Matt, I’ve been golfing for 2.5 yrs now and have watched your videos from the very beginning. Broke 100 within my first 6 months without a driver, hitting a spinny 180yd 5W off the tee and trusting the way of the player, bump and running as much as possible. I now play to a 16hcp, building on the same bump/run fundamentals I had as 30+ hcp. I’m not a long hitter either, ~145yds with a 7i. I’ve only recently started to better understand the lie of the ball. When I analyze my rounds, I realize how many shots I drop through poor course management and not because of swing mechanics. I hardly hit the range and yet find myself improving just from applying everything you talk about. guys, this stuff really works. TRUST THE PROCESS

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

the most important part of that whole comment playa is that you think about your rounds. fairways, greens, OB, pentlies, 3 putts, double chips, gaffed 100 yard shots are all good things to look at in general but the main question is always WHY did that happen? can you pick up any patterns in your behavior/technique flaw/thinking/strategy? then HOW to fix it this is the only way to get better. dingleberries call it 'making excuses' but the excuses is the first place to start. then the reason why, then the fix. MONEY

@PLP_305

7 күн бұрын

Now that is confidentiality

My confidentiality improves with every video.

"Nippellicker" is my new favourite golf term ( 12:25 )🤣😎

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

It’s a shared pronunciation

@jonathanpaek8459

6 күн бұрын

Wasn't sure if I heard him correctly at this part haha...

@Rocker1952

4 күн бұрын

@@GolfSidekick ok so I heard the term used twice and googled it and no luck ... I guess I missed the context ... if you don't mind?

@GolfSidekick

4 күн бұрын

@@Rocker1952 opened up the hole

12:25 is gold and pure wisdom. I will use that one the next time on the course with my boys

@rickwarren529

7 күн бұрын

Absolute classic!

@yaakovbelfer1698

5 күн бұрын

Nipple licker !!!!

Happy Summer Solstice boy-friends... the longest day available for us to golf to our heart's content.

Matt is an amazing boy-friend (and golfer). Tells it as it is. Never cries. Never takes himself serious. But, always killing it on them Thai courses

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

you did not Lithuanian correctly

Last Saturday I got my first hole-in-one after 54 years of golf and shot a 78 after about 5 rounds this summer. I found myself recalling your wisdom and tips from your vids throughout my round. Thanks for your vids they are so helpful.

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

well done playa

@judmorrison68

7 күн бұрын

Congratulations! I got one on Sunday!

@darthvader1402

6 күн бұрын

Congratulations on the hole in one. I got my first one earlier this year. Good luck with your game going forward

@dandandrea1729

6 күн бұрын

Same to you!

@dandandrea1729

6 күн бұрын

Thanx!

The thing that’s helped me most is my mental game, if I do hit it in the rough from the tee don’t panic. I carded a double bogie or worse free round for the first time last week. I hit plenty of bad shots but didn’t panic or get frustrated and a lot of up and downs. Love your videos

Matt, I just want you to know, I broke 85 for the first time the other day. Shot an 83. Your videos have taught me how to play smart golf, and that's what I did to break 85. Rather than driver every time, I hit 3 iron or 3 wood, I even hit my best tee shot with a 5 iron. Patience, course management, and a chill attitude is what I have learned from you, and I am forever grateful for that. The way of the playa works. Cheers

@GolfSidekick

4 күн бұрын

Yes playa!!! Thinking mans golf. The only golf there is! Waddaman

Impressed seeing how much your game has improved as ive watched your videos. Your consistency and touch has improved dramatically. Your videos have inspired me to do the same. Im hitting the range at least 3 days a week and practicing chipping and putting and getting a round or 2 in per week. When on the course i do my best chief playa accent and talk out my decision and what im going to do. Greetings from Florida playa

Best Golf content on yt. Love you bro ❤️😂

Good video. I may not be a scratch golfer, but I can learn from this. Managing the misses so that I can give myself the better chance to get up and down. My putting is quite good in that I do not 3 putt often. And I have improved my off the tee shots which has brought my scores down to low 80s more often than not. I am just looking on getting things right to get me down to single diget handicap.

Fantastic video. Thanks baus

So I just started to golf seriously this year, having played only a handful of times before. I find that instead of teaching someone how to hit the ball, you teach how to play. I found myself really seeing the game from a different perspective, and I ended up playing with a far better mentality. A shot that was off wasn't a bad shot, it was a shot that just ended up changing what my next shot would be, and that was a ton of stress that I was able to let go of. After watching a bunch of your videos, I was able to turn what would've been a frustration filled outing into a fun round, so I just wanted to say thanks!

Marty Boom boom is the greatest KZread golfer in the game. I broke 80 for the first time last week and chipped in TWO birdies using toe down chipping. I’d never done that before and my game has steadily improved since becoming learned in the confidential way of the playa

@Master...deBater

5 күн бұрын

Matty!!!

Nothing worse than hitting a beautiful shot a couple feet from the pin and the person driving your cart taking a wrong turn causing a flip that results in an ended round and a concussion 😵‍💫 But at least I went out on a great shot like a playa. Good news is that my new Takomo's should be getting here in the next couple weeks. Great video by the way Matt 🫡

Matt! Love your stuff man, I’m 22 and have been seriously golfing for a little over a year now. I’ve fallen in love with the game, and since taking up your advice, I finally broke 90 yesterday. I shot a career 88. Thank you, keep doing what you do.

@GolfSidekick

6 күн бұрын

BOOOOOOOOOM i love you

So interesting!! Feeling much more confidential with my game strategy!! Trying to break 80!

Great video marty

Devout follower of the Way of the Playa

I find you so relaxing to listen to. BoRo mk II

I’ve practicing that toe down chipping and it is so much easier than just using the chipper on ever shot. I believe the toe down chipping will help my game a lot!

another great lesson Matty boom boom

A confidential round. I average 175 yard drive on a coastal course with 13.5 index. Long par fours are three shot holes and therefore effectively par fives. Typically shoot a score around 90. Get more value for my golf round dollar than a longer hitter playing off a single digit handicap index.

Fairways and short game boyfriends! Eventually you make some putts or even some chip ins. I’ll have rounds where I shoot par or slightly better with a mix of bogeys and birdies and others just a lot of pars. Short game ALWAYS factors heavily regardless. Thanks for the solid content as always Matty my boy!! 💪🏼

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

ALWAYS short game

Thank you! Waddahighness

5:43 Sir, are you planning to one day make a “spinny shot” one day? I have learned so much from you, and I attribute my last time playing and hitting 67% GIR all to your videos. Thank you so much for what you put into it.

Struggling to break 80 and had a round yesterday where I was +5 through 14 holes. Pushed my ball right off the tee on 15 but I got greedy and felt like I could still attack the pin from the rough… on the 1 handicap hole. Ended up pulling left into a hazard, and after a drop and a couple bad chips I ended the hole with a triple. Whole round blew up from there. I forgot the way of the playa for one moment of weakness and it cost me the goal. Just coming here to confess and commit to be better next time.

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

Please write out 100 sweet lady Gaga’s and 50 sweet baby genius and your sin is forgiven

Scratch golfers do not change balls from tee to green.... love your videos!

Pure athlete

Love the latest change of courses.

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

Will do some more - found a Seve course will play it soon Nice

This is the type of stuff I requested back on reddit! My man, always coming in clutch.

I finally get the black ball on the green - was stymied for so long. Nice 1 Mattie KicksSide bender.

@GolfSidekick

6 күн бұрын

Explain it

@russelljudge7767

6 күн бұрын

Black ball “corner pocket” Mattie - 8 ball pool of course - get it in the hole you choose your read; aim and pace. It’s a RAP.

@GolfSidekick

5 күн бұрын

@@russelljudge7767 interesting - i like this version. I thought it was just DEI

Love the videos. Would love to play with the playa n chief one day lol

all wise words

"Just like I stopped taking 18 mulligans a around" had me dying

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

We only do 9 now

I just need a 4 iron that can go 210 😂. Great video and good advice Sam

Par is a construct that I reject

@mikedoyle2023

7 күн бұрын

Outstanding! 😆

@somerandomguy706

7 күн бұрын

Par is a social construct, but pace of play is enforced by marshal law.

@itsnotokgolf

7 күн бұрын

Par is a product of the patriarchy, we must break it! #BirdieGang

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

I can ask eric to show it to us. i can hit it, but it's not a 9 out of 10 confidential shot i dont have a practice facility or have the inclination to practice short game in the intense heat,. there is also a lot of life happening which is more interesting to learn new short game shots at this age. so i use my positions better to put me in better spots for the shots i have.

@kimbrigreen950

5 күн бұрын

The man gotta make money!​@@somerandomguy706

@golfsidekick what I notice when playing with a scratch golfer compared to my 8 handicap is how many strokes I waste inside 100 yards. When putting for par from 8-10 feet or when you need to get up and down that is where they are way better on most days. Of course they are more consistent and their bad tee shots are closer together then my bad tee shot but for the most part it’s 100 yards and in

@GolfSidekick

6 күн бұрын

Yes sir. As i say short game is of extreme importance ESPECIALLY for scratch golfers. Scratch golfers will be 40-50% from eight feet add 25-30% from 10 feet. Thats a big difference for sure compared to even a 8 handicap

@lancemanyon7645

6 күн бұрын

@@GolfSidekick The last piece of the puzzle for more consistency for this 8 handicapper is how to play holes that don’t fit your eye and perhaps a little intimidating. Your tips are great and the overall focus needed for sustainable success on the course and the ability to “let it go” when you have a bad hole.

@GolfSidekick

6 күн бұрын

OK let’s talk about that soon

Hey mate, thanks for the content! Can you please do a video on your mini driver? What brand is it? Loft? Benefits? Do you also carry normal driver or just mini?

@GolfSidekick

5 күн бұрын

driver and mini my friend no more 3 wood ever again Taylormade SLDR mini

This man got more science than Bryson

I was playing golf last night and there was a 300 yard par 4, I left the driver in the bag and knocked a 3 hybrid to 200 middle of fairway and a SW to 6 feet and sunk the putt. IT STILL FELT LIKE CHEATING 😂

Mattie could you explain more about reading putt slopes off the burn-mark of the hole? 13:10

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

The putts break toward that part of the hole. it's a good starting point to check which way your putt breaks. If its behind the hole, you are in for a fast putt. if its in the front of the up, its a slow putt slope is the 2nd aspect sometimes slope and grain (which causes the burn mark) can counter act each other and the grain could make a burn mark on the right edge, but the slope could be right to left. the putt could be straight!

I finally did it a couple weeks back. 71. First time under par for 18. 13/14 fairways 10/18 GIRs (but was never more than 10-15' off the edge in pretty good spots) 5 up and downs 28 putts (never had more than 6' for par and missed more than I made from that range, lots of tap in pars) Made a birdie on #18 to clinch it after hitting driver to the corner of a dog leg par 5, faded a 2 iron around some trees to get next to the green, almost chipped in, then drained the 4.5' putt. Less than a week later and I come down with a case of the hosel rockets.

@thomastrain7311

7 күн бұрын

When I started tracking greens in reg and # of putts per round, it really helped me. I could track where I was losing strokes. If I can hit 11-12 greens and have 28ish putts I know I've shot 70 or close to it. Short game /wedges and putting are where it's at. Stay in play and lean on that wedge game and putter. Congratulations on your round, it will be much easier to do again now that you know what it takes to pull it off.

@somerandomguy706

7 күн бұрын

@@thomastrain7311 yeah, the surprising part is that's a statistically average round in terms of greens in reg for me. I've had way more in the past and not done it. The difference was leaving myself in great spots when I did miss a green and the up and downs came easy.

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

biggest stats: "but was never more than 10-15' off the edge in pretty good spots" we could rename it "holeable in regulation' or 'puttable in regulation' How did you do that? good tee shot in GOOD POSITION, then aiming for the good spot. absolutely money. 5 up and downs - huge. this is a follow up from the 'not more than 10-15 feet off the edge in good spots.' 28 putts, whatevs, but "never had more than 6' for par and missed more than I made from that range, lots of tap in pars" is the key. Inside 3-6 feet you are probably 80%+ make rate. And in one round you could make them all. Money Then the obligatory 'i cant break 90 because i have too much expectation now' humbling experience. golf is a biatch. well done playa. get well soon, penicillin does not help!

I've found the easiest way to add distance is to travel to high altitude places with firm underground. Every time i go from cape town to johannesburg i add 10-15% distance. No lessons, no range, no gym

@richdyer2000

6 күн бұрын

word. I played in Colorado Springs once and was adding more like 20-30%. I also find playing downhill helps.

9:48 that is the biggest green i've ever seen holy shit... This is an american thing to say, but it looks like a football field.

the 'burn' mark?

18:45 till the end of the vid - Send that to Rory

No birdie, no tip…. 🤣🤣

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

She needs to know the rules quickly

What length is your mini driver playa?

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

not sure - standard issue taylormade SLDR mini driver stiff shaft

What’s with the black ball on the green?

@GolfSidekick

7 күн бұрын

sir i dont see color - its 2024!

What 2 wood is that, BAUS?

@jackiemoon_lms

7 күн бұрын

SLDR S

What's the burn mark? 13:15

@GolfSidekick

4 күн бұрын

You will see one edge of the hole will have burned out grass on it. That is the side that the ball will break toward

Your ball changes colour on the greens, 2 shot penalty every hole so you were 36 over par lol 😂

Can somebody please explain what’s going on with that black(?) ball he uses when putting? I’ve noticed it in a bunch of videos but have no clue why he does that lol

@Matt6644

7 күн бұрын

Probably just so the camera has an easier time picking it up especially as it moves further away.

@shavingcream66

7 күн бұрын

I think he mentioned once that he likes to just focus on hitting the putt without being distracted with a bunch of lines on the ball

@markbrooks2172

7 күн бұрын

It’s a mood ball like mood rings. It changes color depending on its mood. If you just had someone beat the shit out of you, you’d have a black mood too.

@GolfSidekick

6 күн бұрын

D.E.I.

kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4ZsppSyocq3Ybg.htmlsi=EXmDlisIts7CtBMI At 4:37 of that video, all hear is "it's toe down chipping" by far my biggest save Spandau ballet knew it all along back then

Take a shot everytime Matty Boom Boom says scratch golfer.

if you were to make a youtube caddy shack movie. Matt is chevy chase.

@GolfSidekick

6 күн бұрын

Sir that is high praise

Stinky Pong Pong 🙂

That's a sexy golf course

This video could be replaced by single word; Practice

@GolfSidekick

Күн бұрын

not really. not if you practice the wrong thing which is very common

Stinky pong pong 😂

My bf matty bombatty is so talented

@GolfSidekick

6 күн бұрын

Just lucky. Going through a purple patch. Just a few weeks ago i lost the ability to hit the ball

whoa, wait - we aren't ALL taking 18 mulligans per round?

@GolfSidekick

5 күн бұрын

Exactly

Been subscribed for a long time, but my watch time is suffering from all the ads. Watched two ads before the video, then 2 minutes in, I'm forced to watch another two ads. Can't do it, player.

@GolfSidekick

5 күн бұрын

KZread selects that. Sorry about that

Your drives may drop the panties, but your putts are bringing home the bacon.

What the hell is “stinky pong pong”?

You don’t get a tip because it’s a fake birdie 😂😂😂😂

Just get your putting better. Got it 🫡