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Only a handful of current Golf Smarter listeners have heard this Members Only conversation published Oct 26, 2010. Original show notes: “Tony Manzoni returns by popular demand to provide details on his "Single Pivot Swing" which he believes was Ben Hogan's secret that was never revealed. A PGA instructor since 1965, Tony has spent years studying Hogan's swing and breaks down the details in this interview."This episode is brought to you by Flaviar, the world’s largest online club for spirits enthusiasts. Flaviar usually has a waiting list, but we’ve arranged a backdoor just for the Golf Smarter community. Go to flaviar.com/exclusive and use the coupon code “golfsmarter” during checkout to sign up today.Frustrated with a specific aspect of your game that’s not improving? The Golf Smarter Academy presented by HealthIQ toll free line is 415-761-1498. Leave your question then have it answered on the podcast by Tony Manzoni and receive a free copy of his DVD “The Lost Fundamental” and a workout shirt from HealthIQ.

616: There’s a guideline in the PGA Teaching Handbook that says “Putt when you can. Chip if you can’t putt. And Pitch only when you have to”. Pretty powerful statement that we don’t hear often enough. This week Ken Doherty, PGA and Director of Golf for Marin Country Club, returns to discuss ways to stay fresh during the cold off-season, the value of a playing lesson vs just working with a teacher on the range, the importance (or lack thereof) to hit with a draw vs fade, and the current business climate for private country clubs.This episode is brought to you by Flaviar, the world’s largest online club for spirits enthusiasts. Flaviar usually has a waiting list, but we’ve arranged a backdoor just for the Golf Smarter community. Go to flaviar.com/exclusive and use the coupon code “golfsmarter” during checkout to sign up today.Frustrated with a specific aspect of your game that’s not improving? Call 415-761-1498 toll free to leave your question then have it answered on the podcast by Tony Manzoni and receive a f

615: This conversation with Garry Hopkins, PGA completes the consecutive episodes with our 3 Amigos of Garry, Tony Manzoni and Davey Evans. Garry is another incredible teacher from the Palm Springs, CA area that has become a year round golf Mecca with hundreds of beautiful courses. We conduct our conversation at the finishing hole of Indian Springs Golf Course in La Quinta. This is the course that Garry, Tony, and Davey will be conducting their 90 minute clinics. This is an incredible opportunity to gain succinct insights to your game from more than 150 years of PGA teaching experience between them. And it’s only $75 for the clinic which is limited to 9 students. If you’d like more information, contact fred@GolfSmarter.com Congratulations to our winners, Sandy Boyd of San Rafael, CA and Stephen Li of San Antonio, TX who were randomly selected by Dean Reinmuth to receive a Swing Coach Club and free video review session with Dean!!! Thanks to everyone who entered, but if you’d really like to use this great trai

613: Davey Evans knows more about golf instruction than most of us will ever learn because he’s been a successful and effective coach longer than many of us have been alive!! Davey is joining Tony Manzoni to provide 90 minute clinics at Indian Springs GC in La Quinta, CA for just $75! Only nine students per session so you’ll get personalized care from each coach for 30 minutes each. You read it right, only $75 for 90 minutes. Write to me at Fred@GolfSmarter.com to find out more or sign up.WIN A Swing Coach Club!!! Thanks to Dean Reinmuth, two (2) more lucky Golf Smarter listeners will win a Swing Coach Club and video review session with Dean. No purchase necessary. Register to win at GolfSmarter.com/swing-coach-giveaway/  Deadline for entry is 6aPT/9aET, December 12, 2017. Winners will be announced in the episode published that day.If you want/need a Swing Coach Club right now, take 20% off with checkout code “golfsmarter” at www.swingcoach.comThis episode is brought to you by Flaviar, the world’s largest onl

613: A Golf Smarter favorite, Tony Manzoni returns to announce the launch of his new golf school in La Quinta, CA. Tony’s teamed up with two other Palm Springs area legendary coaches, Garry Hopkins and Davey Evans to provide a 90 minute clinic for only $75! Only nine students per session so you’ll get personalized care from each coach for 30 minutes each. You read it right, only $75 for 90 minutes. And if you know Tony, it could easily go longer if necessary. We’ll have more details on how to sign up soon, so stay tuned or write to me and I’ll connect you together.WIN A Swing Coach Club!!! Thanks to Dean Reinmuth, two (2) more lucky Golf Smarter listeners will win a Swing Coach Club and video review session with Dean. No purchase necessary. Register to win at GolfSmarter.com/swing-coach-giveaway/  Deadline for entry is 6aPT/9aET, December 12, 2017. Winners will be announced in the episode published that day.If you want/need a Swing Coach Club right now, take 20% off with checkout code “golfsmarter” at www.swi

612: Don Peterson, swingfactory.com, has figured out how to communicate a great golf swing with easily relatable metaphors, like holding a punch bowl or swatting a bee with your tummy. His two books, “Miyagi Golf: Wax-On Wax-Off for Golf” helps you become a better self-trainer, and “The Baseball Golf Swing Method” will help you build your swing from scratch or re-build a faulty swing. Congratulations to our winners, Danny Valenzuela of AZ and Barry Watson of NC who were randomly selected by Dean Reinmuth to receive a Swing Coach Club and free video review session with Dean!!! But that’s not all, we have two more of the same to giveaway! No purchase necessary. Register to win at GolfSmarter.com/swing-coach-giveaway/  Deadline to enter is 6a Pacific/9a Eastern Time on December 12, 2017. The winners will be announced on the episode 615, published on December 12, 2017.Want/Need a Swing Coach Club right now? Take 20% off with checkout code “golfsmarter” at www.swingcoach.comThis episode is brought to you by ledbur

611: Dean Reinmuth DeanOfGolf.com returns to analyze video of Fred’s swing with the Swing Coach. This is part 2 of our conversation started in our last episode. You will hear us referring to the video, but obviously it’s not on the audio portion of this podcast episode, but you can see the entire episode and watch what Dean’s referring to on GolfSmarter.com or our YouTube.com/golfsmartertv channel at https://youtu.be/PEfqIGfCvj4  WIN A Swing Coach Club!!! Thanks to Dean, four (4) lucky Golf Smarter listeners will win a Swing Coach Club. No purchase necessary. Register to win at GolfSmarter.com/swing-coach-giveaway/  Deadline for our first giveaway announcement is midnight Pacific Time, November 20, 2017. If you want/need a Swing Coach Club right now, take 20% off with checkout code “golfsmarter” at www.swingcoach.comThis episode is brought to you by ledbury.com/golfsmarter.  For those who want high quality, custom fit dress shirts without paying outrageous prices, check out ledbury.com/golfsmarter. Use promo

610: Dean Reinmuth has been a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher for 20 years, Phil Mickleson’s coach for 13 years, one of the first instructors on the Golf Channel, and a regular contributor to Golf Digest. OK, impressive credentials complete. This week host Fred Greene has an hour long Skype video conversation with Dean about a wide variety of topics from his history, to improving our mechanics, to short game proficiency. Dean also introduces us to the Swing Coach Club, one of the only products he’s ever endorsed. And that’s probably because he had a tremendous amount of influence on the design. WIN A Swing Coach Club!!! Thanks to Dean, four (4) lucky Golf Smarter listeners will win a Swing Coach Club. No purchase necessary. Register to win at GolfSmarter.com/swing-coach-giveaway/  Deadline for entry is November 20, 2017. If you want/need a Swing Coach Club right now, take 20% off with checkout code “golfsmarter” at www.swingcoach.com This episode is brought to you by ledbury.com/golfsmarter.  For those who want

609: Donn Levine battled the yips at the worst possible time in his playing career, but was able to learn a variety of methods to pull himself out of the funk...until it returned! Luckily he had the skills to get back on track. If you're feeling his pain, then listen to Donn's story and learn how his book will have you playing better and enjoying it more when you become Yip Free!Check out our new Hey Fred voice message center! Have a question about your game or equipment? Call 415-761-1498 and leave your question, and Fred will get one of our pros to answer it on the show…unless of course if you have a question, comment or suggestion for Fred.  Go ahead and call right now! 415-761-1498This episode is brought to you by ledbury.com/golfsmarter.  For those who want high quality, custom fit dress shirts without paying outrageous prices, check out ledbury.com/golfsmarter. Use promo code "golfsmarter" for a 20% discount on your first order. 

608 Josh Zander zandergolf.com> is back from last week’s episode, but this time he’s doing a live short game clinic at a charity tournament in San Francisco. This is the entire clinic that covers chipping, pitching, bunker shots and more.  In addition to the short game video we shared last week, there’s another short video from the clinic where Josh talks about the most effective practice session you can have when you distinguish between block practice and situational practice. Do you just pound ball after ball when at the range, or do you switch clubs with each ball, give yourself a target, and situation to attack? Josh has the answer in this video.      https://youtu.be/lBNRxpwTD54Have a question about your game or equipment? Call 1-415-761-1498 and leave your question, and Fred will get one of our pros to answer it on the show…unless of course if you have a question, comment or suggestion for Fred.  Go ahead and call right now! 1-415-761-1498This episode is brought to you by ledbury.com/golfsmarter.  For t

607: Josh Zander zandergolf.com> a Top 100 Teacher in America joins us to talk about short game, short game, and more short game. Beyond his tips and advice we learn about his adventure of playing in the US Open at Pebble Beach in 1992. We met Josh at a charity tournament. Just before the clinic began, Josh was providing some individual help on getting your pitch shots up in the air. The video of that tip can be found on our YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV channel. This is one of more than a hundred videos on our channel that cover then podcast, tips, drills, tech reviews, travel and more. The specific link to this tip is at https://youtu.be/CqDzYJuUVFYIn the last 2 episodes we offered free books to those of you who submit a review of the Golf Smarter podcast wherever you subscribe to the show. Scott Ford’s two books; “Welcome To The Zone” and “Integral Consciousness And Sport” and/or “Selling on the Green” by Jonathan Taylor & Tim Davis. Want one or all three for free? Just write an honest review about the Gol

606 “The Zone”…“Peak Performance”…there are different names for it, but you know how powerful it is when you’re there. A few episodes ago we heard Jamie Zimron talk about Scott Ford, an instructor who has helped her and scores of golfers understand how to achieve peak performance and get into a zone during a round of golf. Scott’s approach is both effective and practical. In this episode, host Fred Greene talks to Scott on how he discovered that he’d achieved his ‘zone’ and how we can get there with some simple tips.       Scott has 2 books he’s published on this topic, “Welcome To The Zone” and “Integral Consciousness And Sport” and we’d like to give you one for free! Just write an honest review about the Golf Smarter podcast, you’re invited to comment on the host, this episode, a past episode, a favorite topic, or a favorite guest. Once you write your review wherever you subscribe to this show (preferably in iTunes or Apple’s Podcasts app), click on the Hey Fred! button at GolfSmarter.com, or send an email

605: Executives who play golf earn 17% more than those who don’t. We’ve all heard that the golf course is a great place to do business. A sharp business person can learn more about a potential business relationship in four hours on the course than they can with years of meetings, emails, and phone calls. Our guests this week are Jonathan Taylor & Tim Davis authors of “Selling On The Green”, the bestselling book on golf & business that’s used in University level business schools across America. In this episode host Fred Greene talks with these two about the book and they’re own successful experiences in building strong and lasting business relationships.     We’re giving away copies of this book to those who write an honest review about the Golf Smarter podcast, this episode, a past episode, a favorite topic, or a favorite guest. Once you write your review (preferably in iTunes or Apple’s Podcasts app) wherever you subscribe to this show, send an email to fred@GolfSmarterPodcast.com and include your na

604: Jamie Zimron, the "Golf Sensei" returns for her tenth appearance on Golf Smarter to discuss why so many of us can't seem to hit the ball the same on the course as we do on the range. She provides insights and tips on how to get your body and mind to relax which provides greater power, more accuracy and lower scores!This episode is brought to you by Eightsleep.com. Save $100 at checkout with code "golfsmarter" when you purchase the smartest mattress on the planet, the Eight Smart Mattress, featuring sleep tracking, smart alarm, and wifi enabled bed warming! Find out more at Eightsleep.com/golfsmarter. This episode is also brought to you by MyBookie.ag. Use promo code "golfsmarter" for up to a 100% deposit bonus for the best odds, most reliable, fastest payouts, and best reputation of any online betting service anywhere. If you enjoyed this conversation with Jamie, here are the past Golf Smarter episodes where you can hear more from her for free.  Episode #s 133, 165, 225, 226, 289, 467, 468, 535, 584

603: We heard about Tim Yelverton in episode 599 with Brendon DeVore. Tim is Brendon’s favorite coach in his quest to be a better golfer, so it makes sense to hear what he has to say since we’re all on the same quest. Our focus on the conversation is short game and putting. Don’t miss any part of this conversation because Tim provides some great warm up drills and short game tips throughout.  The full video interview is available on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/t4ADcjc7DGMTim mentioned the short game video series that he's done with Brendon DeVore explaining how to build an elite short game. Find more at http://www.bebettergolf.net/scoringHere are two other podcasts from SmarterPodcasts.com:If you're also a fan of baseball, especially baseball history and how it relates to today's game, please check out RADIO BASEBALL CARDS hosted by Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Drysdalehttps://www.smarterpodcasts.com/category/radio-baseball-cards/>GOOD DOG is a podcast focused on dog behavior, dog training, choosing a

Putting frustrates every golfer, no matter their skill level. If you’ve ever seen a Pro on the Tour miss a 2 foot putt, you know that everyone is susceptible and just as frustrated. PuttingZone.com founder Geoff Mangum is convinced that whatever method of reading putts your using won’t help because all you’re doing is guessing. But after decades of research into the science of dropping the ball in the cup, he has concluded that there are four elements to successful putting, and he’s trained teachers around the world to use adopt his theories. It’s been nearly five years since Geoff has been on Golf Smarter, and we happily welcome his return. To hear more from Geoff on Golf Smarter, check out episodes 37, 134, 313, 314, 349 & 350.  Here are more podcasts from SmarterPodcasts.com:If you're also a fan of baseball, especially baseball history and how it relates to today's game, please check out RADIO BASEBALL CARDS hosted by Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Drysdalehttps://www.smarterpodcasts.com/category/radio-baseb

Larry Salk played Tour Golf professionally in his 20's. It didn't work out the way he hoped and created a career in the tech industry. But he still loved to play a lot, and he played well. Well enough that at 55 he qualified as an Amateur to play in the 2017 US Senior Open Championship at Salem Country Club in MA. Even though he didn't make the cut, he had a great time and has great stories about the adventure. This is a story you won't find anywhere else. Here are two other podcasts from SmarterPodcasts.com:If you're also a fan of baseball, especially baseball history and how it relates to today's game, please check out RADIO BASEBALL CARDS hosted by Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Drysdalehttps://www.smarterpodcasts.com/category/radio-baseball-cards/>GOOD DOG is a podcast focused on dog behavior, dog training, choosing a breed, dog care and feeding, as all as amazing stories about our four-legged best friends. Hosted by Joanne Greene.

600: Jim Waldron of the Balance Point Golf Schools has witnessed a huge shift in golf performance and instruction since the overwhelming amount of information that has been offered by high speed internet.  We call it instant gratification, Jim refers to it as Instant Contamination. There’s an intellectual exercise that should be incorporated into your practice and rounds, but because we have so much information to digest, it disappears in players who can’t understand why they’re not improving. As promised, if you appreciate Jim's wisdom and perspective as much as me, and have not heard all that we’ve been blessed to share, here’s a list of each of the Golf Smarter episodes where he can be heard, including all the Premium Episodes that were never available to everyone till now!12/18/07 #105 "Introducing Jim Waldron"8/19/08 #140 "Being Paralyzed by Too Many Swing Thoughts"1/11 & 1/18/11 #265 & 266 "The 15 Gates of Golf (and the keys to unlock them)"8/23 & 8/30/11 #295 & 296 "The Top 10 Traits of

599: Brendon DeVore is a good golfer and started a YouTube channel that was similar to Golf Smarter in that he interviewed golf instructors on ways to be a Better Golfer. Brendon was brought to us by a suggestion from a listener who knew that we’d all appreciate his insight and story. It’s a fun conversation that I hope you’ll enjoy. If you're also a fan of baseball, especially baseball history and how it relates to today's game, please check out RADIO BASEBALL CARDS https://www.smarterpodcasts.com/category/radio-baseball-cards/>, the newest podcast from SmarterPodcasts.com.

598: Are you a 15hcp playing from the Tips? Knock it off, and lose the ego, you’re not that good! Here's a solution to shoot lower scores and have more fun doing it...Play from a different, closer set of tees! Jim Cowan, Director of Course Rating & Handicap for the Northern California Golf Assoc (NCGA) joins us to discuss what Rating/Slope means, what total yardage means in relation to Rating/Slope, comparing courses and and how to combine that information with total course yardage, “women’s tees”, the potential of a World Handicap System, and more. If you're also a fan of baseball, especially baseball history and how it relates to today's game, please check out RADIO BASEBALL CARDS https://www.smarterpodcasts.com/category/radio-baseball-cards/>, the newest podcast from SmarterPodcasts.com.