It Doesn’t Matter How Far You Hit The Ball - You Can Play Great Golf And Have Fun

[@GolfSidekick]

Scheisse and GIOTG caps waddaplayagolf.com/collections/bucket-hats?page=2

[@joepa87114]

@@GolfSidekick I need a new cap. GIOTG is 👍

[@AAkCN1]

As a German I do celebrate you wearing the SCHEISSE cap but can‘t wear it locally. Lol. Will give the GIOTG one a look. Check shipping options and maybe combine with a sweet shirt bucket head combo. Marking my second path of the playa after a hiatus of 15 years not playing golf. Good to have the chief in play give advice and drop fashion

[@vi11a]

Played from blues last week because two of our foursome were manly men and better golfers. First hole was par 5 and I dug out my five iron much to the amusement of the group. I got on in four and putted for par. The others shanked their drives and scrambled for bogeys. Got 96 which is my best score this year! Hail to the playa!

[@GolfSidekick]

Boom

[@BigGolfEnjoyer]

I don't care what anyone says this is one of the best instructional golf videos on KZbin.

[@serasi4651]

Today we’ve added Dis-kipline to the golf arsenal boys, besides Confidentiality. This will definitely improve our game.

[@pahhaw4251]

And dis-tan-say!

[@davowood1]

And techni-que

[@argenisarteaga5285]

@@davowood1techni-que? 🇲🇽

[@SunFire579]

Matt, nothing in recent times improved my game like your channel. Thank you so much for opening my eyes to my dumb ass ways of approaching the game before. I play 21 hcp because I can bomb my driver to 300+ BUT the dispersion is horrendous. So 3/10 I may land in playable positions the other 7 are either OB or deep in the Scheisse. Big numbers galore. And I never ever thought that this might be the problem because everybody complimented me on my length and was encouraging me to hit the big stick. No matter the result... Now I played a round following the way of the playah with a safe i7 max and a 22° hybrid from tee when I could land it with confidence and in play. I played my best round scoring an 88 only losing 1 ball. And it was even a super chill and fun round with little stress. You the man! Next up: training putting distance control and toe down chipping to break 80.

[@GolfSidekick]

Lovely Increase up side Decrease down side

[@MrHighbrow777]

The best aspect of toe down chipping is that it feels easy after 3 minutes and fails at 3%. It's my game changer! He said after sacking driver and hitting for position.

[@dontpanic716]

I always love when the easy life smooth jazz comes on. Love it even more with that slow mo zoom in. =)

[@MichaelSisley-fw3xr]

I play the old man tees because I am one. I quit using the driver because it leads to greater inconsistency, and I hit a 3W about as far, 210 to 220. My putter is my best weapon. Because I do not hit far, my chipping is good. What the lesson was in this video really defines my game. Why do I play? It is a challenge, and it is fun. I play with friends in the same boat I am in. Make the game easier, and you will have more fun.

[@GolfSidekick]

Have you tried a mini driver playa?

[@MichaelSisley-fw3xr]

@@GolfSidekick Thought about it. Right now, insufficient funds. When I can I'll search the used market. We are suffering a drought in south Texas. Everyone is practically giving cattle away at current prices. Nothing for them to eat and buying hay from Wyoming and Montana cost a fortune by the time it gets to Texas. I appreciate the advice. I really like that Taylor Made new one, but will probably look for a couple of seasons ago versions. Really enjoying your channel. You have made me go back to work with my brain housing group and how I am thinking about things.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@MichaelSisley-fw3xr i use the sldr picked it to for $100

[@MichaelSisley-fw3xr]

@@GolfSidekick Thank you. I will check that out for sure. Appreciate your advice.

[@kiwi120880]

I reduced my HCP from 21.4 to 16.2 this season thanks for your videos they are awesome 👏 Greetings from an Honorary boyfriend 😂

[@GolfSidekick]

Nice playa

[@viebusiness3530]

You are the best golfer on KZbin. You always teach us and help us score better. Keep up the great content and keep up the amazing golf game!

[@joepa87114]

I still have the same crap swing but thanks to this channel my scores have plummeted. 😊

[@swiper1131]

Played on Saturday... was playing with a group of friends who all drive it like 270-300 yards, I hit my 5w ~200 off the tee but always very close to the fairway or first cut of rough. I started out very tough and ended up with a 52 on the front 9. But I stuck to the plan and shot a 41 on the back 9. Ended up beating 2 of the 4 guys, and the guy who I lost to, I'm fairly certain went into the woods with Titleist and came out with callaways more than once. Regardless, only lost 1 ball while they all lost sleeves and sleeves. my PB is a 92 and I shot a 93 after a horrendous front 9. Was very happy with it tbh. I'm going to break 90 this year.

[@ryangriffith33]

cranking out content recently! Loving it playa

[@DonAl9114]

This is the best channel by far to help golfers to plan their game. Matt , thank you. Good man. 😊😊😊

[@tma6983]

Awesome Matt. Your tips for course management are super helpful. This week I had a shocker in comp and after watching one of your other videos, decided to hit the range to see what was going wrong with the swing. Funnily enough, the swing is fine, the course is very hard and my expectations are too high...LOL. I love your approach to golf, it's why I took up the game. Keep 'em coming mate 💥

[@GolfSidekick]

This is enlightenment 101

[@calvingibbs3445]

my last two rounds were in the 70's! Your mindset and approach suggestions has truly reinvented my game. Less stressful hero shots. I have adjusted my game for my known miss, and miss when i over swing for more distance!! Keep up the solid videos. Thank you!

[@jonathanrandall4140]

Loved this vid. Great instruction, comedy, and birdie music back. Perfect.

[@Golfdiegogolf]

I’m a conflicted tinky winky. I love this content because it has made me improve which is great for me. I want to share this page and channel to my buddies but I can’t because this is gold and of course I want to beat them every work 👏🏽 thanks for this content playa 😎

[@donsnow4564]

Love the channel. Have for many years. Been greatly beneficial to my game development. An overlooked aspect of the game that boosts confidence and makes the game enjoyable for mid to high handicappers is playing scramble with your mates. It's proved to myself that when I don't put the pressure on myself, I can make more of the shots I want to make. Thus, when I go back and play stroke play, I play much better. Just a thought. I always play scramble whenever I play with high handicap friends. Sppeds up play and gets us working together and always a good day golfing. Cheers

[@FairwayStreams]

I've never seen such easy relaxed golf... love it...

[@Uofmdoc]

I greatly admire your free spirit

[@bradleyrounds9148]

Such a beautiful vid and philosophy. Well done MBB

[@_tom_p]

Your confidentiality is thru the roof on this one 💪

[@markydeee4773]

Thank you golf sidekick! Your sweet Sarth Efrican dulcet tones are in my ears when I’m on the course. HCP below 15 now! Next objective sub 10. Feeling very confidential!

[@Spookas]

This was a really fun video to watch! Thankyou boyfriend!

[@GolfSidekick]

Thank you legend

[@williamlackey123]

4:06 you didn’t listen for the rattle

[@GeorgeJFW]

I got a case of those exact balls!!!! I used them just for putting they feel special, and the colour helps keep my eye over the ball.

[@rishipoddar8506]

Same here. Not using them on the course so I don't lose them😂

[@twilighttime952]

Beautiful looking course and great video on how to manage your game, and a course.

[@AJPinto-YOYO]

What you said about scoring ceilings really hit home! I'm there now in my quest to break 80. I experimented with some longer clubs today. It wasn't a tournament round or anything. I had planned out the course first so I had my shots into the green picked out ahead of time. This worked great whenever I missed my target off the tee or second shot. I didnt need a hero shot to catch up and still had a load of stress free bogeys. Plus, I played the one ball all the way around! 💪 PS- this caddie was funny! It cracks me up everytime -- "no birdie, no tip".

[@Foghorn-Leghorn2]

I just received my Arnold Palm Whaddaplaya golf shirt. I love it! Lightweight fabric, awesome colors great communication with ordering. Definitely follow the sizing. I’m 5 8” and 185 and I was correctly directed to a small. Get your shirt from this legend.

[@GolfSidekick]

Beast mode playa

[@patrickmundy1966]

You da man Matty! I like the tips and the strategies you present!

[@robertmiller4139]

Loved the advice about speed training. Great video.

[@jamesmann3556]

I have been watching GS since I started playing 18 months ago. The most important thing to remember with all of his content is discipline. Discipline in practising the short game chipping/pitching, discipline in practising the repeatable 160yd swing and most of all, discipline in sticking to the process when everyone around you is doing it differently. The GS content is not a short cut or cop out, it still takes hard work but the rewards are a far more simple and peaceful time on the golf course when everyone else is losing the plot. I currently take a driver, 6i, 8i, PW, SW and putter (sometimes adding a 7W) and love the simplicity of it (and the much lighter bag to carry!) I only use driver when I’m forced to e.g. playing off the back tees in club comps. Of course there are occasions every so often where I’m between clubs but it’s then just a choice between whether the miss is at the front or back of the green. It’s a great way to approach golf and I definitely think for new golfers like me it should be the way everyone learns to play this game

[@terpstramoreiracapital2465]

i believe you meant diskeepline 🙂

[@jamesmann3556]

@@terpstramoreiracapital2465 😂 (I pulled out of trying to spell it! but I appreciate your spelling, maybe dis-kepline? Dis-caplign?!

[@tkmasala]

Diskiplyne?

[@GolfSidekick]

Well done playa major discipliné

[@KevinLindquist-p9t]

Matt, I have gone from shooting between 110-116 to shooting betwee 94-100. It took me some time to commit to managing my gave based on your videos but it is working for me.

[@GolfSidekick]

Nicely playa. Now its time to get below 90

[@thisiskingmac09]

Same

[@mat7966]

Scrambled with a buddy who had never played before and just told him to do things I've learned from your videos. He couldn't hit the ball more than 75 yards but it didn't matter. I'm a 28 hcp and we scrambled for an 88 and actually used some of his shots. 15 strokes better than my personal best. Long Live the Golf Baus!

[@amarcynuk8]

What a great video. Played a round with a friend yesterday playing one random club on each hole. We shot as well if not better because we were forced to make smart decisions. Not to mention we chipped like demons around the green with our 6,7,8,9 irons and hybrids.

[@darkh0st]

Stress free golf. Great video!

[@mouriri]

Your videos are the best boss! Thank u

[@petetrotta182]

Possibly his greatest video to date

[@seewhy7761]

I agree. If you play with the same ball the entire round, that is a great round.

[@thedadgolfer]

I always think how lucky the caddies are. Not only to do they get their tip, they get a front row seat to life altering knowledge. #blessed

[@thecondor9720]

point about speed training is priceless

[@jonmold6574]

More gold from Matty, thank you :)

[@Whats_Next_Health]

I’ve been playing with 6clubs trying to brake 100. Watching your videos over and over again and Practicing with only 6 clubs, getting my reliable 150, 125, and my 80 yard clubs. They are 1-Driver, 2- 7iron, 3-pinching wedge, 4- Sand wedge, 5- chipper and 6 my putter. After 6 weeks of playing 9 holes I broke 50, last week was my first week playing 18 holes and I broke 100 for the first time a total of 95! Thanks for helping me fall in love with this game again🎉

[@bobsanders8030]

Good advice. Good shirt.

[@theweblab]

"This green was laid 3 weeks ago just like me"..... Torn 😂

[@unknownKnownunknowns]

Fun video. Can anyone explain what the chart @17:07 refers to? Is the right hand column the distance we should try to hit off the tee?

[@GolfSidekick]

A generally good shot for a 5 handicap

[@Marke522]

I love the interaction with your caddie at 10:45 , very cute.

[@Jack-grant]

Always great videos and always make me laugh out loud!!! "Caddie what did you smoke for breakfast"

[@GolfSidekick]

This caddie did not make the rock paper scissors national team

[@xjustinjx]

I hit my best 9 and 18 today! 46 on 9, 98 on 18. Hit my longest, straightest drives ever. Made a few good choices in club selection and better target choices than i ever would have before watching. Im hitting my driver 270 carry straight now, gotta work on my irons. As my driver improved my irons and putting fell behind

[@GolfSidekick]

Beast mode

[@richmartinez2935]

You’re freakin hilarious ! Great tips , you Definitely helped my game!

[@timburkhalter114]

Love the content Matty Boom Boom…the thought of finishing a round not loosing a ball is unthinkable, but if I do I will paint that bad boy gold, sign and date it, put “thx Matty Boom Boom” on it.

[@LeonRice-o3d]

Matt- I am really enjoying your videos, following the 150PSP especially. I’ve now had back to back rounds in the 90s. My 150 club is my 6 iron, can you please explain for me when you start using that extra club you talk about carrying in the bag? Plus when would you start using it. My extra club is my 4 hybrid but when I tried it today I felt like I was getting away from the plan. Please help. Your 🇨🇦 friend

[@johnnyanderson8287]

Wow playa! You da man! I watch every one of your videos as soon as they hit the airwaves and today was such a treat. I already adopted your playing philosophy and I am gaining confidentiality by the day. I got a great laugh out of your reference to Joe Biden trying to get a thought out with no brain input and then you even did the teleprompter misread! I called my wife in and showed her and she even got it. We had a great laugh together and then she lost it when you talked about the new green getting "laid". You already were my hero, not she's a big fan too! Keep it up Sensei!

[@sophistos]

Besides everything else, as a German I love the writing on your cap ;-)

[@Mark-ew8lq]

You have made me grip that the short grass on the fairway is always a longer shot! Thanks

[@nathanthomas8222]

Love it!

[@SunFire579]

Danke!

[@tylerochs5253]

I love the pronunciation of discipline. 😂

[@waffles1ca]

Great video, thank you

[@mdel310]

Hey Matt I see you’re wearing a wrist brace on your trail wrist, did you injure it? My trail wrist hurts a little from fat shots just wondering if that brace helps thanks playa.

[@GolfSidekick]

its not from golf its from missing a rerack on a overhead press in the gym. it helps to compress it when it flares up. i dont know if it helps for fat shots. if i were you, i would focus on eliminatingt he steep swing into the fat shot, then you don't need to create the pain in the first place.

[@jameswirth3117]

Matt: You changed you cap three times whilst you made this video, but you only wore one shirt! I like your shirt! You not only make good videos, but they are entertaining, too! Good show!

[@alexbarn]

I really do need to learn the art of diskeplyne.

[@mb4490]

How do you play from the hole back to the tee especially when you are playing the course for the first time?

[@GolfSidekick]

Google maps. Shot pattern app. Eyes. Rangefinder

[@baba02]

What’s the name of the app you are using with the aerials and yardages?

[@GolfSidekick]

shot pattern

[@Wahgwarn]

10:44 Matty playing Thai Bolder Parchment Shears Gwarn! 😂

[@JohnPublic-dk7zd]

I got old and scooted up to the old man tees....cracked my driver, so a good 3 wood goes 170-200 depending on swing/wet/dry fairways...I do tend to hit it straight, so from short tees I can compete...-well, some days I play okay, and some days I enjoy the weather...like many of us there is always one part of my game that decides today is the day to take a powder...could be worse, I could be bowling...as long as i can beat my brother and my brother in law life is good...

[@drewsgaming1]

Could someone please link or give the information for the golf map he is using to find distances on fairways etc? aid like to plot and take the same approach to figure outnwhere the widest parts of the fairway are a d hazards before i play some new courses in Florida. 🎉🎉

[@3n2a2]

It's linked in the description in several videos. search Shot Pattern. Only available on fruit devices (Apple). You can use Google Earth less elegently to measure on android.

[@funmachine3]

5:18 that thang be thangin 😆

[@JDoubleU34]

Disca-pline is the new catch phrase playas

[@tonyessig4144]

The Grace Charis thirst trap had me rolling...

[@josephhaas7413]

Not playa in chief, casually hitting the Grace Cheris 😂😭💀

[@GHOSTOFEIGHT]

There was a super interesting article in Golf Digest about distances the average person plays to make it seem like you're playing the same yardage as the pros do with driving distance. Basically, if you're hitting a drive 230 -250 yards on avg playing 6000 yards, that's the equivalent as an average PGA pro playing a 8200+ yard course. Long story short. People play tees WAY TOO LONG for their skill and driving distance and then wonder why a round takes 5 hours and they shoot 90-120. Guys needs to swallow their pride and move up. It's more fun and better golf for everyone. Even if you're hitting 270 average, you shouldn't be playing the tips anywhere if you want a comparable challenge to a pro.

[@xjustinjx]

My new home course is 6075 yards. I drive 270.

[@firstname2072]

Most competitions are from the back t’s so you have no choice, that’s why it’s very important to be able to hit it long and in play if you want to play comps

[@GHOSTOFEIGHT]

@@firstname2072 Im confused how your reply relates to my post.

[@firstname2072]

@@GHOSTOFEIGHT your post stated that “people play tees way too long for their skill” My reply was that in competitions you have no choice but to play the back tees, therefore if you want to win/get better you need to be able to hit it long/straight.

[@GHOSTOFEIGHT]

@@firstname2072 right on thanks

[@nickdaly5104]

Could you show how you plan your shots building backwards from the green?

[@cjschmitt4882]

ummmm did you watch the video!?!?!??!

[@clarkwhitaker3783]

Whats on your wrist? I have wrist issues with golf, does that help?

[@GolfSidekick]

Hurt my wrist in december with overhead press. This compresses the wrist when it gets sore. I was sore from playing tennis

[@cyrilguerin3455]

Bucket Hat modelling on the catwalk fairways, new vocab creation, Oscar winning performance as a supporting role for 974....what more do you want? Oh and yes there's that bit about golf coaching and mentoring:-) Am defo confidential to break 200 now...Mastershow playa, don't change a friggin bit👍

[@eddiegolf]

I would like to see you play with other KZbinrs like the Bryan bros. or Grant Horvat or Good Good.

[@michellmusso2009]

Love the vid and the music bro. I just ask you please lower the music a bit, it’s hard to hear you talking over it 💪🏽

[@Timo-0070]

Legend!

[@interestedbystander196]

When you were explaining the Horatio, I do believe I might have spied a planted feather for the Global Birdie Bank....

[@johngendron1433]

That sax reminds me of Billy Joel songs.

[@ohmydave]

I clicked 'like' when you said disc-i-line. How do you make this these words up? :) The gems in this video are priceless. As a new player with 150 Yards tee shot this video was inspirational! Many thanks. May the gorse be with you

[@GolfSidekick]

Sir this is a real English word. English is my fourth language so i study really hard to speak good.

[@danowen4644]

What app are you using showing the shot distances from different spots

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I use one called 18 birdies that looks very similar.

[@3n2a2]

Shot Pattern for Apple only. Google Earth let's you measure on Android but less elegently.

[@lanehun]

Matt, I always appreciate your suggestions, but when you try to simulate a golfer who can only drive 190 or something similar, the resulting approach for you is a Short club that you hit straight usually. The real 190 hitter is approaching with a long iron or wood that is much more difficult to hit. The more realistic simulation is when you hit left handed - with ALL clubs. Still love your channel.

[@GolfSidekick]

The adjustment in this very attitude is actually more important than anything else. This is defeatist

[@tassapon]

Are you in Thailand now ? your caddie speaks Thai. , just want to see my hero in person :P

[@GolfSidekick]

Always playa

[@oldskool4130]

You're the best on KZbin. Play on playa.

[@Randsurfer]

As an amateur anthropologist/gynecologist, I find the universality of Rock/Paper/Scissors fascinating.

[@RandoPandaSmiles]

“It’s much more stress free staying in play, than hitting hero shots with gay abandon.” Tough pill to swallow for me. I love trying to rip one off the tees, but you’re correct, I am also hunting for lost balls a few times per round. Great advice.

[@Tcarp2034]

You should do a video where you hit all three shots OB in the first hole then fade to black.

[@kwaste]

Matt, your crazy with your verbage, it's fun. Anyway I've been employing some of your strategies into my game, to be honest my game management and score have benefitted me alot.keeping it simple.

[@GolfSidekick]

Beneficiary extraordinaire

[@BosnMate16]

I 100% of the time think GIOTG as I'm making my approach shots. I say it as a mantra to keep me from thinking of anything else.

[@seantaylor3244]

I think what you meant to say was..."a rolling stone gathers no satisfacshionnnne"!

[@GolfSidekick]

Anyway…

[@edmunddavis5669]

Love that long-wanting pose on 3rd tee box....whattaplaya

[@NJcinemaHD]

10:50 dayum he was IN HER MIND! :D

[@richardstanley7086]

I want to see Matt play Rick! It’d be pretty close I reckon.

[@Roberto-bd9fq]

Some people I play with hit a long drive, and act as if they have already won the hole. Now, if they are in scramble with me hitting in short or putting, they are probably correct, but many is the slip twixt cup and lip. A guy hit it 289 and walked up needing 20 yards to hit the green, a short par 4, and blasted it over the green and took a 6. So, you can be a shorter hitting and still score better if you are good around the greens and on the greens, and with approach shots. If not, you will be disappointed and say stuff like I wasted a great drive. No, you didn't after you hit it the shot is over, and you must on your next shot. Your great drive gave you a shorter club into the green, but it doesn't mean you will hit the shorter shot or putt any good.

[@Ittlinger1989]

Machine..!

[@LuMiNuss94]

uh Baby, Yes!

[@queequeg00]

crazy how expensive vice is there. those are the exact balls that i play

[@johnkelsey8830]

Love Vice Pro Plus balls. Can we just send you some so they don’t cost so damn much?

[@magikkris]

i does matter in the way that if you hit long there's chances that you swing correctly therefor hitting long isn't a goal it just mean you have a good swing .

[@GolfSidekick]

English please