STRESS-FREE GOLF ABANDONED on 5900 Yard Golf Course - Golf in Myanmar Episode 1

I went to Myanmar to meet some subscribers and played Pun Hlaing links golf course, also known as Star City in Yangon, Myanmar. Great greens, but of course super slow because of the monsoon season. I love the layout with the bunkering and short design, yet very tricky to just kill you if you make an error.
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I met the Hype man ( who is an awesome playa full of energy and you'll understand why he's the Hype Man soon enough) - absolute legend. I also played with Vedant, who is such an accurate iron playa and suscriber to the channel.
I abandoned the philosophies in this video because I was so tired from not enough sleep. Now this is a stupid excuse because you can't keep doing the same thing over and over in order to sabotage yourself....just to give yourself an excuse for playing poorly.
I think I self-sabotage a lot of the time. I not only never sleep enough, but will often spend too long in front of the computer working, knowing I'll develop knots in my back, shoulders and chest. This is yet another excuse. I am often in pain from these knots and the time has come to start treating myself properly to play better and be more stress free.
Stress free golf starts with preparation before the round. It just doesn't matter what plan, what purpose or what startegy you use. If you're tired or undernourished or underhydrated, that stuff all goes out the window if you cannot hold concentration and a stable mood and mindset.
Be stress-free, PREPARE yourself in every aspect before the round,

[@jswchiro]

"This is where you turn on that birdie music in the video, right!?..." *Misses birdie* "HAH!" Classic.

[@mikeg2383]

Planted a feather. Made a birdie...Attained enlightenment. Now I plant feathers EVERYWHERE. Thanks for the good vibes Playa! Drop em' like they hot!

[@FredCDobbs-er4qd]

To me, the 7,000 yard courses are kid's courses. Not grammar school kids but 40 years and younger. They are designed for the thrill of hitting it far and even when I was a young man I did not like them. You had to carry too many hazards and they were everywhere. The worst I played was Dubsdread in Illinois. It had over 120 sand traps and was 7,500 yards from the blacks and had a slope rating of 156. I shot 104 and felt I did very well and never wanted to play it again. Oh, it was $20 then and is $150 now. I'm about 70 years old and my course is 5,000 yards but it is narrow, jungle lined on both sides and the greens are more difficult than Augusta. 80 is a very good score. It makes you plan and think. The same shot day after day never happens. That's golf to me. The other is exercise like a marathon is exercise.

[@michaelblum3973]

Thanks for showing a round where you didn't have your A-Game. For me, golf is not about swinging a club. It's reacting to which way I'm messing up that day and trying to minimize the damage.

[@teatimegolf]

Literally just said this to Matt!

[@sharkanalyst]

Love it at 2:08 where you hit that beautiful shot over the bunker and cue the "I'm Sucha Playa" theme music, only to cut as you ball dies on your putt for birdie. Whatta edit! :)

[@TheGolfClan]

Your attitude and approach to golf is a big reason I’ve gotten into it so seriously and launched a KZbin channel. Thanks for putting out heaters with every new upload ✊🏼🔥

[@jeffwood2956]

Hype Man is my favorite playing partner you’ve had. Guy is a legend

[@brettgiddy2730]

I get so excited when the birdski music rolls in, and the you bait me like a master baiter. I cry everytime.

[@GolfSidekick]

Please use a tissue

[@normansmyth2079]

45K? Wow Matty Cakes, excellent! I think the tuba player is tired after this round :) I do like how you show us the (in your eyes not mine) poor rounds and mistakes you make, so we may overcome them when faced with it. I was playing a average 9 hole game the other day, not breaking course records and then just chilled. Ended with par, then bird on the 9th to save the scorecard - there's something to playing without a care in the world, we all just need to do it more! Great video, come to Canada, we'll have real beer (not the U.S. kind) and poutine!

[@grandaddy0807]

Yeah he made a good point about a lapse in concentration on 1 shot can definitely ruin your hole. I always have a few shots each round where immediately I'm just kicking myself because I know better.

[@mbatts3924]

That’s made my mind up. I’m going to bed early, golf in the morning!

[@thomasgolft]

haha, at 7:00 I was like "that's a rather large hole", hahahaha.

[@nicolasgolfeuramateur]

waddavideo again. So much to learn from you. Thanks man !

[@LeighMusic]

I love that you show the less positive rounds too. It shows you're human. Plus, I bet you feel a lot of pressure when you're playing with fans and subscribers to play a good round, because it probably feels like they all want to see you play a great round. That's got to be tough. Play on, playa. Don't worry about it.

[@teatimegolf]

It's more tough than ever.

[@georggollob4967]

Congrats to 45000 subs👌

[@useyourblues]

Hype-man seems like a good dude to play a round with. I like his comments and encouragement.

[@jamesdelcubillo9633]

Very good video!!!

[@nickfarnham3321]

Man I enjoy your videos so much

[@christiansobczak6359]

As short as it is, this course looks brutal

[@Dendrothe]

I find I don't sleep well the night before a round because I'm excited to get out. So what I do to combat that is the day before I stay busy all day no lounging around so that when I do go to sleep I'm ready to sleep and not lying around thinking about the round to come. Wayoftheplaya adapting

[@giovanniwilliams9349]

Best golf videos on youtube! you should pair with the golfholics someday MAtt!

[@bzurry]

Great reflection at the end. So easy to miss those things.

[@garyrae5413]

Nice to see you're human....never seen your putter go stone cold before playa! Just got my lid...mint!!🎩

[@Ben_C01]

Inesis shoes FTW! If you can get them, try the Inesis Tour 900 balls - amazing value for money.

[@GolfSidekick]

They're in a video I did - will be coming in the next week or so. Great balls

[@francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273]

Yeah! I have these shoes and play these balls... great in absolute terms and great value as well!

[@useyourblues]

Hole 13 looks like a minefield with all those pot bunkers. Hitting out of soggy bunkers, even shallow ones, is painful. This is fun to watch.

[@boydeeful]

Dat birdy music tho, said to my missus bout a month ago its wot i hear now in my head when I'm gonna slot one from off the green, she knows the music but not the shot lol. You've transformed my game with your philosophies by 10 to 20 shots per 18. Waddaplaya, waddateecha, waddalegunda!

[@j-manthevendor2253]

6:18 love the new BDE music.

[@anthonybruno5250]

What app do you use to trace your shot? I'm sure it has been mentioned but I'm too lazy to sift through comments...I'm also too lazy to ever walk the course when I play.

[@TimMoor]

Thank you Matt!

[@BaldyFella]

Great vlog. Always pressure when playing with subs. You know things are off piste when you hear the Tuba-music-of-Doom.

[@tims2532]

Some of those shots were heartbreaking.

[@mikebing1230]

That guy hits just like me! I have to do half swings or I slice city! I can still hit 220-240 with a half swing tho. If I do a full swing my balance is off and it sliced so bad

[@opengolfcoursesnow8603]

Just finished playing at Newburgh in Aberdeen Scotland. Probably 30 mph winds off the North Sea. I'd love to see you course management around it. I was 52 front 9 ( into the wind and 45 back 9) nadaplayyyaaaa.

[@zawseinlatt4334]

It’s a par 70 course. U should definitely try out our Yangon golf course.

[@4Stanzas]

The tuba was out early and often in this one. :) That course might have only been 5900 yards, but looked like it had a course rating of 76, with a slope of 130. And slow greens on top of that. Slow Greens = Slow Burn. Get more sleep! I expect a playa to be morning fresh when I sit down to my Golf Sidekick vids.

[@jamesyoo67]

Hey Matt, do you feel any more pressure playing w/ fans / subscribers or is it about the same since you're usually recording the round anyways?

[@GolfSidekick]

Nah man waaaaaayyyy more pressure. Headworms start going like crazy. Of course, it is all in my head but that is the most imprtant part of the game. I think my scores have ranged from 72 to 85 with subscribers and it is also quite interesting playing new courses with them where I have no idea about the landing areas and dangers. I cannot imagine the amount of pressure a PGA Tour pro deals with when they have 5000 people watching and then millions on TV. That is some serious head game

[@jamesyoo67]

@@GolfSidekick do the guys give you tips when they know the course play well?

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes but sometimes its the ‘dont go there’ or ‘you dont wanna hit it there’ type of tips so can be tricky. Then I usually say ‘dudes do you even watch the channel??’

[@mofojohnson1]

Missed a few putts more than normal but those greens looked slow. On a side note on a scale of 0 to 1 would you give your caddie 1, I think I would.

[@brianrizza2045]

That's definitely a leave your driver in the car course. The holes tell you how to play them but our ego tells us go for it you can make then boom double bogey ha ha ha. Welcome to golf.

[@linheinsein6148]

You gotta play Dagon city golf and Yangon golf club.

[@GolfSidekick]

Next time. I needed a break from the 4am wake ups. I had a lot of work to catch up so needed to be alert the whole day in Yangon. When it isnt monsoon, I will to back for dry golf. Go up to a few courses up country then too

[@TENNESSEETORNADO]

Wadda Dad...

[@scottyk_cdvi5650]

played on Tuesday, planted a feather on #5 at my home course, birdied #10. If & when i hit a good shot i catch myself saying “Like a BAUS” or “whaddaplaya”. #wayoftheplayas

[@teatimegolf]

You played dodo music on yourself...savage!!!!

[@rikh78]

wow that course looks viry viry toight

[@cameronschmit6472]

Can someone tell me how expensive the courses are in Thailand? In terms of USD?

[@nickm4426]

Entertainment and learning ! Where else can you get that ? Thanks

[@michaelhestand4681]

when embracing the "way of the playa" one may sometimes find his beliefs to be tested, leading them to question the "way". It is important to realize the "way" will have its ups and downs. And that the downs will just strengthen your appreciation of the ups. One must not abandon the "way" simply because they are having an "off day". Stay on the path, and embrace the "way". and you too may become quite the Playa's yourself.---Sun Tzu

[@williamdevoest5318]

Come to Michigan and play with this subscriber

[@RyannAU137]

trip to Australia :D

[@joeyperez7217]

What do you do if you’re putting toward the hole, but there’s another hole in the way?

[@GolfSidekick]

Mmmmm…..

[@GP-yc2it]

Where was your tempo today? Fun course!

[@aaronpeters6209]

14:00 GABA, NAC, Tuarine, Choline & maybe coffee.

[@luisantoniobalajadia7426]

Matt, come to the philippines. It's more fun here....

[@NobuyukiIshida]

Pun hlaing golf

[@adamg3145]

LoL "this is where you turn on the birdie music"

[@luke2183]

Whattaplayaaaaa When you coming to the states???

[@jeffwood2956]

Also, Matt...come to the US

[@GolfSidekick]

2020

[@benkretsinger8961]

what putter are you using matt?

[@michaelthompson4966]

Isn’t Myanmar somewhat dangerous?

[@GolfSidekick]

Not at all. It is superb. There are restricted areas but theyre very remote. I cannot wait to go back. Superb city Yangon and the people!!!!! Amazing people

[@aaronpeters6209]

Hype man might try bringing himself closer to the ball. See if that mitigates his slice at all.

[@bradvanbakel5781]

WADDAHYPEMAN

[@ThePabloCanda]

Any plans for coming to Argentina?

[@GolfSidekick]

Not for a while playa. Need to get to the USA UK AUS EU first

[@fonlifonli]

What do you do for living? Wish I can travel and play like you.

[@GolfSidekick]

I work playa. But be careful what you wish for. I dont sleep much

[@fonlifonli]

@@GolfSidekick My dream job....sleep less, golf more

[@Max-ln8qg]

What are the irons he hasss

[@devinburnett4902]

Where do you get your bucket hats?

[@StrengthNCommitment]

Does anyone know what that birdie music song is? haha

[@seancoxe3577]

Lack of sleep wasn't the problem. Why did you ditch that old Odyssey blade putter for that ugly mallet? That old putter was money! Rarely saw you miss with it. playa.

[@GolfSidekick]

Wait til you see it working. Sleep is my big issue with short game. Even with the old blade, which has since been put in the bag, i cant putt or chip or think straight when I am THAT tired. Was working hard on some stuff around the time of this round and I was only sleeping 5 hours max per night for about a week prior. This is just silly.

[@Ant-kd4mc]

Never seen you spay it so much.

[@neiloconnor2517]

If you come to australia and come to brisbane let me know

[@boydeeful]

Hey man I'm on the goldy and totally concur, let's get him out here for some roundage. Or I'm always up for a round with a fellow student of the way of the player!

[@neiloconnor2517]

@@boydeeful we shoud get him out here for a round

[@rygamer]

Get your beauty sleep man

[@manbearpig7359]

Fuck, that got a bit deep and kinda dark at the end. Subconscious self sabotage is definitely a thing mate.

[@leebaily9366]

Matt, take Melatonin for the sleep disorder, works for me China

[@MrTumorHumor]

Mos golf shoes are waterproof. Everything else is just fashion poopies

[@2but800]

Your vids are like a bag of chips...I'm gonna have just a couple make it last....but Noooo just devour the hole F ing bag Wadatraveler

[@oldgold5848]

A sleepy playa is a stupid playa. Bad decisions made the problems. I reckon you would have scored nearer your normal if you had ditched the driver for this round and stuck with the 2 iron.....haven't seen the 4 wood in ages Matt, has it misbehaved???

[@GolfSidekick]

4 wood has been banished to the South of Malaysia. Never to return. I'm going to replace it soon, just need to go for a fitting. You'll see how a wounded playa used his 2 iron around another new course, the Pun Hlaing GC, Gary player design. Coming tomorrow. Went into my shell completely, but then brought out the conservative cockiness. That;s the way!

[@mikeforbes323]

Go back to the old putter Matt