00:00 Now golf is a fantastic sport, I love it, but as most of you watching this will know,
00:04 it is also incredibly frustrating at times.
00:07 Now we're here at the London Club and in this video we're going to take a look at
00:11 10 of the most demoralising golf shots you can hit.
00:15 Let's get started.
00:26 Okay so right of the 12th hole here at the London Club and Jez has got two options,
00:30 he can either chip it back out over to the left here or he can be a bit more aggressive and play
00:34 it to the right. I'm not sure there's a huge amount to be gained there, it's par five he
00:38 doesn't need to go for it. Let's see what option he goes for.
00:41 Oh that is demoralising.
00:46 There's nothing to be gained this way at all.
00:52 Well these short irons have been causing Neil a bit of grief of late, tendency to pull them left
00:57 of target and he's been working hard on the range putting in the hours to try and sort things out.
01:02 150 here, only a short iron for Neil.
01:05 It's gone 50 yards next.
01:14 Ooh that is a shank.
01:19 Okay so 11th hole here at the London Club, tough par three. Now Jez has hit a really good drive
01:28 down into the mouth of the green, should be able to escape here with a par. He's just deciding
01:31 whether to chip it or to putt it, pretty sure he'll go for the putt.
01:35 So we've got a good shot of the green, he's got a good shot of the green,
01:38 he's got a good shot of the green, he's got a good shot of the green, he's got a good shot of the green.
01:40 So he's deciding whether to chip it or to putt it, pretty sure he'll go for the putter.
01:44 Oh he's gone for the chipper, let's see how he gets on.
01:49 Why don't you just use the putter?
01:56 So this is the 13th on the heritage course at the London Club, it's a classic risk reward par four.
02:06 It's playing off the forward tees today and it's straight downwind. Now
02:10 Tappers is a pretty long hitter, I'm pretty sure he will have a go at this,
02:14 probably doesn't even need driver. So, oh, looks like he actually has something else in mind.
02:22 Oh no, don't go left.
02:26 So that is just what he didn't want to do, iron for safety,
02:30 found a bunker, now has to play straight over the water.
02:38 So we're here on the 10th green on the heritage course at the London Club,
02:41 Neil has left himself this 12 footer for birdie after a good approach,
02:44 he needs something to happen in this round, so let's see.
02:48 Well he's knocked it a little way past, but he should have no trouble in just
02:55 tidying that one up. I'm sure he would have liked it to be just a touch closer maybe, but well let's see.
03:06 Oh my goodness, the horseshoe, that is going to hurt.
03:10 Tenth hole, third shot. Now this is a tricky scenario, downhill lie, tight flag, we've all
03:21 been there, but Jez is an experienced campaigner, he knows full well the number one mistake you make
03:27 in this position is to get too cute with it. So Jez is just going to play the old pro shot,
03:33 hit it past the flag, take your chance from 10 or 15 feet,
03:37 very very simple, no mistakes need to be made.
03:39 Oops.
03:45 So it's competition day and Neil's hopes are up, he's been playing well
03:54 in friendly rounds recently, he knows that his handicap should be coming down, this is the day
04:00 that he thinks he's going to do it. He's treated himself to a new glove, he's treated himself to
04:05 a brand new golf ball, he's even done a little bit of stretching on the tee there, so this is the day
04:11 where things all go completely according to plan.
04:13 Or not.
04:26 Oh no, no, it's gone left, I have to play provisional.
04:34 Well I see what Neil was trying to do there, this is the 12th hole on the heritage course
04:39 at the London Club, really requires a little bit of a fade around the corner,
04:42 then it's a great chance par five, but if you over fade it you're in the trees on the right,
04:47 and if you do what Neil has just done, you hold on to it and you're up that bank on the left
04:51 where the rough is pretty impenetrable. All right, don't go left.
04:54 Oh my goodness, is that an action replay of the first one, déjà vu time?
05:03 Are you joking?
05:04 I think it probably is.
05:06 Okay so we reached a critical phase in the round here, Jez has driven into the water
05:14 and he's now got a very difficult pitch over that water to the green,
05:18 could be a cricket score if he gets this wrong.
05:22 Hang on a second, hang on a second, that's pretty close, he could even escape here with a par.
05:28 What is the point?
05:33 Well there you have it, that's our look at 10 of the most demoralising shots in golf.
05:41 If you've liked the video hit the like button, but also have we missed anything? Is there a
05:45 more demoralising shot that we've not somehow included? We'd love to hear your thoughts.
05:50 But that's it for now, thanks for watching, we'll see you next time.
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