I'm Jon, I'm not another RU-vid Golf Pro, in fact I'm not a Golf Pro.
I'm a keen amateur golfer who loves the game, is determined to get better and wants to combine my love of the sport with my passion for content creation.
Hopefully you'll find enjoyment in some of my videos!
Hi Gary, the fastest answer is probably that I'm writing this wearing my V5 and I wear it everyday day (Golf and non-Golf). For me, the G5 is a super solid watch and if I didn't want to track stats, I'd probably go with that (but I do). The X5 definitely looks a little more premium than the V5, but I'm not worried enough about what extra it does to see it justifying the extra price (personally). Hope that helps.
Opinion: If you think of golf as particle mechanics, in engineering, you need to check your assumptions. In this video, the assumption is you'll never hit a slice, sclaff, or hook, and needless to say, hit the BIG ball first. Having said that, you must admire Jon's process of playing within your means and sticking with the plan. No hero shots, just minimize the inherent variability in your swing. Excellent video to get your head straight. Thanks, Jon, for putting this together in a concise format to enjoy the game even more.
Thanks for this Jon, you are clearly a good Golfer already, very easy swing. Interesting you did not use a Driver in your overview ? It would be good to see what you do when you get into an awkward play area, something I can really relate with.
Thanks David. It's true that in trying to play within myself to show the course management approach, I didn't get in much trouble. I'm sure I can cover that in future videos :-) Part of the playing within yourself idea is to hopefully avoid more of the trouble, but I get your point for sure. Thanks for watching
No, totally get your point, though mine were curving also. My real point was more around 3/4 swings, course management and playing within yourself to try and plot your way around more. Thanks for watching!
Even as a 14 hcp, I’ll occasionally get out of rhythm and for the life of me I KNOW WHAT I NEED to do, even if only hitting 150 yard shots… but for what ever reason shanks, thins, slices, and hitting it fat all come into play.
Never play a full shot with anything higher than a 9 iron. You thin a full shot with a 9 iron it will go the same distance, you thin a full shot with a 56° it goes the same distance as the 9iron. I always try to play the shot and club that will result in achieving the same distance if it’s thinned, this has taken a ton of shots off my game, I break 90 often now. With a best of 84, with a 39 on the back 9. Never thought I’d even break 40 for 9 holes. Breaking 80 was something I never considered but might actually be possible now.
Great tips on course management. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take into account that most players who can’t break 90 don’t control their misses well enough to keep it safe and occasionally play out of trouble which costs them a few strokes a round, not to mention the occasional blowout hole or card wrecker.
I like the video but being a high handicap myself is that we rarely hit 3 three good shots in a row two really good shots in a row is more common but not guaranteed. What exactly is you mean at the start by saying a handicapped golfer averages 96? Surely a 5 handicap doesn’t average 96😂.
What I wanna know is how you got your wife to agree with your Ping purchase (3k)?!?! Was that at least the whole set (bag, putter, wedges, driver, woods) or just irons and maybe the bag? Wish these had been around when I started golfing about 22 years ago. Still, I'll likely stick with my old Mizuno MX 23's for now since my set (and age) have morphed; a 6 iron is the longest iron I use (fairway woods or hybrids up from there) so without single club purchase options, it's not as good a deal for me.
Your course management strategy is what I use as a 13 handicapper. But even as a 13 HC, I hit some shanks, hozzle rockets, duffs in a standard round. A 20 handicap is not going to be a consistent hitter like you . I average about 84 but my dispersal range goes from 78 to raising the bat for the tonne. Practice practice practice, but most importantly, just have fun. At the end of the day, your score is just a number.
Ok you’ve demonstrated how to break 90 for a short hitter who never hits into trouble, never duffs a chip, and never 3 putts. I got news for you: There’s no such thing as a 20 handicapper who can do all that.
All this is great advice, but one can play smart as hell, safe shots, even good ball striking MOST of the time. But 3 putts, missed one-putt opportunities, chunked chips, slices or shanks, thinned sand shots...all those equal either a few Doubles mixed in, pars that should've been birdies, bogeys that should've been pars...this is what truly separates a 18-20 handicap from a 10. Playing smart like this definitely gives you the CHANCE to break 90 but 75% of the time you're still at 90-94. What makes a 20-handicappee can be many reasons. I'm a 17 handicap currently, meaning i AVERAGE an 89-90. BUT...all those things I mentioned happen. Maybe I'm yanking my drives that day and I'll pu ch out, play for bogey, but miss my 5 foot bogey putt, now ive GOTTA get a par to make up for the dub
Nearly I shot 91 trying these tips a melt down for me is 100 plus, I'm thinking about the safe shot not the hero shot and had a stress free round with these tips 👍
I’m doing this through the winter. I’m a 5 hcp good short game with swing speed of 97mph on average. I want to get up to 105 mph. Give me more yards more birdie chances and a chance of getting to scratch
Nice try, but not that helpful. Here’s the actual BIG REASON…us high handicappers cannot control our shots the way you do! Go try playing out of the trees and also mishitting 1 out of every 3 shots! The actual reason we’re high handicappers is that we cannot control the ball the way you can.😢
Ya all those swings you do look like a 90s golfer. lol. Doesn't matter what you say when you cant hit the ball correctly or putt in the first place. Im a 90s player. Nice you show those great chip shots etc. BUT 90s golfers do not due that usually to save bogey..
Hey mate, there wasn't. I like the product, it's good quality and I can see the potential benefit of it. But, I couldn't find a set training system to follow with it, and maybe it's just me, but I really like following set system instead of just use it a little, swing it here and there etc. Can definitely see it having a place.
Very helpful video. I'm a 25hcp who is struggling to get down to 20. Been slowly chipping down from 28. I can see from your video that my good days are when I don't get too ambitious and settle for getting on the green in 3 on a par 4. Staying out of trouble and treating a bogey as a par
Watched the first hole. If the players shooting over 100 could shoot the ball where they aim, they would not be shooting over 100. Only issue with the video.. otherwise... perfect!!
I bought the MLM2PRO but not renewing the membership, it’s a bit steep, and with new products emerging I hope the competition will bring subscription fee down
Great video. I took a similar path 2 years ago. Before then my best round was 85 but others weeks between 90 and 100 and sometimes over a 100. So i went in a community field locally and practised hitting a 7 iron. By the way id completely lost my game prior to this. I practised a half swing until i got where i wanted it. After a month a guy living near the field asked if i wanted a 6 hybrid. It was really old fashioned but i took to it like a duck to water. Hitting it great everytime. I carried on practising, winter, on the field. I then used the same swing and put it into my driver, then 3 wood. Then a somewhat newer but still old 4 hybrid. Now i tee low and drive with a quarter or less swing. Babying it not smashing it. It goes farther than ive hit before, 200 to 230. I use same swing 3 wood for second shots of 160 to 200. I use 6 hybrid to hit 20 to 150 yards. Sometimes from just off the green also. I carry 6 clubs in my bag. Driver. 3 wood. 4 hybrid. 6 hybrid. 7 iron. Putter. I rarely use the 7 iron. Last year i hit a 78 in winter conditions. This year ive hit 74. And i average between 76 and 81 most rounds now. I dont use power, i over club instead. My family scratch there heads how i can do these shots with clubs not designed for it. Btw im 62 and getting better with age. So dont despair. Do as this guy says. The way i started to work it out numerically was 18, 5s give you a 90. So your nearly there. Theres 4 par 3s. Get a 4 on those your on 86. Get 4 3s your on 82. Everything else is a bonus. Sorry about the long story but i felt i wanted to share it. Quarter to half swings work better and for me the ball goes farther. But most of all because of all this i rarely get into trouble on the course. I play once a week. I beat my son's and brorher 9 out of 10 times now. My son can hit a drive 70 to a 100 yards farther but gets in a lot of bad spots. Couse management is the key Good luck guys
I would assume though, it's 6 or 1/2 dozen of the other. You either pay for the Rapsodo Membership fee to get those extra data points, or do what most people do, which is to pay for an E6 or Awesome Golf membership, which gives you those data points. Most people pay for the latter anyway, due to the fact that their numbers are more accurate...at least more accurate than the Garmin r10 proprietary app. Since you get the first year free with Rapsodo, I would just ride that out, and then go with a less expensive membership from Awesome Golf, but that's me personally.
never touched a driver or wedge, this is exactly how i broke 100, hopefully break 90 in the coming weeks, then 80 before end of year after getting fitted for a driver I can control better.
Need to see a couple slices and chunks and how to overcome those. I think aside from the course mgt tips which were great btw, a 20hcp will mishit shots and find themselves in a lot of trouble.
Few things: To compare "18 holes vs 18 holes" for battery life isn't a good metric, as each round takes a different amount of time. I noticed at 0:14 your round took 3:13 to play. The only fair comparison is to check battery life on the v3 after 3:13. In addition, you're checking a brand new battery against (presumably) and old V3 battery. I upgraded to the V5, and I find the tagging to be horrible compared to the V3. The tags have to essentially touch the band compared to the V3, which rarely would miss a shot. Perhaps I have a defective unit.
Great course management video for scoring. Like to mention though that if someone can hit iron shots, chip and putt like you...don't think breaking 90 is an issue..
Thanks for watching along. Totally get your point. I was trying to put across some course management ideas and other tips, but yes, I do probably strike it more consistently than a 90 ish shooter.
I think most 20 plus handicappers problem isn’t distance its accuracy. I was driving 300 plus when I was a 22 handicap last year. Now i shortened my driver and swing very easy. I now drive the ball 275 and am a 12 handicap now.
