Friday Feedback: ’Golf is not about the quality of your good shots, but the quality of your bad ones’

2026-07-09

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It's Friday and that means a Friday Feedback pod. Plenty of great comments and questions for Nick and Mark to discuss today.01:00 Following our conversation a couple of weeks ago about women golfers who were (or are) absolute flushers, there's a couple of suggestions on golfers we missed.03:00 Nick and Mark discuss the importance of not focusing so much on the quality of your good shots, but the quality of your bad shots....they explain.04:00 Our discussion about local rules really has sparked some comments, and yes...

It's Friday and that means a Friday Feedback pod. Plenty of great comments and questions for Nick and Mark to discuss today.

01:00 Following our conversation a couple of weeks ago about women golfers who were (or are) absolute flushers, there's a couple of suggestions on golfers we missed.

03:00 Nick and Mark discuss the importance of not focusing so much on the quality of your good shots, but the quality of your bad shots....they explain.

04:00 Our discussion about local rules really has sparked some comments, and yes gimmes come up again (much to Marks frustration)

05:00 Mark notes that in the US it can be quite different, mulligans and gimmes are almost negotiated for.

05:50 Last week Mark talked about 'airspace' on a particular hole being out of bounds, we get a message from Ray in the UK who had the same thing at his club

07:00 An idea from Mission Hills on how to manage gimmes

07:30 Ian has a comment and question about YouTube golf tips, he may have misunderstood a recent conversation on the show, but that's okay, we have a chat about it.

10.30 Are bunkers still hazards, or are they too well groomed?

11:30 Radar - A fun story about the great man.

After the turn:

14.00 A few messages and stories about the recent passing of Metropolitan (Melbourne) golf legend Brian Twite

17:00 Can golf instructors destroy a swing?

20:00 A story from Graeme about the Dunvegan

22:00 Nick tells the story of how Jack Newton helped him win the PGA Championship at Coolum

23:00 And into a story about Payne Stewart at Coolum

And unfortunately the show ends on a low note with Dan cracking an appalling joke. A possible suspension for him from next weeks show is being considered by the Talk Birdie Team.

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