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817: Barney Adams has never been shy about sharing his opinion on what’s wrong with golf and how to grow the game. In this episode, we appoint him Commissioner and challenge him to make the game easier and more accessible to a broader range of consumers. But he makes it clear that the PGA Tour and recreational golf are completely different beasts and shouldn’t be confused in achieving growth. We also discuss BGT, the new Stability putter shafts that Barney has launched this year and what makes them special. https://breakthroughgolftech.com/ Golf Smarter is also brought to you by CalderaLab.com maker of The Good, the best natural face serum for men, according to GQ Magazine. Golf Smarter listeners get 20% off your first purchase at calderalab.com with checkout code ‘golfsmarter’.Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provid

816: Golf Simulators started out as a computer game but as the software became more sophisticated quickly became a critical tool for golf instructors and players of all skill levels. Bill Bales has been a force in golf simulator industry for more than 30 years. He was the founder and producer of Microsoft Golf. Golf Simulators have become much more than game improvement, they’ve become home entertainment systems. Bill's latest venture is Clarity.golf focused on consulting and helping you setup the best system for your space, budget, and needs. Too many people aren’t exactly sure what they need and put the wrong system into their homes. Let Clarity.golf provide you all the answers you need and save you money, headaches, and arguments. Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! We are an entertainment service that is focused on enhancing every round for you. Just like caddies, we accept tips for services rendered. Please click on the DONATE button at GolfSmarter.com to show your support so that we can continue t

815: Steve Ryan and his middle daughter Kaitlin played golf together multiple times each week, whether for 18 holes, or just working on their game at the range. But on April 19, 2020 while working on their short game, Kaitlin looked up and saw her father laying face down on the ground. She had learned CPR in middle school and jumped into action that resulted in saving her father’s life. A thousand people experience Sudden Cardiac Arrest EVERY day outside of a hospital setting, but only 1 in 10 survive. Unlike other heart conditions, SCA affects people of ages and requires immediate action to increase the chances of survival. Hear their incredible story and learn more about what you can do to because every minute that passes, survival decreases by 10%. Learn more at Medtronic.com/suddencardiacarrest. Kaitlin has started a charity tournament that raised over $31,000 for AHA and SCA Foundation. Follow their progress at https://www.facebook.com/thechipinforscaGolf Smarter is also brought to you by CalderaLab.com

814. Sir Nick Faldo. John Daly. Jim McLean. Rick Smith. All wear SQAIRZ golf shoes because they improve their golf game. A wild statement that usually means a paid endorsement. But that’s not the case. Each of these high profile golf professionals discovered SQAIRZ golf shoes on their own, tested them out and were convinced that these are the best golf shoes ever made. And now there’s science to back up some of these outrageous claims. Our guest this week is CEO and Founder of SQAIRZ, Bob Winscowicz and makes an important point. There’s only two points of contact in golf. Your hands with the club, and our feet with the ground. Listen to hear how the wrong shoes can rob you of distance, consistency, and swing speed. Check them out at sqairzgolf.com Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaini

813: Shopping for new golf clubs is never easy. Price. Performance. Style. Those are all important considerations, but not always in sync. Until now. Where else can you purchase a full set of well made, great looking clubs, with a bag and head covers for under $1,000US? STIX.golf! Host Fred Greene has just played a competitive round with only 6 STIX clubs (3w/6i/8i/52*/60*) and was blown away at the sound, feel, weighting, and results. He shares his story with CEO Gabe Coyne and gets more information on why these are great clubs for most skill levels, and as an extra set to have ready at any time. Here’s our affiliate link so they know you heard about them from Golf Smarter! https://stixgolf.sjv.io/a1KWOZGolf Smarter is also brought to you by CalderaLab.com maker of The Good, the best natural face serum for men, according to GQ Magazine. Golf Smarter listeners get 20% off your first purchase at calderalab.com with checkout code ‘golfsmarter’.Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service

812: Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler has spent his life in pursuit of creating the best wedge for amateur players. In this episode you’ll hear how the average golfer is getting fooled by purchasing wedges that we see on the PGA Tour. Not only do we not hit wedges as precise as the Pros, but their wedges are customized for every golf course they play in competition depending on the course, conditions, bunker sand, etc. Tour Pros precision and accuracy dictates that they can hit the stick from almost any location inside 150 yards, and still get a tremendous amount of spin. Do you do that? If not, then you should listen to this episode, especially if you’re putting new wedges on your holiday wish list! EdisonWedges.comGolf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as

811: Tom Saguto is a young golf instructor who has really caught the eye of a lot of golfers on YouTube. SagutoGolf has a lot of simple, but effective tips and drills that incorporate the Stack’n’Tilt method of ball striking. In this conversation we break down the elements of the swing, and what great ball strikers have in common. We invited Tom to be on Golf Smarter based on a suggestion from a longtime listener who is fascinated with Tom's SagutoGolf YouTube channel. Learn more at SagutoGolf.com Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 127 former PGA Tour Pro and Golf Channel announcer Andrew Magee

810: Graff.Golf is working on a smart golf ball for your home/backyard practice sessions that will deliver the same helpful stats provided by incredibly expensive hardware used by teaching Professionals. In this episode we chat with a team from Graff Golf that includes Co-Founder & CEO Aaron Shapiro, Chief Design Officer Rowen Frazer, and VP of Content Development (and host of their podcast) Class A PGA Professional Sean Fairholm. We discuss how the idea was developed, how the product will work, overall value, and the benefits that will be realized by the average amateur golfer. It’s no coincidence that they’re being featured on our podcast as they say that this ball will help you Golf Smart! Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as lit

809: Brandon Stooksbury returns to discuss his first and Amazon Best Selling book The Wedge Book. Brandon is currently the Head Golf Professional at Metairie Country Club just outside of New Orleans, which has just been slammed from Hurricane Ida. Being without power or internet, Brandon drove 30 minutes just to get a cell signal so that we can record this episode. In the first part of our conversation, he shares what he, his family, and the golf course have been struggling through over the past week. It’s a longer than usual episode and we do cover a lot of information about how to improve your short game. Even if you can drive the ball long and straight, and can make an occasional long putt, if you don’t have a good short game, your scores will suffer. The key is to practice! We go over drills, concepts, and vital information on how to improve getting closer to the hole with your wedges. Find more at Stooksburygolf.com. Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your

808: Christopher Smith is an award winning PGA Teaching Professional, and accomplished golfer, and since 2005 (according to the Guinness Book of World Records), the Fastest Golfer in History! Chris holds the Speed Golf record by shooting a 65 over 18 holes in only 44:06. Yes. 44 minutes and 6 seconds! But how does that help us? You’d be surprised. We get into his details of how he plays speed golf, but we also discuss what speed golf can do for your mental game and overall approach to each shot you make. You don’t have to be a runner to appreciate what we discuss, but as a golfer, you’ll get a lot more from the conversation than you think! For more visit christophersmithgolf.com Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like.

807: Golf instructor Erik Schjolberg returns to further his emphasis on practicing with feedback to learn how to correct your mistakes. We also talk about Tony Manzoni’s methods, the myths of lag putting into the “3 foot circle”, hitting from uneven lies, hitting out of divots and share loads of laughs. Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 123 we hear part 2 of our conversation with Tom Wishon, an outspoken leader in the world of custom club making. Tom answers listener questions on club fitting, custom club making, finding a club fitter, and what level of golfers benefit from being fitted. This e

806: Rick Sessinghaus first met Collin Morikawa when he was 8 years old. After watching him swing the club just a couple times, he agreed to work with him and has been doing so ever since. In only his second season on the PGA Tour, Collin won the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco and then the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St George’s Golf Club in England. In this week’s episode we talk to Rick about how he taught Collin to “play” golf as opposed to hitting golf shots. We also discuss how we put pressure on ourselves that turns into tension in our bodies that result in less than optimal golf striking. Learn more about and from Rick at ricksessinghaus.com. Want to get a quick taste of the full interview, check out the short video preview on our YouTube.com/golfsmarterTV channel at https://youtu.be/kJJw8wvE1dAGolf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please s

805: John Rahm was a standout golfer in college and currently holds the 2021 US Open Championship. Part of his transformation that lead him to the top spot is due to his fitness training developed by today’s guest, Spencer Tatum. Spencer's unique approach to fitness, performance training, and coaching stems from being an elite college athlete and suffering injuries. He firmly believes there is a clear pathway for clients to reach their goals, which he is carrying out through the development of Tatum Human Performance system at thp.fit. Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 121 is more on the import

804: Bruce Rearick is a globally renowned putting instructor and is considered a pioneer in putting instruction, putter fitting and putting design. For more than 15 years he was a golf professional in the Arnold Palmer organization and Head Professional at the Latrobe Country Club, in Latrobe Pennsylvania that meant more than 400 rounds of golf with Mr Palmer. As we heard from Josh Zander last week, Bruce is a putting guru and an even better story teller. And you’ll hear many gems, including one that he admits that he’s never shared publicly before. So if you’re a banker in Pittsburgh who’s played with Mr Palmer, DON’T LISTEN!!Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it

803: Josh Zander, a fabulous PGA Instructor who can help any golfer be a better ball striker returns to dig into the mental game of playing golf and playing a golf course. Collin Morikawa has just won the 2021 Open Championship and attributed his success to playing the course one shot at a time, not hitting the ball farther or straighter than anyone else. There’s a lot to learn from that, and we discuss how to make that work for amateurs in this episode. Find Josh at ZanderGolf.com and download his free Zander Golf App. To get the most out of the app and get personalized care from Josh, use coupon code “SMARTER” for a discount on his annual subscription.Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offe

802: Bobby Jones legend looms large on golf, but it’s even larger for his heirs. In this week’s honest and revealing conversation, we meet Dr. Bob Jones IV, grandson of Bobby Jones. Dr. Bob is a Clinical and Sports Psychologist, but is also the keeper of one of the most famous names in golf history. And he and his family all take the responsibility very seriously. Although the senior “Bub” Jones passed away when Bobby was a teenager, Dr. Bob has very vivid memories of spending time with his grandfather and the family stories about this physically challenged man who was loving and a disciplinarian. The family’s foundation that does tremendous charitable work can be found at bobbyjonescsf.orgGolf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as y

801: Jim Venetos is a unique golf instructor because he doesn’t buy into traditional golf instruction. But that doesn’t make him any less effective. Between his informative online presence and dedicated students, Jim has a huge following. We haven't spoken to Jim in over a year, but for his tenth appearance he doesn’t disappoint by providing helpful insights. Follow Jim Venetos Golf Academy on YouTube, jimvenetosgolfacademy.com, and @jimvenetosgolf. Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 117, we have a really funny conversation with former Tour Pro and CBS Golf analyst Gary McCord. Golf Smarter and

800: In celebration of our 800th episode, we flip things around and host Fred Greene is put in the guest’s chair and interviewed by longtime guest and friend, Jim Waldron. We learn how Fred started the podcast in 2005, stories of his personal and professional life, and how, as a recreational golfer, his golf game has been impacted by doing hundreds of game improvement interviews. Scattered throughout the episode, we also hear greetings and stories from Golf Smarter guests and listeners.Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game, so we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 116, we learn how your emotional muscle is the difference between a contender and a pretender with author and forme

799: Dr. Joe Parent, author of Zen Golf, the greatest mental game book in golf history, returns for a lively conversation about managing expectations, pressure putts, mindfulness as it relates to golf, and the mental keys to repeating great golf shots. Find Dr Joe at drjoeparent.com, zengolf.com, and on YouTube at Dr Joe Parent. Once there you’ll find playlists on Zen Golf Q&A, and Guided Mindfulness and Compassion meditations. Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game, so we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 115, we visit with Eben Dennis who has a fascinating history of working with legendary golf teachers. We also discuss his book Power-Feel-Golf. Golf Smarter and Golf Smar

798: Raymond McMahon from the UK is a retired engineer who was frustrated watching his grandson missing putts he should’ve made. So he did something about it. He created a carbon fiber putter shaft that is now being used by Tour players! Raymond is a Golf Smarter listener and wrote to discuss his putter shaft, his grandson’s climb up the national rankings, including winning a significant amateur event, and why his putter shaft consistently outperforms every competitor. Not unlike your caddy, or the beverage cart attendant, or the kid who cleans your clubs, Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game. That’s why we’ve added a Tip Cup on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 114, three time Long Drive Champion, S