Episodes
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April 25, 2023
Poor Mechanics vs Self Sabotage - Which Is Hurting You More | #892
892: Jim Waldron of http://BalancePointGolf.com returns to share his 30+ years of being a golf instructor with insights on what causes self sabotage how we can overcome negative thoughts that lead us down a dark spiral of poor performance on the golf...
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April 18, 2023
Carrying The Right Wedge Is As Important as Understanding How to Use Each One | #891
891: Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler returns for his 18th appearance on Golf Smarter to discuss wedges, wedge play, finding the correct wedge for your game, how he's spent four decades on a quest to create the most amateur friendly wedges on the market,...
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April 11, 2023
The Emerging World of Competitive Putting with Brock Gillespie
890: Forget the windmills and clown’s mouth, indoor and outdoor 18 hole putting courses are popping up around the USA. Think: TopGolf meets bowling alleys meets putt-putt golf. Multiple entities are now creating ongoing competitions in these venues...
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April 4, 2023
The Masters, Augusta National, and the Legacy of Legendary Bobby Jones with his Grandson, Dr. Bob Jones IV | #889
889: It’s Masters Week which means Spring is here and golf is in the air. It also means we get to visit again with the grandson of legendary golfer Bobby Jones, Dr. Bob Jones IV. Bobby Jones, the most successful amateur golfer in history, in addition...
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March 28, 2023
Speed Swing Training - Without Bulking Up Like Bryson, featuring Jaacob Bowden | #888
888: Jaacob Bowden of http://swingmangolf.com and http://jaacobbowden.com was convinced that someday he would be a competitive Tour level golfer. He’s now been around the game for 20 years and his quest has brought him to the World Speed Golf...
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March 22, 2023
Butterfly Golf May Be The Future of Sustainable Golf Course Design | #887
887: Agustin “Augie” Pisa is an award winning golf course architect who received a Masters in Golf Course Architecture from Edinburgh University in Scotland and was featured on Forbes List of 100 Most Creative Mexicans. In this episode we discuss the...
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March 14, 2023
Using Yoga As a Tool To Master Golf…and Other Parts of Your Life with Kevin Ralbovsky | #886
886: Kevin Ralbovsky is one of those golf instructors who has learned from, and instructed some of the best, but still has a way to forge his own path to golf ecstasy. Speaking to us from the KMR School of Golf from the Ko’olau Golf Club in the...
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March 7, 2023
The World Am is the “Everyman’s” US Open And They’re Open for Registration featuring Tournament Director, Scott Tomasello | #885
885: The World Amateur Handicap Championship, aka the World Am, attracts 3,200+ players from all 50 US states and 20 countries. The 72-hole, net stroke play tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C., from August 28-September 1, 2023, that also hosts the...
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Feb. 28, 2023
Analyzing Tony Manzoni’s Lost Fundamental Swing Method Based on Ben Hogan’s Secret
884: Justin Tang teaches golf at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore and loves to study other golf instructors. He discovered Tony Manzoni on Golf Smarter and became so enamored with his Lost Fundamental book and video that he asked if he could...
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Feb. 21, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: 6 PGA Tour Winners Reveal Their Mental Game Struggles | #883
883: Stewart Cink. KJ Choi. Jerry Kelly. JJ Spann. Joseph Bramlett. Aaron Rai. During the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii, mental game coach Cary Valentine went inside the ropes during practice to have conversations with these six PGA Tour winners to discuss...
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Feb. 14, 2023
Reading Greens Like a Pro - From a Pro - Requires These 5 Things | #882
882: When Bryson Dechambeau won the US Open in 2020, expert putting instructor, Tim Tucker, was carrying his bag. Tim joins us today to discuss his time looping for Bryson and other PGA Tour Pros, the 5 things all golfers need to know about reading...
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Feb. 8, 2023
Exploring The PGA Merchandise Show 2023 - Pt2 -⛳️ 881
881: More from the PGA Merchandise Show 2023 in Orlando Florida. Days two and three were spent scouring the massive show floor for unique products and old friends. Each year the PGA Show, which is closed to the public, is where nearly 30,000 PGA...
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Jan. 31, 2023
PGA Show 2023 - Day 1 Demo & Fitting Day with Multiple Guests featured | #880
880: Join me for my first experience at the 70th annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando Florida. Day One is called DEMO & Fitting Day. Each year this is where nearly 30,000 PGA Professionals, golf leaders, industry executives and retailers from...
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Jan. 24, 2023
Weedon’s Way: A Pain Free Golf Swing for Golfers with Bad Backs | #879
879: Reeves Weedon was a golf phenom as a young English player, hailed as the next Peter Oosterhuis, but lower back pain ended his promising career. This led to decades of research and writing of three books to develop a golf swing that allows all...
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Jan. 17, 2023
Never Let “Hitting The Wall” Ruin Your Round by Keeping Your Blood Sugar Levels In Check | #878
878: Brinson Paolini played professionally in 43 countries after being a collegiate All-American golfer at Duke. One thing he always noticed on the course with pros and amateurs is that when they don’t hydrate or keep their blood sugar levels in check...
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Jan. 10, 2023
Manuel de la Torre's Disciple on The Definition of a "Swing" with Gary Sowinski, PGA | #877
877: Gary Sowinski spent more than 6 years working with and learning from Manuel de la Torre, author of Understanding The Golf Swing, and one of golf’s greatest instructors ever to instruct Tour Pros and recreational golfers. In this conversation we...
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Jan. 4, 2023
Little Goals Can Be Huge When Winterizing Your Game featuring Joe Hallett | #876
876: PGA Master Professional https://joehallettgolf.com joins us once again to get the insights and advice that can only come from the teacher who instructs PGA Professionals. This time we discuss little tips and tricks on how to winterize your game...
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Dec. 27, 2022
Information Overload: How to Dissect & Use What Applies to Your Game | #875
875: Josh Zander, one of America’s Top 100 Teachers, returns for another wide ranging conversation about how players of all skill levels can become better, smarter golfers. This week we focus on the tools we need to analyze the information we’re being...
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Dec. 20, 2022
Unleash Your Creativity Using Pitching and Chipping with The Wedge Guy | #874
874: Short game! The best way to lower scores is by practicing and fine tuning your shots from inside 100yds, and around the green. This week, Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler returns for his 17th appearance on Golf Smarter. We talk about various aspects...
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Dec. 13, 2022
Now Anyone Can Have A Sponsor Like The Pros by Playing ODIN Golf Balls! | #873
873: Losing an expensive tour quality ball can be maddening. ODIN Golf has developed an affordable tour quality ball, and they’ll sponsor any player, no matter your skill level! Our guest is Jordan Lunetta, an ex-pat living in Berlin who, along with...
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Dec. 6, 2022
FlightPath Golf tees: Has the Perfect Golf Tee finally Been Invented? | #872
872: There was something about the unique design and explanation of the FlightPath Golf Tee on Instagram that caught my eye, and I thought what the heck I’ll give it a try. During the first round, I noticed that my drives were going much straighter...
Nov. 29, 2022
Golf is All About Finding What Works, Losing It, & Finding It Again! | #871
871: Tyler Ferrell is a golf instructor, biomechanics fitness pro, and author of “The Stock Tour Swing”. His website, no relation, is GolfSmartAcademy.com. We talk about his years of learning to become an instructor, playing competitively in college,...
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Nov. 21, 2022
Winning Golf: The Mental Game with author Dr. Saul Miller | #870
870: “Your final goal is to convert your athletic swing to pure instinct rather than conscious thought” is a David Leadbetter quote that you’ll find in the book “Winning Golf: The Mental Game - Creating the Focus, Feeling, and Confidence to Play...
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Nov. 15, 2022
What Catches A Teaching Pro’s Attention When Working with a New Student | #869
869: Jim Waldron of Balance Point Golf is quizzed as if we’re a first time student to his school. What does he look for? What is he helping us to focus on? Is it more practical and less theoretical, or the other way around. This conversation isn’t on...