Episodes

Nov. 18, 2015

VIDEO] Jim Venetos: A Simpler Golf Swing You Don't Have to Micromanage

Here's just a taste from the live public BLAB event with Jim Venetos. You can watch the full interview at YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV. To hear the entire hour, join Premium Access and take advantage of more than 500 episodes of golf improvement podcasts.
Nov. 18, 2015

515 Premium - Greater Distance. More Consistency. And Don't Call this Swing Stack'n'Tilt! with Jim V

515: Jim Venetos returns in a live video BLAB conversation to give increased clarity and details on how his method of weight shift and stillness will make every golfer better. One story he shares is about a celebrity who was on the Golf Channel...
Nov. 11, 2015

514 VIDEO: Is Confidence in Golf Overrated with LPGA Tour Player Daniela Iacobelli

514 Premium: Here's a little tease lifted from this week's Premium Episode featuring LPGA Tour Player Daniela Iacobelli on the importance of confidence. This segment is NOT in the free episode.  Free Episode: 19:18 Premium Episode: 62:33
Nov. 11, 2015

514: LPGA Tour Player Daniela Iacobelli and Get Real Golf Stats Founder Josh Marris

514: Golf improvement is so much more than hitting the ball farther. Compiling stats and using the metrics to lower your golf scores is a logical and scientific approach to becoming a better, happier golfer. In this episode we have two guests. Josh...
Nov. 11, 2015

514 Premium: LPGA Tour Player Daniela Iacobelli and Get Real Golf Stats Founder Josh Marris

514: Golf improvement is so much more than hitting the ball farther. Compiling stats and using the metrics to lower your golf scores is a logical and scientific approach to becoming a better, happier golfer. In this episode we have two guests. Josh...
Nov. 4, 2015

To Mulligan or Not To Mulligan...Is that really in question?

Want a taste of this week's podcast episode? Check out this video with host Fred Greene and author Richard E. Todd
Nov. 4, 2015

513 Premium: Legal Mulligans! When It's OK to Play 2 Golf Balls with author Richard E. Todd

513: Author Richard E. Todd talks about the new golf rules for 2016, but in this edited episode,  host Fred Greene is baffled to learn that there are actual rules that allow you to play 2 balls on a single hole. Richard's new book is called "Short...
Oct. 27, 2015

512 Premium: Make Sure Your Intention Matches Your Golf Performance with Tony Manzoni

Tony Manzoni, Coach of College of the Desert golf team joins us to dissect the golf swing from weight shift, position of the hands, arms, shoulders, head and how to incorporate all of those to make greater contact, get more distance, and be more...
Oct. 21, 2015

511 Premium: Off Season Golf Conditioning to Keep You Sharp and Ready To Go with Jeff Ritter

511: This week Jeff Ritter @mttgolf returns for our inaugural podcast episode recorded via the new community building platform, BLAB.im. In addition to multiple off season conditioning tips, Jeff invites us to enter his Win a Pebble Beach Golf...
Oct. 13, 2015

510 Premium: Taking One Shot At A Time…Easy To Think. Harder To Do!

510: Jim Venetos has exposed us to a entirely new thought process on ball striking over the last few Golf Smarter Podcast episodes, and the feedback from listeners has been incredible. If you’ve been paying attention to his advice, you’re probably...
Oct. 6, 2015

509 Premium: Confidently Take Your New Swing From The Range to The Course with Jim Venetos

509: In the third of our four part series with golf instructor Jim Venetos, we discuss and analyze how to confidently take your new swing mechanics from the driving range to the golf course. Need a little more explanation and want to see what he’s...
Sept. 29, 2015

508 Premium: Stillness. Shaping Shots Trajectory. #2 of 4 with Jim Venetos

508 Premium: In the second of our four part series with golf instructor Jim Venetos, we dig deeper into his method of “Stillness” by discussing where you should have the ball positioned for each club during your swing, what type of trajectory is...
Sept. 22, 2015

507 Premium: Fine Tuning Your Swing During the Off-Season with Jim Venetos

507: Jim Venetos returns to amplify his teaching method of body stillness during the swing. Golf Smarter Host Fred Greene has suffered a leg injury and is not going to be able to play golf for a number of weeks. Jim says that injuring his right leg...
Sept. 16, 2015

506 Premium: Golf Courses Don't Have To Be Harder To Be Better with Course Designer David McLay Kidd

506 Premium: Golf Course Architect David McLay Kidd designed the first course at Bandon Dunes to be like the courses he grew up with in Scotland. But he also wants to create golf courses that provide the amateur golfer with hope, not frustration....
Sept. 8, 2015

505 Premium: The Keys to Solid Contact with Jim Venetos

505 Premium: Too many golfers are frustrated with conventional golf instruction because of complicated nuances. Jim Venetos was a highly accomplished Junior golfer who worked with many Top 100 instructors who weren’t able to explain what made him such...
Sept. 2, 2015

504 Premium: The Mindful Golfer - How to Lower Your Handicap While Raising Your Consciousness

504: Mindfulness seems to be talked about a lot these days, but in golf, it's been a basic idea for improving your mental/emotional game from the beginning. Stephen Altschuler, author of "The Mindful Golfer - How to Lower Your Handicap While Raising...
Aug. 25, 2015

503 Premium: The Biggest Secret of Park City, Utah...SUMMER!!

503 Premium: Bobby Trunzo, Head Golf Professional of Park Meadows Country Club in Park City, UT is our guest as host Fred Greene travels to Park City, UT and sits down with Bobby to discuss golf in Park City, his favorite holes of Park Meadows and how...
Aug. 19, 2015

502 Premium: Power Up Your Game with TLink GPS Golf Watch

502 Premium: There are so many golf GPS options from free apps to expensive subscription based handhelds. Our guest this week is Derek Rucki, a young entrepreneur who has developed a wearable GPS that incorporates yardage to front/middle/back of each...
Aug. 11, 2015

501 Premium: 2015 PGA Championship Betting Odds & Advice

501 Premium: The final golf Major of 2015, the PGA Championship at Whistling Straights is upon us and we’ve got you covered as to where the odds are and who’s got the best chance of making some money for you. Our anonymous gambling gurus, who, other...
Aug. 4, 2015

500 Premium: Golf's Ultimate Goal - Shooting Your Age...or Lower

500 Premium: Today I’m celebrating my 60th birthday with you. After nearly 10 years of this podcast, the random irony of episode #500 falling on August 4 is a bit much to handle. But like our golf game, we take one shot at a time. Whether you’ve...
July 28, 2015

499 Premium: Golf is 100% Mental & 100% Physical with Dr. Gregg Steinberg

499 Premium: Gregg Steinberg, PhD is an associate Professor of Sports Psychology at Austin Peay University. His book "Mental Rules For Golf" is introduced by Hank Haney with "Gregg Steinberg's insights into the mental aspects of the game of golf will...
July 22, 2015

498 Premium: Playing in a Web.com Pro-Am with Touring Pro Adam Long

498 Premium: This week we play alongside Web.com Touring Pro Adam Long at  TPC Stonebrae the day before the start of the Web.com Stonebrae Classic in the SF Bay Area. During this Pro-Am round the Duke University graduate, Adam Long of New Orleans...
July 14, 2015

497 Premium: Open Championship Betting Picks & Misses

497: Last time we were visited by these professional gamblers, they picked the winner of the US Open and the NBA Championships (missing the final score by 1 point for each team). They're back to share their thoughts and wagers for the 2015 Open...
July 7, 2015

496 Premium: Getting Your New Ben Hogan Golf Clubs & Wedges

496: Ben Hogan Golf clubs have returned to the very competitive marketplace, and the press can’t stop praising them. This week CEO Terry Koehler returns to talk about the design, function, features and ordering process to customize a full set for...