Upcoming Interview Alert

July 8th, 2008

After receiving so many emails, it’s clear that you have great questions for our guests that you wished I’d asked. Since we record most conversations in advance, I’d like to provide you the chance to submit questions for upcoming episodes of the GOLF SMARTER podcast. Please be aware that the interview may be recorded weeks before it’s published, so submit your questions early by clicking on the Hey Fred button above. All times listed are Pacific Daylight Savings Time.
Tom Wishon will return to discuss his latest book “The Right Sticks.” His extensive website is WishonGolf.com. The interview will be held on Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.
Colin Cromack will be interviewed from Australia about his teachings on Target Oriented Golf.com. That recording will take place on Tuesday, July 15 at 5 p.m.
Jim Waldron of BalancePointGolf.com and the Balance Point Golf Schools will be back due to popular demand. The recording session is scheduled for Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Again, we appreciate your feedback and reviews for all of our golf podcasts. Golf Smarter Tips is now published 4 days each week. Each episode is less than 10 minutes and the schedule includes:
Monday: Mental Game
Wednesday: Short Game
Thursday: Swing Mechanics
Friday: Putting
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Putting Coach and Theorist Geoff Mangum

July 8th, 2008

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Putting is at the same time simple and complicated, straight forward and mysterious. Back by popular demand, Geoff Mangum of The Putting Zone gives his tips and tricks to better putting, including reading the greens, short putts, long putts, and much more, on episode #134 of Golf Smarter. On short putts, for instance, Geoff suggests Read more »

Mental Keys: Slow Play

July 7th, 2008

Coming soon

It’s just a fact of life that on the golf course, some golfers are slower than others. And the faster golfers tend to get angry and unfocused and maybe their game suffers as a result. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” hammers home one of his central points, that you must focus on the process and not the outcome to conquer the phenomenon of “slow play” on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Swing Mechanics: Pre Shot Routine

July 3rd, 2008

Coming soon

Unfortunately, many golfers unconscientiously use negative reinforcement during their setup routine before they swing and think about where they don’t want to hit the ball. Going through all the steps of the pre-shot routine on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips, Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology proposes a radical idea: Think about where you do want to hit the ball.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.”

Short Game: Introduction & Warm-Up

July 2nd, 2008

Coming soon

Our third series in Golf Smarter Tips involves everything you need to know to improve your game, 100 yards and in. Terry Koehler, president of Eidolon Golf and author of the blog The Wedge Guy, will talk each week about equipment, technique, and how to cut strokes out around the green. In the introduction, Terry talks about what you need to do to make the most of your warm-up time.

If you have any questions that you’d like Terry to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If your question gets answered on the show, Eidolon Golf will give you a free wedge of your choice.

Aikido & Golf: Integrating Peaceful Power, with Jamie Zimron

July 1st, 2008

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Centered-ness and calm are important in the game of golf, and a discipline that has a lot to do with balance could be a helpful boost to anyone’s game. In episode #133 of Golf Smarter, Jamie Zimron, a Golf Sensei, pairs Read more »

Mental Keys: Fear of Injury

June 30th, 2008

Coming soon

Fear of an injury is a cause for concern in the mental game to be sure, but, as Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf” says, it is important to “get a second opinion” from your doctor, especially if you are having pain, as he answers a listener’s question on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Nike’s Global Research Director for Vision Science, Dr. Alan Reichow

June 27th, 2008

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We all have those moments of greatness, when we have read the green just right, taken a risk and sunk that golf ball for birdie, or eagle. The X-factor in reading greens, and putting in general has a lot to do with how well you can see. On episode #23 of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf, Read more »

Swing Mechanics: Wrist Hinge

June 26th, 2008

Coming soon

Often what happens in transition, from the back swing to the forward swing, is that wrists tend to take on a life of their own. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains the steps to eliminate this and have your wrists work in concert with your entire body to achieve a great swing, with a balanced finish on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.”

Creative Entries from The SORTAGolf Contest

June 25th, 2008

Recently, we asked GOLF SMARTER podcast listeners to join in on the June 14th National Sorta Golf Day and send in their thoughts about our interview with the Commissioner of the Sorta Golf Association, Donn Glenn. Not surprisingly, we had many reactions to Donn’s ideas on how to improve the pace of play and how make the game more fun for non competitive players. Thanks to everyone who wrote in for the SORTAGolf contest. To recap, here are the Golfer’s Bill of Rights, or their seven amendments to the USGA rules:

1.) Improve Your Lie
2.) Inside the Leather is Good
3.) Double Bogey is Max
4.) One In/One Out Principle
5.) Any Found Ball is Yours
6.) All Equipment is Conforming
7.) One Mulligan Per Round

While I may not agree with all these, I like the idea that there can be a separate set of rules for those not competing in tournaments. Two listeners who won a prize package from Sorta Golf were announced on yesterday’s episode of the GOLF SMARTER podcast and in this blog, but we also wanted to share a small, but passionate, sampling of other reactions we received from our audience… Read more »