Episodes

June 30, 2020

If You Cut Off Your Head, You’d Probably Play Better Golf! featuring Bill Beausay

747: Bill Beausay, PhD, is a golfer, writer, speaker, creator of MindRev Labs, and former Director of R&D at the Academy of Sports Psychology. To be elite at anything in life you need to play a different game than the one everyone else is playing. And...
June 24, 2020

Tips & Tricks to Get the Most From Your Online Video Golf Lessons with Brant Kasbohm

746: Brant Kasbohm of FixYourGame.com is a golf instructor who only works with students online. He’s viewed thousands of videos sent to him by golfers and has insights on what works, what doesn’t, how to get the most from your online lessons, and why...
June 17, 2020

Former Tour Pro Shares Stories and Intros “Golphin” to Get Kids Hooked on Golf with Alan Tait

745: Alan Tait is best known for being the first player to shoot 64 at The Championship Carnoustie Course in Scotland, a record that stood for more than 23 years. In this conversation he shares stories on playing a round and having lunch with Tiger...
June 9, 2020

Golf Industry Veteran Chris McGinley on HONMA Golf and Swing Align training tool

744: A great golf training aid is one that enhances consistency on multiple levels, not just increasing distance. Swing Align grooves your swing, and fine tunes your alignment, rotation, swing plane, and connection. Connection doesn’t get discussed...
June 3, 2020

GolfLogix: The Best Golf App Adds a Twist - Individual Green Maps in a Yardage Book featuring Pete Charleston

743: You’ve noticed how PGA Tour players review a yardage book as they prepare for each shot. Now you can have one that’s custom designed for you. GolfLogix, the most robust GPS and scoring app for iOS and Android take their data and will generate a...
May 26, 2020

"Better Lucky Than Good!" REALLY?!?? Chatting Golf with Roger Gunn

742: Roger Gunn, @rogergunngolf and rogergunngolf.com, returns to share stories, provide insights, and talk about pet peeves that he has with new golf students. The book Roger referenced during the conversation was “The Official Exceptions to the...
May 19, 2020

Chipping & Putting Drills for Indoors and Backyard with Danny Maude

741: Danny Maude could be one of the most popular YouTube golf instructors in the world. He has more than 2.5 times the subscribers as the Golf Channel and for good reason. He’s warm, friendly, creative, and has an ability to keep instruction simple,...
May 13, 2020

The Four Laws of Golf (Everything Else is Optional) with James Leitz

740: James Leitz is the PGA Teaching Professional at Tchefuncta Golf Course in New Orleans, and was a featured presenter at the recent online Consistent Golf Summit. https://lf0d8trk.clqtrk.com/84K5B2/24X9WZ/ In this episode he breaks down the Four...
May 5, 2020

Tracking Your Stats is the Best Tool to Lower Your Golf Scores with Josh Zander

739: Josh Zander of ZanderGolf.com returns to cover a variety of golf topics including which stats to keep track of to identify your strengths and weaknesses, his all new ZanderGolf app for iOS & Android, and his 11yr old son who stars on many of the...
April 28, 2020

Now is the Best Time To Work on Your Golf Weaknesses! featuring PGA Master Professional, Joe Hallett

738: Joe Hallett is a PGA Master Professional. That simply means that he teaches golf teachers. The last time he was on Golf Smarter was episode 9 in 2006 (which can be now heard on Golf Smarter Mulligans #2). In this conversation we talk about how to...
April 21, 2020

Controlling Your Frustration During a Bad Round of Golf with our "Yoda of Yips" Jim Waldron

737: Jim Waldron of BalancePointGolf.com returns to share his deeps insights and teaching about the yips and better ball striking. We call him our "Yoda of Yips" because he's specialized in helping golfers with the Yips for decades. Beyond that he's...
April 15, 2020

New Equipment for Your Feet! SQAIRZ Golf Shoes Give You Distance, Accuracy, Balance, Stability, & Comfort!

736: Every great shot starts at your feet. Golf industry veteran and serial entrepreneur Bob Winskowicz is founder of SQAIRZ golf shoes and this week’s guest. SQAIRZ are engineered around a widen toe that allows feet to sit naturally. But there’s a...
April 8, 2020

The Consistent Golf Summit: 3 Days of Free Online Golf Instruction from 20+ World Class Coaches

735: No Masters in April this year, so want to introduce you to the next best thing! Bo Watson is an excellent golf instructor who’s dedicated to helping amateur golfers get better. Besides the Watson School of Golf, he’s created a school with one of...
April 1, 2020

Keeping Your Body Golf Ready When You Can’t Leave the House featuring Thomas Malchow

734: Not being able to play golf when Spring arrives is torturous for us. What can we do to pick it up where we left off once the pandemic has passed? Our guest this week is Thomas Malchow of trainfuly.com who provides us with insights on how to keep...
March 24, 2020

Taking Your Golf Game to the Next Level - One Club at a Time (pt2 of 3) with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

733: In our final week of honoring the memory of Tony Manzoni (RIP) on Golf Smarter, we split an episode from late 2015 up into three parts. Last week on Mulligans #48 was part 1 of this conversation that lasted a couple episodes. In this conversation...
March 18, 2020

Putting. Ben Hogan's Yips. Getting Fitted for Clubs. Frank Sinatra & the Palm Springs Elite. Talking Golf with Tony Manzoni

732: In our third week of honoring the memory of Tony Manzoni (RIP) we split an episode from late 2015 up into two parts. This time you'll understand why Tony is so lovable as he shares stories of teaching Frank Sinatra, watching Ben Hogan play, the...
March 10, 2020

Ben Hogan's Secret Letter Discovered with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

438: As we continue our March with Manzoni, we remember the incredible teachings of the late Tony Manzoni, one of the most sought after coaches on the GolfSmarter podcast as he shares his life long pursuit of Ben Hogan’s golf swing secret. Years ago...
March 4, 2020

A March with Manzoni: The Single Pivot Swing in Detail pt1 with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

730: To kick off the start of the golf season, we dedicate March to the legacy and instruction of Tony Manzoni whom we lost to cancer in October 2018 at the age of 82. Tony’s appearances, book and DVD “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move. Better...
Feb. 25, 2020

You Will NEVER Leave Your Best Shots On the Range featuring Josh Zander.

729: Josh Zander makes a return visit to discuss the difference between warming up and practicing. To often we’ll hear someone on the driving range say that they don’t want to hit to many balls because they don’t want to waste their best shots before...
Feb. 18, 2020

Pt2 Inside the Ropes with PGA Tour Pros on Success, Failure, and Their Mental Game

728: Cary Valentine returns in part 2 featuring interviews with Kevin Tway, James Hahn, and Xander Schauffele from the 2020 Hawaii PGA Tour events talking about being in the zone, falling out of the zone, struggling with their mental game, and more....
Feb. 12, 2020

Inside the Ropes with PGA Tour Pros on Dealing with Success & Failure

727: Cary Valentine joins us for the third consecutive year sharing exclusive interviews with PGA Tour Pros while they were playing in Hawaii. In Part 1 we hear from Graham McDowell, Paul Azinger, Fabian Gomez, and Anibar Lahiri talking about their...
Feb. 4, 2020

The Wedge Guy’s Latest Creation Will Help Amateur’s Short Game featuring Terry Koehler

726: Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler returns with a new company formed by recreational golfers FOR recreational golfers. Terry’s 30-year passion for designing wedges focuses on what elite players WANT from their wedges, but delivers what you NEED from...
Jan. 28, 2020

The Clutch Golfer Formula with 2x World Long Drive Champion Eric Jones, PGA

725: We all love to witness a clutch performance in any sport. Even better, we like to deliver a clutch shot. But how can you be confident that you have what it takes to make the shot? Eric Jones, PGA, MA has won the World Long Drive Championship two...
Jan. 21, 2020

The Advantages of Peak Performance Training for Student Athletes and You! featuring Joel Pelland

724: Joel Pelland is a Peak Performer. What else can he be with 5 kids under 5yrs?!?? Actually Joel is a Peak Performance coach, high school teacher / coach, and former D1 Baseball player. In this conversation we tap into his insights of how to get...