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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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Nov. 27, 2018

The "Decade" Golf App Removes Emotion from Your Decision Making Proce…

665: Stats. Friend or Foe? For those who want to take guesswork out of course strategy there’s a proven system that combines shot patterns and scoring data to optimize your target selection, improve your golf performance, and lower your scores. …

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Nov. 20, 2018

7 Important Habits of Highly Effective Golfers with Jon Sherman

664: Golf Smarter isn’t just the name of this podcast, it’s how we play! This week author Jon Sherman, of “101Mistakes All Golfers Make” comes on to break down his recent article “7 Important Habits of Highly Effective Golfers”. This …

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Nov. 13, 2018

This Golf Aid Helped Major Winners Rose, McIlroy, & Spieth! It Can He…

663: Martin Chuck is a phenomenal instructor and the inventor of some of the most popular golf training aids ever created. Nearly 200,000 golfers around the world use the Tour Striker clubs, and without any requests or sponsorship deals, the …

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Nov. 6, 2018

How to Assess & Increase Your Golf Swing Speed with TPI Instructor Ch…

662: Chris Finn has just presented 2+ years of research at TPI's annual World Golf Fitness Summit. After studying amateur golfers between ages 10-68, he and his team at Par4Success.com have established the top three tests related to swing speed. …

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Oct. 30, 2018

Helping Golfers Eliminate Lower Back Pain with Thomas Malchow

661: Thomas Malchow founded the Low Back Pain Center and has helped Olympic and Professional athletes. Learn causes and triggers that contribute to low back pain for golfers. Thomas provides online consultations and assessments and has contributed one...

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Oct. 23, 2018

When Lag Putting, Learn to Isolate Your Attention Into These Three Zo…

660: Mark Durland of durlandgolf.com and Naples Grande Golf Club in Naples, FL has been named to the Golf Top 100 Teachers in America and a 2015 Golf Digest Best Teachers of Florida. He has a really useful tip on …

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Oct. 16, 2018

Common, Correctable Golf Mistakes On the Course, and With Your Club S…

659: Josh Zander, a Golf Top 100 Teacher in America returns to discuss common mistakes that we all see and make on the course and in our club selection. In this episode he also discusses what his online lesson entails …

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Oct. 9, 2018

TopGolf Crush is Coming to A BallPark Near You..and me! with the SF G…

658: Topgolf has taken the golf industry by storm, introducing more new golfers to the game than any other program developed. They have a new weekend pop-up program in the USA called Topgolf Crush at various ballparks and stadiums. In …

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Oct. 2, 2018

Elevate Yourself To Lower Your Scores with the Golf Sensei, Jamie Zim…

657: Jamie Zimron, our Golf Sensei returns to talk about the importance of positive energy in making yourself a better golfer. Don’t berate yourself up by focusing on “What am I doing wrong”, to get much better results focus on …

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Sept. 25, 2018

The Only Legal Golf Club Designed For Amateurs That Corrects Ball Fli…

656: Dean Knuth, retired inventor of the USGA’s Rating/Slope system, is also scientist/tinkerer who has created Drivers/Fairway Woods/Hybrids that allow amateur golfers to get the ball in the air more often, go straighter and farther than most other...

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Sept. 18, 2018

Your Instincts Will Never Let You Putt Too Far with Henrik Jentsch

655: Henrik Jentsch is a disciple of Geoff Mangum, is a certified Putting Zone instructor, and has been a Golf Smarter listener for more than a decade. “I’m able to pass along the information I get from your instructors to …

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Sept. 11, 2018

A Battery Free Tool to Help You Make Better Shot Decisions on Every G…

654: So many golf shots by amateurs are lost because of poor club choices. It’s lack of preparation that leads to the wrong decisions. That’s why you see pros refer to that leather book in their back pockets many times …

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Sept. 4, 2018

The Yips Never Happen Without a Ball! The Root Causes & Fixes for the…

653: Jim Waldron, The Yips Whisperer of Balance Point Golf schools returns to share his globally recognized specialty: The Yips. Jim has successfully helped scores of golfers to overcome their chipping, pitching, putting, and full swing yips...

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