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March 17, 2021

Barney Adams on the State of the Game, Equipment, The Wow Factor, and…

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 …

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March 10, 2021

Your Wedges Were Designed for Pros, Not You! with Terry "The Wedge Gu…

783: 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 …

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March 3, 2021

The Science of Rethinking, Relearning, & Revamping Your Golf Swing wi…

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 …

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Feb. 23, 2021

Mastering Those Scary Golf Shots That make You Question Your Skills &…

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 …

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Feb. 16, 2021

To Draw or To Fade: That Is The Question…Or Is It?

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 …

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Feb. 10, 2021

If You Could Get 10 More Yards with Your Driver, What’s the Impact on…

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 …

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Feb. 2, 2021

2020 Was a Nightmare - But Not For Golf!! What About 2021? Let's Ask …

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 …

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Jan. 27, 2021

Your Eyes May be the Secret Weapon That Puts You in the Winner's Circ…

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 …

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Jan. 19, 2021

Imagine How Being 1% Better Each Round Could Turn Your Doubt Inside O…

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 …

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Jan. 12, 2021

Golf Goal for 2021: BORING Golf! with Jamie Zimron, Our Golf Sensei

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 …

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Jan. 6, 2021

Welcome to Season 16! I got nothin’

774: As we start a new year and our 16th year of golf SMARTER, we open the mailbag to hear a couple suggestions from listeners of how host Fred Greene can get out of his pathetic attitude of not enjoying …

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Dec. 29, 2020

The Moment You Change Your Mindset is the Moment You Change Your Golf…

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,...

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Dec. 23, 2020

More with Chip Beck on the PerfectMotion App, along with CEO Rich Kos…

772: 4x PGA Tour winner, Chip Beck returns for part 2 of our conversation. We cut him off early last week because he started talking about the new app-based expert system for training the motion of activities in performance called …

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Dec. 16, 2020

Four Time PGA Winner Chip Beck Shares Lessons from Life on Tour in 80…

771: Chip Beck was only the second player in PGA Tour history ever to card a 59 in a sanctioned PGA event. He’s also only one of two that posted that score in the 90s (1991 Las Vegas Invitational) along …

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Dec. 8, 2020

“Muni”: Documentary of a Public Golf Course in the Deep South with a …

770: “Muni” a new documentary available for free on YouTube is a love letter to golf and a personal telling of how African-American caddies, despite Jim Crow laws and the lasting effects of racism, built a rich and vibrant golf …

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Dec. 1, 2020

Let’s Shatter Some Myths and Misunderstandings About Single Length Go…

769: Bryson DeChambeau’s recent success on the PGA Tour has made single length golf clubs relevant. But are they for everyone? This week’s guest on Golf Smarter is Matt Lake of 1IronGolf.com. Matt claims that the major manufacturers focus on …

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Nov. 24, 2020

Why Putter Fitting has a Greater Impact Than You Might Believe

768: Cody Hale, Director of Tour/Player Development and the SeeMore Putter Institute at SeeMore putters joins us once again to give us another perspective of Lie Angle Balanced putters that we’ve recently discussed. Does Seemore offer that too? It’s...

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Nov. 18, 2020

Club Face is King! Plus 2020 Masters Recap with Danny Maude

767: YouTube sensation Danny Maude returns to share his thoughts on The Masters being played in November and commentary on the PGA Tour players who shined and struggled. We also discuss what is a "shank" and why it happens, and …

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Nov. 11, 2020

Peaceful Golf: A Journey Into the Unknown with Author Noah Pilipski

766: Noah Pilipski is at peace with golf because he is a Peaceful Golfer. If you’re chasing mechanics and fretting over ball flight and distance, then let Peaceful Golf allow you to PLAY golf (remember that it's a game!) and …

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Nov. 3, 2020

Play the Greatest Courses in the World While Giving to Charity with M…

765: We live in unprecedented times that demand seeing the world in different ways. This week we speak to Eric Sedransk, a golfer, tech entrepreneur, and serial volunteer who came up with a unique idea to raise money in NYC …

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Oct. 28, 2020

Inventor of Lie Angle Balanced Putter on Why These Will Work for You

764: Bill Presse is the inventor of the Lie Angle Balanced putters that are now part of the LABgolf company. In this episode he discusses why putter torque is such an overlooked aspect to putting and how it works against …

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Oct. 20, 2020

Introducing ShotScope V3: GPS & Performance Tracking ON YOUR WRIST wi…

763: GPS has become a critical tool in our golf bag. Never again do we have to guess the distance to the flag. Now let's take it a step further and track each club’s performance…and make it a wearable!! That’s …

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Oct. 13, 2020

The Quieter Your Mind, The More Fluid Your Movement with Jayne Storey

762: Thanks to a great suggestion, this week’s guest is Jayne Storey, author of “Breathe Golf: The Missing Link to a Winning Performance” In addition to writing, Jayne is also a coach and speaker helping golfers for more than three …

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Oct. 6, 2020

It’s the Club’s Fault! You’re A Better Putter Than You Think with Sam…

761: One thing that contributes to a lousy day on the golf course is missing short putts, or multiple 3 putts. But your confidence in lining up your putt, your ability to read the greens, even your skill at lag …

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