Just wanted to say that since I’ve discovered your channel, my game has improved significantly. Always been a mid/high 80s shooter with the occasional low 80, but now I’m consistently shooting low 80s and just shot a stress free 76 today. I owe it to you and your focus on the mental game and just enjoying the game. Keep up the great work playa! Cheers.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Waddacamelman! I get a few doubting thomas messages from unbelievers that this methodology and thinking probably doesnt work. But playas like you are proof that its a monumental leap in how golf is played and you hacked off at least 10 shots to become who you were meant to be on the course. Waddalegend waddaplaya waddaringer!

You’re videos are incredibly high quality and insightful. I really appreciate your work/golf!

I discovered this channel only the other day and have watched waaaay too many videos. What I find fascinating is that you are talking my golf philosophy! Fantastic! I've been golfing for 30+ years and have finally learned, due to a thick cranium condition, that ego has no place on the course. When it shows up, beat it back into the ground! Thanks for the confirmation and the additional info which will allow me to fine tune my game. Whataplaya!

great vid Matt, best format.....lovin the acronyms !!

Really do enjoy your videos, no bullshit, just good content! Keep it up PLAYA!

These vlogs are great, keep up the excellent work playa

Did what you said and scored 85 today. Stressfree. Enjoyable. The frustration from the last couple of months disappeared. Finally playing what I know I can. Even left a few shots out there. Thanks.

Tried out some of ur techniques of course management and left the driver at home. Haven’t played that well in a while so thanks for the advice playa👍🏼

Your videos really improving and it feels like you're finding your groove.. Well done

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, lets continue to take over the world one video one sub one view at a time!

You birdie teasing mutha feather!😂😂😂

Another beautiful course, maximum jelly

Great video once again. My favorite channel on the planet! Can’t wait for the rains to dry up a bit so I can get out there and try these tips out. I’m writing them down in a little notebook I can take on the course with me along with my course management plan. Until then, another video please ‘playa.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

More videos coming. The movement continues to surge as we replace golf destruction with golf instruction. No stopping this train. One way ticket non stop to golfing nirvana. Keep taking notes and report back with results

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

By the way, are you saying there may be a better channel outside of this planet? Your satellite dish is strong sir

Another great vlog! ⛳️ 🏌🏻‍♂️

What a great video!! And 'Wedge em to death" I almost spit out my drink! LOL, Stress free golf, Waddaconcept, can't wait to finish work and get back at it, Thanks for the tips and vids as always! Waddaplaya!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Dude david toms it up there big dawgski Lolski

I love the way you play the game. Im gonna implement it this year. Thanks

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I love the way youre thinking big dawg

Guys Play the shape you have. Play the shots you know. Especially on a new course. Play to what you can safely see. Play the stress free shot. No one wants to shoot blow outs on a once in a lifetime opportunity on their bucket list courses. Be smart, dont be a moegoe!

@reuk

5 жыл бұрын

My best shot is - usually - slice - maybe - straight - and - sometimes - crazy - draw 🤣

@gerryfinn8646

5 жыл бұрын

Golf Sidekick would you post the link to the birdie gotcha music again please. Cheers

@seanverbanic2326

3 жыл бұрын

What's the song playing in the background around minute 3:30?

That was a grrreatt double playa!! Masta blasta!! 💪💪

Been watching the videos and loving the advice man. What are the top 8 clubs besides your putter that you are most comfortable with?

Flying off tomorrow for lots of Garden Route golf. Playing St. Francis links a week on Friday. It looks great, I can't wait. I've studied the course guide and will be playing stress free golf for sure.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Geez dude, enjoy!!!!!!! Which courses?

This year I will be planting feathers for sure!

Hahaha there it is!! The ol'dipsey doodle. Well done playa

Is the TPC Kuala Lumpur near Rawang north of the city? Good course. Never played it but watched Padraig Harrington blow it and lost to that Taiwanese guy in 2000. It was backed up and I had a chat with him as I was young and obviously not native. Not many westerners were there that day. Remember, this was pre majors Harrington but I knew he was a playa as he hit the ball so pure. Great memories.

Just got back from a ski trip. It's now golf season

Dang I saw 2 feathers yesterday... I'll start planting them from now on! 😁

Nice one mate! Ties in well with the 'check your ego' mantra. I should really play a round teeing off with a 4 iron and see what happens. I'll go out in the next couple of days, no doubt you'll see the result.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Look forward to the instagram tagging!

Your videos are great. If you come to the states add TPC Scottsdale your your bucket list.

This is the best opening music. Use it every time !!! Makes me feel like I live in a golf dreamworld.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

It's my daily theme song I listen to while walking in the wet market in Bangkok at 6:30am. I think I will use it more often.

@niemo1977

4 жыл бұрын

I love the music too. What is it called?

Great channel man. Was on the brink of selling my clubs. You're videos gave me hope though. Keep it up

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Could you elaborate? Why were you going to sell them?

Thanks for making another video!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my good man

How did Didi play? I hope we see another vlog featuring him again soon!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I reckon next couple months we will see Didi featured again. Cant abuse his friendship like Crossfield does with his bois hahahah. He shot an 81 here at this course. It was his 8th round in 9 days!

Mister, you are pure genius. See that period? Genius.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I would have to agree Norm. Thank you!

My new favorite channel!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent thank you sir, it's also my favorite too

How can you not have 200k subs yet? Best golf channel out there for sure 😁

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Slowly we are awakening more and more golfers to the way of the playa. Less BS more awesome!

Planted a feather today after having doubled two straight. Literally birdied the next hole! I don’t expect the harvest will always come so soon after planting

Liking the "stress-free" idea. I look at golf like this: "if I absolutely needed to get up and down or else, which shot and club would I choose?" My old coach calls it a "gun to your head" approach. If you absolutely need an up and down or green in reg, what would you do? Liking the content. Getting better and better every month. Keep it coming.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir. New focus this year. Valuetown only. I want everyone who plays handicap golf to have more fun and every video needs to further that cause. I like your coaches idea. I love the idea of choosing the simplest shot at that moment.

Very nice! Katatong is a nice course by the way, hope you get to play it this year.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I am 100% sure I will play it with golfeverysecond and maybe @paulwilsonpga sometime this year!

These are the best videos. You are like a golfing yoda.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that comment, I do

I enjoyed that.

I planted a feather for the first time on my round yesterday and drained a 10 footer for birdie on the next hole ... your science is solid... :-)

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Purest form of science there is

Ah man Matt jy is net flippen great!! Haha ek geniet jou - GOTCHA was insane snaaks

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly sir. Nou praat jy!

new favorite golf youtuber

@GolfSidekick

3 жыл бұрын

Waddaman

This is the best golf channel yet and by far. Today I decided to punch shot everything outside 90 yards (I am a total beginner). I hit 54 over the 9-hole round in a course where I usually hit way over 60. Totally stress free and always in or close to the fairway.

Going to watch this on the plane on the way to a winter golf trip in Tampa. 👌

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Should have told me earlier, I wouldve made an hour long one for you lol

@Chea

5 жыл бұрын

Golf Sidekick haha and I’d have watched it to. Hopefully score half way decent by following your advice. Been practicing my short game indoors religiously.

I’m playing at sandals emerald bay course in April, it will prob be my first rounds as a stress free playa

@mattguyer

5 жыл бұрын

And I’ll be wearing my waddaplaya golf shirt 💪🏻

FYI: Wangjuntr has three courses, 54 holes: Valley, Highland and Jungle. Looking forward to seeing your vlogs and thoughts. Cheers for the excellent content

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, and I want to play each one twice a day because each hole also has two greens! So its essentially 108 holes. I am hoping to go in March with my dad where I will do Wangjuntr for three days, Bang Phra and another one. But still deciding where to go which region!

I love playing new courses but I'm always putting up terrible scores on them, like 10-12 shots worse than my average on courses I've played at least twice I'd say. One of my strengths is definitely using course knowledge to stay out of trouble or set up the easiest possible next shot.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I used to be the same. Its probably because youve convinced yourself that youre gonna do it. The best thing is to have a go to club that you can use knowing that youll hit it within a few yards of where you intend each time. Then from there its about hitting the middle of the greens and not taking on perilous pins. Find the simplest shot and make sure youre aiming so you dont screw yourself with short siding. Hazards short go long hazards long go short! Hit the stress free shots! And no expectations before the round sir!

how about that super long put from way off the green by Didi - getting it to like 1-2 feet?? Wadddaaadidi!

watched all your vids. super helpful and entertaining! how do you get that kind of distance with such an easy swing? 190yds with a 6iron? dang.. hello from hongkong btw!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Thats at altitude. At sea level its closer to 180. Just confidence with that club which eases up your swing which makes you hit it further. Usually tension and doubts kill distance because of all the wasted energy in the arms and hands and shoulder not allowing a free flow

Hi Matt, great video again. I really need to bring feather with me next time. Can someone please let me know what does GTFO at 7:56 stand for? What a great recovery at the end

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Get The F Out

Royal Melbourne or Kingston Heath have to be on that list bro!

Enjoyed the video! Have a question. How high did you set up the tripod for tee shots? Video angle is amazing. Thanks!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

As high as the thing goes. About 1.25 meters?

@ibrahimovichoi

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Video is amazing

Play Augusta national golf course we would all love that video if you do end up making it ♥️

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I played the replica will give you the link wait a moment

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/faWbpdGCpcbIfdY.html For the real one, I will need an invite and permission from the hard arses on the committee to film it. I think i have more chance of falling pregnant

Is that a compression shirt under the polo or sleeves?

What kind of hybrid are you playing? Great video!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

That was a Jetspeed from Taylormade. I have since changed to a 2 iron from Srixon. It will be in the next couple vdeos.

What would you advise for playing in the rain and chipping below the green? I’m having trouble with my 60 degree but don’t get any loft with a pw.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

First advice would be to go home or wait for the rain to stop. Next I would say, try to leave your ball in the easiest chipping position by playing your approach shot there. If it's totally unavoidable, chipping up onto the green is tough, there is less spin so land it shorter of the pin than you normally would. And if the LW gives you trouble and PW isn't lofting enough, I suggest a 54 degree wedge.

Matt - TPC member so let me know if I can help with TPC Kuala Lumpur access or if you ever want to play in NC and need a place to crash.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, can I shoot you a mail? Or if you'd like send me one matt@golfsidekick.com

2:00 everybody looking for lost ball. Playa: playing. lol

Why you plant the feather before hitting shot?

For all the giant dinosaur birds we have here in Florida, you'd figure that I could find at least one feather at the course today.

@2:02 Help the boyz find that ball? Hells no, I'm making my par!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Someone finally mentioned the elephant in the room

I think the hardest thing about applying your stress free strategy is discipline, especially off the tee. What do you do to separate yourself from the negative or excessive positive energy from a blow up hole or eagle birdie hole previously? Hard to get that driver out of one's hands sometime.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Hmmm...I guess it comes with practice of trying to be more disciplined. Just look at each hole as it's own piece of real estate to navigate. The previous hole is done and now it's time to tackle getting the ball into the hole in the least strokes using the most stress free shot you can. Once you see the benefits of stress free golf and how good you feel after a round where you feel pretty good with yourself as a person and not just as a shot-maker, because you made good decisions, you'll get hooked on it. It's quite self-developmentish but I promise you'll look back on a round and go, damn, I made a good decision there, and man I held my nerve there, and man I chose the right shot there, and man I believed in myself there and the confidence you get from that will spill over into your stress free decision making. Much nicer than looking back and saying dam I got lucky there, or wow I got away with that, or I should have put the driver away on 4, etc etc

@coreyl6221

5 жыл бұрын

@@GolfSidekick Good distinction on getting away from feeling good as a "shot maker". As I know I will feel better or reap more confidence from shooting a good total score versus that 1 great shot in the middle of the round that wasn't a good decision that I got lucky with. It's tough as I play more like a poephol after a birdie more so than after a bad hole. Thanks for sharing your perspective Playa!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Corey L Lolol poephol! Next important word to learn is DOOS

@coreyl6221

5 жыл бұрын

@@GolfSidekick funny as I just watched a video collaboration of some KZreadrs playing from the DOOS tees as a course management exercise🤣🤣🤣

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Corey L Also beer after a birdie if you play with my Swiss buddy here should get you back in line

1:02 BIRDIE INCOMING!!!

Did you get your srixon irons yet? Or still just the two?

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Just the 2 for now. Waiting for the cash to pile up!

Ok no more gotcha birdie music Matt...😂

@RickTesno

5 жыл бұрын

But that was funny!

@norms4831

5 жыл бұрын

Half way got me, I'm like no way he's Sinking this..... 😂

@gerryfinn8646

5 жыл бұрын

The music must stay!

Great content player.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you my good man

02:55 😂 greens looked like carpet!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Top notch course conditions considering it had been a bit wet the weeks before.

Lol. I think I just settled on a mantra while selecting my 3 wood to hit a par 5 green in 2... "Don't be a moegoe, don't be a moegoe" .....long pause as I'm pulling the wood out of the bag .... "or a poephol"... as the wood goes back in the bag the trusty 8 comes out!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

You're slowly coming around to the Way of the Playa. One day soon, you'll be a Stress Free Maestro

@dinoshanios

5 жыл бұрын

It's honestly been sooooo godamned hard for me to let go of playing the way of the poephol. I think being a decent ball striker and fairly long hitter makes it pretty difficult to resist going for the pin every time. Was shooting mostly in the upper 80's hitting a lot of greens, often reaching par 5's in 2 and then 3 or 4 putting most holes, much to the amusement of all my golfing chinas but then thanks to your putting on the steel ruler practice trick, my putting's improved dramatically over the last few months (I feel eternally obliged for this... thank you!). Obviously, started thinking I'll be breaking 80 in no time but now I'm suddenly making a lot more poor swings, pulling everything on the front 9 and then pushing on the back 9...haven't even broken 90 in my last several games... oh sigh..

I was just wondering, "does he ever just melt down? " and at 8:15 , His biggest meltdown ever!!!!!!!!!

I want you to go back and look at your footage from hole number 7 again. You're very observant, but I wonder if you've noticed your two hybrid Club swing from this hole. These two shots we're pure because you kept the club in front of your chest throughout the swing. A lot of times when you lose a shot to the right with a Big Slice, I notice the club lagging way behind you in the swing add to you staying on your back foot with a huge circus like finish. I believe that is due to you trying 2 pound drives off the tee and get your normal slight fade. With your new swing changes, if you keep the club in front of your chest, I think you could see the best ball-striking you've ever had.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Lol thats what I have been working on and i agree. Its because I am still in the old school mindset of left hip starts the downswing where I just dont think thats the case. This new move of keeping the right shoulder covering the ball makes me feel like I am coming way over the top but I actually hit a properly compressed ball and the ball penetrates the air like a mother. It shocks me to see the new flight just how good it comes out. Big fan of @hogansbooklied on Instagram. Loving what he is preaching and my not starting left hip first and trying to snap back the left leg, My lover back is almost totally cured. Its so liberating. I also need to stop hitting the ball so damn hard. Going to rewatch 7 again

@OurHouseChannel

5 жыл бұрын

@@GolfSidekick Ok, brain picking time. Playa to playa, pimp to pimp. (Denzel from Training Day). You make me want to dig in to the hogans book lied approach, but does he have one place I can go and study other than Instagram? Second part of this chat; What do you think of George Gankas? I could type a book here, but instead, before I share my synopsis, tell me your thoughts.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know George Gankas. I will need to look him up. I honestly don't know much about the swing and hate following any sort of advice, all I know is that I was doing something wrong because it was painful. That's the only time I reckon it's worth it to go for swing adjustments. So I went to a guy in Port Elizabeth and he got me onto this thing of David Duval Anika Sorenstam head swivel to get me to release my upper body and not focus so much on releasing the club which is causing the flippy shots I was hitting ballooning into the wind (Port Elizabeth is the windy city and will kill you if you play balloony ball). From there, that feeling of coming over the top that felt so natural before came back to me and I lost the back pain. The ball compressed. I picked up 5 more yards. I had back spin again. I think hogansbooklied is writing a book now and will release it this season. I want to get him on the channel to talk me through the approach and look at my swing and compare good vs bad swings, and swing ideology. Get some more eyes on his book and ideas. When he mentioned skiers legs, I was hooked because I've noticed all my purest shots have been with skiers legs. You can see that on 9 where i hit the purest 6 iron over that tree. That left leg snapping back just seems so painful and unnatural for my body to do and I always end up with inner hip pain on the left side. Then there is the left hip starting the downswing he mentions it's not that. That had me hooked because I just end up sliding or spinning out and hitting major slices. And get lower back pain! I think hogansbooklied is very responsive to requests on his Instagram account with sending of swing videos etc and chats. So hit him up, I am sure you can have a chat with him.

@OurHouseChannel

5 жыл бұрын

@@GolfSidekick Ok, that all makes total sense and I agree. I am a bit lost on "skiers legs", but thats ok. I will research. I brought up George Gankas because he is the hot new thang. Which is almost exclusively not my thang by rule. I study mechanics and all the different philosophies, but I rarely implement anything new or taught. I have been and will remain self taught. Gankas is building a stable of next generation talent and he is definitely what I would call insightful and thoughtful. My issue with most teachers however, especially those that teach high level players, is that average golfers are crippled by trying to do what works for pros. Gankas has a lot of movement that seems convoluted and excessively demanding for average people. I suppose if you were young and athletic and just starting out and had 400 bucks an hour to pay him and lived in LA, it might be a path to take..... Let me know what you think at the end of your research.

I live about 50 km from sun city

@teatimegolf

5 жыл бұрын

I live about 10000km from sun city

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I live 9049km away

ABP!!!!!😂😂👍👍

2:02 everyone looking for a ball in the rough

Flippen Hadedas man

Whadapplaya

Not sure if this has been asked before, but what is your profession?

@reuk

5 жыл бұрын

He's a feather planter

@ljbrandt500

5 жыл бұрын

@@reuk haha - good one

Thanks for the gotcha 😂

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Just for you my good sir

How often do you play in the states?

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Never sir. Visas too complicated and painful

@mattguyer

5 жыл бұрын

Golf Sidekick that’s unfortunate, I bet you’re the shiz to golf with

How do you hit a 6 iron 197 yards. Like How?

@GolfSidekick

3 жыл бұрын

altitude and Big Richard Energy

@charleshoever8484

3 жыл бұрын

@@GolfSidekick thats amazing my guy. I can only dream of a shot like this.

Do they still keep crocs on the course

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Wait for part two sir!

So a very large bird was obliterated by a large raptor in my yard. I shall be planting many feathers on the course tomorrow.

Waddabucketlist ....WaddaABP

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Martin Dawson waddalatecomer!

Wada...playa

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Wadda...dramatic pause

Funny as fuck Jedi master!

Wadda.... *advert interrupts*... par

Are you responsible for the music at the end because the high pitched yells you let out at the 3:55 sound just like the ones in the song you like to recap with. If so, whattasinga!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Lol no that is Didi’s legend of a son. Funniest dude to play golf with

@justwondering1967

5 жыл бұрын

Golf Sidekick Well it's damn catchy. You are the legend. Cheers!

Sweeet

My takeaway... I'll be planting feathers from now on. It's science. Idk why I didn't think of it.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

I love how dudes try it and almost immediately make birdies. Then they send me a mail or instagram message telling me about it like its unreal. This is purest form of science known to man. Plant feathers grow birdies.

197 yards with a 6-iron? what loft are you hitting? wow...

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure if loft theyre old mizuno mp somethings. But The course is at 3700 feet altitude so it goes further up there

Are you the narrator? I am wondering....

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

No but the Butler is moving to Thailand whixh is gonna be awesome. He is a good friend of mine.

Do you get a tax deduction for playing these courses while making videos? If yes, good on you!

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

No sir, there is no reason to get tax break. I just play them, pay in full and record videos on them

There is no more working lead smelters in the whole USA.

@GolfSidekick

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent news