IF YOU HAD A PRO SHORT GAME, Would You Break 100?

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. In part 2, Pro Mo stops the tee shots and hits from inside 100 yards only. P, the high handicapper will hit all the shots and Mo will come in once the ball gets inside 100 yards. They'll both finish the hole and we'll see how much difference a pro short game makes.
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Not only does Pro Mo have a great long game, he is also a Baus inside 100 yards.
You'll notice that it's not merely the game inside 100 that slashes the most strokes, but also the DECISION MAKING.
There are some shots we take on that even a Tour Pro would not take on because the expected result is not favorable and the risk is too high and even if the result came out the best possible outcome, we would still be in trouble.
We need to play safe, conservative golf. There is no other way to play for amateurs. We are imperfect and have very little time to hone our skills like a pro.
best to spend it on the stuff that matters. Short game.
If you cannot get the ball airborne or off the tee, of course the short game won't mean anything to you. You need to see a coach or pro ASAP to even begin playing golf for the first time.
So please let's refrain from using this extreme example of someone who cannot hit a golf ball at all, as a way to refute the ideas of improving your short game for quick gains. Most of the audience will fall into the 80% of people who can hit the ball in the air most shots and play off a handicap between 10 and 30 and using the playa who cannot hit a golf ball, is disingenuous.
Using the example of a person who cannot hit anything more than a wedge or someone who persists in hitting the same club out of bounds on very shot or hitting duffs all the time, and then doesn't bother going for a lesson, does not refute the assertions of the world's greatest thinkers and players. They will all tell you the same thing. It's in the short game. This is where you save strokes. Gary player, Jack Nicholson, Phil Nicholson, Bob Rotella - the greatest minds.
I proved my point in this video, clearly. An 11 stroke difference over 9 holes just from inside 100 and over the full 18 holes, inside 100 yards, or inside wedge distance could save even 15 shots total!. That is including the drops from the water, penalties and doesn't even include the decision making.
Decision making, if it were better, could have slashed another 7 shots off the score easily.
These are two areas we can all be the same as a pro - decisions and short game. We can't all hit huge drives, potent irons or amazing stingers.
But we can all chip and putt like a pro if we practice and learn the fundamentals.
We can also all learn to practice better decision making by THINKING for the first time on the golf course, ever.
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[@carllafong9591]

This man is an icon , slowly turning into a legend !

[@GolfSidekick]

LOL at the word "man" You misspelled "Deity"

[@YoYoZamolo]

Hands down the best golf channel on KZbin 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@GolfSidekick]

P MC agreed playa

[@James_Vaughn]

Phil Nicholson knows all too well the value of a great short game! His cousin Jack was known to break some hearts around the green as well.

[@GolfSidekick]

YES! You sir, are picking up what I am laying down!

[@TheOnlyEliteSniper]

Your joke did not go unnoticed, felt like I needed to say something haha

[@Wesquire]

@@GolfSidekick he is pointing out that you messed up the names of Jack Nicklaus and Phil Mickelson

[@marksimpson2321]

@@Wesquire No. Jack Nicholson is a well-known huge divot taker and checked-jumper wearer who is mentioned occasionally on this channel.

[@promogolfjourney1918]

short game is much easier to master compare to driving accurately guys. go practice lol THANKS MATT fun day out there

[@GolfSidekick]

And in a quick time, and then once it's better, we can focus on the longer game to slash more score

[@Colts19Pro]

the smooth jazz was money, matt! would love to hear some more in the future!

[@GolfSidekick]

Okay playa, if I can find some good scheisse I will put it in

[@bardan312]

Best Golf Channel on KZbin. NO CONTEST! Waddacontentcreator!

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks sir but I cannot lay claim to that terrible name of being called a "content creator" or "creator" I am merely the earthly messenger of the good news to break the shackles of mental servitude to nonsense

[@bardan312]

@@GolfSidekick waddagolfmessiah!

[@jasonescoto3355]

Love this video! Absolutely spot on. It makes me laugh, then almost feel sorry for the people that have a 20 handicap and go to the range and work on driver. This year I've gone from a 15 to a 9 handicap by mostly hitting wedges in range sessions.

[@GolfSidekick]

Well done playa, leading the forces on the front lines slashing 6 strokes off like a total BAUS

[@jpecora2]

Waddavideoseries! Instantly moving to the top of the "recommended" list for friends and other playas looking to improve. Great work.

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks playa I agree

[@stefancoors1102]

Awesome idea! Many thx to P and Pro Mo for participating. As always, very astute observations. If I could only listen to them every time on the golf course 😖

[@marksimpson2321]

9.46 - 11min = absolutely hilarious. Yes, we have all been there. Watching P dump his 3rd shot into the water with Baus commentary on the difficulty of the shot and the tiny chance of success had me pissing myself. And the tuba too. Brilliance!

[@heavymetallinus9875]

This is something my dad has taught me from the very beginning; It's not how you drive, it's how you arrive.

[@GolfSidekick]

I like it

[@GolfSidekick]

Two lovely Easter Eggs for everyone. Enjoy when you find them!

[@michaelhornby3347]

The Nicholson Twins

[@michaelhornby3347]

@@slmmcgee8686 I know 🙃

[@GolfSidekick]

Jack the right handed greatest of all time and then Phil the lefty cousin.

[@TedInoue]

These two videos were incredibly useful for helping me understand how much of a difference choices and short game matters. I had suspected as much, but came away even more amazed. Time to get out there and train my short game and course management some more!

[@GolfSidekick]

I was more amazed too. I really expected both the tee game and the short game to slash the same amount of strokes. 11 shots is insane. Decisions on the course are huge for us amateurs. We need to be smarter

[@glennwiebe5128]

It is clear that the game is best tightened up 130 and in. My last two rounds (played with the same ball!) have been stellar. After making some minor changes to my swing path, I knew that any curve would be minimal and keep me on the short grass. I did what Matt has been preaching for some time now and that is to play back from the hole. I did my level best to always have a 110 yard shot to the hole. My playing partners looked at me strangely when I played less than a driver off of a short 4 par. However, the results were pars and a birdie. P's issue is course management. Hero shots are for pro's. Thanks, Matt, for the video.

[@GolfSidekick]

Well done playa, you're pumping it!

[@hannibalwrecktor5506]

Matt hitting them with that knowledge! Be smart, work hard, use common sense, and get a lesson from someone youve thoroughly looked into if you're having a specified issue. Solid as it gets Matt.

[@nebulonv6015]

Man... the whole Jack Nicholson thing gets me laughin EVERY time. Well played with the Phil Micklaus addition. Er, Nicholson.

[@GolfSidekick]

FInally someone gets it. Just happy Jack's son, Phil can be included. Next is Greg Normal

[@23jonathanb]

good concept! but a little unfair because in one way, pro mo gets all the shots inside 100 but in the other, he only hits the tee shots. A better comparison would be all shots until 100 yards rather than just the tee ball. If you read Mark Broadie's book Every Shot Counts, they actually do this experiment and the team with the better long game actually wins quite handily. While not totally comparable, I'd highly suggest reading Every Shot Counts, great read! Thanks for all the vids and advice playa!

[@GolfSidekick]

One of many experiments to come as I am able to get people in the same place at the same time which is the hard part. but we will keep running these experiments. I have no doubt that any scientific evidence put forth by "authorities" will be driving some profitable agenda. This channel has no interest from manufacturers because I don't push product hard. Showing people a real round is not really unfair, but just the first attempt at making an experiment which can all be fine tuned and made in different variations. Showing people the longer hitters being better off is going to be great for a driver and game improvement iron manufacturer to fund that research!

[@BTal-kp1qd]

@@GolfSidekick Long drivers are better off on tour though. They would be better off in the amateur game too if the skills didn't drop off so heavily in approach play and short game. The single most important area of excellence in golf is approach play. Good short game usually saves par (great for amateurs) but good iron play sets up birdie opportunities, which is where it's at for pros.

[@23jonathanb]

@@GolfSidekick while I don't think Broadie is pushing anything to sell (hes a prof from columbia) I think his analysis and findings are mainly geared towards pros and therefore might skew his results because as you say, amateurs and pros are wildly different. I totally agree with you that course management and short game can easily shave tons of strokes off of amateur scores and I look forward to grinding down my handicap towards low single digits and becoming a fully fledged playa

[@hardlyb]

Good advice. When I just hit enough of a tee shot to get the ball in play, and never try a shot I'm not comfortable with, I shoot in the 80's. When I 'try hard' I hit a few ego-boosting shots and have trouble breaking 100. But sometimes I still feel like going for it, and I give myself leave to do so. It's just a game.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes sir indeed. Some people just have no fun becaus ethey do the bad shot on every shot. Those are the guys who need to play comfortable shots to get back into the fun of golf.

[@jamesscully6687]

This channels helped me alot on playing smart golf im 14 and got my first handicap at 22 and am now down to 18 in a month thanks

[@BaldyFella]

Another excellent vlog Matt with great insights. Thanks to the guys for shooting this too. Classic stuff in there. We've all done the "I've just knobbed my drive 80 yards into the rough. I know, I'm angry and I need to 'make up' for that shot so I'll smash my 5-wood out of 3 inch deep rough. That'll work (not)." Before you know it you"ve knobbed 3 more angry shots, thinned your angry chip through the back of the green and 3-putted. One card wrecked.

[@GolfSidekick]

This is the thing that "stats" don't take into account. Yes, bashing it longer but deeper in the rough may be okay on tour but for the average golfer, the anger and frustration intensifies. The very notion of hitting more fairways and being in play from the tee, even with a short ball, is so revolutionary to some guys, it's like they're playing golf for the first time ever instead of aimlessly smashing balls and getting angry. This is something people overlook and until they try it, they'll never know the freedom!

[@StephenG__s_i]

This is the #1 golf advice channel on YT right now for "Real Playa's" Plus some good golf.

[@GolfSidekick]

We gotta keep it realer than real

[@jackgh1611]

Love the rotella quote the man has a great mind

[@bobrella4740]

I must remember that I'm not as crap as I think I am! 😂

[@legendarypunch]

Hands down the most informative and well edited golf channel that I've seen. I love the Humor too!

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks Playa, haven't watched your latest season yet, my girlfriend loves it, I am a bit iffy about it but you're my favorite character by far

[@legendarypunch]

@@GolfSidekickI have to agree on the last season. I had to drink my way through it and It’s not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy.

[@paulsj9245]

Awesome video, like the others! They say, "putting is for dough!", and this extends to the short game around the green! Experience tells us that there is only so much room for improvement from tee to approach - each (amateur) player has certain distances which dictate the number of shots there. Thus the difference is in chips and putts (and decision making)! My rule of thumb is to split practice time evenly between full shots, chips+pitches and putting. Recording my rounds on my home course, I often see the difference in scores duplicated in the number of putts. That is, when I approach well or putt well, the score drops, while the FW shots stay constant! Paul, senior 14 HCP from Germany

[@GolfSidekick]

I couldn't agree more - waddagerman

[@Hughesy118247]

Always been a fan of Matt's videos. I started the year a 44 handicapper and am down to 28. I always took the 'stupid shot'. and rarely broke 100. I'm down to shooting 95 now on a regular basis. Saving 5+ shots a game from the way of the playaaaa. Thanks Matt!

[@GolfSidekick]

Nice, now next step, 89

[@Hughesy118247]

@@GolfSidekick - Triple 6 system it is ;)

[@josenegron8145]

Your channel is really good. Good advise, no bull. This video and your previous one are something I haven't seen before and answer a lot of my questions. Thank you.

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks playa, hope to bring you more experimentations! Less bull, more good shit

[@phillipwhitmore2098]

Great video. I've witnessed all these statements I real time and it is true. The short game is the biggest difference between strong golf and inconsistent golf. The driver is a huge help if you can hit fairways and put the ball in a 2nd shot position from the rough. However a 3 wood you can hit 200 to 230 yards with accuracy will get the job done without any problem on a course under 6500 yards. That's what I've observed. Heck you can probably play slightly better then bogey golf using a 5 iron for your drives.

[@GolfSidekick]

Great point an most people should never be playing more than 6500!

[@donmenya2761]

Excellent series!

[@rustygolfer3475]

I agree. Plus, who can argue with Phil Nicholson.

[@GolfSidekick]

Great short game playa

[@peterharding1552]

first thing after the 3rd UK lockdown, i will be getting a short game lesson!! i want to learn the way of the playa so bad!!

[@CristianCondeArgentina]

Waddacoach! your are great man, you changed my way of thinking the game and how to approach a shot. I was obsessed with making pars and I'm a 25 handicap! Thanks and keep on rocking youtube content!

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks playa. Forget those pars for now playa. Add one to the par of each hole and play a par 90 course big dog

[@CristianCondeArgentina]

@@GolfSidekick already forgoten! Enjoying my game embracing my 90s

[@TheoVZ]

I agree with you about the short game, it is most important, because that is where the scoring happens...BUT... for a beginner golfer I would say to first work on your long game. Try and get it to a point where you can get the ball with 2 shots near the green consistently (1 shot par 3 and 3 shots par 5). When you get to that point, then I would say you should work on your short game as much as you can. Because if you can;t even reach the green, what's the point of having a short game? This is what I feel happened to my game. As soon as I started to reach the green consistently, my short game came into play and I could really improve my score, because I was working on my short game a lot more.

[@GolfSidekick]

As stated at the end of the video and in the description. The channel concepts are really for golfers who have a handicap or play regularly enough to know roughly what their handicap is. Beginners are better served by lessons on how to hit a ball. The advice here is perfect for the target audience

[@kevintang1916]

Pro Mo is a legend. Wadda Video Ice cold Matt ;) !

[@GolfSidekick]

Pro Mo is my favorite guy in the world at the moment. Waddalegend for doing this. I am sure I can get him to do more!

[@AdamFerrari64]

I’m starting to practice chipping with my 9 iron on uphill chips off the green side. I usually use sand wedge and try to carry it to the hole, but it’s much easier to pick a spot on the green close to me and chip with more run. I got that from you. Thanks ! The more I practice the more I learn about which color to use for each block.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes playa! When chipping, try use the lowest loft possible, without sacrificing your ability to be ASSERTIVE with the strike

[@AdamFerrari64]

I like that! I don’t worry about duffing it and not making the green, cause I know even if I Land it short of the green it still will run a bit more and I will have a putt. If I hit it too hard it won’t run too far since I have control over the speed since I’m not going as far back in my swing ! With a sand wedge I’d take a bigger backswing and I’d thin/duff more, but with lower loft I make it a simple easy backswing and watch it run to the hole. With uphill/long chips especially lower loft and commitment gets me a makeable putt 10/10!

[@AdamFerrari64]

I’ve also realized that the best thing to do is to leave myself in low stress areas for my chips, or else I blow up my score. For example, on a short par three I got aggressive and went long right over a big hill and I duffed 3 chips coming up the steep hill that I couldn’t get up. I realize that it’s really hard to not smack chips into the hill over and over of that steepness, so I should hit a shot I know that will keep me away from stuff like that 10-10. I’d rather take a bogey instead of put myself in a place where only pros can go up and down sometimes!

[@MilkshakeMan]

Best KZbin channel? Best KZbin channel.

[@GolfSidekick]

Waddastatement!

[@RangaPirate]

If you can expand your repertoire, your score will drop dramatically. Trust me. Hi Matt, I would like to see this done but from 150yds or 7 iron in, as I think that would make even a bigger difference to the score. Love the format and what youre doing by helping those that struggle to find the small little secrets that only those that practice or play daily know.

[@GolfSidekick]

I will be doing it in future from 150 for sure

[@lewishughes7740]

Ahh man I love your videos, you make the game seem so simple, love taking your advice and tips onto the course 👍🏼

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks playa Go forth and simplify

[@hurfdurfy8167]

Love this short video series! I'm definitely considering lessons next spring. I'm going to work on everything wedge and 7 iron in the meantime! I can get off the tee, but I'm always dropping since my slice is MASSIVE. :(

[@GolfSidekick]

I am hoping to have a video series with Brian from my first few videos as he has developed a massive slice and he will be going for lessons soon. I hope it will be a great video showing his results

[@hurfdurfy8167]

@@GolfSidekick looking forward to seeing it!

[@agentanti-orange8064]

Absolutely awesome mental approach to the game I love to play! Cheers on the channel mate!

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks playa, let me now how it goes

[@scipiofinancial2013]

Playa, you come up with some great experiments. I love these two.

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks sir, hopefully more to come

[@erlenwesterhus9333]

Awesome vid man, keep it up :)

[@coreyl6221]

Absolutely one of your best vids Bruh! A concrete comparison that rams your points home like your 2 iron rams it down the fairway!

[@GolfSidekick]

I do hope we can do more of these. Mo is a willing participant, now I just need other playas to come and join in for the ride.

[@coreyl6221]

@@GolfSidekick I am sure there are plenty of Playas who'd love the opp. Can't wait to see 'em!

[@hiltoncorlett125]

That dab though ‘fire’ 7:00

[@GolfSidekick]

First he sneaks in the 40 hour ling ling thing and then he sneaks in a dab I didn;'t even pick up. Waddabaus of a pro

[@KING_DAVID80]

Very insightful playa! Thank you 🙏

[@ryankapoor3734]

Whattavideo !! As a high handicaper myself these videos make me refocus on the short game keep it up playa !!

[@GolfSidekick]

Great playa, they are the qquickest wins and then you can get some confidence and have some fun to pursue the longer game if you really wanted to

[@Whiskeys_Reef]

I loved this video!!! Thank you for putting it together, this content is really unique and very enlightening. I have only one comment, at the start I thought the "Shots Saved" were cumulative and the pro kept messing up somewhere that wasn't filmed (doh). I figured it out after a couple holes of course, but for future videos I'd love it if you said "Shots saved this hole" or something like that.

[@GolfSidekick]

Don't worry playa, these things happen, but if it were done the other way, people would complain about having to do subtraction

[@craigholmes7407]

P’s driving definitely took a turn for the worst on the back nine. I’m sure there were positions on that course that Pro Mo didn’t know existed. I think if there were more balls from the fairway inside 100, we would have really seen Mo go bananas. Awesome education again Matt.

[@GolfSidekick]

Will be interesting to see Mo with other amateurs. Many experiments to do!

[@qman3223]

Could be the most helpful golf video on youtube

[@GolfSidekick]

Agreed

[@juhanj7909]

I normally shoot high 80s. today something just went right and shot 78. only 3 GIR. 9 up and downs. Short game is EVERYTHING!!!!!

[@GolfSidekick]

Well done playa!! 3 GIR and you broke 80, that is the Way of the Playa. It means we can accept not being perfect and just get it done like a real Baus. Well done

[@juhanj7909]

@@GolfSidekick thanks very much bro! would be an honour to play together if you are ever in cape town. some very lekker courses here.

[@Mikey-gl1je]

Great advice as always playa. Really enjoyed that

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks Greg Normal. Always nice to have legends watching the channel

[@weerapongcTTM]

clear prove about the short game importance btw, mickelson? or nicholson? or intentionally ?

[@GolfSidekick]

LOL I think you know it was intentional playa...gotta put the easter eggs in there for you all

[@tscharf34685]

It's hard for most low and mid handicappers to remember how bad their short game used to be as their sole focus is getting better. Matt excels at demonstrating convincingly what those differences really are. I just started playing again after 15 years and a bigger focus on the short game has paid off with many mid 80's rounds with a marginal long game. To me picking up shots in the short game is "stealing", ha ha. I enjoy the long game more.

[@GolfSidekick]

Well done playa. Yes, my long game is not actually that good. I only play single figure golf because I can chip and putt better than a 12 handicapper. My long game can be LONG and when it's on, it's on, I can go 72 or lower. When it's off, I scramble which is MORE OFTEN THAN NOT!.

[@mofojohnson1]

Great vid as usual. Need to get to a short game area asap

[@GolfSidekick]

I agree

[@Stodge82]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@norms4831]

If this doesn't change the mind of the masses, nothing will! Matty cakes, thanks for helping me (easily) have my best summer of golf ever, and I didn't even have to think about it, cuz thinking (mechanical) kills playas. Just jam....... Hit the shot you know, and end up with a lower score than your buds.....

[@GolfSidekick]

That's the way playa, and to next season, let's hope it gets even better playa! Waddanorm, the man with the plan

[@briantreadwell2206]

Got my winter training program sorted now 😉

[@Criscross292]

Great advice! #8 on your list certainly is a gem.

[@GolfSidekick]

100% pure truth

[@joebradley9012]

I agree with the premise that short game is a key way to gain tons of strokes for high handicappers. Not questioning that. I wonder what the right short vs. long game test is, though. The skills involved are full swing vs partial shot + putting, so maybe outside 100 vs inside 100? Why the focus on the tee ball only here? Presumably if I'm great off the tee I'm also pretty good from 150/175/200 yards in the fairway.

[@GolfSidekick]

There will never be a correct test but the game with a wedge in hand up to in the hole is the easiest for an amateur to get really good at in a certain period of time compared to the other part of the game in the same time. It is a very neglected part of the game. Regardless of how any experiment is set up, there will always be a different way or ‘better’ way of doing it. But in this specific one, even with waterballs and wayward shots, it came out 11 better

[@joebradley9012]

@@GolfSidekick I think if you're encouraging everyday golfers to work on short game and putting, you're doing amazing work. Whadda leader!

[@slowster2945]

When it comes to pros vs pros, all the stats suggest that most strokes are gained off the tee. When it comes to pros vs joes, the evidence is clear!

[@GolfSidekick]

Exactly, I read strokes gained, great for pro's, pointless for amateurs!

[@andrewjohnson7903]

Interested in thoughts - I typically will give advice to buddies of mine that within 100 yards, the game really comes down to "feel". Now obviously, I know technique carries significant weight in your level of comfort within a short distance, but what does everyone else think? How do you truly get comfortable within 100 yards from the pin?

[@GolfSidekick]

First go to the range or on course and find that club that works for you I mean, for me, the best way would be, hit the 58° "full" - maybe 20 shots. What's the number that comes up the most? Around 70 yards? Great use that from 70 Then hit the 54° and see how that goes. 85 yards? Great now you have 2 clubs inside 100. How about the PW? 100 yards? Great an arsenal of 3 shots. No feel, just fullish shots. Then move onto a half shot. you need to remember the feeling of this half shot and groove it in. Waht's the distance on the 58 and the 54? 58° maybe 45 yards? 54° maybe 60 yards? Now we cover 45, 60, 70, 85 and 100 yards. That's plenty arsenal and only 2 swings with 3 clubs. Full swing, half swing. Chipping and putting, that's about finding your chipping clubs and starting to hit spots on the green from around the green. Don't worry about that hole, just get the feel by practicing hitting a spot on the green. Then when you get confident, start trying to use lower and lower loft. There are two techniques in my chipping video and also my hour of power putting video. This game inside 100 doesn;t have to be a mystery. Most people just dont do it because it's the unknown. A lesson can also help!

[@andrewjohnson7903]

@@GolfSidekick Great explanation for those shots within 100 yards - that's extremely helpful. I will certainly use the full/half swing to gauge distances and get a feel for what club feels and works best for me! Related to chipping/putting, your videos have helped me leaps and bounds around the green (can't say that enough)! Keep up the good work playa! I'll do my best to listen and love the game!

[@shaunherron8104]

Love your channel and the info and tips u give it has helped my game tremendously thanks for that if u ever make it to the east coast of the states lmk would love to play a round with u also was wondering if u have waddaplaya ball markers and divot tools keep up the good work

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks playa the new ballmarkers and divot tools will be available in October/November sir!

[@shaunherron8104]

@@GolfSidekick thank u I'll be looking for them to get one thanks a bunch

[@Thefamilydiary8888]

Second? Thank you for this channel. Best golf advice i had ever have on KZbin

[@TheZodiacWoman]

what's cooler then beying cool! ice cold baby! haqhahahahahah

[@LRooster1]

Good one, thanks Matt

[@benhughes5847]

Great video. Pro Mo is a Baus! Not sure that Phil always makes the correct decisions though.......his short game definitely saves him strokes after poor decisions.

[@GolfSidekick]

Exactly, and that short game is what gives him so much confidence to pursue those bad decisions!

[@hannibalwrecktor5506]

& lol at all these nicholsons running around.

[@GolfSidekick]

*hugz*

[@jimmack6744]

Great video and thoughts at the end. I'm not sure why so may Playas refuse to take a lesson or 2. Many times it is just a tweak or 2 between frustration on the course and stress free way of the Playa. keep up the good work Matt!

[@GolfSidekick]

It's fear and ego playa I am scared of the unknown and if this dinkweed is gonna change my whole swing and make me suck for 18 months only to return to the same scores I was shooting 18 months prior to the lessons! I am smart enough to do it myself But really, we need to look into the pro, find people he has helped, take references to pro's from friends who have changed their games, and go to THOSE guys. Not the shyster swing mechanic idiots who destroys your game

[@louismadden2172]

Very cool video. Ego free=beating buddies.

[@GolfSidekick]

Wadda statement!

[@pewdiepiegrandpa8917]

Finally this course video!!!!

[@GolfSidekick]

It's here playa. Don't fear!

[@lookkool]

You should do another video like this, but have Pro Mo take over at 150 yards.

[@GolfSidekick]

We will in December or january

[@kikzrandrade]

Sir I cannot stress this enough: you are The Playa Maka #Golfgod

[@stephenpoole3923]

Best video yet Matt 👍🏻

[@GolfSidekick]

I tend to agree. I really was shocked at just how many strokes a finesse game inside 100 can save

[@kappa1032]

Great video!!

[@tiggerwoods8829]

Disappointed you didn't reference Tigger Woods as one of your greatest fans and a devotee of "The Way of the Playa", Matt. It has transformed my approach to the Majors.

[@GolfSidekick]

I didn't ask your permission sir and plus I am very annoyed by your ads. "Do I get nervous? Are you kidding!"

[@tiggerwoods8829]

@@GolfSidekick Of course I get nervous! I have the Golf sidekick's performance to try to keep up with. And the Way of the Playa is simplifying My Game making it playable those less talented.

[@kw12784]

"Miss it there if you're going to miss." If people knew where they were going to miss, golf wouldn't be as hard as it is😂

[@anantmaher2736]

Great video brah.

[@GolfSidekick]

Thanks Branch

[@Morne77Pablo]

I definitely disagree with Phil and Jack 😂😂 excellent video! Short game is the most fun part of golf for me too. Sure it's fun hitting the ball +320m off the tee in Gauteng but meh, pitching, chipping and little punch shots along with putting is baus !!

[@GolfSidekick]

Ja I love a bit of a smash on the dry fairways in Joburg in winter but means nothing without that solid short game. Can't wait to hit the bent grass in JHB in Novemeber December

[@Morne77Pablo]

@@GolfSidekick see if you can play at randpark ridge - Firethorn or Bushwillow. Excellent bent grass greens. The SA Open is held here now. Think a game works out to R440...

[@mantamoods]

@@GolfSidekick I know few Playas that would love to join for round in Jozi!

[@BigD1957]

I may not have a pro short game but dammit, I have PRO merchandise and look like a PLAYA, and that's better than a pro short game any day! WADDABUCKETHAT! WADDAGOLFPOLO! 😉⛳🏌️♥️

[@GolfSidekick]

WaddaDennis

[@M40753]

Great golf courses !! is this in thailand ? wow!! MY club and I were planning to golf in thailand 2021 -- Mahalos

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes sir, in Chiang Mai. I think there are a few nice courses up there

[@petermartinaitis8166]

Never seen any high handicapper chip and putt like a pro and you never will, but better course management is definitely where shots can be saved.

[@GolfSidekick]

The very idea that a high handicapper cant have a short game like a pro is exactly the type of opinion that is holding people back. It is the only area in the entire game literally every person can be as good as a pro. By the very nature of getting a short game like a pro, your handicap will drop thereby moving anyone from a high handicap to a low handicap.

[@petermartinaitis8166]

@@GolfSidekick The reason why a high handicapper cannot have a game like a pro is because they do not possess the technique and skill a pro has. There is no doubt anyone can improve their short game but it is dependent on many things and time is one of the biggest factors. A pro spends hours every day practicing with excellent facilities. Most club golfers do not have the same amount of free time because of work and family commitments etc. It's got nothing to do with being negative it's about being realistic and to tell club golfers otherwise is misleading.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@petermartinaitis8166 Quickest wins come from the short game and anything inside 100 is perfectly achievable. I do not have the word REALISTIC in my vocabulary. Misleading is telling people they will never have a short game like a pro when it's in fact the ONLY area we can all be as good as pros because it does not require anything other than a tchnique and practice. no working out, millions of balls to hit closer approaches, no learning to hit a 9 degree club face. You can practice the short game anywhere even indoors. To be 'realistic' is basically to deny the possibility of most things - whereas I see the potential to do otherwise.

[@chasecrane2410]

did you get the z785s already????

[@GolfSidekick]

No I have gone back to my MP62 and they are legit on fire!

[@chasecrane2410]

Golf Sidekick nice!!

[@zentrader1073]

Another Baus video. Can't argue with those numbers :-)

[@gasty_vom_asty]

Enjoying your videos, as always, playaa - but you mean probably the "Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus), right?

[@GolfSidekick]

Never heard of her

[@gasty_vom_asty]

@@GolfSidekick :o)

[@oldgold5848]

Didn't have long to wait for the tuba....

[@GolfSidekick]

It was a long tuba too

[@phatnutsak4087]

I feel like thinking about percentages before you hit a shot, makes the likelihood of pulling off the insane shot next to 0%

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes and that is the percentage we want to find, so we can hit the smart shot that works 99 out of 100 times. Good point sir

[@phatnutsak4087]

@@GolfSidekick yeah so it gives you more of a reason to not try the stupid shot that you're going to fail at because you've already thought out negative results

[@andysmith5997]

I’m not arguing with Jack Nicholson

[@MrRobVision]

P's swing is more laid off then my realtor dad was in 2008..

[@GolfSidekick]

LOLOLOLOLLOLLLL excellent!

[@iJaymze]

I love the concept, but P is a great long player and not so good at short. I’d love to see this experiment again with someone who has a poor drive and better short game!

[@GolfSidekick]

Sure, when I am able to get everyone in the same place. This round alone was hard to get together. But more experiments will come

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Which course?

[@GolfSidekick]

North Hill Chiang Mai

[@Wesquire]

Everything inside 100 yards is too much. At that distance you are including recovery shots, full wedges, half wedges, bunker, chips, and putts. That's just not a good comparison as you are including essentially every aspect of the game besides driving. If the question is driving or everything else, then obviously everything else will win. If the question is driving or any other single aspect, driving wins every time. The statistics are extremely clear on this.

[@GolfSidekick]

Where are the stats? Show me the extremely clear stats. Because I only ever get assertions from people who claim stats are clear in a very religious zealot way. But never provide any stats or sources. Dont say Strokes Gained by Mark Broadie. i read it and everything calculated for the stats and info for an amateur golfer was simulated on a computer. So I am waiting....

[@rayspooner1982]

What kind of food are you eating out therethat you always end up with "sheizer" prolems lol. This is at least the 2nd or 3rd video that required a deuce break.

[@GolfSidekick]

We ate some dirty stuff from a road side food place. I know I shouldn't but I did anyway. I think the main issue is cleanliness - food safety standards not so high which is why I actually normally eat at home out here.

[@rafajames3533]

Whataplaya

[@lrubicondental]

C'mon playa, all the gear on your website is out of stock. Just get out there and restock it!

[@GolfSidekick]

28 october okay playa!!!! I am getting it all in order so there will be no waiting times for production only postage lead times! Cut delivery time down from 8-9 weeks down to 2-3 weeks

[@plankalicious]

And that my friends is the way of the playa

[@GolfSidekick]

That's true

[@Boss302ATC]

If you wanted to really make the point, 150 and in Mo would've shot at least even... that's approach territory IMO

[@adamseidel9780]

So I have a lot of critiques of this experiment and thusly the conclusions you're getting from it, BUT, P is the textbook example of somebody who would benefit from WOTP. He hits the ball very well, much better than me (and I'm an 11), but he putts like garbage and is an awful decision maker. CLEARLY somebody in the need of the WOTP. THat doesn't mean all this is universal though, I'm the opposite (My long irons are reliable much less often than my driver, but I can't square the driver up enough to compete with any pro in distance, and it's very obvious to the eye or with my stat tracking systems that the full swing is where my next steps in improvement can come from). Of course, I'm the opposite because I've worked hard on putting and chipping over the last two years, spending about as much time on that as on full swing, so I've improved quickly there. But there's diminishing returns.

[@GolfSidekick]

There was no agenda with this experiment and expected the longer tee shots to help more than the putting and chipping. But it will take a lot of them to make any conclusions, with many levels of playas and tweaking some variables like maybe Mo needs to hit the shots from 150-100 yards only. Maybe Mo could play all shots except short game. Many ways to go about it and we will need many more amateurs to help out My main point is to shave strokes QUICK and start having fun again, short game is the key. Yes, then you need to put in the grind of trying to get better on the longer game which takes months and years. I say focus the energy on the quick wins first so that you can enjoy golf and stay the course instead of giving up by wasting time trying to hit it close like a pro. The #1 in proximity to the hole on the PGA Tour is something like 30 feet to the hole. That's hitting balls every day all day.

[@adamseidel9780]

Yeah, I’m definitely not accusing you of an agenda, just the experiment design being a bit off (you mentioned how I’d improve it, basically you have a larger portion of the game for one nine than the other, and the results are also heavily dependent on the handicap golfer you pair Mo with. If you did this same thing with me vs my bud who is my same handicap, you’d get totally opposite results).

[@GolfSidekick]

Perhaps an interesting experiment is to play alternate shot with two mid handicappers swapping balls after each shot. That could be very interesting

[@michaelschmidt6548]

Make sure the pro doesn't watch the shot before he takes it. A great player learns a lot from a previous shot.

[@user-kp4gu2mt6j]

Nice video~~~👍

[@davidgreen6525]

Maybe try short game from 150 in?

[@GolfSidekick]

Next experiment we can!