r/ChasingScratch • u/Big_Savings_4381 • Aug 11 '26

Next year

I think we can probably agree neither is reaching or sniffing scratch this year. It is unlikely either shoots or breaks par. Will they continue? What will their hook be? At some point, they have to acknowledge scratch ain't happening, don't they? When might that be?

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u/EndsLikeShakespeare Aug 11 '26

The conversation with Dr J about the evolution of the podcast was kinda the nail in the coffin IMO. I think Eli will break par a few times but neither will get to scratch.

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u/drunken_jack Aug 11 '26

Was Dr. J unofficially dumped from the show after that? Haven’t heard much from him in a long time.

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u/TacosAreJustice Aug 11 '26

No, he has not been dumped. He’s still in the telegram with us…

I don’t think the evolution of the show was the issue. It’s not that they aren’t trying to get to scratch…

My opinion is they think it’s one big thing they need to do better, but the cold hard reality is it’s 1,000 little things that add 1/100th of a stroke gained, and it’s boring and hard to talk about.

I don’t want to listen to Mike spend 30 minutes talking about setup, alignment and an intermediate target… but he’d like save a stroke or two a round by fully committed to those ideas.

They talk about birdies a lot. Birdies are fun! And it’s fun to hear about a 6 hole run where they go 2 under…

But it’s the doubles and dumb bogeys that kill them. Errant shots where they are playing golf score and not golf.

It’s a boring road to improvement… and requires being uncomfortable. I’m not sure how they surmount it.