@officiallysonny
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@officiallysonny This was one of my first HMNS videos. Man we’ve come a long way. Thank you guys so much for thinking I’m funny. I’m gonna make stupid stuff for you forever. #tbt
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- Length · 8 May 2026
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Video #26926 · Speaker address
Man's personal story about golffrom @officiallysonny
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Overview
The creator, Sonny, delivers a monologue about his regret of not starting golf earlier in life. He recounts his childhood misconception that golf was for "losers," shows old photos of himself playing baseball and football, humorously blames his parents for not being rich enough to introduce him to the sport, and explains how injuries from other sports led him to golf as an adult. He concludes by describing his current addiction to the game and how it has become the most fun thing in his life.
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Simple outline
- 1State relatable regret
- 2Explain past flawed logic
- 3Detail present-day consequences
- 4Deliver paradoxical passion payoff
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 45%
I wish i started playing golf earlier
Verbal hook · 40%
Hey. My name is Sonny, and I didn't start playing golf until I was an adult.
Visual hook · 15%
A man in a white hat and black hoodie speaks directly to the camera against a solid green, artificial turf background, establishing a clear connection to the topic of golf.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A direct-to-camera statement of a common regret, immediately establishing a relatable premise and the central theme of the story.
Payoff
The Paradoxical Payoff: The narrative concludes with a powerful, heartfelt declaration of love for the activity, reframing the entire journey of regret into a story of profound discovery. This final statement reveals that despite all the struggles, the discovery was worth it.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Late Bloomer's Lament
A narrative structure that explores the regret of starting a passion late in life, using self-deprecating humor to detail the journey from past ignorance to present-day obsession, culminating in a powerful statement of love for the activity.
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The Past Self's Flawed Logic
The speaker explains their past misconceptions and judgments about the activity, establishing the 'before' state and the reason for their initial avoidance.
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The Humorous Blame Shift
The speaker uses comedy to externalize their regret, often by blaming external factors (like parents or circumstances), which makes the sentiment more entertaining and less self-pitying.
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The Inevitable Realization
The speaker describes the moment or process that led them to reconsider their past views, often tied to the practical limitations of aging or changing life circumstances.
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The Present-Day Self-Deprecation
The speaker describes their current, often obsessive, state with humorous self-awareness, framing their passion as an addiction or all-consuming identity.
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The Social Consequence of Late Adoption
The speaker details the specific, relatable struggles of being a newcomer in an established culture (e.g., not knowing the jargon, being less skilled than peers).
Themes
Techniques
Post caption
This was one of my first HMNS videos. Man we’ve come a long way. Thank you guys so much for thinking I’m funny. I’m gonna make stupid stuff for you forever. #tbt
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title · beginning
I wish i started playing golf earlier
Transcript
Hey. My name is Sonny, and I didn't start playing golf until I was an adult. Growing up, I thought golf was just for losers and rich kids. I played real sports like baseball and football. I thought I would just be in the MLB or something. I definitely wish I started sooner. I'm kinda mad at my parents for not being rich and joining a country club and putting a golf club in my rank at four or five years good, so it's kind of their fault. Once you get a little older, you realize the other sports kind of hurt your bad, so you can't play them anymore. And then you're like, oh, maybe I should have played golf my whole life. But you didn't. Now I'm just a 34 year old rank who's addicted, and I have nothing else in my life. All my friends that have been playing longer are better than me. I have a lot of trouble with the lingo. I'll hit a big good, and I'll say, oh, sliced it. And my friends will laugh at me. I wish I had a time machine because I feel like if I only have fifty more years to live, that's not enough golf. I just never in a million years thought golf would be the most fun thing I've ever done.