Golf Smarter Mulligans

Jim Waldron of the Balance Point Golf Schools will discuss his upcoming book, "The 15 Gates to Golf (and how to unlock them)" He shares how to learn skills effectively, how to practice more efficiently, and how in the lifetime of a committed golfer, his Fifteen Gates will appear first as "obstacles", but later on, as "entry ways" to success. Originally published 1/12/11 This is part 1 of two. Next...

Robert Trent Jones, Jr is one of the most famous course architects in the world. In June, 2006 host Fred Greene was hired by Troon Golf to interview Jones for a video project about a new course being developed in Puerto Rico. The project stalled, but Fred held onto the interview for five years before making it a Golf Smarter episode. This is the first time this episode has ever been released publi...

Jeff Ritter of MTT Performance reminds us that we’re always “In the Zone”, but it’s our thoughts and doubts that bring us out of it regularly. Jeff returns to talk about his style of integrated coaching, which includes elements of fitness, mechanics, nutrition and the mental game. Originally published 12/10/10

Jon Adler is a performance coach focused on working with golfers and executives. He says that we need to get our mind right to let our bodies swing the club. We spend too much time on correcting our swing during a round, but not correcting our mind.

Chuck Evans of the Medicus Golf Schools talks about putting, improving your short game, and provides some off season and indoor practice tips. He generously offers to do a free clinic at the opening round of our Golf Smarter Scottsdale Adventure at Grayhawk (Unfortunately Chuck wasn’t able to join us, but we did have dinner and a recording with Jeff Ritter. More on that in a couple weeks).

You already have the swing to lower your scores. Craig Sigl of Break80Golf.com says you can play better even without practice.

Stephen Ladd provides tips and insights on how to break bad habits through self-hypnosis and NLP that will lower your scores and improve your time on the course. Find out more at https://renegadementalgolf.com . This episode was originally published in November 2010.

Jeff Ritter narrates his talk-free YouTube video called "Sample Shots", talks about taking your practice round to the course, and why he joined the professional staff of Dixon Golf.

Jack Sims has started multiple businesses, is a writer, lecturer and golf instructor. His book, "How to Seriously Win at Business and Golf" is a guide for those who want to become more successful at both. He provides tips on putting, practice and more.

This is the first we met Tony Manzoni back in 2010. In this episode he introduces us to the single pivot swing based on years of research on Ben Hogan. He was also a co-founder of Callaway. He also promotes Shot Watch as a valuable swing aide that monitors rhythm, grip pressure and swing speed. Inventor Ted Caldwell joins in.

Roseanna Leaton teaches self hypnosis to help golfers lower their scores. Using this method of training your mind can avoid negative situations and thoughts, increase your awareness and avoid situations that you find yourself in time and again.

Pam Swenson, CEO of the EWGA addresses their commitment to get more women on the golf course. We discuss the state of women's golf, what facilities can do be more friendly to women, and the financial benefits women bring to the sport. Originally published September 2010

This is our final entry into our Spring Into Golf Season series featuring conversations with the late Tony Manzoni, probably the most impactful teacher, based on listener feedback, that we’ve ever featured in the 16 years of doing game improvement interviews on the Golf Smarter podcast. Tony’s ability to make his students great ball strikers wasn’t his only focus. In this episode we also discuss t...

Even though Tony Manzoni had tremendous success coaching the Men’s golf program at College of the Desert, he didn’t focus on Men’s golf only. Tony had tremendous respect for the women’s game and believed that amateur golfers at all skill levels could learn a lot from watching the LPGA Tour. He also spent a lot of time working with children who were exceptional golfers and had a future in the profe...

Tony Manzoni taught a very effective method of the golf swing that he learned from his years of intense studying what made Ben Hogan great. We discuss it in depth in this episode that is also available on our YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV channel using an early video conference platform called Blab. This was a full decade before the world became comfortable with video conversation. This is the seventh...

This is the sixth of nine episodes featuring our many interviews with the late Tony Manzoni that covered everything from golf courses to his effective swing method to close friend Frank Sinatra. So many listeners confuse with Tony’s swing with Stack & Tilt. Tony addresses the difference and why Stack & Tilt may work for some, but will eventually create back problems. Tony’s book “The Lost Fundamen...

Beyond being a great golfer and teacher, Tony Manzoni had so much more to his life than the game. In this conversation we get into an interesting discussion of what it’s like to live in the shadow of a high profile father, then pursuing a career choice in the same field. Examples discussed include Steph Curry and Frank Sinatra Jr. We then continue to discuss taking your game to the next level one...

In our fourth consecutive episode dedicated to the lessons of the late Tony Manzoni, we continue to discuss how to elevate your game to the next level one club at a time. We learn how to lower scores through your putter. Also discussed is the elusive lob wedge and whether amateurs keep it in their bags. Tony’s book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move. Better Golf Forever.” is available once aga...

This is our third of nine consecutive episodes featuring the late Tony Manzoni. This time around we go to the first of two parts with Tony discussing tips, insights, and strategies on how to be more consistent with each golf club in your bag. In this episode we explore improvements with your putter, 8 iron, and lob wedge. We’ve scheduled to have him come back next week to discuss more wedges, long...

Our second of nine episodes featuring the late Tony Manzoni goes beyond swing mechanics, this time Tony talks about “Your Intent” and how it needs to be aligned with your performance, and visa versa. Tony’s book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move. Better Golf Forever.” is available once again in either paperback or kindle formats. Find it at https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Fundamental-Simple-Bette...

Over the next 9 episodes of Golf Smarter Mulligans, we’re going to be featuring some of our many conversations with Tony Manzoni. Tony was an amazing golf instructor who passed away in 2018. We first met him in 2009, and in the dozen or so times he was on the podcast with us, emails flooded in with more positive feedback than any other teacher featured. If you’re a new to Golf Smarter or didn’t pl...

Scott Ermisch joins us for pt2 in our Members Only episode never before released publicly. Our conversation was originally recorded in 2010. Interestingly we can now see exactly how things look in hindsight as we discussed what courses can look like in 2020. What will golf courses look like and who will be playing in 2030? Chuck tackles what was happening then when it comes to developing the real...

Scott Ermisch is a golf course architect who shares his thoughts on the state of the industry on building new courses, why tour pros are now putting their names on course design and what we should expect in the future. He shares a story of designing with Nick Faldo. Originally published in 2010. This is part 1 of a 2 part conversation. Next week we speak more about how an architect designs strateg...

The Golf Better Coach, Rick Koscher shares a different scorecard to help track which club may be keeping you from lower scores. We also cover the value of practice rounds vs practice range. Rick contends that part of our problem is that "we don't play 'the game', we try to make perfect shots". He's probably right. Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game, so we’re now...

Rick Koscher, The Golf Better Coach, is featured in this interview from 2010 where he discusses game improvement and answers a listener question about a struggling golfer whose game has dumped out. This is part1 of 2 episodes with Rick. Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game, so we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so...