Please remember, this lesson is for ME. Eric made it clear to me on the course that it is for me and will often reference 'guys out there' or something about the audience. The key takeaway is to know your true game, and use that true game. I veered from my own path and needed correcting - according to MY best game. BEST COURSES IN THAILAND: siamcountryclub.com/waterside/ ERIC IMPACT GOLF MALAYSIA: instagram.com/impactgolfmy/
Siam has 4 courses, not 3 as you showed in the video. Old Course, Plantation, Rolling Hills and Waterside. All great!! Glad to finally see you play there!
Sorry, but this lesson is definitely also for me. I just was too busy to be in Malaysia at the time, but you explained well my issues. Now you can go back playing well…😂
@@GolfSidekick Matty, I've been watching you for two years now, and while I haven't yet broken 90 on a full round, you've made golf fun for me again. Thank you for your content, and I can't wait for my next round and your next video.
Just started so I'm a 36.4 handicap. I'm literally the worst player on Earth. This channel is a huge inspiration. Hope to be a scratch golfer before I'm dead.
Take heart Mr. Horseshoe. I also started recently and I’m a 38.5 handicap, so you’re actually the second worst player on Earth. But we’ll get there….. See you at the summit 😉
@@GolfSidekick career, mortgage and once I went from playing 6-7 days a week to 1-2 the timing went and I was spraying the driver even worse to the point my short game couldn't compensate for it - no longer fun. Good vicarious stuff here though 🙂
I think this is one of the best course lessons put together for a golfer. Discussion of course management, playing to your strength, a lot of conversation to have experience on your next round.
I like these videos using your instructor I feel like they’re more helpful than some of the ones in the past which are still helpful, but having the instructor break things down, takes it to the next level
I like this instructor. He's to the point and clear about postitive attitude, and especially what to do. The big one for me was the easy swing but taking the club all the way back.
Thanks Matty for putting up on the start of the video that you were playing in Pattaya in Thailand. ScC old course and Plantation have played numerous times. Not Waterside. Your dedicated viewers would appreciate you doing this on all your videos. A means to advertise golf in Thailand along with your apparel. Cheers.
I love the way you play spontaneously and natural. Understandably on this occasion there was a lot of detail involved as it was essentially a lesson. On all your videos I have considered your course management is good and when your confidence is up you play great fearless golf.I just felt this lesson over complicated things .I loved all your videos with Genevieve they were good golf and happy smiling faces.Keep up the good work.
One of the best Golf videos I have ever seen. Really inspirational. Eric is great. If I ever should come to Kuala Lumpur I will definitely book a lesson!
I have a feeling I'm going to come back to this video over and over again. It contains so much valuable and inspiring information. I just love the way this video was made with Eric making a few comments "behind the camera". It's great story telling! Hat's off to Matty for being so brave and showing vulnerability.
Thank you. These are excellent videos for someone like me who is just getting back into the sport. There's literally too much information available and it gets all in our heads.
I am very impressed in his honest/ simple explanation in his approach at teaching, it seems like alot of “UA-cam” teachers are yes really good but have a different thinking=explanation and approach when explaining and therefore making it seem even more complicated than when u initially asked the question…☝️⛳️👍
This was so informative for me. Saved this to rewatch to remind myself of my tendencies as a golfer & better course management. Even more so than that, sense I gave so many good mental tips.
This is the best video, not only from you but compared to anything else golf related I have seen on the Internet. Entertaining, lots of valuable content and the quality, with the drone shots, is superb!!! Waddaplaya!
I think this is your best vid ever!!! Us amateurs dont get on course (course management) lessons. Learning how to think your way around the course. Thanks for sharing Matt!!
I don't play anymore but played off 3 and 4 in the 90's and short game was my strength. I only had one (56 degree) sand wedge and followed the Bobby Locke philosophy of using sand wedge for EVERY shot around the green. You can turn it into and 8 iron equivalent for chipping by varying your stance. You develop a close relationship with your sand wedge and trust it for all situations around the green
I’ve never had a lesson and there are no playing coaches where I live so this video is quite the eye opener. Love it. Just the interaction between you two helps immensely with my own game . Please keep posting.
Hey Matt I found your channel by chance and damn am I glad I did. I just love your passion for the game and the way you share your game and lessons is, well, second to none. Keep up the great work and thanks again!
Wow. Great session. I could watch this type of video over and over. So helpful and felt like I (the viewer) was getting an elite lesson. Please 🙏 do more videos like this one.
Eric mentions Dr Bob Rotella at 21.37 - his book Zen Golf helped me and I have it on Audible in the car on the way to rounds. His visualisation tips helped my putting immensely, especially pace - imagining the ball hitting the back of the cup on uphill putts, trickling into the front on downhill and pouring into the hole on flat putts is one of the best tips I've had.
Fantastic video , I thought his way of coaching and explaining the game was amazing and liked the way you explained your game and thoughts. Keep up the great work.
Great video . . . Like Trevino said in an old video lesson,” Don’t fall in love with that sand wedge around the greens. . . THINK!”Cool to see your instructor reinforce that
Oh wow. Siam Waterside. One of my favourite courses Playa. I pulled it off that 18th and made the carry buy just a few yards. Shot my handicap though first time seeing the place. I'm going to enjoy this video. Looks like they switched the 9's if you start with a par 5. Plus Siam has 4 courses. If you want to feel putting pain you should play the Old Course.
@@GolfSidekick I enjoyed every second of that. Would love to see you play the Old Course during the day when the dew has gone. Those greens have me for breakfast. Never broken 80 from 6000 yards. Personally I'd watch a 12 hour video of you doing the crossword and never saying a word.
The Playa In Chief of course management getting a lesson in course management. Loved this lesson. Goes to show, no matter how good we are, there’s always room for improvement.
One of my favorite videos of yours ever! Fantastic peek behind the curtain on how you think through holes and strategy. Eric is an absolute gem! Thanks for the great content! Cheers playa!
This is really excellent stuff. Golden interaction between you two. Love Eric's private thoughts on your thinking/decision making as you're settling into your shots. More of this please guys👍
Your recent videos have been tracking my game almost exactly. The other week it was the driver. This one I have the same issue with putting. 10 G.I.R last round and no birdies. I was leaving myself 5 or 6 feet for par. Most of which I made. But leaving myself so short, even though I know I need to hit them harder, is very frustrating.
This is a bloody incredible video. Thanks for sharing this Matt. And to Eric, waddaguru. He' right, sometimes we need to find a little 'C you next Tuesday' to get the best out of ourselves.
Maybe the best ever golf sidekick video. On hole two he basically dismantles on the key tenants of the way of the playa (which I have adopted)-- playing full wedge shots rather than partial. interesting
@@GolfSidekick Yeah, I initially thought the same but it depends on what you're comfortable with. Many new players hate partial shots and prefer full but there's a point that flips around with enough practice of partials (or there has been in my game).
great insight. Love to see any coverage of Eric instruction on chipping. Your scooping action had becoming more obvious in recent footage - i recognized it!!
I feel like you've known these things for awhile. I remember your driver versus chicken stick videos from South Africa. The goal has always been commitment over the ball.
Yes sir. I have resisted embracing my own true Game. And it’s to my detriment as i enjoy golf less. As i got better and stronger, i realised i need to stop trying to remain relatable and be me. Commit to that. Thanks playa
If I could add in my two cents about the birdie feels around the 20:00 mark. 1. You’re comfortable with playing pars and bogeys, that’s the score level you probably play at the most. Three putting from there is the worst you could do, so you want to keep it safe. I already get the gitters after a bomber drive where I‘m 40 out and I really need a bird. If it would be to save par I‘ll probably stick it 70% of the time. 2. Mentality is a big thing, mostly I would feel like I want to avoid the worst and not make the best. I saw some content with Brad Faxton where he said every putt is the the same. It needs to go in. 3. You NEED to make it! ?Unless you’re having a godsent round with eleven birdie chances you won‘t get many of those ones from 5-10 feet. You NEED to take advantage. Even if you do a terrible putt your chances of a three putt are very low if you’re trying your best to make it (not to be confused with firing it past the hole at Mach3 speed) Moral of the story, increase your birdies by making them lol
my game is very close to yours when it comes to both HCP and tendencies. I feel like i have good management on the course but that's probably due to playing with people with a much higher HCP. Love the commentary and this opens up some better thoughts on the course for this year. Thanks mate!
Love these intense digging vids. So much going on. Know yourself, little anger in your gutt. I work best when I try to stay neutral or even stoic. Very cool vid. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Please remember, this lesson is for ME. Eric made it clear to me on the course that it is for me and will often reference 'guys out there' or something about the audience. The key takeaway is to know your true game, and use that true game. I veered from my own path and needed correcting - according to MY best game.
BEST COURSES IN THAILAND: siamcountryclub.com/waterside/
ERIC IMPACT GOLF MALAYSIA: instagram.com/impactgolfmy/
Siam has 4 courses, not 3 as you showed in the video. Old Course, Plantation, Rolling Hills and Waterside. All great!! Glad to finally see you play there!
@@josephlewis they have bangkok too. So five
Sorry, but this lesson is definitely also for me. I just was too busy to be in Malaysia at the time, but you explained well my issues. Now you can go back playing well…😂
How are you to the only people on this beautiful course? Where I live, I would have a foursome of angry retirees behind me telling me the speed up.
I’m not used to seeing Matty Matt so vulnerable. We could all learn from this. Top work Matty
If you want to be willing to learn, you have to admit and own your weaknesses. Great video watching the Playa Master become the student.
Will always be a student. Always willing to learn
@@GolfSidekick Matty, I've been watching you for two years now, and while I haven't yet broken 90 on a full round, you've made golf fun for me again. Thank you for your content, and I can't wait for my next round and your next video.
@@GolfSidekick Matty Fantastico the man. My man. Our man.
This guy Eric is one hell of a Golf Sensei.
Just started so I'm a 36.4 handicap. I'm literally the worst player on Earth. This channel is a huge inspiration. Hope to be a scratch golfer before I'm dead.
Take heart Mr. Horseshoe. I also started recently and I’m a 38.5 handicap, so you’re actually the second worst player on Earth. But we’ll get there….. See you at the summit 😉
Tiger started as a beginner too
Tiger what??? Lol
I guarantee WHEN Tiger began, he most likely had a lower handicap…
Did you see him swing at 3!?? Lol…
All fun…👍
Anyone like me who finds these videos more fun and entertaining than watching the tour pros play?
yes me
Idk why but that bird around 18:00 progressively getting louder killed me more than those short wedge shots
The birds were cheering me on
@@GolfSidekick - Sounded more heckling. 😉
Dude. That bird was a grade A troll. Pretty hilarious.
Came to the comments to say the same thing. 😂 that bird was unreal
Multiple cameras, drones, Matty you have outdone yourself! Amazing content BAUS!
Norm you legend , winter coming to an end soon
What a great teacher! You’re a great student too Playa, thanks for sharing this with us!
Thank you too for tuning in playa
@@GolfSidekick career, mortgage and once I went from playing 6-7 days a week to 1-2 the timing went and I was spraying the driver even worse to the point my short game couldn't compensate for it - no longer fun.
Good vicarious stuff here though 🙂
The course and weather looks fantasic. Eric is a playa (super chill, informative, great demeanor).
Couldn't agree more. He is the most chill guy I know.
Those birds are beautiful, whenever I hear them they remind me I'm in paradise.
I think this is one of the best course lessons put together for a golfer. Discussion of course management, playing to your strength, a lot of conversation to have experience on your next round.
I couldn’t agree more playa
this is your best video, best production, best education
thanks playa
I like these videos using your instructor I feel like they’re more helpful than some of the ones in the past which are still helpful, but having the instructor break things down, takes it to the next level
I like this instructor. He's to the point and clear about postitive attitude, and especially what to do.
The big one for me was the easy swing but taking the club all the way back.
Thanks Matty for putting up on the start of the video that you were playing in Pattaya in Thailand. ScC old course and Plantation have played numerous times. Not Waterside. Your dedicated viewers would appreciate you doing this on all your videos. A means to advertise golf in Thailand along with your apparel. Cheers.
This video is perfection - so many little takeaways that apply to any golfer. Well done Matty and Eric!
It is perfect. I enjoyed this too much.
When the Playa in Chief brings in the big wig consultant, you get inspirational corporate rock music and RESULTS!! Nice drone work too Baus!!!
Yass I enjoyed flying that drone too much
Your golf teacher seems like such a chilled out good guy. Bring him back again and 👍
“Gotta have the balls to go long!!!”
I love this dude!!
Big one at that
Fantastic lesson and video. Most engaged I’ve been in any golf video on UA-cam
Yeah me too. Watched the whole thing five times whilst editing
I love the way you play spontaneously and natural. Understandably on this occasion there was a lot of detail involved as it was essentially a lesson. On all your videos I have considered your course management is good and when your confidence is up you play great fearless golf.I just felt this lesson over complicated things .I loved all your videos with Genevieve they were good golf and happy smiling faces.Keep up the good work.
Those comments on golfing angry are spot on for me. That's a huge step finding what triggers your best frame of mind for golfing
One of the best Golf videos I have ever seen. Really inspirational. Eric is great. If I ever should come to Kuala Lumpur I will definitely book a lesson!
nice, 2 more to come in the next few days
Matty, great vid, one of the best yet. There's no better approach than the walking lesson to put the knowledge into practice.
I have a feeling I'm going to come back to this video over and over again. It contains so much valuable and inspiring information. I just love the way this video was made with Eric making a few comments "behind the camera". It's great story telling! Hat's off to Matty for being so brave and showing vulnerability.
It was good to have him there. Share the good news playa
Really enjoyed that one. Great to see the different ways of thinking and what the experts way
I enjoy you
One of the best video for a long time from all channels. Well done. Super instructive and still fun. Fantastic content. Thanks for that
Thanks. More to come. The season of golf is almost here
Just love the whole conversation but the most that stands out is... build that confidence. Believe and trust the process. Thank you sir!
Well said!
Thank you. These are excellent videos for someone like me who is just getting back into the sport. There's literally too much information available and it gets all in our heads.
Glad to help! Stick around. More to come
This is what every golf lesson should be like! Way to be open to hearing his advice Matty!
I am very impressed in his honest/ simple explanation in his approach at teaching, it seems like alot of “UA-cam” teachers are yes really good but have a different thinking=explanation and approach when explaining and therefore making it seem even more complicated than when u initially asked the question…☝️⛳️👍
He is superb
This was so informative for me. Saved this to rewatch to remind myself of my tendencies as a golfer & better course management. Even more so than that, sense I gave so many good mental tips.
This is the best video, not only from you but compared to anything else golf related I have seen on the Internet. Entertaining, lots of valuable content and the quality, with the drone shots, is superb!!! Waddaplaya!
Yass all for the playas.
I think this is your best vid ever!!! Us amateurs dont get on course (course management) lessons. Learning how to think your way around the course. Thanks for sharing Matt!!
It was a great experience. Glad I managed to film it
I don't play anymore but played off 3 and 4 in the 90's and short game was my strength. I only had one (56 degree) sand wedge and followed the Bobby Locke philosophy of using sand wedge for EVERY shot around the green. You can turn it into and 8 iron equivalent for chipping by varying your stance. You develop a close relationship with your sand wedge and trust it for all situations around the green
Why don’t you play anymore?
Eric is just so good…..man I wish I could find someone like him in the Palm Springs area!❤❤❤❤
Crazy how different Eric thinks. Awesome vid
Right?! 💯 agree. He is a wizard
I’ve never had a lesson and there are no playing coaches where I live so this video is quite the eye opener. Love it. Just the interaction between you two helps immensely with my own game . Please keep posting.
Eric is a pretty chill guy. Great to have on the course
Hey Matt I found your channel by chance and damn am I glad I did. I just love your passion for the game and the way you share your game and lessons is, well, second to none. Keep up the great work and thanks again!
Wow. Great session. I could watch this type of video over and over. So helpful and felt like I (the viewer) was getting an elite lesson. Please 🙏 do more videos like this one.
Glad it was helpful!
This might be your best video ever..thanks
Sir, firstly thanks you. And secondly, I do agree.
This is an awesome video and just goes to show no matter how good you are at golf, there is still so much room or learning and improving. Love it!!
Everything can be better. Everything gets a 9/10 because there is always room for improvement
The drone preview of the holes is a great touch. Keep up the great work!
Eric mentions Dr Bob Rotella at 21.37 - his book Zen Golf helped me and I have it on Audible in the car on the way to rounds. His visualisation tips helped my putting immensely, especially pace - imagining the ball hitting the back of the cup on uphill putts, trickling into the front on downhill and pouring into the hole on flat putts is one of the best tips I've had.
Parent wrote Zen Golf, but Rotella wrote Golf is Not a Game of Perfect and Putting Out of Your Mind.
@@GolfSidekick Ah yes. I stand corrected. I had it confused with his other book - The Golfer's Mind.
Fantastic video , I thought his way of coaching and explaining the game was amazing and liked the way you explained your game and thoughts. Keep up the great work.
As long as you keep watching
Played this course and all other siam courses and i must say it is the best courses i have played!
They’re very beautiful
Nice work guys, love the on-course chat. Cheers. ❤
Great video . . . Like Trevino said in an old video lesson,” Don’t fall in love with that sand wedge around the greens. . . THINK!”Cool to see your instructor reinforce that
Even the main playa Matt needs another playa to help him push through his golf struggles. This helps him be a better golf bf to us. Amazing
Needed this more than you know. Last year was touch and go
Oh wow. Siam Waterside. One of my favourite courses Playa. I pulled it off that 18th and made the carry buy just a few yards. Shot my handicap though first time seeing the place. I'm going to enjoy this video. Looks like they switched the 9's if you start with a par 5. Plus Siam has 4 courses. If you want to feel putting pain you should play the Old Course.
Three 3 hole videos playa. Too much value from Eric. Otherwise we have 1.5 hour long video for 9!!
@@GolfSidekick I enjoyed every second of that. Would love to see you play the Old Course during the day when the dew has gone. Those greens have me for breakfast. Never broken 80 from 6000 yards.
Personally I'd watch a 12 hour video of you doing the crossword and never saying a word.
The Playa In Chief of course management getting a lesson in course management. Loved this lesson. Goes to show, no matter how good we are, there’s always room for improvement.
Always room. Everything gets a 9/10
One of my favorite videos of yours ever! Fantastic peek behind the curtain on how you think through holes and strategy. Eric is an absolute gem! Thanks for the great content! Cheers playa!
He really is. Such a chill guy
This is really excellent stuff. Golden interaction between you two. Love Eric's private thoughts on your thinking/decision making as you're settling into your shots. More of this please guys👍
The chemistry and knowledge in that video is huuuge. Great content thanks.
This was one of my favorites to film
Great to hear the thinking behind each shot. Also, what a gorgeous golf course!! Good job Baus Matt and Long Chong 👍🏻👍🏻
Best at that is Wesley Bryan. Such a long backswing on delicate wedge shots and nips them so clean
I almost love Eric as much as I love you. He’s got such a lekker vibe about him 🎉 great content playa!
I love him more.
Well I have seen a few of your videos. Not all by a long shot but this is one of the best. Well done.
I had a great time filming it
Your recent videos have been tracking my game almost exactly. The other week it was the driver. This one I have the same issue with putting. 10 G.I.R last round and no birdies. I was leaving myself 5 or 6 feet for par. Most of which I made. But leaving myself so short, even though I know I need to hit them harder, is very frustrating.
Eric is using very good positive psychology, modern coaching greatest trend.
some great thoughts there....
Went back to the other video. Man you have gotten pumped up!
Love this content with Eric… keep ‘‘em coming bud.. all the best on your game.
More to come!
This was a huge help. Thank you Eric! Thanks Matt!👍
No worries!
great video! loved seeing a teaching pro review the process of you playing golf. more videos like this!
More to come!
This is a bloody incredible video. Thanks for sharing this Matt. And to Eric, waddaguru. He' right, sometimes we need to find a little 'C you next Tuesday' to get the best out of ourselves.
Lol Higgo. See you at 2am?
Another great video. I love the transparency. Been a fan for a while, keep going. Cheers!
Much appreciated!
When the Master becomes the Apprentice! Nice vid, wadda nice coach!
Nice drone shots and new camera angles.
The drone is my favorite part
This is great insight into understanding your game and thinking around a course. Awesome stuff
Maybe the best ever golf sidekick video.
On hole two he basically dismantles on the key tenants of the way of the playa (which I have adopted)-- playing full wedge shots rather than partial. interesting
lol not really - it reinforces it. He was adapting my Game to me in my current state.
@@GolfSidekick Yeah, I initially thought the same but it depends on what you're comfortable with. Many new players hate partial shots and prefer full but there's a point that flips around with enough practice of partials (or there has been in my game).
yes sir, as always the key is to play your own game. Use your strength, avoid the weakness.
For a guy with no forté in the mind game, Eric has some bloody useful things to say on the matter.
Thanks Matt. Nice to see the process and how you went about the club choices.
Glad you enjoyed it playa
great insight. Love to see any coverage of Eric instruction on chipping. Your scooping action had becoming more obvious in recent footage - i recognized it!!
More to come! Eric is a legend of the game
I feel like you've known these things for awhile. I remember your driver versus chicken stick videos from South Africa. The goal has always been commitment over the ball.
Yes sir. I have resisted embracing my own true Game. And it’s to my detriment as i enjoy golf less. As i got better and stronger, i realised i need to stop trying to remain relatable and be me. Commit to that. Thanks playa
@@GolfSidekick I love this. I've enjoyed the conservative breaking 80 journey but I'm excited to see the Playa in Chief with no handcuffs.
This video was amazing. On course with an instructor to go in-depth with tips and tricks
Glad it was helpful!
If I could add in my two cents about the birdie feels around the 20:00 mark.
1. You’re comfortable with playing pars and bogeys, that’s the score level you probably play at the most. Three putting from there is the worst you could do, so you want to keep it safe. I already get the gitters after a bomber drive where I‘m 40 out and I really need a bird. If it would be to save par I‘ll probably stick it 70% of the time.
2. Mentality is a big thing, mostly I would feel like I want to avoid the worst and not make the best. I saw some content with Brad Faxton where he said every putt is the the same. It needs to go in.
3. You NEED to make it! ?Unless you’re having a godsent round with eleven birdie chances you won‘t get many of those ones from 5-10 feet. You NEED to take advantage. Even if you do a terrible putt your chances of a three putt are very low if you’re trying your best to make it (not to be confused with firing it past the hole at Mach3 speed)
Moral of the story, increase your birdies by making them lol
Gotta make them birds and caddies get tips
Great video Matt. I work on yhose 50 yrd wedges all the time. I know your pain on those.
Top notch pro. I really like your calm learning:)😃
the birds in the background are so cool toooooooo
Great improvement Sidekick! Stay at it!
That's the plan!
Thank you for the video, really interesting to get informations from that point of view! I'm too far to get lessons in Malaysia
Excellent video!
Awesome video broski! Making golf fun again 🏌🏾
Always!
my game is very close to yours when it comes to both HCP and tendencies. I feel like i have good management on the course but that's probably due to playing with people with a much higher HCP. Love the commentary and this opens up some better thoughts on the course for this year. Thanks mate!
All my pleasure. All for the playas
Good advice that I received for putting. Would you rather leave the putt 1 foot long or 1 foot short? Easy answer.
Siam is one of the best in Thailand played waterside and rolling hills last August.
100%
We are all padawans! Great content Matty!
Love these intense digging vids. So much going on. Know yourself, little anger in your gutt. I work best when I try to stay neutral or even stoic. Very cool vid. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
You understand 100%. Know yourself that is the key takeaway. Trust yourself
This was so good!
2 more just like this to come playa
Absolutely love these videos.
Glad you like them!
This has been great content ! Thanks for the lessons boys !!!!
@ 20:23 remember these words: “Do or do not there is no try”. -Yoda
I need more than that. I need a disincentive
I need to get angry and focused
Great info, dig the fly-overs. Nice work!!!
Loving the drone at the moment.
The drone is awesome. Going to use it more
Great stuff Playa!
Even a teacher needs to study. No golfer can better their usual unless they try different, great video chaps.
Much like even a psychologist needs to see a psychologist
Eric has a calming voice.
Loved this video man keep up the good work 👏 waddaplaya
Legend! Gonna keep on
"I have always been an angry golfer, need my blood to boil a bit!" Was expecting WaddaHulk to come out!
Eric is the man
The *best man
Siam Country Club now has 4 courses. Rolling HIlls is the newest.
They also have bangkok so maybe 5 now
@@GolfSidekick Something tells me business is booming.