The Truth About the APPROACH Shot that Nobody Tells You

[@JohnnyUtah13]

Score consistently in the 80's now. Your videos and getting lessons (which I finally did because of your videos) has started me on true playa trajectory. Thanks!

[@danielowen5889]

80s is massive. . Nice work

[@shmirginhymer1867]

It's such a good spot to be in. About 2 years ago i started consistently shooting in the high 80s. Then last year got a little more serious about the game. Now I'm breaking 80 once out of every 5 or 6 rounds. The problem is, I'm shooting mid 80s the rest of the time. Lol. With the occasional 80-83. It's tough coming off a 77, only to shoot an 85-86 but. Just need to keep putting in the work.

[@jeffyboi6969]

@@danielowen5889 unfortunately when you hit that 81-84 mark you plateau for awhile. Took me 3 years to break 80 when I was at that level.

[@danielowen5889]

@jeffyboi6969 i am there now.. my last round 81.. and i knew my missed shots going back to the car.. play well playa

[@GolfSidekick]

This is the only correct way Mechanics with coach Course management with Matt Boomboom Mental game with golf psychic

[@RussoRich11]

Scottish Caddy Proverb - play up and if you are making too many pars and birdies, then move back. I tell my golf buddies this all the time and they still seem to think "I have to play from the back tees to get my money's worth." Instead, all they get is missed greens and high scores. Why pay a lot of money to struggle all day. Move up, enjoy the game more.

[@kasikgurf]

I watch you since end of 2023 and I'm always amazed how light your swing is. So effortless, it looks like you hardly put any effort into it. love it. I'm trying to do the same for confidentiality

[@AJPinto-YOYO]

One of your best videos ever! I wish I had it before my last round. I played a "good" round last week. It was a new course I hadn't seen yet; beautiful but with lots of water. I took an aggressive approach to smart targets off the tee like you teach and played one ball around the whole course, despite all the water. I didn't break 90 because I either missed the green or chose to lay up to keep myself in play. At the end I felt pretty proud of myself despite the score and had an awesome time with friends I hadn't seen in over 20 years.

[@duffer0309]

Abrupt ending… but I think the last point made everyone should listen to. If your hitting mostly woods and hybrids into par 4’s move up a tee!

[@johnhaworth7391]

Your last comment I spot on. If you’re hitting a 6, 5, 4, or hybrid into the green on most of the par 4s, move up a tee. I was doing that and moved up to golds. It made the game a lot more enjoyable.

[@GolfSidekick]

Precisely

[@IIISWILIII]

Locking down and knowing your carry distances is a GAME CHANGER. I bought a cheap prgr launch monitor and spent a few hours on the Range with it. My GIR jumped from 20% to 45%

[@GolfSidekick]

That’s what i call Effortlessly mindful golf

[@Slaphitter]

“I don’t talk much about my range finder, of course.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@calanhorsman6817]

I love your outfit. Takes mega confidentials to pull off that level of thread, paired with the hat, and finished with the nasal war paint. Kudos to you sir, phenomenal 👍

[@AJsGreenTopics]

Even though the golf season is over here, I'm going to keep watching your videos Playa.

[@GolfSidekick]

Good decision

[@daviddentist]

Question on the range finders. Are they better than a gps watch or are both necessary?

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

I really wish I had a consistent shot shap. This game is really hard when I miss hit it left and right.

[@TheDano1970]

I sometimes play army golf, too. Left, right, left, right. Lol.

[@arklowrockz]

Starting to see a nice little bump in subscriber count Matt. I am glad this is happening.

[@marcusring9121]

Todays caddy seems to be "advice resistant"... I enjoy the daily bed time routine. Greetings from Germany Matt.

[@danielowen5889]

Baus keeps dropping bangers and knowledge.. its a great day to be a playa.. Thank you Matt..

[@Kevin-bk4yl]

All good points. Thus the importance of collecting highly desirable cards (vintage stars, low numbered significant cards of current players), base cards are trash

[@terrymtbnurse4760]

Love the red tiger. Thanks man.

[@RabidBeave]

Matty Boo-Boom...I just hit my first sub-80 round with a 78 today! A big part of that finally happening was the gospel you preach! Forever in debt to you sir!!

[@GolfSidekick]

Nice plkaya - I think you mean *The only part

[@rrohrbaugh1218]

Thanks!

[@thehairygolfer]

I played with an 8 handicap round Laem Chabang 13 years ago. He was very aggressive. He went for every shot. He had to hit driver everywhere and hit it as far as he could. He lost 6 balls to water in 4 holes. No matter what you try and teach some people do not possess a golfing brain. They are incapable of assessing a golf hole and making the correct choice. They are incapable of thought.

[@GolfSidekick]

Correct sir. The final sentence is the most important

[@thehairygolfer]

@@GolfSidekick I saw a video yesterday. A Pro was advising hitting the ball as far as you can and as close to the green as you can because strokes gained says so. I've never seen such bad advice in my life.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@thehairygolfer these people are fucking idiots. There seems to be a belief that carrying around your PGA is the same as a PhD from MIT. You accept green fees and sell choccies brother.

[@thehairygolfer]

@@GolfSidekick Give me a 340 yard hole and over a summer of golf I will average lower than that Pro hitting driver every time. They don't get that birdies are very hard to get but double bogeys are one poor decision away. Handicaps are average, play to lower your average on every hole = lower handicap. Fucking dumb advice from a Pro.

[@Dubnlove]

Is the newer version of the red tiger range finder worth the 50 dollar price difference? The white one is 42% off with an additional 10 dollars off. That is a steal

[@GolfSidekick]

The White one is easily the best budget rangefinder by a country mile. With that discount, i don’t think anything can beat that for value. The Black one is moderately quicker with less variance between readings. The White one will vary between 1-3 yards if you shoot the pin 5 times. Not a biggie. The Black one has no variance when you shoot the pin multiple times.

[@Dubnlove]

Thanks playa. I’ll be picking one up. I do not have the distancé control. 1-3 yard variation is no big deal. I’m just about GIOTG.

[@ryguy9353]

Playa I don’t have much of that green, what’s a good set of clubs I could find at a pawn shop or garage sale

[@GolfSidekick]

Taylormade RSi Takomo 201

[@ryguy9353]

@ thanks a lot!!

[@BubbasGolfTime]

I bought a couple things from Maple Hill golf. There's all kinds of deals on there. Random advertisement that popped up in my email one day and actually was a good one!

[@Matt6644]

Are you able to do a video on accounting for wind if you haven't already?

[@wordupmybrotha]

Good call. I can't remember seeing one out there, not just Mattie's. People just say, "Account for wind,", but no real examples.

[@GolfSidekick]

if it blows left to right, aim left if you hit a fade, aim it further left if it blows right to left, aim right if it blows right to left and you hit a fade, aim less right if it is with you, take less club if it is against you, take more club and swing easy dont swing hard if you ride the wind with your shot shape (fade on a left to right wind), the ball goes a little longer on roll out dont try shot shape in the wind, just hit your shot right or left depending on the direction its about being conscious no one can tell you exactly how because your spin, your shot shape, your swing speed, your launch angle will determine how. you need to be mindful and start analyzing what is happening and adapt

[@donwalton6325]

What's happened to you website? It's been down for a couple of days. Fear not, it's back!

[@GolfSidekick]

thanks for the warning playa, it prompted me to fix it. i didnt even know thanks playa

[@andrewpowell8888]

Good stuff as always- Kawp khun krup.

[@mrveritas700]

Sage like !

[@hatshirts]

it all works,

[@Chris-rs4so]

They allow pajamas on the course in Thailand Matt? 😂great content always btw

[@GolfSidekick]

Sir you could play in your panties and no one would say a thing. This is the land of the free

[@Chris-rs4so]

@ 😂

[@tythegolfer6279]

Break 80s more times than not now. Cheers playa

[@garytoste1217]

For me it appears this video cuts off early, as if there was more content that was supposed to be there. Was it cut off during upload or this was the intended ending?

[@GolfSidekick]

Enough had been said.

[@probertisking3744]

I can’t wait to tell me wife’s boyfriend all about these approach tips! Whattaplaya

[@danielowen5889]

Better yet, cant wait to have the GF tell my wife..

[@GolfSidekick]

Good thing he paid the internet bill so you can keep watching

[@cpsmith835]

2 questions, what is your handicap and where was this filmed? Thailand?

[@GolfSidekick]

I have Up syndrome and this is filmed in khao yai

[@cpsmith835]

@@GolfSidekick I meant your golf handicap. If you have a physical handicap, it's not obvious. You sound like you're from South Africa? Sorry, I just love accents and geography. Love the channel also.

[@GroovyPlays]

Jy is die beste chom!

[@GolfSidekick]

Top 2 at least

[@markkowl6539]

Made it so early 😌😩

[@drewchapman40]

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