EVERY SHOT EXPLAINED - Shooting 79 [THE GOLF CLUB AT TERRA LAGO - SOUTH COURSE]

[@chasepodmore]

Been watching for two years I think I can say this is my favourite video of yours!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, Chase! I'm experimenting with the longer form/on- course narration only videos and this is great feedback!

[@EyesOnSD]

I agree with @chasepodmore - I watch every one of your videos and love this content. Realize you can’t take this amount of time to explain when you’re playing with others, but a solo round like this to really give us your thinking on each shot is terrific. Keep up your great content!

[@qFlashhh]

Hey Adam! Love all the videos, I know the 10-15 min range is your usual videos but I really love this video and would love more of these. The 20-30 min videos with more explanation and just more golf from you is much appreciated, hope to see more of these.

[@joshkresal836]

21:12 its comments like this during the round that both help me the most and make me think you're the Bob Ross of Golf.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

lolll

[@KraftAndCoD]

You and golf sidekick have been such an influence on my thought process on every single shot - past year or so I’ve cut down on major errors and compounding mistakes and am now trying to consistently break 90 rather than 100. Thank you!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Love hearing this, and congrats on the improvement!

[@swiper1131]

In the exact same boat here due to the same 2 people.

[@RealSweetTom]

I really loved this slightly longer video. Thanks as always!

[@DaleFairless]

Hey Adam - love the video, really great to hear your thought process. I play off the same handicap so it's great to get the insight into how you deal with percentages and shaking off the bad shots. Question, have you played around with your back swing at all? It looks like it's a little on the flat side and by steepening it slightly might help eliminate some of the hooking and blocks, should also help elevate the ball a bit more. I'm not a pro but thought I'd suggest it as something to try out on the range. Keep up the awesome work mate, from Australia

[@jonathanlenz3722]

Hey man, wanted to give you some positive feedback on the video. I think the best part of this video is when you explain your basic putting routine at 1:16. The video editing that you do to allow the viewer to visualize your thought process by shadowing the rest of the shot and using the highlighted area to show the equilateral triangle is excellent and is something that I can easily apply on my next round. Honestly, just that part of this video is more legitimately useful than the million other youtube shorts on putting tips out there. In addition, you also incorporate target markers on your video which I find to be incredibly helpful visually. I'm sure a lot of the editing is tedious and time consuming, but these forms of augmented reality for a beginner golfer such as myself helps provide me a visual target to try focusing on when I play. You play good golf that's welcoming for newer, older players such as myself (just started playing at 32 this summer), and this video shows several reasons as to why it's appealing for this particular type of demographic. Thank you!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Wow, thank you so much for the kind words and all of this feedback. Great to hear that this format is resonating. I used to be self conscious about posting such long-form content and I'm glad to see/hear that it's being well received!

[@michaelgoodroe792]

Adam, I really enjoy how you "talk" through shot. It helps me better understand how I can apply your kind of thinking when I play a shot. Keep up the great videos!

[@tigerbam2]

this may not be a popular opinion, but I like your short videos, I've definitely gotten better at golf watching you play and your short 10 min videos at least to me are great.

[@wess.9193]

The first thirty seconds I am saying out loud YES, ME TOO!!! I really don't like the driving range. Hate practicing. Just like playing. Even warming up on the range is such a chore. Lol

[@connormackenzie9972]

Little tip for grainy greens. Look at the cup. Typically one side will be “burnt out”. That indicates which way the grain is going (grain is moving towards the burnt side of the cup). Then adjust your read accordingly! Slower putts the grain will affect it more and visa versa. Good luck and keep up the awesome content!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@miklebutcher3051]

Played the South course Sunday and it kicked my butt.... 16 on the front and 5 on the back..... Beautiful course

[@scokely]

"Play is my practice". AMEN

[@JankyGolfer]

Hey Adam! Been a viewer for a while and here’s the advice that I have as a fairly decent putter: When reading the grain I like to squat down and rub my hand across the grass. You can feel when you’re with the grain the grass won’t push against you while when you’re against the grain it will pull up against your hand. Good luck!

[@TMar1961]

This is really good stuff, course management is one of the most important things in golf and the least taught.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yaaaaas

[@smoozerish]

Dude, your game has been soooo good the last 2 months. That driver in play is the key. Keep it up.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@seizethecarp_]

Been a sub for a long time and have seen a ton of your videos. THIS is the best commentary you've put out. So helpful/instructive.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks for this feedback!

[@JR-hy2mq]

Everyone is different I enjoy going to the range and always arrive early to warm up at range on golf days. Yes I would rather be on the course but where I live winter is 5-6 months. So the range is my winter routine. Everyone has a swing difference you have your swing and it works great for you. I only do a 3/4 swing and mine is different than others but it works great for me. I’m a 13 handicap according to Arccos and my last 10 rounds working toward single digit. Hope to get there someday. Great video and I enjoy your videos.

[@cwmcnutt]

Great video Adam, really enjoy hearing your thought process on all of the different courses you play. As a somewhat beginner golfer it is a great education for me.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

That's awesome, thanks for the kind words.

[@DaxAllred]

Bro he jumped and knew the yardage 😂 24:53 made me laugh

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Sorcery!

[@funkyavocado-wd1tb]

Your best video yet. You played great and the course looked fantastic.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@TheChrisJaynes]

I played that course three years ago, and it was in terrible condition. Though still rough around the edges, it looked much better when you played it. 👍

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah, it just came out of overseeding. I hear the North is running a bit better!

[@TheChrisJaynes]

@NotAScratchGolfer On that same trip, I played the North too, which was in very good condition. It puzzled me as to how one course could be so good and the other so bad. I'm happy to see that they are correcting that problem.

[@ryanmacdonald5703]

Good to hear you aren't beating yourself up too much on your swing anymore. Imagine what they were saying about Jim Furyk before he became well known. You make it work and just like the rest of us we keep tweaking to get the most of it. Thanks for all the great content and as a fellow canuck, way to go eh!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks for the kind words, Ryan!

[@lens7859]

Great video today Adam. This year is my first being retired and played about two times a week on the high side. Find it tough to improve. Only broke 90 four times in my life. Last ten rounds have been in the low 90's. So frustrating. There seems to be those two bad holes and a few bad contact shots. Thanks again for the work.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, and keep grinding! If you're dropping rounds in the low 90s, it'll come!

[@MaxwellGolf]

You DO NOT have a “bad swing”!! You have a slightly awkward looking take away BUT your impact position is actually really good.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! I took a break from dogging on my swing for a while, but a recent Reddit thread cited me as the top answer for, "the ugliest golf swing you've seen work," lol. My impact position with my driver tends to be pretty good. Could definitely use more hip rotation with my iron impact position though!

[@samowen7189]

@@NotAScratchGolfer out of interest, do you usually have golf coaches try to make the swing look less awkward? Or are they fine with it because it works?

[@whaleshark2625]

@@NotAScratchGolferI would love to know how many of said Redditors are regularly breaking-100 let alone 80 :)

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I don't take many lessons because I'm not committed to putting in the work to make changes to my swing. With that said, most professional feedback I get is from my friend Gordon, who is a coach. The gist of his (and most coach's) feedback is that my dog shit backswing is the low hanging fruit to work on (and not my overswing, or my abbreviated follow through, or any of the other million things that armchair coaches online tell me I "must" do). Maybe one day I'll work on it, but who knows? lol. The positive feedback is that I get to a very good impact position, particularly with driver.@@samowen7189

[@jonathanstevens2937]

Adam hits it well. He isnt really even all that short by the honest standards of handicap amateur golf. Little changes here and there would probably reduce the number of quack effects needed in these vids!

[@Kawshoncc1]

@notascratchgolfer I was always taught that when you're playing on bermuda greens, look for the smooth side of the cup. That should be the direction where your putt will break. Also, the pull of the grain becomes more prominent at the end of the putt (the dying break). Hope this helps!

[@OrvinReyes]

regardless of look of the swing i think if you can just eliminate that occasional push fade you'd be golden

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yes, or, to quote my dad, "if you were good, you'd be good!"

[@deadaim5942]

Been enjoying your videos a lot recently and the only thing I see that you could work on is simply just finishing the swing. The shot at 26:46 is a great example - try to focus on following through more and I'm sure you can eliminate a lot of those push fades 👍

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, man. Coach Gordon has some thoughts on this that I'll share soon.

[@tylercraft2193]

When are those putters coming!!!! I'm in the market for a mallet style .....

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Ask the playa!

[@tylercraft2193]

Sent him an email! Super excited to see this especially if you are in the test group! Can't wait to watch your green reading video!

[@SugarRayOPrey]

Would love to see you play golf in the UK. I really love your videos but I think you'll be surprised about how different the courses and gameplay is, it would be super interesting to see how your course management works when the courses are different.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Agreed! I've only played a couple of rounds in the UK and would love to get back there for some golf in the future!

[@tpmc12]

Favorite moment of the video was Mike's unnecessary but nicely executed flop shot. If he had no knowledge of your approach to course management it's even better.

[@assettomike]

Great round as always Adam!! What little beauty you hiding under that car cover?👀👀

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! Not my car, but an old air cooled 911.

[@TheThoo]

Look for the burn mark on the edge of the cup. That's the direction the grain will be going in when playing on bermuda.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Cheers

[@keitho6018]

Yep this!

[@suecobandito8954]

Bermuda putting: Hold your breath/Pray/Hope for the best.😆

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Love this lol

[@whaleshark2625]

Really awesome video - this encapsulates all the strategy and thinking I've been trying to take away from your videos! Separately - have you ever tried a LAB putter?. I've recently switched and it literally feels like voodoo...

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you! Oddly enough, I played with the CEO and Exec Team of LAB just last month in Bend, Oregon. I'll try one out eventually!

[@Omnis2]

Adam playing alone: Not A Scratch Golfer Adam playing with 3 others: Maybe a Scratch Golfer

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol it's always nice to play better for the crowd!

[@Golfadddict]

Good commentary Adam.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@skizzot91r]

Hey Adam love the content.. further more I LOVE the lengthier videos like this rather than the shorter ones.. also do you record these on your phone and what kind of tracer app do you use

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you! Yes I film on my iPhone (this was actually my first video on a new 15). I add the shot tracers with an app called "Shot Tracer Pro" (I use the desktop version).

[@skizzot91r]

@@NotAScratchGolfer awesome!! imma need you to come play a round in Indiana with me sometime haha

[@tajsportracing]

Great video Adam! New clubs in the bag?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you, and yes! I have to do an updated WITB at some point...

[@jmeyer5able]

I was searching for this comment. Also curious about your grips. The whole setup looks awesome

[@tylerevans369]

When I played Bermuda greens while playing in Arkansas the local I was playing with taught me to read the sheen of the green and how it was laying against the ground. I still don't really understand how to read the grain but the sheen helped me a lot with judging which areas are fast (shinier the faster) and otherwise. Experience is unmatched though, and the more you play Bermuda the more you'll understand it's intricacies.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah I've heard the shiny vs. dull thing, and like you say, I think more experience will help.

[@ileisl]

Would be great if you can explain in more detail what you are looking at with your equilateral triangle for your putting!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Will explain this further in an upcoming video!

[@Derek-cw4xr]

Great video, really solid back 9. Thanks Adam! Walking through your course management thoughts is super useful. I’m curious about how often you were caught by surprise with an unknown bunker, though. Do you use a GPS app on the course?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you! Didn't have a GPS out there and definitely missed a few course features from the tee.

[@JDB4197]

New putter staying in bag?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Mos def!

[@suecobandito8954]

Think Furyk, then carry on. Wadda putter! Waddaplaya!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol thanks!

[@somerealaveragegaming5380]

I really enjoyed the longer format video

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks!

[@buffaloben15golf88]

-1 through the last seven is absolute destruction

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

haha thanks

[@Db-usernamebob]

Nice one Adam ;)

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@tubopedia]

I secretly love practicing golf sometimes more then playing golf. It’s my guilty pleasure. I don’t know why

[@baseket2ball12]

Hey man, do you have any knowledge on how iron lofts have changed with club sets over the years? I bought my Taylormade irons back in 06 and the set includes a 3 iron, but I noticed that modern sets usually only go up to 4 iron. I’ve heard that companies have strengthened lofts over the years so that you don’t need a “3 iron”...and I guess so that people get more distance with each club in comparison to older clubs? I don’t know, just wondering if you have any knowledge on this.

[@seasicknarwhal6169]

new playa in cheif putter looks cleannnnnnnn

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

It's awesome!!

[@joeysalafia5585]

The grain will always grow THROUGH the burnt edge of the cup. Generally speaking a dead straight 6 footer with right to left grain will become just inside right edge

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks!

[@ssennik]

Hey Adam, what do you mean by “bunting” a 3 wood? Stopping after impact?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Just kind of knuckling one into play, yeah.

[@HouseAteam]

Tera lago can be tough. Played there a few times with 20+ mph winds.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah, luckily we never played in more than 1 or 2 clubs this day.

[@EldredMerricks]

Did you take the correct drop on hole 10? Looks like you hit the 2nd shot into the water “over the water?” didn’t go over land but I could be wrong!! Just trying to keep you honest😂😂lol

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

The ball didn't go in the water, you can actually see it land on video :)

[@littlejerry5682]

Can you provide a longer explanation of how you are looking at and what you are getting out of the equilateral triangle when putting, didn't fully understand your explanation at the beginning.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yes, and I'll explain more thoroughly in an upcoming video. Basically, it's easiest to see the true slope by looking from down to up (i.e. standing on the lower side of the slope). It's also useful to stand in the middle of the putt (from the side) to understand the path the ball will take to the hole. I combine this with walking the length of the putt to program the distance of the putt into my mind.

[@timdench2583]

@@NotAScratchGolferI was wondering about the triangle as well, so looking forward to the video on it.

[@starks1974]

Did you ever post your round at Snoqualmie Ridge? I finally get to play it and wanted to see how you managed the course.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Some confusion here, I haven't played Snoqualmie!

[@ikigai47]

Any plans to ever build an indoor golf sim / video screen at home?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Don't have the space, unfortunately (garage at the beginning is not mine).

[@TylerMistretta]

To read grain, you look at the edges of the cup and find the dead grass on one side of the cup. The grain always goes towards the dead grass from the opposite site of it. So if the dead grass is on the right side of the cup then the grain is going from left to right. Your welcome 😅

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@tomfranzy]

Hi Adam, great video. I much prefer the long form videos with the commentary. I suppose that’s difficult to do when playing in a foursome on a busy day. Great playing!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, Tom! Yeah, it's rare I have this kind of time to talk through shots but and certainly fun to be able to do it.

[@jes_40]

What clubs are you using these days? Doesn't look like the PXG irons are in the bag anymore.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah lots of new sticks in the bag and I have an upcoming video on them. Irons/wedges are Sub70.

[@brianlewis5970]

It’s so simple to break 80 from a person that’s never had a lesson in my life. All you have to do is keep it in play off the tea learn how to get up and down more often than not and never three putt.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Keep it in play + tidy inside 100, indeed!

[@ikigai47]

10:32 wouldn't this shot be considered a push and not a cut? I always thought cuts / fades are dependent on the ball curving, but when the ball goes to the right in a straight line, that's a push.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

It was a push fade. The shot tracer might have been generous to it.

[@swiper1131]

It's hilarious because on 10 when you were going over the water, I'm thinking that I 100% would have laid up and been incredibly happy with where your bad shot landed haha I just feel like 20% of the time I will top that iron straight into the water... and it'd be that time so I'd be tentative and just lay up to try and preserve a semblance of my dignity

[@Yea1234yea]

Trust me if you see like a mint colored Bermuda green. It’s crazy fast, lucky those greens were darker green (slower)

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Good to know!

[@justinnichols1881]

Way to finish strong on the last 7 holes

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@suecobandito8954]

And don't end declaratives on an up tone. It's like split infinitives-just don't do that.🙂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

No lol

[@bhobg]

I swear those greens look like zoysia and not bermuda

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Course website says it's Bermuda. In any case, both Bermuda and Zoysia are foreign to me, lol.

[@edwardrizzorhands]

Bro changed the title to his video 3 times in under like an hour lol. Love the content just thought that was funny

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

A - Always B - Be T - Tinkering

[@TuriSanchez3]

Bermuda grass doesnt break as much and is slower from my experience

[@ccloud3981]

You gotta hit alot of golf balls to be a low handicap. If you suck at the range then you suck. Don’t play for a month and hit nothing but the range. Video yourself from behind and in front. Your phone will let you slow down the video. If you can’t go to the range, chip balls in the yard. If it’s cold and rainy, putt in the house on a mat. Keep a putting map in a permanent spot in your kitchen, bedroom, or anywhere you spend most of your time in your house standing around… it’s usually the kitchen. At some point, you will notice a huge difference. At some point u will get tired of all this hard work, but it takes hard work to be a real player on the course.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I am a low handicap and I don't do these things, nor do I have any interest in doing so, but power to you and anybody who chooses to :)

[@haydenredl2919]

Just had to talk yourself into the game and warm up for 14 holes I see. Then just let it happen and impress the audience (who likely made the joke about not believing your channel name) on the holes you played with them haha

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

haha something like that