Those Weekend Golf Guys
Summary: Take the #1 golf instructor in the state of Indiana (Jeff Smith (http://jeffsmithgolfinstruction.com) ) and pair him with an outstanding radio personality and you have the formula for one helluva Golf Talk Radio Show. John Ashton (the show host) has enjoyed success as a morning personality on radio stations from Bangor, Maine to Dallas, Texas. He’s also embarrassed himself on many golf courses in the same locations. John is a hacker, struggling to break 80 (OK, 90) but has a passion and enjoyment of the game, a skewed sense of humor and an outlook that makes this the most entertaining Golf Show around. Jeff Smith, PGA enjoys the innate ability to create word pictures so, even on the radio, his tips and techniques to improve your game are clear, easy to follow and help listeners cut strokes on their very next round.
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Introducing Cut Golf. Makers of Tour quality golf balls that you can afford to lose! Tour quality for $20 a dozen? Yes! And we played with them. They're everything they claim to be. We talk with the 2 founders of the company. Also, Euan McIntyre explains his new book "Gregor The Golf Ball" and how this book can help introduce juniors to the game. So much fun in just 44 minutes!
The difference is practice. And Jeff Smith will explain how "good golfers practice until they do it right. Great golfers practice until they can't do it wrong! Listen for some great tips on how to fit in the practice you don't do now without giving up golf time, family time or skipping work. At least not skipping work too often!
So John, the guy who gets to play golf as often as he wants, doesn't even take his clubs on vacation but hangs out on the beach all week instead. Jeff, the PGA Professional who works on a golf course but doesn't play for fun often, takes 10 days in Scotland doing nothing but playing golf. Who had more fun? And who got the better tan? You listen, then decide.
It's vacation time for the Golf Guys so we're off to play some golf. John made it up to Maine to play on Donald Ross's first ever course in the U.S. while Jeff heads off to Scotland to play the hallowed grounds of ST. Andrews, among others. This episode from last year is worth hearing again. Yes! It's The Best (that we could find) Of Those Weekend Golf Guys
For those of us who haven't the slightest idea where that ball is going to go once it leaves the putter face there is help! Pete Charleston, CEO of GolfLogix has a brand new app that will read the green for you. No more guessing left or right? Uphill or downhill? He joins us to talk putting and how this app can reduce, if not eliminate, 3 putts. We also talk about Phil Mickelson's latest rules faux pas and a whole lot more. Fun, funny and entertaining. That's us in a nutshell.
This sound familiar? Yet another green in regulation missed. That chip you need to replace what should have been your first putt needs to get close if you have any chance of making par. Well, you're in luck. Jeff Smith has some nifty tips to make sure that chip gets close enough. Maybe it will even check up! Yeah, we're talking spin here people. Listen to Jeff and amaze the rest of your foursome next time. Also, want to get a $10,000 Breitling Navitimer watch? No problem. We'll tell you how and where in this very episode. More fun, funny and totally entertaining Golf Talk.
We've all heard the cliches... keep it under the wind, finish high, keep your head down, never up never in etc. Jeff Smith explains just how wrong most of this advice is and what it's doing to screw up your game, and of course, how to do it right. Better scores when you learn what advice to just ignore!
Sometimes, or so it is rumored, golfers play for money; friendly wagers among friends. We discuss a few forms those games take including Wolf (and Jeff describes very well how to play and how to win at it!) and a brand new game, Vegas Golf. We talk to the inventor, Wayne Cimperman on how to play this cool, novel, and very fun game on the course.
We spend some quality time with golf architect, Bobby Weed. He started his career as an apprentice to Pete Dye. Spent years as the in-house architect for the PGA and is responsible for many of the TPC courses. Now he is building a course for Michael Jordan. Bobby understands that courses not only have to be challenging for scratch golfers and Pros but also have to be FUN for the high handicap amateur golfer. Also, Jeff shares a fool-proof, no fail, guaranteed technique to hit longer drives.
The first from our "Sundays Live" series of programs we broadcast live from Elk Run Golf Club in Jeffersonville Indiana. In talking on-air with the club's GM/Head Pro, we begin to encourage all golfers to move up to the Tees that best suit their game, not their age. Jeff Smith also encourages golfers to think this way: if you need more than a 7 iron to get to the green on a typical par 4 (after a decent drive) then you need to play from Tees more forward. The average amateur golfer hits their drive around 220 yards. After all the math is done, if you want to emulate the "Pro" experience on the course, don't play from the Pro Tees but play from the Tee location that makes the course around 5500 yards, give or take. #Moveitforward
Wes Wittingham from Volvik explains why their balls are colored and why they began their rise to fame through the LPGA. Plus, John and Jeff have a slight disagreement about one of the USGA's new proposed rules changes.
Jeff Smith describes his "4 Irrefutable Truths" for hitting a good shot from a bad lie. Do them right and IN ORDER! Learn it. Live it! Also talk to Kevin Rosenberg from P3ProSwing about practicing indoors in general and using their new, improved simulator specifically. It's both accurate and affordable. But, most important info on this week's show: some advice to Golf Parents: DO NOT quash your child's love of the game! And here's how you're doing that. Fun. Funny. Educational and Entertaining. Give a listen.
You'll hear a great tip about a game to play that will help lower your score, and win some money! Plus, music: yes or no? If yes, check out the SoundCaddy we talk about and finally, everything you could possibly want to know abut golf in Ireland
Would working out a bit more prevent a golf injury or cause one? Just one of the many questions Nick Buchan, certified strength coach for golfers, answers in this week's show. Can you actually get more distance with stronger legs? Will a less flabby midsection improve swing speed substantially? All great questions. All answered on this week's Golf Guys Show. And find Nick at strongergolf.com
Jeff teases us all with this Summer's itinerary for his trek to Scotland, with plans to play St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Trump International and more bucket list courses. Plus, we discuss that maybe the best way to get a hole-in-one is just not try! It will make sense once you listen to this week's show, another fun, funny and entertaining gem.