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@manorsgolf Some pretty harsh but fair rankings from the Kiwi boys. Not sure how big BDC will feel about his placement...

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Length · 14 Oct 2026
1:32

Video #45133 · Graphic Yap

Rapid fire golf swing rankingsfrom @manorsgolf

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Overview

Two men sit side-by-side and create a tier list, ranking the golf swings of various YouTube creators and celebrities. They are presented with a picture and name of a person, and they quickly give their opinion and place them into a tier (S, A, B, C, D, E) based on aesthetics, populating the on-screen graphic as they go.

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Simple outline

  1. 1Reveal subject for judgment
  2. 2Deliver immediate verdict
  3. 3Visually confirm ranking
  4. 4Inject brief, humorous commentary

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Related videos

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Classification

Concepts
Rapid Fire ListicleExpert Rate/Rank
Elements
Jump CutText OverlayImage OverlayGraphic OverlayTitle Text Hook

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 45%

YouTube Golf Swing Tier List

Verbal hook · 50%

S. I hate saying that.

Visual hook · 5%

Two men are sitting in a well-lit room with a large, empty tier list graphic prominently displayed between them, immediately establishing the video's format and premise.

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Hook template

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[Top-tier verdict or ranking], I hate saying that.

  • — S tier, I hate saying that. (golf swing tier list)
  • — Best pizza in the city is the chain place, I hate saying that. (food ranking)
  • — Honestly, the iPhone wins this one, I hate saying that. (tech comparison)

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

An immediate visual presentation of the ranking framework and title, establishing the video's premise and format within the first second before any item is judged.

Payoff

The final state of the completed list, serving as a controversial and shareable artifact that summarizes all the judgments made and invites final audience commentary.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Rapid-Fire Tier List

Systematically ranking a series of items or individuals against a predefined visual scale using rapid, often humorous, and subjective judgments to provoke audience reaction and debate.

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    The Judgment Gauntlet

    The main body of the video, consisting of a rapid succession of items being put through the repeating micro-pattern of judgment and classification.

Themes

  • Opinion
  • Sports analysis
  • Comedy
  • Community

Techniques

  • Tier list ranking
  • Rapid-fire commentary

Trends

  • Tier list videos

Post caption

Some pretty harsh but fair rankings from the Kiwi boys. Not sure how big BDC will feel about his placement...

Text overlays

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    YouTube Golf Swing Tier List

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    Taco

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    Bryson DeChambeau

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    Peter Finch

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    Fat Perez

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    George Bryan

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    Tooms

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    Lebron James

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    Garrett Clark

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    Joey Cold Cuts

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    Nick Voke

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    Luke Kwon

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    Ronan Moloney

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    Bob Does Sports

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    Ryan Ruffels

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    Grant Horvat

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    Short Side

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    Dimchae

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    Wesley Bryan

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    Rick Shiels

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    Sam Heung Min

Transcript

S. I hate saying that. Definitely s. Oh. Go purely on the aesthetic. Yeah. Just just aesthetic c. B. B. B. A tier. B. Here, every one of my answers is b. Teams. A. A. I don't even know. You're not seeing it? No. Can't think of it. D c. F. What's the lowest we can go? Voki? Voki. Yes. A. A. A. A. F. Mom. What's worse than f? Oh, jeez. A. A. A. Oh. Best swing it better, bro. Come on. A. A. Where the fuck is that? Benji. Best leave it at that. Teacher. Huda. B. B. C. C. What's that? A. S. S tier. Yeah. I love this c. Is there something on the line? Okay. S tier if No. It's just aesthetics. Yeah. S tier if it's a range swing. B tier if there... If there's pressure because it gets pretty gnarly.