How I Improved by 20 Strokes OVERNIGHT

[@tmntfistbump]

Adam, you just gotta take advice from amateur golfers in a KZbin comment section and you’ll easily play better.

[@TheDartion]

Never understand why people on here are ragging on Adams backswing. It works for him. Some of the best players DO NOT have a “traditional” swing. Guys like Rory or even Scottie. Leave the dude alone. Keep up the great work Adam, it’s inspiring.

[@ldj1631]

The funniest part is he would probably beat 99% of the guys that comment on his backswing. How people don't understand the golf swing is different for every man, woman is beyond me haha.

[@S.forbes]

It's because these same people complaining about Adam's backswing are a higher handicap than him and it infuriates them that he makes it work 😂😂😂 Keep the videos coming Adam, love the swing 😅😅👏🏾👏🏾

[@careywainikka8705]

While I agree there’s lots of unique swings, Rory is a poor example haha, his is one of the most pure orthodox golf swings of all time

[@freshtendrills5969]

You're absolutely right. In fact, when I talk to new golfers, I show them the proper grip, and tell them to keep their head down. That's it. Find your own swing.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks!

[@Tohrture]

Ive been a fan for about a year and you and Matt (golf sidekick) have greatly help me improve my course management skills. I started golf in my 30s with my dad but quit for the past 8 years after his passing. My wife got me to get back on the course last yeat and it reawakened my love of the sport and the memories i have with my dad. I started watching you when i came across your thumbnail about scoring with a bad swing. I have a ugly swing myself but managed to get under 90. Watching your videos enabled me to get under 80 and even go even par once. I finally got fitted for the first time and hope after the adjustment to my new clubs, switched shafts and adjusted them 2 degrees and added .5 inch because im over 6ft tall, that i can break 80 consistently. I want to thank you for your videos and the knowledge and advice you give in them. Not being a long hitter myself but having confidence inside 125 yrds and applying your tips i find myself scoring better and staying very positive even after bad shots. Thank you again for what you do and i look forward to seeing more. If you are ever in Las Vegas i would like to suggest Palm Valley, my dad's home course. I think you will enjoy the beauty of the course as well as the well rounded challenges. Thank you again Adam.

[@alecmacknight]

would love to watch Matt and Adam have a round vs some of the bigger youtube golfers - Grant Horvat, Micah Morris - even Peter Finch or Rick Shiels if they are ever back in the UK...

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Glad your wife got you back into the game, and heartening to hear that my videos have been part of the process!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

@@alecmacknight Would love this. Most of these guys don't take my calls lol

[@rockamockafo]

Rick Shiels would benefit SO MUCH from adapting your mindset

[@kylevonruden9555]

Tremendous respect for you fighting through that tough round. That's a mental skill I need to work on. I've learned so much about the game and how to manage the course and manage expectations from watching your channel. Keep grinding and stay frosty my man!

[@willsutton1739]

I’m a college golfer and still use you for help on course management and being smart on the golf course. Keep up the great work man

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man! Crazy to think that my videos are helpful for golfers at your level. Humbling!

[@stefanschumacher6208]

Thank you for not being afraid to show the bad with the good. That’s what makes this the best channel on KZbin golf.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks. The channel's always been about highlighting "real" golf, and I never shy away from showing the good and the bad!

[@jonathanstiemann3078]

I will agree that this channel shows the reality of golf and shows what discipline and course management can do to your game. Keep up the great work!

[@Mtnbike121]

I understand the frustration. I float around a 13-16 handicap. Shot a 50 on the front 9. Grabbed a hot dog and a breather and shot a 41 on the back 9 to shoot my handicap for the day. Golf is volatile.

[@martinrutkowskimd3709]

Adam, I couldn’t be happier for you. I’ve loved watching you and the channel grow, your inspirational story and approach to golf make you truly one of a kind. I only hope one day I get to hit the course with you, that would be a dream come true!

[@ianwoollard2063]

I like how honest you are about your game. It’s the best sport ever invented but it just happens to be one of the hardest too😂

[@atxrich]

So glad you use your platform to show “real” golf (ie. bad rounds) in addition to your BP rounds. I think most people don’t understand all golfers, regardless of HDCP are capable of bad rounds. I had the pleasure of playing Bandon Dunes/Pacific Dunes/Bandon Trails over 15 years ago, but I was just starting to play golf so the scores were non-existent. I’d love to go back now that I’ve got many more rounds under my belt.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Hope you make it back! The new tracks are great and the new 19-hole Par 3 should be great, too!

[@Omnis2]

What a great setting for your first round under par. Congrats, Adam. You're an inspiration.

[@nicksilva3833]

Hey Adam! Long time fan. We are around the same handicap and without sounding arrogant or cringe. I’m deemed a long hitter. I got a decent short game and ya know what, I guarantee we split 10 matches 5-5 cuz you got game. Fuck anyone who trashes your swing. You got game. Thanks for the vids, realest KZbin golfer out there.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man

[@lindsaynewell6319]

What a rollercoaster Adam. Big congrats. 71 is the stuff of dreams. I remember my best rounds (76) and the last few holes were so stressful with managing expectations.

[@jeffdavis3713]

What a terrific round Adam!!

[@gregoryedwards8781]

Chambers looks epic

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Beautiful spot.

[@CMacUF]

Needed this after a tough day on the course. Thanks brother 🙏

[@sameerpurohit3385]

That was a wonderful video. I and my young daughter really enjoyed watching both rounds 😊. Well done

[@Heathcliff_1600]

What a fun video! Thanks for sharing your rounds Adam!

[@lens7859]

Awesome round !

[@MSG19772]

Golf season finally started here in Central Canada. I played my first 18 yesterday. I was rusty. I hit a lot of bad shots. Topped, chunked, you name it. But, I applied every lesson you have posted. I shot 11 over par. I am very satisfied with how I managed my game. But even more, I am happy to be just able to get out and survive winter and finally be under the sun and play golf.

[@ardara24]

Congratulations! Enjoyed witnessing commitment , playing to one's strengths and great course management reap its rewards. Thanks for being an inspiration to this 'non scratch golfer'.

[@keitho6018]

Fun watch! Incredible bounce back round

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

Woohoo! Just finished the second half. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! +3 is my CB so far. -1 feels like miles from there.

[@larkintommi3286]

I’m a local from Puyallup area!! Glad you got to see all of what chambers offers 😂 good work it’s a tuff course

[@alexjennings3165]

Your videos are helping me quite a bit with the mental side of my golf game. I used to play baseball so club head speed is not an issue but I am not consistent enough to control the speed. I was swinging at almost 100% power and spraying the ball everywhere. Watching you play has helped me slow down and play what is more consistent. You can score well without hitting 300+ drives. Maybe one day I’ll be able to incorporate more swing speed but golf is way more enjoyable when you aren’t searching in the trees.

[@thea-team6439]

What a beautiful course mate 🤩👏

[@mfpeden]

Fun seeing you play a course I know!

[@lens7859]

Looked like hard greens on the first round, tough putting

[@jcgolf159]

Que the music intro 🎶 This is how we do it. It's Friday night, and I feel alright. The party is here on the fairways, so I grab my driver and snap it hard left. Golf Gods watching me, take my driver away. Hit the 'shaw and I'll fade it ... ⛳

[@Rich--J]

Loving that Waddaplaya shirt! I've got a few and all the shorts. Great video and enjoyed you on Matt's channel too.

[@shaunchopra9763]

Adam! Congrats my friend, what a round. Come to Alberta and play some mountain courses in Kananaskis, Bannf, and Canmore. The Rocky mountains are stunning!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! I was lucky enough to play Banff (a couple of videos of it on the channel!) last year. A few more AB courses played/on the channel, as well: Broadmoor & Belvedere in Edmonton + Mickelson National in Calgary (video still pending). Would love to get out there more. I'd add Jasper Park Lodge to the list, too!

[@tjm5492]

Bandon, Hole 12: "sit...go I mean!". That is the crux of golf in a nutshell.

[@adamcampbell899]

Congrats, shooting under par is a special feeling 🎉

[@chasman67]

Congratulations!

[@witnac2k15]

hyped for the next 26 minutes of my life. double feature nicee!

[@mrkipling3841]

Well done!

[@aleksei8884]

At this point, the swing is the selling point of the channel😂 Makes us with a less than perfect swing feel better

[@ikigai47]

Look at it like this. If you don't want to fix your swing for you, then do it to make Swing Tweaks look good

[@OffBrandGolf]

Annnnnd a sick par on 17!!! Haha.

[@karendurrant983]

Congratulations on breaking par. Anytime you want to come to the Baja we are welcoming you and your crew. You are fantastic!!! Love your videos.

[@chasepodmore]

First time being able to watch your videos in 2024...been a busy couple of months and have NOT been golfing as much as I want to, but love this video! Chambers 2015 was one of my favourite majors to watch, love this course! Correct me if I'm wrong but this is the first golf course in WA state you've released to the channel???

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Good stuff! Yes, this is my first WA course on the channel. Hoping to add Gamble Sands to the itinerary in July!

[@jackblackbourn]

I would absolutely love to join you for a few days my friend.

[@SamuelConovitz]

Love Chambers Bay. Glad you made it here. Definitely an annual hit for me during the season.

[@lawbinson]

Guy in green seems like fun 😂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

He organized this trip and crushed it.

[@pattewad]

Played chambers last year and it is a tough course

[@alec.fullery4958]

Hey Adam, love your videos and the great courses you play. Just had a genuine question, are these youtube videos your primary source of income or do you have another job? Just curious keep up the great content!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! Yes, KZbin is my day job :)

[@steveschwab922]

Great road trip Adam. Did you play Bandon Crossings while you were there? Is Sylvies Ranch in your plans?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! Haven't gotten to Crossings, would like to some day. Same goes for Sylvies.

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

Oh Adam! You're in my town!!! And you caught a nice weather day...

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah apparently it was the best day they'd had this season so far. Where else do you play in the area? I played a tournament at The Home Course that I really enjoyed!

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Gold Mountain and Trophy Lake on the Peninsula.

[@Jordan03__]

Definitely gold mountain!

[@mattcourtney6002]

Love the idea of the trip. Can't make this one due to prior commitment.

[@mangobrutus7455]

Well done.

[@ELKORA2324]

Congrats

[@whaleshark2625]

Time for you to get a LAB putter? :) Great video as always! I will say - on the first round you were verbalizing things you wanted NOT to happen, vs the thing you wanted to happen "not fat please". The brain maybe did the old trick of not understanding the NOT portion. Great round at Bandon. I'll be in Palm Desert about a week before your trip, hope you have a blast!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Good call! My rule of thumb with putters is that if I'm putting well, I don't tinker with equipment!

[@whaleshark2625]

@@NotAScratchGolfer shot par on my front nine today (first time ever) including a chip in birdie, but sadly four doubles on the back nine to card an 83. Golf is an amazing and a cruel game haha.

[@jamesbellar]

🙂 I grew up a few blocks from there. Graduated high school before they put the course together, I remember running around out there and making my way down to the train tracks and old pier for fishing

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Such a cool spot. Must have been cool to watch it come together.

[@K3YSWEET]

greens look wild

[@Foreeddy]

Letsss go, I live by this course and need to try it this year

[@NamDNguyen]

Welcome to Chambers Bay

[@thomasgoode7322]

I did this last year, to a lesser extent because I didn't break par - but at the Okanagan Club I went 99 (carded 2 triples, a 10, and a 9... yay OB) to a 77 (with 3 DOUBLES!). Its wild how narrow the margins are sometimes. Golf is hard.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

So hard.

[@juicemilton114]

I really enjoyed this video. Congrats on your round under par. 💪🏾

[@brandonmoini7009]

"111 sound right?" as you enter your backswing LOL

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol I think that audio clip was from a few seconds earlier, I just moved it up.

[@johnmay9598]

Should do a local putting clinic in the PNW / Van area for those who aren't able to travel down to the fancy locale...

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I'm game to do this in the Summer!

[@Bimmerfan_e36]

I paused the video at the break to Brandon Dunes. Dude don’t fret this is golf. You have the game but it feels like you may have lost some concentration. Either way you did good keeping the mood light and acknowledging that golf is a volatile sport!

[@Bimmerfan_e36]

Congrats on the under par round at Bandon. Swing looked the same but course might have been a bit more forgiving. Either way, well done and it is a well deserved under par round. Congrats!

[@lens7859]

Did the same thing last week, 50 and a 41. Grinds my gears

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Golf is hard!

[@alexfromm44]

CHAMBERS! Playing tomorrow and can’t wait. The best in Washington

[@ultralance12]

Damn. That golf weekend is my yearly canoe trip. I’d like to do one of these sometimes.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Hopefully more to come!

[@bubbajones1035]

Adam, boring golf. Went out and played boring golf (Hit driver only on Par 5's and 3 Wood on Par 4's), hit my best round of 87. Very boring golf, didn't chase distance, just went for accuracy.

[@DannyBoy-jy1kq]

Superb second round. You’ll be boring your grandchildren about that for years 🤣. First round is why we play golf. We are never gonna be pros and sometimes we aren’t there.

[@gjlichten]

When I saw your Bandon video, I was curious if you were planning on coming up to Washington as well. If you don't have them on your list already, I definitely recomend you play "The Home Course", and the Gold Mountain courses as well if you have time to.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I've been trying to get to Gold Mountain for a bit. Was lucky to play a 3-day tournament at the Home Course a few years back. Really liked it.

[@darienchin3273]

Awesome to see you break par, very inspirational. It seems like you always play your game the same way, I’m curious what you changed if anything to drop 20 strokes. Was it just the day, the course, or did you change your mindset in some way?

[@heuristix77]

13:36 Possible Fallout Reference!

[@isaiahstanley1148]

Remember the definition of insanity is hitting those hybrids over and over expecting different results 😂 man we all had days like that on the course

[@barrettwhitaker7371]

Love the video Adam! Have you got below a 70 before? Also, I have watched a few videos from someone who tries and scores low from the front tees. He says it is very hard mentally and forces you to work on the short game. You should try it! Get some confidence in those shorter chips. Good watching you as always!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! And funny you say that, that's exactly what I do by playing O'Donnell in Palm Springs. It's 5,300 yards. My low score there is a 4-under 66. And indeed, that exercise (trying to break par there) really alerted me to how mentally demanding it is to go deep.

[@barrettwhitaker7371]

@@NotAScratchGolfer I just watched the video! Great one! You should try it again too. Thanks for being such a consistent and amazing golf youtuber!

[@FloridaNativeFishingChannel]

A fade is def better than a duck hook. I have been struggling at times with the duck hook. It’s very frustrating. I’d rather fade a ball in bounds any day than a duck hook OB.

[@chrisjenkins5729]

Jack and Arnie said swing your swing,

[@benjamincamping8134]

I think the fact that your first round was at chambers freaking bay had also contributed quite a bit to the bad score 😂

[@RealSweetTom]

Blue vista: large lake, trees, mountains in the distance, and a goods train that runs forever. This vid is so Canadian and I love it.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Seattle but same-same!

[@davejohn255]

Adam if you have 200 yards into a par 4 , don't you think your playing the wrong tee's. I think if you moved up a tee box the 90's would be gone and under par would always be in play for you. This is coming from a senior golfer who can't reliably carry 200 yards of the tee. Also what a course.😎😎

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah, if/when I play Chambers again, I'll tee it up one box forward.

[@mahasma]

F**ck the idiots saying you should fix your swing. 99% of golfers will never reach under par, especially on a course like this one.

[@scottwhite2990]

Swing your swing

[@danielmalley6349]

I live 2 miles from chambers and that place eats golfers up all the time tough course

[@paulthomson2288]

never listen to swing advice from other golfers. I have seen many low single handicap players with swings that look like an octopus falling out of a tree. Own your swing, it's your trademark attuned to individual physiology.

[@joesalisbury4286]

One of my favorite courses of all time!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Which one?

[@jacksondavis7762]

It's hilarious that you've gone from a whatever you were handicap all the way up to a 6 and people think you need to "fix your swing." I would say as much as you've improved, you should probably just keep doing whatever you are doing.

[@highimphilip]

Is Chambers a really tough course for mid handicappers? The greens look hard. I’ve played the Sheep Ranch but only walked Chambers at the US Open.

[@MrfiX725]

Drive a green and three putt for par... TELL ME ABOUT IT.

[@zebdaniel5048]

@NotaScratchGolfer you are probably a few strokes better than the average 6 index because you’re by default a traveling 6 index if your revision scores are from a variety of difficult courses. Context matters.

[@6fangeredman]

Next time you’re in the area you gotta make it out to the kitsap peninsula to play the Olympic course at gold mountain

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I keep hearing about Gold Mountain. Wanted to play it on the way back up from Bandon but couldn't make it.

[@NiceDrive_Good5]

Was your guy wearing Toronto maple leafs socks?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah. I made sure to beat him.

[@fitzgerald1337x]

DUDE! did you announce somewhere that you were at Chambers?

[@fitzgerald1337x]

btw, i love your channel, i live up here in the Seattle area and i'm likely gonna book my spot for not a scratch PGA west trip June 1st is my birthday, so i think that'll be my gift to myself 🙂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

@@fitzgerald1337x Love it! I didn't announce it. I was a late addition to a group of friends who booked this trip a while back.

[@jonnyunitus7166]

I'm currently playing a fade Driver and draw hybrid as well. Idk what I'm doing so I should prob download swingtweaks lol #notanad

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

lolllll

[@NiceDrive_Good5]

Did someone pee in the bunker on 18 at chambers bay? lol.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Maybe

[@Shankenstien23]

Sharp pencil beats a good golfer everyday of the week

[@ttiger9780]

Looks like two different guys.

[@garymcsullea7330]

1:45

[@nikralm]

Adam do you use graphite shafts?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yes!

[@nikralm]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Thanks for the reply! I'm curious what kind of advantages/improvements you experience?

[@mostdeadlygeist]

the greens at chambers are nasty. sooooo many putts.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yep

[@skizzot91r]

make next years trip near the midwest so i can make that one lol

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Really hoping to do that in the future. Would love to travel around and play with viewers.

[@skizzot91r]

@@NotAScratchGolfer thatd be phenomenal .. great 2nd round just finished the video.. my goal was to break 80 this year andits been a struggle to break 90 so far.. hopefully with warmer weather itll help lol

[@chuck994]

Have you tried a 7w or 9w?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yes. Have contemplated swapping out the 5 hybrid for a 7w, but I sort of like the shorter length of the hybrid.

[@chuck994]

@@NotAScratchGolfer I recently got a shortened 7-9w (Cobra King SpeedZone) its been amazing, not sure if the Jumbo grip is helping aswell.

[@TioVar2023]

The white socks.... Adam no!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I'm not a dress code guy :p

[@danielweiss2399]

You drove or flew from Chambers to Bandon?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Drove

[@johncorman8715]

The closest you can get from Sea-Tac by air is Eugene which is still a 2 1/2 hr rental drive to Bandon. Better to bite the bullet and drive 7 hrs to Bandon.

[@xraypunk1159]

Did someone pee their name into the bunker on 18 at Chambers Bay?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol I was wondering the same thing while editing this. Didn't even notice it at the time.