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[@GolfSidekick]

THIS WAS BEFORE BDOGS LESSON - PLEASE WATCH THE LESSON SHOTSCOPE GADGET: bit.ly/3yoTmtN LESSON: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipSlhJ2Nl9R-oM0

[@rferr1]

What brand of golf pants is he wearing?

[@aviatoraw]

Your work with Dr. Chong really shows. You’re not the same golfer you were last season. Your mind is so connected to your round. Not just the physical action of swinging the club. Good stuff Baus!

[@GolfSidekick]

Yas also some new outlook after experiencing some burnout

[@Everythingis22]

14 h/c would GREATLY improve his putting if he stopped moving his hips. Moving hips leads to inconsistent contact and thus inconsistent distance. Putter head thru the ball at to the target hole or line.

[@YouveBeenMiddled]

*For those of us in the back:* Laying up with two good shots is _always_ better than going for it and hitting 3 or 4 bad ones.

[@eugenos]

Super helpful comparing a low vs mid handicapper. I was a 16 handicap at my peak and made a lot of compounding mistakes like you mentioned in your video.

[@pphomsoupha]

This is pure gold!! Love that you had him access his good chip and maybe be more aggressive, maybe 52 degree

[@Gumballa87]

Thank you for showing and narrating this! Always felt like a better score should be doable with better decision making - now you‘ve shown me it‘s absolutely key 🔑

[@sycadelic666]

Great to see you again playas. Back at in the great Northeast… courses are finally showing green and opening up

[@EricB-somejibberish]

yes watch the bdog lesson matt links at top, i did and it completely improved my ball striking. i didn't think i was that far off going in, and the focus on the turn of the hips in that video and freeing up the body was incredible...and this video's focus on playing smart is a theme Matt has hit on over the years that i found to be really helpful as well.

[@AnthonyRovedo]

Love it. Golf season just started here in the northeast US. Opening day with my Kochenbolz polo like a Baus! GIOTG!

[@GolfSidekick]

Great news playa. Send it to golf Sidekick instagram

[@brettcollins2210]

Bdog is a legend!!! His putting looked good. What a change from the guy with head worms. As always, The Baus is a great teacher of life’s lessons

[@GolfSidekick]

You know it playa

[@Khargan2]

Great Video! For those struggling with the short game - try using one club for everything below 100 Meters. It works great for me - we have flags on the range at 40, 60, 80 and 100 meters and I shoot at them as a warmup on every range session and warmup for a round. It became the best part of my game without that much practice...

[@GolfSidekick]

very valid - i have been using my 48 degree for everything from 95 to 125

[@tripprolfes3603]

I think this is a great tool for all clubs. Being able to swing any club at different swing speeds gives you a lot more options for a lot of different scenarios. It also helps give you a better awareness of the club head while making a shot.

[@deldridg]

Have a look at Pelz's book "The Short Game Bible". My son and I reguarly gap our 4 wedges with a 7:30/9:00/10:30 o'clock and full swing. We aren't changing our swing speeds, just changing the length of our backswing. Now we have 4 x 4 = 16 distances that are easily repeatable (with practice). Doing this dropped my handicap from 12 to 4 in about 6 months. He's a tiny 36kg 13yo and is off singles, largely due to a staggeringly accurate short game. Something like 65% of all shots in the average round are played in 100 or less. Cheers - David

[@dustinreed8161]

always happy to see your videos in my feed, and even better with Teaski and B-Dog!

[@GolfSidekick]

A family indeed

[@metalheads-golf]

The putts Bdog did with the other putter seemed more natural. Awesome to see, it seems that that one might have some toe hang which could fit him better. Cool vid again. Not long (from the release date of this vid) the Europa's will be hit by y'all. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@GolfSidekick]

We are excited to see Europe

[@jimmyjoms2538]

5:10 matt casually rizzing up the caddy in the background haha kidding

[@GolfSidekick]

LOL yeah that's how it's done ask them how old they are and how long they've worked there. Smooth

[@thehairygolfer]

That is the big problem with high handicaps - no idea how far a ball goes. Yeah sure, one time 2 years ago from an elevated tee, downwind, downhill and a firm fairway it bounced hard and rolled out and finally went 250 yards. From that rough into the wind it's going 200 at best. I see it all the time and there is nothing you can say to convince them to take more club or a completely different shot. It's even harder with someone who delofts the club by 5 or 6 degrees and turns a hybrid into a 3 wood for most of their shots.

[@saxguy9345]

I hit a 4h 235 to 10ft on an insane par 3 once, I need to remember this.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@saxguy9345 I'm no different - just not quite as often. I played with a guy this week who was using 3 wood off the tee cos he hits it 250. His longest that day was 220 and he couldn't figure out why. Well last summer the ground was as hard as an airport runway and this spring it goes splat. It was obvious to me anyway.

[@sebastianmorales8679]

My problem is my irons I hit to the flag number and than it rolls of the back of the green but every time I forget to look at the front of the green number(the greens at my course have a ton of sand and fertilizer on them and it is impossible to get it to check)

[@gbiscuits]

the way of the Playa!!! my favorite golf channel.

[@GolfSidekick]

Great. Thanks for watching playa

[@simeonbrown3712]

I cant wait to see B Dog's post lesson game. He was striking like a champ.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yas this was a couple weeks before his lesson

[@mattschissel6478]

Is that jazz-Tennessee Whiskey? Coming from America, cheers gents. Keep up the great content, learning a lot

[@matts.689]

Playa, golf season just started for me and i'm using my new waddaplaya divot tool and hat clip. They are awesome and exceed the quality of my old Callaway divot tool (by a mile).

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks legend. Only the best for the best playas

[@garyguthmiller9479]

I always hit a bucket before the round but with no real intentions other than trying to groove my swing. I find it impossible to replicate the anxiety I feel when I'm actually playing. I'm going to try actually aiming for targets on the range. There's a sense of freedom knowing an errant practice ball isn't a big deal that I have to take more serious

[@flacka156]

Aiming for targets on the range really helps me gauge the quality of shots on the range. Rather than just thinking a swing feels good, it shows your dispersion, how far you draw/ fade, etc.

[@nate_wil]

Whoa whoa whoa... hold up... let's all give bdog some love for getting to 14... I remember when he was WAYYYY higher when I first started watching this channel! Well done bdog! Gettin after it!

[@brettgiddy2730]

It’s new video daaaaaay🎉 koala tea content makes a good start to the weekend!

[@GolfSidekick]

Wadda weekend

[@Derek-cw4xr]

Nice to see BDog on the channel again! I relate to his game, and it’s good to see him playing pretty well compared to when we first “met” him.

[@brunomai3337]

Great tips!!!!

[@benbignell]

Great video man. Is that accent from south africa? Im having a hard time figuring it out.

[@deanmacminn5733]

Hey. I'm moving to Chiang Mai soon from South Africa. Any recommendations on golf courses? Also is it worth bringing my clubs with or getting a new set in Thailand.

[@thehairygolfer]

I'm going to Chiang Mai on holiday in November, they all look good out of town. The ones in the town look a bit rough and ready. As to clubs. The problem over there is import tax, availability and getting a decent fitter. Take your own. All golf kit out there - even tee pegs - are expensive due to import tax. The only thing that is cheap are golf shirts on the discount rail. Last years design. If you join a club don't forget you will still have golf cart fee, caddy fee + tip and most courses will charge you a maintenance fee when you play. Joining may not be your best bet unless you are loaded. On the other hand. You will be able to take advantage of 'Sports Days' when there is discount on green fees and once you have your resident status the Thailand two tier pricing will give you a discount over a tourist anyway. I wish I could retire there but the wife wont go.

[@GolfSidekick]

Bring your clubs.

[@GolfSidekick]

Bring own clubs All courses are nice

[@normlang1994]

As soon as Takomo has customize available for their wedges, I'm putting 3 in my bag. I need a 3/4" longer shaft and 2 degrees upright.

[@GolfSidekick]

shoot them a mail, maybe they do it?

[@philcook6757]

"Aww double cabbage! We call that a bok choy". Had me rolling hahaha.

[@GolfSidekick]

Hah yeah hilarious

[@vaerontv]

I've often tried to work with people on this. I'm also a 3 handicap but my wedges are atrocious, so I play my shots to between 100 and 150 in if I can. My short irons are dead on. I've been spending time on my wedges but my hands and wrists keep flipping back to bad old habits. My goal for this year is to get my chipping under control.

[@GolfSidekick]

exactly - i like the way you put that playa

[@stephenvandenberg4841]

1:24 "you DID moer it!" hahahhaha

[@daveness141]

1:24 "you did moer it" XDD

[@chrisnormanable]

B'dog says his 5 wood goes 250 but ends up 40 yards short, not surprising. Worry about just your carry distances boyfriends not what the trackman says your total distance is on the one good one you hit once. Carry distance give you a much better idea of what you can carry for obstacles.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yass kween

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

I've been playing the game for years but I still don't have what it takes to be a single digit handicap.

[@phreak761]

Because you don't practice.

[@jackdelany5842]

You can do it. One day you’ll hit an 83, and it will be one of the best days of your life. 👍🏻

[@RyanS89]

It's your putting

[@jrodgers211]

​@ryanstanley7356 I shaved probably 7 strokes just by getting to course early and spending a good 30 mins on the practice green

[@colbywalker5301]

@@RyanS89 everyone always says putting/chipping but as a kid that was very small and got my brothers old clubs which were way too big for me all I did was chip and Putt. I only played for like 2 years til I was 15. Picked it back up 8-9 years later. It was my driver, irons, and woods that were the big problem. Soon irons became long irons and so on until I got better. It was never around the green or on the green where I racked up strokes.

[@lbb2rfarangkiinok]

I can hear your Thai has improved, nice! What course was this at?

[@GolfSidekick]

My thai has gotten much worse. Rancho charnvee

[@shauncarter924]

Good to see the band back together.

[@GolfSidekick]

Always good to be back together

[@whiskeygolfer]

bdog is awesome he actually listen to you when i try to help buddies or my own father they just dont listen to me yet im a +1 handcap golfer and can shoot 68 multiple times....least he listens to you

[@thehairygolfer]

I'm off 5 Zack and have 2 sons who don't listen to me!

[@GolfSidekick]

People in general don’t listen. It isn’t a you thing. It’s a them thing

[@roidAholic]

id love to play wiht someone who can give me tips... i always just see the number to the whole and hit that. my strategy sucks

[@dadmaxx8127]

BDOG...I see him standing up throughout the downswing...meaning he is fundamentally changing everything that was pre-determined in the setup. When you do this, you change your swing path, club face and even your intent changes from were you are going to just making sure you contact the ball.

[@GolfSidekick]

The Lesson he took after this is in the pinned comment

[@gonzalorojo6815]

I actually struggle with a similar issue (slice out to in swing) with the driver. Did BDog fix this issue yet? Any advice you could provide?

[@rhyansmith2739]

What course is this ?

[@anttisavolainen547]

B-dog actually pretty good playa! his short game gets better...a True playa!

[@davejohn255]

Driver and a tee and 20 balls and I couldn't hit the green 250 up that hill.🙃

[@thehairygolfer]

5 handicap and I couldn't either without a hard bounce.

[@mrkipling3841]

Very entertaining!

[@GolfSidekick]

Gotta keep the value up

[@TheHollomap]

Step one always play yardage to back of green if you are high handicap. Step 2 remeber: Every mile of hour of wind into you is 1.5 yards off. Every mile hour of wind at your back is 1 yard. Every yard up in the air is a yard off your shot. Yard down is 1.5 yards. Step 3: 50 yards and in on a par 5 is a great posistion. Don't have to hit in two. But the main thing I have learned. To break into single digit handicaps. Get your putting and lag putting on point. 36 putts in 18 holes is your goal. Wind and sloap as a 4 handicap is always always always taken into account before I swing. Also red yellow amd green pins. My dad an old pro always said. If you are a high handicap always aim for middle of the green. You don't have the tools yet to flag hunt.

[@samwalton3175]

Love your videos, but why is your voice different between your course videos and your whiteboard videos? Do you use a voice actor?

[@GolfSidekick]

My butler

[@tommydavis2696]

@golfsidekick what kina shirt is that

[@GolfSidekick]

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[@canny25]

love it

[@Nickzgoodmusic]

is this thailand golf? like holy shit I'm booking my tickets yesterday... How much is it for a round out here?

[@GolfSidekick]

$90

[@Eqnotalent]

Someone need to teach BDog how to release the club. His is trying to big muscle push the ball into the direction he wants. But the ball is round, the driver face is curved.

[@conorhovland2798]

He must only record his home course scores. No way he’s a 14 handicap. Looks more like a 22.

[@GolfSidekick]

Learn how the handicap system works before commenting on handicap. Also understand that there is no home course. Also understand one round, in bad form does not dictate your current handicap. The information is everywhere online, there is no longer an excuse for ignorance about this.

[@nickos2079]

Bdog tee to green is great , he just smashes his puts all over the green

[@pandpaha]

which golf course is this krub??

[@GolfSidekick]

rancho

[@NYBaller92]

Average carry for a tour pro with 5 wood is 230...but bdog thinks his goes 250 out of the rough😂. Love the confidence!

[@GolfSidekick]

You have to have confidence

[@mtany777]

Bdog’s tempo is too quick especially the transition. I have the same problem 😀

[@GolfSidekick]

Not quite the problem

[@hughmasson2200]

@@GolfSidekick Got to be part of the problem. He's thrashing the club at the ball harder than Mo did in his 64 video. Just tape open his eyes, Clockwork Orange style, and make him watch your videos with Michelle and Gen.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@hughmasson2200 watch his lesson he had after this week

[@GolfSidekick]

@@hughmasson2200 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipSlhJ2Nl9R-oM0&

[@michaelomalley3620]

How much is golf in Thailand?

[@GolfSidekick]

$100

[@stenben4806]

How many puts do you average a game?

[@GolfSidekick]

Duno playa. It’s more important to know number of total feet made per round for me. And also how many three putts

[@trogdor21997]

Bdog has no feel on the fast greens with that mallet haha

[@GolfSidekick]

yasss

[@fatputtsgolf]

@4:30 Poor BDog

[@brettgiddy2730]

I feel like I hit shots like Matt but I make decisions like BDOG😂 and as always I end up as the statue. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

[@GolfSidekick]

Big decisions Brett.

[@brettgiddy2730]

@@GolfSidekick You've never called me Brett before. Feels like we're getting serious here playa

[@Akashefi120]

Bdog needs to work on early extension it looks like

[@GolfSidekick]

Incorrect - watch his lesson a few videos ago that he had after this week of golf

[@IggyInBurnaby]

kinda painful watching BDog slicing it every tee shot. Gotta rotate your hips in the backswing.

[@augustusarbogast9862]

Hope he sees this comment!

[@sonny2480]

​@@augustusarbogast9862Watch his lesson with Chong. You'll see what was wrong.

[@thehairygolfer]

He aims right and swings left. I think his lesson sorted him out quite a bit.

[@GolfSidekick]

Bdog has seen Eric his lesson is on KZbin

[@grantblum352]

What country is this?

[@GolfSidekick]

THIGHLAND

[@SavingPrivateRy]

Even before the 4:30 minute mark i could tell that guy needs to work on his putting because hes not even reading it and just hoping he gets close to the hole but at the same time is using wayyyy too much power on every putt he did

[@James-xg5rh]

I’d be happy as hell with a “hacker” +14 😂

[@GolfSidekick]

me too

[@Geothermicguacamole]

I was hitting 250 with my 5 wood at the range today…

[@kreationthailand]

Looks like Rancho!

[@GolfSidekick]

Simply amazing after a pro tournament. Maybe best greens in the country at that stage

[@matthewdefee171]

Biggest question with all of this - since when is a 14 handicap considered a "hacker"? I'd imagine your average golfer is at least slightly higher than a 14 handicap. Shouldn't a "hacker" be considered someone noticeably worse than average?

[@GolfSidekick]

Biggest question is as a 14 handicapper, is 49 for 9 holes playing well or hacking? K thx

[@williamjenks6866]

If i hit a 200 yard shot as straight as i hit my 100 yard shot thatd be great

[@guybuchanan9143]

I hope B-dog had his 4 putt rumbler?

[@GolfSidekick]

5 putt *

[@Sugarray1960]

Calling a golfer a hacker, has always been odd for me to hear xD

[@thetowndrunk988]

A +13 is a hacker? Hold my beer…..

[@andrewe2643]

Is the narrator and the bucket hat guy the same person???!! Im so confused

[@GolfSidekick]

I am also confused

[@larrygao5854]

His putting is like handicap 45

[@GolfSidekick]

Truth

[@pinoythomas77]

This B guy back to choking down on his clubs.

[@GolfSidekick]

This was pre-lesson

[@anttisavolainen547]

Bdog was just like me! this was money

[@GolfSidekick]

Moneh

[@GolfSidekick]

Monet

[@AutomationGolfer]

I was an idiot and starting buying into a certain Data Driven golf personality about how to play golf. Shot my worst score in a year of 100. I will never cheat on the Golf Sidekick ever again. He had me shooting mid 80s to low 90s. How should I repent for my sins?

[@GolfSidekick]

lol explain more please

[@AutomationGolfer]

@@GolfSidekick listened to “Laying up to a favorite number is not the way to play statistically”/“try to get as far down as you can even if you can’t reach” advice. Yeah that was a mistake. Way too much trying to hit clubs hard and no control all round. High stress golf is not for me at all. There’s a certain tranquillity to the Way of the Playa. Never again will I play without that

[@GolfSidekick]

Exactly Playa. Data is great for your own assessment and your own assessment just shows it doesn't work for you. I would hazard a guess that 80% of golfers will not benefit from the brainless hit it as far down as possible and have 40 yard pitches over bunkers from the rough advice!!

[@AutomationGolfer]

@@GolfSidekick This is definitely one of the biggest problems. Hitting it as far down doesn’t work for Joe Shmoe who doesn’t practice that nearly enough. There also has to be a Skew in Arccos data as more serious players are going to be using that technology than higher handicappers. Maybe it works for some, but not for me but the way of the playa is proven for me.

[@GolfSidekick]

Thank yo for the testimonial playa I agree whole heartedly and think majority of NON ARCCOS users will experience the same thing. I agree it's a certain type of golfer using Arccos. General golfers must play their own game. You are a BAUS

[@ExilixE]

BDog hit his 6iron 250..??

[@GolfSidekick]

When he hits it out the heel

[@jeffedmundson3459]

Teski, the hype woman! How's your game?

[@GolfSidekick]

It’s up and down

[@ishannage248]

I like bdog but there aint no way he carries his 5W 250 yards

[@GolfSidekick]

i don't either

[@Michael-yz4mc]

Consistency

[@bsimons09]

Like a Baus

[@andrewrobb1175]

Your chum doesn't hit his driver 250 let alone his hybrid or 5 wood

[@varutchk]

Did Matt just ask the caddy how old r u

[@GolfSidekick]

And when her last bikini wax was

[@varutchk]

@@GolfSidekick hahahahhah

[@illmatic-P]

Love you Sidekick. Come to Australia mofo!

[@GolfSidekick]

i love you more - Australia early 2024

[@illmatic-P]

@@GolfSidekick that’s fucking awesome. I’ve got some course recommendations if you come to the capital.

[@tompem]

a 14 is NOT a bad golfer...he is ABOVE average. The average men's handicap is 16-17.

[@GolfSidekick]

but he was hacking +13 after 9....

[@bulldogz23]

Are you sure bdog is a 14 not a 34

[@GolfSidekick]

learn about handicap system thanks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3iTgZR4raZ3sNU

[@ILoveGreatThings]

Don’t you have the numbers reversed? Tour pros basically would have a plus handicap. Mere mortals have negative handicap

[@GolfSidekick]

-1 score vs +13 score

[@rtotheizzle]

the most obvious problem with your buddy's swing is that his tempo is pretty horrid. He really tries way to hard to smash it especially in the last half of his downswing. If he just relaxed his swing I think he'd hit straighter a lot more consistently.

[@GolfSidekick]

No sir. Check his lesson in the pinned comment

[@rtotheizzle]

@@GolfSidekick hahahha ok ya I might be wrong

[@couldntcareless2602]

Bdog is so out to in on his swing it’s crazy. That needs to be remedied

[@GolfSidekick]

You need to watch his lesson

[@dawgs729]

13 handicap isn’t a “hacker”

[@GolfSidekick]

Who said anything about a 13 handicap?

[@Smiththebat]

+13 is a hacker? :P

[@thedadgolfer]

For 9 holes

[@davejohn255]

@@thedadgolfer 😭

[@davejohn255]

Thank God I'm a 10.8.. 😇

[@sonny2480]

​@@davejohn255I'm similar and shot +15 round 9 this morning 😂

[@seasicknarwhal6169]

starting to realize my swing is good i need to learn how the ground effects my contact and how to change things about my swing to adapt to the course. waddadaytobealive

[@GolfSidekick]

You gotta believe playa. It will all come together in the end

[@littlebob1261]

13 handicapper really needs to learn a driver, geez

[@GolfSidekick]

Little bob really needs to learn about golf geez

[@gavin35]

there is absolutely no way he is a 14 handicap. Plays like a 21

[@GolfSidekick]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3iTgZR4raZ3sNU ignorance is no longer an excuse with all the information online

[@jungie6969]

13 hcp in not a hacker😡😡. We just can't putt.

[@JohnS-er7jh]

I disagree with the thumbnail. A 13 Handicap is Not a "hacker". That is a decent golfer. A hacker is a person who doesn't have much experience (only plays once or twice a year/doesn't work on improving their game), and they just hack at the ball (never knowing where it will go). But also I find handicaps to not always be accurate (kind of like the belt system in martial arts), it really depends on what course the player is rated on, I have seen some awful golfers that claim they are below a 10 handicap, then I come to find out they play a very easy golf course (flat, with forgiving greens, easy pin placements, no hazards), I realize the "Slope' Rating is Suppose to equalize the handicap system, but based on what I have seen, it is severly flawed system. To know your true handicap, you need to play some challenging courses.

[@GolfSidekick]

+13 for 9 when you'e a 14 handicap is hacking

[@zbabyg6998]

+13 "Hacker" hahaha

[@GolfSidekick]

For 9 holes yas

[@enriquebruzual1702]

Hacker?, so you decide to crap over 90% of golfers with that headline Mr. 3 HC

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes and all for free too.

[@varutchk]

Coz the 5 wood will go 250 yrds bro wake up! If this guy play by himself he will write down par par par par

[@joshclark8018]

Are you South African😂?

[@GolfSidekick]

Lithuanian.

[@roberthortin5357]

Great video, Baus. Mindful. 🦘

[@GolfSidekick]

Thank you! 😁