5 Wood v Driver Debate Settled Once and For All

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[@josephwirtz8352]

I played in a tournament today and did not even hit the driver…lots of 3 woods and 2 hybrids. I broke my target score too. Thank you for the inspiration and instruction playa in chief!

[@GolfSidekick]

Yassss

[@user-ql9je4nl5f]

I.D.G.A.F Professional has me dying lol

[@golfhiker7231]

Matt. Thanks again. I played in my Veterans league today with your breaking 100 and 90 series in my mind. I blew up a par 5 but still scored a 92. About 8 shots shaved off. Thanks!!!!

[@GolfSidekick]

Playa this is what we like to hear. This is why I still make vids.

[@Bison_Blackfyre7]

Awesome video Matty - love these comparison types

[@iangraham705]

Great point about having to look for balls in the rough, pros not having to worry about that makes them hitting it long and off track a non issue but amateurs can easily rack up penalties

[@GolfSidekick]

Easily. And especially the cow grass here

[@jirkapetras6255]

Krásné video. Very good video. Matte, já ti fandím a přeji ti ještě více sledovatelů.

[@truthdragon7719]

My 1st 85 was with no more than a 5W. That was a solid 9 holes :)

[@christianh208]

One of my best scores, +2 over 18, came from using 5-wood only on a “new to me corse”. I took my time and tried to keep out of danger and to be in play. That later lead to a cut from 10-12 to 5 hcp. To be fair I do hit that one quite far but it is a bit shorter than my drive and far more relaxing. Also use it for approaches or long transportation shots => more shots, more practice, more confidence & More FUN. Listen to the player and play your statistics and you will lower your score, be a better golf partner and most importantly enjoying your game.

[@chrisnormanable]

With how far you hit the ball you certainly have more options off the tee on a complex course like this. Great way to explain your decision making process in regards to driver.

[@Fishinpro322]

Played today, and driver was sir Top’em hat off the tee so played 5w. Was making fairway every time and scored better then my buddies who outdrove me most holes! Thanks Matt

[@jameswirth3117]

Matt made a comment on an earlier video that all a golfer needs is one club that can go 175 yards. For me that club is a 7-wood.

[@thehairygolfer]

210 in the fairway beats 260 in the bush every time.

[@georgallasj]

Lol

[@thehairygolfer]

@@lawbinson I'll take that bet in Thailand. You get courses that have water on 16 or even all 18 holes. Off the fairway = penalty drop.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@lawbinson Well if you have that skill to only miss a fairway by a yard and no more. You get fairways that go straight into water in Thailand. Greens that drop straight into water. Straight beats long and crooked every time. I played one course and on every tee the caddy said OB right OB left. Tight as a ducks arse those fairways. As to my own course missing fairways can mean 6 inches of rough. On the 14th the OB posts are a bare 10 feet off the fairway and the fairway width makes US Open courses look extremely wide. If you get really wide the grass is knee deep. My game is based around hitting 12 fairways a round and I sacrificed length to do it. It got me down to 5 in my 40's and I'm still 5 at age 58. Must be doing something right.

[@wanderingbrummie]

@@MEAT0 but most PGA tour tracks don’t really punish the pros that much for missing a fairway, do they, because they have the strength to recover. For most amateurs thick rough or in the trees means a dropped shot. On my own course there are plenty of holes where missing by 5 yards means you are either blocked out, in thick rough or in the river. And I can easily miss it 10 yards either side!

[@ligapersada4793]

I hit 260 and in the middle of fairway.. suffered from success😂

[@davidbarnard2716]

Just as I was saying to myself "you are spraying the ball left and right today Mattie" you said "Aw I'm playing like a f*ckin' 15 handicap". 😂😂😂 Made me COL (chuckle out loud)

[@MrPezdispencer]

15:55 Jack Nicholson was my original inspiration for improving my golf swing.

[@rwcasian]

Jack Nicklaus

[@MattiasA72]

I really get what you said about no fear with a confident club. I played my best round of the season yesterday, after leaving both my driver and 3 wood in the garage. The 7 wood was my longest club and it was long enough on every hole. I've ordered a 5 wood now and will sell my 3 wood now. Maybe also the driver, but very undecided on that.

[@andrewianitello4429]

That bucket hat is for the boyfriends. Waddaplaya. What a life.

[@GolfSidekick]

Adds yardage to your drives

[@aaronh.917]

So lucky that I get to watch the #1 Lithuanian golfer for free… and his content is fireee amazing? What a BAUS!

[@GolfSidekick]

THank you kind sir. Please also remember, the EU's and continental europe's number one as well

[@jimecherry]

great vid i never payed attention to stroke index and now i wish i had back when i had a much higher handicap

[@brooksfiser7968]

Excellent video and advice for any amateur. Thought we were gonna get to witness a Tin Cup moment for a second there, with the driver on Hole 6...

[@tubopedia]

I just listened to a podcast that encouraged driver as much as possible because of the "data" and it definitely got in my head. Fun to watch you refute it.

[@GolfSidekick]

Bro they’re selling products every step of the way with subscription models. Always remember that

[@marnew1000]

Great video Matt thanks, enjoy the on course management content, wadda life 👍🏻

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks playa. Stay tuned for more

[@aviatoraw]

Great message here. Chipping, lag putting and sideburns all looking good!

[@GolfSidekick]

You know it. Sideburns are gone now. Barber cut them off

[@tnewt21]

Matt, I really loved this video. Now that you and B-Dog have worked out the kinks with your drivers; Can you do another video like this one? I would love to see the difference with how you are both smashing your driver now. 🙂

[@timdavies710]

"playing like a 15 handicapper"....hahahahah cracked me up.......stay chilled Matt - loved my golf in Asia for 25 years, not so much in wet old Blighty.....keep up the great videos MAtt.

[@GolfSidekick]

Sometimes the feels get the best of me

[@timdavies710]

@@GolfSidekick Matt, I enjoyed playing . Banyan Golf Club · Black Mountain Golf Club · Royal Hua Hin Golf Club · and Majestic Creek Golf Club. very special place Thailand...

[@metalheads-golf]

Ohhhh that hole 6 was for me so very familiar. It took me a long time to have no ... or at least less tee box fear. This was no matter the club. Currently ... when starting a round and I don't feel it just yet ... I start of with my 30° iron 6 and build comfort. Not scoring well from the start ... but my round is more comfortable. Great vidsky Sir. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@GolfSidekick]

Hear you man. It’s been a journey

[@Evertras]

I've been trying to put together a web golf sim as a hobby project using a more realistic shot dispersion from my jank af swing, mostly to try and get a feel for the idea of "corporate data" vs "what does this actually feel like on a course". Let me know if it's okay to post a link, zero monetization/ads involved, just wanna see if anyone else would find it useful if I kept working on it... gotta add in the water yips.

[@TKLM-tube]

First time without driver today at a tournament and forced myself to hit only confedentional shots and hit 95 where I normally would hit 103-107 as a beginner. Thank you very much! I won the high handicapper price thanks to your strategy

[@GolfSidekick]

Beast

[@fretless05]

Being in play is the key. According to Arccos, there's about a 35 yard difference between my 5W and driver. What it doesn't show is that the driver's dispersion is easily 75 yards left to right, which on most courses, brings in a lot of trouble as opposed to the 5W, which has a much smaller dispersion. The rule "the further, the better" comes with an often forgotten caveat, which is "when in play". When my confidence is low, I've gone months without pulling the driver out of the bag. I think my scores (and my wallet) benefitted from the decision.

[@GolfSidekick]

This is great use of your own knowledge of your game

[@anthonywoodhead6592]

low heal cut driver another option especially in wind. i find it hard to switch between driver and 3 wood and plan to work on that much more this year. especially when a cut is the best play off the tee. there's a great hack it out podcast which covers all the stats off the tee, not losing balls is certainly the most important. i find it much harder to par from an approach greater than 175yds and i know if i want to get from around a 7-8 handicap into low single figures on any par 4 over 400 yds i can't really be thinking 5 wood.

[@timrutter66]

That cow grass putt Matt, try the old man’s trick of the 7 Wood putt. Works a treat off terrifying lies

[@trevwells948]

Fantastic.. especially because I've invested in new wedges and one's a 48'... totally new idea for me ..great video..drivers are great fun...just don't be stoopid eh is what you're saying

[@GolfSidekick]

Yeah

[@HelicopterDr]

"it's all about enjoying your round" **chunks shot** 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@tonymiddlehurst8438]

I have the 425 driver and 5 wood and for me (16.9 hcap) there is rarely much difference between them in distance off the tee. There's usually more accuracy with the 5 though.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yeah Bdog finds the five wood a good choice for him too

[@patrickwheeler1979]

Matt thanks for putting this together, I struggle with my driver (stealth) but my 5 wood I am an absolute beast (stealth) so I am only using it.

[@zacharymilos392]

My strategy has been lately to hit less than driver when your confidence is low, or there's trouble on either side. Let the big dawg eat when you have an escape route, or no real worry of lost ball.

[@GolfSidekick]

So easy playaaa

[@tanner6868]

"It's not rocket surgery. You are the composer of your own narrative." Brilliant!

[@matts.689]

Just listening to #1 golf youtuber while doing the dishes and laundry. Waddalife!

[@GolfSidekick]

Waddalife indeed playa

[@robyates136]

Such a good comment at the end about working on the driver. I was hitting driver great - for three weeks. Broke 80 … then lost it again. Slice slice OB slice. Worked on it today at the range .. not only got it back to hitting straight but worked out a repeatable drill to get me back to straight. Double benefit.

[@brotherbread6549]

I found an old Cleveland 400cc driver at 44 inches. It still goes over 300 with the accuracy of a 7 iron. Favorite club in the bag...

[@GolfSidekick]

Big claims require big evidence

[@loyckfiona]

Definitely LIKE….love to watch Matt and friends play golf together

[@GolfSidekick]

We love to play together

[@simonbastin5346]

Love the laissez faire approach to losing 4 balls on one hole...playa 😂

[@GolfSidekick]

Water off a ducks back

[@kennyallan5113]

with balls just off the green, in rough grass or harder ground, sometimes it can work putting with a wood. Give it a try some time to see what you think. Keep up the great videos, Chiang Mai is a great place to play.

[@rohan_coyi]

Great video once again Matt, barcode gives me a 404 error, but awesome tips thanks boet. That birddoggo putter is super noice!

[@JetsSSBM]

Wish i was consistent enough with my longer irons to put the driver down on most holes! Being newer to golf the long irons have been rough!

[@brettgiddy2730]

Two vids and a birdie in one weekend? Happy birthday to me boyfriend 🎉

[@GolfSidekick]

Beautiful

[@swiper1131]

"I'm playing like a 15 handicap..." proceeds to float it 6 inches from the cup

[@GolfSidekick]

All credit to takomo. I could not hit that shot before. The wedge grind and bounce is perfect

[@swiper1131]

@@GolfSidekick Absolutely playa, it's magic

[@adamskibear]

I practice driver twice a week at the range, but really struggling to transfer this to the course. Any tips Matt x

[@scottyk_cdvi5650]

Course management! most weekend CHADs want to bang driver on every Par 4 & 5 with the mindset that long i always good, which is never the case. Which shown here perfectly

[@samd9725]

While I agree with your logic, but it really depends on what the player is more comfortable with at the end of the day. Maybe some players never practice their woods but are much more confident with the big stick in hand.

[@hoopaholik91]

I would be very surprised if any 10+ handicap can actually hit a fairway wood better than a driver. Just the size of the face and all that. I could get behind taking 80% swings with driver versus trying to bomb it though, or even choking up on the driver for more consistent strikes.

[@lukejuras8024]

Sounds like a fundamental concept: take a driver on low-stress tee shots and high-stress greens, take a 5 wood on high-stress tee shots and low-stress greens.

[@dave6012]

Playa, I got a 48 degree in my new iron set. Totally agree that’s the missing link. Hello 120 shots

[@ridegriff50]

Cool looking grass

[@reinifrank]

Matt, please give ur opinion on the difference between full backswing and full follow through and 3/4 backswing and full follow throigh. Thank u

[@reinifrank]

In case u think it is wise to do for some, please think of whether it is just for irons or for woods as well.

[@joelm9080]

Jack Nicholson, everyone's favorite course designer. 😂

[@GolfSidekick]

He is very good at designing challenging courses

[@rwcasian]

Jack Nicklaus

[@joelm9080]

​@rwcasian you don't say? It's a JOKE friend. I've known who Jack was since I was like 5 years old. I think Matty says Nicholson as a joke in the video . Didn't you see the laughing face emoji in original comment ?

[@rwcasian]

@@joelm9080 haha my apologies thought it was a genuine mix up.

[@gisellesbikeseat]

What about Tiger Williams? 😂

[@FFFSOSS]

More course & mindset management videos!!! Please Head Playa!!!

[@GolfSidekick]

This is a mindset video

[@zerofactor7871]

I've been playing with nothing but a 3 iron off the tee for a while now. I hit my 3 wood a lot better than my driver, but even that is very spotty so it can't be relied on. Hybrids are just as iffy for me. Long irons have always been a strong point and the 3 iron is just what the doctor ordered when it comes to putting it a long way and onto the short stuff. Scores have come down considerably, and distance is no issue - I can comfortably reach most par 5's in 3, so I see no point in using a wood or hybrid of any kind any time soon.

[@GolfSidekick]

Playa do what you need to do to get the ball on the green and in the hole. Play your way

[@savvysymbiont]

How often do you get to play stroke play golf vs making video/experimentation videos Matt?

[@fatputtsgolf]

Hey! I'm a 15 handicapper!

[@Khargan2]

No 48? So what loft was your PW before? My old Pw was 45 and my new one is 41 degrees (basically a 9 iron). I bought a used Titelist 48 degree and it's my best club! 48 FTW 😂

[@MidasTouchTrading]

I never knew Jack Nicholson designed golf courses. 😂

[@thedadgolfer]

The best

[@The_JMac]

Phil's brother?

[@tims8282]

Oh Matt, back to your Pro. You've gone back to old habits!!

[@julia-6195]

After seeing where the first drive was lost, I would have dropped in the fairway with a 2 stroke penalty and played on using MLR E-5 - legal for HC even if the course doesn't have it in effect - it's in that rule. So it's up to the player when not in a competition. I'm not hitting 5 provisional balls again.

[@tomashehir]

Have you tried out the Takomo irons yet? I’m wondering what models the 201s are similar to.

[@GolfSidekick]

Used kween. They’re delicious

[@NiallMurphyphotography]

"Damn son" hahahaha

[@jjamesd1]

Jack Nicholson designed the Course, but Jack Nicklaus won the Oscar!! 😁

[@GolfSidekick]

Yass

[@brettgiddy2730]

Okay, now that I’ve seen this we can play golf together playa. Part of the crew, part of the ship😘 10:28

[@GolfSidekick]

Yass. You’ll have to man the sails sometimes

[@brettgiddy2730]

@@GolfSidekick when and where. Put me in coach.

[@christianmoreland1473]

What type of golf shoes are you wearing. The look pretty fresh!

[@christianmoreland1473]

@@GolfSidekick Seems the shoes aren’t ready to be released yet. Are you wearing prototypes? If so what is your initial impressions?

[@ummagumma7826]

Did you ever figure out why you were pulling some irons this day? I do it a lot but can't tell you why

[@SuccessMMA]

The Driver is the only truly safe club in my bag!! LoL

[@buddy4184]

Hey Matt do u mind me asking what length ur 5 wood is

[@The_JMac]

Just saying. Science would recommend using driver and 5 wood on the par 3s as well.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes. I agree will try it soon

[@Weshopwizard]

The woods are full of long hitters.

[@mattmeade983]

Hey! …I’m a f***in 15 handicap…!! 😂

[@nickunderpar]

I dont carry a driver at all, i can hit 3 hybrid 210m fairway finder. Driver is snapped in half in the corner of the spare room because it puts me 270m in the bushes more times than on the fairway.

[@GolfSidekick]

Gotta play your way playa

[@nickunderpar]

@@GolfSidekick shooting lower scores consistently without it, when i can learn to control it, i will bring it back in the bag!

[@EricK-sm9cs]

is the answer to this question to just hit a 3 wood off the tee and get the best of both worlds? Little distance and little better at finding fairways?

[@GolfSidekick]

You’d have to prove it with a video

[@huddwah]

to most I think 5w is much easier to hit than 3w... dispersion and type of ball flight you want might be more of a decision point between the two

[@GolfSidekick]

@@huddwah good point

[@ProVoness]

Should have went for it downwind at 260 you had fairway left🤣🤣

[@QueensWino]

So if you hit the corporate draw you end up in the corner office?😂

[@briankelley6830]

Just last year u avoided 125 yards like the clap!

[@dewey6912]

0:09 is true?

[@FlankerJackChannel]

The longest time my driver was my weakest club and I would often hit my three wood off the tee for better results.

[@GolfSidekick]

We have to play our game. We can’t look at others and assume their game works for us too

[@dustinreed8161]

you're right Matt, I am a nice person.

[@GolfSidekick]

LIAR!!

[@mattmusgrove1329]

I didn't realize Jack Nicholson designed courses, lol. I think he means Jack Nicklaus.

[@GolfSidekick]

No, we mean Jack Nicholson. GOAT with the most majors

[@huddwah]

😂😂😂

[@billwallenstein3387]

I like a lot of red

[@joelm9080]

Teaski sighting!

[@GolfSidekick]

Where? That’s the camerathem

[@joelm9080]

@@GolfSidekick 6:16 seconds isnt that her?

[@simonbastin5346]

Give it a volup!!

[@GolfSidekick]

A big volup

[@Golfisfunn]

Automatic like 👍 for “Jack Nicholson”

[@GolfSidekick]

He appreciates it

[@Les-vp8si]

12.42 Jack Nicholson ?

[@GolfSidekick]

Yeah best course designer

[@GolfSidekick]

Yeah best course designer

[@Les-vp8si]

@@GolfSidekick I thoght he was good in the shining ; one flew over the cuckoos nest , And a few good men.

[@BewseyyPvPLivinLife]

putter?

[@nicoboshoff]

Man, I'm playing like a fuckin 15 handicapper. Proceeds to stiff a chip shot like a scratch baus...

[@aarondevlin921]

IDGAF pro🤣❤️

[@vizsla99]

Who is Jack Nicholson?

[@GolfSidekick]

lol only the best golfer ever to live...

[@vizsla99]

@@GolfSidekick I think you mean Jack Nicklaus there sport. Jack Nicholson is a great actor though! Really enjoy your videos.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@vizsla99 instagram.com/p/Cre8EsVPdVX/?hl=en clear evidence

[@vizsla99]

@@GolfSidekick lol

[@championbs6720]

10:02 are you a german guy? into the "Sch**ße!

[@GolfSidekick]

Sometimes I’m German. Sometimes I’m Lithuanian

[@lcbas1988]

FIRST

[@aaron_b.]

I mean....strokes gained says what you're saying. Strokes gained doesn't mean "longer is better," and the neanderthals who keep saying that should STFU. Strokes gained off the tee is just about, what will give you the best chance to play the fewest strokes to finish the hole. That means, if you can drive it and it lands in the rough but with a good enough angle into the green, you're likely to finish the hole in fewer strokes than if you're 30 yards behind that in the fairway. But you need to take into account your personal game with what the hole is like, not just bash driver.

[@GolfSidekick]

exactly but that is the line EVERYONE is using and it's amplifying more and more

[@anthonycarlon5009]

I lost 10 balls on this cource last week and 7 on day two . Go Khao Yai golf

[@smoozerish]

love the schizo swearing and cursing......golf is hard

[@postskeetclarity]

why do you sound so different when you narrate

[@GolfSidekick]

Thats my butler

[@BrandonWilliams-of9hp]

You always preach the woods off the tee. Didn’t Mo and your lessons tell you driver should be used more often. You spank your driver. Why always use the woods

[@GolfSidekick]

As always, the message is to understand your game. For this, only you can save yourself. I understand my game, yours is up to you

[@BigBadVVolf22]

Jack nicholson is an excellent actor and golf course architect

[@GolfSidekick]

He really is one of the best

[@Melonhead-dd2jd]

I’m a 14.2 handicap 🥲