You can break 80 within a couple months if you just work on short game and play a bunch. Take it easy on the swing lessons. You hit the ball fine now

Your contact has gotten so much better. With you focusing so much on full swing recently (at this point as I am watching chronologically), it makes sense your short game is lacking a bit. Can’t wait to watch the short game chef episode

2 keys I think that would get you to improve considerably without much effort: 1) Swing to a finish position and hold it for 2 seconds for every shot, putt, chip, driver, everything - consciously at first but it will become natural as your convictions for the shots become stronger. 2) Your chipping set-up looks like you are about to hit a 100 yard shot. The set-up for short shots should be more compact, closer to the body, I'd recommend just watching some pro golf and noting the differences between what you do and what they do - not so much the shots, but the body language, the attitude, the set-up etc.

I’ve not watched the channel in a few months and I gotta say your progress is incredible. You’ve come a long way my friend! You’re playing some really nice shots. Well done!

I think you need to play more actually golf and not be so technical with all the different swing thoughts. Your swing is solid but don't overthink things.

@user-yb6jh1es4o

5 ай бұрын

agree at some point , it will become mental for him and he wont rust his muscle memory. Got to get use to playing from different lies

@chunbach3692

5 ай бұрын

I started -laying after 25 years or more and agree playing is so different then practice. I have been taking lessons from very good coaches also to learn the athletic golf swing …so understand what Jerome is doing. My hats off to ya young man. Keep up the grind. Enjoy your KZread channel

@chunbach3692

5 ай бұрын

Playing - not .laying

@sonicbooommm

5 ай бұрын

Couldnt agree more! I only truly improved when playing and also having course lessons. A lovley technical swing can soon change when on an uneven lie or water in front of you... Keep up the great work @jerome

@freshprinceofsolair

5 ай бұрын

yep. i shot 82 after playing for 6 months just using stack and tilt. the only drill i did was the punch drill. self taught just youtube teachers haha

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@KeithGolfs

5 ай бұрын

Love me some Sarah!

You are one of us no doubt. Your swing is good enough to break 85 but you are way inside your head. The course is not where you work on your swing. All the swing thoughts should happen during practice and when you are on the course think about playing the course with whatever swing you have that day.

I was literally going to comment right before Jerome's super secret scratch pad tip #1 that you have the swing to break 80, I think you just need to play courses more and pick a side to aim at the whole time. You've got the game in you. Only a matter of time! 💪

@jfreshjive74

5 ай бұрын

He needs to play from the White Tees and learn to chip and putt better. Those are both killing him

@marcel1891

5 ай бұрын

What tees does he play from? Anything but white is insane for him.@@jfreshjive74

I love your content and how determined you are which will no doubt make you a scratch golfer plus your working with the best coaches in the world so don’t stop the grind. The fact you film in front of strangers even tho your playing bad is very impressive I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing that so kudos for that as well

You’re doing great. You have made a lot of progress in 11 months. Just keep pushing homie.

Swing much improved, Thanks Dana 😀

Looking forward to seeing you on the course more. Yes the short game needs help but you got this!!!!!!!!

@JeromeRufin

5 ай бұрын

Yessir, was working a lot of the technical kinematics stuff for the full swing, but going to start focusing on short game a lot more!

@Diego-qz9yu

4 ай бұрын

Focus on ON COURSE practice by playing

Really enjoy the video's. I agree with some others that you need to play way more.. I am currently playing off a 9.5 handicap and it has taken dedication and time to get to this place, keep at it you have a great swing, Don't over think things and have some fun playing more, you will surprise your self how good you play when relaxed and having fun. cheers.

Jerome, I started watching your channel after hearing you on the @WickedSmartgolf Podcast a while back. Fell off, now I'm back. Solid 94. Keep it up man this great stuff. God Bless.

I've been golfing seriously for about a year and throughout my struggles I have come to the conclusion that putting is the most crucial aspect of the game. You can bomb a great drive, or stick an approach... but if you can't putt, you're adding so many unnecessary strokes. Driver is second.

great stuff! you performed well with what you were practicing.

Jerome! First thing, I’ve only watched 3 min of this video and I’m stopping there cause I just came across your channel last week. I’m only like 25 days in so I gotta lot of videos to watch to catch up. I wanted to say your improvement is awesome! Second thing, I commend you for doing this btw. Picking up your life and moving across the country and sticking to it! Great job man!

Have you considered getting a Garmin watch (or some other variety of golf-focused watch)... Range finders are fine, but they take time. It is really easy to just look at your wrist to figure out distances to the center of the green. I ended up returning my range finder after I got my S60... one of my best golf purchases.

When you find one, you’ll loose the other. Golf is like trying to pick up 10 basketballs with your hands sometimes. 😅

Enjoy the content and your journey, the one much of us are on. Putting..I have a very dominate eye so using the line on the ball and my putter has helped immensely. I line up my ball and when I stand over and line up my putter it always looks like I'm aiming 2 feet left of line. Just trust it. Been sinking way more 20footers or tap in 2nd.

Go get it bud!!!!

Jerome.. here’s a tip from a 7 handicap… @9:17 you tee’d the ball up on the left side of the tee box and the hole is to the left. You have trees blocking your angle to the fairway unless you hit a big slinging draw… On holes like this you want to tee up on the opposite side of trouble (right side by the right tee marker here) to give yourself the best angle to the fairway. Golf is hard. Don’t make it harder than it needs to be!

@timmyotoole6063

5 ай бұрын

that's the least of his concerns right now

@ESW206

5 ай бұрын

@@timmyotoole6063how many years do u think this guy will take to get to scratch. My guess is at least 9.

Aloha Jerome Keep the faith. Great video. Keep grinding. Many of your lesson videos helped me in my game. I can see your improvement….(and frustration too). Haha. Nice job.

@JeromeRufin

5 ай бұрын

Glad they helped :)

Aloha from Hawaii. Anyone who has aspired to play this game has gone through this exact experience. Golf has got to be the most humbling of sports. Sometimes you need to borrow a line out of Michael Murphy's "Golf In The Kingdom," and just "Let the nothingness into your swing." Just keep swinging and good luck to you! 🤙

@jetinstyle

5 ай бұрын

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I thought u were gonna miss the first par putt lol😂 keep it up tho ur doing great

I played my first round of golf on a par 3 course in myrtle beach this weekend and putting was by far the hardest and most frustrating part. So many good first shots and chips onto the green and then 2 and 3 putts.. ugh

Damn. Great out from the sand trap on the 2nd hole 🤯

Nice to see you playing golf finally!!! I think you should mix it up more with your training and transferring it on to the course!! Well done 👍

Let’s goooo S2 fam, let’s see how your lessons are about to pay off!

@JeromeRufin

5 ай бұрын

They are going to start kicking in, going to start playing a lot more, the first few holes arent going to be instant fixes but will start getting more used to what im learning!

Just finished this. Great content. I would love to hear from your short game coach how you can simulate all the variables that shape short game when practicing outside the course…especially if your range has no short game area. Chipping off a mat doesn’t translate in my experience v driver and irons which seem easier to work on at the range or just beating balls. Any practice strategies for recreating short game course conditions (slope; lie; rough; pin placement; wind; sand, etc) would be appreciated. For example…from your video… how would you get comfortable on hard pan.

Your videos are full of info. With all these top-notch coaches and practice I wouldn't bet against you becoming a scratch golfer. I have a couple questions for you, first is there somewhere I can see the names of all the coaches you have been able to work with so far? And second how many times are you actually playing golf each week? And how many hours on the driving range each week? If you have posted this info somewhere already, please point me to it, I'm curious how much time you have invested to get to an 85 in 8 1/2 months. Really impressive.

No doubt the short game and putting is a problem, but you have to hit more greens

Jerome we started at the same time. Your full swing is way more consistent than mine. My putting and chipping is a lot better though. Have you considered changing to a blade putter?

I'm basically in the same boat as you in terms of skill and score. My advice, just have fun, stop thinking so much. also if you're ever in Hawaii, lets play a round, could be fun :)

Just be more decisive and dedicated towards whatever you’re trying to do with any given shot. Aim small, miss small with the short game. You’re getting there, though. Keep at it and keep having fun. Cheers!

Still such a head case. Just play, enjoy your time on the course, forget the last shot, forget the last hole, one shot at a time. Swing easy, you’re off balance trying to crush everything, no tempo no rhythm. You say “worst hole ever” when you still have a chance to get up and down and save bogey. Such a self defeating attitude is gonna hold you back. Don’t even track your score just count up the strokes after each hole and at the end of the round count up the total. Need to embrace Zen golf! (Easier said than done obviously, as a 10hcp that just shot like 97)

@chunbach3692

5 ай бұрын

@prudeman - Mum’s the word. zip it.

@purdmangolf

5 ай бұрын

@@chunbach3692 what?

@marcel1891

5 ай бұрын

lot of negative thoughts in this video unfortunately

@purdmangolf

5 ай бұрын

@@marcel1891 true even on some decent shots his immediate reaction is “oh no I screwed up this was wrong that was wrong…oh wait that actually is pretty good”

Try this for your putting - Stop looking at the ball and the hole when you're over the shot, purely focus on the putter moving cleanly through the centre line that you're trying to hit along, it might not work for everyone, but as soon as I started doing this I hit nearly every single put with solid contact and line, it's a very different approach to what most people are naturally doing. Lastly, just focus on having a firm structure, very little wrists of arms involved and just rocking the shoulder back and forth, always focusing on getting that putter (not the ball) to move smoothly through the line.

Hammer hands on those putts lol 😂

I recommend reading "Golf is not a game of perfect" by Dr Bob Rotella. its a good book!

Your driver and irons were solid, which is what you’ve been primarily working on. Keep those dialed in and start blending in some short game practice as well. I’ve always heard that the pros spend 50-75% of their time practicing their short game. Keep grinding. I am about where you are, so I feel like I’m on this journey alongside you.

@JeromeRufin

5 ай бұрын

Yeah 2024 is the year for short game Forsure!

short game short game short game... leaking way too many shots in your short game to be worrying about crushing the ball.

If you want a confidence boost try some vr golf+ out. Its fun and you get to play great play real life courses. Definitely easier than real golf but helps with keeping the ball straight and other techniques. But im sure you could at least get some scratch scores on there with some practice and it's anytime you want or have free time. Looking forward to the next lesson with Dana, keep up the good work!

New sub. I think a round with not a scratch golfer will help with short game and reading putts. Your green reading seemed not great. 😂 would be a great collab too given that his strength is being tidy 100 yards and in

Work on that sway and go play Encinitas Ranch. You can break 85 there for sure. Lots of shared fairways if you slice/push it to the right, you're never OB.

You may want to consider using heads up putting for six feet and in. This has helped me tremendously. There are a number of videos on this subject. Keep improving you will see results soon.

Need to stick to those smaller iron swings that you've been drilling with your coach. That 'baby 9iron' on hole 7 (i think it was) was basically a john daly swing. As your coach says, you have all the speed and strength that any golfer needs. Focus on that finish with your arms out stretched. Shorter swing. Better tempo. Love the content. keep it up!

Its always a bit funny wayching some shoot mid 90s start talking about all these golf concepts. I know you have alot of pros and lessons but far out it makes me not want to mention anything tehcnical on the course if thats what i sound like.

Try aim point and pace out your distance total of steps from your ball . Multiply by 3 gives distance in feet.⛳️👍

Interaction with your camera crew is great content. Matthew is great content. Maybe get Matthew to take up golf and give up pickleball for when he is 50.

Hi Jerome. I noticed with your putting that you are pulling the putter to the left; like a swing. Just something I see. Ervin C.

Great vid dude... I'm in the same boat as you... I started my golf journey last year and decided that I really want to get good at golf quickly so I've been practicing nearly everyday. I went a different route though with my swing style... 6 or 7 months ago I switched to the Single plane swing which has helped me tremendously, allowing me to break 100 and consistently shoot scores in the mid to low 90s with my best score being an 87. My goal this year is to break 85 as well which really boils down to consistent striking and a really good short game so I plan on focusing a lot more time on chipping / putting. I think it is very possible as long as you keep practicing daily. I've already surpassed the skill levels of several friend that have been playing for years so I believe I can break 85 and maybe even 80 by the end of this year hopefully!

Great channel. Im no golf pro but on your putting stroke your follow thru is like twice the length of your backswing, thats a major nono. Need more symmetry between the back and forward stroke for better speed control and square up the face

that green is fast

I’m hoping on the short game chef.

To get good you gotta hit fairways, avoid bunkers, avoid doubles, forget birdies, leave ball below the hole and choose club to back of the green

why not play from the white tees?

Hey Jerome, looking good. Try releasing the driver sooner. Like at ypur back knee. Then turn all the way through. Good luck!

Just a fellow noobie, definitely play more golf without keeping score! It’s so fun, maybe even count the strokes after via editing

Gotta learn those pesky rules still too. Can’t play from OB, it’s not a hazard. Have to go back and re-hit for a 1 stroke penalty, or keep the distance and drop in bounds no closer to the hole, for a 2 stroke penalty. You hit one from clear OB, and another shot later on, next to the dogs, was Very close to being OB if it wasn’t . That would add +4 strokes to your total

Maybe even join a local club and compete in their weekly club tournaments

Exhibit A of why to practice short game and not just rip full swings all the time

What’s in Bag video please 🙏

Of course you can!

You should do a tour around America and play different style courses.

the shortage killed you, use clubs like 7,8,9 and play the like a putt. It's been working for me dude. Love your game.

You should find an evening league to play in. Fun but competitive. Create a handicap

14:51 OB

@Masher-ls9mx

5 ай бұрын

It’s not tournament play, but …… hole 6, played ahead of the tee, rule 6-1 two stroke penalty, …… I wonder how times he did that

@FlyWithMe_666

5 ай бұрын

@@Masher-ls9mx I don’t know how it is in the US, but in Europe it’s quite common to play in tournaments, even as beginners. Have your playing partner take your score, and just be more aware of the rules, etiquette etc. It’s also fun, no matter how you score, and you get to know other players at your hcp level. He hasn’t done any of that after a year, hasn’t a real hcp, and it shows in these videos. It’s basically a few long tee shots, and the rest of the game and overall behaviour is like a exactly where he was a year ago.

@Masher-ls9mx

5 ай бұрын

That’s not what I meant…. Although he is playing recreational, he is playing to establish a handicap…. And it’s about being honest with your game, so to get an accurate honest round he needs to include penalties. Most players use the rule to play, but there are a rules that apply for stroke play, or match play, but the majority are for the game of golf, but as recreational players, the rules are ignored unless your in a tournament/ match or competing/ betting, that’s when everyone plays by the rules, for an advantage/ to win, and there are people who will call you out for any infraction.

85 …. Is extremely difficult to break. Literally everything has to be dialed in. 🙏 good luck. 5 years for scratch still seems ambitious. IMHO.

@dcolum23

5 ай бұрын

5 years to break 85 at the pace he's going? No way. He'll do it this year. And more than once.

So how much did it cost to achieve this??🎉

Loving your golf journey so far. Keep up the hard work. Big dog has to eat, love it. Your chipping and putting is horrendous though, so so bad. You forgot your feels and thoughts for many of your shots and rushed few shots. Focus bro focus on good contact with your chips

I hope it’s Joe Mayo ( your shot game guy )

hole 7 and you've hit literally 0 good shots thus far. you were better like 6 months ago with chris

@danielloh3025

5 ай бұрын

Chris got him to hit 200 yards with his six iron .. flew over the flag even. Dunno why he got axed. You can’t blame the coach if you cannot keep repeating what he teach on the course .. And now all the coaches talk and talk but don’t even play a round of golf. At least with Chris, we can see Chris and his college golf trainees in action on the course .. 😓

@timmyotoole6063

5 ай бұрын

@@danielloh3025 My guess is for the sake of content which seems to have worked out for him. But Chris kept everything super simple, and Jerome seemed dissatisfied with that. Bryson's coach teaches all the stuff Jerome obsesses over.

Watching this I wouldve sworn it was from months ago. You seemed out of it on this one. But i get it, we all have our not so good days

Great video mate, might benifit from watching Dan grieves short game on youtube.

Jarome you look high AF

As a teacher, you need to lock in one guru and stay with one philosophy.

Should do a skateboarding series ,if golf is hard skate is godliedge

Instead of the range finder, use something like SwingU, or use them in concert to confirm. GPS yardages are the s*&^.

You should work on your preshot routine. You are still a beginner, so its totally normal that your technique falls apart from time to time during the round. The Greg Norman Drill seem to work for you, so why not doing it before every single shot?

Making progress, ignore the naysayers! Perhaps you could do an episode with a real caddie or have your next lesson an “on the course” playing lesson with your HOF coach. Keep putting in the work and it’ll pay off!

I disagree with all the people saying you need to play more rounds, at least at this point of your game (check the Pyramid of Learning by Pete Cowen, he says the same thing). It's obvious you have been focusing mostly on your long game, where most good teachers recommend to spend most of your time on short game in the beginning, up until you're fairly comfortable and confident in your short game. I think you would greatly benefit from spending at least 60% of your practice time on short game, hitting alot of different chip and pitch shots from different distances from different lies. As short game keeps the weight on the lead foot this will likely help your long game as well (in a similar way as your Greg Norman drill). A decent short game will also take the pressure of your long game, allowing you to swing more relaxed and controlled (as opposed to your full power sends).

Putting the R in iRons

@timmyotoole6063

5 ай бұрын

i noticed that too lol weird

Is that your own shot tracer that you developed? Still hoping you make that app that beats all the crap out there.

@JeromeRufin

5 ай бұрын

In the works :)

@nate19

5 ай бұрын

@@JeromeRufin I'm going to keep checking! Charge whatever you want for it, but please no subscription! One time fee would be amazing!

What course is this? I know you’re in SD (so am I) but u didn’t recognize this track. Greens looked slowwww

@timmyotoole6063

5 ай бұрын

mission trails

Just loosen up and play the game bro don't be too technical about everything on the golf course. Stop chasing lower scores. It will help you a lot mentally out there 😄

Spend more time playing golf. Your swing is fine.

Call break 85 with a shortgame like this👀😵‍💫🙈 I can't even.. 😑🤐😑😱🧐🙈🤐🙈

You need to do a "within 100 yards" training session, and this is coming from a 29 handicapper - you could break 80 if you master that i would bet.

On your punch shots you keep your weight back on your right foot - you keep hitting far behind the ball and chunking it. Start with your weight more on the left and keep it there.

@JeromeRufin

5 ай бұрын

Got it, yeah thats been a problem in my game, but thanks for the advice!

@peterrutkowski8172

4 ай бұрын

@@JeromeRufin Sorry to be so negative. You've got a great looking swing. I think you are close to being able to score. Just work on your short game a bit more.

Short game isn’t an over night thing man. It takes years to get the soft hands bro 😅

@JeromeRufin

5 ай бұрын

Thank god I’m dedicating years to this :)

You should have that spicy challenge you did before that will be fun

Maybe you can break 85 if you start with an executive course? More short game?

Think of practising getting to scratch golf more like how you would get good at bouldering / or rock climbing. You would 'not' spend weeks perfecting pull, ups squats technique and then go to a climbing wall or rock face and 'expect' you can climb to the top flawlessly (par even), you are likely falling many times say (after 24+ times over par). The likelihood of succeeding in fewer attempts probably more proportional to your experience rather than max fitness and less experience... if that makes sense. Your current routine is more like how you would get good at shooting bball 3pointers if you were trying to win the NBA all star 3 point contest. If you hit 50 3s in a row in practice with x amount of jump, y amount of follow through ball release at the top of my jump surely in the contest can hit 15 in a row with the exact same technique.

you seem extremely unconcentrated your whole round, too much goofin around. take your time, create a process and things will be easy. ignore the camera.

Watching this round it showed your low point control on your chipping was not ahead of the ball. Hopefully your short game coach will correct that for you.👍⛳️

I too am on the road to break 85🫡🫡. Much tougher to break 85 than break 90 I swear was 😂

Your technique is generally very good. You just need to play more and gain experience and confidence. Around the green, go for the safe chip and runs not the floppy stuff. Very nice swing though. You will be a very good player one day :)

Jerome you look like an Indonesian. Philippines I can see also...

23:45 its not speed golf. What are you doing. Calm down😂

Not finishing; swinging to left will help contact!