This Mindset Let's Me Break 80 With a Bad Swing 

Dude as a 16 handicap who is FAR too concerned about how perfect my swing can be, this video is everything I needed, instant sub

Nothing will piss off other golfers more than someone spraying it all over and getting up and down all day lmao.

Was about to call BS after your first 2 swings lol. This is clear proof how important your short game is. A lot of people including myself get fixated on making golf look pretty but at the end of the day it’s all about the score

I played nine holes with an Old Irish/Scottish man. (didn't know) He was at least 70 years old. He had a 3 wood and I think a 7 wood that he hit on every Par 4 and Par 5. He hit every fairway and was greenside in regulation on every hole. With a cut down 8 iron He chipped and 1 putted every green. He shot 36 on that 9. It was a tough course. Taught me a lesson about length and the value of the short game.

This is great perspective for mid to high handicappers to understand that you don’t need a beautiful looking swing to be single digit. More golfers would play better if they had your mindset. You also have an incredible short game!

I’m a 14 HDCP but love your approach to the game- mindset and short game. GolfSidekick and Not a Scratch Golfer have similar approaches as well. Having the right mindset can do wonders from keeping your round from going off the rails. I think I could be a lower HDCP if I didn’t compound errors and thought my way around a course better.

Impressive short game for such bad tee shots. Never seen anything like it. Now I know where I need to practice. Great video.

That is a great lesson to keep in mind. Mindset is huge for every golfer. (Well, life in general) I think the golf course makes a pretty big difference also, because if I hit some of those shots on a closed course full of trees or tall grass, it would be a dropped ball. But still having that positive mindset helps you forget that shot and hit a good one next. Your short game is impressive. Also impressed that you've respoded to every single comment. Excellent stuff! Subscribed.

Hole 9 was the most inspirational. 3 bad shots, but the 4th shot was amazing. The short game is really good, especially the putting. I have been taking lessons for a year and a half and have just started going to courses. This video came at a good time for me. Very useful. Thanks!

Love this mindset. Getting to scratch and past is alll about minimizing the consequences of your mishits. Great video!

Lots of people would have a single digit handicap with a short game like you. Well done.

7:26 Had me busting out laughing 🤣

Your mentality is EXACTLY RIGHT! Chipping and lag putting is the key, I learned this last year after reading a great book. I began breaking 80 multiple times after switching my focus to chipping and putting.

Your game is like mine. Can't hit a green to save my life but somehow I'm a single digit handicap. Keep it up!

Great video. I appreciate these videos that are realistic and not edited. You are very right, keep it fun and be able to laugh. Thanks guys.

Bro! Glad you popped up on my feed lol. I needed this. Your short game and putting is the culprit here. That’s what saves you! You got the soft mitts for sure! I’m a great ball striker with my irons and woods but driver can be 50/50. But what kills me is the chipping and putting. My last 2 rounds I decided to stop chipping everything and started putting off the fringe. Shot 85 and 83 back to back. Looking forward to staying confident and keep grinding when I play tomorrow. Positive mindset and good vibes 🤙🏼

hole ten, tee shot quick swings after the shot is me hahah this really helped me realize I am not good enough to get mad at my bad shots. Just have to recoup and move forward

I've done that weird toe shank thing at a pro am with a bunch of pro's watching me 😂 you're right, you're not the only first or last person to do it!

This is actually really inspirational. It also really reinforces how much I need to work on my short game. I shot my best ever round on Saturday. My driver and woods were hot. My long and medium irons were pretty consistent, and my putting was maybe the best it’s ever felt, but boy did my chipping and overall short game around the greens suck. I shot my best ever round but I reckon I lost 5 or 6 shots from chipping within 40 yards.

Love your attitude and mindset. Grinders can play golf too and if you have confidence to up and down it is still very satisfying I think. Then on those rare days when you actually hit the ball it birdie time! Good luck

I can break 80 about 20% of the time because of my short game and putting, usually low to mid 80’s. I’m 62 and a complete lightweight,55 kilograms ! My driver is about 200 total!! Lately too my irons from 100 to 140 have been going really well. I bought some p770 last year , so short,but feel so good and consistent.

Had to subscribe since I'm a lefty as well. Dude you have me inspired to work on my short game! I usually shoot around 90, plus or minus a few. Always feel like I lose so many strokes on dumb misses.

I love this, I am always the positive mindset realistic guy in my group and it is hard when everyone is throwing tantrums around me

Great video! Looking forward to your future ones.

What would you shoot on a challenging golf course ? I mean a course with a 410m par 5? Wedges into par 3s majority of the par 4s are driveable. Good short game and it shows how important it is to get the ball up and down when around the greens

Great round. While your long game is maybe a 15 hdcp, your short game is scratch. Makes a huge difference. We should all be grabbing our wedges and putters to practice! Also. Those scratches on your golf ball are affecting flight and carry distance.

Man, you are my spirit animal. I'm right-handed, but i swing clubs lefty, and putt right-handed. I can't hit a 3w to save my life, and my 4i only goes 150 on a pure swing. 7i goes 130... 9i goes 100 tops... But, i drive 270+ at 155mph, and my wedge game is surgical. I'm a bogey golfer (91 against 73 over 18 on my home course), but if you saw me shanking my 6i at the range, you'd think I had never held a club before... 😂 I'm still new, but I've been trying to learn to play my consistent bad shots. I get paired with partners all the time with 10+ years of experience that just can't get over the hero ball mentality, and they blow up a hole and ruin their whole card just because they refuse to take a stroke by laying up before a hazard. Hoping to get some lessons this off-season and finally card in the 80s next year. Cheers from a card-carrying member of the official Bogey Brigade. We're out here 😂

Merry Christmas! Very inspirational (am 14 HC trying to approsch low 80s) how you keep on going after bad shots. My respect, your mental game is really strong. Also your chipping and putting is impressive. Better take your wood when the driver is on strike, it will lead to better results even if you are shorter than with a good drive.

As a fellow Lefty, you’ve inspired me to focus on my short game. Great round! 🙂

This was good to watch. To be fair, you're good around the greens, and that course is very forgiving. A big number of your shots on my home course would have had you in water, bunkers, or OB. Scores rack up much quicker then!

I dig the video good play very relatable this is REAL golf good stuff boyz

Hole 9 did it for me. This guy is my new favorite golfer on the youtubes 😂

I prefer being a 14 handicap and move down as my golf game improves instead of rush to be a lower handicap player and not be able to live up to it.

Short game is where strokes are saved and it seems to be the strongest part of your game. I enjoyed this video. I am also a single digit player with a 14 handicap swing . My golf buddies can't understand how i shoot in the 70s

Good stuff man. Mental game is tough to teach. Technique can be learned. Looking forward to seeing the progression.

Great video bro, good to see the not so good shots as well, makes it more relatable to the average weekend player👍🏾

You're great around the greens and an excellent putter which explains it. Well done!

Great content and mental attitude. It got me thinking that course selection can be a big part of breaking 80. If you were playing a desert course or one with required carry over ravines or other hazards you'd be taking far more drops. Tree lined or open links style courses seem to be less punishing on a slice or hook as you can generally find your ball and at least hit it back into play. My goal is to break 80 this year (only been playing a year and loving it) so I'll be taking a good look at some courses that'll be a bit more favorable to my "inconsistencies".

Thanks...this helps me a lot....

Nice comeback on the back 9 in terms of GIR...only thing you can control is attitude and effort well done man!

Yeah I’m around a 23 handicap because i 2 or 3 chip AND putt every hole. Great perspective from ya man. Thanks for the video.

Such a great insight into how important the short and putting games are…thanks for sharing. By the way because you hit bad shots you get better at the recovery and scramble shots so once you get those irons (and driver!!) sorted you will be a very low single figure handicapper. Good luck in becoming the best golfer you can be 👍🏼

I like the concept(s). That draw borders on a hook. If I could putt like that I'd break 80 most of the time! The only thing I practice is chipping/pitching. The short game pays huge dividends - your short game is something else.

This is a great video. I don't have any friends who golf in single digit handy cap so watching you dink it around the course and score +5 was pretty interesting.

Great attitude. The little thing that makes a big difference! Wish there were more people with positive vibes out there on the course!

I love seeing some absolute hack shots and still walking away with a very respectable score. You'd be a fun guy to golf with for sure. You have great shortgame.

This is great local content! Thanks guys just discovered you. I’ll probably see you out there. I play Cowichan, Brenton and HP regularly.

Dang, I love your attitude. Thanks!!

Incredible. Your putting and chipping is very good. Saves a lot.

bro, you are the man! short game is the best about golf tho most of my friends don't get it and never getting down to 80. I will share this video with them.

I'm a lefty as well. I had the same problem with my swing. Hit it straight for a long time then all of a sudden hooking everything. Turned out my arms on the down swing some how were too far from my body. It's a micro adjustment. Keep the elbow close to your body. It will do the trick! Great talent you got there.

This helps me improve. My simulator rounds are frequently far better than real rounds by a long, long way. Far more so than my friends I'm pretty good with short game and putting so I think the main difference is that on a simulator, looking at a screen helps me seperate each shot individually. I don't even think about the par of a hole or how much I'm scoring. Just each shot in front of me and its fun. During an actual round a bad shot becomes several more and I will blow up 3 holes in a row and ruin the card.

I love the mindset surrounding your swing man. I would love to shoot in the 70’s, lowest so far is two 84’s. I’m definitely too focused on making my swing look “perfect” rather than just swinging free and being able to connect better.

love this video haha. great attitude, great luck, and great chipping. the anger swings are hilarious

Great video and you are completely right about the mindset :) That said, if you played a tigher course with some OB those misses would nuke any 80 score :D the toe-strike drive staying in w as a thing of beauty!

Can relate to this big time. People say i have the swing of 20 handicap but play off 3.. i do hit the ball better then my swing.. good wedge and putting game. Ball only knows impact..

more than the chipping, the putting is great. Saved you from atleast 5-6 bogyes. Great video.

put a tee in the ground on the swing path you want to hit in front of the ball on and hit ball and tee on follow through. it will help a ton with your draw/hook contact. Get that down and you're golden. Short game beautiful. Great vid man.

love your courage in showing a real golfer!

This looks alot like Canada B.C 🇨🇦 ! Keeping the right mindset has helped my game a alot in the past 5 years.

you are a great player in your own way, very good video and well made more plz

Your short game is better than most golfers and on par with very good scratch golfers. You also make good contact 90 percent of the time but accuracy is a bit off some times. Amazing short game!

Excellent. I'm in the same boat as you. Don't have a good tee shot unfortunately but I can usually get on the green in three

Whelp... yeah I'm a 15 and my swing is eerily similar to yours atm. Have known short game is the big thing that will move the needle and this confirms it

Just the right amount of talking between shots. Good video angles + tracer. Likeable dude. Have a sub!

Thanks for the video. I've been trying to play more like this and your video solidified that I need to do a lot more work on my short game. Keep up the great work!

Love this as a fellow lefty ! Subbed !

Fellow (old) Canadians here! Nice video to remind us all to keep focusing on the next shot... but where the heck do you guys live that you were able to golf in December?? 😅

Short game is top shelf bro. Good stuff

Your short game is on point!

OMG. That tee shot on #9 almost hit his camera guy. LMAO Your game reminds me of how I play. At my best I was a 2 handicap but you would never think that watching me play. I was just so good around the greens that I made up for my mistakes getting there. I think one item you touched on without mentioning it was playing in the fairway. When your driver is not working just get away from it and play in the the fairway. I would even recommend people playing a round without a driver in the bag. I think people really don't understand how bad of a position a driver can put you it. Any Golfer really looking to get better I recommend stop playing and just chip and putt for 2 months. Practice all the time time. Don't touch the driving range. Give your swing some time to forget all the bad habits you pick up. If you practice chipping and putting for 2 months, you will see a dramatic improvement in your game. Without hitting the driving range or playing a round of golf, I went from shooting mid to high 80's to mid 70's. This was done without improving anything but chipping and putting.

As a 13 handicap, I can't tell you how valuable short game is. I have a buddy who is a 5 handicap and our game looks identical until we get under 100 yards in. His ability to get up and down with a wedge is the number one reason his handicap is more than half of mine

That was impressive my man👊

Proof that fun golf is always just one shot away. Awesome vid

I love the way your swing looks man! I’m a lefty as well and your swing looks pretty similar to mine in a ton of ways! Keep it up, I really enjoyed this video and I’m on the journey to lowering my handicap!

Great putting. Can’t wait for springtime.

Dude has great chipping and putting which is what saves him,has some pretty decent swings overall, got lucky on a few too

Great video. I think your short game is basically scratch! I was told by a coach one time that it’s not about how well you score when your hitting it good, but how you recover when your hitting it bad that makes a player a scratch golfer. I need to work on my short game apparently lol.

That was a nice 5 over. Short game and putting is the key. Another note, no lost balls or penalty strokes. Once you have those the triples and quads add up quick.

Your short game is clutch. This video gives me hope....I just need to stop thinning shots

Not to rain on your parade but you were pretty lucky to have found those balls you hit into the trees this round. Your short game is SO GOOD though. I don't see you feeling the pressure at all hitting those chips and putts. Love it! I'm a 8-9 handicap, and I need to learn your mentality coming into the short game area. Great video!

Very good short game. Impressed.

The events that occurred at 7:30 in this video made me like & subscribe. 😂

Putting A+, Pitching A, on a tough but short course equals good performance. Congrats

I'm a 7,9 HCP and my swing is also, not pretty hehe, I've got plenty of power, but my irons are definitely my weak point and what I work on the most. Course management is never bad, but it's always a combination that's needed. My driver is definitely a weapon. It's rarely OB, I hit it plenty long, about 250-257 yards carry on the good ones, bad about 235 (thank you Qi10 Max :D) and with the roll we're getting right now, total is often 300+ yards, but that combined with my short game and decent putting, makes golf fairly easy. I would recommend Dan Grieve. His videos and book took my short game to the next lvl.

You a single digit cause your short game is phenomenal brotha. Good stuff

Good scrambling and great putting!

Great video. Im also a lefty. Glad i found ur Channel

Respectable round for sure. Salute 🫡

I have a bad swing, wild off the tee, always pull my irons but I shoot decently (mid to low 80s) just playing for up and downs and some consistent low punch shot yardages...im in the process of fixing my swing cause I've hit a wall and there's really not much I can do to lower my score without more full.swing consistency, but you can certainly play decent golf with "bad but useable" swing...my swings not good but I know where the miss is that's good enough to play golf and have fun

Your short game is so on point. Nothing terribly wrong with the swing tbh. Nice video.

I recognize ol' Mt Brenton! Left handed as well and managed to get down to scratch when younger. Can give you proper lefty lessons if you want to wander up to Fairwinds..

If the left handed clubs didn’t give away the Canadian, the accent surely did it. Wonderful video. Very refreshing. Keep it up!

T game was sort of rough but the short game is outstanding - knocking down 8+ foot putts like they were gimmes - drive for show putt for dough - you should do a putting video.

Great video thanks

This is very much me, left-handed and all, except that I am 5'2" and 71 years old and I'm more of a 12 handicap...did shoot a 75 (4 over) a couple days ago. I totally exasperate my playing partners with my ability to get up and down :)

Dude, I cannot get the ball to slice either. I feel your pain. What a short game and mental game though!

You make all my errors, yet I have 10 more strokes. Clearly, the difference is putting & chipping. We are told that is the difference, but now I can believe it having seen "my own swing" combined with a good short game.

If I had your short game I'd be playing off scratch. Sadly I haven't. You seem to have a lot of confidence when putting from under 6 feet, like you expect to hole them all. That's a big advantage. Great video.

Dude your short game is Fire!