In this video Rick Shiels takes on James Robinson and Guy Charnock in a 9 hole stroke play challenge. Playing the iconic Formby Golf Club the boys use 3 different sets of golf clubs that act as a handicap. Rick uses golf clubs from the later 1990’s / early 2000’s, James uses golf clubs from the 1980’s and Guy get’s to use his current golf clubs from 2024/2025!
Do more modern golf clubs actually make a difference? Or is it all down to skill!?
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Hi I’m Rick Shiels, welcome to my channel! This YouTube channel is designed to help you play better golf, also to help you enjoy your golf more!
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I also want to make you play better golf by providing coaching video on all topics about golf, how to fix your slice, fix your hook, help you drive the golf ball longer, hit your irons more pure, hit your irons closer to the hole and help you draw and fade your golf shots.
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Minor correction: the Ping woods were laminated, not solid persimmon.
missed these guys
Shout out to GoodGood
“You can make eight from there.” 😅😅😅
Thoughts? I believe clubs should just have there degree in the club? Around the 6th minute Shiels gives a shout out to Titleist for having the loft on their irons. I have thought since I started golfing that an iron number or wedge is ridiculous (for lack of a better word) and in this day and age let's get rid of them. Company's are calling 3 irons 5 irons now and claiming the crazy distance you can get and one 3 is 15 degrees and the next 23 degrees (over exaggerating)… @granthorvat, @takomogolf
Biggest shame about this is it wasn’t 18 holes 😊. Great fun to watch. Lovely to see the old format back.
Loved this challenge Rick! And absolutely love to see challenge with the same 3 guys handicapped by removing clubs! Guy full set you play with 10 and James with 7 maybe I think that would be an awesome match!!! You could tell how much difference can make with this match James missing his PW. Love the channel and shout out to your entire cast and crew by far the most professional and entertaining content in my opinion!
Guy – another all the gear and no idea golfer
Guy…..so close…..
This is just the best stuff. Watching Robbo golf is like therapy.
Guy you need to just play more 😅 always saying in the podcast you’ve not played for ages
Great to hear the sound of a proper "Wood" again.
Nice video, loads of fun. Edit was great but the camera operators could use some stabilization help.
Prefer this to most of the LIV stuff. Keep the "old stuff" and players coming please.
Guy – plays a slice/fade with driver ever hole
Also guy on hole 8 – ah didn’t get the draw 😂
I am rubbish at golf I think I could beat guy using my handicap
Absolutely love these kind of videos.
I’ve missed these videos coz u 3 av so much fun and laughter it just cheers me up and golf is hard but having fun with friends doing something u love is priceless👍
Up there with the best on you tube the three of you definitely some laughing in there
Love me some James Robinson. Class act and phenomenal golfer
Those arent persimmon woods Rick its laminated maple
You need a 2030 set 😂😂😂 by St content in a while Rick!
Rick you played amazing with this set!
Not hating.
Totally understand why you teamed up with liv but this is more like the content I've come to expect and enjoy.
In truth I found the liv stuff a bit 'samey'.
That being said it's early days in the collaboration so I'm hoping to enjoy it more in time
I’m just completely uninterested in the LIV content, I find it boring but love this stuff.
Someone tell Guy to close the driver face, strengthen your grip, or crank the head to produce a draw…everything to the right. That said, I love the appearance of the Titleist DCIs. I played my best with them (4 hcp) back when I was 45. Now at 70 and a 16, I just might try to talk Rick out of them. Any chance you'd let them go, Rick? 🙂
Loved the format, banter and camaraderie Rick. This is you at your best. One observation. You seem obsessed with not showing the camera team on screen. I think this comprises the quality of your videos. As an example I watch the GolfMates channel and the 2 camera men are often in shot, but the overall quality of the video, particularly their ability to show the flight of the ball and where it lands, and to film shots from different angles and elevations, is so much better than you achieve.