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777: When it comes to golf improvement, all too often we discuss and dissect various parts of our swings, our bodies, our mental state, our equipment, etc. Our guest today is Dr Ryan Caserta who has studied eye movement patterns as a way to improve all aspects of golf. For the past two decades, Ryan has analyzed key aspects of expert performance and how to maintain those levels. Working with amateur and professional golfers at every level has provided him insights on eye movement patterns rarely seen or understood. His perceptual-cognitive training has helped professional golfers win Majors, finish #1 on the money list, and helped a Golf Smarter listener and former guest (episode #495 Juan Gutierrez) to win the World Golf Hall of Fame Putting Championship. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 93, we hear part 2 of our conversation with one of the world’s expert on golf swing tempo, John Novasel. Previously this was an exclusive Members Only episode and these insights have never been heard publicly bef

776: Cary Valentine usually joins us to share interviews he’s done while the PGA Tour is in Hawaii, but because of COVID restrictions, he couldn’t get on the courses, even as a volunteer. So this year, we get an hour with Cary talking about his expertise: improving our mental game. In this conversation we discuss transforming your doubts, fears, & anxiety into success, confidence & fulfillment on the golf course. Cary is offering Golf Smarter listeners a free mini video course called "Transforming your golf doubts, fears, and anxieties to quickly achieve more success, confidence, and fulfillment". To take advantage of his offer, send him your request via email with the subject "golfsmarter" to Cary@ChampionYourInnerGame.com This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 92, we bring back a conversation with one of the world’s expert on golf swing tempo, John Novasel. While many golf instructors pound into each student the importance of position, grip, and alignment, they don't talk much about tempo. Th

775: Jamie Zimron, our golf sensei, returns to explain why she loves to play boring golf and what we can do to get there. What’s boring golf? Fairway. Green. Fairway. Green. etc. When we play stress-less, we prosper more. That’s achieved through self-management where you’re trying to minimize damage during a round. Most amateurs are poor at it, but it’s not hard to achieve once you understand that bad decisions lead to negative self-talk. How do you get there? Listen for details. Jamie, a black belt in Aikido, LPGA Instructor, and motivational speaker can be found at KiaiGolf.com. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 91, we replay our interview with Phil Kenyon the principal at HarodSwashPutting.co.uk. In our conversation from 2009 Phil talks in detail about all things putting, including how the ball comes off the putter and why C-Groove technology was so revolutionary at the time. Harold Swash (2016 R.I.P.), was the inventor of C-Groove technology, the main feature of the YES! Putter product line. YES

774: As we start a new year and our 16th year of golf SMARTER, we open the mailbag to hear a couple suggestions from listeners of how host Fred Greene can get out of his pathetic attitude of not enjoying himself on the course. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to secure a guest for this week’s short episode. Listen for details This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 90, we replay our interview with legendary instructor, and the first recipient of the PGA Teacher of the Year Award in 1986, Hall of Fame instructor Manuel de la Torre, author of “Understanding the Golf Swing” available on Amazon.

773: Dr. Robert K Winters is the Resident Sports Psychologist at the David Leadbetter World Teaching Headquarters in Florida. It’s been twelve years since we had our last conversation with Dr. Bob, but his return to discuss confidence, the Yips, mindfulness, clutch performance, competition, and more doesn’t disappoint. You can find him at DrBobWinters.com or his new training site, TheConfidenceDoctor.com. You can also hear our previous conversations with Dr. Bob on Golf Smarter Mulligans #14 & #63. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 89, we replay our interview with Marc Solomon of GolfMadeSimple.com and the Golf Made Simple Golf Schools held throughout the world. This was originally a Members Only episode, so it’s never been heard in public before! This concludes our 15th full year of Golf Smarter. Thank you so much for your loyal and continued support of both Golf Smarter and Golf Smarter Mulligans. Please join me each week in 2021 as we further our quest to become better, smarter golfers. I wa

772: 4x PGA Tour winner, Chip Beck returns for part 2 of our conversation. We cut him off early last week because he started talking about the new app-based expert system for training the motion of activities in performance called PerfectMotion. It's a great new app where you get immediate feedback in addition to being able to have a PGA Teaching professional provide feedback and insights. Chip would love to work with you and is offering Golf SMARTER listeners the opportunity to have him work with you through the app for a full year for only $700!! Every time you use the app, you'll get an email from Chip by the next day (in most cases) with insights, images, and tips to improve the issues he finds. Go to chipbeck59.com and mention "golfsmarter" to get your discount. His usual rate is $159mo or $1,908yr, so don't miss your chance to work with him for all of 2021 and beyond. Also on this episode we're joined by PerfectMotion® app CEO Rich Kosowsky who gives us a full rundown on how the app works and what Artif

771: Chip Beck was only the second player in PGA Tour history ever to card a 59 in a sanctioned PGA event. He’s also only one of two that posted that score in the 90s (1991 Las Vegas Invitational) along with David Duval who did it at the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. The very first 59 was in 1977 by Al Geiberger, all the rest have come since 2000. Jim Furyk posted a 59 in 2013, yet he also has the all time low Tour event score of 58 posted in the 2016 Travelers Championship. Chip is also a four time winner on the Tour. But today he’s a golf coach and wants to help you get better. In the first of two episodes featuring Chip, we talk about how he got started playing at the age of 10 and shares incredible stories from his time on the Tour between 1978-2015 that include Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Lanny Wadkins, and more. Next week will have two guests. Chip will finish it up talking about PerfectMotion app and make an exclusive offer to Golf Smarter listeners that you’ll definitely want to cons

770: “Muni” a new documentary available for free on YouTube is a love letter to golf and a personal telling of how African-American caddies, despite Jim Crow laws and the lasting effects of racism, built a rich and vibrant golf culture by becoming the first course in North Carolina to desegregate. Our guest is filmmaker Paul Bonesteel (The Day Carl Sandburg Died, The Mystery of George Masa) who lets many endearing characters ruminate on both golf and race relations. We’re sorry to report that all discounts offered by LAB Golf for their Lie Angle Balanced putters have been rescinded. This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 86, we are honored to have TV Journalist and Reporter Jimmy Roberts. Jimmy had just returned from the hospital hours before we spoke after having back surgery two days earlier. But in this conversation Jimmy shares stories and advice from his book "Breaking The Slump – How Great Players Survived Their Darkest Moments in Golf– and What You Can Learn From Them”.

769: Bryson DeChambeau’s recent success on the PGA Tour has made single length golf clubs relevant. But are they for everyone? This week’s guest on Golf Smarter is Matt Lake of 1IronGolf.com. Matt claims that the major manufacturers focus on different length shafts for each club for the purposes of mass production and scalability of their business. 1IronGolf refuses to mass produce as an independent club maker who custom fits every set to every customer. The goal is for each user to have the exact same swing for every club, which could improve consistency, distance, and accuracy. We were first introduced to 1IronGolf.com by Matt’s Dad, David in 2009 (episode 76 of Golf Smarter Mulligans). Golf Smarter listeners get 10% any order at 1irongolf.com with checkout code “golfsmarter”. Plus they offer a 30-day 100% money-back guarantee (excluding Used/Demo sets). This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 85, we finish our conversation with Jess Ortiz, the legendary club designer for Bobby Jones Golf and Orlima

768: Cody Hale, Director of Tour/Player Development and the SeeMore Putter Institute at SeeMore putters joins us once again to give us another perspective of Lie Angle Balanced putters that we’ve recently discussed. Does Seemore offer that too? It’s called Face Balanced at Impact, but doesn’t get the same attention as it does elsewhere. We also talk about the importance of getting fitted for a putter, their new clubs being introduced in 2021, and what’s going to happen at the upcoming PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. https://SeeMore.comThis week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 84, we talk to Jess Ortiz, legendary club designer for Bobby Jones Golf and Orlimar, the birthplace of fairway metal clubs. This is part 1, in part 2 he’ll answer listener questions about clubs, club design, and club fitting.

767: YouTube sensation Danny Maude returns to share his thoughts on The Masters being played in November and commentary on the PGA Tour players who shined and struggled. We also discuss what is a "shank" and why it happens, and Danny’s ability to translate complicated swing mechanics that are overloading our thoughts into terribly simple and sensible instructions. Congratulations to Steve D of Cincinnati, OH winner of a new pair of SQAIRZ Golf shoes courtesy of sqairz.com Listeners get $10 off a new pair with checkout “golfsmarter10”. Sir Nick Faldo says that these are the greatest golf shoes he’s ever worn. And he was so impressed, instead of being paid for his endorsement, he bought a stake in the company!! This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 83, we hear part 2 with Fred Shoemaker of Extraordinary Golf Schools, and author of Extraordinary Golf and Extraordinary Putting.

766: Noah Pilipski is at peace with golf because he is a Peaceful Golfer. If you’re chasing mechanics and fretting over ball flight and distance, then let Peaceful Golf allow you to PLAY golf (remember that it's a game!) and stop thinking about golf shots. One day he questioned what would happen if he swung the club with no swing thoughts or any thoughts at all? The results were shocking, even for a person that starting playing at 4yrs old. His book “Peaceful Golf: A Journey Into the Unknown” is available at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Peaceful-Golf-Journey-Noah-Pilipski-ebook/dp/B0173PG6W0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YAWAA68NS2FD&dchild=1&keywords=peaceful+golf+noah+pilipski&qid=1605042727&sprefix=Peaceful+Golf%2Caps%2C391&sr=8-1 Learn more at Peaceful-Golf.com Our next giveaway is for a new pair of SQAIRZ golf shoes courtesy of sqairz.com. These shoes are so impressive that Sir Nick Faldo has recently said that they’re "the best golf shoes ever made” and has partnered with the company! Deadline

765: We live in unprecedented times that demand seeing the world in different ways. This week we speak to Eric Sedransk, a golfer, tech entrepreneur, and serial volunteer who came up with a unique idea to raise money in NYC to feed front line workers and first responders during the first wave of the pandemic. It worked so well that he created a golf fundraising platform for nonprofits called Member For A Day. Now anyone can bid on charity auctions that provide access to some of the most exclusive courses in the world. Join his mailing list at MemberForADay.com and get notified when a new auction has been announced. It’s harder than ever to organize charity tournaments, but this will help your favorite nonprofit generate a tremendous amount of money without the logistics of running an all day event. Listen for details. Congratulations to Chris B of Narborough, Leicester, England winner of a ShotScope V3 GPS & Performance Tracker courtesy of shotscope.com. Our next giveaway is for a new pair of SQAIRZ gol

764: Bill Presse is the inventor of the Lie Angle Balanced putters that are now part of the LABgolf company. In this episode he discusses why putter torque is such an overlooked aspect to putting and how it works against you. That’s why LABgolf CEO and guest of episode 761 say that you’re a better putter than you think! This is not another overview, this is a deep dive into the technical aspects and importance of his patented creation. You can also watch his YouTube video on the One Ball Putter drill at https://youtu.be/wL8djXYcc40Our next giveaway is for a V3 courtesy of ShotScope.com. Deadline to enter is Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen for details. This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 80 is the first of two with custom club fitter Dan Sacks on what we call “Custom Club Fitting “The Final Frontier”

763: GPS has become a critical tool in our golf bag. Never again do we have to guess the distance to the flag. Now let's take it a step further and track each club’s performance…and make it a wearable!! That’s what you get with V3, the latest from ShotScope. Our guest is a former Tour golfer, now spokesperson for ShotScope, Gavin Dear, going in depth on the value, specs, and features of this awesome gadget.Our next giveaway is for a V3 courtesy of ShotScope.com. Deadline to enter is Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen for details. Congratulations to Steven R of Strongsville, OH winner of a DF2.1 putter courtesy of Sam Hahn at LABgolf.com. Golf Smarter listeners can get 15% off each order for a brand new, custom fit Directed Force putter with checkout code “golfsmarter”. Offer expires April 1, 2021This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 79 our guest is a former Pro Football player turned TPI Certified Instructor, Corey Taylor and the most impor

762: Thanks to a great suggestion, this week’s guest is Jayne Storey, author of “Breathe Golf: The Missing Link to a Winning Performance” In addition to writing, Jayne is also a coach and speaker helping golfers for more than three decades overcome performance anxiety and mental interference in high-pressure situations. Her approach is based on both Tai Chi, “stillness is the master of motion”, and Zen meditation. Her book can be found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Breathe-GOLF-Missing-Winning-Performance-ebook/dp/B07Q3HC27N/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Breath.+Golf.&qid=1602623087&sr=8-1 Our next giveaway is for a Directed Force 2.1 putter courtesy of LABGolf.com (listen to episode 761). Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen here for details. This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 78 we feature the now retired Putting Doctor, Glen Coombe, who not only provides excellent tips, but also answers listener questi

761: One thing that contributes to a lousy day on the golf course is missing short putts, or multiple 3 putts. But your confidence in lining up your putt, your ability to read the greens, even your skill at lag putting is good, so what’s the problem? It’s your putter!! Our guest is CEO of LAB Golf, Sam Hahn, who explains that their Lie Angle Balanced putters designed by Bill Presse will completely change your thoughts about how a putter is supposed to work. Make sure you check out Sam’s short video on this episode’s blog post at GolfSmarter.com to see how much unnecessary movement your putter has during your swing. Our next giveaway is for a Directed Force 2.1 putter courtesy of LABGolf.com. Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen for details. Congratulations to June G of Colorado Springs, CO winner of a a High Heat 257+ Fairway metal from KnuthGolf.com This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 77 we learn the difference between

760: Thane Marcus played professional golf but his failures on Tour ending up being incredible lessons in his own personal development. In this episode we hear about how his journey has enabled him to write a book and online courses on Developing Discipline and Growing Self Awareness. Go to ThaneMarcus.com to sign up for either of these 8 week courses. $150 per course, but only $100 Pre-Order before October 9,2020! Save an additional 20% with “golfsmarter” at checkout! That’s only $80 when you pre-order before 10/9/20! Our next giveaway is for a High Heat 257+ Fairway metal from KnuthGolf.com. Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen for details. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans couldn’t be more relevant since Bryson DeChambeau has become the hottest topic in golf. Beyond his power, he’s the only player on Tour who plays single length irons. In this interview from 2009 we learn all about single length irons from the founder of 1IronG

759: Richard Zokol’s PGA Tour career spanned over 20-years, winning twice while competing in 412 PGA Tour events. As he treats us to great stories about his career, he also shares the Ah-Ha moment in the final round of the 2000 US Open when, after shooting a 30 on the front nine, he was no longer emotionally tied to his score. The result is a fabulous free (iOS only so far) app called MindTrakGolf that shifts your focus away from stroke scoring and offers simple tracking of your shot assessments and shot executions. Listen for details. Congratulations to Joye M-S of Essex Ontario Canada, winner of a Golf Fitness Assessment and Customized Fitness Exercise Program courtesy of Par4Success.com Our next giveaway is for a High Heat 257+ Fairway metal from KnuthGolf.com. Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen for details.We recently congratulated Gwen C of Rossland, BC, Canada who won the Full Access Pass to the Consistent Golf Summit courte

758: Shea Satterfield is an expert club fitter at both Temecula Creek Golf Club and also for Cobra. He works with golfers of all abilities and knows how to best fit a players club to their game based on style and frequency of play. He’s got a fascinating path that brought him to being a club fitter and we dig in to get his story, along with his insights and advice. Our next giveaway is a Golf Fitness Assessment and Customized Fitness Exercise Program courtesy of Par4Success.com Deadline to enter is Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen for details.This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #74, we learn about Mind Power Golf and then open the mailbag so that our guest, Sportsmind Coach Stephen Latham can answer your questions..