I watched this video and listened to golf is not a game of perfect. And I’ve gotta say, mentally this clicked with me. Last weekend I shot a 97. Today on the same course I shot an 82!! The lowest I’ve ever gotten was a 94. Thanks for introducing me to this mindset, and stopping hero shots. I actually tripled my first hole trying to be a hero, but then I stopped. Thank you
Matt. I’ve been playing for 2 years. Averaging 110 per round. I adopted your system and I started leaving my Driver at home. I was getting made fun of by my friends. The last two rounds I got a 93 and 94 score. But my stubborn friends dislike that I don’t use a driver because all pros use them so they must be a requirement. You’ve changed my game bro. And since I’m addicted to golf, you’ve changed life for me. Thank you. I’m confident I will break 90 soon.
Don't listen to any of your stubborn friends. Matt knows what he's talking about. I haven't used a driver since I started golfing 3 years ago, and I'm terrible with my irons, but because I can chip and putt like a boss, I've shot in the 80s a dozen times or more.
Yep My golfing buddy is a damn good driver, but he knows i use my 3 hybrid to drive with. 200 yards straight is better than 250 in the woods/water And when we play battle golf he ALWAYS takes my 3 hybrid and 4 hybrids first 🤣 making me use driver And luckily him and I are probably within 2 handicap of each other so we just play even when playing My short game chips/pitches are better than him and our putting is equal Makes for very fun play against each oyher
Amateurs have no place in using a driver until they have learnt to hit there irons well consistently. If your friends are not in the single digits and still duff shots from time to time and then making fun of you for not using a driver the jokes on them. Your obviously the smarter one of your group. Keep up the good work. Stay tactical. The better you get the more they will try and make fun off you good way of tracking your progress. Until it getd to the point your just better than them every round then all there egos will feel crushed. Wish you all the best on your golfing journey
Anyone who is looking to sub 90 and skips this video will never break 90 This guy is one of if not the best out there Every video is fantastic,and I’m gonna buy his hat soon 🙏🏼
Lady Golfer here in the USA! 1st week of May I was just starting to shoot under 100 and discovered your videos about course management. Just the other day (the last week of May) I shot under 90 for the 1st time with an 85. Thank you for presenting an awesome collection of super-useful tips (without telling us how to swing a club!) and for making me laugh my @ss off. LoVE the videos with the Thai Lady Golfers. สวัสดีค่ะ
I started golfing again last year after not playing for over 10 and even then I broke 100 maybe 2x. Since picking the game back up, I’ve been really taking it seriously. Your content has been the most valuable thing I’ve found. The approach, mind set etc… has really been a game changer for me. This year I’ve not shot over 100 once and this is 100% counting every shot. Being honest because I want to improve. I’m consistently in the low 90s and have now broke 80 the last 2 rounds. 88 and 89! What’s even better is I know the mistakes I’m making and have a solid practice plan to improve those. Lie adjustments and speed control are my 2 killers. I’ll be breaking 80 once I improve those areas. Bravo to you sir! You are the Playa!
I watched “not a scratch golfer” and realized the truth. He didn’t really hit the ball much further than me, but scored so much better. Why? (1) short game and (2) good misses. I have started practicing 100 yards in. I’ll drop 3 balls and the goal is to get them all down in 3 strokes.
I had been a 9 handicap a couple of years ago but my handicap started spiraling up to a 15. I hadn’t broken 90 for 16 rounds! Near the end of those 16 rounds, I watched this video and started implementing the lessons. In my last two rounds, I shot 88 and 83. The game is feeling great! I am looking forward to locking it in and working on the breaking 80 game 🙌
This Video is the best of the whiteboard series. I think it applies to all golfers. You are a genius in presenting things so most people can understand. Some of my keys Driving Range - once I’m making good contact I’ve found that when I’m at the range, I start tinkering and mess my swing up. Short Swing - Long swing - I started making better contact by working my contact drill with small swings - worked wonders Mulligans - on other benefit I’ve found from taking mulligans in casual rounds is that I normally hit a better shot with the mulligan and that’s the shot I’ll remember when I use the club the next time. Wedges - different bounces is critical based on conditions Thanks for taking the time to help us!
I didn't know how much I needed a whiteboard lesson! Super underrated teaching away from the course and the golf ball. This is insanely helpful mate, thank you!
I’ve watched the older video on breaking 90 and it works. Just thinking your way around the course makes all the difference. These are the best golf videos on The Tube. Full of realistic strategies for us weekend players.
Shot an 89 for the first time... my goal this year was just to break 100! Big thank you to you for providing the right information on mindset, tactics and other realistic ways to lower your scores as a non-pro. Next step...break 80!!! Cheers playa
This is the best golf advice i have seen. I am consistently shooting low 90s but not breaking through. Putting your advice into practice today. I'll keep you posted. Thank you.
Don't think that I have ever been so enthralled by a Golf Tuition YT Vlog ! The amount of logical detail is unsurpassed ! Firstly, You have endorsed My "Good Stuff" that I have learned at desperate cost and that's immense (like it's OK to miss smart) and I have recently begun to play "Smart isn't Hero and Hero is VERY RARELY Smart" but You have also broken down My WTF moments, My "Should I stay or should I go" (credit to The Clash) moments and "Nuance" or My "THINK before You Take Comfortable Advantage of a Lucky Break". I'm going to reload this, take notes and rewatch FREQUENTLY. Matt, this really is absolute GOLD !!! Now, I need to decide If I share this with My regular Golf Buds or do I allow them to drown......... 🤔🤔🤔
Matt, you have got to be "THE" golf guru of all golf guru's...... the boerewors in my boerie roll!! I am absolutely ADDICTED to your videos, incredible knowledge, sound advice and most of all to your chilled and laid back nature. Looking forward to many more, please keep them rolling. Best wishes to you my man 👍
Thanks for the great reminders! Playing totally new conditions, grass, courses this week with loaned clubs. All these tips apply excellently to this situation. I am a low 80s scorer on my home course and local conditions but shooting sub-90 this week is definitely the goal.
Wow thank you Boss! I litterally been listening all the sacred lectures multiple times this week while at work, it's in my brain now. Tomorrow is the opening of the season for me in Québec Canada and I will be playing the links course where I played my best score 96. I gained so much confidence this winter playing inside at the simulator and practicing my putting at home. I will have your voice in my head tomorrow, and I will break 90. I will do it. Talk to you playas tomorrow, with a white taylormade ball sharpied with a nice under 90 number on it. Thanks again!
@@Michael_Ashford Don't worry for me Mike, I do understand the difference I am not an idiot. I did play the game 2 full summers and always shot between 98 and 101, being pissed most of the time because of my slicing driver, dreading to tee off all the time. I can't believe I played two whole summers with the driver making me lose shot after shot after shot... I got a lesson with a pro and practiced my flaws. Very optimist for the season to come, breaking 90 and having fun👍
@@lennylele727 Thanks for asking! I did not break 90. I shot a 96, same as my best score last year. But there was a lot of positive things that I learned from this round. Major thing is that I got my first ever lesson in march with a pro. All my landmarks as far as ball flight and yardages are out the window...in a good way but still it was hard for me to plan shots to attack greens. Overall, before I used to fade most of my shots and would aim left a bit to control it. I wasn't compressing my irons so they would go reaaaally high and would die in the air weakly fading to the right. Now my strikes are much better, longer, and if I aim a bit left.....it goes LEFT...haha My shots off the tee with the 3 wood are BOMBS! Really happy with that, no slicing at all, I outdrive most of the time my friends with their driver and I am in the fairway! The major problem for me that round was SAND...I lost AT LEAST 5 shots because of it. I never had the chance to practice it, ever. But this year I got a membership at my nearest golf course and now I will be able to practice putting, chipping and sandtraps as much as I want for the first time. 3 putted a couple of times and doubled chipped 2 times... So yeah...overall really happy with my progression with the lesson but I will have to get myself a couple of rounds to accomodate to my new tendencies! I got a garmin watch as well that I love but it wasnt giving me the good holes on the course, they changed it recently I think...will help me plan better to avoid traps. It is a tough course as well, my partners who are more advanced than me did not break 90 as well. WADDASPORT WADDALIFE
Thank you matty boom boom. Your method to golf has helped me go from shooting around 100, to today shooting a 87 of the stick... no bunkers, no OB, no water. Same ball for the full 18 (a rarity for me usually) Summated differences: 1. Pre planning round, knowing carry over bunkers, distance to hazards, and which holes are safe for the driver, and which are not. 2. Confidential 3i/3H off the tee for danger holes instead of hit and hope with the D 3. Playing a tee shot to get me to 110-140m... my preferred approach (Pw, 9i, 8i) 4. Rangefinder and GPS watch I even planted a feather on Hole 2 today and grew both a birdy and an eagle (1st ever for me!) over the round! 🎉 I am sold on the way of the player! Keep on keeping on!
I’ve been following along from the break 100 video to now the break 90 video. My best score to date was a 90 on the dot. Went out this weekend and played OUT OF MY MIND for a score of 79! Not only did I break 90, I broke 80. Both on the same day. Your videos are seriously some of the best condensed golf knowledge on this platform. Thank you.
This is gold-dust, Matt, thanks. I have been playing this game for over 30 years, and have not yet broken 90!! I have only just joined a club and started to diligently go about lowering my scores. I have chronic arthritis in my feet and am super unfit so i was delighted to even get round 18 yesterday! I scored 95. I KNOW there are 80-something scores in the bag. I am going to implement as much as i can of your excellent tuition and let you know when i break 90. Thanks man.
I bought a swingtweak yesterday… Tom lasered in on what I need to work on and it WASN’T what i was looking for on youtube. I had lessons over a year ago and everything that was recommended was what my instructor told me to do, but i stopped doing and didn’t realize it.. Good call, Matt!
We love hearing stuff like this. All our coaches are consummate professionals but Tom is a special kind of communicator. Glad you got value from it Michael - here's hoping to some personal bests in your future soon!
I am in my high 70s age wise and always struggling around the greens. I played nine holes a couple days ago using Matt's method and shot a 45, best round in years. Thank you.
I started listening to your break 90 videos at the end of summer 2023. My best score by the end of the year reached 92. Kept trying to apply your advice and finally broke 90 twice this week. I attribute it to better self and course management by applying the par+1 strategy, no hero shots, planning back from the green, and reducing time on the range to practice chipping and putting. The par+1 strategy specifically reduced my anxiety and frustration. In general the advice has helped me better manage my expectations with attainable goals.
I’d like to say thanks to your guidance and great videos I (an sub average mid 90’s scorer) shot a personal best of 83 today on par 71 73.9 rated course. It was so easy shooting for bogey and playing more relaxed golf that I found myself chipping close to the hole on lay ups and sinking 15 ft putts for par. You are doing the golf gods work and wish you the best! Waddateacher
Superb video. The planning part especially what is your best shot rather than what best I can hit in a particular situation is a game changer. Can't wait to practice what I think I learnt from this video. Thank you.
Thanks Baus! I watch over thirty v-loggers, only three deal with "playing golf", all the others teach "golf swing". By far the Sidekick has the best teaching style for the mental game. These sacred lectures have far more benefit and long reaching game changes than "when to hinge your wrist" or "hit up on your driver for more distance". By all means get technique, having great impact is a joy... but if you don't know how to play the game then you miss out on all it's got to offer. Keep it up Matt!
Yas sir, RUclips mechanics as a whole sham is absolutely a useless intellectual adventurism where no one ever makes any progress because generic fixes to ball flight patterns make zero sense. The only true art is the art of scoring. One I have studied and experienced for 25 years. The game remains the same - nothing has changed about it for amateurs in the last 100 years
The last meaningful round of golf I played was in 2012, on a links course in the rain. Ball flight was controlled, roll was reduced, shot an 82. My best round ever. I’ve gotten back into the game and getting really good contact in practice, now I have to get on a course. This content is really helping put things in proper perspective, thanks!
I’ve been playing for almost a year and recently broke 100 after watching your video and am now mid 90s trying to break 90. I discovered your channel recently and it’s been a great help! Thank you for keeping it real.
I am a 22 handicap. After I watched this video two months ago, I enjoy golf more and better. The last three championships the lowest results in the last year. I have to control the amnesia coming in the last three holes and last saturday I did it and played handicap 17!! The most funny thing is that people playing with me were saying all the time that I was wrong. Playing from 240 mtrs two 9 iron instead of a 3 wood and whatever I need to to enter the green was better for them ( I finjshed 2nd and they 27th an 35th with 5 an 9 strokes more than me both of them with better handicap than me) JOMO brings really joy to my golf!!!! Thanks a lot
I don't usually watch 37 minute videos with someone talking with a white board,this was worth every second. I've just returned from the range and pretty much sprayed my balls all over place non the wiser of what I was doing right or wrong, you speak so much sense Golf sidekick.
Thanks Matt! You give a lot of brainy ways of thinking into play. Your so funny the way you deliver some of your ideas speech wise! I do go into playing that it’s ok to play bogey golf for the round. If I make par that’s icing on the cake and that rare birdie helps against any double bogey previously made. I’ve been playing about a year and a half now starting around 120 and after taking lessons broke 100. I am averaging around 93 - 96 now and have occasionally got a 88, 89 or 90. I don’t really have a 175 consistent club as I my driver averages around 160. Occasionally I get lucky and I drive 175-180, but can’t rely on it. I do play front tees as my instructor told me that’s the correct tees for me. I’m going to try some more of your ways of thinking in my game and I feel confident that hitting in the 80’s on a regular basis is in my future!
Loved that video! Last round of golf, I stood on 18th par 3, needing a bogey to break 90. I imploded! Took on the hero shot and ended in a world of pain. I have thought about that tee shot every day since! Ended up with a 94, including a 7 and 8 on the card. Breaking 90 is definitely coming! Putting this video into practice will help.
I broken 90 for the first time since I was a kid last year after watching the previous break 90 video and haven’t done since because I got drawn back in to playing FOMO golf. I will go back out this weekend and remember the JOMO method. Love it Matt
Jomo, is incredible. Today I broke 90 as a 20 handicapper using the elements you have covered, thank you. It was the first time I was really thinking of my shots, the lie of the ball, where the pin was on the green. I started to leave the ball below the hole. I’m going to carry on.
After over a year of following your on course management I finally broke 90 with a best of 88. It's not easy when all your mates are bombing it out there, but stay true, no one is perfect, but the more you try any follow this, the easier it gets as you see results. And then the true reward of bragging rights =P will be yours to enjoy. Thanks again Matt, keep up the awesomeness.
Matt, I have gotten a few lessons and since 2020 I play about 10x a month. I usually in the low to mid 90s. I have scored a few times in the high 80's but I cannot say I did it with the thought process I had today thanks to you. I watched your video THIS morning then I went to play. I applied about 90% of your points made. I scored an 88 (Par 72) A 47 (+ 10) in the front and 41 (+6) in the back 9. I had doubles on three holes that I had to take a DROP in the front 9 on a par 5, par 4 and par 3. I par 5 holes. Bogey the rest. NO 3 putts. I can say I left 3 putts that would have been par. I am able to describe every shot I took today. I was PRESENT in every shot. I took notes on the score card too. I took my driver away from a few holes I normally use a driver. On one of them, I par the hole going with my 5 iron. The lie is the BEST advice. To READ the lie of the ball was key for me. Using a 5 iron vs a 7/8 iron vice versa to get out of the long grass. Avoiding "playing the distance" was key. Thank you so much for your help. #golf #advice #howtobreak90
I started following the playa few months back. Applied the rules from this video and broke 90 for the first time today. Not hitting driver. Thinking about my shot into the green. Putting off the green instead of going for risky chipshots. Great advice, thanks playa
My last 5 rounds were in the 102 - 97 range and after seeing this video and making myself some paper annotations for the course (and listening to the Bob rotella audiobook) I managed to shoot 92 (my lowest round ever) Thanks Matt for the valuable help, you rock!
After being stuck around 90-93 I rewatched some of Matt’s videos and I finally got rid of the mental blocks and now shot 85-89 almost every time. It’s all in the short game!! If you can make a few one putts the scores will fall
Hello Matt, I have always been a 110-115 golfer my whole life. After a break of 5 years i went back to golf. Got fit for clubs and had 10 lessons with a pro. Something about your tactics really made the penny drop for me. Hit 89 on a championship course in Tenerife! Thank you and i will be trying to get that handicap down and continue to drop my scores. Thank you for the advise. Once i am regular in the 80s i will take the next step and watch the break 80!
your advice works.. 2 years ago I had never broke 90.. I just took 3 of your rules and was quickly breaking 90 more often than not.. the 3 rules.. get in play off the tee.. if I do get in trouble, no hero shot. only hit a shot that I'm sure I can pull it off at least 4 out of 5 time... and lastly, just giotg (get it on the green).. Thank you for the solid advice
I absolutely love your content, I’ve lowered my score watching your videos not for the, how to hit your club and the mechanics of your swing but the mental part of the game such as this video. I appreciate it and keep up the good work. Also, I played an amazing round by taking a yardage book from the course I play and going hole by hole each distance from both sets of tees I play and cutting everything in half, so if I have a 400 yd par 5 I take my 7 wood and hit 200 yds twice, I don’t have a need for a driver, on the par 5s I use my 3 wood as my driver and I have a lot more confidence with it. Again thanks for the tips and keeping my head clear.
Excellent, it's not exciting to implement to start, but once you get a groove, it makes golf very fun, and counting the score up in the clubhouse becomes exciting
Thank you Matty Playyah! Working the system for a couple weeks now and downloaded Every shot must have a purpose. This is what has been absent from my game! I will forever be a better playya using Vision 54. I listened to the audio book and shot +3 in my 9 hole league against a good opponent!
I played my first round in March after a 9 year hiatus due to a serious back injury. Was clear my mind was used to scratch golf mental pictures. I had to fight a massive duck hook all day which got me into a heap of trouble. Was exhausted afterwards I think due to scrambling on every shot with not much confidence on any shot. So 90 broken ..next step is 80. Plenty of promise but tons of rust as well. There is a massive difference between a range swing and a course swing. Ta for all the strategy lessons .
So this is nuts. I watched this on Thursday, and today took 5 strokes off my previous PB of 94 and shot my first sub 90 round at 89. I can't recommend this enough and have shared it to all my mates I play with who are trying to break 100 or 90. Thanks so much for your content, it's fantastic.
I’ve been playing for almost 2 years now and I have always shot 100+. I started watching your videos and adopting your play style and implementing many of your tips in my game and I shot a 90 for the first time in my life. Thank you for making these videos!
I played like crap yesterday, but I found that your chipping club selection system worked quite well for me. I’ve never trained it prior, but just in playing by feel, I did alright
Last year I fully embraced the way of the playa, took some lessons from a trusted pro locally, and after just a few rounds I added up my score in the clubhouse and couldn’t believe the first time I broke 90 my score was 82. And a few weeks later I beat it with an 81 on a different course. This works, everyone can do it. Believe in the process!! I was shooting 100-105 the year before and not enjoying the game. Now it is so much fun
Today is my second round I applied the JOMO. I have been trying to break 90 for 3 months now and still not there BUT today, I still havent break 90 but I started to see the light and tosay I feel the JOMO especially when my playing partners all hit the left sides of the course and I am in the middle of the fairway. It feel good! I am going to stick to this and I am going to break 90 soon! Thank you for the video!
Love your channel. I've watched a couple of your break 90 vids and many others besides, and today I went from a record 92 score to 83 (after a putting lesson, admittedly). I have to thank you, I put a lot of your tips into practice and had a worldie of a round. Can't quite believe it 😂. Keep it up Matt 👌
As a steeper attack angle player who generally creates alot of backspin and has no issue sticking balls, knowing your carry distance can't be understated. And knowing the *range* of your carry distances, not just 1 number. Stepping up to a ball and knowing if I mishit my 7 iron, its going to go 145, and if I hit it 10/10 pure its not going to go farther than 160, is way more valuable than just thinking 'ok 7 iron goes 155'- is a way more confident feeling when I'm looking at hitting a green, because now all the sudden the mentality changes from "I have to hit this really well to get the distance I want" to "I know this ball will land on this green even if I miss a little bit, I just need to put it the right direction" and the latter is way less nervy. Great vid
Hi Matt Topher here!! Loving the new break 90 video!! Getting out to the course early tomorrow and going to practice the putts from the fringe around the green instead of wedge. Bought a ping g425 7 wood (your advice ;) ) it’s epic for me and goes 170 with no dispersion. Nice and easy relax golf. Loving life. Keep doing your thing Matt T Bird
Playing Ebotse in South Africa this weekend Playa. Going to be tough but I am going to minimize the waste. I am going to manage the panties off that course.
Been watching your videos a lot. Normally go round in high 90s. Left driver in the bag using 3 iron on the tee. Went round in 83, thats with a 38 back 9 (+2). Channel has been recommended to friends!
Truly awesome tips!! This is equally valuable to all the swing tips. One truly cannot improve their game without the mental portion. Mechanics can only take you so far. Btw, I almost died laughing at 11:38. Thanks for the comedic relief…)))😂😂😂
So i just shot a 42 on a 9 hole course, which has a 600 yard par 5. I have never shot so well before, left the driver home with my ego! Love your videos!
I recently got the golfing bug again after years away from the game. Went out yesterday hoping to break 100 and was on track on 15th to threaten 90, but had 8s on 16th and 17th. Then missed par putt 5footer on 18th for 99... Watched your video this morning and it really resonated with me. It was only a couple of good shots but bad decisions that cost me on 16th and 17th. A bit of WELD would have taken 2 or 3 shots off both those holes and maybe 1 or 2 off 18th. But next time I go out I'll plan more, and be present more and hopefully make the right little decisions. Great content, thank you. I will check out those books too.
I watched this video and listened to golf is not a game of perfect. And I’ve gotta say, mentally this clicked with me.
Last weekend I shot a 97. Today on the same course I shot an 82!! The lowest I’ve ever gotten was a 94.
Thanks for introducing me to this mindset, and stopping hero shots. I actually tripled my first hole trying to be a hero, but then I stopped.
Thank you
This is the good news playa !
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Matt. I’ve been playing for 2 years. Averaging 110 per round. I adopted your system and I started leaving my Driver at home. I was getting made fun of by my friends. The last two rounds I got a 93 and 94 score. But my stubborn friends dislike that I don’t use a driver because all pros use them so they must be a requirement.
You’ve changed my game bro. And since I’m addicted to golf, you’ve changed life for me. Thank you. I’m confident I will break 90 soon.
Don't listen to any of your stubborn friends. Matt knows what he's talking about. I haven't used a driver since I started golfing 3 years ago, and I'm terrible with my irons, but because I can chip and putt like a boss, I've shot in the 80s a dozen times or more.
your friends probably have mental disorders and that's okay. there is therapy and medication for that
keep going
Yep
My golfing buddy is a damn good driver, but he knows i use my 3 hybrid to drive with. 200 yards straight is better than 250 in the woods/water
And when we play battle golf he ALWAYS takes my 3 hybrid and 4 hybrids first 🤣 making me use driver
And luckily him and I are probably within 2 handicap of each other so we just play even when playing
My short game chips/pitches are better than him and our putting is equal
Makes for very fun play against each oyher
Amateurs have no place in using a driver until they have learnt to hit there irons well consistently.
If your friends are not in the single digits and still duff shots from time to time and then making fun of you for not using a driver the jokes on them.
Your obviously the smarter one of your group.
Keep up the good work. Stay tactical. The better you get the more they will try and make fun off you good way of tracking your progress. Until it getd to the point your just better than them every round then all there egos will feel crushed.
Wish you all the best on your golfing journey
Im a bit lucky because i can hit driver very very good. Anyhow, i always implement Matt's tips to manage my short game. Matt is our game changer💪
Anyone who is looking to sub 90 and skips this video will never break 90
This guy is one of if not the best out there
Every video is fantastic,and I’m gonna buy his hat soon 🙏🏼
Lady Golfer here in the USA! 1st week of May I was just starting to shoot under 100 and discovered your videos about course management. Just the other day (the last week of May) I shot under 90 for the 1st time with an 85. Thank you for presenting an awesome collection of super-useful tips (without telling us how to swing a club!) and for making me laugh my @ss off. LoVE the videos with the Thai Lady Golfers. สวัสดีค่ะ
I started golfing again last year after not playing for over 10 and even then I broke 100 maybe 2x.
Since picking the game back up, I’ve been really taking it seriously. Your content has been the most valuable thing I’ve found. The approach, mind set etc… has really been a game changer for me.
This year I’ve not shot over 100 once and this is 100% counting every shot. Being honest because I want to improve.
I’m consistently in the low 90s and have now broke 80 the last 2 rounds. 88 and 89!
What’s even better is I know the mistakes I’m making and have a solid practice plan to improve those.
Lie adjustments and speed control are my 2 killers. I’ll be breaking 80 once I improve those areas.
Bravo to you sir! You are the Playa!
I watched “not a scratch golfer” and realized the truth. He didn’t really hit the ball much further than me, but scored so much better. Why? (1) short game and (2) good misses. I have started practicing 100 yards in. I’ll drop 3 balls and the goal is to get them all down in 3 strokes.
You're ready my son
I had been a 9 handicap a couple of years ago but my handicap started spiraling up to a 15. I hadn’t broken 90 for 16 rounds! Near the end of those 16 rounds, I watched this video and started implementing the lessons. In my last two rounds, I shot 88 and 83. The game is feeling great! I am looking forward to locking it in and working on the breaking 80 game 🙌
This Video is the best of the whiteboard series. I think it applies to all golfers. You are a genius in presenting things so most people can understand.
Some of my keys
Driving Range - once I’m making good contact I’ve found that when I’m at the range, I start tinkering and mess my swing up.
Short Swing - Long swing - I started making better contact by working my contact drill with small swings - worked wonders
Mulligans - on other benefit I’ve found from taking mulligans in casual rounds is that I normally hit a better shot with the mulligan and that’s the shot I’ll remember when I use the club the next time.
Wedges - different bounces is critical based on conditions
Thanks for taking the time to help us!
You are the anomaly
I didn't know how much I needed a whiteboard lesson! Super underrated teaching away from the course and the golf ball. This is insanely helpful mate, thank you!
I’ve watched the older video on breaking 90 and it works. Just thinking your way around the course makes all the difference. These are the best golf videos on The Tube. Full of realistic strategies for us weekend players.
Shot an 89 for the first time... my goal this year was just to break 100! Big thank you to you for providing the right information on mindset, tactics and other realistic ways to lower your scores as a non-pro. Next step...break 80!!! Cheers playa
As a beginner Golfer these videos will forever be invaluable. Matt is like the Bob Ross of Golf, Waddaplaya :)
bob ross is like the waddaplaya of whatever bob ross is
@@GolfSidekickBack from my local 9 hole course where I got my first birdie and shot my personal best. cheers playa!
This is the best golf advice i have seen. I am consistently shooting low 90s but not breaking through. Putting your advice into practice today. I'll keep you posted. Thank you.
Love that you refresh these regularly Matt. Keep up the great work.
Don't think that I have ever been so enthralled by a Golf Tuition YT Vlog !
The amount of logical detail is unsurpassed !
Firstly, You have endorsed My "Good Stuff" that I have learned at desperate cost and that's immense (like it's OK to miss smart) and I have recently begun to play "Smart isn't Hero and Hero is VERY RARELY Smart" but You have also broken down My WTF moments, My "Should I stay or should I go" (credit to The Clash) moments and "Nuance" or My "THINK before You Take Comfortable Advantage of a Lucky Break".
I'm going to reload this, take notes and rewatch FREQUENTLY.
Matt, this really is absolute GOLD !!!
Now, I need to decide If I share this with My regular Golf Buds or do I allow them to drown.........
🤔🤔🤔
Matt, you have got to be "THE" golf guru of all golf guru's...... the boerewors in my boerie roll!! I am absolutely ADDICTED to your videos, incredible knowledge, sound advice and most of all to your chilled and laid back nature. Looking forward to many more, please keep them rolling. Best wishes to you my man 👍
Thanks for the great reminders! Playing totally new conditions, grass, courses this week with loaned clubs. All these tips apply excellently to this situation. I am a low 80s scorer on my home course and local conditions but shooting sub-90 this week is definitely the goal.
It's like hearing the most sage advice and knowing that you've immediately become a disciple of the GIOTG Italian family.
Wow thank you Boss!
I litterally been listening all the sacred lectures multiple times this week while at work, it's in my brain now.
Tomorrow is the opening of the season for me in Québec Canada and I will be playing the links course where I played my best score 96.
I gained so much confidence this winter playing inside at the simulator and practicing my putting at home.
I will have your voice in my head tomorrow, and I will break 90.
I will do it.
Talk to you playas tomorrow, with a white taylormade ball sharpied with a nice under 90 number on it.
Thanks again!
You're sadly going to get a harsh reality of how different turf is compared to hitting off a mat :(
@@Michael_Ashford Don't worry for me Mike, I do understand the difference I am not an idiot.
I did play the game 2 full summers and always shot between 98 and 101, being pissed most of the time because of my slicing driver, dreading to tee off all the time.
I can't believe I played two whole summers with the driver making me lose shot after shot after shot...
I got a lesson with a pro and practiced my flaws.
Very optimist for the season to come, breaking 90 and having fun👍
How’d it go? I’ll try to do the same on my first round of the year tomorrow!
@@lennylele727 Thanks for asking!
I did not break 90.
I shot a 96, same as my best score last year. But there was a lot of positive things that I learned from this round.
Major thing is that I got my first ever lesson in march with a pro.
All my landmarks as far as ball flight and yardages are out the window...in a good way but still it was hard for me to plan shots to attack greens.
Overall, before I used to fade most of my shots and would aim left a bit to control it. I wasn't compressing my irons so they would go reaaaally high and would die in the air weakly fading to the right.
Now my strikes are much better, longer, and if I aim a bit left.....it goes LEFT...haha
My shots off the tee with the 3 wood are BOMBS! Really happy with that, no slicing at all, I outdrive most of the time my friends with their driver and I am in the fairway!
The major problem for me that round was SAND...I lost AT LEAST 5 shots because of it. I never had the chance to practice it, ever. But this year I got a membership at my nearest golf course and now I will be able to practice putting, chipping and sandtraps as much as I want for the first time.
3 putted a couple of times and doubled chipped 2 times...
So yeah...overall really happy with my progression with the lesson but I will have to get myself a couple of rounds to accomodate to my new tendencies!
I got a garmin watch as well that I love but it wasnt giving me the good holes on the course, they changed it recently I think...will help me plan better to avoid traps.
It is a tough course as well, my partners who are more advanced than me did not break 90 as well.
WADDASPORT WADDALIFE
Thank you matty boom boom.
Your method to golf has helped me go from shooting around 100, to today shooting a 87 of the stick... no bunkers, no OB, no water. Same ball for the full 18 (a rarity for me usually)
Summated differences:
1. Pre planning round, knowing carry over bunkers, distance to hazards, and which holes are safe for the driver, and which are not.
2. Confidential 3i/3H off the tee for danger holes instead of hit and hope with the D
3. Playing a tee shot to get me to 110-140m... my preferred approach (Pw, 9i, 8i)
4. Rangefinder and GPS watch
I even planted a feather on Hole 2 today and grew both a birdy and an eagle (1st ever for me!) over the round! 🎉
I am sold on the way of the player!
Keep on keeping on!
I’ve been following along from the break 100 video to now the break 90 video. My best score to date was a 90 on the dot. Went out this weekend and played OUT OF MY MIND for a score of 79! Not only did I break 90, I broke 80. Both on the same day. Your videos are seriously some of the best condensed golf knowledge on this platform. Thank you.
Well done Playa and You are correct. Only the best for the best playas. You’ve moved your expectation window. Enjoy the golf
This is gold-dust, Matt, thanks. I have been playing this game for over 30 years, and have not yet broken 90!! I have only just joined a club and started to diligently go about lowering my scores. I have chronic arthritis in my feet and am super unfit so i was delighted to even get round 18 yesterday! I scored 95. I KNOW there are 80-something scores in the bag. I am going to implement as much as i can of your excellent tuition and let you know when i break 90. Thanks man.
Playa this is great news. Good to hear things are working out t
I bought a swingtweak yesterday… Tom lasered in on what I need to work on and it WASN’T what i was looking for on youtube. I had lessons over a year ago and everything that was recommended was what my instructor told me to do, but i stopped doing and didn’t realize it.. Good call, Matt!
We love hearing stuff like this. All our coaches are consummate professionals but Tom is a special kind of communicator. Glad you got value from it Michael - here's hoping to some personal bests in your future soon!
I am in my high 70s age wise and always struggling around the greens. I played nine holes a couple days ago using Matt's method and shot a 45, best round in years. Thank you.
I started listening to your break 90 videos at the end of summer 2023. My best score by the end of the year reached 92. Kept trying to apply your advice and finally broke 90 twice this week. I attribute it to better self and course management by applying the par+1 strategy, no hero shots, planning back from the green, and reducing time on the range to practice chipping and putting. The par+1 strategy specifically reduced my anxiety and frustration. In general the advice has helped me better manage my expectations with attainable goals.
I’d like to say thanks to your guidance and great videos I (an sub average mid 90’s scorer) shot a personal best of 83 today on par 71 73.9 rated course. It was so easy shooting for bogey and playing more relaxed golf that I found myself chipping close to the hole on lay ups and sinking 15 ft putts for par. You are doing the golf gods work and wish you the best! Waddateacher
Fan for life! Love your content. Again, you are a true resource for course management! I will purchase some of your merch to support. Thanks again!
Superb video. The planning part especially what is your best shot rather than what best I can hit in a particular situation is a game changer.
Can't wait to practice what I think I learnt from this video.
Thank you.
Thanks Baus! I watch over thirty v-loggers, only three deal with "playing golf", all the others teach "golf swing". By far the Sidekick has the best teaching style for the mental game. These sacred lectures have far more benefit and long reaching game changes than "when to hinge your wrist" or "hit up on your driver for more distance". By all means get technique, having great impact is a joy... but if you don't know how to play the game then you miss out on all it's got to offer. Keep it up Matt!
Yas sir, RUclips mechanics as a whole sham is absolutely a useless intellectual adventurism where no one ever makes any progress because generic fixes to ball flight patterns make zero sense.
The only true art is the art of scoring.
One I have studied and experienced for 25 years.
The game remains the same - nothing has changed about it for amateurs in the last 100 years
The last meaningful round of golf I played was in 2012, on a links course in the rain. Ball flight was controlled, roll was reduced, shot an 82. My best round ever. I’ve gotten back into the game and getting really good contact in practice, now I have to get on a course. This content is really helping put things in proper perspective, thanks!
I’ve been playing for almost a year and recently broke 100 after watching your video and am now mid 90s trying to break 90. I discovered your channel recently and it’s been a great help! Thank you for keeping it real.
This is a success story. Thanks for sharing playa
I am a 22 handicap. After I watched this video two months ago, I enjoy golf more and better. The last three championships the lowest results in the last year. I have to control the amnesia coming in the last three holes and last saturday I did it and played handicap 17!! The most funny thing is that people playing with me were saying all the time that I was wrong. Playing from 240 mtrs two 9 iron instead of a 3 wood and whatever I need to to enter the green was better for them ( I finjshed 2nd and they 27th an 35th with 5 an 9 strokes more than me both of them with better handicap than me) JOMO brings really joy to my golf!!!! Thanks a lot
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I’m here because I watched your Breaking 100 series that changed my game! Thank you for being you and helping others ✌️
I don't usually watch 37 minute videos with someone talking with a white board,this was worth every second. I've just returned from the range and pretty much sprayed my balls all over place non the wiser of what I was doing right or wrong, you speak so much sense Golf sidekick.
Thanks Matt! You give a lot of brainy ways of thinking into play. Your so funny the way you deliver some of your ideas speech wise! I do go into playing that it’s ok to play bogey golf for the round. If I make par that’s icing on the cake and that rare birdie helps against any double bogey previously made. I’ve been playing about a year and a half now starting around 120 and after taking lessons broke 100. I am averaging around 93 - 96 now and have occasionally got a 88, 89 or 90. I don’t really have a 175 consistent club as I my driver averages around 160. Occasionally I get lucky and I drive 175-180, but can’t rely on it. I do play front tees as my instructor told me that’s the correct tees for me. I’m going to try some more of your ways of thinking in my game and I feel confident that hitting in the 80’s on a regular basis is in my future!
This make so much sense, playing within yourself. Thank you!
Loved that video! Last round of golf, I stood on 18th par 3, needing a bogey to break 90.
I imploded! Took on the hero shot and ended in a world of pain. I have thought about that tee shot every day since! Ended up with a 94, including a 7 and 8 on the card.
Breaking 90 is definitely coming! Putting this video into practice will help.
Great lesson in golf and not a club in sight, love your content. Thank you.
I broken 90 for the first time since I was a kid last year after watching the previous break 90 video and haven’t done since because I got drawn back in to playing FOMO golf. I will go back out this weekend and remember the JOMO method. Love it Matt
Discipline and emotional control are key
They stem from off-course things
Sort those out, and your decision making on course will be second nature
Jomo, is incredible. Today I broke 90 as a 20 handicapper using the elements you have covered, thank you. It was the first time I was really thinking of my shots, the lie of the ball, where the pin was on the green. I started to leave the ball below the hole. I’m going to carry on.
MATE THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BREAKDOWN 101! BEST EVER IVE EVER HEARD! WELL DONE FELLA 👊
Played my first game since watching this. Thank you so much! Haven't broke 90 yet but my game has already improved tremendously!
Very handy way to think about course management. Thanks man.
Went out and shot 85 today while keeping the key points in mind. 🎉
After over a year of following your on course management I finally broke 90 with a best of 88. It's not easy when all your mates are bombing it out there, but stay true, no one is perfect, but the more you try any follow this, the easier it gets as you see results. And then the true reward of bragging rights =P will be yours to enjoy. Thanks again Matt, keep up the awesomeness.
I bet if i was there with you, it would be 83. Well done baus
U making alot of sense, thank you. I hear you. Been hitting 2 buckets aimlessly on the driving range!
Matt, I have gotten a few lessons and since 2020 I play about 10x a month. I usually in the low to mid 90s. I have scored a few times in the high 80's but I cannot say I did it with the thought process I had today thanks to you. I watched your video THIS morning then I went to play. I applied about 90% of your points made. I scored an 88 (Par 72) A 47 (+ 10) in the front and 41 (+6) in the back 9. I had doubles on three holes that I had to take a DROP in the front 9 on a par 5, par 4 and par 3. I par 5 holes. Bogey the rest. NO 3 putts. I can say I left 3 putts that would have been par. I am able to describe every shot I took today. I was PRESENT in every shot. I took notes on the score card too. I took my driver away from a few holes I normally use a driver. On one of them, I par the hole going with my 5 iron. The lie is the BEST advice. To READ the lie of the ball was key for me. Using a 5 iron vs a 7/8 iron vice versa to get out of the long grass. Avoiding "playing the distance" was key. Thank you so much for your help. #golf #advice #howtobreak90
well. doneplaya
Thanks Matt for your time spent on this, just an outstanding instruction video 😊
Thanks for the comment playa
I started following the playa few months back. Applied the rules from this video and broke 90 for the first time today. Not hitting driver. Thinking about my shot into the green. Putting off the green instead of going for risky chipshots. Great advice, thanks playa
These are the videos we need, so so good
Love the video so far! gonna go out and try to break 90 this weekend. Wadavideo
My last 5 rounds were in the 102 - 97 range and after seeing this video and making myself some paper annotations for the course (and listening to the Bob rotella audiobook) I managed to shoot 92 (my lowest round ever)
Thanks Matt for the valuable help, you rock!
I needed this l. Excellent timing
After being stuck around 90-93 I rewatched some of Matt’s videos and I finally got rid of the mental blocks and now shot 85-89 almost every time. It’s all in the short game!! If you can make a few one putts the scores will fall
Make a few putts, stop 3 stabbing, no double chips, out of bunkers in one shot, no lost balls. Easy in the 80s
@@GolfSidekick now I’m grinding practicing chipping and putting to break 80. Broken 40 over 9 but can’t put two together
Hello Matt, I have always been a 110-115 golfer my whole life. After a break of 5 years i went back to golf. Got fit for clubs and had 10 lessons with a pro. Something about your tactics really made the penny drop for me. Hit 89 on a championship course in Tenerife! Thank you and i will be trying to get that handicap down and continue to drop my scores. Thank you for the advise. Once i am regular in the 80s i will take the next step and watch the break 80!
Sounds great playa. Always great to hear success stories like this
your advice works.. 2 years ago I had never broke 90.. I just took 3 of your rules and was quickly breaking 90 more often than not.. the 3 rules.. get in play off the tee.. if I do get in trouble, no hero shot. only hit a shot that I'm sure I can pull it off at least 4 out of 5 time... and lastly, just giotg (get it on the green).. Thank you for the solid advice
I absolutely love your content, I’ve lowered my score watching your videos not for the, how to hit your club and the mechanics of your swing but the mental part of the game such as this video. I appreciate it and keep up the good work. Also, I played an amazing round by taking a yardage book from the course I play and going hole by hole each distance from both sets of tees I play and cutting everything in half, so if I have a 400 yd par 5 I take my 7 wood and hit 200 yds twice, I don’t have a need for a driver, on the par 5s I use my 3 wood as my driver and I have a lot more confidence with it. Again thanks for the tips and keeping my head clear.
This is superb playa. Always happy to hear success stories like yours!
You are changing my life! I haven’t been this excited to play golf for a long time!
Excellent, it's not exciting to implement to start, but once you get a groove, it makes golf very fun, and counting the score up in the clubhouse becomes exciting
Thanks for the code boyfriend 👌🏼 when i started focussing on the lie i went from 28 to 19 in 2 months 💪🏼 this video found me at the right time 🔥
Thanks for your help, Matt. Shaved off 7 strokes from last wk. I'm 2-0 in league match play this season.
Thank you Matty Playyah!
Working the system for a couple weeks now and downloaded Every shot must have a purpose.
This is what has been absent from my game! I will forever be a better playya using Vision 54.
I listened to the audio book and shot +3 in my 9 hole league against a good opponent!
I use your advices to teach my golf students. Thanks for all your contributions to this great sport! WaddaMentor!!!
lucky students
I just broke 100 recently with a 96 after starting golf 7 months ago! Ready to break 90 😎
That’s the fun stuff. Keep at it.
I played my first round in March after a 9 year hiatus due to a serious back injury. Was clear my mind was used to scratch golf mental pictures. I had to fight a massive duck hook all day which got me into a heap of trouble.
Was exhausted afterwards I think due to scrambling on every shot with not much confidence on any shot. So 90 broken ..next step is 80. Plenty of promise but tons of rust as well. There is a massive difference between a range swing and a course swing. Ta for all the strategy lessons .
Great tips, thank you Matt!
new polo is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. awesome video, love the sacred lectures so much
“Hit and hope.” Great explanations!
Well that genuinely has been such a helpful video!!!
New subscriber and loving this approach! Watching GGG isn’t gonna get me to a lower score 🤙🏽⛳️🇨🇦
So this is nuts. I watched this on Thursday, and today took 5 strokes off my previous PB of 94 and shot my first sub 90 round at 89.
I can't recommend this enough and have shared it to all my mates I play with who are trying to break 100 or 90.
Thanks so much for your content, it's fantastic.
Nuts= science
You sir are a baus of the highest order! Broke 100 and 90 this summer, much thanks.
Thank you this is one of the best videos I think I’ve ever seen to help out with Golf.
Thanks playa. Tell your friends.
I’ve been playing for almost 2 years now and I have always shot 100+. I started watching your videos and adopting your play style and implementing many of your tips in my game and I shot a 90 for the first time in my life. Thank you for making these videos!
Nice playa. That’s how it goes when you are enlightened
Great stuff! Thank you very much for this video!
I played like crap yesterday, but I found that your chipping club selection system worked quite well for me. I’ve never trained it prior, but just in playing by feel, I did alright
Last year I fully embraced the way of the playa, took some lessons from a trusted pro locally, and after just a few rounds I added up my score in the clubhouse and couldn’t believe the first time I broke 90 my score was 82. And a few weeks later I beat it with an 81 on a different course. This works, everyone can do it. Believe in the process!! I was shooting 100-105 the year before and not enjoying the game. Now it is so much fun
Excellent video!
Awesome video Mattyboomboom. Thanks for the insight!
Great advice, thank you
Great advice, well done.
GIR+1 concept and special focus is a big help! Thanks.
GIR+1 plus attack when you can, all the while keeping the crybaby locked inside, is a very effective tool
Today is my second round I applied the JOMO. I have been trying to break 90 for 3 months now and still not there BUT today, I still havent break 90 but I started to see the light and tosay I feel the JOMO especially when my playing partners all hit the left sides of the course and I am in the middle of the fairway. It feel good! I am going to stick to this and I am going to break 90 soon! Thank you for the video!
Love your channel. I've watched a couple of your break 90 vids and many others besides, and today I went from a record 92 score to 83 (after a putting lesson, admittedly). I have to thank you, I put a lot of your tips into practice and had a worldie of a round. Can't quite believe it 😂. Keep it up Matt 👌
You are making the scores playa!!!!! Well done
As a steeper attack angle player who generally creates alot of backspin and has no issue sticking balls, knowing your carry distance can't be understated. And knowing the *range* of your carry distances, not just 1 number. Stepping up to a ball and knowing if I mishit my 7 iron, its going to go 145, and if I hit it 10/10 pure its not going to go farther than 160, is way more valuable than just thinking 'ok 7 iron goes 155'- is a way more confident feeling when I'm looking at hitting a green, because now all the sudden the mentality changes from "I have to hit this really well to get the distance I want" to "I know this ball will land on this green even if I miss a little bit, I just need to put it the right direction" and the latter is way less nervy.
Great vid
Mate, love your work.
This is my goal this year...to consistently break 90. I did it last year for the first time with an 89. Now, I want more! :)
Great video Matt. Lots is wise words
I followed your strategy and shot 90 last week and 88 this week. Thank u
Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.
Thanks for taking the time to see it, but please implement it
Great video Matt
Absolutely love this video. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome!
Hi Matt
Topher here!! Loving the new break 90 video!!
Getting out to the course early tomorrow and going to practice the putts from the fringe around the green instead of wedge.
Bought a ping g425 7 wood (your advice ;) ) it’s epic for me and goes 170 with no dispersion. Nice and easy relax golf. Loving life.
Keep doing your thing Matt
T Bird
Thanks playa. I’ll keep making vids as long as you keep watching
Playing Ebotse in South Africa this weekend Playa. Going to be tough but I am going to minimize the waste. I am going to manage the panties off that course.
Hi bauzz got 90 today really close to break 90, next one aiming 85, cant wait to watch break 80 episodes!!! Way of the playa rules!!
hey man, I started golfing last year and with your videos I broke 90 today! pretty happy about it, thanks for the tips!
Well done beassstttt
Been watching your videos a lot. Normally go round in high 90s. Left driver in the bag using 3 iron on the tee. Went round in 83, thats with a 38 back 9 (+2).
Channel has been recommended to friends!
Good stuff. Be nice to have some new playas join the playaverse
Truly awesome tips!! This is equally valuable to all the swing tips. One truly cannot improve their game without the mental portion. Mechanics can only take you so far. Btw, I almost died laughing at 11:38. Thanks for the comedic relief…)))😂😂😂
So i just shot a 42 on a 9 hole course, which has a 600 yard par 5. I have never shot so well before, left the driver home with my ego!
Love your videos!
I recently got the golfing bug again after years away from the game. Went out yesterday hoping to break 100 and was on track on 15th to threaten 90, but had 8s on 16th and 17th. Then missed par putt 5footer on 18th for 99...
Watched your video this morning and it really resonated with me. It was only a couple of good shots but bad decisions that cost me on 16th and 17th. A bit of WELD would have taken 2 or 3 shots off both those holes and maybe 1 or 2 off 18th.
But next time I go out I'll plan more, and be present more and hopefully make the right little decisions.
Great content, thank you. I will check out those books too.
Weld really helps. It is such a good tool to have in your bag.