What It Really Takes To Break 80

[@jeremyrobinson8604]

Scrambling seems imperative for breaking 80. Chipping close and avoiding 3 putts is the way. Thanks for showing us how achievable breaking 80 can be.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, Jeremy!

[@Trentlol]

Imagine the day Adam becomes a scratch golfer and has to change his KZbin name😂

[@3n2a2]

Easily preventable. Infinite ways to get a higher score...hardly any channels devoted to releaving the scratch burden though. 😎

[@ParaquatSC]

maybe he'll go from 0.1 to -0.1 and never be exactly scratch :P

[@sethparman5099]

Not *Always* A Scratch Golfer

[@Trentlol]

@@sethparman5099 😂😂😂

[@GuyanaRep]

just add *from the tips* , covered

[@skizzot91r]

2 weeks ago i finally broke 80 with career low 77.. then 2 days ago i shot a 94 lmao i love/hate this game

[@gerdamarsh]

Sounds like me

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

#golf

[@bradybennett5352]

Love your vids bud! Ive actually started making sure I rewatch the night before i have a competition. Helped me get my best score in a comp so far just thinking "bad shots will happen, just a matter of what you do next." Thanks for all the work you put into making these happen!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Love this, Brady, and thanks for the kind words.

[@phillpd96]

Inspiring. I’ve been playing for 7 months and already a 16 handicap; I can learn a lot from your course management and level-headed playing.

[@kevin1873]

You know, Adam. I was just thinking this morning, where's Adam. When are we going to get to see another golf video and here you are coming in clutch. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man!

[@Both-Barracuda]

I’m about a 15 handicap. Had a general swing lesson as well as a lesson with a driver and it’s been a game changer. I’ll say I’m a pretty boring golfer. Never going for it on par 5s. Laying up giving myself a good yardage in. But one of the biggest changes in my game has been mindset. If I hit a terrible shot off the tee straight away im excited for the challenge of getting back I play then up and down. I’ve had some of the most insane up and downs with this mindset

[@steveschwab922]

Adam is notorious for breaking 80!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

33% of the time I do it every time.

[@steveschwab922]

@@NotAScratchGolfer haha 😆

[@starks1974]

Key Stat: 31 putts!!! I had 45 putts yesterday even though my GIR was over 50%. That includes 9 three putts.They were just hard and fast, just wasn’t my day putting. Then again another my driver stinks but putting lights out.

[@krispybowgod9656]

9 three putts is gross lol

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Wow. Tough greens or do ya have the yips?

[@starks1974]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Tough greens. They were cut short for a tournament and very hot & dry in Central WA. Played at Suncadia Prospector, Palmer design course.

[@colinlee7039]

Adam is amazing in being honest about golf❤

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man

[@Kratosis1980]

Love the golf sidekick shout out. I love both you fools!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

We all pray at the altar of the Playa in Chief

[@TheNate7132]

My problem with breaking 80 is consistency off the tee. Hard to break 80 if your getting 6-8 penalty stroke in a round

[@scokely]

I've been stuck on low 80s for two months. Thanks for the encouraging video. Need to spend a little more time with my long irons, I think ... and get off the bogey train ASAP.

[@coopsb610]

Love watching your videos I’m a high school golfer and I shot 78 in tryouts and your videos really helped me.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Congrats man! And thanks for the kind words.

[@jnordwell]

Adam love your videos and like you I have always loved golf however a handful of years ago it helped me change my life. I was involved in a bad wreck with some major low back problems. Had 2 back spacial Drs look at mri,one said fusion, the other said I'm too young for that 42 at the time. He recommended staying active and get a good chiropractor. I happen to get into see a chiropractor that believes golf might be good for my back with the movement and walking and the just getting out. He has become a really good friend and golf buddy.. now when the body isn't out to get me I golf at least once a week. I feel that for the love of this game has kept me out of depression stages and keeps me moving. Keep up the good videos for hacks like me.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, man! So glad to hear you're out there and playing.

[@davejohn255]

Fine round Adam TY for the vid.😎 The heat here in SE PA. sucked the life out of me in my round this morning.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

How hot is it there?

[@Brandon_c_sears]

Love your videos Adam, especially the breaking 80 ones. Always feel like I am going to go out and break 80 after watching. Unfortunately, I'm still on the hunt.

[@Nogobo]

Watching this after just breaking 90 for the first time, shot an 87 with the sole triple bogey on 18 😂. I can’t hit a driver straight and opt for a 3 hybrid off the tee which really helped reduce bad approach lies. This advice is solid and hopefully will reach 80 next season (maybe even this one if I get lucky)

[@Anvilarm07]

First time watching your channel and it was great. Good audio and video. I like the common sense approach to poorer shots, something I have to master to lower my 13 handicap. I'm getting close to a breakthru, if I can master the mental game a little more. I'd love to hear a bit more about your mental game and thoughts after a bad stroke. You have a new subscriber.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, man!

[@RealSweetTom]

Nice new visuals Adam!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! All made in PPT but I think they're a lil sharper!

[@travisrobison3457]

that was a very interesting video. I would say that visually I do have a better looking swing than you, but this really shows that that can be irrelevant when it comes to shooting better scores. Putting and attitude are really bigger factors. Thanks

[@danmeadowsmusic]

He's a good putter but despite the way the swing looks he knows how to square the face of the club, doesn't really matter what it looks like

[@LEV1ATHYN]

I broke 90 for the first time this month. Would absolutely love to to break 80 in the coming years. Watching this video helped me envision how to save some strokes this summer.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Good stuff!

[@japawenyosports]

your backswing might not look pretty but your downswing form is superb. This is probably why you get a lot of solid contacts and a very good bad shot.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man

[@nevilleadams6312]

Damn, Adam has a stellar short game. Especially the putting!

[@Fmartin1638]

Awesome round Adam! Funny I use my 5 Hybrid over 5 iron as well, I’m far more consistent with it after putting the Ego away !

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Love it, Frank!

[@uralljabrones]

I like the content. I've watched many videos. What it takes to break 80 is not getting penalty strokes. Which most of us who hit our drivers more than 240 yards, have a hard time not doing.

[@Burkwood]

Fantastic, man

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks!

[@pivotfx5170]

Adam, come out to golf in southern Idaho some time!

[@IansGoalieDad]

Consistency is the key. Once you have consistent shot shape and distance, the rest is just (haha) putting. Short game and putting really save your bacon but since you know approximately where your shot will go, planning actually comes into play. Love your videos! I’ve been told most of my life that I have a beautiful swing but I’ve never been much of a scorer other than high school when I played every day.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Indeed, the elusive chase for consistency continues!

[@brucehanna9473]

Adam, your game around the green is great. Your putting is also well above average. The fact that you now drive the ball over 250 regularly has only added to your lowered scores. Have you picked up distance from working with swingtweaks, or with your personal golf coach? BTW, your 3W should have been used more often off the tee. You strike that club well. Have you ever considered a hywood?

[@swingtweaks]

:)

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, Bruce. I haven't put *serious* work into my speed, but a few lessons with Swingtweaks have gone a long way towards improving my ball striking with driver.

[@brucehanna9473]

@@NotAScratchGolfer ball striking is probably more important t than swing speed from a consistency standpoint. Your ball striking with a wedge in hand is probably at scratch golf consistency.

[@heydeereman1040]

I'm looking for that inspiration to get back under 80 again. After a month off, it's tough to find that groove again.

[@danmeadowsmusic]

Nice round! And congrats on getting a tee time at Riverway in the morning

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Haha thank my buddy Tom who monitors the golf Burnaby website like a hawk!

[@hurfdurfy8167]

I really think that I just need to stop trying to kill the ball and slow the hell down. If you can break 80, I should be able to break 90.... If I practice my putting more LOL

[@brendanalexandercorp4001]

Tldr: have a short game that adam makes look way easier than it is

[@haydenredl2919]

So many ways to break 80. I try to stick to your three main tenets mostly: keep it in play off the tee, tidy within 100 and no 3 putts. I like the new graphics format for the scorecard, hope that makes a return in the future. Nice and clean

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, bud! How's all with you?

[@haydenredl2919]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Great! Played Predator Ridge (ridge) recently and it was gorgeous. Shot 80 and easily could’ve been a couple better but happy with it still

[@LivingOverPar]

I don't know why everyone is so fixated on breaking 80. I have broken 70 every time I have played.........9 holes

[@michaelb6420]

I enjoy watching you Adam ..

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks, Michael!

[@DylanBru]

Adam, i was wondering what shot tracer app you use?

[@DylanGolfs.]

Yeah, I would like to know too. (Same name lol)

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Shot Tracer Pro for Mac OS.

[@OJuiciest]

Hey, Adam. I’ve watched and enjoyed a few of your videos. Are you located in Vancouver, BC? I will be there Friday and Saturday. I’m looking for somewhere to play on Saturday morning. Any suggestions? Thank you.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! Yes, I am in Vancouver. It's tough to get tee times on short notice in Vancouver. There are 3 munis in Vancouver (Fraserview is the best of those 3) and you can search for tee times there by using teetimes.vancouver.ca. Morgan Creek (about 45 mins south of Vancouver) is the best conditioned public course where you may be able to snag a tee time. Northview (Ridge Course) is a nice track that used to host a PGA tour event, also about 40 minutes away from the City. If you want a unique mountain course with cool views, there's Northlands in North Vancouver. A lot of target golf there. 30 mins from there is a course with SPECTACULAR views but a really circus-y layout, called Furry Creek. Great if you want nothing but views. Hope some of that is helpful!

[@chasman67]

Adam - Were you part of this brawl at Riverway a few weeks ago? "It’s official. Golf is a combat sport now. No matter which course you play or what app you scroll, you’ll find golfers of all shapes, sizes and ages locked in physical warfare over the slightest indiscretions. Ungiven gimmes, errant tee shots into neighboring yards, pace of play. You name it, golfers have thrown down over it, including these knuck-chucking Canucks who were seen beating the maple syrup out of each other during a morning tee time at Riverway Golf Course last weekend."

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lolll I wasn't there, but this round was just a couple of days later!

[@Charlieprivatevids]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Phew

[@northsource7215]

I didn't recognize the course til the last hole with the buildings in view.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

It hosted the Waterbury Open ;)

[@Haun-terIII]

Where is Adam?

[@highimphilip]

Nice round. A lot of 🦆s and not a lot of 🎰 🎰 s. But consistency pays off.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

haha cheers

[@SinbadWusuhPeasant]

Ay Adam, you good bud? Been a minute

[@acidfall123]

Why does the ball disappear at 10:44 ? Possible CGI? Faking breaking 80?

[@johnc505]

Love your videos… I feel like the answer to your headline has to be “be tidy inside of 100yards”

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Agreed!

[@fasteddie328]

Whether one can break 80 depends a lot on the Slope of the golf course. A course with slope of 115 slope is very different from one with 141.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Agreed. I show the rating/slope of every course I play in video. Never seems to stop the odd naysayer from declaring a course with a 75 CR / 140 slope "the easiest course they've ever seen." :p

[@troyskolrood8144]

The most impressive feat is that you actually got a tee time at Riverway.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol right?! They're nearly impossible to get.

[@troyskolrood8144]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Bad booking system there. Many times I have selected a tee time and in the few seconds to check out they have given it away. Frustrating.

[@ToastyToast1984]

Hi Adam! I’ve watching you for over a year and love your channel! I was thinking of doing in the KZbin golf space, what do you use for the shot tracking?

[@WatchMePlayGolf]

It's ShotTracer

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! I use Shot Tracer Pro for Mac OS.

[@hughhindle5360]

Great round Adam! I think your philosophy of keeping drives in play and focusing on a developing a great short game is a model for the rest of us. But I feel Matt's (Golf Sidekick) is unrealistic about only needing 6 GIR to break 80 on a regular basis. Numbers from Arcos show that 5 Hcps average eight greens in regulation per round, while 10 Hcps average six GIR per round. I think 8 GIR gives a little flex for the occasional double bogey and less of a lights-out short game.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Average is the operative word here. I average ~6.5 GIRs per round, which is certainly below "average" for my handicap level. But my chipping/putting is above average for my handicap level. Like I said, many ways to score!

[@rulinghabs]

This would have not scored an 80 at Riverway back in the day. They got rid of the high grass in the rough. Played Carnoustie the other day. Shot a 50 on the front. Birdied 10 and shot a 39 on the back. Stayed calm and new things would get better

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

haha that's golf. And yeah, when the mounds at Riverway were dominated by thick fescue, it was a nightmare!

[@chasman67]

Adam - How often are you dropping new videos? Your fans need more content! haha. What about some rounds from Palm Springs where you held the meet up?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

It's been a slow July/Aug but I'll pick it up!

[@chasman67]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Your fans miss you, Adam! Your header says "New Videos Every Week." Hope all is well.

[@mattgordon1977]

Tom saguto is also an golf amazing teacher

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Is he on YT?

[@mattgordon1977]

@@NotAScratchGolfer yes sir

[@mattgordon1977]

@@NotAScratchGolfer sagutogolf

[@Stavrosmct]

I'm not having a go here, but most 10-12 handicappers can break 80 every now and then on a shorter course/forward tees. It's the longer courses/competition tees that we struggle with.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

True

[@benwatson488]

Is this Riverway golf course?

[@dantrav1927]

straight left arm makes that swing work

[@darthvader1402]

good video.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks!

[@briandillard3809]

My problem is consistent ball striking and lag putting. I’ve gone to hybrids to see if that helps. I usually shoot 47-51 for 9 holes.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I play 3 hybrids, too. Has helped me immensely!

[@jacobbeck1552]

A couple of your 3W off the tee totaled around 240 which seems pretty close to your avg driver distance. Were those just outliers or is your 3W just really hot?

[@gasperm3]

Hey we are about the same level. If you ever come out to Las Vegas let me know and I can hook you up at Arroyo golf club

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Appreciate it! I'll put up a post on my community tab the next time I'm in LV.

[@KelownaGolfer]

Is that the bird dog golf sidekick putter??!

[@ikigai47]

0:40 Bruh. Your PW usually carries 150? I haven't seen a vid of yours in a little while but last I checked you were not that long of a hitter. I just looked it up, PGA tour players avg 141 yards with PW

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

115!

[@ikigai47]

@@NotAScratchGolfer - I thought I must be hearing that wrong so I used KZbin closed captions and KZbin heard 150 as well haha.

[@GolfGarbage]

I heard 150 at first then listened again and heard 115

[@cameronhile6703]

What does "scramble 6 times mean"?

[@bradwolszon4518]

Scrambling is not getting a Green In Regulation but still making par.

[@cameronhile6703]

@@bradwolszon4518 Thank you!

[@ironlotus7371]

Wat course u playing?? This riverway?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yessir!

[@bengoldthorpe6265]

100 likes and he has to play kingsbarns, and let me caddy for him!!

[@bengoldthorpe6265]

Come play kingsbarns, I’ll caddy for you!!

[@Isaac_0630]

Pitching wedge 150? 🤔

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

*115!

[@morbulus340]

Man the camera sure does hide the slopes on that course.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

It hides slopes *everywhere*! Wish I had a better way to show them but alas, I'm limited to the abilities of my iPhone camera :p

[@Allen-rv9jz]

Hey Adam I think you have a playlist that you might want to make private on your channel 😂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

😬

[@Allen-rv9jz]

@@NotAScratchGolfer HAHAH good songs though!!! Also love the content

[@AbdulRahim-cu7y]

Hey! are you looking to add a new editor to your team? I’d love to join.

[@dantrav1927]

44 years going and ive never heard the term "sit hard"

[@keemo93]

My best round was a 78 on a par 70 course and I had 41 putts. :/

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Wow, can I borrow your ball striking and you can borrow my putter?

[@JD-kx7ug]

Where are you Adam? 3 weeks no new content

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

It's coming! I've been a busy boy.

[@briggsbravard9590]

great putter that’s why

[@kampfzwergxp]

i said it before, i am saying it again.... 2 shot penalty on the 3rd and 7th ( +4 ) for straddling... i see this time and time again, when golfers miss a put and the ball happens to stay inches away, which sometimes then leads to the golf not paying attention to details, pushing the ball in, while standing on the line of play. BTW on 8th is was okay, as the "intended line of play" ends in the hole.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Ok

[@samlee6749]

This is correct - I know it's a pain but if you are in a competition you need to walk round and putt it in properly or someone could call a penalty on you.

[@kampfzwergxp]

@@samlee6749 the issue with is, when not doing it pedantically in training, you might end up doing it in competition, by accident, because that's what you trained...

[@samlee6749]

​@@kampfzwergxpTotally agree. Best to get in the habit of always doing it

[@stephenhaegele2297]

Nothing worse than bogey. That’s a big key.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Bingo!

[@petercorrin2414]

Is it not a penalty stroke now for pulling a putt towards you? 😆

[@CoinsInTheWild]

I think if you worked on putting, pitching, and chipping you would break par.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

If things were different, they wouldn't be the same :p

[@hawklets03]

0:06 Omit "golf swings" and the statement remains true.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

lol

[@hawklets03]

@@NotAScratchGolfer In all seriousness, I'm a big fan, watched all your vids for awhile now. Keep on doin what you're doin!

[@cjpixel]

"tried to hit a high fade..." @ kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoCZnKxpj5JgpNk , but you setup feet very closed and with a ball position back in the middle of your stance

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

You're right. Not a scratch golfer, here.

[@gjabbar]

First!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

cheers

[@aidanoconnor7681]

on hole 2 you should've re-teed and hit 3 instead of taking a one stroke penalty and hitting 3 from 134 , no wonder why its easy to break 80 when your cheating lol

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

The ball went into a water hazard, red stake.

[@aidanoconnor7681]

@@NotAScratchGolfer okay fair, I’m wrong

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

@@aidanoconnor7681 all good

[@Niffer016]

Hit distances that are more than average, just play from the ladies tees. Lets call it breaking 80. I totally with you that golf should be fun and what ever floats your boat. But breaking 80 is not easy for an average golfer. Yes your swing is ugly as shit, but it brings results and that quite consitend. A you cant call this breaking 80 from ladies tees B your swing is to good to say that everybody can do it

[@rayjones1455]

Ladies tees? It was a 6,400 yard course, which is the distance for most men's tees in Western Pennsylvania (typicallly 6,000-6,500 yards). The only ladies tees that are 6,400 yards are in LPGA events.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I cower in fear at a course where the ladies tees are 6,400 yards lol