee to green. Great insight Dan. PS: Lee does a great job in listening to Dan and pulling off the shots, Great job Lee !!.

[@brendan9340]

This tactic has been proven wrong. Mathematically it is almost always better to be closer to the hole

[@nickyc162]

Great video guys. I think I need to incorporate that into my game

[@robertwatson8385]

Brilliant and will definitely be using this strategy Have reduced my handicap this year from 23 to 16 after a long time away from the game and I need to think along these lines to keep improving

[@neilb9682]

Some comments recently regarding Lee haven't sat well with me. I enjoy the corse vlogs, but this was a superb and well thought out video, which has given me something to think about. Cheers Dan and fair play Lee, great to see you in control of the ball. Your attitude will get you where you want to be 👍

[@stevenhodson2173]

Very interesting to hear the shots being talked through. Thanks guys !

[@sarahhawkes7231]

Well played, Lee. Great advice, Dan. P.S. The gunfire in the background brought back some nice memories of playing golf in Belfast in the early 90s.

[@trxe420]

This is it, this is how I broke par for the first time. Basically I asked one simple question, "Can I get on the green from here" if not, the next question is "What club gets me to 120 safest". I think Peter Cowen said golf is a game of where not to hit it. Such an eye opening lesson, btw this dude has probably never missed a shot on the short side of the hole, tremendous pace :)

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Thanks Tommy, are you a new Subscriber?

[@trxe420]

@@DanHendriksenGolf I am :)

[@toddwilliams254]

Great coaching and equally great ball striking.

[@timackland5411]

Fantastic vlog. Brilliant to explore the way to get round the course. Take the ego and pop it in the back pocket. Very much the way as we get older. Its not how far its how many! Putting is worth 6-8 shots a round. The one area all amateurs can match the pros in practice and on the course. If lester putted like lee he would be on tour without a doubt.

[@lax5939]

Thank you very much. I am a 12 handicap and want to get into single digits this year. This really helped and I definitely will work around the course better and be more mindful of what I am doing instead of just trying to drill the ball as hard as I can. Happy New Year.

[@markholder4619]

This is an excellent video. Real situations and practical steps to deal with them. If we all did this we would knock half a dozen shots off our round.

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Hi Mark, are you new to the channel?

[@obedtorres7445]

My favorite series last year was following your brother as he thought through every shot. Extremely educational. This is in the same vein. Good stuff

[@pvillepat]

love this content. I'm a 3.8 currently but I am streaky as all get out. I struggle with being disciplined with course management because the little I do get to play I just want to bomb the driver. lol. Keep up the great work Dan. I've never had a caddie at any course. I'd love to hear from a caddie at like one of the higher end courses and see how much they are actually able to affect a tourists score on the average day.

[@chriscurtis742]

Great coaching from the Danmeister 😂👍⛳🏌️‍♂️

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Who 🙈😂

[@chriscurtis742]

😂😂 ..... It's what Lee called you in the Dunlop 65 vlog 😂😂

[@Luis1958able]

Awesome! great strategy, brilliant pre visualisation at the task at hand. It definitively opens up great possibilities. A powerful way of looking at a Golf course.

[@russellord1830]

Very impressed with the winter tees,

[@MikeSoutham]

What a great video... Really makes you step back and rethink how you'd play your local differently. Cheers!

[@Golfing-AddiCt]

Superb video, they teach us so much about changing our frame of mind on the course to get the best out of our abilities. 👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@seancook2264]

Aggressive shot to conservative target....worked for Tiger 👍🏼

[@leonleroux3318]

What a great explanation of course management!

[@kevanskelton9982]

Clarity is all! Good effort! 👍

[@ianburke2490]

Working backwards on par 4's instead of just smashing the longest club in the bag and clubbing up to play for my usual strike as opposed to my perfect strike are great tips for a mid-handicapper like myself, great series. Also, Lee can play with just a bit help!

[@andyblair8058]

Great video Dan and Lee. More of the same through the winter would be great. 👍🏌️‍♂️

[@whaleshark2625]

A++ video. Would love more of these!

[@roberthall61]

Great video! Learned alot. Like the idea of play from hole to tee box. At times use less club. Play smart. Take trouble out of the equation.

[@mineshvaghjiani5757]

Very useful course management video. Thanks Dan

[@DDH54]

Great coaching Dan, lee will be a much better player with your advice 🏌🏻‍♂️⛳️

[@S.forbes]

Really enjoyed this one. Quality content boys 👏🏾👏🏾

[@paulwright6297]

Very good videa Dan a lot of people struggle with the course management part of the game so it's good to understand this side more

[@nigelcooke8590]

Any golfer should play to their strengths.. I once discussed course management with a 2 hcp golfer who was struggling to score..,great driver / striker and great putter but not putting scores together.. I asked him what his favourite iron in his bag was and how far it went.. eg 9 iron / 150. Then what his most difficult distance was eg 80yds.. it was apparent that over the course of a round he was leaving himself a lot of pitches between 60/90 yds. We played 9 holes where he had to leave himself a 9irn in no matter what that meant he hit off the tee (working back from pin).. over 9 holes he shot under par as he was hitting it stiff nearly every time and giving him more hole able birdie putts.. sometimes distance can be detrimental to the ability to score.. 👍👍⛳️⛳️

[@paulbull3431]

Get the idea but I would recommend a 2hcp work on hit short wedges/pitches. You have to be strong at all distances 150 yards and in.

[@brianmartin83]

Great video Dan, well explained and thought out. Something I find difficult to most of the time!!! Looking forward to getting back out and trying to think my way around like this and start lowering that handicap

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Thanks Brian, are you a subscriber? Do you normally watch my content ?

[@brianmartin83]

@@DanHendriksenGolf hey Dan, yes subscribed since last week, so I’m a fresh one. Spotted your videos on the special select putters and enjoy so I’ve been creeping on your page!! Hahaha

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

@@brianmartin83 enjoy, thanks for watching 👍

[@czechspy5124]

Super coaching session for everyone, Thankyou..

[@JeremyLevis]

More like this please Dan.

[@tdougs77]

Great video both, Dan - more of these videos! i love this style of course mgmt!

[@nevillehubbard7347]

Very helpful video, particularly about the thought process on the par 3's and the ideas about leaving a number, rather than hitting driver and playing from that point. Thanks for the reminder!!!!

[@TJD-qt2cl]

Am definitely think this is where I need to be game management is key . Great vid lads

[@jimdavey7094]

This is super useful and definitely a mindset / skill I’d like to develop on the course. Outstanding putting Lee, that really is a weapon. Nice one gents.

[@glennpalmer4672]

Excellent video Dan and Lee, I love the planning of each shot, I will definitely use this method.

[@drjerlee]

Best information!!

[@chrisrazzle4761]

Good luck getting down to scratch Lee, I’m in a similar boat shifting from 12 to single figures. Dan is far better placed to advise you than I, but I’ve played quite a few rounds without certain clubs, such as Driver or 58 degree. Removing Driver temptation instantly improved my course management and think back from the green. Likewise I favoured my 58 around the green and for short pitch shots, so removing it forced me to play a wider variety of shot types with my 54, plus bump and runs with PW which wasn’t really in my arsenal. Rounds without PW also forced me to hit knock down 9’s - you touched on much of this in the course vid, but playing a few rounds without some of your “go to clubs” just makes you get on with it :)

[@markpreston6345]

Some great advice there on the thought processes. I need to do more of that 👍👍

[@andrewjohnston5942]

Golf is a great game, great golf is a thinking mans game. Listening to Lee for a while, I think a Mind Coach would be a great addition

[@markroath98]

Great video, good advice and yet, funny.

[@billwallenstein3387]

Excellent class Dan!

[@tonyjones2838]

Makes huge difference constantly sinking 6 ft putts great putting.

[@stuartbain3353]

Should of played 2 balls. Lee’s ball that he would play. And the ball Dan wants him to play. See the difference.

[@PetSKi67]

When playing someone elses plan could affect the mentality, how decisive and confident the player would be executing it. Ofcourse when vloging a lesson, it gives a touch more to it, but as the coach said on the other hole, it was a good thing to go with the shot the player was confident with.

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

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[@davidthomson6209]

Really interesting again Dan and team 👌🏻 made me realise I need to pay way more attention to the course I’m playing and not just the yardage of the shot. Great content as always 👍🏻

[@CheviotHills]

I’m off 8.6 index now down from 14hc at start of 2020. I feel its all about ball control and keeping the ball in play. Obviously if I want to keep improving I need to start attacking holes so need to start hitting it further. No three putts always helps.

[@elcortinez8238]

Great insights boys!

[@peterrobinson5219]

An excellent tutorial which made perfect sense. I do believe adopting your strategies will improve my scoring. Thank you and keep up the good work

[@dwed1234]

This is so good Dan and I would love to see loads more of this type of content. Still the best stuff on KZbin, thank you to you and the guys, brilliant. 👍

[@domotx12]

Loads of valuable information in this video, thanks for the tips👍🏽