MEET THE MAN WHO CHANGED GOLF STRATEGY

[@timothybevis6095]

What a great way to look at golf. For instance, I have learned to play percentages. And that has changed the way I look at shots on different golf courses. As soon as I did that, I went from a 24 handicapper to a 16. It helped me alot especially when I'm on an unfamiliar course. Thanks for that

[@kbmuny]

Decade yardage books are really sweet and help you pre plan for the round.

[@nickkay3829]

Started using DECADE 12 months ago, have dropped 6 shots, from 18 to 12. Which I put entirely down to the strategy and mindset that DECADE suggests. I'm now working on increasing driver distance, which is mainly physical work, and distance/dispersion control from 9i to 58°. Also whacked a chipper in the bag to reduce the Tiger 5 'blown easy up and downs/no 2 chips'.

[@fg87fgd]

Thanks! To recap the top five mistakes: - bogeys on par 5s - doubles on par 5s - three-puts - two-chips - bogeys with 9I or less. As a golfer who got stuck in the mid 80s range I have to admit I know all them from personal experience far too well.

[@davefawkes8884]

Great video. Would love more detail into this one Mark. Always liked hearing Scott in your hack it out pod cast too 👌🏻👍🏻

[@SearchforScratch]

Great stuff Mark, discovered Scott and his work on Decade a couple of months ago and it really is overwhelming in how simple and logical the approach is. The summary outlined and the Tiger 5 are gold imho. Injury has stopped me from implementing for now, but looking forward to getting back out there soon to measure over time.

[@ericsheldon6878]

Started using DECADE about a month ago cause a buddy was showing it to me. Lot of good info and interesting! Been snowing a lot in Denver so interested in seeing what it does for me this season!! Great stuff Mark!! You and Coach will always be my favorite KZbinrs! Keep it up!

[@tsped83]

Like the summary, being aggressive off the tee is something I need to implement for sure

[@curtchaffee]

Great interview, Mark! I keep going back to something I think I heard from you. That feel is not real, but the numbers are. Had a recent lesson and at the beginning I swore my problem was lack of hip rotation, but video evidence and the numbers quickly showed that my problem was an over the top swing path. Honestly, I could have played golf the rest of my life trying to correct something that I was already doing fairly well. Now I am a full convert to modern, forensic swing/strike analysis. If math can go out on the course and help me there, so much the better!

[@marksiddall379]

Used your release drill today that I saw on KZbin shorts yesterday. Amazing result. Thanks Mark.

[@SolomonLi]

This was awesome. Love it when I tune into the podcast and hear Scott talk. Great to put a face to the voice and even better to get a glimpse of how he sees the game! Transform me up!!! LOL

[@pauldillon7926]

Mark, I ask myself this on a regular basis about your videos and following “why have you not got 5 million subs?? And after watching this video I think it’s clearer to me, that was fascinating and very clear technically and analytically, some people wouldn’t understand or even care just like the recent virtual golf video(not saying I fully understand it either) I think it’s fascinating but others just want beer and bikinis in golf, this approach pushes the boundaries makes you think, it’s not just about “this driver” will hit it a million yards and spin it into the hole, it’s actually pointing out what could make you better across the spectrum of golfers with a little thought! I look at other KZbinr’s and see endless content about equipment that has no bearing in our amateur world because if we are honest off the shelf isn’t the same as 4 hour range sessions with teams of fitters that the pros avail of! This approach could be worth valuable shots every round bar none and it was refreshing to watch and listen to it without feeling that this is going to cost £550/€600 and still not work!

[@anttikauppinen6437]

Good one! Hack it out is my favorite podcast even thou he left. Will be missed thou.

[@nickfurnessgolf2197]

Brilliant video, really makes me think about how to strategise my game clearly. Thanks for sharing.

[@matthewpike102]

Decade is the greatest, been using the foundation app for about 9 months and gone from 18hcp to 11 👍

[@rjchombre]

Super aggressive off the tee - conservative-ish to the green - be a good lag putter. As usual, a lot easier said than done :-) Terrific interview.

[@jpxst180s6]

Super content there Mark 👍👍👍👍

[@johnnewell3530]

My take away from the decade tutorial was that my accuracy on approach shots had a variance as wide (if not wider) than half the green width either way. So stopped aiming at flags and started aiming at the centre. Starting getting more birdies per round when my approach shots inadvertently went close.

[@greasby1golf871]

Didn't know Brian the dog played Pro Golf! Go Brian!

[@markpreston6345]

Fantastic….if only us handicap golfers thought about a strategy pre round and tried to stick to it during the round!!

[@annandm]

Very interesting…… thought this was going to be about strokes gained. I took a few things from this, but main one was…..”super aggressive off the tee” 😁 I can do that!!!!!!!

[@aaronconsaul6645]

Good stuff ... thanks Mark!

[@tnewsted17]

I am thrilled you came to DFW. What course were you at. Keep up the great work

[@bund440]

Really interesting, thank you

[@gregoryseeney473]

So its about empowering people to be able to make good decisions. That comes from self awareness and self confidence, the numbers are the foundation for such.

[@wks4511]

I've been to that JFK museum. It's crazy standing near the spot where Lee Harvey shot from.

[@Soul-Taker]

I think fitness or lack thereof is a huge factor and by that I don't just mean cardiovascular but also strength and injuries. The 2nd and 3rd holes at my local course are up very long, steep hills and by 3rd shot of the 3rd hole I'm well and truly out of breath and my head is swimming and I think that's why it's consistently my worst hole. Hard to make a good shot when you're out of breath and having difficulty concentrating. And then later in the round my right shoulder goes from being sore to being sore and stiff and a bit numb, it has a massive impact on my score. For me my biggest gains can be made from 100 yards to the hole, I often get in a decent position and then somehow manage to take 4 or 5 shots to get it in the hole from there. We'll not somehow, it's from thinning chips, duff and runs and 3 putts.

[@johnreedy6930]

Great video. I would highly recommend your podcast with Scott also. Common sense just isn't common in any endeavor. Emotion always seems to tug at you.

[@stevenpadian1685]

Silly question but can we buy and use in the UK?

[@richardford4670]

Question: How accurately do you have to hit the ball to benefit from Decade. Does this only work if you can hit the ball where you aim?

[@jaredflanery88]

Rule #1 of decade. No one hits it where they aim. Figure out your shot pattern and build a strategy around that.

[@kbmuny]

Knowing your spread on shotgun pattern per club really comes into play on your approach.. It tells you how much more you need to aim away from the trouble you don't want to be in to get near as possible to middle of green

[@gregormckinney621]

I was expecting to see Rory 🤣

[@ajalikhanz]

Watching this in 2025. This sim room towards the end is now the Good Good house 😂. Who would’ve thought.

[@philipleadbeater3085]

Any chance of a vlog with you and coach using this system?

[@mako1134]

How come Scott is no longer on the podcast Listen back to an old episode I noticed he was part of a lot of the older episodes

[@carldrysdale-groves6681]

Tried downloading and creating account with Decade not working smoothly, can't create account probably me🤷‍♂

[@scottrivkin3307]

I got mentioned in this video! I'm the 95 shooter

[@michaelcenter7829]

Mark, another great video. Small note. Slim Chickens ain’t Chick fil a……..;)

[@andywilson5626]

Which coffee machine have you got?

[@roberthampton6438]

High handicap players should learn strategy for sure 👍

[@andy66l97]

Interesting, 4 rounds in to using shotscope & I hit 31% of greens with another 31% missed left & 31% missed short - logic says aim to hit back right🤔

[@nieldalan]

Miss him on the Podcast

[@allencarter1692]

Mark always seems to really enjoy everyone who has appeared on his channel over the years. That is what makes it seem so odd that he seems to have a personal beef with the guy in this video based on their interaction. What is up with that?

[@jwilder2251]

I think that speaks volumes about the other guy

[@scottfawcett3290]

He seems to have a beef with me?

[@bobbywickes8937]

A form of Moneyball for golf? Love it. As a golfer studying data analytics, this is right up my strata.

[@kbmuny]

The Decade Course yardage books are really sweet!!!

[@loumitchells73]

During the golf off season in the winter, I discovered your podcast "Hack it out" and especially enjoyed the episodes with Scott and Lou. After that, I bought "Every Shot Counts" and have already read the book twice. I wish I had looked into this topic earlier. It doesn't make you a scratch player, but I can say from personal experience that it saves me 5-7 shots. Keep up the good work. This is a topic, which is still treated too little from my point of view.

[@rudyk1115]

I have the app, it is a GREAT app to improve yourself at all levels. Great guy Scott!

[@ajaytuk7416]

learning to "play" the game.....the next coaching frontier

[@roger130]

I met a guy once who took up golf to cope with the death of his wife. He didn't know a thing about golf. He just wanted a "relaxing" outdoor sport. I played a round with him on a quiet day off work. I thought he was ok after playing the first few holes. Nothing special. He shot 2 over. I asked him his handicap. He replied he didnt have one. I said "but you just shot 2 over". "Well thats about average isn't it?" It turned out that he was told that par meant "average". So he was immediately playing with a different mindset from the rest of us. In his mind, 72 strokes was average, and if he was around that figure then he was satisfied. I was absolutely dumbfounded! Because he played on his own almost all of the time, he thought his play was "average". He didn't realise how good he was. Obviously he must have had natural ability to hit the ball pretty straight, but his mental process blew me away, and changed the way I navigated my way around the course forever.

[@robertcourt8593]

This guy is my hero! I wonder what he's shooting now that you've explained reality to him?😂

[@streamleazefishhouse]

Good radiohead song called 2+2=5

[@biginzy22]

What’s the time brah. Can’t quite see it 👀

[@stephenmenn]

I really enjoyed the music you used in this video. That is something that gets overlooked. Nothing worse than looking at a beautiful golf course and have screechy music playing underneath it.

[@greasby1golf871]

Wonder what time Mark recorded this video 😂😂

[@LeprechaunGinger]

I really improved my scoring when I went to planning how I played a course backwards. From green to tee. Helped me move from a +3 to a +5. Also, focusing hard on leaving myself the best yardages.

[@rdj3video]

Some of it is very Captain Obvious until you are out there getting frustrated and deviate from a logical game plan...anyway here’s a summary. He’s big on speed control with putting. “Stop trying to make putts.” Leave more putts short. Usually this leads to the criticism from your mates that you didn’t hit it hard enough, but obviously a foot short from 20+ feet is a heck of a lot better than blowing it 5 feet past the hole. “Stop trying to make birdies.” Work to avoid the bomb scores on holes as opposed to thinking you need to force birdie situations. Also mash Driver. Dialing back to the “fairway finder” is frowned upon unless it’s because a hazard is going to be an issue off the tee. I get destroyed on two chips and also need to practice what gets preached about just take your medicine (and recovery shot) when you find trouble. Also, being able to print out the yardage books to all the courses his app offers is really cool.

[@jonathanthomason7896]

Chick Fela is the best. It's the Srixon of chicken sandwiches and biscuits.

[@trondgjertsen8765]

I'm not saying it doesnt work. But I find it extremely funny that he brags that 1/4 improved quite alot from a small data set. That is common sense would happen with or without playing new strategies...

[@scottfawcett3290]

a comment just came in that made me read some others like yours as well. I said 25% improved by 5-6 shots in FOUR MONTHS. That is not normal and our average user improves by 4.6 shots.

[@trondgjertsen8765]

@scottfawcett3290 bs

[@tomcrockett2018]

Emotion 100% gets in the way of common sense.

[@wesgarden74]

Common sense...I mean hindsight...is 20/20. If I played more and was trying to get better, I would invest in Decade, but at this stage of life, in a good year I only play a dozen times.

[@joelafives]

chicken sandwich strange but bangers and fried toast and tomatoes is normal? :)

[@sod2068]

Some send McIlroy to him, fast.

[@Soul-Taker]

"When you finish a round and know you should have hit less shots", umm that's every single round and it always will be.

[@kbmuny]

Sure Decade isn't about getting more birdies per round its all about knocking off any double or string of bogeys. That's were your score will drop the most on average... for good amateurs and even more so for low double digit players. It works best for those who know there ball flight patterns. The system is limited on helping those who can't hit center face or don't even know their carry distances well.

[@karlapps2231]

In my experience common sense isn’t that common

[@jamesturnbull1894]

I hit my 9 130, i guess I better buy a dress.. 🤔🤔

[@michaelashworth7294]

Me to. I can count on one hand the number of people I've played with who hit it 150 and I've played with a lot of good 'uns

[@jamesturnbull1894]

@@michaelashworth7294 if strong lofted then yes.. But mine are traditional.. Still enough to play off 3

[@blue_mountains28]

😂😂😂 But I think he said he took 5 of tiger's stats the 9i I think referred to mr. Woods. In this guys system they call look at from 150y in for men and 130y in for women but he never mentioned a specific club.

[@tanneremet7212]

That’s crazy haha I hit my 9i 155 yards but most my buddies I play with are longer than me by 5-10 yards! I believe I am the only one who uses traditional lofted blades though so I would be curious what player distance irons would do for me!

[@michaelashworth7294]

I'm not sure about being super aggressive off the tee for anyone other than very low handicap players.

[@kbmuny]

Well.... try it. But first learn the rest of the system before you try.

[@santiagodeponce9390]

This dude is reason I stop listening to podcast….so full of himself

[@Zacharydderrick]

Running, Cycling, triathlon, auto racing, etc.. not uniform fields of competition. Sorry, had to be that guy for a minute.

[@scottfawcett3290]

HA! You forgot bowling too since the lane's oil patterns change. ;) I think you get the point though, but the main point is I'm mainly referring to sports with a ball - you know, real sports (I kid, I kid)