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Video #17973 · Speaker address
Pro golfer explains wind calculationfrom @standregolf
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Overview
A professional golfer demonstrates and explains a method for calculating wind effect, which he calls the 'Faldo Method,' by throwing grass into the air and converting the distance it travels into yards of impact on the shot, while his friends react with amazement and humor.
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Simple outline
- 1Introduce a secret technique
- 2Reveal the specific formula
- 3Attribute to an authority
- 4Add a disqualifying twist
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 35%
This is called the wind method.
Visual hook · 65%
A man on a golf course throws a handful of grass into the air to demonstrate a technique.
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Hook template
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Film a in the real setting of performing a simple, unexpected physical test with to reveal a hidden condition or shortcut.
- — Film a chef in a busy kitchen dropping a pinch of flour into hot oil to reveal whether it is ready for frying.
- — Film a gardener in a backyard squeezing a handful of soil to reveal whether the plants need watering.
- — Film a mechanic in a garage spraying soapy water on a tire to reveal a slow leak.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
An expert names a proprietary or little-known method for a common task, immediately establishing intrigue and a knowledge gap.
Payoff
The viewer is left with valuable 'insider' knowledge but is also entertained by a final twist that humorously reinforces the expert's superior status.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Expert's Gambit
An expert reveals a seemingly simple but secretly complex 'pro-level' technique, validates it with an authoritative origin story, and then humorously gatekeeps its application, reinforcing their own expertise.
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The Ritual Demonstration
The expert performs a simple, familiar physical action that serves as the foundation of the method.
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The Secret Calculation
The expert translates the observation from the physical action into a precise, quantitative rule or formula, revealing the 'secret sauce'.
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The Audience Validation
Onlookers or other characters react with surprise or admiration, providing social proof of the method's value and impressing the viewer.
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The Legendary Origin
The expert attributes the method to a credible, authoritative source (a famous person, a historical figure, a respected institution), lending it legitimacy.
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The Expert Nuance
The expert adds a layer of complexity or a conditional rule to the method, further demonstrating their deep understanding and reinforcing their status.
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The Aspirational Gatekeep
The expert delivers a final punchline or caveat that reveals a hidden requirement for using the method effectively—a requirement that the audience or other characters likely cannot meet.
Themes
Techniques
Post caption
Throwback to Mr. Scottsdale himself @joeldahmen blowing our minds at @tpcscottsdale last year 💨
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This is called
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the wind method.
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Right here.
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Into the wind, you take how many paces it flies.
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It was probably three steps.
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For every step is four yards in the wind.
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You have 12 yards of hurt.
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It's called the Faldo Method.
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So you go four yards into the wind
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and then you do two yards down wind
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[Aaron] Wow, “A Beautiful Mind 2”
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Starring Joel Dahmen
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Coming to theaters soon.
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you have to hit the same shot all the time and you guys cannot do that.
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[Henry] Not even close.
Transcript
This is called the wind method. Right here. Into the wind, you take how many paces it flies. That was probably three steps. For every step is four yards in the wind. You have 12 yards of hern. See, how do you that's just crazy. Who came up with that? That's cool. Nick Faldo. Really? Naturally. It's called the Faldo method. He won he won, like, British opens a lot. He's pretty good. That's wild. He's easy. He's easy. Faldo method. So you go four yards into the wind, and then blow his heart. And then you do two yards down one because it doesn't have as much down. Wow. A beautiful mine too, starring Joel Damon coming to better scene. Are you gonna take that? Yeah. I am. I'm gonna take it off. Difference is though, you have to hit the same shot all the time and you guys cannot do that. Not even close.