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I love these videos about how to play golf not just how to swing a club

Love that breakdown of the 240 shot, break it down in half for each shot instead of trying to go for it all. Great advice

I struggled with being an angry golfer and a head case for the last 4 years. I started watching your videos which helped me get out of my head and start playing confident golf. Since then I've gone from a 12 handicap to a 4 in just a year. The way of the playa is real haha

Great tips mate! I've been playing about 2 years and have only just started to realise I shouldn't be pulling my driver out of the bag on every par 4 or 5. Broke 90 for the first time a few weeks ago by using my 5 iron off the tee alot more and keeping the ball in play! Then scored my lowest 9 hole score of 41 yesterday using the same tactics. Less ego = less shots

That short game practice advice is gold! Can't tell you how many times I've seen guys in our club exhaust themselves on the range before a round and play like garbage. So much less energy to find the face and the low point around the green with a wedge from lots of lies before a round than pounding balls from one. You could totally turn that short game practice into a pre-round warmup video.

Pure gold 🙌🏼 If you’re scared, you end up doing what you’re scared of.” 🤯

I’ve been commenting on a lot of your videos for those just starting like me. I’m 50 years old, just started seriously playing. And one thing I’d highly recommend all of your playas to do, get a instructor, learn golf mechanics via a coach. What I’ve leaned in literally 5 sessions (1 every other week) has easily shaved 5 years of struggle off my golfing. I thought what I was doing was right previously and I was way wrong. So far I’m confident in putting, confident in chipping and pitching, two sessions dialing in my iron swing. 1st week proper grip, addressing ball, and body rotation, now proper downswing and lag to maximize power. Next session we’re moving to fairway woods and eventually driver. I’m not a rich man once so ever, but it is worth every damn penny. Why try and act like you can do it, when you can get a instructor to work with you and expedite the process. Then during that i implement matty boom booms breaking 100,90,80… and so on. I literally using Matt’s theory not only dropped from 111 per round but to a 90 just simply applying his breaking 100 process. It’s amazingly comfortable. Technically he’s correct if you are trying to break 100 you’ll break it by a lot more than you think. The key is 2 putts, chips, pitches, and avoiding silly decisions that cause the game to be stressful. I would’ve shot a 87 but I had a bad luck shot that hit a light pole, then a subsequent bad shot over a cart path. But even then I double bogies for a 90. It’s awesome

Love your videos. Trying to re-do a scoop swing into a striker swing who compresses the ball. Get frustrated at times but your videos help...a lot. Thanks for helping out a fellow hacker with the most important tool in the bag = your mind and attitude.

Your system is gold. I tried adding a stroke to par each hole. yesterday. Didn't work out great - five holes acceptable. But I felt like I was playing a game rather than being forced to make heroic shots to achieve the unachievable. I would kill to break 90 and your system will allow me to do that with practice. Several opportunities for bogey were missed by three putts or short game miscues. But I felt like I was giving myself a chance to achieve a goal. Thanks, Playa!

New to golf and so glad i found this video. This is completely opposite to outside perspective of the game and how everyone else tries to play the game. This will be so helpful on my golf journey.

Matt is the Zen-master. Thought I would heed the advice of this hack-healer. No swing adjustments. no extra thoughts. Just play the game my body brought to the course. Hit 80% of fairways with old-man chill vibes. Every swing simple, chill and achievable. best score I’ve had in 5 years with a 74 off the stick. Easy golf. Thank you golf-sidekick!!

You are the Bob Ross of golf.

great video. I think you've really condensed the things you were talking about in your videos from a few years ago. If I ever get over this long covid and can get out on the course again, I'm going to apply these ideas.

Having just spent 4.5 hours hacking around my local, this was needed!!! Thanks Matty!

Best advice on KZfaq. Never had more fun playing golf than playing the way of the playa. Stress free golf.

It is not because Matty is a 3 HCP that he can make these types of shots. It is because he can make these types of shots that he is a 3 HCP.

Soooo true. One of my best ever scores was in a 3 club comp carrying 8 iron, PW and SW!

Matt this is one of your best videos yet! Thank you 🙏

"Titties to the target" oh man that is gold. Matty boy thank you for a good tip and a few tears of laughter.😂

Really good one. Many new ideas. Appreciated!

Another outstanding video Lesson Thank you Matt much success and keep them coming

Love this guy!

Excellent point about practising chipping and putting and learning/practising face control, body rotation & turf control. Never occured to me; I only practised my chipping for its own sake. And the putting practice is gold.

I'm not long enough to play Matty golf with irons, but I'm fortunately pretty safe off the tee and with woods. I play 1-3-5-7 woods and 4-5h instead of a bunch of wedges. I do now break into what I think is a pretty good South African accent if I hit a bad shot and say, "well, not where I wanted to be, but we'll deal with it and get closer to the green and hope to make a putt." The other day, I had completely missed a 75 yard drive on a 347 par 4, so I simply brought out the accent and said "no need to panic, just get it closer." A nice clean 3 wood got me to 30 yards for an easy pitch and run to 6' for par. Sadly, I missed it and wanted to burn the course down. I must not be quite be "there" yet.😜

Playa! Great video. One more thing I'd add about practicing chipping and putting. When you know you can get up and down from close to the green, you get more comfortable aiming for (and missing) greens on approach shots. With confidence, instead of breaking down a long par 5 into 3 or 4 shots to the green, you can start going at the green from longer out, knowing you can recover so long as you play away from the hazards.

Lovely video, always very informative and helpful

Have to say that I was the guy saying about taking 7 or 8 shots to get to the green, after spending a lot of time working on my short game - which got really good by the way 😁 A mistake I made was always chipping off the front foot. Number 1, as soon as the ground got soft after summer I was screwed, but it also had a knock on effect with the long game. I went for some lessons and found that I was flipping the club, just like I would've done chipping the way I did, so I started chipping off the back foot making sure I was getting small ball first. Time spent doing this, working up through longer chips then half shots really helped the long game. As well as reeling in that over-swing... 🙄😂 Also, I only practiced 1-3ft putts all winter, and come spring couldn't hit a long putt to save my life! Putting to the edge of the green has helped since, using a tee is a great shout that I need to start doing 👍🏼

Matt this is your best video

As always great tips!! Love the expression: play the course, do not let the course play you. 😎

Excellent video Baus Matt! 👍🏻👍🏻🏌🏻‍♂️

Your knowledge and teaching of strategy is excellent. Truly amazing. Keep it up!

You should do a meditative audio tape. Super relaxing voice and as always, great tips. Would love your help one day!

Super awesome video, especially the pitching and putting. The hacker no more life is a good life!

you are the best teacher, golf guru, on the internet.... bravo

Great advice! Been playing stress free lately and dropped about 8+ strokes from my normal hacking round average

In order to obtain my golf teacher degree in 12 monhts, i had to lower my index from 38 to 18 in 10 months. I have taken 10 swing lesssons and watched 200 of your videos during this period. Off course you system worked! Now, I share this knowledge with beginners and refer them to your channel. Thanks again for all this amazing work you've done.

Awesomeness.... ! ..... 💥

Best video yet, this is terrific advice for every skill level.

Thank you, play smart, play to your strengths.

Brilliant knowledge of how to be a player and not a hack THANK YOU!

These videos are so helpful. Such an underrated channel.

Good putting and chipping is key to score low. A missed green will not worry you as much anymore, which will automatically give you more confidence when approaching the green, which can even cause you to hit more greens all of a sudden. I personally hit better irons when I am confident in my short game. What you said about turf interaction is so important. I feel like most people only know 1 way to play a chip shot, which will not work from every lie. I will definitely use that tee peg method for my distance control. That's some golden advice...

Amazing video and love the sincerity in which you want to help “hackers” get better at the game. Thank you!

Nothing like watching the chief show us how it’s done!

Brilliant Matt, another great video with excellent advice..

This is perfect. I would love you to do a video on chopping into the grain on Bermuda.

You are dead right about seeing a pro. I’ve been struggling with shanks for about 6 weeks and tried every KZfaq tip to fix them, with the inevitable result I got worse. Was really thinking about giving up as it was so miserable and embarrassing on the course. Saw a great pro this week, he diagnosed the root cause after filming me for about 10 minutes, gave me a great couple of drills and suddenly I’m confident about how to move the strike point away from the heel. Also showed me how to get exact feedback on strike point. Hit 40 balls after the lesson, every shot well away from the heel. Such a great feeling, went from total fear at address to having one really positive swing thought. Cost me 40 quid for the hour, money really well spent.

you are such a cool and clever coach - I really like your game strategy videos - it helps me a lot and I keep applying your thoughts and concepts - from a 30HCP to a

Good video and advice. What is that in the lily pads behind you at the 10:00 mark?

That chip-in and that putt right on the tee while talking and teaching show once again how good Matt short game is

Those shoes as fresh as Matt's breakdown.. Thank you Baus for this reminder..

This is so true. My score improved dramatically, I mean like from 120s down to 90s, once I accepted the fact that I wasn't going to get the ball on the green for an eagle putt on par 5 holes with my woods, and that it's okay for me to even aim to get to par 4 greens in 3 shots for a bogey. Don't force it and mess it up. As mid-high handicap players, be realistic with your expectations - you can't aim to make birdies or eagles on every hole.

That putter is delicious. I have the headcover but didn't realize you had custom grips too! Must have.

Great video! I now follow the way of tha playa!

Great advise, if you can’t hit short, you can’t hit long. Very much like if you can’t cook pasta, you can’t cook pasta bake.

I've done this with my own game. I hit 5i off almost every tee. I know it will go relatively straight and travels 168 yards total distance on average (I'm 60 years old and my distances are not long. I use Shotscope to track my club distances). I break up the remaining distance into parts to allow myself anywhere from 93 - 120 yards into the green. I've gone from a 31+ handicap index to a 23.2 in less than a year, and I'm averaging 98.2 for 18 holes. My next mini-goal is to lower that 98.2 to 93 per 18 holes.

I really enjoy all this format of video that is more about mindset and does not sell the "One magical move to fix your iron/putt/etc ..." Around 7:30: this is a advise full of wisdom. I practice a lot my short game, essentially because it is free! However, and I am decent, according to my overall beginner level. But I still struggle with iron swing that still look way different for my body. Maybe I have to practice more!

awesome video mate!

excellent advice as usual …. surprising how hard it is to follow when you are on course, still, good advice

Thanks

Best teacher on KZfaq 😂⛳

Every time I watch Matt's video like this one, I'm aware of all the golfers I know that would benefit from watching them. I do send links to some of these people but I'm always conscious of the ones who would take offense at me suggesting they aren't playing the game properly! I know my putting is my big weakness and I really should spend 3 hours practising at my courses' very good putting green but instead, I just play another 18 holes, not really learning anything. Next time, 2 hours at least just working on putting, seeing lines and slopes better and see how I get on after that. Another great, informative video. Hope your Scotland visit was great.

Love the bucket hat .I'll have to get one ,Love your videos..

Matty boom boom you are the best golf youtuber to ever exist. You've shaved as much strokes on my scorecards as my golf teacher bettering my technique. But more importantly you've showed me how to go out to the course AND ENJOY MY TIME THERE instead of getting angry at myself.

That one take clip of the chipping and putting had some consecutive shots that would put many pros to shame.

yes.. agree.. don't practice long putts... for long putts, i will always "park" near to the pin/hole... it is the 3-5 feet putts which are crucial.. Thanks Matt.. good insight video

I'm going to play this Saturday with the boys. I will definitely do this. I hope I don't get too buzz from beers though :P

I'm not sure I want to tell any of my friends about Golf Sidekick. I've been improving my scoring just because I've followed (some of) Matt's advice. Instead of watching swing videos where some coach tells me how to fix a problem I may or may not have, I received a lesson last week and my local pro gave me one thing to work on in my swing. The next time I played (after practicing the new swing improvement) I flushed a 5 iron into a green on a longer par 4 that I've historically had issues with. Yes, I then three putted for a bogey but that's the next thing I'll be working on. The point is, Matt is the man and the only one I've found on the internet that is preaching common sense to the average amateur golfer. Disregard his advice at your own risk. Full disclosure, I still take out driver when I shouldn't..... It's a process people and with me a very slow one.

Another happy customer here. 87 today with minimal stress despite some awful shots thanks to taking the ego out and feeling like i had a plan for every shot. Used to be a 100+ hacker and feels like those days are behind me !

Great video Matty. Such a lot of good stuff packed in.

Chipping is putting with loft. I like to practice to a tee peg then the hole on the course looks like a frigging bucket.

This guy is next level. I learned the hard way yesterday. I can drive the ball 285 ish yards but got beaten badly by a player hitting it 150-200. He missed 1 fairway all round, I missed a lot.

You are a legend man….

great video

I started the year at an 11.5 hdcp. I am now at 11.3. At this rate, it will take me 11.5 years to get to a 9 #math. Time to get back to the Way of the Playa.

3:33 You say they send Taylormade help. I play Srixon does it still work or only for Taylormade

Golf is about 1. having fun 2. playing well to your abilities. A few years ago I was newer to golf and I'd get so frustrated whenever I didnt make a par (I was like a 30hcp..) Between this channel and other's (like Adam Young) I learned just golf. No need for all these crazy swing videos, videos of yourself trying to analyze your swing (unless a teaching pro is doing it.) Go out there, use the longest club you can keep in play for that hole and keep the game simple. Learn some stats (Lou Stagner is a great resource) and the game gets so much simpler. I'm still not an elite golfer but have regularly started to break 90 and even shot an 80 and 82 in the last year. These tips are great because even if you're not a skilled golfer having a simple mindset on the course is going to help you so much. If you want to break 100 minimize double bogies ++ and shoot lots of bogeys. Want to break 90? Minimize double bogeys and shoot even more bogeys and maybe a couple pars? Want to break 80? Shoot more pars, a couple bogeys and minimize double bogeys. It's all where you're at in terms of skill.

"...taking control of your game and not getting played by the course." That rang loud, thanks. Most of the time I'm out there trying to do what I think I'm supposed to rather than what I know I can.

Playah, can you do a video on how you became such a ball striker... I have followed your advice and its got me to some major scoring achievements spending 2/3 of my time putting/chipping, practicing game inside 100. But you rip a 6 iron blade playah, did excessive chipping practice really help you dial in your full swing 3 iron?

Hmm, I'm not sure what to make about the advice as far as not taking the 3 wood out when I'm 250 away. I checked my ShotScope for proximity data, and when I'm under 50 yards from the pin, my shots are very close to the pin (9 feet from 0-25 yards, 20 feet from 25-50 yards). If I lay up short, I end up a lot further from the pin (45 feet from 50-100 yards, 84 feet from 100-150 yards, and 99 feet from 150-200 yards). I guess i need to work on those 50-100 yard shots and the 100-150 yard shots. Drilling it down, it looks like I need to work on my 5-7 irons. Thanks again.

2 things...I think the hacker mentality is I have to always try to smash it as close as possible to the green. Why leave to chance that my 100 yard shot will work, because really, I have NO confidence in my 100 yard shot. Your point...GET CONFIDENCE in those 100 yard shots, or whatever they are for YOU. Then, play toward that confidence. Second...for YOU...Can't tell you how many times someone I'm playing with will say..."What are you hitting here?" Why? Because you hit that club exactly like me? You do you...I used to feel bad that I needed to "club up" compared to someone. Watching these videos has caused me to learn to understand how I really hit with each club, then play the course accordingly.

I’m a 4 handicap and I hit 4i and 2i off of every tee. I’ve found that 20-30 yards back in the fairway is much easier than hitting out of the rough or dropping a ball and hitting 3. I shot 74 a few days ago, I was playing par 5s of 4i, 4i, wedge putt. So comfortable, no overthinking, just hit the ball and enjoy my time being there, my partners, and having some good drinks!

"Tiddies to the target!" Brilliant! LOL

Best quote nominee: "Then what I have to remember is just hit it to the target...and chip it in the hole. That's all we have to do." LOL. Yup!

The high handicap whisperer!

The High Handicap Whisperer

I’m not gonna spend my time thinking 😂 I’m going to swing for the fences like tincup

Where's Eric, the most entertaining teaching pro.

what course?

I'm a wizard Matty

Anytime you chunk a 9 190 is good.

F'ing eh buddy 😎🤙

Hi Matty, can you explain a phenomenon for me? I play extremely well on "harder" (narrow target golf) courses, but on "easy" courses I tend to spray the ball and score a lot higher. Is this a "glimpse" of potential, or am I lacking some focus somewhere?

Good advice taking an extra shot to reach the green 🍏. I've laid up on a par 3 in club tournament play. A 167 yd hole but very narrow green OB run off right water left and huge bunkers front. Tap in stress free 4 after a pitch. Scratch golfer had a triple 6 after OB right.

2rd

If I have 140 and 120, I would rather hit the same club 2x at 130 yds so a Pw with 2 cracks at it.

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I'm a bit of a hacker myself. Shot a 78 today. I'll take that all day long.

Learn to chip and putt, boom…bad drive bad iron decent chip, good putt, Par