It's Not Hard to Play Excellent Golf (For Your Skill Level) 

Did my first SwingTweak, referencing my flat backswing. Pro said my swing is good, don't change it, here are these pros who have a flat backswing and they're fine. I'm an 11.5 hcp right now, and he said biggest difference going form 13 to 3 is short game. So basically I can now stop second guessing my swing and work on my chipping and putting.

Matt is literally a golf savant. I have been watching his videos for 2-3 years now and have gone from a low 100s/high 90s player, to a low 80s PLAYA. It's all mental and knowing your game. Thanks Playa-In-Chief

This was your best offering. You perspective at 6:00 brought me to tears. Your explanation of the “glimpse” at 15:00 was the pure truth. Sometimes we just punish ourselves out there. I don’t know what shizer you have been through but you are a totally different dude than you were two years ago bashing around that Srixon 2i from Kentucky. I’m with you brother.

Matt. I’m enjoying all your videos. The classroom lessons. The solo play with commentary, the 2 man play. All of it. Keep it up please

I watched this entire video, waiting for the audio or video to be cut off at some point. I had to wait until the VERY END, but you didn't disappoint! The Way Of Video Editing from the author of The Way Of The Playa, is legendary! 📹🤣

Used swing tweaks for the first time earlier this week! It is amazing i’ve had in person lessons before for upwards of $100-$200 and got almost as much advice from just one tweak! Could not be happier, it’s a great system.

This is a great series. I’ve tweaked my grip using Malaska’s method and my ball contact has been so much better.

Love your mental and thought process. It’s helped me improve like crazy as someone who was a mid 90/anywhere over 100 on a bad day to someone who’s able to score more frequently and currently on the hunt to break 80 (long road ahead but the progress is what makes it fun). I’m a former baseball player and really loved to get after it but with the more easy minded approach and letting the club do the work, I’ve improved tremendously

Really helpful. I'm the new-to-golf guy with my golf-playing friends. I'm very conscious about taking too much time and trying to look like I know what I'm doing. You are giving me more confidence to play my game, not theirs.

As usual, informative and helpful. No swing ideas just real course management. I have learnt to think my way round a course in an effort to improve my scoring as it seems a quicker way than constantly changing things in my swing, etc. It really does work. I retired 2 years ago and am playing the best golf of my life and enjoying every moment out there. Knowing that my colleagues are sitting in an office, looking out the window and wishing they were golfing is enough to make me realise how fortunate I am to get to play all the time. I have had my 'hot streak' moments and I do know they aren't one-offs. I took forever to finally break 80 and now 80 is a poor round for me. Keep on reinforcing this way of playing Matt and I hope that your 1 Iron doesn't let you down in Scotland. Think your putting skills will be severely tested on some of these giant, quick, undulating greens.

Thank you for all the course management tips. This has been the breaking year for me. After being a 23 handicap for 20yrs with the occasion 80's round, I've been able to drop down to a 13 handicap in 2023. Yesterday, I had my first Par 5 Eagle, and today I shot my lowest score of 79. It would've been better, had I known pin placement location. I ended up lined up straight for water resulting in a double bogey (new course). I'm sure the "C" player will return, but enjoyed living in the moment of my "A" Player. Your content is FANTASTIC. I've tried pushing my 25+ Handicap friends to watch your videos, but they are still stuck in their " Copy Past, Ego-hero shot phases". They are actually trying to kick me out of their playing group. Keep up the great content. If you're ever in AZ again play Ocotillo!

Love your stuff Matt. Its easy to get overloaded with swing advice and quick fixes on youtube. Your advice is always spot on and such fun to watch. Cheers mate

You are so right Matt about enjoying this wicked game , I’m a single digit player who doesn’t take the game to seriously, I enjoy the company of my playing partners , I don’t get upset over a bad shot and I don’t make excuses, I play my game and not worry about having the latest driver or tour level balls , just make the most of the time you have ! stunning course by the way! 👍

Not sure how you don’t have way more subscribers. Way underrated. Thanks for the great vids.

Hey dude I just wanna say thanks for these videos, you’ve really helped me sharpen my mental golf game over the past couple years.

Matt you’re the best golf content creator… no bullshit fluff or over the top technical hoops to jump through. I’m gonna try out swingtweaks because I cannot figure out my push slice/slice. Wish me luck.

Matt I’ve taken your advice & have a great golf pro who has been exactly what my game needed. Combined with your course rules I’ve broken 90 after years of being a 100+ golfer. I even recently was 2 strokes from breaking 80. Thank you for showing me the “Way of the Playa”

Matt, you continue to inspire with concrete advice. You make golf fun!

Loving the big video drops lately playa. These have always been my favorite videos so i’m glad to see a lot of them recently.

Watching this account brings me joy, and helps me remember to play this game for fun. thank you bro.

Love your channel. Makes me want to grab my clubs! I had an 11 hole glimpse on a match play game yesterday. Was even par! It was easy breezy as well no risks. Just WOTP. Fairway pitch putt. I know it won’t always be that way but it felt good! Thanks for sharing all your wisdom Matt 🙌🏻

The first first video I saw I was confused about why Bill Murray was teaching golf… then I realized how awesome this advice was. I’m playing way better and having more fun doing it. When I make a bad shot now I have you in my head saying, “no worries, you’re not a pro. But look, you’re out here playing golf right now. How great is that!?”

My absolute favorite Gary Player quote!

The best golf coach around

No Shiz but best golf content on da tube! Playa!

So much good advice, so smoothly delivered.

Loving these way of the playa series!

Dude you are the Bob Ross of golf. love it.

Wow, I had no idea Gary Player was Lithuanian!

I just started golfing a couple months ago, I got a lesson and with some practice on my own I can drive like 220 which is good for me. Irons is a different story though I struggle with them.

One of the best doing it.....thx Baus

Brilliant as always chief 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛳

What a great series! Thanks Matt.

I didn't realize Gary Player had said that. Wonderful! 😁

Malaska putting video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t7RrP1DtM3o.html

A tip my friend told me that changed the way I play around the greens: stop trying to get up and down. Instead, get up and down down (up and 2 putt). This is better because it takes the pressure off the shot, it’s fun to say “up and down down”, and if you aim for the up and down down, then most of the time you will make up and down which is better than the standards.

I enjoyed this video Matt, as a higher handicap player it will help me better manage my misses once again. Just for the record, you belted that putt through the break when you spoke about the greens and the grass that had grown into them, hence why I didn't agree when you called it a good putt. Solid playing though, keep it up!

Lovely message playa

I don't disagree that lessons can make a huge difference....especially if you are a complete beginner. I do think it's also possible to learn the game on your own however, it sort of depends on your expectations, goals and level of discipline when it comes to training and learning. To be fair I am retired and I love practicing...almost as much as golf itself and have a nice training facility at home which helps. Most importantly though, I practice with a purpose using Deliberate Training techniques not just hitting balls at the range like you mentioned. By using Deliberate Practice techniques it helps to ensure I am improving and training my body and mind to create a repeatable swing. Also having some good training aids like a divot board, impact tape and high speed camera to evaluate results helps as well. It can be done and I am shooting some of the best golf in my life at 67. Even after completely changing my swing last summer and moving to Stack & Tilt. I do enjoy your approach to the game though and have learned a bit since subscribing to your channel. I especially enjoy how you relate golf to life and being mindful....something I totally relate too. Good stuff sir.

I love this channel

Such informative videos. Course management is very under looked and can change the way you shoot.

The juxtaposition from 6:21 to 6:26 made me laugh out loud. THAT is classic golf.

Could you do a video of how you improved your pitching and wedging game please? I need to improve that so that would be very helpful thank you!

Matt you should play at wick golf corse at the north of scotland

As Gary Player also said "ill take a lesson from someone only if they can beat me" 😊

Keep the bucket hat. Thats your “Brand” Matt!

06:11 "no one's pregnant " pheeeeew!! 😂😂😂

Matt vs. Ron Chopper. I need it in my life

Best quote ever: “and if you are terminally ill, enjoy it, have a great time on the course before your final day” Haha 6:13

"That was pretty crap"...laughter...(translation= whaddyagonnado?) Love it...

Hey didnt you make a thailand travel series like a few months ago cant find it anywhere

Howsit Cuzi. Your videos are great, the way of the playa is the only truth! #TWTP Been enjoying the 3x6's approach, really does help to smooth out the first couple of misses in a round, lots of time for birdies. What shaft is in that 6 iron, it looked slightly different from normal steel shafts, is it just brushed steel or an MMT / steelfiber-type composite shaft?

Not one other person in sight on this course.

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Please tell me that you are wearing the WaddaMellon polo!

Haven't noticed you hit a GW in a while. Assuming you're playing 48 PW and 56 SW. Have you added or changed the top of the bag instead?

Where's the link to Mike Malaska?

Where are you playing when you come to Scotland? If you're playing links you definitely need to get down to Machrihanish and play the Dunes and Machrihanish Old course, absolutely fantastic courses

Play your game, not somebody else's!!!❤

“Par is a social construct” could definitely be on a hat, shirt, headcover.

At 7 Mins you said youd link a putting video in the description. I dont see it :(

You are my golf Guru, Adam Bazalgette is my youtube golf coach.

Anyway to buy the awesome shirt? And love your videos 🤩

Does anyone know what course Matt is playing.

Hey Matt, I'm new to golf, started only around beginning of this year. What's the best way to get better? Or what practise do you recommend if the driving range isn't the best option. Cheers mate.

“I never miss with my 6 iron” *snaps the rest of the clubs over his knee* props for the subtle Tin Cup reference. Iswydt

I’m pretty sure Gary Player didn’t say that… the one I heard was “go high gonna cry, go low, get hookers and blow.” I’m paraphrasing of course but that’s the gist of it.

hey matt, you never linked video on lining up ball

I play better when you upload consistently, make of that what you will Head Playa. Great 3 vid series!!

What course please?

Great stuff. Needs more cowbell and elephants.😊

Sensible advice

Gotta like Gary Player's Grindset!!👍😀🏌‍♂⛳

As they say " take the time to smell the roses"

Matty bringing the chill vibes for the boyfriends

Matt out here giving advice to the terminally ill aka those who step up to every tee with just a driver in hand

I thought you were my coach matt??

I came for the Michelin star material! 😂❤

Well that was crap 😂 Love these vids.

my course is the toughest there is. 8000 yards. Every tee shot is 275 yard forced carry even on par 3s. Uphill wind into on every hole. Greens are 15 on the stimp and the flags are always in full tournament positions. The rough? It's thicker than Kim K after a few milk shakes and the bunkers are all at least 15 feet deep with only 1 inch of sand. Oh yeah did I mention water on every hole? I bet you wouldn't break 150 at my course!

No one is pregnant. No one in jail. Lol. I'm dead. 😂

Matt, I spend a lot of time on the range. I think you're totally wrong on this one. You have to have purpose on the driving range; i.e. not rushing, shot shaping, building your routine, increasing endurance and honing your swing. On the contrary, the wrong coach, or too many coaches can really screw up your game and confuse you even more! Golf is about finding what works for you, building a pre-shot routine that is repeatable, that results in consistency. Even a dedicated beginner can improve very quickly if they put their mind to it. I also find that just by watching pros play/swing can teach you a lot.

Man, if I had a dollar for every time I heard Gary player say, “go low and get the hoes,” I’d be a rich, rich man

11:22 Get the ho? Sorry I don't get it.

Playa when are you gonna klap some balls back home in south africa. Make a trip my bruh

Why don’t you just admit that excellent golf is caused by a blue tropical bucket hat? Why are you hiding the secret with all of this course management stuff? :D

If I play sober, I shoot in the 80's, if I drink, I shoot in the 90s. So I shoot in the 90s.

"Strategy comes first, systems come first, the goal will come from your system." That moment golf advice becomes life advice.

This guy is single-handedly growing the game.

Matt - I'm a cancer survivor. Your advice to people to enjoy life is spot on. We are all terminally ill from birth; it's a one way journey. Keep positive, and live life one day at a time.

thank you for all the content, its been great. i've tried to reduce the risks for few rounds and today scored split to my personal best 83 after a rough summer where i couldnt break 90😁👌

Did not have my “A” game the other day. Still shot 87 on a 139 rated course. Could have easily shot in the 90’s had a not realized I wasn’t playing my best and started to play smart.

“Go high, you’re gonna cry. Stay low, you’ll get the hoes.” This is what I needed to break 90. Thank you.

I applied the boring golf strategy today and shot 7 over. This video specifically really helped keep my game in perspective. Thank you

As he says, if you're trying to play 90, you're around an 18 hcp, so you get 1 stroke per hole for YOUR par, to shoot to your hcp. That simple approach means you can stop shooting for greens in reg that you can't actually do very often. Hardly any occasional players I used to play with, ever got this. The course par is what pros are expected to shoot. On a bad day.

Matt, I just shot an 84. First time breaking 90 all season. In fact I logged a couple 100+ rounds this year. First time in 10 years, not hitting a single OB, hazard, water! BEHOLD. THE WAY OF THE PLAYA!

I played today and tried the toe 9 iron bump and run in a previous video and i couldn't believe the solid connections i was getting every time, such a simple change, such a difference, thanks

The Way of the Playa - hit a 262 yard 1-iron off the first tee to the center of the FW!! 😜🤪

I have just got home after an evening round in drizzly Norfolk UK... But I feel like it's been a blazing balmy evening as I have broken... No... smashed 80 for the first time with a 77... And you know what... It was easy, because of this dude. Thank you, thank you thank you playa 🙏

Loving the content Matt. I'm working on my mindset with your help. Getting very close to breaking 90, but back nine is not quite there yet. I'm planting plenty of feathers too. 🤞🤞