This Approach Will Transform Your Golf Game

[@psilver063]

What’s crazy is you are -1 thru 3 and your playing partners are handing out swing tips 😂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

haha they weren't in this round, I was just speaking generally

[@diiifferent4020]

The best Mondays are when we get a new video from NASG! I went out the other day after watching lots of your videos to improve mindsets even during bad rounds, and ended up shooting under 90. Always enjoy your content! BTW, insane putt on the first hole!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man

[@CameronRobins-s2b]

Hey Adam, great video! Wondering if you have any tips for keeping a productive mindset when you are having an uncharacteristically good round through a few holes? I tend to have a lot of nerves about messing up a solid round with a blowup hole. Thanks!

[@kevin1873]

Thank you for always sharing your golf journey with us, Adam. I know I look forward to everyone of your videos. That long putt on the first hole, just phenomenal.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks!

[@tylercraft2193]

I still strive to match your level headedness on course but watching these videos helps a lot!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, Tyler!

[@haydenredl2919]

Another great video. Your channel has done wonders for my mental game. A quote I’m trying to repeat often these days is: the next shot can always be the best shot of your day

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, Hayden. When does your season start up/

[@haydenredl2919]

@@NotAScratchGolfernot until late April at best in the prairies. But I have a Palm Springs trip coming up soon and might do another hot trip in March/April so will add a round or two there.

[@jeffkao1115]

Actually want to know more about the putter change!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Coming

[@danielhowell167]

That chuckle after the first putt is how I feel every time I hit an amazing shot 😂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Love it

[@SmallzTvGaming]

First time watching your channel, love it!! I was kinda surprised when you went to the sponsor and I realized you were Ben stiller playing golf. Awesome! 😂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

haha thanks man.

[@lens7859]

Enjoyed your journey this year, Thank You and Happy New Year !

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

thanks, you too!

[@lohsun2006]

Great video today as always. Your stats are always interesting and what complements them is your mindset as you approach your next shot. Always great and something to strive for in my own game. Thanks for posting.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrAshy]

So simple all of the time! Have a great New Year!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man, you too!

[@hjm33]

Great video Adam!! As always, your mental game is amazing!!! Well done!!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thank you!

[@ImReallyThatGuy]

I really like the yardage after drive. I was always trying to do the math and now this. thank you.

[@danmeadowsmusic]

Great vid! Just played this course on vacation, nice job parring #18. My tee shot ended up in some water on the right-hand side I didn't know was there. Tougher course than it looks.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Great track. I enjoy the Firecliff course even more.

[@bhobg]

Sharing this with my playing partner from today. Thanks!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

haha thanks.

[@DosomethingDevin]

Adam how did you end up picking your putter? Did you get a fitting or just picked something you liked? Great video keep up the great content

[@801Sandbagga]

Dude…. Happy frickin New year! Thank you for the 🔥🔥🔥 content. Hope you make it out to Utah in the summer or Spring 🤙🏼⛳️

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! I passed through St George en route to the Desert. Played a few rounds in Mesquite, NV. One of those vids is already up. Another coming soon.

[@801Sandbagga]

@ There is a lot of great golf in Salt lake, as well as Utah county! But southern Utah does take the cake. Safe travels brother

[@electricalstuff259]

Short game is spot on like always.

[@Fmartin1638]

Always entertaining!

[@buffaloben15golf88]

Great playing Adam! If there's such a thing as a good double, you had two of them with those par threes where you shanked it. While working at a place called Garland Lodge and Golf Resort in Lewiston, Michigan this past summer, I worked for a PGA pro by the name of Matt McArdle, who used to work at this course you just played.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! And man, small golf world.

[@buffaloben15golf88]

@ Ain’t that the truth. Also, I broke even par for the first time this year. I shot a 69 on a par 70 (67.3 Rating/120 Slope) not a super hard course but it was mid-November and it was super cold.

[@jcoleman924]

Great mindset! Are you toe or heel shanking those? I can't tell from the video but when you figure it out - let us know what was causing it!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Heel

[@FlankerJackChannel]

Somebody once told me that when you hit the golf ball it's the end result of everything you've done up to that point. I always thought that was good advice. Also thank you for your videos and I love the fact you play in the Coachella Valley on courses I've been around often. Keep up the good work

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Love this.

[@tylercollins8513]

Golf therapy at it's finest

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks.

[@cedwards889]

When you shank it, it appears that you are transferring your weight onto your left toes. When you do that, you change your swing plane and the hozel gets closer to the ball. The frame where you strike the ball at 12:24, you'll notice that your left toes don't come off the ground until well after impact. Compare to the frame at 12:47 (second attempt) and you'll see that your toes lift about half second earlier. Practice and warm up with some meaningful swings where you feel that weight mid foot early. Enjoy the free "swing tweak"!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Appreciate the feedback, but I'm failing to see the difference (screenshots below). Can you clarify? Swing 1: imgur.com/1Clh0oS Swing 2: imgur.com/hVNDBiJ

[@cedwards889]

@@NotAScratchGolfer On the second swing, your left toes start coming off the ground with your club head about knee height on the follow through. On the first swing, your toes don't get to the same position until your club is shoulder height. We're talking about things happening over milliseconds, plus camera recording versus the YT rendering. That being said, the delay on the toes coming off the ground means too much weight is too far forward, leading to your hands moving closer to the ball and then shanks. I had this same issue in my golf game once. Took me forever to figure out. As soon as I worked on it, it went away. Only happens now if I get over tired during a club fitting (lots of swings happening quickly between shots) and once in a while on the range.

[@golfislife27]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Yeah hard for me to see that as well. However, you can tell the difference in the video of how you get your left side out of the way and rotate better on the good one.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Gonna need to consult coach on this one!

[@cedwards889]

@@NotAScratchGolfer I recommend it. But try the feel of transferring your weight into your midfoot and see what happens to ball flight. Can't hurt.

[@nathanatkins15t]

Lol bruh I felt that bunker to bunker at 4:54 in my bones

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol

[@crankin7662]

Love the approach. 3 doubles and an 80 (8 differential). Good stuff. I need to remind myself that it doesn't take sub 80 every round to get down to an 8 hcp (my goal this year). 🙂

[@echo_8139]

One of my favorite quotes, which I first heard from a Vsauce video, goes as follows: "Stuff in your past is like a carving on the bark of a sapling. Over time, the scar, the carving, won't go away. Because of the way trees grow, it won't go up or down much either, it'll just stay right where it began, it might even get darker. But it won't get bigger. You, however, can; you can keep growing, doing more things, more branches, being more things. The wound won't get smaller, but you can make it a smaller part of who you are. Maybe regrets are like that. They stick around forever, like Arborglyphs...". Personally, I try to keep this in the back of my mind while playing golf. Each individual shot is just a part of who we are, and at the end of the day, one bad shot is only one of hundreds of thousands we will make in our lifetime. All we can do is accept it and enjoy the process. Nice video!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Love this

[@MrNoswarf]

this mental fortitude is easy when you have not put your drive out of bounds on holes 1, 2 and 3. do that and then show this calm enjoying attitude

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I've done that many times on the channel, lol. Heck, in this video I had to re-tee playing 3 on two separate occasions :p

[@scs32]

Adam, I'd love to know your shots gained numbers for putting. After watching a bunch of your videos it seems clear that you probably gain 4-8 shots a round from putting. I agree with all your advice but it might end in frustration for those who don't putt like a scratch golfer or better.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Haha it's def not 4-8, I wish it was. Arccos shows my putting handicap usually hovering right around zero, plus or minus a few strokes.

[@brucehanna9473]

I would love to see you pair up with DiDi! Two unconventional swings that have tremendous short games. That would be entertaining.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

That would be fun

[@crankin7662]

Great approach! An 80 with 3 doubles and an 8 differential. I need to remind myself that it doesn't take sub 80 every round to get to an 8 hcp (my goal this year). 🙂

[@mattballesteros9166]

Your hybrids are $$ man! Couple close calls or you would’ve been in the mid 70s

[@Charlieprivatevids]

What time did you tee off? First group out? That is a nice track!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Funny you ask. We were supposed to be the first group out. They let another group out in front of us and they were 2.5 hours on the front 9 :'( The marshal split them up into two twosomes on the back. Great track!!

[@Kevin_40]

a lot of your misses is the ball going bit too far left because of your natural draw hit. i would say especially on approach shots start aiming just a little more right of your target because so many of your shots are going a little left of target. and definitely practice more long and very long putts. also you love the hybrid i would recommend getting another hybrid even higher loft for the 160 to 170 shots perhaps.

[@danmeadowsmusic]

You don't watch many of his vids do you? Haha the guy is a fantastic putter

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Funny you mention this, I've been eying a 29° hybrid to replace my 6 iron. My fear is that it'd be a left machine. Need to get one in hand and try it out.

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

You’ve got to be in a good frame of mind; it’s the most important part of the game. EDIT: Wet and cold??? Bro, you’ve been touring out of the NW for FAR to long haha!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

The desert gets shockingly cold at night/early-morning in the Winter. Lots of frost delays. I think we teed off in ~40-45° and it was indeed wet out there.

[@jacksondavis7762]

The ability to strike it well immediately after a shank....twice!....is impressive. First shot after a shank is usually a fat 40-yard toe hook.

[@warrenlu6724]

Adam did you say "we" are weekend warriors?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I did

[@danielowen5889]

Ppl that tell you what your game is doing are the worst to play with..

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Agreed

[@foodtravellife9456]

17:43 Those footprints! Noooooooooooooooooo

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Man, we were supposed to be the first group out that day. A foursome went out in front of us, they were 2.5 hours on the front (and over 4.5 total). Not only that, but they were CONSTANTLY tracing sand right across the hole, I think 5 or 6 times. Some guys don't get it.

[@JS-ot4ki]

Why did you take stroke and distance on 11?

[@foodtravellife9456]

He didn't it went in the water on the right. Adam should have hit his 3rd from the drop zone?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

@@foodtravellife9456 Not sure if there was a drop zone. In any event, just opted to re-tee which is always an option.

[@josephgutow]

Does anyone live in Augusta or Georgia and/or have connections to someone selling Masters tickets? I am not a bot lol just desperate to go this year for a bucket list item. Thanks NASG community

[@davejohn255]

That will get the seller banned. But you must know that.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Really reaching here lol

[@LegendJeff]

Hope you can fix your backswing in 2025

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Don't count on it