14 Nasty Habits Screwing Your Golf and How to Change them

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[@sped1103]

The Good Good jab was priceless (4:04)!

[@BrandonCopeland]

I came here to say this 😂😂

[@DylanCuthbert]

@@BrandonCopeland me too

[@tretre4435]

I don't get the reference. What is good good?

[@davismccardle1]

@@tretre4435 Another youtube golf channel.

[@deangilles718]

LMFAO!

[@chrisl7511]

I've been playing for 25 years, some competition in school, beer leagues, scrambles etc. Most golfers are not very good. Golf is hard. if you can learn to drop the ego and expectation it's way more fun. The golf course is my sanctuary, even at its worst it's always a nice walk through some beautiful land. Nice grass, ponds, creeks, woods etc. Go have fun

[@vaseevol]

Imaging is powerful. My son was about a 70% free throw shooter so I videotaped him shooting from an angle similar to the way it looked to him during a shot. I edited the tape to 25 consecutive made free throws. I had him watch that video at least once per day for nearly 4 months. The next year he was a 91% free throw shooter. Maybe I ought to video my drives and watch just excellent drives?

[@GolfSidekick]

You should

[@JohnJones-lg3ql]

Agreed on not taking mulligans and counting every shot. At first your score is 'higher' than your friends, but you get to see improvement almost immediately, round after round. It's an insane confidence builder.

[@arklowrockz]

Bit of shade thrown at Good Good. I approve Matty-boy.

[@vd3364]

That shot at 7:49 sums up most of my frustrations. You already feel like you are taking your medicine and punching out, and then completely forget to hit a quality shot. Punch outs are a skill as well.

[@Robaldeenyo]

Facts

[@frozenpeak1524]

Playa, thank you for helping me put my ego in check. I only play the comfortable shot, not the long one. Just shot an 85 the other day.

[@MrSchromo]

I love the comedy relief and the tips are so common sense. We need to continue to keep the game fun and you do that in your videos. I had a lot more fun today playing golf after I watch a few of your videos and I improved as well. Thanks and keep them coming.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes playa. Fun is in the process. It's meditative and many people have never had a meditative experience by being immersed in something they are doing. It's the best

[@The_xZaza]

"Fentanol because you whatched a good good video" had me 😂😂

[@Jimtendoh]

I would have laughed at this but I was too high on Fentanyl.

[@nickmichaudgolf3454]

@goodood

[@williambader7296]

Seriously had🎉 to rewind that. I was like what??😂😂

[@Gunbucket1964]

Fentanyl tore me up😂😂😂😂😂!

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

And I got to be your 69th. Noice

[@MThomas92]

This is the greatest golf channel on youtube

[@jonathanrandall4140]

This vid came just in time, playing this afternoon. My two top tips: accepting less than perfect shots, and believing I'll make the putt. Thanks Baus

[@ASpookySpaceCadet]

Dude I love your channel, your like one of the only golf youtubers out there who stresses being comfortable and playing your own game. Most people aren't hitting hero shots or constantly breaking 80 and 90. I appreciate your relaxed approach to the game and the genuinely helpful insight. Good shit brother 🤙

[@ryandong3127]

Just broke 100 yesterday listening to your advice with all your videos! Great content!

[@ToddPlaysGolf]

My latest round, I topped the ball for 5 yards on the first T, then again, on the 2nd, I topped 14-18 off the T!! It was so hard to shake, the mental game is the MOST important aspect of the game. It's why these videos are what people need to watch, not how to tweak your swing in a 30-mechanic breakdown whatever.

[@ToddPlaysGolf]

@@Chaz1724 High Low, even went with no T since I was hitting off the deck well after the Tee... something on the Tee box was in my head. Just couldn't shake it.

[@GolfSidekick]

Happens to us all playa. It will go away

[@adamhope8689]

I'm a 7, and I get the shanks from time to time. It's frustrating, but it'll go away. Try not to make too many changes and just swing the club

[@moonhodlapetrader1614]

Played my best game ever yesterday using your mindset and layup thought processes.

[@JohnWilliams-qr2ed]

I haven't played much golf in the past 8 years because of my job. I just retired, and im trying to get back into the habit . I just broke 100 in my last two rounds. 95 is my next goal. Thank for the help.

[@thenextgreat8652]

I tested some of your theories yesterday on the front nine vs back nine. Front nine I played more ‘hero’ golf and went for some shots that were low percentage. Back nine, I played more conservative and laid up on both par 5’s to my 9I/PW distances. Results were a 44 on the front followed by a 37 on the back and missing a 15’ birdie on eighteen to shoot even par. Kept hearing your voice on the front saying, “that’s stupid. Do this instead” 😂

[@davismccardle1]

5:38 LOL "Don't blame other people for things that go wrong..." (misses putt) "Now you see that's my caddie's fault"

[@thai0303]

The consistency part speaks to my soul. I am very consistent in practice but my mind beat me to death in the actual game because the fear of underperforming lingers in my mind. Great point I will take this with me to my next round.

[@Redskies453]

It's all from tension. That's where the inconsistencies creep in. Gotta keep the mind quiet with process and routine. Commitment, trust, confidence. And mental aspects that create the physical gremlins of muscle tension.

[@GolfSidekick]

pretend to be someone else for a round pretend to be your favorite pro move like them walk like them you can get outside your own skin i used to use ian poulter. that was the first time i broke 80 on a brand new course i had never seen

[@thai0303]

@@GolfSidekick went out yesterday didn’t do great scored in the low 90s but I used this trick and I was able to recover much better than I normally would. Thanks again for the advice.

[@bl0ated_]

I currently have this problem. I'm hitting a lot of fat shots on course... always take a divot on the range and hit turf after ball on my practice swings, but my actual shot is always fat. Took this to the course today, because I know the shots I CAN make and was relatively better. Work in progress...

[@austinjohnson9059]

4:00 The roasts killed me 😭😭

[@phreak761]

You're not worried about how much fentanyl you need to take because you saw a good good video 👍😂🤣

[@HiiPeRxViiPeR]

I died. “how much fentanyl do i need to take because i just watched a good good video” 😂

[@phreak761]

​@@HiiPeRxViiPeR10mg! 😮

[@Afthanom]

I'm dying 🤣 that was a roast of the year !

[@macdaddyblues1]

"Thinking about how much fentanyl you need because you watched a good good video"!!!! 😆😂😁

[@LearnToRace]

I used your advice on the course on Friday on whilst I didn't quite break100 I went for 116 down to 104 just by being confidential and playing the shots I know how to instead of PGA shots

[@TheSlammer48]

I love this guy! Soooo practical! Great advice. And, his swing is so effortless.

[@jonnymo4728]

I think it may have been Arnie Palmer who first said "don't be a dingleberry." Or was it John the Baptist. Anyway that's solid advice 24/7 x 365. My mother always stressed common sense, I kept trying to tell her most people go on impulse not on instinct. Watch a cat trying to catch a bird. Or a frog trying to catch a bug. They sit and focus, then act. Use your instincts, control your impulse. Building a better game day to day, swing by swing. Visualize it. Luvya stuff man. THANX.

[@nataliedeyton6829]

Honestly these are the best videos on KZbin!!!! I have truly been working on the things you have been preaching and my game has gotten so much better (with lots of practice also) this is top tier knowledge TRULY

[@wolfgangkehrer618]

For me your biggest advice ever was to fully, 100%, commit to the shot. If I can do that I play my best. I have to admit it is sometimes hard on courses you have a certain "history" (especially home course).

[@MsClaire1996]

I started watching your vids last month and they really helped my game! I was shooting in the low 100s before that and started shooting in the low 90s now. Thank you for the tips!

[@fohrum4757]

Matt's the best. Course management and smarter decision making is King. And Queen 👑

[@MsClaire1996]

@@fohrum4757 agree!! 👌

[@GolfSidekick]

*kween

[@tony.bickert]

He’s hilarious. And he’s teaching what we all need to learn. Good deal.

[@GolfSidekick]

Stop it Tony! I’m blushing

[@drlongwind]

I played for the first time in years yesterday and it was awesome though I started topping everything as I got more tired and more anxious. Standing up in the shot overeager to see where it's going. Next time I'll keep it more confidential.

[@psackett62]

You deliver the best confidential golf information on KZbin .... helping the Bausless become the Baus .... keep at it Matty Boom Boom you are Da Man.

[@DonAl9114]

Hello Masterplayer. No. 10 is really key. Since I received my original Waddaplayer Shirt my game gets better. People greet me on the golf course because I look very smart. Honestly, your thoughts are dead right. Keep cracking. 😊😊😊

[@toffycnh5836]

Thank you Matt, I applied your recommendation to my game. Now I can reduce my score a lot.

[@FFFSOSS]

Another excellent mindset video Head Playa!! These type of videos really help on the course!

[@edmundlouch]

great tips as usual baus! my relatable tips: tip 4: something to work on now. tip 14: so true, my scores actually came down after I stopped taking mullis.

[@pinkenbajedi2119]

I’m glad I only started playing at 39, I have this mentality already about my game. I am just there to have fun and get better each time. I don’t get angry or upset, if I have a really bad game or shot I try to be happy that I got that shit shot/game done with and next time will be better!

[@georgebirch5635]

I see myself in alot of the senerios you discuss, I often leave the golf course feeling depressed and like a hacker, bad habits aren't that easy to shake, but I keep trying.

[@hoosiernative9668]

This is why as a casual golfer I’ve trained my mind to always start at zero after every hole. I don’t keep tracks of my strokes because there’s no reason I’m a casual golfer. And I’ve noticed that when I don’t count my strokes I manage to make birdies and pars more frequently than when I am counting my strokes. It completely helped me score lower. Now my average as a casual golfer is 82-87 and I have a lot of fun on the course even when I hit bad shots

[@bizzleb23]

This guy is the best golf KZbinr around

[@jpdst29]

I always putt every ball even if I’m being told it’s a “gimme”. Because the day will come when I actually need to make that 2 foot putt and I probably won’t be able to if I keep taking gimmes all the time.

[@RichardCInman]

# 9. Most municipal golf courses have bunkers in front but not behind. So it is usually safe to be a little long. Aim for the back 1/3 of the green.

[@randywesterberg2488]

Good advice, but easier said than done. I need to do it though!

[@joejordan9002]

Once I got past the bucket hat, this was an excellent video. Thank you!

[@Aphex083]

So much wisdom. The true game in golf is the mental game. Thank you Playa

[@noonster55]

Great point on being or not being consistent. An eye opener, for me.

[@stevehupper7418]

A friend named McKenzie on one hole hit a tree, re-teed, hit into a trap, took 4 to get out, hit it OB over the green, dropped off the green, 2 chips to get on, missed a 4 foot putt pulled it back made the putt and declared, "that's a par and a 79. So we now call Mulligans, McKenzie's.

[@JamesJones-cl3dx]

Lmfao yeah I had a buddy do this before 😂 par 3 took 2 shots landed in a bunker was chipping for par… took 4 bunker shots , never got out took the ball out with his hand, putted 3 times and then wrote down 3. I got a natural bogey that hole 😂👌🏽

[@OrthobroLocal1]

I played with some young “confident” dudes today, and one of the bros literally couldn’t get his ball off the tee box half the time and was writing bogeys in on his scorecard.

[@sampilcher7196]

Played with a lot of people like that. Just always remember they’re only cheating themselves

[@kalindatchev994]

We used to call a certain type of putt 'birdie chance'. Named after a few of our playing partners who, after having spent 10 minutes hacking out of a forest, would eventually, somehow, roll a ball onto the green (not necessarily the same ball they started the hole with) and confidently declare 'birdie chance!'

[@jeanm3368]

I will make sure I listen to these before ever game! ❤

[@nickdickens7599]

Yes Playa , your videos are Zen for my troubled golfing brain 🧠 ❤

[@JD-tv7pj]

It's all about Zen golfing. I personally only remember my good shots. By the 19th hole I'm all smiles.

[@gregtapia2837]

One of my favorite videos. Lots of good reminders! I need that. "Don't be a dingleberry!" 😂

[@skizzot91r]

the confidence with putting is key.. putting is worse part of my game.. recently i started to "give myself" 4--5 footers before i even putted them .. when i started to do that i started sinking way more.. obviously not every single one and obviously i still give myself the stroke but for the most part ive made prolly 70% more than i used to .. very good advice

[@GolfSidekick]

Good idea snd envisioning yourself already picking the ball up out of the hole after the putt and imagining that feeling really helped ME and i still use it

[@skizzot91r]

@@GolfSidekick damn straight boyfriend

[@thehairygolfer]

The biggest thing I see wrong is peer pressure. A 100 shooter taking a driver just because his mates take driver and would laugh at him if he took less.

[@oliver69cork46]

Play with no driver just 2 iron to 64 wedge,average 85. Never got on with drivers or hybrids,at first felt weird without them but not very pleased

[@pjones2303]

@@Chaz1724this is me 😔

[@WorkingFromHomeToday452]

The bigger flex is taking iron when they take driver.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@WorkingFromHomeToday452 Very hard to lose balls or go out of bounds with an iron. If you're shooting 105 you will break 100 by leaving the driver at home.

[@justsomeguy7798]

I done exactly that today been struggling to hit under 100 didnt use my driver once today and shot a 98 ​@thehairygolfer

[@Brekkyballboys]

This video is perfection

[@GLEES345]

You're right. I'm consistently hitting the wrong fairway 😂😂

[@Natedoc808]

So glad I found your channel

[@hunterweeks7209]

I’ve learned that when putting, you don’t aim for the cup on long putts you aim for a certain radius around it that you know you can make. That got me a down to a lot of 2 putts

[@GolfSidekick]

Even better is to aim for the hole. Then you miss even smaller

[@Robaldeenyo]

You still aim at the hole but you focus on speed

[@joewalsh6359]

When I play by myself, it's too easy to give myself a "mulligan". I will make your mulligan advice part of every round. I understand your point.

Nice ending with the boss quote😎

[@carlglaeser6451]

Thanks boetie for the solid advice

[@brzk_]

i love how 50% of these are good life advice in general. just shows that golf is 50% mental

[@jameswirth3117]

As always, good show old man!

[@tiaanleroux3496]

Love from south africa!

[@petermcgill1315]

Yes. I never stand over a shot with a “don’t…” thought in my head. It’s always a positive thought.

[@dbsteve85]

I stopped taking mulligans last hear and its been a great change.

[@chrisjackson1266]

I'll re-hit putts sometimes because I want to know I can actually do it. I'll finish the hole and count the actual score first, then go back and hit a couple, provided I've been keeping pace and no one's waiting.

[@GolfSidekick]

Exactly. Good to prove things to yourself. Most helpful thing you can do when you have time on course

[@forrestcable6268]

This is gold! What a beauty.

[@Dani-El.]

My friends and I have decided on 1 mulligan per 9 holes, from the tee only.

[@GolfSidekick]

Nothing wrong with that playa

[@timstawinoga7955]

Absolutely great content! Thank you!

[@DEEQCODM]

Yooo the good good fent reference had me rolling 😂

[@jeffsundin7071]

Mate, great channel. At this point in time you can’t call what I do ‘golf’. I’ll get back to you when I stop knocking down trees…..

[@tedzink4574]

Clipping the grass is (IMO) the perfect swing. Matty, you still playing the Tacomo's? What's the loft on the PW? I thought it would be 48°, but you mentioned using the PW or the 48 in one situation.

[@KA-dm9lm]

5:20 this isn’t just golf advice. This is life advice. We are all bascially more or less born with the same ability. We are human beings. And our potential is limitless and mainly limited by our minds. Great advice here, if you’re willing to be open to it…

[@michalmaziarz8943]

Great tutorial! Thanks!

[@Shift2375]

... so ... how much fentanyl should I be taking? 🤣4:03

[@TimSuttonGolf]

Never thought about no mulligans. Great point. I hearby quit! Cheers Playa!

[@randyclark1221]

Great stuff as always.

[@oliver69cork46]

Think about what you want to do not what you dont want to do-solid advice but would that make one complacent which could entice poor shots? Its simple but also complex-a paradox . Great video and so practical.

[@GolfSidekick]

No sir. Don’t make sense to make you complacent. Complacency comes from getting too cocky in golf thinking you have it all figured out. Like i got last few weeks. Lost my swing. Gotta remain humble to the golfing gods

[@oliver69cork46]

@@GolfSidekick thanks for your reply. Tried to convey complacent in sense of thinking hazards arent really there thus leading to carelessness ? Youre totally right,think of what you want to do and not the shots you dont. Cant wait to see you get out that 1 iron again-super low driving shots are à treat.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@oliver69cork46 often when people dont mention a hazard the first time we play a course, we dont hit it anywhere near it and see how close it is to our shot. We think damn if i knew that hazard was there i wouldnt have hit that shot. Lol sometimes ignorance is bliss

[@oliver69cork46]

@@GolfSidekick totally agree like those who play a course for the first time,they shoot without realising what's there and maybe never lose a ball,then some realise the hazards and bang everything they've gone in! One hole in my local is a par 3,170 yards over a long pond and have to avoid high branches on 2 sides-intimidating if overthought but there's a millions balls in the water,I play with an 8 iron,not overly high and sometimes overshoot the green but par often there. You're right there's alot psychological and it influences muscle tension and confidence.

[@JamesHarrison-xb4jp]

Love the videos. I need more lessons. Can still shoot 75 in n a great day and 90 on a bad day. Just can’t figure it out

[@GolfSidekick]

Golf is unfigurable

[@adamhope8689]

The difference between a day when you get up and down for everything, and one where you get up and down for nothing.

[@NJtroutboss]

Ive smashed 3 iron sets before i found your videos thanks man.

[@theladder06]

Thanks for the tips-cheers🥃

[@Sampsonite8]

lol . Pretty straight forward shooter here. Funny but all very true.

[@richg7264]

Number 2 is me 100 percent. sometimes when I set up, I recognize somethings off and I hit a bad shot.

[@elsprivate]

Love your channel! Moegoe!!!!

[@jacksheehan2033]

some great tips even the best playas amoung us need to check themselves!

[@GolfSidekick]

yas stay humble because golf gods are fickle

[@downbert]

excellent video! Thank you

[@GraemeBNash]

Brilliant. Could watch this all day, oh wait I have …. 😂

[@perennialistperspective]

misunderstood the LEWD instructions. have been arrested

[@FaithHopeLove77]

Need to duff more shots 10 yards, then shank into the water to be like the masses. ;). Confidentiality (confidence) is key agree!

[@whitneymacdonald4396]

I'm stubborn but I'm learning. Thanks.

[@lancewenmohs3081]

Best life advice ever-- "Don't be a dingleberry." LOL!

[@stephenmcclelland3124]

Hey Playa. When did you change putters from the blade to the mallet? Cool vids. Keep going. Love from Durbs bro.

[@GolfSidekick]

Just testing - want to make sure what i sell is perfect for myself first

[@marvinbluedorn3321]

Here's a question for you Matty, my shot shape is a baby draw and as I go up the bag slowly turns into a fade. Is this normal or is that an anomaly?

[@GolfSidekick]

Normal

[@michaelangelino3189]

Shots Fired!

[@Mike-wv2pn]

Great info sir

[@OrdinarilyOrdained]

Thanks for replacing my therapist

[@ryansahd1]

Not 100% sure what I stumbled upon here… but I think I like it

[@robertlmullen741]

Re: Mulligans...My Nana taught me how to play golf and said "Robbie, you have to count every stroke or you'll never know if you're getting any better"

[@franskrause4658]

Nice Papagaai shirt! If your first lady wear one it will be a Mamagaai shirt! 😂

[@clintonprogreen-kh2po]

Wadda Allan Donald!😊

[@platobach8309]

Clearly, one of the factors that is holding back the improvement of my game is my reluctance to invent new vocabulary …

[@WaltB-lt3nl]

What is your thought on heads up putting for most all puts.

[@GolfSidekick]

I shot 67 like that my best score ever. I am in full support of that