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Great stuff

Stupid, poorly done video

Seems like a lifetime ago when Jordan was a factor.

5:04 / Oops!🙂

thats called a vanity handicap

I was hearing “Dunner McLoft” and thought - that’s funny, doesn’t even save any syllables over just saying dynamic loft…. Ooooh 😅

Great content mate 🏌🏽‍♂️

the ball ....a little bit far from the flag 🤪

Society has a greed problem.

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There are two ways to play the game of golf which can mutually exist: playing practice rounds on a course with the golf of acquiring new skills, and; playing for lowest possible stroke score and to better one’s handicap and burnish one’s ego. The middle ground I found between them years ago was the mindset of it is game of match play against the designer, like a war with 18 separate battlefields where par is really just a “draw”, birdie or better a “win”, and going over par at any point a ‘loss’ to the designer and the opportunity to practice and take risks one wouldn’t if playing stroke play and obsessed with lowering handicap. I started playing like that after practicing and playing for three years nearly daily, for free - the perk of working as a part-time at the course as a starter/marshal at a nine-hole par 35 ‘executive’ course designed in the late 70s by Rick Jacobson as a golf academy but run as a public course. I got to where I could play aggressively and shape shots, which the course design rewarded, and would be one or two under par by the eighth hole but wind up choking on the last two holes and wind up five over due to penalty strokes from errant shots. Then one round the sun and planets aligned favorably and I finally shot par, which was the post retirement goal I had set for myself when going to work there for min. wage and putting up with all the drunk asshats. Reflecting on my par round I realized I’d gotten there by treating each of the nine holes as a separate strategic battle with the designer. For example on the first hole, a par 4, there was a crest with a severe slope to the right at 200 yards from the second “men’s” tee I played from which tempted 99% of players to hit Driver off the tee only to find their ball in the right rough short sided to the green. After trying many different club choice and shot shape strategies I started consistently shooting par, birdie and even eagle by hitting a five iron draw ) to the left edge of the fairway which gave me a straight shot into the left-to-right / angled green I reached easily with a 7 iron with a high fade to stop and steer the ball to the pin after landing. The #1 handicap hole, the 5th, was another par 4 with elevated tee to a fairway below that ran at a 45° angle to the left with a large pond on its right, a downslope on the right leading to OB woods on the left and a creek cutting it half a an angle 220 - 240 yard off the tee. A straight shot with Driver was a vey low percentage strategy due to the OB woods to the left, exactly the type of risk and reward good designers build into a golf hole. If hitting Driver off the tee a fade started over the water or dawn bending the ball to match the direction of the fairway had a better chance of keeping the ball in the fairway if executed perfectly-I used both. My second strategy was two four irons. The always put my ball safely in the middle of the fairway, at the yardage needed to reach the green with the second with a fade to shape it into the / angled green, but the element of risk with that strategy was holding ball on the green and avoiding OB woods just behind if hitting straight and two bunkers on the right waiting to snag the ball with too much ‘slice’ spin on it. The third and most successful was three eight irons. The first to land the ball in the far end of the fairway near the front tee, second identical shot to lay-up short of the creek at the end of the fairway with a bit of draw to put the ball on the left side for the approach, then a third aimed at the pin close enough to one-putt for par or at worst bogie which isn’t bad on the #1 handicap hole. Rick Jacobson, to his credit, designed every hole on the course with that risk and reward factor giving the advantage to someone who took the time to practice and master shaping shots which is difficult to do with range balls. But few outside of the pro ranks or those working a course get the opportunity to play solo practice rounds on the course. The USGA with it’s stroke play handicap system and marketing hype of “longer, straighter, less spin” has produced two generations of young recreational golfers who have never even attempted to shape a shot thinking to too difficult to learn and too risky to try lest it adversely affect their handicap. The handicap system had its origins in at country clubs where members pay a fixed annual fee to play. Courses realized they could improve the cash flow by holding tournaments and awarding prizes but if net score was used only the best players would be willing to pay the entry fee. Thus the creation of a system which rewards a golfer for playing badly off a high handicap so they can win prize 🏆 for handicap adjusted score. If you don’t compete like that there’s no reason to pay USGA $35 bucks per year, just count the pars and better on a round, plus fairways and greens hit in regulation as a measure of your skill. Unconventional? Yes. But far less stressful and a better way to improve one’s skills by focusing more on shot making than score and accepting its a game the course designer always wins until you have the skill to finish a round under par.

As Boo Weekly said--and Bryson DeChambeau echoed--"The center of the green never moves."

Always chuckle when these elite golfers claim to not be technical players. They were probably coached so early that it’s become natural, but good golf is only technical

Two club slams and a thrown driver in the first two holes. 🤦‍♂️ Next video!

Need more courses in Nashville.

I don’t pay $100 green fees to lay up.

I try to play to my strengths. I figure if I keep playing the same ball my score will be lower. On the course I play the first 3 holes have left side OB and I tend to hook the ball OB so no driver. A 200 plus 5 iron in the fairway ( statistically more common for me) on a hole that’s 370 is still reachable in regulation. If I have to drop a ball or reload we’re looking at 5-6 on those holes rather than 3-5.

Seve was not aggressive through his short game shots. Oh the amount of nonsense these wanna be golf instructors talk is just ridiculous

Loved Dottie as a player on the LPGA, she has a true appreciation of the history and the hard work and sacrifices needed to be successful in a single person sport. She has a great foundation which all need to remember.

so the secret to the reliable 100 yard shot is..... the correct club !

Great job Foster. Righted the ship on the back 9. I'll see you at Tot Hill Farm.

Golf doesn’t necessarily have a greed problem. They are greedy, to be sure. But they are a colorless, unrecognizable lot. There was a time I could identify a golfer simply by watching his swing from a distance. Put 20 of today’s players in a line-up, and I could identify maybe three of them. And frankly, I wouldn’t be interested enough to waste even five minutes on that exercise. Today’s pros are simply an exceptionally pampered, uninteresting bunch.

Great content

Great articles !

Great video !

Great tutorial

I am lucky enough to have played world woods since it opened..... until it closed... I played 36 holes the final day.... I was there at Cabot on day 2 to play Karoo.... I am so impressed with the new design... it's playability and challenges... I have played their now 5 times since it opened again... I can not wait to tee it on the roost...

Great job !

Life lessons!

Love this one !

Great interview !

Amazing interview !

A legend always !

Great interview !

Great video !

Please do more of these GJ !

Perfect combo

Great video !

Great ideas

TGJ always has the most interesting content & so well done !

Nice work !

Thanks for sharing this story TGJ!

Impressive Casey !

More camera angles would make this video better. Simultaneously observing multiple angles.

Really helpful instructional piece !

Great video learned a lot !

Great video as always top notch from TGJ!

He was unreal for couple years

I am blown away by this improvement. Uncomfortable ''emphasizing'' movements are exactly what I need to do while I am on the range. Love the content and love the channel!!

Have a day !!! Fit check is fire