RE; your Next Shot strategy. Brilliant. I love it. Interestingly enough, everything old is new again in golf. Tommy Armour probably summed up your Next Shot strategy the best 70 years ago in the following sentences. "Play the shot you've got the greatest chance of playing well." and "Play the shot that makes the next shot easy." Now, if I can just get myself to actually do that all the time, rather than just quoting it..........😵💫
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
I love those quotes! And it's so true. Thank you ☺️
@aliasErEf
7 күн бұрын
More or less 20 years experience in golf to think and almost consistently play that way….at 75 y/o ….😊 and it starts with the tee off….❤
@jessratcliffegolf
7 күн бұрын
@@aliasErEf it's the way to go ☺
@AlanMcCarthyguitar
9 күн бұрын
At 2.46. Why don’t you tee it up on right hand side of tee box and aim down the left away from that tree , if shot leaks good chance be left of tree then ,
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
That’s a good point! I’ll give it a go next time 🤓
@merkyr354
9 күн бұрын
I was wondering the same thing with a couple of the tee shots where you say you leak to the right
@pdashs5810
9 күн бұрын
@@jessratcliffegolf have to agree with this tip, go to the right hand side and aim left diagonal, if it goes right it will hopefully still give you a shot in as it won't be as far right as it would have been
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
@@pdashs5810 I'm definitely going to be doing this! ☺
@mikejones-go8vz
Күн бұрын
There will be no video to show us strategies if she hit everything down the middle 😬
@lkae4
7 күн бұрын
Absolutely! I had my round of the year last week by staying focused on the next shot . Popped up the tee shot on 3 holes which I haven't done since getting my Ping 10K in the spring. I think it was because I have a right elbow injury, haha. Anyway, I stayed focused and played a smooth 5 iron on all three shots. I was 3/3 GIR and my buddy had to pick up his jaw from the fairway grass. I'm definitely more confident with my 5 iron than 9 wood and didn't panic. Another option to avoid the leaky danger holes is to learn to hit a baby draw off the tee. Not much, just a 1 degree. Maybe 1/2 a degree, hah. I've heard this is how Scotty Scheffler is so good. He plays a shape to optimize every single hole with consideration for landing slope, wind and danger like trees.
@jessratcliffegolf
7 күн бұрын
Staying focused is so key and obviously works with 3/3 GIR, well played! Learning to shape the ball is on my to do list as it would definitely help on a few holes, where there's danger to navigate 🤓
@stephenkaake7016
8 күн бұрын
heres a m'ental tip, ask 'what can I do' if its 'im going to try' then its usually trouble, if its just hit it straight, then do that
@jessratcliffegolf
7 күн бұрын
That's a good one!
@willemflach9834
9 күн бұрын
Excellent second putt for the par on the par 3 Jess. You would have enjoyed that one🎉 I would have to heartily endorse Sean’s quote of Tommy Armour. As a result of that quote I now leave my driver in the bag unless the hole really allows for my fade. I tend to tee off with my 5 wood most of the time which normally goes 170-180 meters. That means I compromise about 20-30 meters but I’m in the fairway for the next shot and I’m closer to the flag after two shots than I would have been if I had to chip out. However, I am not chasing scratch - I only want to break 90 at this stage. Always look forward to your experiences during the week! Here on the Mornington Peninsula we had a 24C day with no wind two days ago - definitely more conducive to playing good golf. ⛳️
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Thank you, Willem! I was happy with that one ☺️. Oh wow, a 24C day with no wind sounds incredible! I have a feeling the winter is coming early here in the UK... ⛳️
@subsailor1445
8 күн бұрын
If you want to break 90, practice time should be spent with your wedge and putter. 50 yards and in. Lag putter practice on a good green.
@willemflach9834
8 күн бұрын
@@subsailor1445- thank you!! That confirms my thinking!
@The-OC
9 күн бұрын
I really like this idea, there are two particular par 3's that I tend to over club on, great idea Jess 👌🏼 but the question begs.... Why are you leaking those tee shots off to the right, something for another video perhaps. 😊
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Thank you, Olly! I know...those pesky leaks 🤣 I think I'm catching it off the toe...something to work on 🤓
@jane5934
8 күн бұрын
Love the strategy thinking. The hole with the tree, I would tee up on the right hand side and aim left in my stance. Your shot shape will bring be your friend here. :) Good luck
@jessratcliffegolf
8 күн бұрын
Thank you, Jane! 🙌
@barringtonthelast
9 күн бұрын
Hope you weren't trying to film on the 9th this morning.also,sorry about the sneaky pin position on 11,that was me too!😁
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
No, no I thought I'd get out your way! Those pin positions were sneaky! 🤣
@marcusmcdonnell141
10 күн бұрын
Great video Jess, keep them coming
@jessratcliffegolf
10 күн бұрын
Thank you, Marcus!
@ColinRoss-ik5ir
8 күн бұрын
Hi Jess, I’m no expert but love watching your swing. Tempo looks fantastic 👍
@jessratcliffegolf
8 күн бұрын
Thank you, Colin! ☺️
@seanbaines
9 күн бұрын
The 3 hole pattern is EXTREMELY common. We can all check our scorecards on this. We'll find, over and over, that we have 3 weak holes per round on average. Sometimes 1 or 2. Sometimes 4 or 5, on bad days. But more often than not, it's 3. I forget who did the study on that and published it around 20 years ago, but that's when I first learned about it. So the trick is how we minimize those holes, and keep the damage down to 1 stroke, rather than posting blow up holes. It works at the bogey golf and breaking 100 scales, too, for higher handicappers. Keep those 3 trouble holes down to double bogey, maybe even saving a bogey on one of them, instead of snowmen or worse, and watch the scores drop.
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
That's interesting! It's definitely been a pattern for me, which feels like a good opportunity to save a couple of shots at least if I can swap those doubles for bogeys🤞
@pickuptruk4584
9 күн бұрын
Chipping out helps me stay focused knowing it was the right thing to do and move on. I find trying shots with little hope cause me to just get mad with myself when they go wrong and takes me a bit to calm down.
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Exactly! Whenever I've gone for a risky shot that doesn't pay off, it stings more than a shot that I felt was the right choice.
@ianriddle9502
9 күн бұрын
Great video as always. Thinking back to your 80% strategy of the last video. As well as following the advice from below and using the Colin Morikawa side of the tee box😆. Think about your landing zone from the tee on the par fours maybe take less than driver and place yourself on the fairway from the tee.Even if you are a little farther back, it still gives you more options than chipping sideways
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Thank you, Ian! That’s a good point. Luckily, the other side of the tee box tip worked today!
@ianpowolny6455
9 күн бұрын
When I leak to the right and end up under trees, and I often do, I’ve developed a chip and run shot using my 5/6 iron. Using these clubs I get just enough height to chip over the rubbish and run onto the fairway. With a 9 iron I’d probably be too high and hit the trees. Great video BTW.
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Awesome! I love a 5/6 iron chip and run out. Thank you, Ian!
@redwards883
9 күн бұрын
Hi Jess I noticed on the second hole and a bit on the 3rd you teed it up on the left side which in my opinion opens up more of the right fairway towards the big oak with your fade by teeing it up on the right side of the tee box you are playing more away from it worse case you end up left side first cut if you don't fade it enough this is how I play certain holes with my draw
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
That's a great point, thank you Richard! I'll definitely start teeing up on the right side of the tee box 🤓
@redwards883
9 күн бұрын
@@jessratcliffegolf I look forward to seeing if it helps you keep up the great content ⛳️
@jessratcliffegolf
8 күн бұрын
@@redwards883 It helped massively, thank you Richard! Worked on both of those tee shots 🙌🙏
@alisonburgess345
9 күн бұрын
I'd much rather fire into greens with irons than hybrids/woods.. Nice one Jess - strategy is everything 😊
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Thank you, Alison! ☺️
@scannon4492
9 күн бұрын
I was playing with my son the other day and he's just starting golf. I was telling him this exact thing. Now.... I've just got to start doing it myself 😂
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
That's awesome! Haha I know that feeling!
@Michieldering
9 күн бұрын
Helpfull.
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@neilpearce
9 күн бұрын
My drive was going right for weeks, and then I was told by my local PGA Pro that the club head path was more open, so I set up with it closed and now I'm getting a slight fade.
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Nice! I have a feeling I'm catching it off the toe and that's sending it right. I seem to do the same with my 3 wood and rescues but not my irons for some reason 🤣 Lots of winter work incoming! 🤓
@MarkLiversedge
7 күн бұрын
the approach into 11 always seems to need more club- I think its partly the wind is often into and partly the hanging lie leads to a fade which loses some oomph
@jessratcliffegolf
7 күн бұрын
It really does! I'll be clubbing up from now on ☺️
@dabdias
10 күн бұрын
You really are trying to reinvent the golf strategy wheel 😀!! Seriously, spend some time looking into DECADE golf, all this stuff is well covered there. On a different topic, did I understand correctly that you have 5i and then 3h? Nothing in between? That seems like a huge gap, consider replacing 5i with 5h to reduce a bit the gap if you want to keep 3h, or replace 3h with 4h. I presume you were fitted for your driver, so maybe you already have it in the most upright position, but if you don’t, consider doing it to help with the ball leaking to the right.
@jessratcliffegolf
10 күн бұрын
I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel, just sharing what I'm working on and what's helping me along the way. No, I have a 4 hybrid in between 🤓
@dabdias
9 күн бұрын
@@jessratcliffegolf I get it, I also don’t like literature reviews 😉. Look, it’s very well understood that double bogey avoidance is fundamental for lower scores and part of that comes from not compounding mistakes, and that’s basically what you seem to have confirmed with your own experience. It’s good that avoiding the compounding of mistakes is also working for you, because otherwise I think you would be an outlier.
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
@@dabdias Yes exactly, I find when I make a double it's because I've compounded a leaky shot with that greedy shot that doesn't come off, so really trying to work on making bogey at worst 🤓
@jimstokoe6273
5 күн бұрын
With a driver, are you 80 per cent sure of having a second unencumbered shot? If you took another club off the tee, could you be on or close to the green with your second?
@jessratcliffegolf
5 күн бұрын
That's a good question, with my current miss with driver (out to the right), it's unlikely I would have a second shot as I would either be in one of the right bunkers or blocked by the trees. But that tells me there's work to do on straightening up driver ☺️
@jimstokoe6273
4 күн бұрын
@@jessratcliffegolf Absolutely, Jess and that’s why you have been such a successful business person and why you’ve worked your way down to single figures. But, if you will forgive me, there is an old desert saying “Put your faith in the Lord, but meanwhile tie up your camels.” Keep up the good work of combining an enjoyable watch with sound instruction and good sense. Thank you.
@seanbaines
9 күн бұрын
RE: The 2nd hole. No, you didn't stop the double this time, largely because you got a less accurate than normal result from your 138 yard 3rd shot. But most of the time, you'll hit that one better and be closer to the hole from there, so it'll work out a lot more often than not. And if you'd tried to go right of the oak tree, you'd have brought the risk of higher than double into play. Hit a branch, or end up in those fescue covered mounds, and you're staring triple in the face. So I think you taught us the lesson you wanted, even if it didn't quite go to plan. And when does it ever fully go to plan in golf anyway, right?
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Thank you, Sean! You're right, I feel like that 138 yard shot was a good lesson to remember to factor in the conditions and club up now it's getting colder.
@kevinerskine3299
10 күн бұрын
Most of the time, I use the "trees are 90% air" theory which works about 10% of the time :)
@jessratcliffegolf
10 күн бұрын
Haha! I'm the same and then quickly find out, they're not as much air as I hope 🤣
@KentnDebi
9 күн бұрын
Jess, have you checked the 'Decade Golf' system? It might be worth you checking out with how you enjoy data/information? Whoops, sorry...I've just read through the comments and someone else has mentioned Decade Golf. Also on the trees being 90% air...total BS 😂 the ball always touches at least one or two leaves at the very least, twigs, branches, limbs or trunk depending on the last time you went to Church 😂😂😂
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
I'm starting to look into it and is seems right up my alley. You're right! They're rarely enough air to make the shot work, I always seem to catch a branch, twig or something up there! 🤣
@neilsharp4300
9 күн бұрын
Hi Jess, I understand your if I’m in this position strategy, but you seem to be treating the symptoms rather than the cause, why is your miss a left to right over fade? Your coach/pro needs to analyse your swing, there must be a path or face issue to address, but I love your honest videos.
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Totally agree and I will work on straightening up those leaky shots but at the moment I'm trying to play as much as possible before the winter hits, so working on strategy too. Luckily, my drives don't always leak off to the right but they seemed to that day! 🤣
@Marc-hn7ft
8 күн бұрын
This is how I now shoot 90 consistently and not 100 plus
@jessratcliffegolf
8 күн бұрын
That’s awesome!
@jerrytingle6743
2 күн бұрын
Good comment about tee it right aim more left. I would also like you to stop talking to yourself about the infamous tree. When your tee ball is leaking right, your clubface is open relative to the path. Work on releasing the club earlier. It will help you square the face. If I lived down the street from you, I could fix it in one swing, but I am across the pond in Virginia.
@jessratcliffegolf
2 күн бұрын
The tip has worked wonders! I know, part of the issue is I'm thinking about that big ol' tree!
@767driver
9 күн бұрын
Or you could visit the golf course in the middle of the night and remove the tree!😂
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Haha that’s an option! 🤣
@garyharrison8543
9 күн бұрын
Stop taking driver off the tee and stay away from trouble in the first place?
@jessratcliffegolf
9 күн бұрын
Could do but it’s quite a long hole without it. Luckily, teeing it up on the other side seemed to work!
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