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  • @rgr4475
    @rgr4475 Місяць тому +65

    Matty, I have to say I have been struggling mentally lately with certain situations in my life. Some days are a struggle to get out of bed. I just found your channel this summer. You have motivated me to get back into golf and get out of the house. I haven't gotten any better but your videos always put a smile on my face and make me laugh. Neither which I do much anymore. I am golfing tomorrow and really looking forward to it. Thank you for the content. I hate social media but pretty amazing how you can positively affect some schmuck halfway around the world in the states.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +31

      Hi Playa excellent. Keep on keeping on
      I understand I had similar the last couple years for months at a time including struggling to get out of bed. Some serious scheisse happening in life.
      I don't like when people recommend too much what 'helped them' because we are all different but I can safely say that reframing my brain has kept the bad juju away. I read REFRAME YOUR BRAIN by SCOTT ADAMS and I have hacked my brain from getting into those dark places for too long.

    • @rgr4475
      @rgr4475 Місяць тому +5

      @@GolfSidekick Thank you Matt, much appreciated.

    • @Fortunaatp
      @Fortunaatp Місяць тому +2

      Keep going mate

    • @Choubob
      @Choubob Місяць тому +3

      This might be more valuable than getting better at golf!

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +3

      ​@@Choubob Scott Adams books are immense. Reframing your views on everything is crazy powerful

  • @GlennShi-mw1cz
    @GlennShi-mw1cz Місяць тому +8

    This is the BEST content for golf. Took my first in person lesson, bought RedTiger range finder, my Who Can Toucan Bucket hat should be arriving soon. Almost game ready. Avoid the tuba on the course. Thanks Matt!

  • @logantrotter3180
    @logantrotter3180 2 місяці тому +11

    By far my favorite golf channel. So much information provided, yet you keep it simple to understand.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому +7

      They call me the BOAT
      best of all time

  • @thehairygolfer
    @thehairygolfer 2 місяці тому +26

    Having played all these years and played with many good golfers all the way down to a +4. There is one thing they do that really impresses me. It's not driving. It's not irons. It's not long putts holed. It's the ability to pitch from 40 yards from every position imaginable to 3 feet.
    The one thing you don't need to be tall, strong, fit, flexible or fast to do and we can all do if we put in the effort. It's also the one thing handicap golfers neglect, myself included.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому +23

      Playa if you've been around golf and gotten any wisdom in golf, it's clear.
      No lost balls
      Play inside your ability
      Assess the lie
      Aim for your shot shape
      AND CHIP AND PUTT YOUR LITTLE ARSE OFF!

    • @duffer0309
      @duffer0309 Місяць тому +2

      @@GolfSidekickThis!

    • @marksimpson2321
      @marksimpson2321 Місяць тому +3

      John Daly and Bill Bryson Dechsmpane were or are two of the longest drivers on tour and they won far fewer majors between them than Nick Faldo and Gary Playya.

    • @ohwowthatsgood
      @ohwowthatsgood Місяць тому +2

      @@marksimpson2321 lol. what a dumb comparison

    • @seth1455
      @seth1455 Місяць тому +1

      @@marksimpson2321 Bill Bryson writes a good book to be fair

  • @timstawinoga7955
    @timstawinoga7955 Місяць тому +7

    This is the first time I have no clue what you are talking about. But I love your channel!

  • @AncientAge_449
    @AncientAge_449 2 місяці тому +12

    My golf game is so much fun.
    Shot a 48 on the front, 1 over on the back. A wild round

  • @TBlakeNewport
    @TBlakeNewport 2 місяці тому +40

    I am all over the playa immediately after he drops a vid. Why? I’m confidential.

  • @troymaddox8464
    @troymaddox8464 Місяць тому +3

    Hey Matt, I know you're not a believer in the whole 'strokes gained' approach, but Arccos calculates it automatically. I got fitted for some Ping clubs when the G425s came out a few years ago. They came with integrated sensors and a free trial of the software. I like it for the automatic shot tracking, learning my distances / club, and also tips on where I should focus practice time. Maybe reach out to them and see if they want to provide you some sensors to screw into your existing grips and you can use it for more content. You could review it and also get some insight into the strokes gained for your game. I am not playing the G425s anymore, I'm playing Takomo 101s (love them!). I came to rely on the Arccos, so I am a paid subscriber now and am using the screw-in sensors on my grips. It works well on my iPhone and Apple Watch combo.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +2

      I like what you said. You came to rely on them.
      Anything that gives you confidentiality is good.

  • @charlied4850
    @charlied4850 2 місяці тому +33

    My takeaway from this video - Strokes Gained stats are totally useless to us recreational golfers. Just follow Matty’s course strategy for game improvement.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому +17

      BOOM BOOM SHAKE THE ROOM

    • @brockevans1558
      @brockevans1558 Місяць тому +2

      I'm glad I'm not the only one that is completely lost when anyone starts talking about strokes gained and lost.

    • @francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273
      @francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273 Місяць тому +2

      Your loss... Read the book. It was written by a recreational golfer in order to improve with the least amount of effort.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +5

      Francois here getting all sorts of triggered because his religion is coming into question

    • @nathaniverson6828
      @nathaniverson6828 Місяць тому +1

      totally agree. I love his videos however I think strokes gained is the secret for alot of single digits to get to scratch. The prob is a lot of people don’t understand strokes gained and take low percentage shots to hit it further.

  • @plugg4r
    @plugg4r Місяць тому

    Matty, thanks for your channel, as a Golfer who first took up the clubs in late March, your advice and ego checks have been wonderful. Played my affiliate course's Monthly Medal on the weekend after coming last the previous two times with 132 and 126 shots on stroke with my 36 handicap. I had 103 on the weekend and most of the reasons were from your advice on course management, which kept my shots down but also kept the evil thoughts out of my head of launching my 60 degree to the neighbouring town.
    GIOTG and the Rule of 12 have helped me come a fair way and the 60 degree hasn't left the bag in a month.

  • @krispybowgod9656
    @krispybowgod9656 Місяць тому +2

    The amount of idiots online who get mad when I tell them I track my fringes as “gir” or a “putt” is insane. Like brother…. I got here in the right amount of strokes, I’m using my putter, and I just 2 putted for par why would I not track that as a GIR?

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      Yeah people think they out there on the tour. I track it exactly the same as you

  • @adamlee1821
    @adamlee1821 Місяць тому

    Like it that you are incorporating strokes gained. It’s complicated, but I’ve found it helpful, especially tempering my expectations and helping me understand the difference between a kind bad shot (like a not long but mostly straight tee shot) and a really bad shot (like leaving a wedge 35 yards away when you’re at 100).

  • @Maydoggie
    @Maydoggie Місяць тому

    Played 9 holes today, and was hitting and scoring poorly. BUT, I improved quite a bit in avoiding the mental death spiral. I could hear you in my head, Matt. So after each poor shot, I just focused on the next, forgetting the previous shot. And I started looking for positives. I had 18 putts in 9 holes, which was a big improvement over the last few rounds. And I improved my pre-shot routine by checking my footing and my clubface alignment. I've been setting up wrong for so long that setting up properly feels awkward. But the results are wonderful.

  • @kevinfay4062
    @kevinfay4062 Місяць тому +2

    That stat that seems least useful for me is when the PGA broadcast puts up "percentage made from x feet = x percent." There's no way to take into account uphill, downhill, left/right. Give me a straight uphill putt any day of the week... I really like the way you simplify it and make course management key. Playa of playas!

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +3

      Precisely playa. For putting we only have pga tour starts that are actually accurate. Nothing really for amateurs because the tech is not accurate. But could we say that for us amateurs a nice 6 footer up hill is gonna be more makeable than a downhill 6 footer with 3 inches of break?
      YES INDEED!
      ua-cam.com/video/4yuA0bfLN3k/v-deo.htmlsi=c8QEW5GUnqi9UjKX

  • @markmiller6317
    @markmiller6317 Місяць тому

    Had to say thx. Had a hole in one today. Used a tip from you on the tee
    And broke 80
    Had a day. The spirit of the playa was with me today
    Thx again

  • @JohnnyCarthief
    @JohnnyCarthief 16 днів тому

    I’m gonna have to buy something from your store. Just… such good content! So helpful!

  • @bobbycampbell3263
    @bobbycampbell3263 Місяць тому

    Big Matty the swing is looking great playa. Another great video! Thank you for continuing to produce the truly helpful golf content

  • @bradlamb8078
    @bradlamb8078 Місяць тому

    This video proves just how good Matt really is, absolutely phenominal from the main playya 👍🏻

  • @stevea7070
    @stevea7070 Місяць тому

    Without a doubt the best golf channel on youtube !!

  • @AJPinto-YOYO
    @AJPinto-YOYO Місяць тому

    Playa-d a decent round today. Used the rule of the plan. for every hole I kept to my plan to shoot to a conservative target, I resulted in a par or bogey. For every hole I deviated and pulled out driver (when driver wasn't in my plan) bogey or double. 😞. Unfortunately 3 putted on three holes. Work in progress.

  • @BillPigg
    @BillPigg Місяць тому

    *I LOVE GOLF SIDEKICK !!*

  • @michaelswisher8630
    @michaelswisher8630 Місяць тому +13

    As soon as I saw "strokes gained" my eyes glazed over and I went into a golf coma.

    • @seth1455
      @seth1455 Місяць тому

      good, not just me then

  • @viebusiness3530
    @viebusiness3530 2 місяці тому

    Every single video teaches me so much. I am going to the junior world championship and this video is really helpful. Thank you so much for the amazing videos. Way of the playa!

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому +2

      Nice playa, good luck! Let us know how it goes.
      Keep that Stimp hand Strong and put the pitches in their place

  • @jdgoettee9472
    @jdgoettee9472 Місяць тому +4

    Matty Boomboom is content king! Brody invented SG for the PGA Tour commentators and even they have problems working it into their patter. My head hurts from all the info you jammed into one video. You have thoroughly convinced me to leave strokes gained and Mark Brody’s book on the shelf, at home. I don’t have a team of people analyzing all of my shots before going out to try and make a cut on Friday, on a manicured course. I’m sticking with the Playa in Chief’s How to Break X0 methodologies. I can not stay up all night before a round printing out the charts to tell me what my drive and approach distances must be, for 0 strokes gained. Well done Matt!!

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/4yuA0bfLN3k/v-deo.htmlsi=c8QEW5GUnqi9UjKX

    • @francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273
      @francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273 Місяць тому

      Brodie invented SG for himself (a 6 hcp at the time) to know what to work on in the limited time a math/finance professor has. Anyone with brains can now use the same information not to "play a certain way" but identify what they're not doing as well as the average of players of a certain handicap (SG is not just against PGA tour) and understand where the score is being made.
      Idiots and entertainers on TV or the interwebs may not get it, but it's a godsend for every player, of every level... provided they use it as it should.
      It should be fairly obvious that you're more likely to make a putt if it's shorter rather than longer. It's more likely that your ball ends closer to the hole if you play it from a closer location, and you get to a closer location if you driver long (and in play). Quantifying that and seeing how it works respective to your game is what SG gives...
      Read the book.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +3

      Here’s the best part about strokes gained.
      Your app tells you what to work on. But doesn’t tell you how. So you just end up going for lessons.
      Here’s a way to skip all this wankery.
      Go for lessons.
      And practice.
      No matter what your app tells you, you are gonna have to do those two things.
      SG on the app tells you youre weak in these areas:
      Driving: practice driving.
      Approach: practice irons.
      Chipping: practice chipping.
      Putting: practice putting.
      Deep.
      Only idiots and entertainers on UA-cam will tell you this:
      Idiotic strokes gained by UA-camr idiot:
      These are very obvious you don’t need to have sensors to tell you.
      If you’re 3 putting more than one per round, work on speed control putting to a tee in the ground. Minimum one hour per week.
      If you’re three putting or missing short putts, or both, practice 1 foot putts. Make 100 in a row three days a week.
      If you’re losing balls off the tee, take the driver out the bag and go for a lesson.
      Begin to understand your distance and shot shape so you can aim better to avoid losing balls.
      If you need distance, Go for a lesson. Don’t buy a new driver yet.
      If your approach play suck’s and you not hitting greens, maybe it’s your bad drive. Pick a tee club that gets you in play. 200 yards is plenty until you learn the driver at lessons.
      Then learn to aim properly. Account for your shot shape. Aim to something left if you fade. Something right if you draw. Do this approach.
      Identify the short side and hit the ball to the fat side.
      That will improve where your finish in relation to the green, for chipping and putting and pitching. Avoid the short side.
      Work on toe down chipping. Try chip to inside 6 feet and increase your chance of up and down to 50% or more by doing that.
      Practice your short game three hours for every hour on long game.
      Visualize. Create a pre shot routine that is consistent.
      You get these religious zealots who get very nasty because they know they’ve been sold a bill of rotten goods with this strokes gained nonsense. All they had to do was take lessons

  • @fireball6d641
    @fireball6d641 Місяць тому

    Matty I wanted to give you a quick shout out. Your channel is excellent, I watch it all the time. You know that song you play when you make a birdie putt? I start humming that when I'm lining up a birdie putt on the course. Makes me more confidential!

  • @jcoleman924
    @jcoleman924 Місяць тому +3

    What app uses the east/west yardage of the fairway? I use Grint and it doesn't do it.

  • @sinatabrizi4794
    @sinatabrizi4794 Місяць тому

    Videos every few days man nobody on UA-cam works as hard as Matty to bring us the goods

  • @BlueDragonKorea
    @BlueDragonKorea Місяць тому

    I like the comparison between what distance you have to be in the fairway vs the rough, but I think it would have been helpful to also see what would have happened if you took the shorter club but still missed the fairway. As an example, the comparison at 16:00 is 170 in the rough vs 190 in the fairway, what would have happened in terms of strokes gained if you planned to be 190 in the fairway but still missed it? You mention at 14:28 that your tee shot caused you to blow up, so I think having more discussion around why shorter clubs is not the same as the safer/better strokes gained plan is worthwhile.

  • @BigD1957
    @BigD1957 Місяць тому +1

    50 years from now this video will be used to instruct AI golfing bots how to think like humans. It will absolutely revolutionize the consequentiality of human evolution. I am confidential of that.

  • @MickR0sco
    @MickR0sco Місяць тому

    I think distance hurts high handicappers. I can hit somewhere in the region of matty not quite as far but rarely well. If i balls it up im just absolutely in a different postcode. I still do it cos i enjoy slamming a ball every now and then and rolling the dice but i certainly score better when i leave the big guns in the bag

  • @jeremyringma
    @jeremyringma Місяць тому

    I love Matt having golf stat conversations with the caddies. They give zero fucks, but they still smile and laugh at him.

  • @jackiemoon_lms
    @jackiemoon_lms Місяць тому +1

    Where can we get a copy of the data you are using? Would love to use this to plot my way around the course as a 3 handicap. Thanks BAUS!

  • @williamsymes2446
    @williamsymes2446 Місяць тому

    I feel my stress levels decrease and my confidentiality levels increase with every new Matty boom boom video

  • @azharsyarawi
    @azharsyarawi Місяць тому

    I have no idea what you said Matty Boom Boom. I only remembered your point getting 5 on a par 5 is good

  • @JL-qf3hq
    @JL-qf3hq Місяць тому

    I’ve come to realize tour stats can be very misleading, as they represent average tour performance in tour conditions eg. ice-level slick greens. I’ve read somewhere a tour pro is expected to shoot -8 to -12 on their home course in normal conditions, way beyond scratch level.
    Regardless the stats do expose amateur’s unreasonable expectations and the same stats can help an amateur towards becoming scratch.

  • @somerandomguy706
    @somerandomguy706 Місяць тому

    That shot at 16:20 is crazy good.

  • @keithstevens8749
    @keithstevens8749 Місяць тому +1

    I understood exactly 0% of what you were talking about, and I still enjoyed the video.

  • @goldtigre4979
    @goldtigre4979 Місяць тому

    How do you strike your irons so consistently? I am impressed. Feels like every time I try and swing easy the ball is heeled and goes six feet, but every time it’s a hard swing i toe it 6 feet the other way

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      Learned to hit them on the beach when i was 13

  • @OhCanadaMoose
    @OhCanadaMoose Місяць тому

    Whadda vid playa. Enjoyed this one. Question for you - did you always hit as long as you do or is this something that came later? When i flush my shots correctly im 110 w PW, 123 9i, 135 8i, 145 7i, 155 6i, 190 7w, 205 5w, 220 3w, 250 driver. I can play fine with this but i wonder why im not longer when i feel like im doing everything right

  • @hrodriguez620
    @hrodriguez620 8 днів тому

    Matty Boom Boom, where do you get all the strokes gained data from? Is it an app? Website? I’d appreciate to help me out with course management 🙏

  • @cadehowell9130
    @cadehowell9130 Місяць тому

    You help me out a ton thanks Mattie boom boom

  • @dave6012
    @dave6012 Місяць тому

    I have no idea what any of this means but I believe you when you say it’s 34 inches.

  • @markwalters7498
    @markwalters7498 Місяць тому

    Bogey golf and seeing the bar cart at least 3 times per round equals a good day IMHO.

  • @socitysav09
    @socitysav09 Місяць тому

    I just started seeing your videos. Great stuff I enjoy your content! What country are you playing in?

  • @ToddPlaysGolf
    @ToddPlaysGolf Місяць тому

    Walking over your own line!! +3.5 shots per hole! 😊

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +1

      lol lol strokes gained wanking watching rgc psige springnac +10

  • @jakeheez
    @jakeheez Місяць тому

    If every 20 yards off the tee is -0.1 strokes, and a drive in the rough is +0.25 strokes, would it be accurate to say a drive in the fairway is equivalent to a drive 50 yards further in the rough, not 25? or are percentage numbers from fairway/rough to green more relevant for the comparison?

  • @duffer0309
    @duffer0309 2 місяці тому +1

    LOL I just had almost exactly the same exchange with someone that wanted to see their strokes gained split between a good front 9 and a bad back 9. One of the points I also made with him is strokes gained stats for a round are really not that helpful. Everyone is going to have their share of great and bad shots during a round. It takes more than 10 rounds to see if the mistakes and great shots are happening in the same areas.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому

      Yes sir and then when you know your StRoKeS GaInEd in the app like arccos or shotscope...what is their suggestion to imrpove that area?
      Do they give any helpful suggestions?
      Everything leads to.....LESSONS.
      Because as far as I can see, there is an easy way to skip Strokes Gained in an app altogether.
      Get lessons and then you don't need to have a sensor tell you that your chipping sucks and you're losing 6 balls a round off the tee. LOL I could have told anyone that for free

    • @duffer0309
      @duffer0309 Місяць тому

      @@GolfSidekick you know I don’t look at strokes gained. But I do religiously look at the data behind strokes gained. My GIR% and proximity to the hole by distance category and my distance to the hole on short game and up/down%. I’ve improved my 25-50 yard short game dramatically with a couple of drills I do.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      I also know that you are an anomaly. You really do get It and use data being the percentages. Your the ultimate strokes gained Target and you use it wisely. Love chatting to you on Facebook

    • @bultmagl
      @bultmagl Місяць тому

      @@GolfSidekick The biggest problems the tracking apps face is that they just tally your averages. Anyone who's studied probability and statistics knows that you can't characterize a process (golf swing) using just a single parameter. You need to know the shape of the distribution. My average SG driving to a scratch golfer is roughly 0. However, if you actually take a deep dive and look at the distribution instead of just the average, you'll see it's bimodal. I still need to work on my driving (or course management) because about 10-20% of the time I'll hit a gawd awful drive into Narnia. So, strokes gained tells me my drives are good, on average. But they're not really.

    • @bultmagl
      @bultmagl Місяць тому

      well, that and GIGO is a real thing....

  • @somerandomguy706
    @somerandomguy706 Місяць тому

    CSB; 3 guys offered straight up $20/hole not knowing my game when I joined up on the back 9 today. I proceeded to shoot a 33 on that side (73 total). No, I didn't accept any money.

  • @Murphmonster69
    @Murphmonster69 Місяць тому

    Even for pros strokes gained is a skewed number that rarely paints an accurate picture.

  • @starks1974
    @starks1974 Місяць тому

    I always count putts when I'm using my putter, not on the green, as I'm doing a putt stroke. What does it matter if you're a foot off the green.

  • @jon-michael4134
    @jon-michael4134 Місяць тому

    Texas confidentiality yehawwww 🤠

  • @brascal13
    @brascal13 Місяць тому

    I'm having anxiety flashbacks of school, trying to read all the stats before the teacher erased the board. I've been doing quite well visualizing the goal posts.

  • @triple_bourbon
    @triple_bourbon 2 місяці тому +2

    Time for church with the honorable reverend Matty Boom Boom.
    Haven’t even clicked play yet and already choosing conservative shots and cocky swings.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому +1

      Then you understand Strokes Gained Tiger Woods style immediately maboi. No need to watch. Back to rest and relaxation

  • @skizzot91r
    @skizzot91r Місяць тому

    I didn't understand any of this but i liked it!

  • @user-di7dm6js8s
    @user-di7dm6js8s Місяць тому

    Do you use a 3 wood? Also, trying to decide what to put in my bag. I can’t decide if I need to drop my 3 wood and go with a 5 wood and same with my hybrid.

  • @Weshopwizard
    @Weshopwizard Місяць тому

    I understand the argument for this stuff as it applies to pro golfers but I’m not convinced this applies to average golfers. Pros is an apples to apples comparison. However, I used shot by shot (using strikes gained) and it was good at showing specific areas where I’m killing my scores.

    • @Toaster-v1z
      @Toaster-v1z Місяць тому

      You don't have to compare to a tour pro. If your handicap is 25, you can compare to a 20 handicap to see where you are losing or gaining strokes. Then you know where it is easiest to improve your game.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      Let’s say your app tells you that you need to work on ‘approach’ or ‘driving’ because you lose the most strokes to a 20 handicap.
      For a 25 handicap who has limited knowledge, how would they do that? Smash buckets of balls at the range trying to add distance? Do they know that for every 10 yards added, an increase of 5% dispersion makes the new distance not worth it? Maybe buy a new driver?
      Lets say it’s a 14 handicap comparing with a 10.
      The 14 handicap is ‘losing strokes gained’ to a 10 in putting. What does he do to get better? Practice? Do we need an app to tell us that we should not three putt 5 times a round?
      All roads, regardless of handicap lead to the solution which you could do without getting involved with strokes gained: LESSONS. Either that, or a new driver. No one really needs an app to tell them to go get lessons and practices

  • @globugolf
    @globugolf Місяць тому

    great vid mate!

  • @thelammas8283
    @thelammas8283 Місяць тому +1

    I don’t understand the perceived conflict. There are a number of things you need to do to be scratch, amongst them hit the ball a long way AND manage the course.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      Don’t create conflict in your mind

  • @golflre7179
    @golflre7179 2 місяці тому

    Ty, very interesting, did you tally up your overall SG? Nice analysis at the end. Get to the root cause. My game hinges on my driver, getting better at short game reduces the damage caused by my errant drives, but my root cause is to get more accurate with driver, not necessarily longer.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +1

      Nah, I don't really care much for the strokes gained.
      I like the expecttion management
      xxx distance off the tee is 0 strokes gained to a scratch
      PGA Tour putting percentages
      water -1.5
      ob -2.0
      fairway bunker -0.5
      rough -0.25
      +20 yards +0.1
      in the trees +1.0
      xx feet Proximity to the hole from every distance 0 strokes gained to a scratch
      shows you what is a good shot vs what you expect is a good shot

    • @golflre7179
      @golflre7179 Місяць тому

      @@GolfSidekick Excellent points. Thx for doing the video.

  • @FFFSOSS
    @FFFSOSS Місяць тому

    Head Playa, you had to interact/deal with with some dingus at 12:00. I've worked a lot on mindset, expectation & attitude adjustments with your help but how do you work it out when outside factors like that dingus interfere with your headspace?? I find myself saying the same things you were saying to yourself in that moment. "I'm rushing." "I had to rush." Anything you do specifically to reset when that happens??

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +1

      Hmmm that situation i was luckily in my comfort zone at that distance with that wedge or 9 iron. So it was easy. But if it were less comfy like a tight tee shot on a long par 4, i just gear down to the go to club of the go to club. Just something im automatic with. Then i get some space after that shot to collect myself. Bitch and moan for a good 2 minute walk then boom back in the process. It’s over. Any repurcussion must be dealt with by the course since it’s their issue. Back in the process. The next hole, i had to stick with the scratch length tee shot. But i wanted to hit a big driver. I took that annoyed energy and stuck it into committing to the big driver mentally. Thats why i hit that mini driver so bad. If i hit the big driver, that hole finishes with a par. Then by the next hole, i was playing normal again forgot about that guy.

    • @FFFSOSS
      @FFFSOSS Місяць тому

      @@GolfSidekick Love that, allow the moaning for a bit then back to the process. Thank you sir!!

  • @MAN_vs_GOLF
    @MAN_vs_GOLF Місяць тому

    At the 5:32 mark in the video, did someone shank a ball across the green you were on from another hole?

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      Butterfly. This time of year there are a lot

  • @rebellord5288
    @rebellord5288 Місяць тому +1

    You are the Baus

  • @efj3897
    @efj3897 2 місяці тому

    Because you’re the baus of all bauses I followed your advice in a prior video about going out alone and playing. Given what happened in this video, what’s the “cutting in” etiquette when by yourself?

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +1

      I was on the par 3, about the 6th hoel or something, dude tees up on the hole, hits 3 balls in the water, i'm like WTF. I got 4 people behind me. If he wanted to cut in, he should have cut in on hole 9 or start on 10.
      Usually it's just common sense. If you're gonna be slow, wait at a par 3 to let people through. If you're gonna be quick, skip 2 holes ahead of a 2 ball, 1 hole ahead of a 4 ball

  • @jeffreyhawkes
    @jeffreyhawkes Місяць тому

    Great content. Love your approach to the game. You need to buy a new glove. Pretty worn out. Might gain .0145 strokes with new quality leather on the left hand

  • @BennieBoi9
    @BennieBoi9 Місяць тому +1

    What software you using?

  • @trainedtiger
    @trainedtiger Місяць тому

    13:28, Imagine if that was your visualization on a tee shot. OOF, such a breeding ground for bad swing thoughts.

  • @justinmoore598
    @justinmoore598 Місяць тому

    Matty what golf app do you use?

  • @ohwowthatsgood
    @ohwowthatsgood Місяць тому

    How many hotdogs do you have to feed those caddies during a round?

  • @thornwivans
    @thornwivans Місяць тому

    This post is money!

  • @efj3897
    @efj3897 2 місяці тому

    To much mathski for me, but it seems like the SG calculation doesn’t differentiate between a scratch golfer and a PGAT pro? If I’m correct(and I may not be) it seems wrong bc a PGAT pro is likely a +6 or lower.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +1

      There is a lot of data not available
      Putting: innacurate because GPS is not accurate enough to the yard/foot/inch and people are supposed to edit their rounds in the dashbord from memory to insert their putts. Only PGA Tour is accurate and close enough to scratch putting too.
      Approaches: Number of strokes taken from every distances in the fairway and rough are only available for PGA Tour golfers.
      Gotta patch it together best we can with the poor data that is out there

  • @corey3145
    @corey3145 Місяць тому

    I don't care about Strokes Gained, what I want to see is the data on Shirts Gained. If I wore a different WaddaPlaya shirt on each hole, would the birdie music be on loop???

  • @keithmoule4154
    @keithmoule4154 Місяць тому

    I am struggling to understand what a "nipple-licker" (minute 18.27) is. I can't find the term anywhere in Jack Nicholson's book and Sam Knead doesn't refer to it either....

  • @jays699
    @jays699 Місяць тому

    genuine question - there is data from apps like shotscope with 1000s of players showing 20+ hdcp have a lower average score going for par 5s in 2 compared to those that layup to distances. is there bias in this that you see?

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      Where is the raw data?
      Everyone quotes this but no one has access to the raw data. The individual course’s and holes and player profiles.
      Which courses?
      What do those holes look like?
      Is it links? Parkland? Municipal? Manicured? Resort? Florida? Midwest? Jungle? Tight? Generous? Hilly? Flat? Blind shots?
      ‘20+ handicaps going for par 5 in two?’ - let’s just allow that to sit inside our heads for a bit.
      450 yards. 20+ handicap.
      220 yard drive with a 10 degree driver. They don’t hit it long and straight but let’s give them 220 yards which generous. Dispersion will be 50 yards left or right at any time. No guarantee of a straight shot at such low loft. 18° or more will give much less dispersion.
      230-240 remaining best case scenario.
      They hit a low lofted 15 degree 3 wood maybe.
      Off the ground, how far left and right does shot that go? How long does a 20+ handicap hit that club reliably?
      190?
      Not a high percentage of 20+ handicaps should have it in their bag but they try anyway because of the data, so let’s assume it’s 2 perfect strikes on both shots with 10 degrees of loft and 15 degrees of loft.
      What is the design of the hole? What happens at 50 yards? Are there bunkers? Fairway bunkers from 50 yards for high handicaps the hole is over.
      Does the remaining shot finish on a downslope? Is it a raised green? Can they hit partial wedges to raised greens? Does the rough pinch in the fairway? If they top the shot with a three wood, what is in front of them? Are they proficient with a 50 yard partial shot if they get the best case scenario? How often are playing? Do they have situational awareness for the lie? Can they read the lie in the rough on the third shot? So many factors.
      Lets just say, 20+ handicaps going for par 5 in two is ridiculous on the face of it. Blanket statements do not work in golf.
      They usually try to hit two perfect high pressure shots because of these stupid blanket statements from the data pole and destroy the score.
      Accepting that a bogey is a SUPERB score on the par 5 and playing it as a par 6 or par 7 is much more effective. We are trying to reduce big numbers, not trying to make birdies. When 20+ handicap tries to play like a pro, that’s when they stay at 20+ handicap.

    • @jays699
      @jays699 Місяць тому

      @@GolfSidekick thanks for the reply. i've had more success following your advice personally, but always wonder where gaps could be in the knowledge. (i'm a 12 hdcp that can't hit a 3 wood off the deck, so I don't!)

  • @Duneadaim
    @Duneadaim 2 місяці тому +2

    "Hero shots are for chumps and idiots." -Jack Nicholson

  • @trainedtiger
    @trainedtiger Місяць тому

    Stat tracking has gone off the deep end. I have always been about keeping track of fairways hit/miss direction, GIR/miss direction, scrambling%, putts per GIR, and penalty strokes per hole. But, Strokes gained is just too much under the microscope to get the real benefits of information for game improvement in my opinion.

  • @soloist2001
    @soloist2001 Місяць тому

    wow theres no way i'd ever even begin to care about all this calculation...my goal is hit it as far as i can into play and pray for limited 3 putts

  • @luminalarc887
    @luminalarc887 Місяць тому

    gaining negative strokes is also called losing strokes...

  • @vinkuu
    @vinkuu 2 місяці тому +1

    Damn, four bots in front of a human to react. UA-cam has a bot problem. Or the whole of the Internet has the same problem.

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому

      Yeah for real bro, what is going on - thots talking politics as bots lol

  • @martinbyatt
    @martinbyatt Місяць тому

    Stinky Pong Pong Big Time...!!! 😄

  • @stephenblack6615
    @stephenblack6615 Місяць тому

    “I make it or I don’t “ Simple. If I make it, I gain a stroke. If I don’t, I lose a stroke. WHO are these scratch golfers I’m playing against?

  • @Ckuo13
    @Ckuo13 Місяць тому

    3:28 who the hell is this guy with this odd hat?

  • @bobzielinski3823
    @bobzielinski3823 Місяць тому

    Yeah!!! Sex-Shuahl ENERGY!!! Love it.

  • @seth1455
    @seth1455 Місяць тому

    I like watching you play golf but I understood none of that. Never mind, onwards we go 😁

  • @Gunner93_og
    @Gunner93_og Місяць тому

    Lol at the pile of papers you have to carry around to play according to strokes gained

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому +1

      Bro legit 10 pages

    • @Gunner93_og
      @Gunner93_og Місяць тому

      @@GolfSidekick 😂😂😂

    • @robertfoy8480
      @robertfoy8480 Місяць тому

      surely no-one does that though, do they? SG helps you average out your strengths and weaknesses over many rounds easily, but it isn’t going to help you with course strategy during a round. For example, I’ve worked on chipping a lot more than putting recently because it turns out my putting is generally stronger on average.

  • @jjferreira5752
    @jjferreira5752 Місяць тому

    Does your wrist hurt or does that thing on your wrist hurt babe

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  Місяць тому

      lol
      I hurt it in the gym in December and it hurt now when i started learning tennis.
      The tennis has actually strengthened the wrist to the point i don’t need the guard anymore.

  • @desr2395
    @desr2395 Місяць тому

    This is the baloney that is supposed to make me better than “keep the ball in play, hit the shots you can hit, and play to your favorite distancés?” Yeah, the stat and data people can keep touching themselves over gaining .02848 strokes for nonsense. Just saying, I have seen a pro, I currently carry a 7i, PW, SW, and putter. I have been consistently in last place with my usual group, but I have been shaving huge chunks of strokes every round while they continue to use their full bag, get pissed when they slice it into the woods, and wonder how they have made no progress in the past two golf seasons. WOTP

  • @shawnlane3264
    @shawnlane3264 2 місяці тому +2

    Do a Whats In the Bag video, playa...

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому +4

      Friday or Sunday playa
      Filming it tomorrow

  • @danleespencer
    @danleespencer 2 місяці тому +1

    *Warning: Contains Sexual Behaviour*

  • @mrbluemancheese
    @mrbluemancheese Місяць тому

    Hit it low, it will never go. Hit it high, at least you tried.

  • @berrberr
    @berrberr 2 місяці тому +2

    I love clowning on the strokes gained maximists. Most of them don't have any background or knowledge in pure mathematics. IMO using the entire population of all scratch golfers as a sample size for all the strokes gained stats is total nonsense. Garbage in, garbage out. No 2 shots, courses, lies, players, etc. in golf are the same. Not to mention that the "data" from Across self selects for people who actually bother to use their product. No bias there at all 😂
    SG maxi counterpoint: "but there is so much data". So what? The amount of data actually has no bearing on the quality of a model. If there is garbage data with biases then it would make it worse.
    Also, more distance = better strike. The STRIKE is the key part to good golf, not the distance. Distance is the byproduct. Of course people who hit it longer (over a large population of data as SG does) will score better. Because they are able to strike the ball! How is that revolutionary or useful info?

    • @duffer0309
      @duffer0309 2 місяці тому

      Wow … you say it better than I can!

    • @GolfSidekick
      @GolfSidekick  2 місяці тому +1

      Bro stop talking dirty to me!!!
      Most people who claim to be strokes gained maxis don't even use the information anyway. They repeat some line they read somewhere like that "literally millions of data points literally"
      But when I played golf in Scotland on the links courses in the wind...that's when Strokes Gained made a lot of sense to me. It's for wide American Tour courses, for people playing the same course, four days in a row, against people with very tight skill variations, on courses selected for TV.
      For the average man? Just get some lessons, get a better impact position and strike. The ball goes straighter and knock on effect, distanc eincreases because of the STRIKE.
      Also putting stats are all hogwash on those arccos and shotscope, because no GPS is accurate enough to pick it up. And then you rely on people actually editing every round to inch-accuracy. Impossiblé as the spanish say
      Wait for my 10 DUMBEST THINGS GOLFERS SAY VIDEO coming soon.
      You will like it.

    • @efj3897
      @efj3897 Місяць тому

      @@GolfSidekick The #1 entry would be any sentence that starts with “Let me show you this swing tip I saw on You Tube…”

    • @efj3897
      @efj3897 Місяць тому

      @@berrberr Yes! It’s amazing how many people don’t understand the concept of “Correlation does not imply causation”