People Dumber Than You Score Lower - Here's Why

[@heuristix77]

"I guess my strategy could be wrong, because there *are* four percent of golfers better than me." 🤣🤣

[@TAmns7]

that was hilarious. dude has jokes. but also - he is a top tier amateur not only bc of his course management/strategy/way of the player but also bc he is consistent ball striker and roller of the putter. #bigfacts

[@ThatBonzaLife]

Great video Matty, looks like youve had an absolute blast in Scotland, thank you for the gift of wisdom. You are the man and we are your people 💪

[@djhaughey1]

Yea, I saw that video of him saying that. I do think that, for most armature golfers, it is something to strive for. As it give a more consistent result. I think it's one thing to know how to do it and then back off of it than, never having achieved the consistency of being able to do it with regularity. As the quote says, "when I'm flushing it..." which would indicate that, not taking a divot, is not always the case. It's just on certain days when his swing behaves that way. At least, that's how I have come to understand that quote. We'd really need a lot more context to take anything meaningful, as a weekend hacker, away from that comment. He had already achieved world dominance when he made that statement.

[@jbweezer]

I totally agree with the way of the playa. But you can hit a 1 iron where almost no pros would even dare hit such a hard long iron. Clearly you have special, next-level skills to be doing this, which I think helps keep your handicap far lower than the average golfer. But again, your course management strategy and shot selection is legit. Props, love the channel and I'm learning. Had some fun shaming my driver-only buddy's this summer with my straight-as-an-arrow 7 wood that is a par-maker when my tee game breaks down.

[@paqdaddy5476]

I love this course. It was the windiest day of my trip, too. I think I stood on the range and hit around 5 dozen knock-down 6 irons because I knew I'd need that shot.

[@brucehanna9473]

I’ve watched this eight times. “Comfortable shot” is a worthy mantra for any golfer. I played a links course on the beach in south Texas with 20+ mph winds. My son in law beat me by one stroke. I hit comfortable shots, kept it on short grass (mostly) and was good from 100 in. He can outdrive me by 100 yards.

[@andrewlevy8134]

Matty, you're an absolute GURU......so much fun and you just CALM ME DOWN.....many thanks.

[@KasperViggoJensen]

Dude, I had a pretty eye opening experience today. Because of an ankle injury, I have basically been on the couch for a month. Only a week or so ago could I sort of move around a little bit, after nearly 8 weeks. Today I decided to get back to the golf course, even though I can't put weight on my right foot. My plan was just to hit little half swing punch/stinger type shots. Because of my physical handicap and limitations, I found out on the first hole that I could pretty much only hit the ball from right to left. So that eliminated all the trouble on the right. I would max hit a 6 iron off the tee (about 165m). Never in my life (I'm a 2 handicap) have I hit that many fairways and that many greens in regulation, nor has golf been so stressfree. My putting and shortgame was very rusty as I hadn't touched a club in 8 weeks, but my game tee to green was so damn tight. It was an absolute revelation. Just hit whatever club works for you right now.

[@GolfSidekick]

Thank you son. Sometimes the curses are blessings in disguise

[@andrewcarter7503]

Good that Nelson took some time out of running Rwanda to give you some golf advice. Did you know he also wrote the great country song "On the Road Again"? What a man.

[@ferdsperez7421]

I always enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work you're doing.

[@suecobandito8954]

Yup. Sage advice, ‘kick. Started hitting 3 wood and irons off the tee and stupid me, my score went down.😊

[@GolfSidekick]

You lower scoring fool!!

[@Paunguliaq]

Matter in Chief, The Scotland Series is a stroke of genius. And you Put up in stead o shut up. I have broken 100 the last three rounds Mattster. My thanks. I enjoy the game now no matter how I play. You gave me that. We feel like we know what it would be like to play The Old Course now too. Cant wait to see what's coming...

[@brandoningoldsby]

“Rocket surgeon” 😂 that was gold

[@djhaughey1]

Hey Playa! Another great video. Can you do a video to show how we can take a divot with every swing?

[@ThatBonzaLife]

Matty once told tiger when he's flushing it he doesn't take divots

[@ianhicken5325]

I’ve watched all your videos and one of the reasons you’re a low handicap is your putting,your a brilliant putter

[@ritchielogan6197]

Yep. This is exactly it. Everything is safe, but the putting is BAUS level

[@GolfSidekick]

And it’s the easiest skill to acquire yet even with someone uploading putting out of your mind onto KZbin, people will not listen to It and free their minds. You don’t need power or muscles. You just need practice and consciousness. 95/100 golfers won’t even go hit 20 one footers in the cup in a row. Is the only skill we’re able to ALL be as good as a pro. You don’t even need distance optimized equipment.

[@stevesidekick933]

Thanks for finding a new and creative way to get the message out. You sir are a Rocket Surgeon!

[@craigballington2214]

Love the vids Matty. Would love to see a series where you break your own rules. Your content sets a good example for high HC golfers but I think it's time for you to commit to the "riskier" clubs you could hit rather than staying in your safe zone. Will shoot higher scores at first but as you put more tools in your bag I truly think you'll go lower than ever. Big drives and lovely soft chips from the fringe. The people love a character arc in any story. ❤

[@GolfSidekick]

what rules would i be breaking in the video?

[@stevemazzilli4006]

I can't believe i am watching you play Crail! I am heading over there in July. My favorite youtube channel(makes so much sense) and hopefully one of my favorite golf courses moving forward. Also scored a tee time on the Old Course. 17 is keeping me up at night LOL.

[@marnew1000]

Great video Matt, very insightful. Really enjoyed the Scotland series…

[@GHOSTOFEIGHT]

Matty Boom Boom dropping knowledge bombs. 💥

[@artembodazhkov1790]

Matt, a great short show from you. Thks a lot. Wish to be you in a Scotland with a different sorts of whiskey on 19th

[@wolfyplayz11]

I see where you’re going here, and I like it, but I’ll always love your more passionate OG lectures on breaking 90/80 etc.

[@MrGroovergeorge]

Great looking course. As always, thanks for the tips.

[@duffer0309]

On the 15th hole tee shot, I thought that hurts before you even dropped the club.

[@HaroldJackson]

😂😂Rick Shields eat that! What a shot! Got to love it! Playing Friday 😊⛳

[@PLP_305]

I feel like there are a lot of testimonies on the channel.. but listen up playas. Between getting new clubs and watching Matty boom boom I have gone from a silly goose scoring 100 to a bizzoss breaking 80 with my best score of even par today. Waddalife.

[@GolfSidekick]

Beast mode

[@PLP_305]

@@GolfSidekick to make it better I did it without a driver haha waddagame

[@michaelfloyd8583]

Not played there, looks great - defo be going next year, thanks!!

[@junglejim67]

Just scored my PB after trying to break 100. 92 scoring 40pts. I attribute this success to Matty Boom Boom's advice and Dr Bob's "Golf is not a game of perfect". Two birdies including a chip in. The way of playa ✅

[@GolfSidekick]

You are the way

[@marcdempsey8739]

Brilliant Matty..... love it⛳️

[@Pwrcritter]

Enjoyable series. I like how u swing back, around your body.

[@lancemanyon7645]

If a 1 iron is a comfy club for you playa then you are just different than most. For me realizing that I can still score well if I have a bad opening hole or spray in a dud every once in a while. Key is to just let it go by the time you get to the next shot and realize grip and rip can get you in a lot of trouble

[@GolfSidekick]

Everyone is different. Everyone should play to strengths

[@DoCuOrange]

Getting close to that 1.8 handicap I predicted at the start of your Scotland trip! 😋

[@maxsmart8954]

I played division I college golf was number 7 in the state. Never attended class. I could read greens but not books. Dyslexia.

[@count1958]

Going to Hua Hin next week, all courses already booked. :)

[@ChaseLogeman]

I would have had a tough time playing that course for the views, even with the cold weather.

[@tawaewaewharawharakaukau1230]

Man U gotta a good channel man coming from Aotearoa NZ

[@scottlandb6579]

Do you ever just play rounds hitting the clubs you struggle with to improve your game with those clubs. And when do you choose to or not too? Matt your shits the best. Don’t ever stop. Nothing gets me more hyped. I will drop below 100 this year.

[@JFTB-i8y]

Rounds are for scoring. The range is for work

[@King_Goose1]

Still the funniest oke out there! Another great video Matty!

[@YorkshireDave]

This is brilliant!!!!!! Bro, you should get your own satire show

[@TAmns7]

matty bumbum - your lag putting is outstanding.

[@lachd2261]

Some crisp ball striking in this round

[@hotshotxii]

I'm still feeling pretty good about 1.3 by the end of the trip. Guess you could say I'm feeling.... smart.

[@andrewcarter7503]

Listening to all this good advice makes me wish I'd listened to what my mother had to say.

[@coolcatcal]

Best day ever Matty 🥰

[@charleskingsley9927]

Awesome, fun to watch!

[@duffer0309]

My original 2.2 is looking real good. I’m going to guess after this round 2.1.

[@GolfSidekick]

Hurtful

[@duffer0309]

@@GolfSidekick shit thought there was only one round left. So only thought one round dropping off and one on. I have to rework based 3 scores coming off.

[@DannyBoy-jy1kq]

Yep. You’ve made me want to try a 1 iron again.

[@TheSimplyRich]

By dumb, he actually means genius. This man's tips have revolutionized my golf game over the past few years. Thanks Matty Boom Boom. You're a legend.💪🏻 Too bad not everyone realizes that.

[@GolfSidekick]

Yasss

[@somerandomguy706]

I do think there's truth to "get it as close to the hole as possible" because it's better to be in first cut of rough than 50 yds further from the fairway, but where that advice fails is that they're considering those as the two possibilities, not the other options where penalty strokes are incurred (and which are more realistic options for handicap golfers).

[@GolfSidekick]

Mostly to sell things you cant have nuance. Because majority of people need to be told do this for this result. Otherwise they would have to think on their own. And then… no profit

[@eazyeach1876]

Ah the lost video. Glad to see it make the KZbins

[@GolfSidekick]

Still have Castle course Carnoustie champs from the whites Burnside at carnoustie That makes 20

[@MD20-20]

There was some guy I think in a movie who said “Stupid is as stupid does”. Not sure what that means but it makes me sound smart at parties.

[@GolfSidekick]

That was Ridge Forester from days of our lives

[@phillipismay3585]

Omg Matty that 1iron off the tee wow, even Jack Nicholson would be envious...😂

[@Allen_diving]

Good video. But would u do the same if the course measure 7200 yards ? Example 430 yards average for par 4s. Please advise!

[@GolfSidekick]

Why would i or anyone play 7200 yard courses? If anyone is playing those courses they should be scratch handicap from those tees and focus on position of the tee shot. They will be proficient with every club if they are handicapped at scratch on those tees. Anyone over scratch does not need to play 7200 yard tees. It’s pointless

[@Allen_diving]

@@GolfSidekick the problem is that’s only member’s course at my hometown. 😂

[@GolfSidekick]

Are you at altitude?

[@releasesound5879]

The pants in this video have no back pockets, the Waddaplay label above the right pocket and split cuffs 😎😎. Are they available? I only see label above back pockets.

[@GolfSidekick]

Nah playa i couldn’t produce them in quantity with the right leg logo. It was just for advertising them by putting it in the pocket

[@vinrxx]

Your 5-6 foot are automatic. Amazing. Merry Christmas.

[@dannylovell8845]

Matt, a large part of your strategy/ability is dependent on your ability to putt the ball so well. I rarely if ever see you three putt. Well done lad

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes and PUTTING OUT OF YOUR MIND has been uploaded by someone onto KZbin and anyone can listen to it for free. That is all i do to improve my putting. Nothing else

[@dannylovell8845]

@@GolfSidekick I'll check it out. Thank you for the content, I enjoy watching the channel

[@le-oc3yx]

Which gels more with your game, US and A golf or GB golf?

[@GolfSidekick]

UK Links

[@roryblake3232]

This e[isode set to 100% sarcy. Love it. Bokke

[@philwells2920]

What if I'm most comfortable with driver? What if I'm comfortable with everything but my long irons? I totally agree, I'm kinda a brainiac and will keep trying to figure something out rather than trying something else, as you said. If I'm struggling with my low shots, I keep hitting low shots. Kinda stubborn, like an autistic kid who can't stop until he figures out the puzzle. That analogy describes my entire golf life. I actually probably am on the spectrum. It's in my family. I'm a -2 handicap btw, been playing for 19 years.

[@philwells2920]

I do kind of hate my gap wedge. It's weird, cuz my PW is hardly any different, just a few degrees, and I do great with my 56°, which is actually a different brand of club.

[@johnniekeats]

This video hits hard...

[@Adam-wi7dd]

Long time fan and congrats on the recent rounds. Really need better audio on the strikes, the current set-up isn't giving your hits the justice they deserve. Some big hits, we need that juicey sound 😊 other channels are hitting way worse shots but they're sounding better

[@GolfSidekick]

Unfortunately it’s either extreme 4 club wind noise into the microphonn with a small percentage chance of hearing anything being the wind, or subdued sounds, or fake sounds.

[@Adam-wi7dd]

@@GolfSidekick fair enough. Scottish tax I guess. Hope you picked up a few bottles of the local produce while you were there

[@whodeynationbaby]

no driver in the early windy cold no warmup swings? even though Hank Haney promised he could fix my slice in 45 minutes?

[@masterofnone1481]

The best thing I have learned to do to keep my scores lower(not low at all) is the BUMP AND RUN!!! I only chip when I have to 😅

[@chriscole7038]

Great vid

[@vivekp.5210]

That 🦅 🐕 stick is working well, Matty le Boom Boom

[@GolfSidekick]

Correct playa

[@spectre205]

Appreciate your approach, but to really measure the validity of your system you need to go back to Scotland and try "normal" approach of hitting driver closer to green etc. How do we know you wouldn't come out a +2 doing it that way? Tough task but I think you're up to it.

[@GolfSidekick]

No not really

[@voltrk4707]

Such a delight to watch your rounds

[@GolfSidekick]

You are a delight

[@aceattorney]

Hole 3. 175 yards. Playa makes the green with a pitching wedge. 😲

[@chiefbrody3406]

3-4 club wind so a pw becomes a 7-6 iron

[@GolfSidekick]

Usually would be 7-8i there for sure with no wind. If that same wind blows but INTO me, I’m hitting up to 3 or 4 iron. And i wouldn’t reach the green

[@aceattorney]

@@GolfSidekick Senpai noticed me!

[@leemeadows5764]

I love the way of the playa, only 4% of armatures better😂😂😂

[@frankterbeek6287]

Hi Matt, 4:40 There aren't many rocket surgeons around anyway, let alone playing golf 🤣

[@sameerpurohit3385]

You do make me laugh Matt. How many layers did you end up wearing? The Lithuanian South African snow man 😊

[@GolfSidekick]

Three or four Was cold that day in that wind straight off the ocean

[@sameerpurohit3385]

@@GolfSidekick well played. The humour was spot on however you are also an awesome golfer. Do you prefer scottish or Thai golf courses?

[@GolfSidekick]

Scottish bro But thai golf experience on quiet golf courses is better. Too many people at Scottish courses

[@sameerpurohit3385]

@@GolfSidekick go well Matt. Merry Xmas

[@gsallis85]

"Rocket Surgeon" 😂

[@zeos386sx]

My parents always said I was too smart for my own good.

[@GolfSidekick]

They were just bragging about their genetics

[@nef0066]

"I'm not a rocket surgeon" HAHA

[@gsallis85]

How good is Crail by the way 😍🏌🏼‍♂️

[@GolfSidekick]

Near the top of the list

[@gsallis85]

@@GolfSidekick what's top?

[@JimBeatman]

Crail …. What a track

[@danielowen5889]

Words for the wise.. or the dumb.. either way it works for me.. Thanks Baus.. and my 3.2 guess is still crap..

[@KevenSandoval]

I am old enough to know that if you see someone talking about how smart they are, they probably are not. And if you see someone talking about how smart they know they are not, they are probably very smart.

[@GolfSidekick]

Wise beyond your ears sir

[@aviatoraw]

Good message here, clear your mind. But Dummies don’t hit 1 irons and 4 irons like you you did on this round Baus!

[@GolfSidekick]

1 and 4 irons are irrelevant

[@duffer0309]

Messed up my estimate. I’m now guessing 1.7.

[@GolfSidekick]

Less offensive

[@JasonKrasavage]

Am I going crazy or did you slightly pitch your voice down for that swingtweaks ad this video? lmao

[@rosskaff]

But he’s a putting genius!

[@tubopedia]

Golf sidekick being sponsored by swing tweaks kinda reminds me of uber healthy professional athletes being sponsored by redbull

[@TheAllhailben7]

It's a bit different when your 3 iron goes further than my drive and your 6 goes more than my 3

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes very different.

[@TheAllhailben7]

@@GolfSidekick the sentiment is the same though. Finding the fairway at a club or two down is way better than being behind a tree or in a bunker

[@italnkicbxr]

2:10 is someone walking their dog in the background?

[@GolfSidekick]

Can walk anywhere you want in Scotland. Anywhere at all. Legally

[@mozerm]

"I'm not a rocket surgeon" - Mattie Boomboom 2023

[@paulyoung2396]

You bogied 15 so should have been +2 standing on the 16th tee playa

[@GolfSidekick]

I’m not clever. But luckily the score corrected itself. This is magic

[@jackkinoff6943]

You forgot an " ology " that you are proficient in Chief Playa Gynaecology

[@GolfSidekick]

I’m only an amateur

[@swiper1131]

I love when matty talks about him squirting

[@thomasream1205]

Are you not confident with your driver , the par 5s looked wide as anything . I completely agree with hitting shots you are comfortable with but if you are confident with your driver would you not agree they would provide better opportunity for scoring on those holes?

[@GolfSidekick]

if you can hit it in 4 club wind

[@derDKP]

Hahaha "driver" on hole 12

[@farhanm13]

Boom

[@joncampisi8311]

I’m the dumbest.

[@joncampisi8311]

Golfer ever.

[@GolfSidekick]

Harsh but fair

[@alexs4966]

OR YOU COULD JUST LEARN HOW TO HIT THE DRIVER!

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes that is the message. Did you miss the memo?

[@Nigelrathbone1]

I don't give a f*ck about handicapping. I don't even care about keeping score. I just want to gave a round of golf without losing 10 balls.

[@GolfSidekick]

Same concepts

[@joewiley6927]

287, so we gotta....oh F*¢√

[@iggynotpop4138]

My guess is someone called Matty dumb for his style of play. Results matter. You can't argue that Matty is a breast

[@danielhowell167]

Shotscope fanboys just quivering in their FJs right now

[@Shankenstien23]

When is the playa cumming to austraya mate. Plenty of playas down here will look after you Russell shark Norman , Greg gladiator Crowe, Ron flopper chopper.min woo will cook for you

[@GolfSidekick]

Love the aussies. Greg norman waddaman

[@drummerAVA]

Love the irony lol

[@GolfSidekick]

#metoo

[@UncleT0ny]

Such a dum dum