How You Can Play Like A Scratch Golfer 

Love the channel Peter! Got my first hole in one yesterday, 185 yard par 3 in wind 💪

Finchy, you’re playing some incredible golf recently! Effortless. Good luck in the comps this year

This is how a break par, or 80, or 90 video is supposed to go. Thank you Pete, every other video I've seen from other people about this just say, "don't do this and don't do that" obviously if I could control those things I wouldn't do them. This video gave specific ideas on how and why to do certain things. Top notch!

The one tip that I would recommend to everyone is to not let your emotions consume you…just go out on the course and remember to have fun!

Great video Pete! Genuinely very enlightening 👍🏼

Thanks Pete! Videos like this are realy helpfull.

My driving has come on leaps and bounds this year, loving your advice that encourages me to hit the big stick 🙌🙌

The production value on this video is magnificent, brilliant info as always Pete

I love the videos where you talk through your shots, gives a great insight. Awesome stuff Pete 👍

Terrific course management video Finchy! Keep up the fun and educational content!

Another great video Pete! Keep them coming always full of great tips

Great video Pete, some really helpful tips!!

That last shot was epic! Thanks for the tips Mr. Finch. Really loving the content lately!!

You are the best Pete. Plan your shots helps so much. I like to call it playing the percentages. Either way is good. Thanks

I enjoyed this. In the last year, course management has become a much bigger concern of my game as my swing and driving have allowed me to be more consistent. I'm having to play courses differently than I did in the past because now I'm further up the fairway or past that dog leg I could never get beyond. Knowing what you can and can't do is a huge piece of getting around the course.

Pete, brilliant video with some fantastic advice for golfers of any standard. You seem to be playing great golf this year so far and I hope it carries over to the quest for the Open!

Brilliant advice pete, love your great sense of humour and what a quality golfer 🏌️‍♂️

Talking through shots and strategy is really useful. More please. Thanks 👍🏼

Great video!! As always. Thank you!!!!

Great golf there Pete. Love the tactics. Well played. ⛳️

Hey Pete! I absolutely loved this video :) course tips go a long way!

I'm glad to see you partnering with Shot Scope. I got a V3 last summer and the data has been very helpful in my efforts to improve. I found out I leave 75% of my putts short so that has been my focus this season.

I need to remember this stuff when I play Saturday. Hopefully the weather gets better

well done. Always looking forward to your videos

Pete love your videos and training tips. Could you please make a video on “low hands” specially with the driver!? Please!

Great tips. Club selection was much better today with less fear of going long. Thanks

Awesome video! I’ve been a Shotscope user for a year now and love their product and all the great data I can get from it. It’s really helped me understand my strengths and weaknesses. So cool to see you partner with them!

Recently picked up the shot scope v3 and the data it provides is awesome! Absolutely feel it’s helping me to improve my game by showing me the areas I need to work on. Leaving a round, you have an idea of what you think you need to work on, but this provides data to support the areas you need to focus on. Great video as always and look forward to seeing your channel grow even more!

Playing some great stuff atm Pete.good luck with the comps👏👏

Really helpfull video, thanks for this one.

Brilliant video this mr finch. With the standard of your golf now, your quest for the open is imminent I feel 💪👍

Brilliant video, a massive help course management wise

I love course management vlogs - trying to play smarter has made a big difference to my scoring in the last year. Good job you didn't take the pin out on that last one or your ball was heading to the next postal code! Cheers

Unbelievable!! I played Reddish Vale yesterday!! 🤣 my dad was a green keeper there over 50 years ago and we played for his birthday.

VALUABLE ADVICE!!! LIked 👍🏼. Never hurt to hear (again) to practice short putts… thanks!

Excellent again! I think the course management videos translate the best as far as affecting my actually golf game. The tips are amazing, but even the most simple ones take time to implement to ones specific swing. The course management is instant, and makes me feel like I’m actually playing golf - which is ultimately why we watch! And to support Pete! And to pretend the world isn’t on fire!

This content was entertaining, informative and well polished. You looked like you were thoroughly enjoying yourself out there. Smashed that like button with unbridled ambition.

I love this channel and the content you put out. A few other channels have handed the torch to younger players and I hope that Peter will continue to upload until he is 85. His game could go to absolute sh*t and I would still keep coming back. Class act, amazing creator.

@PeterFinchGolf absolutely loved this video! I’d love more videos like this, one of your very best IMO!

loved seeing an incredible birdie, fabulous cheers man

I love this guy :) he's funny and always keeps it real

It actually amazes me and makes me jealous on how absolutely beautiful the golf courses over there are. I’ve never seen a bad golf course😍

Great final putt! You should do well in your upcoming tournaments. Great course management tips....many thanks!

Love my Shot Scope. Also GREAT customer service (not often you can say that about a company these days). Keep up the good work Shot Scope oh yes and Pete

Wow Pete those new cameras are fantastic!! Almost like I'm there with you!! Love the content as usual!!

My game has also improved by spending time with my son (who loves the range and short game area) and taking more time and hitting less unproductive ego drives and more time striking the ball for a purpose. I have always enjoyed the short game area too, it makes me laugh how many people belt away on the range with the big dogs and hit the ball a mile or brag about how far they hit the ball and then have the touch of a welder round the greens and wonder why my handicap is lower even being a slight short arse! It is far more fun (or is it just me) practicing chip and runs, flops, pitching, learning yardages with all your wedges and trying different things incluing the bunkers so when you need it you already have an arsenal of shots you know how to play and a fair indication of how far it will travel and react on arrival. Oh and putting, we all need to do more from inside 10 feet !

Great video Pete. Your striking the ball beautifully! Glad to see your partnered with shot scope now as well. They make quality products at a reasonable price. I’ve been using their watch for years, and I love it. I keep looking at their range finders but i just don’t have the cash to splash.

Some great tips in this but also showed some great benefits to using a scope and watch. All round very enjoyable video, especially when you make it look that easy! 👍

Love your swing. SOLID.

going for PAT in April, mapping the course tomorrow. Planning from green to tee, sight lines, targets, and green speeds "Keep ego out" best advice around

One thing that really helped me out is stepping off my put distance and converting the distance into feet, knowing the actual distance makes all the difference. I spend time putting from set distances before the round and this gives me a good feel for how to pace my puts during the round. I’m alway amazed at how many people just guess at the distance of there puts and wonder why there put end up short or long.

You'r strike game is pure. You make it look effortless. I'll definitely take any advice from these finch

Great video Finchy, the point about the 6ft and under putts is really useful. I missed 5 or 6 of them last week and that was the difference between a high 80's and a low 90's round (both good for me). I'll keep that in mind.

Great Video and love seeing you use the Rogue ST driver!

On my distance watch I find it beneficial to always go for the back of the green number. I never leave it short and I rarely ever over shoot the green because my contact is never perfect. 21 handicapper. 👍

Love it Pete. One difference I’d be interested in between a scratch and handicap golfer would be heart rate, you made that look effortless and stress free, high handicappers reacting to bad shots, lost balls etc must make a huge difference! Great content mate

That swing is just a thing of beauty

Mr Finch, 3 years ago my son introduced me to your channel. At the time we were both unrated with no index. After much hard work and a few thrown clubs, we are both in the golf industry and the first father son team to take the PAT in August. We both work in the industry and he’s now playing at a 4.1 index. He’s better than I, and I have a lot of work to do, but I know I couldn’t have done this without your videos and positivity. My wedge game has become so much better and now I just need to get control of my head. Thanks so much. Next time you’re in the states, put a finch day together anywhere in the states and we’d jump at the chance to attend a finch clinic! Thanks for being so positive and ultimately vulnerable in your content. It makes a difference, even for those of us that are starting the game later in life.

Just smash it!! love your work Finchy

Some of the best advice I've heard 👌

Great vid Pete you smacked that last put ,,,

Love these videos. I recently got back into golf after having taking off nearly 7 years. Here are the things that really helped me. I watch videos breaking down the swing and attempt to do those things but was not mindful of my distance between my eyes and the ball and as a consequence was consistently raising up out of my swing and topping the ball which led to me intentionally trying to lower myself on the attack in which case I was hitting fat. I realized that with everything you learn online or from someone, you have to maintain that distance throughout the shot. The next was focusing on the ball and attempting to hit it at a specific spot on the right side of the ball and I was constantly missing. I realized that it makes more sense to focus your eyes on the left side of the ball or even a little in front if necessary and envisioning hitting "through" the ball. The last is my line; I tend to accidentally lead with my hands at the top of my swing and end up getting in front of my body and pulling. I now take a practice backswing and exaggerate driving my hips and then pulling everything from them which, at the time I would make impact, puts my hands far in front of the ball and the line of my club face and my target looks really good. That is my quick practice swing and then I kick that out of my head and go back to focusing on the ball knowing that I already hit the switch that will fix the problem of leading with my hands. These are just a few things you may want to address in a video if you have some ideas on how to help.

My new motto, Just Whack It (When appropriate). Another great video to help everyone play better. Thanks Pete!

Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on the shot scope v3. I love my watch, it’s definitely helped with course strategy.

Great video as ever Pete, thanks - love the guy in the background on the last green (about 12:35 in), scrambling about in the roots on the side of that bank - feels familiar! :-D

Peter, Really enjoying these videos. Please tell me about the grips you use. Thanks

One of the best golf tutorials on RU-vid by far Pete fair play . Can't wait to try this out on my local course 👍

Great information on the transition to being a scratch golfer. I played for a couple of years with two guys who primarily focused on their swing and strike, while ignoring short game, mental clarity, and course management. Since moving away from practice of strike hitting hundreds of balls a week plus playing twice, and moving to 3-6 ft from the flag. My score began dropping. Now focused on mental and course management, and it’s dropping again. Next goal 70’s. Thanks again!

Loving the content as always!!!! I've recently fixed my banana slice with driver , just by sliding my back foot back an inch on set up ( havnt the foggiest why this works but it does). So hopefully will be smashing lower scores this uear

Made me understand a lot about playing on the course. Cheers 💥🏌🏻💃

Just got my HCP down two strokes to 18! Thanks to Peter Finch and this video! legend advice!

I only wish this video was longer. Enjoyed your perspective

Great video and a good insight into the data being made available through technology for the average golfer. I have been using Shotscope for over 3 years and have found it invaluable for my game, dropping 10 shots on my handicap. The data on club distances is the main driver for this. As an aside, I have found the support team at Shotscope have been super efficient in making changes to the mapping on my home course, from the winter to summer layout and also with changes to tee boxes and greens.

Can't wait to get back out on the courses soon, watching your videos over the winter keep the golf hype going for me 👍

awesome video, I like the strategy of taking the back yardage of the green and matching club to that as really...how often do you totally pure the strike?:)

Great content and strategy for us lesser golfing mortals, it certainly resonates with me! Thinking if the greens were better your puts would have made it!

Super !!!! 👍 content Will you be sharing your strokes gained ??

I like thinking about all shots as if they're a putt. All that matters is the swing weight and starting line. Where it finishes is a result of getting those two things right. For me it means way less thinking when I'm over the ball, which means better shots!

Great advice and mostly about course management which almost all of us amateurs could be so much better at. But love the "just whack it" tip also....time and place :)

I also think that knowing the course, the greens, the approach also helps!

I liked this one a lot, Thanks.

Totally agree on the putting stats. Not only does practicing 6 footers improve your percentages. You also get great feedback on your stroke. If you can work out how to hit a straight put from 6 foot, the 10 and 20 foot putts start dropping! Outside those distances your just looking for distance feel.

Great putt at the end Pete! I'd have probably hit it that hard too. Those greens look like my face after I hadn't shaven for a week. Very fuzzy! One thing that has helped me a lot the last year is my gap wedge. I know I can hit it almost bang on 120 yards every time so on par 4's, I play the hold backwards kind of and just tee off with whatever club leaves me 120 from the green. It's helped a lot!

Great guy! great Golfer, Great Teacher! Great video edition, taking care of importan effects with the right signals.. NExt time please, say which iron you use before the shot. I have a month playing golf!! jejeje

Shot Scope v3 is a fantastic tool, using it since november 2020, love it!!

Great video again! Just wondering is the 2 putt percentage from 30 feets similar or worse for 0hcp vs. 25hcp than 6 feet putt percentage? It feels like that stat might show as big of different than the 6 feet putt.

It's a miracle!!! Someone advocating to play Driver. So many YT Golfers now seem to want to be hitting anything but, mainly because its what they see on TV and favour position over everything. Meanwhile real stats show the closer the approach shot is played from the closer the first putt will be.

Definitely going to be investing in one of these, been thinking about it for a year now. Got 4 rounds in one day for Charity in June!

Great video! What happened to your Bushnell Devices?

one of the best most relatable videos i've ever watched

Hey Peter love watching your videos, always great to get somebody talking thru what their thinking while on the golf course, sometimes the simpler we keep things the better!

great vid mate. love it when those freak puts go in, its the Karma for all those lip outs LOL

Loved the Shot Scope content. I have both the watch and the range finder and they have done much to improve my game. Some more stats based content would be great. PS I didn’t see you tag off your puts 😄

I've found at a lot of the places I play at, being short is often not a problem (ON the green that is) and will often stop you putting downhill. So pitching to 5-10 yards on from the front is often the best shot to get on the putting surface.

Hahaha. That’s golf! Bashed that last putt right in!!! I’m a 11 handicap (and 68 yrs old) and when I play well I’m not thinking about my swing but the target based on a ‘no hero shot’ strategy. And you are right it all comes down to strategy & putting. My advice is: Avoid 3 putting! And don’t add up your score prematurely, just play in the moment.

Peter! Interesting statistics connected with this video! I can probably relate to some of them. For example: Your statistic of average drives per handicap I feel is right on. When I was a 8 handicap my average drive was 236 yards and now that I'm around a 20 handicap my average is below 200. Of course I'm 25 years older also! I have always thought the easiest way to reduce ones handicap is to improve ones putting. I feel that if you can get your putts per round down to 30 or below you have bettered your handicap by at least 6 strokes. A very informative video Peter! Good Job!!!!

Pete, this great advice for all players and employed similar thoughts on Saturday. Trying to hard to get my official handicap, the previous week, I hit 102 but adopting a more thoughtful approach and with the help of you swing quest chipping video, this week, I hit 88 with two lost balls. I felt relaxed enough to actually enjoy the round. Thanks mate ❤

The divot on that par 5 was absolute beauty, FLUSHED 9 iron! Well done Pete.

Quality material as always Pete. Quite the train wreck on the last green, probably chipped the paint on the flag stick!

Great tips, cheers!