In this first video, we’re following a golfer who’s just starting out and aiming to get better at the game. They’re trying to score below 90, which is a big milestone for many golfers. We’ll see them learning new techniques and strategies to improve their game. From swinging the club better to staying focused during the game, they’ll share tips that anyone can understand and try. Join us as we follow along on their journey to becoming a better golfer!
second hole par yeah so I’m what
you’d call a bang average golfer in fact
I haven’t played golf regularly for
about 15 years before last year so last
year 2023 I decided to get out and play
golf I live in Canada so you got to take
advantage of the good weather and what
better way to spend the time than out on
the course uh buddy of mine let me some
clubs which I’ve subsequently bought off
him for 50 bucks gives you an idea of
the quality of the clubs that I’m
playing with they’re a Callaway set like
an X something pretty generic cavity
back set at irons uh I have two Fairway
Woods which I use pretty exclusively I
bought a driver of Faith book
Marketplace that is uh mizumo it’s from
the ’90s it’s not even like one of the
oversized metal heads it’s just a
regular driver and I don’t use that
thing very often also got a putter off
Facebook Marketplace turned out to be a
chess putter but I grabbed it off the
guy and I’ve used it and started to go
pretty well so like I said bang average
golfer I started posting scores last
year to see what would my handicap be as
you can see I was posting scores of
around about 100 101 103 I was playing
combination of uh pitch and Puck courses
nine holes and 18 holes and I posted
enough rounds uh to actually be given a
handicap by Canada golf so as you can
see there I got a
23.9 the last few rounds I posted a 99
100 101 so pretty consistent with what
I’m scoring but this year I really want
to be hitting consistent ’90s and I want
to see how far down I can bring that
handicap it all starts for us tomorrow
so join me uh in this video I’m going to
take you through my first round of 2024
I’ve now moved to Vancouver I’m going to
be uh having it around here at Metro
Vancouver Premier Golf Course
Northlands uh and basically shooting 18
holes I managed to get a 430 tea time
it’s really hard to get a tea time as a
single now in terms of strategy
uh I have been watching uh golf
Sidekicks and the way of the player I
guess if you’re watching golf videos you
probably come across golf Sidekicks I
actually really like the guys videos but
I really like the way the player concept
because uh I’ve leared that I’m not a
good golf ball hitter particularly with
the driver uh and Fairway woods but I am
pretty consistent with my shorter irons
which I think most people are they’re
closer to your body
uh easier to control more forgiving off
the face uh so I have pretty good
accuracy from pitching wedge through to
about ad iron and I can get okay
distance and accuracy out of my Fairway
Woods which again are a really forgiving
Club so I am going to use the way of the
player strategy to break 90 I am not
going to bring out my driver unless I’m
actually having a time of it and I’m
going to be looking to shoot consistent
Fairway finders uh you know probably
maxing out at 200 yards with my with my
hybrids and I’m going to be trying to
find Fairways I’m going to be trying to
find greens and I’m going to be trying
to stay out of the hazards uh and I’m
going to be focusing on my short game to
really shave off The Strokes so stick
with me this could be a really long
season if I can’t start breaking 90
straight out of the gates uh but
hopefully I can get on top of the mental
game and focus on my strengths this will
be my first round for the year today uh
hopefully I can do a bit of filming out
on course let’s see how I went they’re
on the first hole I played right down
the side of that Fairway I hit from over
there on the corner of that cart path so
I’m here for
three pretty downhill going try and Chip
it up towards that tree and see if it
roll down that bank yeah beautiful
course so we got about a 10 footer for
par H for bogey I should say on the
first so I actually drained that part it
had like two Brakes in it I just got
enough weight on it uphill beautiful
part so I’m in bogy town on the first
hole so got a bit of the slide IES ended
up there on the trees on the up there
not a good shot so you can see where I
am here Fairway there
green
roughly 1030 yards 120 yards over that
tree I don’t have that shot so I’m going
to take my
medicine and see if I can
just punch it through
there without going right through the
Fairway let’s see so from where I was
there behind that big tree in the front
right got to chip out over these rocks
with a n99 and I’m in the middle of the
Fairway nice safe shot and I think I can
have about a 60 yard pitch in not my
favorite distance but at least I’m on
The
Fairway so I’ve got
about 65 y to the middle of the green
want to do a Sandy wedge do a little
Sandy
wedge I’ve absolutely potted that sand
wedge about 10 ft from the PIN pin high
as well what a
shot so got a par
here another 10 footer a bit of play in
it but at worse than looking at a
bogy second hole par yeah after
that Fairway uh t- shot managed to
find the Fairway chip on and and Single
part so p is working really good today
two one puts both about 10 Footers let’s
see if we can keep it going on the first
holding out part
three 140 y from the white te’s
130 it’s probably 6 no 79 for me see how
we go so 130 y slightly elevated t- box
I took a 99 probably the biggest 99 I’ve
ever hit like I said slightly elevated
te but I cleared the
green neither of those two balls at the
back of the green of mine I’m in the
bunker
unfortunately but yeah
decent t- shot with a 99 I don’t think
I’ve ever hit a 99 that far surprised
myself let’s see if I can scramble up
and get a power or even a buggy it’s not
a
disastrous trap lie but uh I’ll probably
it up let’s see how we go
Something’s Happened today I don’t know
I just managed to put another 11 10 ft
for par out of the
Trap there it is over
there so finished up with a bogey two
part of that after a really nice bunker
shot to save it I’m going two up under
three
holes it’s my second shot on the fourth
I’m actually walking down the first
Fairway cuz I shanked the hybrid off the
tea same three hybrid I’ve now put it
back into the
Fairway and it’s a long par five uphill
too so still got a bit of work to do to
get to this green in three or four I’ll
be happy to get there in four and then
see if my pwder still works going good
oh yeah we uh me and another guy broke
away from our playing pair because our
beginners gone too slow so we were just
taken off hopefully uh we can speed up
it’s halfast 5 if we still got light
we’re only four holes in so we’ll see if
we can get a full 18
in so for my third I hit a little six on
up this hill a bit of a blind shot never
played here before looks like I got a
bit more work to do to get up onto that
green might just be on the front edge
there
don’t even know if there’s a trap in
front have to check when we get up
there anyway G well so just had a pitch
from about 70 yards did like a 3/4
pitching where ride at the pin
but it’s up here on this elevated green
so I can’t see where it landed I’m
hoping we got a parut we’ll just have to
have
SE might have rolled out a
little oh oh yeah still on the green bit
of work for
p oh nice touch side puted
from I guess about 15 ft about here
horribly Breaking part and I left myself
a three-footer so I’ve walked away with
bogey on a after a pretty average t-shot
I’m pretty happy with that on a par five
disappointing guys coming off I think
that was a whole five maybe six um three
puted triple burgie
unfortunately let me just Cate
that oh not a double I was on in four
and I was on in three was on in
four and then three started seven triple
baggy let’s see if we can recover still
going good for the day I think
I’m on track for my elusive
90 who cares it’s having
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fun so here we are in
eight um our Pace plays picked up a
little bit unfortunately I’ve hit back
toback triple bogies
not ideal not unsalvageable though but I
think I’ve just been rushing I got to
slow down uh just try and find some
Fairways hit some hit some straight
shots I think I’m rushing my t- shots a
little so this is a path
three um just waiting for these people
to clear the green it’s probably going
to be
gu probably about
160 from the white teas maybe about
150 going to go maybe an eight or
99
my hey guys so it’s me as you can see I
got up the eth and I was in a total
mental battle and at this point the
round really started to fall apart but
unfortunately also being my first round
of the season and first round filming at
this point I also lost all battery on my
phone and my watch battery died as well
on the tenth hole so we got through nine
I think I finished about 12 over for
nine so wasn’t on track for my 90 and we
were losing the light we had a slow
group in front of us so we opted to skip
the 10th hole to get in front of that
slow group to see if we could finish
around we ended up finishing on the 16th
hole almost in pitch black darkness so
can’t claim a score but I don’t think I
was on track for 90 at this point uh
hopefully you guys can follow along
along with me this spring and summer
I’ll see if I can correct my mistakes
try and eliminate those triple bogeys
personally I think in this round I
started off really well I had a good
game plan that I was following I was
trying to find Fairways and play Within
Myself focusing on my short game however
when we broke away from our group so
that we could speed up I think that pace
of play affected me and I was playing
with somebody who was potentially more
capable than I was which might have
prompted me to rush a little try to take
more hero shots and put more pressure on
myself as a result The Strokes crept in
I had a couple of triple burgies uh
mostly because I wasn’t finding Fairways
so those things in mind I’m going to
keep going uh I’ve got another round
book for today so hopefully I can show
you guys some of that as I said I’m
still getting used to filming on the
course uh I didn’t have my tripod
working on this this particular video so
hopefully I can correct that and get a
bit more footage of me actually hitting
the ball instead of just walking around
and puffing like a fat little chimp all
right guys catch me on the next one as I
try to break 90 see you
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