Those Weekend Golf Guys

There are some clubs that you probably have in your garage that really should still be in your bag! These are clubs that are still the best in their category. We tell you the top 10\. Ever been attacked by wildlife on the course? We have, and have some funny stories. Plus, Slicing sucks but we all do it. Jeff's Quick Fix will help you stop slicing forever.

Golfers raise a LOT of money for charity every year. In the US last year there was a total of $3.9 Billion raised by golf and golfers, from the PGA down to Mom & Pop's scramble. And that was a full 1% of the total of all philanthropic giving in the country. Yay Us!!! This week we talk about charity. John has a hilarious story from a charity scramble, Jeff coaches you through playing in your first charity scramble outing and we interview a guest who is heavily invested in golf, philanthropy and overall positive effects. Shail Shah is a fashion designer who has started the new company, 2-DG. He has a beautiful golf polo shirt made from a material spun from threads from reclaimed fishing nets, so he helps the environment. It's SPF-50 so it helps protect the golfer from Melanoma. AND, he is giving 10% of the total sales to a cancer researcher who is getting close to a successful treatment and even a cure. Look good, feel good and help out! Buy one of his shirts here, 2-dg.com

Lee Huffman is a travel expert. Ask him how to save money on airfare or hotels and he can go on for hours with great idea after great idea. So, we ask him how to get to the best golf venues cheaply so we can actually afford to play golf there. And he gives us a ton of ways to save Big Bucks. Our trips were booked before the show was over! Check out http://baldthought.com/weekendgolf for some private deals for our listeners and many other travel ideas and spiffs. Lee is a very generous man, just sayin'.

Those terms may sound opposite, but in golf, they mean the same. Yup, Golf is kinda backward. I mean, in what other game is the object to score as few points as possible? John and Jeff talk rules in this episode. Specifically, some new rules and some rules adjustments from the USGA. But there are still plenty of rules we hate; rules we think are unnecessary; rules we think are stupid! Another fun, funny, entertaining and educational hour of Golf Talk!

We're always looking for ways to get better at this game. This week you have 2 choices: the Inputt putting training device or (for those young enough) the Junior Players Golf Academy. Brian King explains the Inputt device  and Keith Bach tells all about the JPGA on Hilton Head Island. Plus, the humor and help you've come to expect from your buddies, Those Weekend Golf Guys.

Another fun, funny and educational episode! Jeff explains in detail how to hit a Hybrid club correctly and, more importantly, effectively. You paid for it. Better to use it right! More cold weather practice tips and some stories to keep you chuckling all week, PLUS, how you can win $10,000 during the MAster's Tournament. All on this week's episode.

John and Jeff discuss how to wait for spring without going crazy and keep your swing intact throughout the process. How to play when it's chilly. How to play when its wet. Plus some nifty tricks to get your game in mid season shape even before you hit the course to start this season.

It's all an effort to get more kids involved in the game. Adam Hike, from Youth On Course joins us to talk about his movement to get all kids the ability to play golf for only $5 per round. Tim Orbond also joins us to talk about the "Carry The Game" program, teaching kids how to caddy in order to get them involved in golf, make some money, and earn college scholarships. And for those of us who ave no idea, we get the definitive answer to the question: How much do you tip your caddy?

Jeff Smith has won the "Developmental Teacher Of The Year" Award from the PGA and we celebrate in this episode by sharing some of Jeff's secrets on developing lower scores, better shots, more accuracy with some easy practice drills. We start at the green with a foolproof way to quickly get the proper speed of any green, then move on to the right way to assure solid contact on all chip shots. In the fairway center face contact is a must for long, accurate iron shots and then back to the Tee where Jeff shares the right method to hit it straight.

Peter Kessler is the original talent on the Golf Channel. Peter Kessler has played golf with the biggest names in the biz. In this episode hear who Sean Connery thinks is the best Bond girl (as told to Peter on the golf course). How far Jack Nicklaus can hit a 7 iron and all about the hole-in-one Peter got while playing at Bay Hill with Arnold Palmer. So much fun info in just one hour!

Jeff Smith proves golf is an easy game to learn and play well. No, really, it is if you approach it right and Jeff explains his approach and what to look for in a golf instructor. Also, we saw a plethora of new equipment at the PGA Show, especially new model drivers, and one of them will be perfect for you.

While previewing the new stuff at this year's PGA Show coming up this week, Jeff extolls the virtues of the new Titleist AP irons. Whether the AP1, AP2, or AP3, one will be perfect for you, no matter how well you do or do not play

We interview Linda Hartough, a world-renowned Golf Landscape Artist about golf, and art and how the two interact. Plus, Don't Be That Guy! All the obnoxious activities we deal with on course regularly. And Jeff Smith has a "Quick Fix" guaranteed to cut strokes.

A Hoosier lost in NYC! Jeff Smith pauses his special lessons at Bethpage or LibertyNat'l. or one of those NYC golf courses we can't afford to play to let us normal folk learn to chip and pitch better and save strokes around the green.

Frank Basset from Golf Talk America is a guest, and a total piece of work! Also, Jeff Smith shares a trick to align your hips when setting up (it's a like magic). Plus some quick fixes to basic amateur golfer mistakes and misconceptions