MFW a golf enthusiast uses the term “sub par” to describe something bad. Anyway, great vids! You got me subscribed!

Golf is such a tough game. These pros maintain such a high level of play for so long, it’s crazy to be that sharp all the time.

Seeing these videos certainly makes you appreciate the sustained brilliance of Tiger, Jack and others. Lots of guys can get hot for a couple years but dominating the sport for 10+ years is what legends are made of.

@yoyo762

3 жыл бұрын

How guys like Mickelson have maintained their game seems miraculous to me. iTS so easy to lose the golf swing.

@sallytaylor1911

3 жыл бұрын

Woods never once played for a check. He had 100$ million before he hit single ball on Tour. Think about that huge advantage next time you compare him to Jack

@photobearcmh

3 жыл бұрын

@@sallytaylor1911 your comment is irrelevant to the conversation.

@janga75

3 жыл бұрын

@@sallytaylor1911 more like 20mil, but that also comes with a lot of pressure and expectations. Just ask Tye Tryon

I used to practice with him every day as a junior golfer at the Hank Haney Golf Ranch in McKinney. He won many bags of chips off me playing up-and-down games. His game was not flashy, but dang was he good.

"Every day the swing felt different, and I didn't know what I was doing"....Welcome to our world Hunter!

@jonallsop7502

3 жыл бұрын

That’s Sean Foley for you

Sean Foley happened to him.

@andya2665

3 жыл бұрын

Sean Foley is a strange bird...kinda like the Svengali of golf.

@gullybop1695

3 жыл бұрын

@@andya2665 LOL!!

@wobblybob9874

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right! Most overrated coach in golf...

@chrisforeman5573

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. A bad match for him.like picking a bad caddy and letting him go too late. Chris arizona

@gullybop1695

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisforeman5573 Sean Foley works with Justin Rose and Cameron Champ also

I used to work for PING, and worked with Hunter on the PGA Tour, He is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. he is very dedicated to his game, and along with his , At the time Caddy, " John Woods " he worked very hard at his profession. He deserves so much more than he has received. I do however think that Hunter got caught up in the Limelight and Fame, which caused him to lose focus on his game. I believe that this is as well as his family issues may have contributed to his struggles with golf. He is still to this day a fantastic golfer and one hell of a Man! I wish all the best for Hunter and his Family!

Funny how Hunter had his best years ever under Foley yet some people find it easier to slander someone for a punch line rather than take 30 seconds to do a simple google search. Justin Rose recently parted with Foley after 11 years and I don't want to waste time talking about everything Rose did in those 11 years. You know, number 1 in the world, Olympic Gold..blah , blah, blah. Tour pros have a short memory once their game falls apart and the hardest person to blame is the one in the mirror, so the coach becomes the redheaded stepchild and gets the beating.

Everybody is being so kind in their responses. The reason is the same in all sports. NFL, NBA, MLB, Etc.... Rewarded earl in your career with untold riches and motivation goes out the window. Endorsement contracts, new found wealth takes the desire out of so many amazing athletes. That's why the greats in each of the sports today are to be cherished. They still love to compete.

Glad someone finally made a video about this. Its crossed my mind a few times as to what the hell happened to this guy.

Another insightful video into the life of a top golfer. Thank you so much. Life can be such a challenge sometimes and it is a reminder that these famous people are just human after all and have experiences to test their resilience just like normal people do. We just wish them well, truly. Managing pressure and expectation is just as important as honing golf skills. A tough regime indeed. I can appreciate that some younger players just can’t maintain ⭐️🇿🇦

I played golf with him when we were 14 years old. Buffalo creek in Rockwall, TX. In a tournament he shot 30 on the front 9. It was the craziest thing I’d ever seen. He did shoot 40 on the back and was in tears but I shot 78 and thought I was hot stuff. I was not.

After he came down on himself after blaming himself for Ryder cup he was never the same. With rare exception the whole tour changes every 5 years.

Great video keep up the good work

When will you make the "What happened to Jordan Spieth? " documentary?

@anaks247

3 жыл бұрын

If Speith continues to struggle and starts having to battle to keep his card, then I’ll possibly do one. While he hasn’t won lately, he’s still been contending in events and is on tour.

@jdheelfan

3 жыл бұрын

Anaks I look forward to it. I’ve given up on him ever being a great player again.

@Sir_Godz

3 жыл бұрын

@@anaks247 justin leonard please

@gbjwal1

3 жыл бұрын

He’s back!

Followed him years ago in Phoenix, he was fun to watch, smooth.

It is such a fine line in golf. I followed him one day in Charlotte. What i remember was how high he hit the ball. Really strong player.

This channel is gonna be huge. Your time is coming. You’re one upload away! 💪🏾

@anaks247

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Nice content. Keep it up!

More and more I respect Tiger Wood because he has crazy consistency and mentality to win that long

Great video!!

Competitive golf is played between the ears. Once you lose your self confidence, it's almost impossible to get it back.

@ikaikamaleko8370

3 жыл бұрын

Yep very true.

This reminds me of David Duval. After winning the British Open all of the sudden his driver seemed to be wayward which affected the rest of his game. I think Mahan's case might not be because of technicality alone but might start from there. Confidence is really important in golf game.

@John_Wood_

3 жыл бұрын

Watched DD at the Open last year. Could still strike it great but 1/2 loose shots and its game over.

@richardpinsonnault3934

3 жыл бұрын

You are 100% right...loosing the driver will kill whatever good golf game you have...reloading at the tee off after a OB drive and starting at 3 is a double bogey best case scenario...I know, I was once a scratch golfer that now scratch the card to erase mostly 10....🤣

@jirasakmalaengpoothong8663

3 жыл бұрын

richard pinsonnault ha ha. I'm not that good but figure out how you feel. Golf requires lots of time, resources. Whenever you're away from it your feelings, soft touch will be gone. You know your game well so I wish it'll come back soon.

Things change. Your life, your body, your bank, your desire, everything. A lot of golfers lose their game at times. Most times it comes back around and once in a while it never does.

Hunter has made a mint .. and is hopefully enjoying life and family at the moment ... when or if he feels the need to get back in the game I am sure he will set his mind to it and succeed

I enjoy your videos. Hunter Kahan had a great run and I don't think he'll be back to the PGA and too bad for him the Senior Tour is many years away. I'm pulling for him to return though and he just may. He sure knows how to play.

Please do one on Justin Leonard and Mike Weir..good stuff!

You should do one of these for David Duval. Great video tho 🙌🏼

Obviously, Hunter's downfall was doing those cheeky Ace Hardware commercials. It's been all downhill since they debuted.

#50....get some lol. Love the channel

Thanks for the vid. That question just popped in my head the other day so I figured I'd look it up on KZread. Lo and behold I found that exact question. "What happened to Hunter Mayhan"?

@anaks247

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. I do the exact same thing when I’m wondering where someone went haha

Good job on your video...

Really like Hunter, but with confidence problems and the quality and quantity of really good players now it will be really tough for him to come back. I hope I am wrong and wish him well

an old golf adage is that golf is 90% mental so I would suggest starting there and determining where in his problems lie. he certainly has the talent to deal with them once "they" are determined.

Bro playing good golf while having personal issues is so tough. hope he continues to keep fighting.

I think Hunter will be back on tour sometime. Just get rid of the yips and enjoy life hopefully he's saved some of the 30M he's made on tour, sadly since 2016 that only adds up to a little more than a million bucks, so this has been going on for a few years. he's only 38, plenty of time. Maybe try changing the coins in your left pants pocket to the right pocket. That worked for me!

By far the most strategic and hardest game there is..

Monte is a stud. Really enjoyed playing golf with Monte and Hunter in McKinney b4 he went off to college

@John_Wood_

3 жыл бұрын

who's monte

Life happened to him. It happens to all of us.

Glad he's back, he was playing not bad at the end of last year. Good luck Hunter !

@TOMVUTHEPIMP

2 жыл бұрын

LOLOL.

HM was one of my faves....

Gotta do a Nick Watney 1 please, love the vids!

This makes me respect Pat Perez even more.

All things aside even if he never played on tour again he has had solid career.....multiple wins...multiple pres cups....multiple ryder cups......not to mention the fact he played in the tiger woos era!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A man who will be remembered for duffing a chip to hand Monty the Ryder Cup. Thanks

@notdrivingaminimetro

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jackisback31645426 who was the bloke they handed the trophy to at the end?

Sometimes golfers get caught up with analysis of their swing if their form dips and then they get stuck. It looked like Hunter was thinking way too much instead of just enjoying playing. Paralysis by Analysis.

good video. surprised you didn't mention the Ryder cup against graham McDowell. I thought it was a turning point for Hunter but I don't follow as close as you.

@anaks247

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I mentioned it briefly at 5:03, but didn't get too much into the match specifically.

Is Hunter the one I heard of who hits down on the ball with his driver, but hits it well. He then tried to learn to hit up on the ball with his driver and it made him spray the ball everywhere. He finally went back to his own technique. If that is him, I wonder if that screwed up his swing.

Could you do nick Watney?

Funny......l was just thinking the same thing and it popped up in my feed.

Had a good run like most top golfers do. But when the magic goes the party's over.

All we know is what is on your video which is really good. I think he can come back and keep playing for a living. When stuff like this happens to guys, I just think you have to say, "Go talk to David Duval. Cripe, I don't know what happened" Play at this level can be so fleeting. If it doesn't come back around, your gone. I suppose worse things can happen to people

One word - Sean Foley 😂

@supercooloz13

3 жыл бұрын

Was about to post the same comment!

@stevef4010

3 жыл бұрын

That's two words

With that record in almost any other career he would be considered a great success,the expectations put on players by the media is frequently absurd,a win means they are the next hot thing to take the golfing world by storm and the list of those tipped for stardom who never made it would be enormous. Nick Watney was another. We see the glamorous side of pro golf rather than the travelling,media sessions,hotel rooms,missing family and grinding it out on the practice ground.

Out of the thousands of nearly magical men and women who can play golf at a tour level, there has to be at least a small percentage of them whose ball-striking is natural and not at all something over which they have any sort of conscious control. It was honed by some basice pointers and lots and lots of repetition, rather than some sort of construct put together by trainers or self-instruction as to how to trun, pivot, move the arms, wrists and hands. Ian Baker-Fince explained his shocking downfall as simply waking up one day and no longer being able to hit a golf ball straight, and having not a clue as to why, or how to fix it. We all have swing thoughts in our heads to keep us on the straight and narrow, and chances are we all have played our best gold on days we found those swing thoughts to be unnecessary. There isn't much mystery here with Hunter. He just stopped naturally doing something within his swing which he had always previously done without thinking about it. The gap between #4 in the world and number #900 is about two strokes per average round. It doesn't take much to cause a player to drop off the world golf radar screen.

A good report , I would love to see him get back in form.

A lot of golfers come and go. They have a period when they are hot and then their game drops a level. Only the greats stay around for a long time. There have been a countless number of pro golfers where this has happened. Think of all the players who have won or nearly won majors and then their game has dropped off completely. Hunter was probably a golfer in that category. Had his 15 minutes of fame then his form drops and the PGA tour is so competitive with new fresh keen pro golfers coming through every year, your form only has to drop a little bit and you start missing the cut and losing your card.

In a strange way Hunters struggles gives comfort to amateurs. If someone as talented and successful as him can lose form and confidence and hit poor shots then we shouldn't expect to find the game easy or be consistent.

He's a dude. My favourite swing! Bit of a form slump which every player has followed by a major family issue. It would be hard to concentrate and be free enough to practice well then play well. Hopefully everything works out personally for him

@John_Wood_

3 жыл бұрын

When I got the shanks i think of HM's follow through

@danmcmanus8975

3 жыл бұрын

@@John_Wood_ and it caused it? Or fixed?

@John_Wood_

3 жыл бұрын

@@danmcmanus8975 Fixed.

Hunter made a nice comeback in establishing meandmygolf.

The switch from Foley to O'Connell in I believe 2017, needs time to really become more automatic.

@chu2ks2dfutur

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jackisback31645426 Scott Piercy

The stack and tilt is what happened to Hunter....

@gullybop1695

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Yeah you may be accurate with that assessment.

@EE-ie9gm

Жыл бұрын

He used s&yet that year ?

Hands forward, Hunter. I believe you can return to the PGA Tour, Hunter. Leave the money hungry coaches and with those hands pressed forward on shots, we WILL see you on top of your game once more. I’m pulling for you!!!!

Every pro golfer goes through a slump some get it back and some don't still like Hunter Mahan whether he's playing golf or in the booth commentator for golf channel

Looks like he developed the chipping yips

@John_Wood_

3 жыл бұрын

Mate, some shocking shots. What was that putt about...

Looks like he lost the left exit follow through. Hence the shanks and fluffed chips

While Hunter is a great guy and can and should look back at what he's achieved with tremendous pride, I think he won't make any sustained comeback, i.e. be a regular inside the top 50. I'm thinking of a guy like IBF (Ian Baker-Finch). He was a great player and back in the day had putting stats to rival the very greatest putters in the game's history. But shortly after IBF won his only major, the Open in '92, he suffered a tremendous loss in confidence and that was it for him. I think Hunter will, unfortunately, suffer the same fate. Standing on the range, all the top players can hit all the shots at will. It's the rarest of people like Tiger who can do it when they're under the most pressure and it counts.

He is a family man.

Do one on Danny Willet, Charles Schwartzel!

@andresgonzales3013

3 жыл бұрын

Schwartzel is still a good player

@vidyuththattai1030

3 жыл бұрын

willett is on euro tour now

@Tlhakxza

3 жыл бұрын

Charl had an issue with his wrist which saw him hit a serious slump but he’s back playing good golf again...Danny is largely on the Euro Tour,holding steady.

@carlchappell6383

3 жыл бұрын

Danny won the BMW in England last year 🤔

What's happened to Hunter Mahan has probably happened to as many top tier players as the number who have somehow managed to avoid it. Playing and then staying at the very highest level of golf is very difficult. Ask, for example: Bob Lunn, Jerry Heard, Bill Rogers, Jerry Pate, Ian Baker Finch, Jodie Mudd, Jim Gallagher, Jesper Parnevik, David Duval, Trevor Immelman, Anthony Kim, Luke Donald . . . I could go on but I think the point is made.

Hunter, go back to how you played golf in college, forget these coaches, they will ruin you. Practice your short game 70 percent of the time, get your confidence back. Concentration and confidence go hand in hand, you can't play one with out the ohter.

Interesting. I think we can all relate to not having it anymore. No matter what the reason.

Hunter lost his game like many pros have done over the years. Sometimes they're achieve a pinnacle and there is nowhere to go but down. Longevity in golf is never guaranteed. It is a cruel sport at the professional level.

Even with a perfectly on plane swing like that, golf can be cruel. Its not impossible for your swing to be cold for a decade.

I feel horrible for him! He could have been a really good golfer but, he made too much money and became complacent. He did become absolutely amazing at ping pong though. His loop drive was absolutely sick!

@soulerflare7

3 жыл бұрын

Ping pong is where the money is .

He's supposedly worth, net worth, $30 million. He got his buddy Jordan S to take his albatross TX home off his hands in 2013. My buddy has a golf contact who thinks HM is "broke". I don't believe that, BUT I'm sure he has to be careful on how he manages his money. His chipping and bunker game were never top shelf. He got by with ball striking and putting, when he was on. Chipping and sand play held him back.

@VivaLaGolf42

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think people underestimate how quick that much money can disappear when you have a certain standard of living, and no income. Plus it has to last him 50+years if he never plays again.

He scoops his irons. Forward lean on those chips dudes good but damn. He could be a player still! Money is always a issue until you don’t care about it anymore. Like your golf game it comes and goes! Dude just needs to play and have fun! Fuck the bs!

Two words - Sean Foley.

I think Sean Foley has messed up his swing!

@gullybop1695

3 жыл бұрын

And he couldn't fix it?!? He was a young man. He should have been able to find it I would assume.

@rutexas7157

3 жыл бұрын

@@gullybop1695 he got into his head and short circuited his mojo.

@gullybop1695

3 жыл бұрын

@@rutexas7157 LOL! Aww damn.

Just so hard to play good golf When your personal life is not good with you

@janga75

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe mentally but not strategically

I really hope he gets his game back. go volunteer to the needy.. to see what real struggle looks like. Then, will win again.

Hope he can find his game again.

Just like David Duval, he just "lost" it

Sean foley is a hack. Change my mind.

@Boooya6

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct sir

@John_Wood_

3 жыл бұрын

snake oil Foley

@takl23

3 жыл бұрын

Cobb Knobbler go knobble some Cobb.

@Boooya6

3 жыл бұрын

@Cobb Knobbler uhh, Killed Tigers back, killed Justin Roses back, Cameron Champ 23 with a bad back, are we seeing a trend here. He teaches extreme rotation with side bend and kills lower backs. Very good move for about 3 to 4 years then it's surgery time. So yes he's a hack.

@Boooya6

3 жыл бұрын

@Cobb Knobbler geez Sean so defensive. You asked for reasons and I provided some. If you wish to follow his teaching go for it. Your chiropractor will thank you for it.

Yippy

Well, he lasted longer than Jordan Spieth anyway.

@gullybop1695

3 жыл бұрын

It's Hunter and Anthony Kim. What happened?!!!

Sadly after the choke in Ryder cup he disappeared

Hunter was always an intertaining guy to watch. A lot of guys on the tour at that time added a lot of color to the game of golf. Guys like Hunter, Weekley, Holmes, Herron, Villegas, Bubba, Quiroz, Chad Campbell, J.J. Henry, Tim Clark. and Ian Poulter, were great to watch whole Tiger, and Phil were still dominant. the PGA has become boring to watch. The players now are good, but they are mechanical and without personality. Golf will fade when Tiger leaves the game. I have already decided the PGA is too boring to watch. BTW I hope Hunter makes his way back up the leaderboards soon .

@soulerflare7

3 жыл бұрын

What a load of crap . I like Tiger and all , but he's not everything to golf .

@andya2665

3 жыл бұрын

@@soulerflare7 Tiger what???? Tiger was just a side note of my comment. If you dont think Tiger has affected golf over the last nearly quarter century then i think you were on another planet. With Tiger Golf viewership is way up. When Tiger is contending 1/3 more people watch. With Tiger dominating more people play. Nike became a major brand when Tiger played well, and petered out when he played less. No other player now has that same appeal. The players have become boring. Where are the Arnies Armies? Tiger had Armies. Lee Trevino had appeal. Fred Couples had charisma, Daley had the rebel factor going for him. Sergio has the unpredictable factor . The guys playing today have no personality. I also might attribute that to Tiger's fiasco of 2009. That's when the PGA robot parade started. plus youtube. has everyone afraid of expressing themselves on the golf course, which makes it boring.

he is done...too many young players now to beat

You came in my life and mutated, ohhhhh man ....sts. lil b cup and then he never recovered.

His game improvement iron contract ran out. When he finally put on his big boy pants and played players clubs, he just wasn't able. Big difference in ping g 2's and s 59's. Lol

@ibrodinho

3 жыл бұрын

Are you serious?

It's a PRIVILEGE to PLAY for your country. It's only an HONOR to WIN for your country. If you know you don't have it in you to win at the CUP, you give up your spot. Jim Furyk never understood that for 4 CUPs.

I seen him on TV one time going to sign his scorecard because he had to come back out for a playoff and his wife was following him asking if he won and he yelled at her no I didn't win yet while walking to the scoring Bldg, your woman can get in your head and Ruin your Ass if she's not happy.

@pb12661

3 жыл бұрын

he virtually ignored her and his baby after his last win. it was cringy to watch. didn't seem like a happy marriage but i don't know the guy.

@Skyking6976

3 жыл бұрын

Yep...funny I vaguely remember that. Think it was in NY??? His wife surprised him by flying in for the Sunday round. He talked to her like she was dog shit. No...we don’t know the details. Just so different than the camera embarrassingly catching Liezl comforting Ernie Els after he lost the Open Championship one year...very sweet and touching.

Something I noticed straight away in his stance and swing especially showing on the short game, but reverberates through all his iron game. Guess what!!!. He is NOT SQUARING THE CLUB FACE UP AT ADDRESS!!!!. That is why he is not finding consistency. It's that simple and for goodness sake tell him. His swing and natural ability will shine through again through just making sure his club face is square to target.👍👍👍🤔

Stack and Tilt is for pancakes, not a golf swing

@zarlodious1

3 жыл бұрын

The earth is flat, stack and tilt is good stuff.

Family suing family after his sister in law passed away. I smell greed in the house which can sure distract from the game.

Hunter Maham got lazy after financial success.

I have a better short game.

Some of the shots shown here are beyond terrible, good lord

He sucks at golf! We all get that way.