Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-784-barneyadams 784: When Barney Adams introduced the Adams Golf Tight Lies Fairway “Woods” (was the first to use metal instead of wood) in 1988 he changed the golf equipment industry forever. The last time we spoke to him in 2012 he was promoting the wonderful idea of “Play It…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm21-99-manzoni2-2021 Our second of nine episodes featuring the late Tony Manzoni goes beyond swing mechanics, this time Tony talks about “Your Intent” and how it needs to be aligned with your performance, and visa versa. Tony’s book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move. Better Golf Forever.” is available once…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-783-terrykoehler 753: Wedges are critically important to get the ball close to the flagstick. The Wedge Guy, Terry Koehler returns as this week's featured guest. If you’ve heard him on Golf Smarter over the years, or read his blogs, you know he’s frustrated with major club manufacturers who have…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm21-98-manzoni1-2021 By overwhelming demand, the next 9 episodes of Golf Smarter Mulligans feature some of our many conversations with the late Tony Manzoni. Tony was an amazing golf instructor who passed away in 2018. We first met him in 2009, and in the dozen or so times he was…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-782-jamesragonnet 782: James Ragonnet, PhD, has a compelling new book called Your Inner Golf Guru: Developing the Golf Instructor Within, which contends that to improve your golf swing you need to take a systemic vs analytical approach. The Systemic method means that the golf swing is a sum of…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm21-97-presidentscuplive Harding Park in San Francisco hosted its first Major in 2020, But in 2009 when the world couldn’t get enough of the young phenom Tiger Woods, Harding Park played host to The Presidents Cup. In this episode, host Fred Greene goes behind the scenes to bring us along…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-781-joshzander 781: Josh Zander teaches golf at the Stanford University Golf Course and has been on Golf Smarter many times because his intrinsic understanding of how amateur golfers struggle with so many elements of the game. In this episode we talk about college golf courses, college golfers, the correct…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm21-96-jesseortiz In 2009, The President’s Cup was held at Harding Park in San Francisco. The next day, Golf Smarter listeners drove North across the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County (home of podcast host Fred Greene) to play 18 holes at Peacock Gap Golf Course. After our round, we…
http://GolfSmarter.com Golf Smarter podcast host Fred Greene takes us out to share his thoughts and shots during his first round using single length Blackstone irons from OneIronGolf.com. On episode 769 "Let’s Shatter Some Myths and Misunderstandings About Single Length Irons" (December 1, 2020) we heard all about these irons from…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-780-joehallett 780: PGA Master Professional Joe Hallett returns to Golf Smarter because he wants to help all of us be better golfers. Being a PGA Master Professional means that he’s one of only 200 PGA Members that are the teachers for PGA Certified Professional Instructors. He also has joined…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm21-95-katherine-roberts Katherine Roberts, a longtime friend of GOLF SMARTER has a great book called "Swing Flaws and Fitness Fixes" where she provides tips, drills and advice on how to improve flexibility, strength and stamina. Do you realize how important your breathing is to your success on the course? We…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-779-rogergunn 779: Roger Gunn, PGA returns to Golf Smarter to respond to host Fred Greene’s concern that increased yardage is a double edged sword. Of course we all want to hit the ball consistently, but we often speak of how much better we’d be if we could only hit…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm21-94-michael-murphy Golf In The Kingdom is most popular golf novel in history. Author Michael Murphy returns to the GOLF SMARTER podcast to discuss the impact of the book, the movie, its legacy, the Esalen Institute, and more.
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-778-mattyb 778: For the last decade, we kicked off the new year with a sarcastic and silly look at the previous year’s PGA Tour season with comedian/TV personality/golf junkie Matty Blake presenting his annual “MattyB Awards”. But because the passed year was so….unique?…MattyB and host Fred Greene just discuss…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm20-93-john-novasel Consistent tempo from swing to swing is what separates the pros from us. After years of video research, John Novosel has discovered the secret on how to achieve your tour tempo, which leads to better contact, improved results and lower scores. This is part 2 of our conversation…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-777-ryancaserta 777: When it comes to golf improvement, all too often we discuss and dissect various parts of our swings, our bodies, our mental state, our equipment, etc. Our guest today is Dr Ryan Caserta who has studied eye movement patterns as a way to improve all aspects of…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm20-92-john-novasel Many golf instructors pound into each student the importance of position, grip, and alignment, but don't talk much about tempo. The importance of tempo is a secret that every great player understands and this week's guest, John Novosel is the world's expert on Tempo. Ernie Els' beautiful and…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-776-cary-valentine 776: Cary Valentine usually joins us to share interviews he’s done while the PGA Tour is in Hawaii, but because of COVID restrictions, he couldn’t get on the courses, even as a volunteer. So this year, we get an hour with Cary talking about his expertise: improving our…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm20-91-philkenyon Our guest is Phil Kenyon, principal owner of Harold Swash Putting. In our conversation from 2009 Phil talks in detail about all things putting, including how the ball comes off the putter and why C-Groove technology was so revolutionary at the time. Harold Swash (2016 R.I.P.), inventor of…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gs16-775-jamiezimron 775: Jamie Zimron, our golf sensei, returns to explain why she loves to play boring golf and what we can do to get there. What’s boring golf? Fairway. Green. Fairway. Green. etc. When we play stress-less, we prosper more. That’s achieved through self-management where you’re trying to minimize…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm20-90-manueldelatorre Legendary golf instructor and World Golf Teacher’s Hall of Fame inductee Manuel de la Torre started playing golf at 18 months as his parents’ apartment was above the golf shop in Madrid, Spain. His father, Angel de la Torre was a European tour professional and five time Spanish…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm20-89-marcsolomon Good golf schools don't change your swing, they teach how to recognize and correct your flaws. Golf Made Simple claims to do that. Marc Solomon of Golf Made Simple shares his entertaining passion in this Members Only episode #186 that’s never been heard publicly before!
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/drbobwinters 773: Dr. Robert K Winters is the Resident Sports Psychologist at the David Leadbetter World Teaching Headquarters in Florida. It’s been twelve years since we had our last conversation with Dr. Bob, but his return to discuss confidence, the Yips, mindfulness, clutch performance, competition, and more doesn’t disappoint.…
Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/smarterpodcasts/gsm20-88-chuckevans_2 Chuck Evans, A Golf Top 100 Teacher in America, and at the time of this episode from June 2009, Executive Director of Instruction for the Medicus Golf Institute joins us to discuss how to fine tune your swing and how to identify and improve the weaker parts of…