Hello, everyone and welcome back to the playground podcast. I'm your host, Paige. Renee, we have a great episode in store for you. We have a special guest going to talk some NFL. But I first wanted to start off this episode by addressing a situation because I don't want crazy rumors to come from this. But Amanda rose will no longer be a co host on the podcast, she will come on from time to time. And no, there was no crazy beef or drama, we are still friends. And I want to thank her for all of her work that she did on the podcast. As you guys know, I have been navigating the waters with this pot. And we've tried different co host formats subject matter. And the podcast has never really felt me with all my other social media platforms. I'm in such a groove, I feel confident and comfortable with what works and what to post and when to post, I really just know exactly what I'm doing. And most people don't know this, but I actually write all of the scripts and come up with all the ideas for all of my videos. And I'm quite proud of how fun and creative they all are. And I love video work. I feel like that's where I thrive in short form content and so longer form content. Besides YouTube, actually, I'm really quite proud of my YouTube channel. And what we put out there, every social platform is very different. And I understand that but from Facebook, to Instagram to Twitter to Tik Tok, it all seems, and YouTube, it all seems to work together well, like it's cohesive and makes sense to me. But my podcast doesn't feel that way. And I know I'm way too hard on myself when it comes to the podcast. But it's just something I don't feel super proud of, because I feel like it could be better. And I'm a perfectionist. And I know I need to get over that. Because we've actually built something together, you and me, we've done something together. That's pretty special. And you guys have been along for the journey through all of the changes. And at times, I think change is good because it keeps it fun and different and just get sick of the same thing over and over again. So I do like the fact that it's always evolving and changing. But again, I still haven't found the format that makes me happy that I'm proud of that I want to do and then I want to continue to do. So what I'm trying to say is that the podcast is going to continue to get better, I'm going to have friends on guests on put more of an emphasis on the podcast. And when I'm doing Gosh, this it's just so hard. And I want to complain as like an influenza. And I say that because I hate the word influenza. But it's really hard to focus on so many different platforms and to be good at all of them because they are so different. And you have to know what pieces of content work on each platform. And again, I don't feel like I have done that for the podcast. And I want to be better because all the other pieces of content that I put out, I think are actually like funny. I think they're funny. Oh, my podcast, I feel like I don't really show my full personality, which is weird because this is where I should be able to show it the most. And although you guys get more of a deep dive into my life and my emotional problems, that's the more serious side but I don't feel like you see the wit and the humor as much on the podcast and I don't know why I like freeze. I like freeze up when it comes to talking. Maybe it's just clear don't prepare enough or maybe I over prepare and that is different than my other pieces of content because I don't prepare at all I just kind of put the camera in front of my face and I just go for it. But again, I just need to figure out all those things and just continue to keep listening. That's all I'm saying.
So before we get into our guest we are going to talk a little NFL I'm gonna go through a couple games from week one and give some thoughts. First off we had the bills versus the Rams bills 131 to 10 unsurprising the Rams did not look that great last week in the podcast with Teddy G we are talking about the rams and we said that they just were kind of struggle a bit and that's how they looked a bit rusty and not cohesive. Bills. On the other hand, although they didn't play a perfect game. They looked really really solid and I think the bills are going to win the Super Bowl I'm saying here first. The Eagles won 38 over the lions 35 We had the bears actually winning 19 to 10 over the 40 Niners as foreigners are working through quarterback situation with Trey Lance and pornstar Jimmy. Now here's the crazy game. We had the Steelers and the Bengals the Steelers one and overtime 23 to 20. This game was wild. Sam was wild because Joe burrow played the worst game of his professional career. He had five picks sack six times. It wasn't good for him. I will say Mitch Trubisky looked good. I am happy that Big Ben is gone. The team looked energized and their defense was solid, to say the least. Unfortunately TJ watt was out in the last 15 seconds it looked like he tore his pack which I don't know if any you guys have torn your pack but I've heard that is it is painful. And he potentially could be out for the entire season which really, really sucks. really shitty situation for the Steelers if that happens because he is the best player in the league and he just brings so much to that team. I wasn't expecting much from the Steelers, but I'm a bit excited now after watching that first game, I will say with how many times he turned it over job or turned it over that the game shouldn't have been closed. It should have been a blow out from the Steelers side which shows that the offense still need some work. But the kickers, we had three missed field goal attempts in a row. It was bad and they weren't like Boswell hit hit the upright got a big blank on that one. The Bengals kicker was like nowhere close. It felt like me on the first tee when I'm emptying up and I'm like I feel so good. And I snap okay and the shit that's exactly what he did. The dolphins won over the Patriots 22 Seven I've really had no interest in that game on it was on in the background, but did not watch much of it. I've never been a Patriots fan. I know you guys know this about me. But I've never routed for Boston teams New England like never because I updated like shitty boyfriends who were in love with Boston. And they weren't even from there. Which was weird too. It was like the ones who are not there but rooted for them. They were they were terrible people. I don't know. It never made sense to me. But there was like a trend and so since then I was like I will never ever root for them. So I'm glad they last did not watch the game much though. Browns verse The Panthers, the Browns 126 24. The Colts Texans game was a tie. I think we should just get rid of the tie. I don't like the tie. If you guys seen Ted lasso where he they were talking about the tie. That's how I felt like I just I think they could fix that there. There should be a winner. I think there should be a winner. I'm not a fan of ties. We have the saints winning over the Falcons by one which was a great game. We have the Ravens winning over the Jets 24 to nine. Obviously Lamar Jackson has full confidence in himself and he decided not to sign the deal and he really has a lot to prove this year.
We have the Washington football. They're not the Washington football team anymore, but I think I'm still gonna call them 128 over the Jaguars 22 Wentz is overrated. I don't get the hype. I just every time I watch him play I'm like what are you doing? The Vikings 23 over the Packers seven. I think this was less a reflection on the Packers being bad and more on the Vikings being actually a really solid team this year. The Packers also first game I think that you guys want to take them next game. I think this will reinvigorate Rogers and they'll come back pretty strong. The Giants 121 over the times 20 chargers looked really good winning 24 over the Raiders at 19. And the Chiefs dominate the Cardinals 44 to 21 gets Kyler Murray needs to read up on a little bit more film. But I will say Patrick mahomes looked really good. I at times have said that. I don't think he's going to actually have a good year and he potentially could be a little overrated and I was dead flat out wrong. And I'm sorry for that. Patrick mahomes Not the first time I'm apologizing to you or your family. We have the Buccaneers they want to over the Cowboys the Cowboys looked well like the Cowboys. And there's been a lot of divorce rumors swirling around for Giselle and Tom but she put out a nice little tweet for him and he showed up in the goat. So, you know, he's back. He's back. Okay. I would say that he's back. I don't even know if that's a thing if you can even say that. Z retired I guess he's back but he never left. So I guess he's not back. deep thoughts with Paige. And on that note, we are going to take a break and we come back we have our special guest Gavin deer from shot scope. Keep on listening guys.
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rings for the Rams, a Lombardi trophy for Los Angeles,
which team will spend the most weeks at number one in the rankings.
Touchdown buffalo, a laser from Josh Allen, a touchdown from Buffalo and they take the
lead and who's primed to make the biggest jump through the rankings and grab hold of the prestigious number one spot in the endzone
touchdown. Chargers.
That was Michael Jordan taken off from the free throw line level play right there. That was ridiculous.
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Hey, everyone, we are back. And we have a special guest Gavin beer, who is part of the shot scope team. He does sales, marketing and logistics and shot scope is one of my partners and I have loved working with you guys so far. But we have a very exciting sale announcement, which we'll do in a little bit. But Kevin, thank you so much for jumping on the podcast today.
No, thanks for having me. lately. You say I've really enjoyed us being partners so far. And I know the whole the shot scope team feel that way. And yes, it's been good fun so far.
Well, we'll get into shot scope and a little bit, but I actually want to talk about your golf background because it's quite fascinating. So you played at Lynn University and you represented Scotland at many events, including winning the World Team Championship in 2008. And you also played in the 2009 Walker Cup, which is incredible. There are a lot of big names Tommy Fleetwood was on your team you played against like Peter Uline Brian Harman Rickie Fowler, what was that experience? Like?
Yeah, I mean, it feels years ago now. Every time I got a golf course, you know, back but it was great fun. And you forget how lucky you are at that time of your life just to sort of play golf and college was great taught me a new sort of how to hit the ball high how to hit the ball longer play against better players. World arm was an amazing experience to go on when that was Scotland. And to give some context, we won by I think 11 shots from the US team. Wow. And it's only tournament I've ever played where, because it was a three person and it's the best two scores playing the back nine we won. We were so far ahead. It was just a strange feeling. And then the walker cup was probably the biggest crowds I've played in front of sort of 12 13,000 people and and that's definitely experience you know, you go from trying not to hit them be competitive. And yeah, and then I don't know I'm never I call myself a retired professional but it was kind of more lack of money and lack of talent. Really?
Yes, you gave it a go for about what For years after your amateur career and college career, and it's a grind, and I don't think people realize how hard it is and how expensive it is to I think you see these professional golfers and especially, you know, with like the live money that's been thrown around, you're like, these guys are making so much money. But you look at the kind of the step down. And I was the same thing for me. I didn't have the talent, but also just the money to like I played like 25 tournaments, made money and all of them but to and barely broke even for the year. Yeah. And it's like you're looking at maybe not eating for a week, you have to work multiple jobs, to pay ends knee like it's really difficult. And it's hard to be able to put all of your time energy and focus into playing professional golf when you're so worried about also like how am I going to get to this tournament? How am I going to pay for Q school, I don't think people realize how expensive cue school is. So it's not easy for people to like, get to that next level, a lot of it is finances,
and you're spot on. I mean, the thing is, so I played predominantly in Europe, and on the second tour, so I call it the Korn Ferry tour of Europe. But we didn't always play in Europe. So we played in Colombia, Morocco, Canada, India, Kazakhstan, Russia. And you're China, you've got to fund all of the latest say, I mean, I did 120 530 flights a year. And and you're right, you can almost make ends meet. But my my biggest sort of area was I was I was stable there for four years. Yeah, I couldn't get myself to the top table. And I can remember, I wouldn't name the guy. But I remember looking at a fellow professional that I knew, and he had two kids. And I'm going, I'm single, I'm on my own. I'm, I'm okay. But if I had a mortgage and two kids, how do you survive? And if you keep going, you're you're going to be there in the football, I'm young enough to go away and do something else and step away, and I missed the travel side of it. Sometimes I miss the good golf side of it. I don't miss the practice. No. I missed the I played a program last week, we got rained out after six holes. And I'm standing there. And it's like, I'm playing a course where I was leading a sort of good event, right? And I'm playing with this pro and there's pros looking at me like, are you looking you must be a good amateur. I would have killed you. When you were 10 years ago, I would have told you. And and it's so frustrating not to be able to play at that level. But then you know, you don't practice and you don't do anything. You don't do the gym. You don't you don't do any of that. So why would you expect to be able to play but mentally you're like, Yeah, I'd love just to be able to turn it on for a day or two.
Do you? Do you still enjoy playing because that was the hardest thing for me. And it's still something that I'm kind of struggling with. And actually shot scope is it's helped with this, of like getting that that passion to practice again. And that passion to get better because people don't realize like how much work and effort you have to put into playing and practicing like you're on the golf course from as soon as the sun goes up until the sun goes down. And it just gets draining after a while. And most people are like, Oh, but it's golf. It's so fun. You gotta stay outside, but it's mentally so exhausting. And so once I decided to give up playing professional golf, I had no desire to play, no desire to practice, I didn't even want to like do fun rounds with my friends I didn't want to I had like PTSD from like keeping score. Like I didn't even want to keep score. Because like you were saying it's so hard to just accept the fact that you're not at the same form that you used to be and it's like if I hit a bad shot, I'm like, I can't get down on myself anymore. Like I can't do that. But it's still so hard. So do you enjoy playing now? Do you enjoy going out? Are you still kind of like
so it's been a it's been a process. And you'll be able to relate to so when I gave up golf or for my coach. I'm like, Look, I'm not going to stop play professionally. The next day, I went and played golf on my way awesome. I got to do. I went to I probably had a year where I didn't play. I got my amateur status back. And suddenly it's like I started playing a few club events I play for my state so much play No, no score cards really as much but and I can compete with that. But also the team is quite young, a lot younger so I think they get a bit out of it because it's how do you do a practice round? You know, they're playing national events and they're good golfers but I know I know. They learn a little bit about it. I get to think that I'm probably better than I am. But I can go three weeks without touching the club. and it doesn't bother me. You know. And we I was in the States for a couple of weeks. And there's a very good golfer at the company who and she's a Scottish internationalist now and we take the clubs and she's like, right, let's, let's play for money. Let's do this. And she's competitive. And that's quite good for me, because I'm like, Oh, I'm gonna have to try. But after three days of golf in a row, I might lose. That's me done for the week. Yeah, I have no need to be on a course again. It comes in waves. It's definitely it's really hard to explain. Somebody doesn't hasn't gone through the same sort of process or relationship with golf. Because lately See, I like getting the shots on and playing golf and a nice course with some friends. It's great fun. I'll play 36 or competition for fun. No,
no, they're like one o'clock. 36. Or even like, I remember going to bandhan. And it was raining and everyone was so excited that it was raining. And I'm like, yeah, how many rounds of golf I have played in the rain, walking 36. I'm like, I'm not doing that for fun. But it is really interesting. But like, especially in like the collegiate amateur level, and then that step up to playing professionally. When you were on the walker Cup team. And you were kind of looking around. Did you think like, oh, Rickie Fowler is going to make it or Tommy Fleetwood is going to make it did they have something that was like an IT factor or something that kind of stood apart from everyone else that you knew they were going to make exciting? That's the hardest thing with golf? Is that the kind of visit, you never really know, when someone's going to make it? Or even it's like, should you keep grinding through the hard times? Because you could have, you know, next year could be a year. And I think that's what keeps everyone in it. And I get a lot of questions from parents, and they're looking at their kids, like, should I push them? Do they have that it factor? Like could you see that when you're on the team?
So there's there's been three golfers I've played with that were different. Or there were elements of their game that were definitely so that's going to carry on Ricky was one of them. Ricky was fantastic. Putting just awesome on quite greens played quite a few events for them. And you could see it later, Rory, when he was younger, for instance, Andrews and you could tell like, ball striking was unbelievable. Played with Katka for a practice round on the challenge to her. And one of the guys were playing with said, you know, gosh, how am I going to compete, he's 40 hours longer and straighter than I am awful. And you could see, literally Other than that, played a lot with Shane Lowry, who obviously won the weekend, great golfer that didn't really stand out in comparison to Tommy Fleetwood or myself at that time or number of other golfers. But I don't know elite, you see, pro golf is hard. And it's a grind. If you shoot 69 everyday, you do just fine. And you can maintain your confidence, you know, and some of its opportunity and confidence the right time. But yeah, I don't know. It's It's funny, when parents asked me the same questions. It's like, Look, don't push on. Yeah, I've seen I've seen lots of athletes in other sports be pushed by parents and they get turned off that that sport, push them, get them to play multiple sports, if they are good, great. They will excel you're not going to know if they're going to excel until they're 16. Maybe
one especially with golf too, because it's a sport that you can play for such a long time. And you can peek at in your your 30s like that could be the time your 40s and I felt so burned out by the time I was playing my first year professionally, because I was grinding in junior golf to get a scholarship to go to college and you're grinding in college and you're playing all these amateur events. There's really like no offseason for golfers and then in professionally, I was like, I'm tired. This is exhausting. And then you get there and you're like this is hard. And I've seen so many junior golfers who were superstars and fizzle out in college because their parents push them in the same thing. It's like they were amazing college and fizzled out professionally and it's like mentally I think that's what kind of sets the upward tear apart because I grew up with like Justin Thomas Jordan Spaeth Lexi Thompson, like we were all playing together and junior golf, and you're looking at Jordan Spieth you're like, That kid's a superstar like he is going to make it for sure. But there were like 10 other kids that I also thought were going to make and they're not playing golf anymore. And I think it's because of like that pressure that parents kind of put on them to be successful.
Girls games really weird as well, because you can see girls, there's less physical difference between a 24 year old turbo and 15 year old girl. And you can see more of these girls qualifying for the US Open. There's like 12 year old every year qualifies. And they make cuts and they compete. The guys games a little bit different. I wonder whether with some of the great upcoming Godot golfers is qualifying for the US Open at 14. Great for you. Does it just heat pressure media attention? Questions? How are you going to turn pro? What are you going to do? Whereas I think for guys, a hardly anybody, you never hear of a 14 year old, competing on the PGA Tour really. So there's a big difference there. There's maybe a bit more of a time to grow up. But you're right, it's hard. I mean, I've got a three year old girl and you're sitting there like how do you everybody says, oh, you're a good golfer, how you get when she started to play. I was like she thinks golf like hitting a ball with a step. By that stay that way for a while. Don't worry about it.
That's really fascinating. I never thought about that. But but now that I'm thinking back on so the quarter sisters, they didn't go to college. Lexi didn't go to college, my friend Jamie green didn't go to college. Like I'm thinking back on it. And you're right, most of them started playing Monday qualifiers qualifying for the open when they're like 1314 15. And it would be interesting to see like what would have happened with their career if they did make that change to go to college or vice versa. Because there's there really isn't much difference. But you have seen some like phenom like Kimberly Kim is a really great example. Everyone thought she was going to be the next, you know, female tiger woods. And she just decided she didn't love it anymore. And there were so many like that. And I never really thought about that way. Like I'm glad I did the collegiate route. And I thought it was really good. But I wanted to turn professional right out of high school. Like that was my goal. Like that's what I wanted to do. And it's like, you're right, you like have that pressure to like, do that because all of your peers are turning pro at 18. And it was like you felt behind if you weren't turning pro. Like I felt like I I failed when I went when I had to like a full ride scholarship. And that was like failure.
But the thing is that college experience like she grew up, gives you contacts. I mean, are you better off as a business person having been to college and not been to college and that experience, and there's something to fall back on? So I mean, it's funny. So in the UK, I mean, we're based in Scotland, you can probably tell from the accent a lot of them. I sit with kids, and they're like, Oh, should I go to America? And I'm like, yes, go to the US college system play for four years. And some of them come back after three months. I didn't like it. I was away from home. And you go Yeah, but you still want to play Tour Golf? How are you going to cope with it? If you've got to travel every week, you can't go and live in US college system. What's wrong with you. It's slightly different take on turn pro, not turn pro. But it's the same bit when the College gives you that level of experience, how to play golf contacts, play against better golfers. Hopefully, you'll be a more rounded person at the end of it
well, and then speaking of being well rounded, a lot of people were saying for the guys the route was then you turn professional and you go play the European tour for a little bit to kind of learn that side of the game too. So like Brooks Capco was one of the players who did that was really successful. Yeah, it was almost more of like the route to be a well rounded player because again, we grew up on, you know, very similar golf courses and then you go over and golf courses. I remember playing in Scotland for the first time, and I can understand you. I was in complete culture shock when I got into a taxi for the first time and he was asking me to go, I'm like, I can't understand what you're saying. But the golf courses are completely different. The weather is very different. The grass is different. Everything is so different. And I I feel like even when I was there for such a short time, my game got better. You have to be more creative. You have to be able to work the shots, especially around the greens. It's it really does. It feels like real golf to me when I'm over there. Like you have to be so creative when you're playing Lynx style courses.
Yeah, I mean, it's it's funny because that was literally the time I was playing the challenge to peer came across Brooks came across things rather than came across chess. And you can see why they would want to come that way. Get some experience get you away from a bit of limelight as a real up and coming us golfer and it teaches them how to travel and be alone and you know things that are definitely you know, make friends the European tours. Pretty sociable for the most part. Yeah. Because because you're in small towns so you're all in the same restaurant every night. And yeah, so yeah, and then the golf side you're right it look at different grasses, different countries, you're playing meter, just change it to yards or you're playing the Lynx courses and it's farming. You're hitting a 900 square yards. It's totally different. Overall travel. I think travel on its own is good for golf. It's different grasses. It's different types of courses travels just good for golf. Yeah, I would agree with that.
Fantasy Football fan. The NFL season is here and now is the time to do your homework. Best way to do that homework is to listen to the NFL fantasy football podcast. Come hang out with me your man mg marques grant as well as my pal Michael F Florio and a whole cast of league experts as we give you all the info you need to absolutely steamroll your fantasy league and bring home the hardware. You don't need to spend hours each day breaking down every stat and every stitch of game tape to set a winning lineup. That's our job. All you need to do is listen to the NFL fantasy football podcast when it drops twice each week to get a layer of insight beyond the public numbers that everyone in your league is looking at. If you're looking for a smart, fun and entertaining paths, Elite Domination, look no further than the show straight from the source at NFL media. Do it before it's too late. Subscribe now and listen to the NFL fantasy football podcast on the iHeartRadio app on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Dan has a co host of the around the NFL podcasts. And now the NFL Power Rankings podcast each Tuesday on nfl.com. I have my Power Rankings column. But is that enough for me? Never. So my friend Colleen wolf will join me on the Power Rankings podcast as I defend my rankings and break down why teams are ranked where they are
rings for the Rams, a Lombardi trophy for Los Angeles,
which team will spend the most weeks at number one in the rankings, touchdown buffalo,
a laser from Josh Allen, a touchdown from Buffalo and they take the
lead and who's primed to make the biggest jump through the rankings and grab hold of the prestigious number one spot
in the endzone caught touchdown. Chargers.
That was Michael Jordan taking off from the free throw line level play right there. That
was ridiculous. The NFL Power Rankings podcast subscribe now and listen every Tuesday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts is your team number one, probably not not my fault.
So let's get into shot scope a little bit. So how did you get involved with the company and just kind of explain what some of the products that you guys have for some of our listeners who are not familiar?
Yeah. So I mean, for myself finishing golf, I was getting as far away from golf as possible. And I was actually over in Boston University, doing a sort of Master's course. And somebody put me in touch with David who founded the company and said, look, it's an idea. He's an avid golfer, let's say at that time, and I really want to get out of golf. And I came back and we met in a sort of coffee shop, very startup world, sort of chat for three hours, I actually quite liked the idea of short scope and what we could do with performance tracking. And not only that I could help the business. So I got involved quite early on. So there was three of us at that point. We're now a company of 25. And that was seven years ago, and it's just grown and grown every year and that's from from a personal standpoint, it's been a really good ride really enjoy that. taking me to a few places,
the products really cool too because especially the new ones because you have the rangefinder but you also have GPS devices so you can buy one or the other, or you can buy one that they guys put together, which is the one that I use. And it's my favorite thing ever because sometimes like I don't like wearing things on my wrist or I just like don't like having stuff and so I can still have the GPS on the rangefinder. I can clip it on me it's like so handy and so easy. And I never seen that before. And so like once I got the product, I was like this is awesome because I've never been a golfer to driven by data or analytics. I was definitely like a field player. I would just practice for hours but I never actually looked at any of my stats or any of my data which looking back now was a huge mistake within my career because I was practicing things that I was good at because I like to practice them. But I was losing so many shots and I can see it now by actually looking at my data. It's not because I'm missing fairways or If I miss a lot of greens, right, and so it's like, okay, you're missing a lot of greens because you're missing a lot of fairways, like you're not putting yourself in good positions to be able to attack pins. And so all this time, I'm like, Oh, I'm horrible iron player. I'm a horrible iron player. I'm like, well, you're hitting like, two fairways around like, of course, you're terrible iron player, like, you can't find a fairway. And I think a lot of people are really confused if they're like, I'm a horrible putter, well, girl horrible putter, because you're hitting greens too far away. And your second pot for lack POTS is too far away. So then your three putting you're not giving yourself a good enough opportunity. So it's like you actually need to practice lack putting, or you need to practice short putting, it's like people just don't realize where they're losing their shots. Because you think of the last shot you hit. Or you're thinking, Oh, I'm just a bad bunker player. And it's like, well, no, you're bad iron player. And so you just start practicing things that honestly don't really help you improve.
Yeah, I mean, even to the point where handicap golfers at the most are going to spend 20 minutes practicing a week before they play. And you can't cover the whole game in that point. So what happens you go to the range. Yeah, a bunch of drivers few wages, you maybe hit a car to say 10 foot part on the practice screen and then walk to the First Tee. We weren't using data. Even if it's 10 minutes of practice, you can quickly outline an area of the game that you can work on 10 minutes, and it may be late. You see why for a lot of golfers it's lag pattern. So go and hit the longest putts you can and the point of view for 10 minutes, a guarantee you're better on the golf course, for its bunker play, because spend 10 minutes in the bunker just attacks the worst part of your game. And the key to that is new performance track. You can then understand what you have to go and practice. And that's the key because otherwise, we are just creatures of habit, we will go to what we like to do. Or we will make the worst assumption you can ever imagine. And assume it's my pattern was the fact you you hit every green but to 60 feet. But no it was my potting I'd say seven parts to your actual fate. You potted quite well, from where you were, you should be hitting 150 800 yard weight shots because that's what you had into the greens. Yeah. So that's where data can really help golfers and one of the things that we get a lot of well, I'm not good enough golfer for this type of help. Actually,
I was going to ask you about that because I think a lot of higher handicappers are like well, you know, I hit too many shots of data or it's interesting because when I was looking at the data, there's not that much of a discrepancy between a high handicapper and a scratch golfer when you're actually like looking at like the nitty gritty of it.
Yeah made for for the difference between high handicapper scratch golfer. It's the high numbers, the actual birdie number I think it's like 2.2 birdies around for a scratch golfer and point two Birdies for 25 handicapper, but the adults
like almost the same amount of fairways to like, same percentage of fairways, which I thought was, like, really fascinating.
Yeah, they do and a bit of it comes to distance, but a lot of it then comes to, hey, avoid bunkers do anything you can as a high handicapper. Tallboy void bunkers, anything, you can't avoid three pots, but every golfer slightly different. So that's where having your individual data, you can tailor yourself. And if it's 20 minutes, it's 20 minutes. And we're, we're pretty good at making a sort of tangible improvement to golfers handicap. So you'd like to think that somebody would drop four or five shots. Within a few months of using performance tracking data.
I did. I mean, I felt so much better when I actually started looking at the data and knowing what I needed to work on. Because like we were talking about earlier, like I don't have that desire to go out for hours on end to just practice, nor do I really have the time to do that anymore. And so now when I go out, I can really pinpoint what I need to work on some drills that I have. And if people are looking for some drills, I'm doing a shot scope, teaching series, so you can go check out my YouTube and I use some of the data that I have to give you guys drills. So definitely go check that out. But it really does help you when you know exactly like what you need to pinpoint and how to use that data. And I thought was really cool too, because it almost feels like a competition. It gives you something a little bit extra motivation. And you also have the shot scope community within the app. And so you can see kind of how other people are doing too, which is really cool so people can see my data. But stuff like that just makes golf more fun and practicing more fun because I think very few people I actually like to practice,
oh, absolutely nobody likes to practice, like there, you know, because it just, it just comes back to the point, Every golfer will feel a little bit better about themselves. And golf, if they play a little bit better, doesn't have to be a massive improvement, just a little bit better. So and that's, that's where big data comes in. And it's the same for if you want to run 5k, you're going to use data that way to try and improve and you're going to use it to train a little better. Golf is just a bit more complicated sport. But data works the same way. And I think that's where, you know, we're seeing massive uptake in the market, because you're providing something that is really not found anywhere else. And it's simple to do, just simple insights. And that's the key. So hopefully, I mean, that's the ethos of the company make golfers a bit better, not not a lot better.
It's easy to use, too, because as something I was worried about, because again, I It's I always laugh all the time that my whole business is on my phone. Yeah, I'm the worst with technology. And so it's like, data driven, or technology. I'm like, I don't know if I can work this, but it's super easy. But it's interesting, like, you go to the driving range, and you look at all the people there, no one knows how to practice and no one knows what to practice. And you just kind of assume that people would know that. But unless you have a competitive background within golf, no one really teaches that to you, which I always found really interesting. And so like I said, like having that data, having some drills that go with the data, like it's giving people actually these tools to get better. It's never been provided before ever. Like no one knows how to actually practice when you have just a little bit amount of time.
Yeah, that's That's it? I mean, you know, there's no real I mean, you can see in the views on the first coaching series video, you did everybody hopes and have a look, right? Because, again, it's how do you take that data? And how do you then pull in different little plans to improve different little areas of the game? The key, the key for us, if anybody's wondering is the technology doesn't take away from the game, it doesn't slow down the game, there's a couple of different ways to connect data. You can do it by having it on your wrist, or you can do it by having a sort of a belt or it connected to the laser. And that elements simple. It gives you distances on the golf, which is key to anybody playing golf. And again, you know, that's, that's the cool bit. And we all need to mess about in the app, spend some time looking at the different insights, compare ourselves to others. It's just simple that you know, that's the key. And it's hard, though to improve when you're seeing the information that way.
Yeah, it really is. And like you said, I did give some drills. But I want to hear from you. What is your favorite golf drill that you have ever learned?
Oh, you're me. And I can give my favorite database Ted. Let's do it. So that is one of the things I found that helped me with Golf was I stopped using a laser. And I just started using GPS or front middle back. And if you're a handicap golfer, if the pen is in the front half of the screen, don't worry about the pen distance play the middle of the green, everybody thinks they hit it a little bit farther than they do. So you're playing the percentages play up the green tape, or if you're going to a seminar and the greens because that's where the fibers hit sets. Honestly, your scores will drop immediately. And everybody worries about the one that goes over the back. That's a lot better than before they go in the front bunker. So I would do that on drills. There was like a little plastic thing that went between your arms for putting I remember that like it's like a spanner or a ray and you're so used to promote use or moving your shoulder that was the only golf training aid sort of thing that I ever used. So yeah, that are something like speed sticks or something Yeah, but more patient your swing Yeah,
those were always good. I was like tin cup we haven't seen where they walk in he has all these like devices on him. That was me. I love to good like drill training aid anything. That's why like this, but that your advice on playing towards the middle of the green is huge. I see that all the time where guys will just be short all day long. And I would say you have to take the ego out of it. Like I would much rather say that I'm hitting a seven then I'm hitting an eight than being sure and not getting up and down to giving my giving me a chance to make a birdie pie think ego and golf is the biggest thing that holds a ton of people back because you want to hit your driver as hard as possible, you want to say you hit the your clubs farther than you actually do. And it really does prevent you from shooting lower scores, which is what we all want. I mean, that would make me feel better shooting lower scores, but it's like taking your ego out of the game.
Absolutely. I mean, it's one of the things I mean, after about five or six rounds of shots scope, we're giving you a pretty good number for every club that you had. So you're getting your distances. If you start to play that distance, your score better. Yeah. Because it's probably, you know, it's the old I had it 300 yards, you know, like, well, you, you can't I've seen you swing, it is physically impossible. And then you show them that, Oh, it's 2650? No, that must be wrong. Must be range balls must be something. No, no, that's 265 is fine. Don't worry about that. That's good. But let's just worry about the bunker to six, five. You know, rather than thinking we'll just watch the over and it's like he says, removing ego, it's making better decisions, you make a couple better decisions every round, you'll score better. And if that's because you know how far you hit it. It's a really simple way to make a better decision.
So if you guys are interested in buying any of these products, which as you can see, you definitely should if you want to improve quickly and easily, you go to shot scope.com and use my code page that's P AIG. When you check out and you get a discount, they're doing a huge summer end of summer sale right now. So go get your devices get your rangefinder get your GPS and play better golf. It's as simple as that. Don't leave anything out Gowan.
No that is about as simple as that. Yeah, yeah.
Thank you so much for joining us today. I had so much fun talking to you. And I'm sure my listeners really appreciate all of your advice and interesting stories as well.
No, it's been a hit. enjoyed that.
Thank you.
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