Rick Shiels golf videos

[andyA700]

Waitforme said:

I wonder if anyone has ever watched a YouTube video and it has helped their game?

Back in the day - 70's/80's we only had books, but with a video, you can see the rhythm of the swing, watch how players set up to the ball, see how they take the club back, so I think it can definitely help your game.

[toasty]

andyA700 said:

Back in the day - 70's/80's we only had books, but with a video, you can see the rhythm of the swing, watch how players set up to the ball, see how they take the club back, so I think it can definitely help your game.

Golf Sidekick's break 80, 90, 100 videos are very good and focus on the mindset. I'm always hovering around the 95-105 mark so watched the break 100 series before a match and shot 86. I really should watch it more often.

[Challo]

andyA700 said:

That makes sense, although I think Golfbidder are great. I certainly wouldn't have shot the scores I have, without experimenting with different clubs. I bought an Orlimar (people hadn't heard of them over here in the UK) 7 wood from GB for very little money. I used to be a "range junkie" hitting 2-300 balls a day and when I hit the 7 wood, people would ask me where they could buy that club. I soon added the 3 wood and the driver, but then tried a Callaway Big Bertha driver and found that I could hit both controlled draws and fades with that.
Thank God for Golfbidder.

To be honest I avoid golfbidder. You get much better deals looking locally on FB or on Ebay.

[Kneedragger95]

Waitforme said:

I wonder if anyone has ever watched a YouTube video and it has helped their game?

Golf Sidekick has definitely helped me improve my scores.

[andyA700]

toasty said:

andyA700 said:

Back in the day - 70's/80's we only had books, but with a video, you can see the rhythm of the swing, watch how players set up to the ball, see how they take the club back, so I think it can definitely help your game.

Golf Sidekick's break 80, 90, 100 videos are very good and focus on the mindset. I'm always hovering around the 95-105 mark so watched the break 100 series before a match and shot 86. I really should watch it more often.

The mindset is particularly important in golf. One little tip I found really helpful, was "eclectic scoring". Over a period of time, take your best score on each hole (best if you mostly play one course) and then piece together a theoretical best round. I was scoring mid eighties to mid nineties when I first tried this. Once I started looking at the scores more closely, it gave me more confidence and I was soon beaking eighty.

[andyA700]

Challo said:

andyA700 said:

That makes sense, although I think Golfbidder are great. I certainly wouldn't have shot the scores I have, without experimenting with different clubs. I bought an Orlimar (people hadn't heard of them over here in the UK) 7 wood from GB for very little money. I used to be a "range junkie" hitting 2-300 balls a day and when I hit the 7 wood, people would ask me where they could buy that club. I soon added the 3 wood and the driver, but then tried a Callaway Big Bertha driver and found that I could hit both controlled draws and fades with that.
Thank God for Golfbidder.

To be honest I avoid golfbidder. You get much better deals looking locally on FB or on Ebay.

The last time I bought a golf club must have been fifteen years ago.

[pavarotti1980]

I quite like watching James Robinson (more so when his missus tips up on the videos). Decent reviews of gear as well

[siovey]

Enjoy RS golf videos. Also like Golf mates. But my favourite is Bad Golf. Although John has improved a lot so isn't actually that bad any more!
For truly bad golf you need to watch their early videos, it's like you're playing there yourself!

[andyA700]

Not Rick, but two very, very good US golfers, take on 9 holes at Gleneagles, just using a pitching wedge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1pIEahztlI

[abzmike]

andyA700 said:

Not Rick, but two very, very good US golfers, take on 9 holes at Gleneagles, just using a pitching wedge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1pIEahztlI

Not to be confused with Gleneagles in Scotland…

[rallye101]

Fantastic one just before Sawgrass.....he's managed to play the big courses just before the events, ie the invitational too off " big boy" tees..
Heads up, he's currently at Augusta before the Masters...this should be a great insight to the course.

[Miocene]

rallye101 said:

Fantastic one just before Sawgrass.....he's managed to play the big courses just before the events, ie the invitational too off " big boy" tees..
Heads up, he's currently at Augusta before the Masters...this should be a great insight to the course.

Thanks for the heads up, that'll be one to watch! Proper bucket list stuff to play there.