561 Premium: John Ambrose is a retired airline pilot who has succeeded in developing a unique putter that takes USGA specs to their limits. The major manufacturers continue to produce putters that are the same basic design from 100 years ago. But John wasn’t satisfied. When you pull this putter out of your bag, you’ll find two things happen. First, your playing partners will want to try it and talk about it. Most importantly, on your first stroke you’ll discover that the ball will go down your i...
Oct 11, 2016•49 min
560: David Mackenzie is a golf instructor that understands the value of mechanics, but believes, like we do here at Golf Smarter, that your fastest path to better golf and high performance is through winning with the mental game. It goes well beyond strategy, it’s how you deal with every shot from the driving range, to the tee box, approach shots and definitely on the greens. He offers articles, tips, video, online coaching, and a free mental game assessment at GolfStateOfMind.com This episode i...
Oct 04, 2016•42 min
560: David Mackenzie is a golf instructor that understands the value of mechanics, but believes, like we do here at Golf Smarter, that your fastest path to better golf and high performance is through winning with the mental game. It goes well beyond strategy, it’s how you deal with every shot from the driving range, to the tee box, approach shots and definitely on the greens. He offers articles, tips, video, online coaching, and a free mental game assessment at GolfStateOfMind.com This episode i...
Oct 04, 2016•41 min
559: In his return to Golf Smarter, Dr. Glen Albaugh, author of “Winning The Battle Within” talks about “playing with your imagination” and “playing with your athletic mind”. In addition to being a professor at University of the Pacific, Glen has been a mental coach and advisor for some of the great coaches including Bill Walsh and Pete Carroll as well as many PGA and LPGA Tour Players. In this return conversation, we talk about how your can be your own “Coach of the Future” using your creative ...
Sep 27, 2016•42 min
559 Premium: In his return to Golf Smarter, Dr. Glen Albaugh, author of “Winning The Battle Within” talks about “playing with your imagination” and “playing with your athletic mind”. In addition to being a professor at University of the Pacific, Glen has been a mental coach and advisor for some of the great coaches including Bill Walsh and Pete Carroll as well as many PGA and LPGA Tour Players. In this return conversation, we talk about how your can be your own “Coach of the Future” using your c...
Sep 27, 2016•42 min
558 Premium: In 2014 Justin Kreibich, who, in his mid 20’s and a bogie golfer with a 19hcp, signed up to play in the DPKR (yes, that’s North Korea) Amateur Golf Open. Knowing the risks involved and how good of a golfer he wasn’t, he knew that this may be the only opportunity to play in an Open Championship. So he signed up, was granted a spot, flew to China, then boarded a flight to Pyongyang City without the knowledge or permission of the US Government. There were only 20 players in the field a...
Sep 21, 2016•48 min
557 Premium: We continue the discussion of getting custom fit for your golf clubs to improve your consistency and your game. This time we head to Boston to speak with the US Vice President of the International Club Makers Guild, Frank Viola. This time we discuss the various components of the club and how important it is to not concern yourself with popular brand names, but to focus on getting the right parts that work best for you. We also talk about pricing variations of custom club making vs o...
Sep 13, 2016•53 min
556: Getting fitted for golf clubs. You may hear a lot about the advantages, but most of us ignore it, especially if we have a friend who is raving about his club and we take a successful swing with it. Our guest this week is the President of the International Clubmakers Guild, Jacques Intriere, who also has a very successful club fitting and club making studio. The surprise is that custom club makers like Jacques don't necessarily want to provide you with brands you're not familiar with, they t...
Sep 06, 2016•41 min
555 Premium: Kay McMahon is a member of the LPGA T&CP (Teachers & Golf Pros) Hall of Fame who has given thousands of lessons and came to understand that there is a way to make the golf swing much less complicated. She developed the Golf 8.5 system and has had tremendous success with golfers who are just starting and single digit handicappers. We first met Kay back in May but have brought her back to break down her method and pick on a couple specifics to clarify exactly how simple it is....
Aug 30, 2016•47 min
554 Premium: Kris Tschetter has the unique privilege of getting to know, and receiving instruction from Ben Hogan when she was a young girl. Her book "Mr. Hogan The Man I Knew" subtitled "An LPGA Player Looks Back on an Amazing Friendship and Lessons She Learned from Golf's Greatest Legend" is fascinating to read, and on this episode you can hear why he was attentive to this vibrant and entertaining woman. Kris is also in charge of Community Relations for the great free golf app called "18Birdie...
Aug 23, 2016•1 hr 2 min
553: Here’s another fascinating story of someone who has found a way to make a living in golf without playing golf. Linda Hartough is a landscape painter who has recreated some of the world's most beautiful golf holes. She is the only artist ever commissioned by the USGA and the R&A Golf Club of St. Andrews to do their annual, official paintings and prints for the U.S. Open and British Open Championships. She has painted prestigious golf courses from the U.S. to Scotland to Hong Kong. Her pa...
Aug 16, 2016•35 min
552: Bobby Clampett was the Low Amateur at the 1979 US Open and the 1980 Masters. He played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour in addition to being a network golf announcer/commentator. After playing with over 1,000 amateurs at more than 220 Pro-Ams he noticed something about their divots that separates high handicappers from Tour players. “...the Touring pros had a swing bottom approximately 4 inches in front of the center of the golf ball. For every inch amateurs were behind that 4 inches,...
Aug 09, 2016•56 min
551: Golf Overnight is not only a great service to have your golf clubs waiting for you instead of you waiting…and waiting…and waiting for your clubs at the airport, they’re also offering a 20% discount to Golf Smarter listeners with the Promo Code “gsmart”. Our guest this week is Aaron Foster from Golf Overnight who explains how the service works, the advantages, and the costs. To take advantage of their offer, click on the ad at the bottom of the page at http://GolfSmarter.com and use the prom...
Aug 03, 2016•12 min
550 Premium: There are at least five different type of the Yips in golf. Full Swing, Chipping, Pitching, Bunker, and the least common but most talked about: Putting. Our guest is one of our all-time favorite golf instructors who actually specializes in eliminating the yips, Jim Waldron of the Balance Point Golf Schools. According to Jim, there are three contributing factors to the yips. Mental. Emotional. Physical (mechanics). “By definition, the yips (flinching) are unconscious. No one tries to...
Jul 25, 2016•52 min
549 Premium: This week we welcome Pete Dye disciple, golf course architect Bobby Weed. Bobby talks about how amateur golfers can increase their TeeToGreen course management by using a course designer’s perspective. Bobby also talks about working with Mr. Dye, designing four Tournament TPC courses, and more. Before we finish this episode, Dean Knuth joins us to draw the name of our winner and to announce that Golf Smarter listeners now have another chance to win a High Heat 3Wood. Deadline to ent...
Jul 19, 2016•52 min
548: The most interesting category in golf’s effort to bring young people to the game is the Personal Transport. Golf Skate Caddy is not your grandfather’s golf cart. Think about it as a electric surf board and/or a skate board. Just secure your bag, plug in your phone, put your beer on ice, grab the remote control, step aboard and off you go! Our guest is Patrick Pires to discuss the benefits and fun this product brings to the game. The video of this conversation also includes a short segment o...
Jul 12, 2016•20 min
547: Perry Golf is an industry leading golf travel company that plans trips and tours to the best and most unique golf destinations in the world. This is a conversation with Mark Barnes about the golf travel industry, great places to play, and the hottest and newest places to visit. http://PerryGolf .com Watch the video https://youtu.be /MMFgK3vTMJ0 or http://GolfSmarter.com Part 2 of this episode for Premium Subscribers features Cody Law of GolfMesquiteNevada.com Mesquite is about an hour north...
Jul 05, 2016•22 min
546: Common question: What’s the best way to get my child interested in playing golf? Finally an answer that works, is fun, and has a school curriculum designed by education professionals. SNAG (Starting New at Golf) is the best “first-touch” program I’ve seen. It uses big clubs & balls, bright colors and language that all children would understand. But it’s not just for children, this system works for anyone who’s never held a golf club before. Our guest is John Johnson. The video includes ...
Jun 28, 2016•30 min
545 Premium: Dean “The Pope of Slope” Knuth returns (episode 531) to introduce the all new High Heat Fairway Wood and Hybrid. The video of this interview with close up of the club heads, can be here on GolfSmarter.com or https://youtu.be/3K57BED44QE I also want to thank Dean for being such a trooper. He wasn’t feeling well and went to see a doctor immediately after this recording, and was diagnosed him with double pneumonia. !!!!!We’re giving away a High Heat Driver!!!!!! Check the Featured sect...
Jun 21, 2016•23 min
544 Premium: Practice Perfectly. Practice Precisely. Practice Independently with LiveViewGolf’s Real-Time camera and free app. This week we sit down with Patrick Parrish, PGA Certified Instructor at the Nicklaus Monterey CC, and Shane Yang, inventor of LiveViewGolf. LiveViewGolf shows your swing in real time so that you can correct errors before they happen. We’ve all stood in front of a mirror to look at our swing because we want to see what’s going wrong and what feels right. When you use Live...
Jun 14, 2016•48 min
543 Premium: On any given round, there’s only one piece of golf equipment that is used on every shot…the ball. What most amateur players don’t realize is that 70% of all golfers are using the wrong ball, according to this week’s guest Dominic Selfa of Bridgestone Golf who sits down with host Fred Greene. Getting fitted for a golf ball is as important as getting fitted for clubs. So may players play a Titleist ProV1 because that’s what’s on the tour or is the most expensive. But that doesn’t mean...
Jun 07, 2016•28 min
542 Premium: Tour Edge sells golf clubs under both the Exotics and Tour Edge brands. Exotics are for those who demand the best. Tour Edge have forged a name as offering high-quality clubs at unbeatable prices. Our conversation this week was recorded at the 26th Annual ING Conference and features Joanne Miller, Director of Public Relations from the ING Conference. In part 2 of this Premium Access episode, we also talk to Sherry Major from PGA Golf Exhibitions who produces the PGA Merchandise show...
May 31, 2016•24 min
541 Premium: Kay McMahon is in the LPGA Teaching Hall of Fame who established eduKaytion golf dedicated to quality and simplified instruction with her signature Golf 8.5 approach. Too much going on in your head for each shot? With Golf 8.5 there are 4 pre-swing steps followed by only 4.5 in-swing positions which produce a classic golf swing for players at ANY level from beginner to scratch. Golf 8.5 is easily understood, dimple, doable, repeatable, and highly successful. For Premium Access subsc...
May 27, 2016•35 min
540: Eric Alpenfels is the Director of Instruction at Pinehurst Golf Resort and has been an instructor at Pinehurst for 33 years. He's also the co-author of the book Instinct Putting. Co-authored by Bob Christina, PhD, and Cary Heath, PhD, this book's research shows that looking at the hole, "target vision", improves your distance control on long putts. In this curated version of this week's episode, we discuss how instinct putting works and how it can help. We also discuss Pinehurst Golf Resort...
May 17, 2016•49 min
539 Premium: Our guest this week is Mark Siegel of Golf Asia, a golf travel agency that designs golf tours throughout Asia. This time we talk about the Nikanti Golf Club which is an hour outside of Bangkok, Thailand. Nikanti is the first course I'm aware of that has a layout of 18 holes that are designed as 3x6 vs 2x9. We often complain that golf takes too long, but wouldn't it be great if you could choose to play just 6, 12, or the full 18 holes? Their website says that "Nikanti Golf Club chall...
May 10, 2016•40 min
538 Premium: Jim Venetos returns to share his passion and conviction as to why his swing method of Stillness, will bring three critical results to the golf swing that every golfer craves: • Inside-out path, • Ball flight with a tight draw, • Increased distance through better contact. In this episode we hear an impressive testimonial from TV/Movie actor Richard Schiff on why Jim has had such a profound impact on his game and shooting his lowest score ever. If you'd like to see it, here's the link...
May 03, 2016•43 min
537: Conor Jackson played Major League Baseball for seven seasons with Arizona, Oakland, and Boston. But he didn’t take up golf until after he retired from the Big Leagues. He was lured in by charity tournaments, discovered how challenging it was and, like many of us, fell in love. Even with a career .271 batting average, golf hasn’t come easy for him. Here's a video excerpt of today's episode when I asked Conor if it's easy for baseball players to pick up golf NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the P...
Apr 27, 2016•50 min
536: We all have our pet peeves that irritate us when playing golf with others. Like talking on the phone. Forgetting (or making up) your score. Not having cash with you to pay your debts or the cart girl. Saying “I never play like this”, and more. Writer and High School English teacher/Golf Coach Rory Hughes recently published an article on this topic called “10 Things I Hate About You” and this week we break it down and have a lot of fun coming up with some more. Rory’s latest piece is about g...
Apr 19, 2016•1 hr
535: The 2016 Masters was an amazing showcase of professional golf at the highest level. But upon closer inspection, it also showed that there are moments of the PGA Tour that look an awful lot like weekend golf by mid and high handicappers. Dropping the ball in the water two shots in a row, 3 and 4 putting from inside 10 feet, trying to make difficult shots in windy conditions, all these and more come from a place that’s common to all golfers…poor decision making. And all that leads to stress w...
Apr 12, 2016•51 min
534 Premium: While all of the transactional elements of business happen either before or after a round, how you conduct yourself on the course could make or break your future business relationships. Jennifer Munro goes through the do's and don'ts of doing business while playing golf. In more than 10 years of the Golf Smarter podcast, this is our first mulligan. Because of a cancelation, we dug into our archives to replay an interesting topic that has great value to many of us, but is not normall...
Apr 05, 2016•32 min
