HOW TO BREAK 80 WITH SECRET GOLF SHOTS YOU NEVER PRACTICE

[@chedaniels2398]

I’ve stopped the video at 2:20 I’m one up bruh! 🏆

[@MarkLiversedge]

they get to edit out their mistakes.... :D

[@callumwaltho4174]

Hahah! Che, well played bruh...a very respectable round with camera's on and playing with the muppets, which as we've seen - event the tour pro's get shaken up by these guys! Hope you learned alot man, top stuff.

[@fcropsman]

Has watching this helped you with recovery shot choices in future Che?

[@chedaniels2398]

Mike Evans having discussed certain recoveries on the day I’ve spent a little time getting to know a big duck hook and banana slice and used them both on the course! Glad to say non of them have put me in any more trouble as of yet so definitely shaved a couple shots off certain rounds

[@boydgrandy5769]

If you are the "13 Handicapper" in this video, why do you use a cross handed grip? The first time I played golf, when I was home on leave from the Navy, I played with my mother and I instinctively used a cross handed grip. I was unable to hit anything longer than a 5 wood, but I was hitting it more than 250 yards, with a very obvious heavy draw, and I was hitting all of the irons crisply, though directional control was sketchy. 5 holes into the round, one of my moms buddies mentioned that maybe I might want to try gripping with the lead hand high. To this day, I can't recreate the swing I used with lead hand low, because I immediately "corrected" my grip, and have played and suffered the normal grip ever since.

[@slawatsch]

Really like this series so far. Would love to see similar with a high handicapper.

[@nathanaulenbach6997]

Mark! These were great scenarios! The golf world needs more of this! People need to see and learn how to recover better! Thank you

[@Jjwalways70]

Great video and very important , I would say the difference between 100 and 85 is swing related , the difference between 85 and 80 is recovery shots , between 80 and par is short game and putting . But everyone during an 18 hole round will have recovery shots , different lies ,trees , low shots , high shots ,bending shots are all things you need to practice not just straight shots , sometimes when I’m on the range people come and look ,I’ve even had people say that’s a wicked snap hook or slice you got there , or you need to hit down on the ball to get it up 🤦🏻‍♂️ meanwhile I’m snapping or slicing around trees or stinging it out through trees , if you don’t practice them you will never be able to do them randomly on demand . Matt is a great example really , mark you’ve always been pretty straight , when Matt was struggling with his swing changes with the driver , I’ve watched him get out of all sorts of places onto the green , learning out of necessity maybe , but it’s a skill , and Locky pulls off some corkers . I would also say that most average players try to do too much with recovery shots , which inevitably ends up blowing out to 6s and 8s , I’m not saying punch out sideways all the time , I can’t even remember the last time I had to hit directly out , I’m always trying to advance but never at the expense of blowing out , after making a mistake the worse thing is making a mental mistake on top of that like choosing the wrong club to get out of a fairway bunker lip , or choosing a club to get a distance that isn’t lofted enough to get out of the rough grass lie your stuck in , not making allowances for distance , distance out of different lies and roughs is punishing , not many people practice hitting out of thick rough to see which rough and type gives flyers and which grabs the club face , sometimes if I’m skipping around by myself I will play two balls and play the second from any shitty spot I can find to learn and see what’s possible , great video guys we should do more on this subject or as you play your rounds and get into recovery shots talk about options apart from what you yourself would hit , allowing different options for skill levels .

[@luiszunzunegui7463]

One of the most useful instructional videos for mid handicapers that I have seen in a while! Thanks

[@bayareagolferJP]

Hello Mark and Coach! Great channel, and a wonderful new series. SUPER instructive to watch a mid-handicapper play with the two of you, and with insightful post-round analysis. After having watched both parts I and II as well as the concluding 'Top Golf Recovery Shot Secrets,' I wondered about the following points (most of which were alluded to in parts I and II). 1. Learn to hit driver. On several occasions, the 13 HCP selected an iron off the tee thinking that it was the 'safe' shot. It often turned out NOT to be so, and even when/if hit square, the 2nd shot in is a 220 to green (on a P4). So, isn't a key point: learn to hit driver as well as you can to get nearer the green? 2. You don't hit it as far as you THINK that you do. On several approach shots, the 13 HCP was hitting LESS club than (pro) Mark?! And, guess what: missing green SHORT. So, know how far you actually hit and not how far you HOPE/THINK that you hit it (hint: 70% of amateur approach shots to green land ... SHORT, so, as Mark and Coach explain in other vids: choose club that gets you to BACK of green). 3. Learn to use clubs other than your highest lofted wedge around the green. The 13 HCP's standard around-the-green club? 60 degree wedge (which I don't even bag; which mid-HC should?!). Instead, learn to hit the 8-iron 'putt.' Learn to use the bounce on the wedge to hit behind the ball. Practice your short game! So, great series to teach us mid-handicappers the RIGHT way to SCORE. Per the title: it's all about recovery/smart shots. Not the hero shot that's not in your bag to begin with.

[@matthewmartindale839]

Great content again Mark. This is what the channel is all about, real golf is about the recoveries as much as the flat fairway approaches.

[@rickoh7578]

A really different approach to KZbin golf instruction, I like it. Bringing Coach on board for his prospective is great addition to what you’re trying to accomplish. Mark, I think you’ve got the most diverse golf channel I’ve seen + the channel is constantly evolving.

[@adrianpearson8727]

I also really like this series. Very helpful to see how you can play out of the situations, that I find myself in regularly. Would love to see more of them with a higher handicapper.

[@floridasaltlife]

I hit a big hook just exactly like that setup only more hooky a couple weeks ago just because I had been practicing it and felt at least a 50% + chance and it was the greatest recovery of my short career and went right up the far side of the fairway :) The kind of shot that makes you feel king of the worlds.

[@JWayize]

I'm enjoying these videos. I'm a 7 handicapper and miss a lot of fairways and I rarely chip out sideways or backwards. I grew up playing tennis and could put wicked top spin on a tennis ball, that translates into a wicked rope hook with a golf ball (my natural shot). So if I'm in trouble I simply draw, hook or rope hook it back into play (low or high). I can also hit the fade and banana slice. It really does save a lot of shots. Played Saturday and went for a par 5 in 2 but missed to the right. Only 60 yards out and a tree was in my way. I faded it around the tree with a choked down wedge to about 15 feet, didn't make the putt but had a chance. Recovery definitely saves strokes, I practice them on the range and totally enjoy doing it. I'll practice hitting a 7 iron 60 yards instead of 160, I'll fade it, draw it, slice it, hook it, hit it high, hit it low. I totally enjoy that part of the game and with my tee shots it's a good thing that I do!

[@OurSFCAdventures]

Lads, that is a fantastic video for us 18 handicappers. Among the best you’ve done. Essential knowledge.

[@MsEckert]

this is awesome to watch - shot selection and mindset I think is the biggest reason my scoring is higher than it could be - I really enjoy hearing the explanation as well as seeing the execution and difference in the results.

[@stewartwise5097]

Really good as it I think these are situations most golfers encounter and with just a bit of course management and a bit of practice we could all save a few shots by taking the advice shown..

[@mattrevilock2038]

Great content. This video just shows the difference in players with their skills. Skill in playing golf determines what example of player you are. Great Job Mark and Coach.

[@freddavis175]

Good info. We high handicappers need this type of instruction!

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Really enjoyed watching the game with him and this follow up idea is excellent- will be a lot of variety to it in the future and it looks like you really enjoyed it too.

[@anthonypapa9407]

Great idea for a video. This helps a majority of golfers

[@steph5889]

Good subject, many of us don't pratice it enough on driving range, but have seen it on course.

[@andrewcarver3671]

Very good of you both to take time to explain how to get out of trouble.we all mid hcp get into trouble at some time on the course

[@cronas12]

Brilliant video showing real situation based tips. Love it. I usually use my first 10-15 balls while i warming up to practice these shots as they are usually quarter or half swings. Get the blood pumping and feeling the face 😊

[@bigbangeroony]

If I could get out of trouble as easy as Mark....I wouldn't mind so much getting into trouble as easy as yours truly. Great lessons thx Mark & Coach. Now it's time to get me out of here.

[@michaelmarcase7561]

Excellent video. I’ve found practicing trouble shots freed up my tee game because I have less fear of finding the brush. Plus, I know the value of keeping it in play more.

[@davidmulgrew5077]

Really good stuff chaps. This is some of the most relevant stuff I’ve seen. It’s like playing the odds in a game of poker.

[@chrisl1637]

Great video. These are different and don’t see how to get out of trouble on most videos. Thanks for the good content. More like this please!

[@karlstorr9817]

I want to see more amateurs and the corresponding video showing the errors and other options. Free simple course management info for everyone. Great series 👌

[@ryanoneil761]

I would love to see more of these videos. It was nice to see someone like Che out on the course with you and then this type of recap. Showed me loads of situation where I could make different decisions than I do

[@LA_i6]

Great video. The shot that gets you into trouble will also get you out of trouble a lot of the time.

[@alexjeffery4628]

Liking these very much - the examples and then the explanation/ advice is brilliant. Cheers

[@gfrankiewicz]

Brilliant video Mark. I thought the flashbacks to what Shea did and the discussing various options based on skill or risk is something I don’t think I’ve seen before. I found it very compelling. I do spend the last 10 balls of each practice trying various shots to see what I can put in the locker. I try to make it some shot I failed to execute or one I “saw” but didn’t feel comfortable attempting...either because I’ve never tried it or thought the risk was too high. Keep these coming!

[@paulsummerside]

Good video format. And when I used to play lots years ago I had lots of practice of recovery shots both on the course and on the range. As I come back to the game more and more, it’s a useful skill set to practice. As getting offline with that tee shot is going to be more prevalent than would like. And the irony is, of the rounds that have played on my return to the game, the muscle memory of recovery making shots is very much still there. Oddly even though the preference would be not to get offline in the first place, there is a certain amount of fun to be had in problem solving less than ideal placements. Would really like to see more of this type of video in future 👍

[@shauntaylor7244]

Great content mark more for us weekend warriors, Plus a little bit of etiquette to show the new golfers things that they must do Shout FOUR with the leaky shots , been hit once this year and a few near misses ⛳️🏌🏻‍♂️

[@keitho6018]

Would love a series called "the uglies" great shots ending up horrible and how to be positive when playing a recovery...i.e. bladed wedge, toed putter,bottomed hybrid or fairway metal etc...15 and 30 ft from hole pin high directly against the fringe or 1st cut...these skills not only are a big advantage BUT the mental edge one has being able to hit these shots I think allows one to not get "unhinged" and has massive value the rest of the round...thanks fellas for the read!

[@johns1646]

Great videos like this add color to iffy situations you tubers should talk about more. Love the background music on the last tip at the end of the video too!

[@TheSpaniel1]

Thank you Mark & Coach,great vid and I’ve learned a shed load 👍👍👍👌

[@cobyhughes15]

This was such an interesting video. The shots you quite often need in a typical round (similar to the video you did about the changes when hitting approaches from the rough). I'm now totally sold on strokes gained and maximising distance of the tee but the result of that approach is that you're going to have more rough and recovery shots to contend with. So you gain off the tee but lose on the subsequent shot if you don't know or don't practise those shots. Right I'm off to the range and "get me out of here".

[@Chopnips]

The instruction after the shots were great

[@petebailey4000]

I really enjoyed this video, as I improve at golf I find myself in these positions less but my thinking has begun to evolve as I become more able to hit more creative and effective shots out rather than just going sideways.

[@wiggy123]

Love this format of video boys, on course lessons are so much more enjoyable to watch and very relatable, with the splattering of info from indoors on the swing catalyst it's just spot on. Keep up the good work chaps.

[@raroca23]

Very, very interesting video. Pls start a new series of recovery shots. So usefull

[@damienfarrell9475]

Another great video. I struggle with the low punch shot. 6/10 times it pops up in the air higher than the branch I’m trying to hit it under. Haven’t quite worked out why yet. My spend 20 balls practicing that one next range session!!

[@oliverjohnt]

Get me out of here! Great video guys! Growing up, we played games with recovery shots (and wild trick-shot-like short game shots). These days I don't practice the extremes as much but I know I can depend on my understanding of club-ball dynamics (for example, how face-to-path shapes shots, how face angle determines start line, etc).

[@pmportella]

"GET ME OUT OF HERE" Wow, finally the video i have been waiting for! yes, this is very important for me. i m a 33 handicapper and guess what? I get at least 10 shots like that per round :D well i never counted but it feels like it. I don't practice this shot because i get enough practice on the course.

[@nickcrout8966]

Interesting stuff boy's, I see what you mean but I think it depends on one thing Medal or Stableford. In a Stableford I'm a little more cavalier in my shot selection as apposed to a Medal (I seam to play medal play better)I play more conservative second shots lay up trust my short game. I play off 21 was off 28 before lockdown so I'm happy to be going in the right direction again

[@mrtopramen]

The hybrid punch hook is a savior out of a lot of these situations.

[@diogeneslantern18]

I hit 2 cut shots with my 4 iron yesterday to shape around trees in front of me and both times my ball landed on the green. I felt like such a champion

[@laughinggravyuk]

"Thats not a tree, Matthew." Again, some real nuggets to think about and digest. Personally, I have the low punch pretty much figured out, but lateral movement is not something I can do to order, or have the confidence to attempt most times. If Che is anything like me, he sticks to the skillset he has most confidence in. 👍

[@chedaniels2398]

If I stuck to the skill set I had I’d probably not be playing golf 🙈🤣

[@kcd2630]

Brilliant Video.. Mark.... Thanks you...

[@okroses]

I really enjoyed the video with the subscriber and this version of it where you guys try his shots. Very good and informational videos.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks loads more coming.

[@floridasaltlife]

Please Please Please more recovery videos like 90% of us need to be better at and thinking about. !!!

[@williamrichards4993]

Really good series. I have been playing these types of shots in the last 6 months and it is starting to really pay off. Keep up the good work

[@dougwhidden]

Excellent video guys. I’d like to see more like this. Keep up the good work!

[@MarkCrossfield]

Loads more to come

[@jeffbates5401]

Mark great video great instruction. Thank you

[@simonsquires9222]

Great video, we need more like this

[@billwallenstein3387]

I’m usually under or behind a tree once a round. I have been practicing this shot for years. I use my 5 or 6 iron. I aim my feet and shoulders towards where I want the ball to start and the face of the club at target. Start low finish low on the swing. I usually hit a dozen balls at the range pre round or practice. It’s a great feeling

[@hiphop99ful]

Great help from the team thanks

[@paulgolfer]

Mark yes I like this kind of video . And would like to see you if possible take a high handicap golfer out a play nine holes you with irons they with their clubs and play 9 holes and pen and paper. I had a lesson this way some years ago and when the pro played his shot I understood better what he was telling me and I wrote it down so when I played or practiced I could refer to this . Paul

[@mrmackey5088]

Learning a lot from this vid, thx!

[@chrishartney]

The shot from the very heavy rough in front of the "not a tree" is screaming out for a declaration of unplayable. Take a drop and have a chance of chipping on. Having said that I would take a hack, then only consider the options after🤣

[@nemodetroit]

Your punch out game is #elite

[@SolomonLi]

I LOVE this. Thinking process and skills to practice... This definitely has a lot to learn from!

[@dwed1234]

Simply brilliant. 👍

[@nevillehubbard7347]

Very useful video guys. Would it be possible to show the high slice shot in the studio at some stage? I keep trying to hit it but it seems to fade very little so I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong! Thanks for your excellent and instructive content.

[@jamesgibbs451]

"Get me out of here" good content. Relevant to almost everybody I would have thought, certainly to me.

[@gordonmcshannock4610]

" get me out if here " some great advice there guys im working hard on my course management. Instead of just anywhere I'm trying to get good angles in and trying to get to know my hot shapes. Thanks for the help.

[@simonreed89]

Brilliant vid!! Very helpful!!

[@NB_FILMMAKING]

«get me out of there» i love to practice these kind of funky impossible shots at the range and since i do my worst score drasticaly reduced on the course 👍 Awesome video btw as always 🙌

[@Mboogie69]

Great stuff guys! Recovery shots are some of the most fun parts of golf. Hitting a great recovery shot is so much more rewarding than a great standard shot for me. So yes, I do practice them when I bother to practice at all. Lol

[@MarkLiversedge]

That low 5 iron is great in the summer, I call it the scooter dooter, as it scoots along. At my course past october its a muddy bog, so no run ...

[@user-hk6hd3yb7c]

Good stuff. Widen our selection calculating your skills, risks and rewards. Do more of these!!

[@carlincledon4794]

Great video, I can imagine that Shay probably had a bit of a head off and played shots he might not normally have done considering the situation he was playing in. Hope to see more of these (with me in one of them!!!).

[@snarlysausage4604]

great vid, luv bit creativity on the course!

[@Jayhawk3776]

This was very helpful!

[@robertmacek384]

I play 2 or 3 times a week. When I go to the range I spend most of my time trying get confident in my swing. I get plenty of chance to try recovery shots while playing which is why I work on my swing when I go to te range. recoveries are fun as long as you don't get too scared. You can even hit the driver if you need to roll it a long way. The one I still have the most trouble with is the ball below my feet that I need to hook. Oh I forgot the one up against the stone wall that you have to chop at.

[@nickjohns999]

This was so useful, like a greatest hits of where I could save shots in a round. One observation; I think that for mid / high handicappers like me, as many shots are lost to poor decision making as there are to poor technique, and the former are harder to correct.

[@chriskirby70]

I practiced these scenarios on all 18 holes today, including one the 1 fairway hit. #12handicapermyarse

[@simonsackson9211]

For the 2nd recovery shot driver off the deck is another option as it will always be low and will always slice.

[@rgavonline]

Great vid ! These shots Always cost me a lot...

[@paulmangat9884]

“Get me out of here". Excellent teaching in this video, gents - great work as always. I have employed a number of these recovery shots recently, generally to good effect e.g. chipping to make the edge of the green to enable a 2-putt and definitely* make a 5/4 rather than taking on a greenside bunker with little space to land on the green. (* well, perhaps not definitely but 75%+)

[@wallstreetoneil]

The weight shift/sway, even on the low punch/hook, is the natural/human (sway/stack/fall/(not straighten the left leg in this case) movement, that is true in every sport, for power generation. Making Swaying Cool Again is a video you should do - as ALL the 120mph+ PGA Pros sway, on average 2 inches, with their pelvis, to generate power.

[@mrbigg2u]

Great little vid lads... love low hard bump and run type shots. Good idea to practise vicious hooks and slices for the reason of rescue!

[@paulgolfer]

hi there Mark . paul here I purchased a 2 iron for £15 QUID for this reason . small swing and it shoots out . or my favourite is turn to face the trouble turn your clubface toward the hole and play out like that , BUT PRACTICE FIRST AS YOU MAY HIT YOUR ANKLE.

[@gtflyer]

I try to practice as many escape shots as I can. Hitting low hooks aren't that hard for me, it's the low and high slices I have big problems with. I'm a right handed player, any kind of fade is my weak point. Great video, would like to see more of this type of content..

[@stevevaught234]

Quality content as always bruh!

[@damiannortcliffe7679]

Reserve grippers rule , great content boys

[@benbriggs4327]

love it. great video. very informative.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks Ben

[@paulgnz08]

Great video more of this please brah.

[@brianmccool9728]

Would love to see some driver 'funk' recommendations! Great video!

[@gareth5316]

This is such a great video and series idea, so helpful! Please keep them coming!

[@gazr99]

To be fair to Che on second one, I have the low punch in the locker but instantly would be thinking about not doubling down on my error. As coach proved the safer further left play from Che was lowest risk for his ability vs punching under the branches and still had a short iron/wedge in

[@malcolm1170]

really good video guys!!

[@paulbriddon3552]

“Get me out of here” could have been made for me - off 24 and just joined a tight tree lined (think Amazon) course. Didn’t really think it through but Hopefully I’ve now got a few options. Just got to remember to start the cut off the the left and not the other way round... Great stuff guys

[@colinmark6956]

How about hybrids for the recovery shots. I like mine for punch shots and i feel it keeps things simple. However I am a 24 handicap and have yet to let learn some of those hook shots.

[@jasonbanbury5650]

Great video guys

[@tombroomfield5722]

"GET ME OUT OF HERE" Love this kind of really relatable content, would love to see you take someone trying to break 100 for the first time on a round. Observe front 9, coaching back 9 and watch the results unfold!

[@andrewjgordon1372]

Shame we didn't see Lockey attempt the shot on the first problem I remember a certain shot from between the legs on the Iceland trip which the leader nearly holded and then sunk the putt..which made just about everybody laugh 😂... Great vlog and advise chaps and over the years I have been in most of the situations a number of times with varying degrees of success and erm failures, recently I thumped a 6iron under the trees hoping to just get through and over the water, hadn't a scoobie what happened didn't see the flight and then found the ball on the green I did giggle to myself and 2 putted for a bogie. I did say thank you to the golfing gods...

[@dannyhillebrand]

"Get me out of here" Loved it. Great series guys. I have practiced a one handed reverse chip out as I can't play right handed chip as a lefty.

[@paulcarter9325]

Get me out of this. Great vid. I do practice these shots on the range, and as part of a warm up, before playing sometimes, but come the moment very rarely pull then off.

[@andyking4149]

'GET ME OUT OF HERE'. Good video guys. One funky recovery shot I practice at the range. I chip / pitch to a flag or ball or something...but from OFF of the mat. Next time I get a bad very bare lie, I'm ready. Off of the mat is like a VERY bare lie. Keep up the goodvwork guys.

[@justinschmidt4692]

Get me out of here - This is an excellent video, please more like this, very helpful for the average golfer