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Season 18

June 28, 2023

Breaking 100 Is Not Going To Be Achieved By Just Working On The Range…

901: Blake Jirges talks about the value of why golfers of all skill levels would benefit far more from on-course lessons vs just ball striking advice at the range. Breaking 100 isn’t just because you don’t have confidence in your …

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June 20, 2023

By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go with author Joanne Greene- Fred's…

900: Once again we celebrate a podcast milestone by learning more about host Fred Greene, this time through the comments and insights from his wife, Joanne. Joanne has just written and published her first book called...

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June 13, 2023

Arnie and Jack: Stories of My Long Friendship with Two Remarkable Men…

899: Charlie Mechem was the Commissioner of the LPGA, ran a broadcast company, and more importantly, was/is extremely close to both Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. He just wrote a book called “Arnie & Jack: Stories of My Long Friendship …

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June 7, 2023

Bandon Dunes: Golf As It Was Meant To Be...In The Spirit of Scotland'…

898: In preparation for Fred’s trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, we feature two guests back to back. Michael Chupka, Bandon’s Director of Communications provides us background on the history, future, services, amenities, and designs of the entire...

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May 30, 2023

The Power of Slow: Qi Gong for Golfers with Master Instructor, Lee Ho…

897: We’ve talked a lot about how golfers can increase their flexibility and mobility through various forms of exercises and movement with Yoga, stretching, and exercise. The goal is to increase your swing speed, hit the ball farther, and gain …

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May 23, 2023

A Beginner Documents His Quest to Become a Scratch Golfer | #896

896: Golf can’t be that difficult to understand, learn, and conquer, can it? Jerome Rufin believes it, so he launched a YouTube documentary series called “Scratch to Scratch” that documents his daily quest from knowing nothing about the sport…and I …

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May 16, 2023

Golf Beneath The Surface - The New Science of Golf Psychology with au…

895: Golf Smarter has always been a huge advocate of fine tuning your mental game with the same passion and diligence as your swing mechanics. Our guest this week is performance consultant and author of Golf Beneath The Surface - …

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May 9, 2023

A Manuel de la Torre Student Proudly Continues His Teaching Legacy |…

894: Trish Beucher of http://815TeeTime.com studied the golf swing from legendary teacher Manuel de la Torre and has made it her life mission to keep the swing as simple as possible so that anyone can play better golf. Trish believes …

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May 2, 2023

A 30yr Golf Teaching & Biz Vet Shares Stories from the Inside featuri…

893: Patrick “Paddy” Shea has been involved in golf as an instructor, product rep, and product developer for most of his life. In this episode he share stories from the inside of the industry that you don’t read about in …

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April 25, 2023

Poor Mechanics vs Self Sabotage - Which Is Hurting You More | #892

892: Jim Waldron of http://BalancePointGolf.com returns to share his 30+ years of being a golf instructor with insights on what causes self sabotage how we can overcome negative thoughts that lead us down a dark spiral of poor performance on …

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April 18, 2023

Carrying The Right Wedge Is As Important as Understanding How to Use …

891: Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler returns for his 18th appearance on Golf Smarter to discuss wedges, wedge play, finding the correct wedge for your game, how he's spent four decades on a quest to create the most amateur friendly …

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April 11, 2023

The Emerging World of Competitive Putting with Brock Gillespie

890: Forget the windmills and clown’s mouth, indoor and outdoor 18 hole putting courses are popping up around the USA. Think: TopGolf meets bowling alleys meets putt-putt golf. Multiple entities are now creating ongoing competitions in these venues...

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April 4, 2023

The Masters, Augusta National,  and the Legacy of Legendary Bobby Jon…

889: It’s Masters Week which means Spring is here and golf is in the air. It also means we get to visit again with the grandson of legendary golfer Bobby Jones, Dr. Bob Jones IV. Bobby Jones, the most successful …

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March 28, 2023

Speed Swing Training - Without Bulking Up Like Bryson, featuring Jaac…

888: Jaacob Bowden of http://swingmangolf.com and http://jaacobbowden.com was convinced that someday he would be a competitive Tour level golfer. He’s now been around the game for 20 years and his quest has brought him to the World Speed Golf...

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March 22, 2023

Butterfly Golf May Be The Future of Sustainable Golf Course Design | …

887: Agustin “Augie” Pisa is an award winning golf course architect who received a Masters in Golf Course Architecture from Edinburgh University in Scotland and was featured on Forbes List of 100 Most Creative Mexicans. In this episode we discuss …

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March 14, 2023

Using Yoga As a Tool To Master Golf…and Other Parts of Your Life with…

886: Kevin Ralbovsky is one of those golf instructors who has learned from, and instructed some of the best, but still has a way to forge his own path to golf ecstasy. Speaking to us from the KMR School of …

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March 7, 2023

The World Am is the “Everyman’s” US Open And They’re Open for Registr…

885: The World Amateur Handicap Championship, aka the World Am, attracts 3,200+ players from all 50 US states and 20 countries. The 72-hole, net stroke play tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C., from August 28-September 1, 2023, that also hosts the...

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Feb. 28, 2023

Analyzing Tony Manzoni’s Lost Fundamental Swing Method Based on Ben H…

884: Justin Tang teaches golf at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore and loves to study other golf instructors. He discovered Tony Manzoni on Golf Smarter and became so enamored with his Lost Fundamental book and video that he …

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Feb. 21, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: 6 PGA Tour Winners Reveal Their Mental Game Struggles | #8…

883: Stewart Cink. KJ Choi. Jerry Kelly. JJ Spann. Joseph Bramlett. Aaron Rai. During the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii, mental game coach Cary Valentine went inside the ropes during practice to have conversations with these six PGA Tour winners …

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Feb. 14, 2023

Reading Greens Like a Pro - From a Pro - Requires These 5 Things | #8…

882: When Bryson Dechambeau won the US Open in 2020, expert putting instructor, Tim Tucker, was carrying his bag. Tim joins us today to discuss his time looping for Bryson and other PGA Tour Pros, the 5 things all golfers …

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Feb. 8, 2023

Exploring The PGA Merchandise Show 2023 - Pt2 -⛳️ 881

881: More from the PGA Merchandise Show 2023 in Orlando Florida. Days two and three were spent scouring the massive show floor for unique products and old friends. Each year the PGA Show, which is closed to the public, is …

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Jan. 31, 2023

PGA Show 2023 - Day 1 Demo & Fitting Day with Multiple Guests feature…

880: Join me for my first experience at the 70th annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando Florida. Day One is called DEMO & Fitting Day. Each year this is where nearly 30,000 PGA Professionals, golf leaders, industry executives and retailers …

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Jan. 24, 2023

Weedon’s Way: A Pain Free Golf Swing for Golfers with Bad Backs | #…

879: Reeves Weedon was a golf phenom as a young English player, hailed as the next Peter Oosterhuis, but lower back pain ended his promising career. This led to decades of research and writing of three books to develop a …

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Jan. 17, 2023

Never Let “Hitting The Wall” Ruin Your Round by Keeping Your Blood Su…

878: Brinson Paolini played professionally in 43 countries after being a collegiate All-American golfer at Duke. One thing he always noticed on the course with pros and amateurs is that when they don’t hydrate or keep their blood sugar levels …

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