GOLF SMARTER

GS#384 This is a tour of interesting people and products at the 38th annual Haggin Oaks Demo Day in Sacramento, California. Featuring products, courses, publications, and every major manufacturer. We’ll meet Cindy Morgan who played Lacey Underall in Caddyshack, the coolest consumer Swing Analyzer with a free app, and more. Websites of the people and products we meet: HagginOaks.com Cindy-Morgan.com SwingSmart.com (make sure you also check out the video demo we did at YouT...

GSfMO#383 Dr. Joseph Parent, author of Zen Golf returns in this Members Only episode to go into more depth on his newly released book, How To Make Every Putt: The Secret to Winning Golf’s Game Within the Game”. In this episode we break down a number of chapters including reading greens and the best putting routine “ever”! Join Golf Smarter For Members Only today at GolfSmarter.com and hear part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Joe, plus the other NINE episodes with Dr. Joe that reside i...

GS#382 Dr. Joseph Parent, author of Zen Golf, the most popular mental game book in history, returns to introduce us to his newest book “How To Make Every Putt: The Secret to Winning Golf’s Game Within the Game”. This is the first of 2 episodes with Dr. Joe and his 10th appearance with host Fred Greene on GOLF SMARTER. Dr. Joe discusses how not to leave putts short, putting pre and post shot routines, letting go of bad shots, and how most of the chapters of the book include QR code links that pro...

GSfMO#381 William Carey, President of Dixon Golf, maker of the only eco-friendly golf balls, returns for part 2 of our conversation for Members Only. We get into golf ball design and manufacturing, and why Dixon has to go beyond the normal process to make an eco-friendly ball while still delivering a ball the plays better than the competition. We also review a recent WSJ article where many Tour players and Hall of Famers are showing support for the USGA to make balls that don’t provide increased dis...

GS#380 William Carey, President of Dixon Golf, maker of the ONLY eco-friendly golf ball, passionately shares the need for eco-friendly balls, describes how to deliver a tournament quality ball, and how he competes in a lopsided market. Actor Don Cheadle (9hcp) loves the ball and created an ad for Dixon that is featured in this week's blog post. GolfSmarter.com has great deals on the entire line of Dixon balls and even offers a free dozen with a new Golf Smarter For Members Only memb...

GSfMO#379 Jim Waldron of Balance Point Golf Schools returns for this Members Only Part 2 of our conversation on his "Power of Six" practice strategies. This time we get into more depth on 1-4 and he introduces #5 - The Short Game & #6 - Approach Shots. Join Golf Smarter For Members Only today at GolfSmarter.com and never miss part 2 of any conversation, plus gain access to our entire archives of GOLF SMARTER Podcasts Congratulations to Eric Gunn of Norfolk VA, and Jim Tolan of Dublin...

GS#378 Jim Waldron of Balance Point Golf Schools, one of my all time favorite GOLF SMARTER instructors returns for 2 parts to discuss practice strategies to improve all aspects of your game. His "Power of Six" covers the six most important skills that you should be focusing on at your practice sessions. In this episode we go over #1-4 which include Improving Greens in Regulation, Hitting more Fairways, Super Short Putts, The Danger Zone, and the Mental Game. Up next in our Members Only episode we re...

GSfMO#377 Aimpoint putting continues to be our concentration in this Members Only episode with PGA and Aimpoint Certified Instructor John Graham. Here's a couple of his comments: "I never misread the direction of the break anymore", "If it takes more than 20 seconds to read a straight forward putt, you're doing it wrong" and "...the hardest putts to read are the flat ones". If you're not a Member yet, this information rich episode should be the catalyst. Go to the GolfSmar...

SPECIAL EDITION GS#376 - GAME GOLF is wearable technology and available-everywhere software that will change the way golf is experienced. GAME GOLF allows you to see your game, share your game, compare your game and compete like never before. GAME GOLF collects the important data of your round, while your playing….in the background! Our guest is John McGuire, CEO of Active Mind Technology in San Francisco and master mind behind GAME GOLF. Recently you may have heard from friends in your golf commun...

GS#375 Aimpoint Putting returns as the focus of this 2 part conversation. This time we meet John Graham, who travels around the world teaching the Aimpoint curriculum. Less and less of his teaching time is spent on swing mechanics because of how effective he believes this method is. For him, it’s all about quantifying every putt. Putting is more than an art, it’s a provable skill that makes it so effective. I’ve included a good sample from John’s YouTube videos on the GolfSmarter.com blog for ...