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May 14, 2019

Want to Hit a Better Golf Shot? Remember that Your Self Worth is Not …

689: Jim Waldron from Balance Point Golf School returns to go beyond the curing your yips to discuss how our egos get in the way to preventing us from achieving lower scores. His mental game approach will have you thinking …

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May 7, 2019

More Pars Makes Golf More Fun. But Is It Possible For You? YES! with …

688: Christina Ricci started playing golf in 2000, and remarkably achieved a 5hcp in only five years. Since then she’s become a dedicated LPGA Certified Teaching professional, has written multiple books , developed numerous training products,...

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April 30, 2019

From Adversity to Inspiration to the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Inc…

687: The World Golf Hall of Fame is inducting seven incredible golfers in 2019, but only one is being honored for high marks of inspiration, not low scores. This week’s guest, Dennis Walters, was paralyzed from the waist-down at the …

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April 23, 2019

Teaching Golf To Women is Different, And It Affects Men... with Jamie…

686: Jamie Zimron, our golf sensei, returns to discuss the difference of teaching women to play golf vs teaching men. Their likes, dislikes, what resonates, and why it’s different then teaching men. And since Jamie is an activist/feminist/licensed...

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April 17, 2019

Golf Balls 2019! What's New & What's the Best for You featuring Sam H…

685: Sam Hogan of TwoGuysWithGolfBalls.com returns to update us on what’s new and different about the latest release of the Titleist ProV1 and ProV1x. Also what is the Titleist AVX and who should play that? Costco has finally released their …

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April 10, 2019

Combine the Best of Your Mental Game & Your Short Game, then Breakthr…

684: Dr Joseph Parent, author of golf’s best selling mental game book, “Zen Golf” returns to explain how combining your mental game with a fine tuned short game can deliver lower scores than you thought possible. Golf Smarter Mulligans launches …

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April 2, 2019

Home of the Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio with Dir. of Instructi…

683: Greg Hiller is the Director of Instruction at TPC San Antonio. We meet Greg on the eve of the Valero Texas Open that’s played at TPC San Antonio. For the first time, this event has moved up to the …

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March 26, 2019

A Golf Destination that May Surprise You: The Alamo City Golf Trail i…

682: Andrew Peterson; President of the Alamo City Golf Trail in San Antonio, TX, joins us to talk about all the great and affordable options of places to play golf in San Antonio. The Alamo City Golf Trail is a …

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March 20, 2019

Handcrafted Customized Putters that Work with Artisan/Engineer Bradle…

681: Bradley Putters do more than consistently put the ball in the hole, they tell an intimate story of its owner. Think of a Bradley putter as a fine tuned instrument customized to your exact specs, combined with an heirloom …

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March 12, 2019

Our New Golf Mindset: Expect The World. Accept The Results.

680: Jeff Ritter is always a wealth of fabulous information when it comes to the complete package of golf instruction, from mechanics, to nutrition, to the mind-body connection. This week on the Golf Smarter podcast, he returns to provide insights …

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March 5, 2019

The Secret Hazard to Golf Course Closings: Crashing Home Prices with …

679: A recent article in the Wall Street Journal shed light on home prices falling 25-50% after a Country Club or Golf Community course closes. Our guest this week is Wall Street Journal reporter Candace Taylor who wrote this investigative …

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Feb. 26, 2019

Take Ownership Of Your Swing. Now Repeat It! with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

678: Tony Manzoni (RIP) was a great instructor, a great coach, extremely articulate, funny, warm, and a great friend of Golf Smarter. To announce the re-release of his book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever” we’re bringing...

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Feb. 19, 2019

One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever. The Lost Fundamental with Tony …

677: After hearing one of our conversations with Tony Manzoni (RIP) Golf Smarter listeners have searched everywhere on the web to purchase his book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever” only to come up empty. Previously there...

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Feb. 12, 2019

The Lost Fundamental Author on Tony Manzoni and His Newest Golf Histo…

676 Paul Cervantes is the co-author of the late Tony Manzoni’s book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever”. Paul joins us to announce that the book is once again available! This time you have a choice of …

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Feb. 6, 2019

In the Recording Studio Where Golf & Rock’n’Roll Collide with 5 time …

675: Val Garay is the Grammy-winning music producer behind hits like, “Bette Davis Eyes” with Kim Carnes and “Handy Man,” with James Taylor. Val’s 100 gold and platinum records, nine Grammy nominations with five Grammy wins is only part of …

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Jan. 29, 2019

PGA Tour Players Stewart Cink, Zack Johnson, Kenny Perry, and Jordan …

674: Cary Valentine returns to share his conversations with PGA Tour players at Hawaii's Sony Open. Not a usual reporter, Cary is a mental game coach for a college golf team and he wants know how faith influences the mental …

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Jan. 22, 2019

New Golf Rules for 2019: pt2 What Are They and How Do They Impact Us?…

673: Golf Rules have changed for 2019 and our featured guest is Joe Foley of the USGA Rules Committee. Now that we heard the How and Why, in Part2, we discuss What the new rules are and break some of …

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Jan. 16, 2019

New Golf Rules for 2019: Pt1 The How & Why with Joe Foley of USGA Rul…

672: Golf Rules have changed for 2019 and our featured guest is Joe Foley of the USGA Rules Committee. In Part1 of these next 2 episodes, we discuss what the motivation was for implementing new rules and how they were …

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Jan. 8, 2019

The 2018 PGA Tour Kinda Annual MattyB Awards

671: The PGA Tour of 2018 was memorable, remarkable, and entertaining. And now that it’s over, it’s time for our annual look at the year through the eyes of radio personality/actor/TV host/podcaster: Matty Blake. This ain’t journalism, it’s just a …

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Jan. 1, 2019

Stupid and Outrageous Stories from Unlucky Golfers Treated By a Surge…

670: Michael Young, M.D. is just as addicted to golf as the rest of us. Unfortunately he’s seen the darker side of what can happen to golfers that lose their temper or are in the wrong spot at the right …

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Dec. 25, 2018

Use this Augmented Reality App on Your New Phone to Radically Increas…

669: Reading greens can be the most frustrating and aggravating element in golf. How many times have you said “I didn’t see that break” or “That broke a lot different than what I saw!”? No more! The Golf Scope AR …

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Dec. 18, 2018

Getting Fitted for a Putter Could Have Greater Impact than a Golf Clu…

668: Cody Hale Director of Tour Operations for Seemore putters is this week’s guest. As we prepare to give a customized Seemore Putter as our weekly giveaway Grand Prize, host Fred Greene invited Cody to tell us more about “RifleScope …

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Dec. 11, 2018

To Play Better Clear Your Mind and Don’t Play “Golf Swing” Just “Play…

667: Ian Clark is a golf instructor just outside of London who quotes instructors he hears on Golf Smarter to his students. Over the years he’s found the Golf Smarter podcast as a great resource to learn more about other …

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Dec. 4, 2018

Smarter Golfers Play Better When They Think Like a Golf Course Archit…

666: Tripp Davis practices golf architecture with an unparalleled passion for being a craftsman and a golfer. He approaches design, renovation, and restoration of golf courses around the world by challenging the visual effect of the game through...

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