The Truth About the Tee Shot that Nobody Tells You

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[@whitneymacdonald4396]

This is such solid information. The biggest issue for me was getting off of my ego and into the idea of scoring. Last round I put my driver away for most of the round. Kept the ball in play. 88, which for me is really good.

[@willm1424]

You should do a few more quick summary videos like this for other types of shots!

[@paulnagel8161]

If you had a blue glove the outfit would have had 100% fashion confidentiality.

[@metalheads-golf]

So true. 😂🤘🏻😎👌🏻

[@ghosty38633]

Not true, he has a white nose to match the glove 👌🏻

[@metalheads-golf]

@ghosty38633 🤣😂😅🥲 The sock complement the r... ehhh outfit. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@rafaelmartinvannostrand2084]

I love these insights based on numbers. Unless you're a pro, golf is about avoiding trouble and not making your life miserable in the next shot

[@jeffyboi6969]

Im a 8 handicap and the best thing I've learned about golf is believe in the percentages.

[@GotEmGolf_]

Being confident and safe off the tee box changed my game

[@MarcPesaturo]

So important

[@zeldaprime]

confidential you mean

[@chriss2412]

I’ve cleaned up my irons and wedges but tee shot is broken these days… I hope to be where you are good sir

[@chriss2412]

@@zeldaprimehahah, watched more of the vid and I see what you did there 😂

[@GotEmGolf_]

@@chriss2412 I need some iron work

[@GreenSideGents]

I am not usually a commenter but I fired off a 75 after watching your videos for a week which is 9 strokes better than last week and 4 strokes better than my personal best. Would’ve shot 73 if I stuck to the plan but on 18 I tried to be a hero to get to even for the first time.

[@pieman2010]

Well said. Eliminating lost tee balls is so critical to scoring, especially on tight or difficult courses.

[@GHOSTOFEIGHT]

I was a 7 handicap. I'm a 11 this year even though I'm hitting my irons better because I'm unconfidential off the tee right now. This founder member of the Blue Man Group knows his stuff. Play on playas.

[@xcyx3008]

8 hcp here, no shame of teeing up with your 7wood with confidentiality. The way of the playa

[@Rich-ey7jv]

That's my game. Get into the 70's once in a while keeping to tee woods.

[@DrChim_Richels]

Yeah keep that 7 wood secret

[@Rich-ey7jv]

@@DrChim_Richels A lot of players get angry if you don't hit the driver. They almost accuse you of cheating!!

[@groundcontrol9422]

The 7 wood is the 💣 .... !

[@OrvinReyes]

love my 5 wood off the tee!! reliable 220 down the middle

[@rhawksfam]

Really like the shorter video format with one or two key take aways. The idea of the intermediate target for alignment and a specific target was great info. As the snipers say, "aim small, miss small". Keep them coming!

[@RJOlmos]

I just wanted to say that I really apricate how thorough and well laid out your content is. I really enjoy watching.

[@robertmartorana9364]

I left my driver and 3 wood at home on purpose so I wouldn’t be tempted. I hit my 5 wood with confidentiality and landed in the fairway 90% of the time. Most stress free round I ever played. Now I just need to eliminate the 3 putts.

[@jasongallia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amO3ZmWjlKqEnLssi=8Zjded6NpmXpIICk

[@tedzink4574]

3 putts kill. You can execute all the great advice Matt dispenses, have great ball striking, yet your score will remain stagnant and/or you'll give your opponent (who does none of those) way too many chances to tie or win. Guilty. No 3 putts.

[@AJsGreenTopics]

I have not played any golf for over 5 years. I just started watching alot of your videos. I went out and played golf twice this week. I applied your wisdom and played smart and not like a dingleberry. My chipping and putting has improved. I still have to work on the short game and tweaking my driver. My goal this year before getting snow is to stay in the 90's and not the 100's. Thanks for all the great videos. 💯

[@767driver]

I agree that tee shot is important as my probability of success on a hole starts with a tee shot into a playable position.

[@viebusiness3530]

Thanks for this advice, you never fail to help my golf game and educate each and every one of us. Keep up the amazing golf content!

[@unknownKnownunknowns]

Thanks. Love the helpful, concise, bite sized clips

[@ToddPlaysGolf]

I got real close to breaking 90 my last round and I was tee-ing up with my 7i and only using 7i-putter the whole round.

[@marcvanderbilt9324]

Finally someone who explains clearly the importance of tee-shots. I always have known that if only my tee-shots were faltless, I would score low. No-one could follow this thought (hit for show, put for dough is only correct if you don’t lose any balls from the tee)

[@XxbeashtxX]

Really like the vibe of this channel. Solid, practical advice that you can easily apply to your game. You don’t have to overthink 1000 different elements of swing and stance and shaft angle to start dropping shots. I played my first ever 18 holes yesterday and shot 114 (very bad but better than I expected) and thanks to your advice I was able to recognise where I went wrong with my course management and lost unnecessary shots - off the tee box and on the greens mainly. Will continue using the advice in your vids and I’m confident I can get under 100 soon

[@GolfSidekick]

Nice playa For you, your main focus must be Driving the ball IN PLAY - that's all. Doesn't have to be long, doesn't have to be SMASHED just IN PLAY Then you have to work on getting it on the green when you're around the green and preventeing 3 putts...work on getting the speed right on your putts taking note of the uphill and downhill slope on a green But most important is the long game for you now, to learn how to hit a golf ball better

[@duffer0309]

Another great video! Need a good acronym for keep it in play off the tee to compliment GIOTG

[@vonteflon]

GIIP? (Get it in play) 🤔

[@corybohn2013]

I ditched my driver a month ago and started only using 5w,6-sw, putter. Have put down my best scores so far! Just need to keep my 2 beer maximum a reality 😅

[@thathector]

I love these videos so much. Wise, original, fun.

[@GONADSable]

More golfers would score better from the tee by leaving their driver in the bag and use a mini driver or a 3wood off the tee ,works for me

[@chadmason2816]

Great content as usual, Matt. I saw the results of a robot test recently, which showed a driver actually hits shorter than a 3-wood for club speeds below 90 mph, even with a perfect strike. My speed is 88 mph, so I gain absolutely nothing from a driver. I hit a 1” shortened 3-wood straight nearly every time, 190-210 yards depending on contact. I don’t carry a driver.

[@hal7469]

Thanks for the stats. I was telling my husband that I hit my 3 wood the same distance as my driver and wanted to ditch it but he keeps on telling me to drive. I hit my 3w 180 yards straight easily and the other day I smashed it 200 yards. I'm just under 5' and choke down on my 3w 2 inches.

[@JohnPublic-dk7zd]

Off the 1st tee yesterday hit 5 iron, as I was still kinda stiff, and it ended in the fairway a decent distance for an old codger...missed a 5 footer and made bogey, but compared to the frequent sixes, sevens, and rare eights an easy 5 put me in a positive frame of mind that carried for several more holes to start the day...shot my best 18 in a month or two...what a head game...!!

[@bouweenvermogen]

Love these short videos with such info! 👍🏼

[@suecobandito8954]

My confidentiality comes from the zen that is the way of the playa.

[@SeeEssPerez]

I so needed to hear this. Thanks, Playa!

[@jetskirider]

You make me a more confidential player , thanks 😊

[@DeepakSharma_youtube]

Was that a "pun"? "Confidential" or did you mean "Confident" :)

[@johnhaworth7391]

Shifted to a 24 degree wood off the tee. It has made a lot of difference. As always, great content.

[@Craigland989]

I love this guy… cracks me up with some of the stuff he says… absolute money! Love that one Great content, very helpful

[@kevinrobertson2053]

This is great info. I have to be close to 100% of my penalty strokes coming off of the tee, and most of them with the "big stick". Might just stick with hybrid off of the tee going forward and sacrifice that 20-30 yards. Will keep some ShotScope stats for the next few rounds and see what's what. ;-) Cheers Matty.

[@ichibanmikey]

Arccos was telling me that penalties off the tee is my problem also! lol I started using 5 wood (especially when I'm not warmed up) to try to keep things straighter. Only annoyance is one of the guys I golf with makes comments about my club selection which I find annoying and unnecessary.

[@triple_bourbon]

If all of us playas simply committed to practicing our short game for an hour or two for every time Matty posted a new video we’d be gods. Off to the chipping/putting green. Thanks, Matty. You are cranking these videos out my boy - can you hear the collective fairways hit sky rocketing? 🎉

[@robertscriven2098]

Mr Playa you are a savant. Told me I’d break 90 soon after 100 and shot 87 today!! Not to mention my roll out distance was 200 max cus I decided to quit hitting my horrible driver. Many thanks bruv!!!

[@GolfSidekick]

Playa nice! Now let's get that big stick working in the background, maybe get something fitted to you and you're gonna be a savage. 82 incoming

[@epicragegaming2016]

first thing i do on the tee is find flat ground to stand on and i put my club down and make sure the area around where i will tee the ball is also somewhat flat. then i step back and find my target and find my line up spot in front of the ball. i usually tee up 1m from the markers and it gives me lots of imperfections to choose from.

[@MegaPB4Life]

Hey playa. Just curious what happened with the aimpoint video? That was such an awesome explanation of aimpoint. Wishing you the best

[@DonAl9114]

Matt , great content as always. Thx. 😊😊😊

[@Mark-ew8lq]

I love a short drive that lands in fairway, then a fairway club to the green. Game changer.

[@GroovyPlays]

Beste golf channel op KZbin my maat. Dankie

[@GoldenFava]

Unless there is a wide, wide open tee shot I use my 4 iron to tee off. Get about 210, and a fairway roll. Matty Boom Boom taught me this, and it changed my game. Used to struggle to break 100, now a few shots above or below 90 every round.

[@briansonnenfelt7125]

Yea I do the same. I get a lot of crap for it at the beginning of the round, but when it is landing 20 yards shorter than the tee shots in thr fairway or 50 yards beyond those in the rough, they stop laughing. Then I laugh when I'm 10-15 strokes below them at the end of the round.

[@paulsparrow6981]

Thanks. Excellent advice.

[@bradleyrounds9148]

Simply put.."the woods are full of long hitters..."

[@jamestaylor2976]

Yeah the more I think about it the tee shot is key. You are right a decent distance in the fairway or close to it. I know people who have told me don't spend time hitting drivers. I think short game and putting are also important but you need to get off the tee.

[@zacharymilos392]

I've always wondered though, the average tee shot likely includes artifacts of forced layups due to doglegs, etc. Every good golfer I've played with under age 50, tends to hit it further than 240-260. I'd love to play a few rounds and place my ball in the fairway 240 every time from the tee and see what happens.

[@aluminumfalcon552]

Was going to put some way of the playa tips to work today… stabbed my finger making lunch and had to get stitches 😖 I had a baus session at the range right before. Hitting my 8 iron over 160 yards ever so slight fade

[@rogansimms4728]

Love golf sidekick

[@marksimpson2321]

Life advice masquerading as golf advice! Jcyak Nickellssen would be proud of soms of those lines and aim points from his early 70s Oscar winning flicks

[@streamleazefishhouse]

Pared 14 at Gloucester the other day by going 5i, 5i, Gw (missed green), 9i, putt... My mates taking the piss (as right and proper) didn't..😅

[@GreenDistantStar]

I have a nice fade and a nice draw, I just never know when they'll appear.

[@GolfSidekick]

Find out how wide they go.

[@dasein18]

3 hybrid for the win!

[@snjstr]

Do you ever change where in the tee box you start depending on you shot shape? In the example you used, would you tee it up on the right side of the box to give yourself a little more room for the fade?

[@GolfSidekick]

If there is a terrible hazard like OB yes

[@kenmorbey676]

Thanks Matt short but sweet and timely for me. Have improved massively in the way of the playa over the last couple of months., dropping driver and three wood for more fairways and only slightly less distance with mini driver. Then this morning was tempted by the dark side, watching a n other KZbinr who was suggesting to go from 13 to single figures I need to add 29 yards to my 230 average. Thoughts of driver experimenting came into my mind before thankfully I watched your video directly afterwards.

[@GolfSidekick]

Bro which youtuber was that? Absolute NONSENSE. Always check if they are promoting someone's product or course for a kickback. But let me know who it is. Here is the reality brother. It's about getting your iron game to have less distance dispersion long and short. Getting a tighter distance control. Check it out here golf.com/instruction/approach-shots/key-lowering-handicap-stats-golftec/ you do not need any more than 230 off the tee bother. Add 29 yards! LOL that's for scratch golf HAHAHAHA who are these wankers

[@kenmorbey676]

@@GolfSidekick to be fair it was 20 , the 29 was my typo! His exact words were you need to add 20 yards if you can. Not fair to broadcast who because at times he speaks some sense. But your video was spot on and the examples hit home. I think it’s a reality of golf that as we look to improve sometimes it’s easy to snatch at a holy grail. Rest assured this subscriber is not going to deviate - the mini driver stays and you even influenced my 6 hybrid purchase! Though now I’m hitting everything better it fits between my 6 iron and 5 hybrid like a dream. Thanks again

[@GolfSidekick]

Oh right I know the video from jon perkins He doesn't reference the starting distance you're hitting the ball though so it is misleading because it's using the averages of a 16 handicap driving distance vs the averages of a 9 handicap. Strange Dangerous using averages without standard deviations or mentioning the absolute numbers but 'more distance=lower scores' is the latest sexy marketing of current times.

[@kierangormley7199]

Gold as always playa. I’m in Thailand from the U.K. at the moment and would love to get a round in boyfriend

[@vin999cent]

Absolutely 100% right !

[@et5821]

Real chads don’t worry about distance off the tee, they get in play. I use my sans wedge and forward it 100 yards if possible, then I go for a 300 yard drive off the deck on the second shot. Much better to lose strokes there!

[@vincentlafon9498]

I sold my 12,5 degrees driver 2 weeks ago (Hcp 18) and will play with a 15,5 degrees launcher

[@simonlee7451]

Love these videos, but what happens if your shot shape isn't consistent?

[@lorcster6694]

You're screwed

[@GolfSidekick]

How inconsistent? Define it

[@simonlee7451]

@@GolfSidekick I rarely hit the same shot shape, sometimes a nice draw other times a slice particularly with long irons or driver?

[@GolfSidekick]

@@simonlee7451 specifically how far left and how far right from the target?

[@simonlee7451]

@@GolfSidekick Maybe 30 metres either way, with the odd straight one thrown in!

[@jacobus_de_boer]

The Shot Pattern app is only developed for Apple. Is there an alternative for Android users?

[@GolfSidekick]

i reckon 18birdies maybe?

[@jeffproehl295]

Thanks. I tee off in 20 minites. Thanks coach

[@jeffproehl295]

Results. Every tee shot in play. 1 was grounder. Still got a bogey. 81. Right on my handi cap. Greens were punched and sanded. Thanks coach

[@anandshah71]

what i sthe app you were shoing to show distance in the video , is it free

[@ajwilliams8722]

@@anandshah71 shot tracker on iPhone found golfpad for Android

[@GolfSidekick]

shotpattern.app/BXbu/golfsidekick not free

[@NortherIke]

Confidentialism and confidentiality really make all the difference.

[@cyrilguerin3455]

Interesting stats, where do you get them, and do some exist for let's say second shot etc.?

[@GolfSidekick]

Yes, most from Stagner, Shotscope, and other sources of tracking info companies Approach coming soon

[@jongray9342]

.yup.. good content...3w ,5w , 5i tee shots tidy up a card... carry on

[@tomanderson1129]

We're so brainwashed by driver distance. Notice that most of the ads at the front of golf magazines are for drivers.

[@lorcster6694]

I think i am going to stick with your '4 clubs' technique because the other day I played and tried to use the driver and every time I hit it it went 5 metres into the bush or ground 4 Hybrid, Pitching wedge, sand wedge, putter

[@GolfSidekick]

To it for ten rounds, tell me how low you can go!

[@paulsynnott335]

"Confidentiality"! 🤣

[@ryankissee4333]

My wife and kids are now referring to me as The Confidential Daddy. Thank you.

[@AaronEvans-ut2ge]

where did you get that chart? I don't understand why the longer the hole the longer you need to hit it to keep up with your handicap. As a back of the envelope calculation using the scratch yardage rating (normalized by 18) rating = length/220 + 2.25 could be used to represent average score of scratch vs length. 440 yard hole would average 4.25 where a 330 would average 3.75. (of course this doesn't take into account difficulty etc but just a rough number for the effect of length). What is it about the longer of the hole that it would be assumed that the scratch golfer would gain some super powers that they don't possess on the shorter holes? Or is the super power in the brain and we are assuming here that the shorter holes on averaged are designed to be more narrow on average so that the typical scratch golfer would be more expected to lay back on their tee shot (ie. the effective length of the holes are longer)?

[@GolfSidekick]

I got it from the god of nerds lou stagnant

[@AaronEvans-ut2ge]

@@GolfSidekick it went out in one of his email "newsletters"?

[@GolfSidekick]

@@AaronEvans-ut2ge one of them. A subscriber forwarded it onto me

[@AaronEvans-ut2ge]

@@GolfSidekick Thanks so much for the info. I've really enjoyed your channel over the years. Informative while being fun at the same time.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@AaronEvans-ut2ge namastay

[@lancewenmohs3081]

With total confidentiality, I would have splashed that tee shot into the water about 20 yards in front of the tee box :>)

[@lchinchey]

On 17 holes, I can fairly successfully work out strategy from the tee. On 1 hole, 112 yds from red tees, water 30-85 yds, so all carry, I cannot hit a 19 degree hybrid to the green. So my strategy is to pitch about 25 yards and pitch again over the water, which works every time with usually 1-2 putt ok. But, I want to get this tee shot to work over the water and discover what swing weakness is preventing this goal. My HC shouldn’t be a factor, but it is 34 on this course. Any tips? Thanks.

[@GolfSidekick]

Can you go over the green?

[@lchinchey]

@@GolfSidekick I don’t try the driver. See my subconscience says ‘only 112 yds’ … driver ‘should’ go over the fence OOB.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@lchinchey try one and hit down on it. Experiment and accept it may be a screw up. You be ok

[@lchinchey]

@@GolfSidekick will do. Thanks. Appreciate your narrations and great tips.

[@BigD1957]

What nobody also tells you about the tee shots is the "F" word is used more after said tee shot, than anywhere else on the golf course. 65% more, is about the correct percentage

[@albrookstexas]

Is "confidential" SA speak for "confident"? Is "distan'say'l SA speak first distance? It doesn't matter, love the tips and videos.

[@GolfSidekick]

I don't knwo I haven't lived in SA for 13 years playa I am also Lithuanian

[@georgegrossi9571]

you sound confucius

[@drewcastillo7746]

Where’s the aim point video?

[@jasongallia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amO3ZmWjlKqEnLssi=8Zjded6NpmXpIICk

[@TheDarwin1564]

My psychiatrist told me that you were helping me more than he was and I think I agree

[@DeepakSharma_youtube]

Hi, mentioned a few times earlier too. I like your videos but friend you need to change “confidential” to “confident”. Just lookup what these words mean. Trying to help you here 🙏

[@GolfSidekick]

I tried to look up but i didn’t see anything up there. Where must i look?

[@DeepakSharma_youtube]

@@GolfSidekick Confidential means "secret or private" Confident (which you intend to use) means "having or showing assurance and self-reliance"

[@Iversonwings1]

Do you have any promo codes for the Shot Pattern App?

[@GolfSidekick]

Nah is it expensive?

[@GolfSidekick]

shotpattern.app/BXbu/golfsidekick no promo code

[@matttelz6014]

Attaboy...always chasing that well manicured grass...always

[@Mike-wv2pn]

I know this from my last tourny 1:59

[@usmc84]

Serious question, do you use certain words incorrectly on purpose or is it a second language thing? “Pick a club that you are confidential will go in play…” Also, I enjoy your videos. Thanks for the good advice.

[@GolfSidekick]

Sir English is but my 4th language

[@usmc84]

@@GolfSidekick that’s amazing! I’ve been struggling to learn a second language for years and can only say basic things like “where’s the bathroom?” and “I’m hungry!”

[@JohnKay79]

What shot pattern app do you use?

[@teebob21]

"Shot Pattern"

[@GolfSidekick]

shotpattern.app/BXbu/golfsidekick

[@teebob21]

@@GolfSidekick Boyfriend comes thru with a referral link like a Baus!

[@joshuat7171]

I smash driver every hole I can. I average 13 greens in regulation. I just can’t putt worth a darn. I could break 80 easily if I didn’t 3 putt 10 holes per round.

[@thedadgolfer]

But the DATA!

[@GolfSidekick]

*DaTa

[@crackspider101]

Baus this is dangerously close to strokes gained chat

[@IIISWILIII]

The tees brutalized me today, playas. Cost me 8 strokes 😑

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

It’s the most important shot

[@Will_Hall]

Confidential ≠ Confident

[@mikemyers7317]

Would like to play when I get there if you're interested?

[@samallen6939]

Does no one else play golf in this Country?

[@JACOJACO-q4v]

hit a club that u know goes straight with not big despertion

[@edlo8099]

Do you want a club to get in play on every hole? Get a Cobra One length hybrid. It's a game changer.

[@ohwowthatsgood]

what length?

[@GolfSidekick]

@@ohwowthatsgoodJuan length

[@MrYouDougTube]

@@ohwowthatsgood 7 iron length

[@ajwilliams8722]

Have you done a video on using Google Earth to plan a round? I attempted it and got confusiated.

[@danvesperman5001]

Couldn't agree more! I have a 3 and 4 one length hybrid Cobras. Finally left driver in the bag last week and was teeing it up with the 3 and hitting it farther than the driver and in play! It is very satisfying golf for my abilities.

[@BrandonSpears-s3u]

At this point, any KZbin channel that hasn’t reached out to play a round is obviously lacking confidentiality. They’re plain scared.

[@GolfSidekick]

They’re all run by agencies and managers. Intensely sophomoric and boring. The only interesting one is bdc

[@BrandonSpears-s3u]

@@GolfSidekick Absolutely. And btw, my gf asked me Sunday evening if I was gonna work on my new flop shot I’d told her about. I said sorry, Matt and I discussed it, and we’re just gonna work harder toward not getting short sided, lol.

[@GolfSidekick]

@@BrandonSpears-s3u Playa do me a favor, go do 1 hour short greenside bunker splash practice. Get that ball high and soft on 10-15 yard shots. You'll discover the flop shot from that - it's the same shot. But bunker is low hanging valuable fruit that teaches you the flopper by association

[@B-kn8yb]

I’m confidential that I can hit a slice. Think you meant confident.

[@kl-ly2xh]

confidence, not confidential.

[@johnathanwetherill456]

Be confident . Not confidential .