

Started golf at 40. Still terrible.
Trying to get better, one shank at a time. Episodes are on YouTube. Beginner guides, gear reviews and technique notes are here.
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All episodes on YouTubeMy 7 Iron Outdrives My Driver
My 7 iron goes farther than my driver. Yes, really. This is my first bag mapping: I hit every club in my bag with a Garmin R10 to find out how far I actually hit each one. These numbers are the starting line. I'll redo the mapping every month to track my progress as a beginner golfer (or the lack of it). Plus two announcements: I launched vladvsgolf.com, and I made a retro golf video game you can play right now! 📊 BAG MAPPING #1 RESULTS (avg carry / avg total) Driver: 70 / 92 yd (max carry 157) 5 Hybrid: 72 / 89 yd 7 Iron: 84 / 104 yd Pitching Wedge: 65 / 79 yd 52° Wedge: 54 / 67 yd 56° Wedge: 57 / 67 yd 60° Wedge: 46 / 58 yd 🎮 PLAY THE GAME: https://vladvsgolf.com/play Vlad vs Golf: The Game. Cooper Colony front 9 with real pars and distances, a live leaderboard, and pixel Vlad hitting with my real distances. Post your score in the comments! 🌐 WEBSITE: https://vladvsgolf.com Episodes, beginner guides, glossary, my full gear list, and the yardage book with all my bag mapping charts. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:24 Driver at the range 3:01 5 Hybrid 4:30 7 Iron 5:46 Pitching Wedge 7:09 Wedges: 52°, 56°, 60° 10:12 Results 10:43 New website 12:13 Vlad vs Golf: The Game 13:51 Next episode: first real round Next episode: my first real round on a golf course. Vlad vs Golf, Season 1, Episode 1. Subscribe so you don't miss it! #golf #beginnergolfer #bagmapping #golfgame #vladvsgolf
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Vlad vs Golf, the game
Play the front 9 at Cooper Colony as Vlad. Stop the strike bar on the dot, keep it out of the creek and post a score. It runs in the browser, on a phone or a laptop, nothing to install.
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Lag, compression, kinematic sequence, X-factor: the golf swing words nobody explains to beginners, in plain English and with pictures.
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I used to think golf was the most boring way to waste time. Then I tried it. Here is what the game is, where it came from and how its rules changed.
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