What actually goes into a Major Cut 👀

👋 Hey y'all, George here. Y'all ask me ALL the time what actually goes into a Major Cut. The planning, the crew, the carnage when weather rolls in. So this week I'm pulling back the curtain on what y'all don't see when these videos drop. We've filmed 15 or 16 of these now, and somehow they just keep getting more chaotic.

⏰ Planned a YEAR out

This is the part most people don't realize. Pebble Beach was locked in almost a year in advance to get the tee times and combinations dialed in. Torrey took 4 to 6 months of back-and-forth with different organizations just to get the clearances sorted. Some come together in a month if the timing's right. But the big ones? Year-long projects before a single ball gets struck.

🎥 The crew is way smaller than you'd think

There's no army out there with us. It's just us playing golf, with Sky, Cam, Carney & Jalen capturing it. That's basically the whole production. The bit nobody sees? The homework. Looking back at past tournaments at the course, studying what happened, figuring out the angles. Once we tee it up, it's just playing golf and filming. All the work happens before we ever get there. In some cases we also have drone support + our intro guy on shoot!

😰 The stress is more real than people think

You'd assume we're just out there having fun (most of the time we are!!) But when you're actually trying to make the cut? There's a YGT-style pressure that hits different. Making putts that matter, feeling the squeeze. It's a real thing. The other thing that gets me? Tight tee time windows. I never want to feel like we're a burden on the membership or the players at the course. Outside of that, it's golf. Hard to be too stressed when you're playing golf.

🌧️ The most brutal Major Cut we've ever filmed

Out of 15-ish of these, one stands out. A massive resort (Pinehurst), weather came in and rained the entire first day out. The first day we got NINE holes in. Only way to make it work was play 9 then 27 the next day, but that breaks continuity completely. So we had to get last-minute clearance to go off the back nine just to keep things in chronological order. Oh and Oakmont...that course was built to beat you up and shoot high numbers. And boy did it ever.

💀 36 holes in a single day. Don't recommend.

Whistling Straits and Chambers Bay. Both times we had to play 36 holes in one day. Whistling was weather, Chambers was some kind of scheduling crunch. Just Carney and Sky wheeling and dealing with the cameras (maybe William too, I genuinely can't remember). By the back nine of round two? Absolute zombies. If you go back and watch those videos, the last 9 holes we got loopy and weird. Some of the most slap-happy YouTube we've ever filmed.

⏱️ Yes, we play in under 4 hours

This one shocks people: we play in under 4 hours. Most rounds, even on a Major Cut day. Cameras, reset shots, all of it. We still move. Carney and Sky are usually set up before we even get to the next tee. No standing around, no playing with the group behind us breathing down our necks. Respect the course, respect the membership. That's the rule.

🌍 Where Major Cut is heading next

The plan is simple: keep playing the best venues, shoot at the highest quality, and push ourselves to actually make these cuts. One thing we want more of? Guests. Finding a major champion or high-level tour player with two free days who's willing to travel with us is genuinely tough. But we're working on it. The big one coming up? A Major Cut road trip with the R&A. Royal Birkdale, a few classic stops, then ending at St. Andrews. Portrush last year is some of my favorite content we've ever made. This one's gonna be even bigger.

The $11 Amazon grip fix 👀

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This week Pelli breaks down a grip fix for Quinton 👀 Too strong, sitting deep in the palm instead of the fingers. The solution? A cheap training aid called a Swing Guide. $8 to $11 on Amazon.

Flat wrist, club deep in the fingers, right hand to match. A neutral grip you can actually leverage.

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That's it for this week's Bryan Brief.

Hope that pulled back the curtain on what really goes into a Major Cut. The planning, the chaos, the small crew making it all happen. The R&A road trip is the one I'm most fired up about right now. Birkdale to St. Andrews. Keep your eyes peeled.

👉 Which Major Cut has been your favorite so far? Hit reply and let me know.

George