The FASTEST Way To Become A Scratch Golfer (PGA Coach Explains)

Hi, just discovered this video!! ive got to say its one of the best videos on youtube and a lot of truth in these processes! im currently wt 6hcp and trending in the right direction i would be happy to get to 2 or 3hcp! but i actually practice less now than i was when i was say a 10hcp because then i was all about quantity not quality! so as you say hitting endless balls at the range, now course management avoiding doubles learning to accept bogeys and capitalise when i get a birdie chance! but great to watch this video hopefully applying some of these points will help me get where i want to be! 😎👍🏼

40 handicap?? 😂😂

I just want to hit it straight 😂

Summary: How to be scratch - be good at golf. It’s that simple!

I just want to hit a hole at par for once in my life and get more consistent bogeys 😂

Hmm same dude “Andy” was a 95 shooter in your breaking 80 video what an amazing improvmebt

TLDR. Be an awesome golfer and you'll be scratch.

I started golf late (at 43). At 69, I have, this season, finally achieved single figures. All of this advice is absolutely sound. We all fail to address or identify these fundamentals or practice badly thus consolidating bad habits. We all need help and not getting it is a false economy. We don’t always know best. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😉

What's the difference between over reading and under reading a putt? How much you compensate?

"How to become a scratch golfer" ......... "be good at driver and chipping and pitching reading the lie and be good at putting" so basically to be a scratch golfer you just gotta be good at golf......it makes soo much sense now

I just want to be able to hit the ball consistently and have it go where im aiming4 out of 5 times.......i feel like getting from a 8 handicap to scratch wouldnt be as hard as a 35 handicap to a 10..... theres so many variables at first you cant make small adjustments because your still trying to create a swing that is the same everytime once you make good cintact square and with conpression with a consistent swing path and you know the ball is going towards your target you can then start to really tweak and practice well....if your practicing terrible havits its only gonna make it worse....practice doesnt make perfect....perfect practice makes perfect

What would a weekly routine look like to attack each skill

Quality video, well done, interested bystander, currently 7.5 want to go to 0.0

Can next video be: how to get from +2 to pro?

teaching nothing and explaining common sense

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You sound like an Australian we use meters not yards.Don't worry about Americans let them convert measurement to ours.

The example is a 7 hcap, but this is not "How to become Scratch for a 7 hcap" video. This video is for 27 hcap golfers.

Great video! I really do just want the PDF image thats in the thumbnail lol

You and I are not so different, im a scratch golfer in VR Golf on golf+

So be good at everything. Got it 😂

Nice advice, for me chipping in and around the under 75m is the key from my late learnings in life, closer to the holes in that range changes the end results

I feel like I’m smart enough to play the holes but I just can’t consistently have the ball go near where I want

As you've pointed out a reminder of the strengths and weaknesses and what areas to focus on in priority, to bring it all together, faster. thanks good video

23 minutes to say “be good at golf”

People in the comments complaining, but i bet they couldn't name 5 of these things before watching this video.
Awareness of the specific problems you need to solve allows you to gameplan and tackle them more efficiently.
Write these down in a journal and document when / how you worked on a specific problem, then you'll notice when something has been worked on too much / too little.
Thanks Ryan!

TLDR: You have to be very good at golf.

Hi Mr Perski
I recommend bob rowtella books
Putting out of your mind and golf is not a game of perfect

I’m 11. Handicap
Hoping to hit 9
Theses books helped get there

Golf net in the garden pitching and chipping all the time
Putting mat in the house

App golf boy check it out ❤

Very solid plan to get a stress free game. Driver out of play is way better than depression over fairways hit or GIR.

I'd love to see a deep dive on Andrew or someone else that shows where he was deficient in these different areas, what he did to fix them, how he practiced/engrained it, etc. Like a specific example where someone is evaluated against these, a plan is made, and how it was achieved. I think a lot of people could learn from seeing specific examples that might apply to them.

Biggest killer of my scorecard is losing balls off the tee - either OOB with driver or just poor strikes leaving me in thick rough/too far away to reach the green in 2.

Great video

I disagree. I also coach. From what I’ve seen , some people have “it” and some people don’t. Yes everyone can improve. But some guys just don’t have speed. Either you have speed or you don’t . Yes you can gain some speed, however if you don’t have natural speed you’ll never swing the club over 105 mph, most players can’t even swing it over 100 mph. And unless you have the short game of a plus handicap , in order to play scratch golf you need to hit your driver 250 yards minimum or very close .

Be good at everything….why have I never considered this before

Hi Ryan, this one clearly struck a nerve, 38K views and the comments show people actually took something away from it. Mixing solid coaching with a bit of humour is a big part of why the channel works. Since you already have proof of what a strong video can do, it's worth reviewing CTR across the rest of the library and building a title and thumbnail combination plan so more uploads hit like this one instead of a few carrying the channel. That's the side I work on, YouTube SEO and thumbnail design. If you're open, we can try optimizing one video as a test and see how it performs.

The body follows the mind. So yet another way to get to scratch more quickly is to harness the power of your subconscious mind by using the principles of hypnosis. Reprogram your mind and put it on autopilot.

what percent of golfers that play regularly, actually have the skill to become a scratch? what i mean is, you would agree that no matter what, some golfers simply dont have the ability to be scratch regardless of practice etc

Best and clearest video on the internet imo to be systematically good at this game

In summary, to be scratch you need to improve in all these areas. But I’m not going to tell you how. Cheers

Each on of those 10 things needs to happen in an order. You kinda have to graduate from 1 to the next. As a 6 to 7 capper I find myself at the point where my approach shots need to be better. I miss to many greens or give myself putts that are to long to consistently give myself reasonable birdie opportunities. I go rounds without a birdie.

George Gankas, along w many top teachers promote slight C posture, just saying…

I mean deep down we all know how to become a scratch golfer but once you see that window when you're in the trees come on you got to take it 😂

Damn I guess imma be scratch

I am 55 years old 18hcp
Can I become 9 handicap without doing fitness my driver goes 230 max and 7 iron 150

I'd add: knowing the mathematics of golf especially STROKES GAINED.

Scratch golfers shoot between 2 to 4 over par on average. It’s not required to average 72 per round…

2:20 gave an audible Got Dayum! 😂😂