What Breaking Par Really Looks Like for Amateurs - Shot by Shot

[@BillyDenton-nx3oy]

ANYONE can be a single digit handicap simply by learning to keep score from this pencil whipping dufus. I've really tried to get some enjoyment or value from these videos. But I can find none. He's annoying, He's condescending, He's completely egomaniacal. It's better to be good to play with than to play good. Do you believe that this guy would be good to play with ? Neither do I. I will acknowledge that his general determination of shot selection is usually sound. Something about him makes me want to beat him like a drum. I'm sure that the way his annoying personality effects his playing partners is one of his great strengths. Not being able to tolerate his asinine behavior would be a concern for me.

[@GolfSidekick]

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[@postverifiedlifestyle]

based on the way this comment is written i would guess you are 10000x more annoying to play golf with than this guy Lol

[@Redrickson1]

​@@GolfSidekick😂😂😂 Goteem like a playa!!!

[@shinobiwannabe]

@@GolfSidekick😂😂😂

[@GolfSidekick]

It must be meth

[@nosedude]

Everyone's talking about the (legitimately S-tier) golf tips, but stuff like the ever-increasing, unacknowledged and completely unnecessary sunscreen is why I keep coming back here.

[@patrickschaeffersr5963]

Love this dude

[@jdstarek]

I was about to write exactly the same thing. I dead with that sunscreen 🤣

[@kurtwarford9320]

the gradual expansion of the sunscreen had me cracking up.

[@joedavey84]

Watched a lot of videos from matty boom boom. This is probably my favorite. Keep up the good work playa.

[@GolfSidekick]

Top work from me I agree

[@signedupfordoconly4275]

Have you seen the whiteboard videos? Legendary.

[@EricJamesTitus]

My man, I started playing golf about 3 months ago and was hitting consistent 120’s. After watching your videos I got down to around 100 and the last three rounds I shot 99, 96, and today 93. All I did was think the way you tell us to. Looking forward to the next three months of golf that I have coming to me! Thank you!

[@TheDarwin1564]

Same here and I’m 60 years old

[@interestedbystander196]

Excellent improvement, friend. Keep going.

[@EricJamesTitus]

@@interestedbystander196 really is amazing how a different mindset can help so much

[@patrickschaeffersr5963]

That’s awesome!!!

[@medi3241]

Same boat my dude. Just found this guy, played my first round every few days ago and shot 114 Playing and range are so different I had no clue what I wanted to do 60% of the round. I’m going back in a few days w a real plan playing to my strengths. This comment made me feel better about it 😂

[@stuartgannon3366]

I've only broken 90 a handful of times so going under par seems a long way off but i'll get there. I remain an eternal optometrist

[@TheTurdEye]

Good one playa

[@MundungusMooney]

Not sure what you being an eye doctor has to do with you breaking par but I vote your victory. You will break 80 this month playa

[@GolfSidekick]

A differential way to look at it, and that makes you speciality

[@OrvinReyes]

We are all confidentialist optometristskys

[@mthithers]

I see what you did there.

[@mitchellhodges3029]

Hands down your advice on the strategy and mental side of the game has helped me more than anything. Dropped from 23 to a 14 handicap in the last year, love the content keep it up!

[@benwood7132]

Toe down chipping is a game changer for me. Been using it and have much more confidentiality with my chips. I use it for anything that doesn’t require me to carry something through the air.

[@gcoffey223]

One day, I will get a driving iron, and I think I have to pull out the chipper. Yes, I will cry. Daamn the 14 club rule

[@MetalAsFork]

Your putting is actually insane

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

Probably nothing to do with the hard rubber ball he switches his real golf ball out to putt with. The sound it makes in the hole is not right.

[@MetalAsFork]

@@michaelpilgrim2599 I kinda wondered about the ball. I could see it being a visual advantage, maybe even for the benefit of the viewers. But could a harder/softer/bouncier ball really be that advantageous for putting? You still need good pace control and the right read. Maybe @GolfSidekick would like to enlighten us about the magic 8-ball on the greens.

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

@@MetalAsFork Who knows the reason Metal. I was more messing around more than anything. Can't see it as a visual aid though when he's playing with a high vis ball to begin with.

[@woollyrhino6258]

@@michaelpilgrim2599I don’t think it’s rubber, you can hear it when he sinks it in

[@GolfSidekick]

Conspiracy theories are out. I will be sure to let Vice know that their black edition Vice Pro Plus is clearly a cheat ball! They can use it for marketing LOL

[@yaminoo245]

Calling that snap left putt at 10:50 was sick. Wadaplaya.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yas seeing slope and grass combinations helps to anticipate the roll. Like a baus

[@rangerofthenorth2850]

Quality video. Just those extra few seconds to think before a shot makes all the difference. I'm looking forward to this coming season - it's been a long winter but your videos give me confidentiality.

[@GolfSidekick]

What facepaint playa?

[@rangerofthenorth2850]

@GolfSidekick Sorry, my mistake. Forgive me

[@InsignificantSpeckOfDust]

An old pro( in his eighties at the time) in Toronto Canada I played with occasionally, gave me a really good tip that Matt mentioned here...he told me "play golf...NOT golf swing" when you are on the course forget about everything except getting the ball to the hole. The time for swing thoughts are on the range when you are working on something. I love that blade putter ..I want that~lol...And I have to say your putting stroke IS Money!

[@frankpugh68]

I like the all the discussion about what your thinking. I have already used your idea of accepting a bad shot and moving on. I have to really think about letting it go, to not dwell on issues. Thanks for the good videos.

[@shauncarter924]

Yay Matty Boom Booms back. That other guy with the different hat in the past couple of videos couldn’t cut it. Matty could totally kick his arse

[@GolfSidekick]

What is arse? Sounds tasty

[@shauncarter924]

That’s a cousin to the donkey that’s mostly found in and around Great Britain, I think.

[@RubenVerdugo-o8j]

I have been stuck at 3-5 over for months. Watching your videos keeps me motivated to shoot par.

[@RCE]

I watched countless generic swing top videos because I was broken down bad with my irons. I found one video from a guy…. Followed this absolutely simple tip of looking over the shoulder at the ball and adding a little spine tilt and it absolutely fixed my irons. Don’t say all the generic videos are bad because this one turned my golf game straight 180 for the better.

[@GolfSidekick]

I’ll say what i want thanks dad

[@adriantunei5453]

I broke 90 last year (it’s been a while as I stopped golf for 10 years). Happy with it; I know I don’t have it in me to play under 80 constantly, so I take what I can. Enjoying your vids, enjoying playing golf, having fun with my golf buddies.

[@brandonhitchcock1262]

“Oh man.. CMON!” 15:20 🤣 that’s real and authentic par saving feeling right there hahahah

[@stevehorner4377]

Hacker here trying to break 90 consistently and have watched a lot of MBB. This is my favorite too as it helps me understand how a low capper thinks their way around the course something that probably costs me 4-5 shots around. Thanks MBB and keep up the good work playa.

[@wonderbreadmodelsandhistor1566]

Went 70, 72, 68 over the weekend Matt…third year back after a 10 year break. Owe much of it to you…thx friend

[@blackability1415]

How'd you do on the back 9?

[@SkaterJay789]

How you diagnose each hole it awesome. This is the actual mindset needed for playing golf. Need to be thinking critically on the shot while also being relaxed

[@GolfSidekick]

correct

[@richs2290]

You make it look so easy but sadly it isn’t. 😭😭 You explain it so well. Keep going great stuff Matt 👏👏👏👏👌👍👍👍

[@Cspotrun78]

F bomb, followed by war paint and sock tan lines. I love this channel!

[@JerryNordstrom]

My man, you have such great content, a very organic, natural and not over-explainy way to describe how to think their way around the golf course... you really should not keep all of this amazing content so confidential!

[@mariad750]

Thank you for your thought process for every shot! Your videos have helped my game where I now have intent and purpose vs. just swinging to hope for a good result. ‘Matty Boom- boom is the man’!

[@chrisgilbert4146]

No one NOSE golf like Matty BOOM BOOM. Your vids have improved my game better than any mechanic vids. Thanks homie.

[@GolfSidekick]

No one's game has ever benefited from mechanic videos. The ones who say the videos improved them, implemented the idea incorrectly and within 3 months, it fell apart anyway. When everyone realizes we play golf, no play golf-swing, we evolve

[@patrickschaeffersr5963]

Also, I had total knee replacement on 12/26/23. Played golf 4 days before surgery and it was brutal. Bone on bone just grinding my life away. I shot 119 on a par 72. I’ve played 2 round of 18. First Round I shot 97 second round 99. I use some of what Matty has taught and I am forever grateful that a guy who loves the game enough to spread the knowledge is out there. I’d love for you to have a lesson on ball compression and shaft lean. 2 more things I struggle with. Peace to you and yours.

[@GolfPokerTaylor]

Stix gotta be a stix!…long time subscriber and this is the best video on this channel ever! It’s like watching you become who you’ve always wanted to be!!

[@colecooper287]

The commentary you have seals the deal as the BEST you tuber in my opinion in golf

[@TheHarleyRoadshow]

Hey Matty, to fix that mic issue, tape the lav mic to the inside of your shirt using some elastoplast, just at the V in your shirt. Still with the dead cat on it, taping it will stop it from rusting, hope this helps and keep up the great work, if you’re using a Rode mic, you can get a magnet attachment which is even easier than using the tape with the lav mic

[@waterofvitamins]

Just found this channel, what a gem. I don't even golf regularly and found it entertaining. One note: you say "confidential" and "confidentiality" instead of "confident" and "confidently." Not sure if that's intentional, but the latter two are the correct words to use.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes sir completely differential words

[@nicklane7965]

Woosh

[@TimothyCranshaw]

🤣

[@josephsmith4073]

Oh my god. Lining your feet up with something closer than the actual pin makes so much sense. So simple but that's going to help a lot. Thanks.

[@tma6983]

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and identifying thought patterns during your round. Far too often, I forget that golf is 90% mental, or maybe that's be mental 90% of the time ;)

[@azy83]

my golf game has transformed since i found your channel.

[@GolfSidekick]

mine too

[@NathanaelHorn]

I watched through this whole video on Monday. Played yesterday and shot my first ever -1 through the back nine. Too bad I shot a 46 on the front. Either way, this was super helpful and I felt good about it thanks to this!!

[@GolfSidekick]

35 46 Seen that many times on my card lol

[@Liquidforce4441]

39:22 "Matty boom boom in da hooooouse" lolol

[@VLchris87]

the playa in chief strikes back episode many: this man doesn’t miss. and if you haven’t been watching since bdog and jmac becoming true playas, give it the VAR, check the receipts, and know with full confidentiality, you will improve watching and implanting the way of the playa.

[@tedzink4574]

Hi Matt, As a general rule, if you take a penalty drop it's usually 2 club lengths, no closer to the hole. Free relief is typically 1 club length, no closer. You shortchanged yourself on the unplayable, that extra club length would've changed your lie and available lines to better spots for the next shot. Knowing the rules/options can help all of us in certain situations. Just FYI. Good video.

[@fa8ster]

this is probably the best golf advice video of all time

[@GolfSidekick]

I would rate it top 2

[@Kratosis1980]

​@GolfSidekick which one of your other videos was #1? 😏

[@robertbellardine6298]

Great video. I like how he gives us the details of each shot

[@davidcrowley1985]

Hua Hin plays here.. Matty get those electrolytes into you before and as you play. I take Dlyte mixed with a bottle of water before playing and another as you play + more water. However this ain't enough...I suffered like you and the answer was food. You must eat as you go around to maintain energy levels for the back 9 push.

[@rodidy]

You fell from gracing my main feed, glad to hear and see you playing! Hope the mental and physical health are in order, cheers

[@bigt524]

I’ve learned a ton about the mental aspect of the game from these videos. I know what I’m supposed to do, but my issue is in the execution and being able to string several good shots together consecutively. If you can do that, then you can do well.

[@GolfSidekick]

but my issue is in the execution and being able to string several good shots together consecutively Just stop thinking this. Think something better. I string together great shots because I have a consistent process for every shot, hitting only shots I am confidential in. Focus on problems, they problems grow. Focus on the delusional solution that moves you toward a good place

[@bigt524]

@@GolfSidekick Thank you for the response. I really love your content. Keep up the good work!

[@slowburn678]

@@GolfSidekick Excellent!

[@huddwah]

I think this might be the perfect video I was looking for...! Watching now...

[@russellhoguephd7925]

Really appreciate this content. Hearing your thought process is fantastic.

[@crunch5267]

I love seeing you play confidentially around the course handsome

[@joeb5603]

Thank goodness you are back to normal again.

[@nikmak]

I'm always impressed at how easily you knock in the three footers.

[@williamlackey123]

7:27 the best golf advice on all of KZbin!

[@samanjaberi1739]

Whats with the use of the word confidential 😂. Love you Matt!! Absolute legend.

[@GolfSidekick]

The greatest

[@matthewjames4268]

Thai golf. Love it. Played in Pattaya many years ago. Caddy's are solid.

[@Anvilarm07]

I love hearing how you work on keeping a positive attitude. But when he are on you are a really good putter, and you can really pound out the drives.

[@CristianJonathan-d6i]

I love this guys confidential

[@dboan6847]

I want your cheering section while I play! All the clapping and cheers. Love it.

[@laciep837]

you are the most relaxing guy on youtube

[@bqmac43]

When the music starts...I can't help but smile.

[@josephhaas7413]

It should be called “confidentiality”

[@desertrat1111]

I wish more pros would go through the course like this.

[@rangerofthenorth2850]

They do - every round! Listen to the player/caddie interaction!

[@GolfSidekick]

Pros have no time for this poefies. They are making money from tournaments,. or trying to at least

[@SkarM_x]

Best golf content on KZbin brother. Best wishes

[@WilliamWallace247]

Today..I shot 88 for the first time in years. Thanks for the videos

[@Jono2905]

Super video, very good advice on thinking your way around and I would love to have the support that you get from the caddies who are fantastic.

[@billyletawsky8900]

I have the new Wilson 8802 putter (like the one shown at 30:28) and I agree that its too light. Its beautiful and I love the old school head shape, but when its windy I feel like it moves around on the backstroke. I want the Waddaplaya version!

[@NDW7]

You have so much confidentiality that I feel I should sign a CDA just to watch!!

[@ryangalpin9602]

Loved the Wayward Hayward ref 😂 ol Nantie. Love the content Matt

[@Yesman10]

I become very very happy when I hear that little tune at 3 minutes

[@johnmorbitzer4002]

Best information from any video I've watched. Would love to play a round with you as a left hander and get see the difference.

[@BrandonONeal-wv2cb]

Thank you 🙏🏽 mental game. Ball striking. Talk yourself through the shot.

[@josephsmith4073]

learned a LOT from this video.

[@SmartHomeImprovementTv]

Everything you say is right, as long as I hit a ball like you now do. I hit FAT or THIN 10-20% of the time! Then, another 5-10% of my hits miss the target! Soo- my GHIN is ~14... The more I work at getting better, my body gets sore and then I hit even worse!

[@thisjustanother]

always love these videos. i just know my biggest issue is putting. ill always get the usual 34-38 putts every round. i need to work on putting or getting the ball closer to the hole to reduce those 2-3 putts

[@GolfSidekick]

nice - now you know....you can do

[@shifffteam]

dude is hilarious but a great golfer and a great teacher

[@DuckieGolf]

Welp, I’m going to play my first full 18 tomorrow! Gonna see how well this works 🤙🏻

[@stevesmart1968]

“I have 128 yds left after hitting a 281 yd drive” yep that sums it up for me, my swing coach said after showing me a Rory swing on KZbin “just hit it like Rory”. Well, easier said than done. 281 yds, damn.

[@GolfSidekick]

281 just a little pop gun shot. The ones that go 320. That’s where the magic is

[@rydaug79]

This video gives me a lot more confidentiality going in to my next round

[@farrowjacob]

Why do you swap out the ball you hit on drives and into the approach/pitch shots and the ball you putt?

[@scottkesler215]

The Spaulding hat and nose grease reminiscent of Caddyshack is awesome.

[@the_triqster]

Probably the most underrated requirement for consistent golf, is the amount of swearing required. Well done on communicating that accurately 😂

[@KEVIN-sf9bj]

I already played golf 1.5 years, last week i got my first 89(blue tee), still need more practice😊

[@Flippinkids82]

Love your spirit to share, brother ❤️ FYI, confidential means "intended to be kept secret." I believe you mean confident. Unless there is some inside joke going on 😂

[@BigSimo1992]

Another banger from my favourite KZbinr, tha playa in chief. Can you do a video on how to read the various lies and the impact they can have on shots? 🙏

[@GolfSidekick]

I have tried but it's incredibly boring and my turf is different to other peoples - it's a unique thing to learn in your particular area with certain ground conditions

[@CraigSchubert]

Love watching your videos! Just might want to check on your link at the end - you mention videos and point to part of the screen, but they aren't showing as links for me...

[@Desmotwin]

I cannot get over how most of this video looks like you're green screened. The lighting is so strange! 34:00 for weatherman MBB. Well playa'd!

[@heydeereman1040]

0:51 that is my Nephew. He gets pissed because his rounds are all over the place. He insists on playing different courses every time. Doesn't do any kind of prep work or course management.

[@GolfSidekick]

I used to be like that. Then I stopped. Probably because perfection was expected out of me as a kid. Then i dropped that by dropping my attachment to others expectations.

[@heydeereman1040]

@GolfSidekick I tried to tell him to get a membership and learn 1 course. He insisted that he doesn't want to keep playing the same place. Yet, he expects to go out and carve up every course with Stokes Gained mentality. Pros never go in cold. They play a practice round and caddies have every square millimeter mapped and plotted out.

[@ShockSlice]

@@GolfSidekickwrite a book on this

[@JackCooneySAAN]

First time watching. I'm confidential that I'll be back. Great video

[@badinternet8877]

How do you know how hard to hit the ball when putting

[@GolfSidekick]

Practice with consciousness. Practice hitting to a tee in the ground. You’ll figure it out.

[@rmack9226]

I LOBE your putting, and I LOBE your moments of unabashed gloating about your top-1%, PGA-Tour-level putting.

[@thehairygolfer]

Hi Matt, played my first 18 in 141 days. Shot 16 over. It will be nice to get back to playing like this asap. Is this the future of youtube? Wearing Kiss makeup?

[@BRP99999]

Great video, more of these please

[@courtenaymoore3642]

Why do you switch to the black golf ball to putt, but play the rest of the course with the yellow one?

[@brianwhitehead8755]

omg.....that putter ....the wilson Phil Mickelson style, Nar nar feedback Bro!

[@3n2a2]

18 is a long freaking time to concentrate and execute. Even Bause-n-Chief, at home course, ain't perfect. Whatajob grinding out with short game and ParDogg putter. Somedays you have this great grind...some you miss all and post one off the other 12 and have a brewski.

[@russellmaniaXX]

Fun video. You should call your show "Golfing Confidential". BTW, Is your caddie confidentially putting on your zinc after every hole? You're pretty much wearing white face by hole 18.

[@gcoffey223]

Tom Saguto, Jimmy Tropicana, Golf Sidekick... all you need

[@PhilMonk-zg1oi]

Your wardrobe game is on point, as usual.

[@GolfSidekick]

as per the uzhe

[@user-qe2ps9vm9o]

I wish I had a smidge of the confidential this gentleman has.

[@sensingowls]

"Matty Boom Boom" The man. The LEGEND.

[@That.Channel593]

I love when the caddie claps. And the jokes, but the caddies clapping is so wholesome

[@marcbrown729]

Great vid. Well done - and well played!

[@StevenCampbell-ci8rd]

My issues is golf is so expensive. I have seizures and have trouble working. I could drop 8 strokes a round if I could afford a good range finder🤦🏻‍♂️. I want to get to know how far I hit every club I strike it well. But hard to get my yardages without a range finder 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@WorkingFromHomeToday452]

Great playing! Thinking back to hole 8, when you're laying up, do you always elect to lay back to 120 vs say 50? You hit a solid strike, but came up well short because a 120y shot is going to be a larger shot pattern. What's the magic number where you'd personally rather be closer. For example, I can't imagine you'd prefer a 100yd shot over a 30yd pitch, right? I would think you're proximity gets closer as you get closer to the green. Assuming reasonable distance control, a 10 degree pull on a 40y shot is going to be vastly better than a 10 degree pull on a 100y shot. Obviously there are exceptions, but in general, the data seems to suggest that closer is better.

[@GolfSidekick]

Anything inside 50 or outside 65 is preferable. Between 50-65, i get antsy. Hole 8 is a tough one because i want to be sure of my second shot rather than have any doubt off the firm fairways. Depends on the day but on that hole, if i took the time to work out how far i should really hit it to the right side, id like to get it inside 40-50 On that second shot, 6 iron is my most confident club. So i hit confident club to confident club distance. If i try a 7 wood there, i have a chance of hooking into the water.

[@WorkingFromHomeToday452]

@@GolfSidekick perfect thanks!

[@kyletheune6280]

I hate my game. I’ve had streaks where I shoot in the 70s (normally early in the season) and then towards the end of the season I’m happy with breaking 90. I have been doing this for a few yards and no idea why

[@GolfSidekick]

I think it's normal playa. Your expectations are low and you are so keen to play and enjoy the game again. Every shot is a blessing. Then you advance a bit, and expectation windows move with your better play and the now nothing other than 'scoring better' will do. I find it is always good to take a break around the time you see a slump and get a bit 'high expectatioon' Then i come back after 2-3 weeks and just happy to be out there again enjoying a nice strike or 5. Perspective always changes over the course of a season and your A game becomes your B game, becomes the C game and then we lose hope to ever get the B game back. Just gotta reset and go back to what makes the beginning of the season feel so good

[@ShoulderPidgeon]

Just curious, how much does a round at your local course cost? Looks like you need to have a caddy every time as well. Thanks!