Masters 2011 Practice Round Pt 1 of 3 - Rickie (Ricky) Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott

[nscwevideos59]

I'm going this year for a Monday practice round. Looking very forward to seeing Rory McILroy who is my fav golfer next to Tiger Woods.

[benitocarbone54321]

Cheers Herman, great videos

[Buzzefc91]

Really nice swing at 2:14

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@SaySozz He certainly doesn't have the downcocking lag of Rickie Fowler. Probably a lot like Steve Stricker actually.

[16bigred]

Hi Herman. Fantastic videos, I love the masters ones with Tiger and co!

I also watched your "in the slot" instr. video and I just wanted your opinion on my theory that the consistent facter among pros' long games (besides all being amzing 100yds and in) is that they are all in the slot and have the best impact positions in the world. Look at a guy like Furyk. it proves to me that the takeaway and the mirror image it creates when the club returns to waist hieghtis the most important Thanks, AR

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@16bigred Agreed ... ballstriking is not very difficult for a player who can consistently find the "slot" with a square clubface. Physics takes over at that point and hits fairly consistent shots. Thanks for watching and commenting. - Herman

[agoss28]

who is the third player in the fowler uihlein group?

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@agoss28 Nathan Smith ... Mid-amateur champ. I think it's his 3rd Masters.

[Saucepuck]

They rake divots at Taboo in Canada too

[DanBingham95]

how do you get ticket every year?

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@DanBingham95 PGA card gets you in

[azrebels]

Thank You

[onionsoup32]

oh man, great quality on your slowmos! look forward to more:]

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@onionsoup32 Thanks

[brooksie5584]

Great video, Herman. I only had a chance to watch part 1, but will get to the others later. Thanx for getting a few shots of Dustin Johnson in this year! I look forward to seeing the other parts to your footage. - Jim

[premierclip]

thnx for the videos man, like i was there... but i wasn't.. :)

[zanister]

Love these videos you make with a commentary. What a great tournament it was! Felt a bit sorry for McIlroy at the end though..

[johngolfi]

adam scott was so close to win the masters! well he gets more chances

[scottyray12]

I saw my self on the video at number 3 with fowlers group. 

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

Glad to do it - I'll try to post an individual video of Weir in slow motion on my Channel - if I can find the video file again. - Herman

[justafaceinthecrow]

I really appreciate these videos. Love to see the majors practice rounds. Especially like you said, "us lefties appreciate seeing Weir".

[jpgol1]

well idk why it wont let me paste my video on here but could you go to my videos and click on the one that says impact this is what i been talking about that i want to fix if you know how to help me with this i need to see see you asap it would be a miracle thanks

[alt1962]

Invest in a HD camera...

[tophers402]

How far does Nathan hit it? It doesn't seem like he's going at it too hard, kind of a unique move thats for sure.

[drummerkingmike]

Fantastic. They really should give you an announcer job on TV!

[gatoralley01]

awesome video herman. im so glad you went to this years, iwas really hoping you would so i could see the video. also, thanks to some of your instructional tips ive improved plenty over the off season!

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@gatoralley01 thanks



[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@hermanwilliamsgolf I agree the video would look better in HD but files are huge and we give up the high shutter speed in HD. All of the video regular speed or slo-mo is shot with 1/2000th shutter speed or faster for use in golf instruction. You guys can pause the normal speed stuff and should be able to see the shaft - although video quality does degrade by the time it's available from YouTube. Thanks for watching and commenting. - Herman

[mrfatfish]

Herman i rele enjoy your videos there great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jpgol1]

Hey herman get some video of ernie please lol

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@jpgol1 Sorry ... I was only there on Monday - no Ernie, Tiger or Phil. I've got Ernie from a few years ago that I might be able to dig up and put up on the channel. I'll see what I can do. - Herman

[itubeutude]

Great video. thanks for uploading it. Notice lots of guys using the white head driver.

PS. how did you get tickets?

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@itubeutude Looked like half the field or more was sporting white drivers. Become a PGA Member or plan to spend a lot of money and/or wait a long time for tickets. Try the Masters practice round ticket lottery online and you may get lucky for practice round tickets.

[itubeutude]

@hermanwilliamsgolf I've been trying for 15 years... with no luck. :(

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@itubeutude Wow ... 15 years is a bummer. Are you trying for practice round or Tournament tickets. You have a better chance for practice round. I saw people buy tickets on the street this year for practice rounds - you never know if you take a gamble and go you might find a way to get in. Good luck. Tournament ticket may be almost impossible as people get them for life and don't give them up.

[itubeutude]

@hermanwilliamsgolf Been trying for practice tix. I give up on on regular tournament tix. Unless you know someone or can afford them via a ticket agency (re: $10,000+).... it's impossible. PS. i'm not in the USA, so just can't turn up and try my luck.

[golfnff]

You are one lucky guy to be there at beautiful Augusta National! Thanks for sharing

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@golfnff Thank you guys for commenting ... it's a fun trip. No place like it.

[BoHoVsGolf]

what camera did you use?

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@BoHoVsGolf Slow motion stuff is Casio EX-FH100. These are shot at 120 or 240 frames per second and a shutter speed of 1/200th second or faster. Cheaper Casios will shoot the slow motion but you need the shutter speed to avoid shaft blur.

[BoHoVsGolf]

@hermanwilliamsgolf why are the slow motions clearer than regular speed? are you using 2 different cams?

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@BoHoVsGolf Yes - 2 cameras ... it's not easy. Casio camera will not record audio in high speed mode so I use a regular Canon DV Camcorder with high shutter speed setting for normal video and Casio for high speed stuff. DV camcorder video can be slowed down or run frame by frame and will show clarity of shaft, but the jumps from frame to frame are much larger so Casio is best to show the smooth slow motion with minimal jump from frame to frame.

[hermanwilliamsgolf]

@hermanwilliamsgolf Typo on shutter speed - it's 1/2000th per second or faster. EX-FH100 allows for manual setting of shutter speed which is critical to avoid shaft blur in golf swings and it can film at up to 1000 frames per second where normal cameras are only doing 30 frames per second. It will film in HD but it's not useful for getting the fast details in a golf swing.

[kdogg17]

awesome! thanks so much