Future of the Fairway Podcast

It's the final episode of 2022 for the Future of the Fairway Podcast, so we're going out with a bang!  Jordan Lunetta, co-founder of ODIN Golf, is this week's special guest. Jordan is an American living in Germany, running a company whose vision is "to help golfers become better, look and feel good on and off the course, and most importantly, have a friggin’ blast." We talk about Jordan's tec...

Dr. Thomas James Reed, aka Lukwe'tiyó (Oneida for He is a Good Man), aka Doc, aka TJ, aka Mr. Monday Motivation, joins Future of the Fairway. Doc shares about his love for the Creator’s Game, the origins of his positivity and optimism, his path to and work in higher education, and much, much more. He talks about Oneida Nation and the Haudenosaunee, providing perspective, wisdom, and insight not on...

Sam Scantron Scannell showed up to the Virginia FlingGolf Open as an unknown, but left with a 2nd place finish which put him at #5 in the debut of the World League FlingGolf Player Rankings. Sam is currently an Athletic Director for a middle school in Durham, North Carolina. He is such a Jack-of-all-trades, the phrase may need modification to Sam-of-all-trades: in addition to being a top rank...

Joe Gerard, known as Coach Lefty, joins the FOTF to discuss learning traditional golf, his work with First Tee, how he’s utilizing FlingGolf particularly for his junior golfers, and how FlingGolf can help with retention of all golfers. Growing up in New York, Joe played all the sports, but found his way to warmer weather by way of Georgia and now Florida. You can follow Coach Lefty at CoachLeftyGo...

With the brand new World League FlingGolf (WLF) Player Rankings out, it's a treat to have #9 Jake Anderson, the Island Hopper, join the podcast. We get to hear a preview of the first WLF event for the 2023 Tour, hosted in San Diego, California in late February, as well as a bit about data science, 2022 FlingGolf reflections, how Jake found FlingGolf, what San Diego has to offer, and much, much mor...

Krysta Smith joins the Future of the Fairway Podcast after making her competitive debut in the Virginia FlingGolf Open. She discusses growing the game, particularly in adding more women to competitions. Krysta also talks about her background in sports, her competitiveness, her FlingGolf group in the Erie, PA area, parenting, and cars. Buckle up for another fun and insightful episode! This episode...

The Mountaineer Zac Mulvey joins the podcast to talk about becoming a Team Champion at the Virginia FlingGolf Open, jumping into the Top 10 and just missing the cut for Top 5, his FlingGolf origin story, and college conference realignment, among many other topics. Zac is a competitive and focused FlingGolfer, as well as a thoughtful and kind human being. He shares lots of great stories from FlingG...

This episode of the Future of the Fairway Podcast is presented by the American Classic Golf Club in Lewes, Delaware. Maine Event Mike DeRusha talks about finding FlingGolf, playing in the Delaware and Virginia tournaments, his trip to New Swarm HQ, teaming up with The Founder, and offers great stories along the way. Get insights into Mike’s FlingStick choices, the lengths he’ll go to for French fr...

This episode of the podcast is presented by the American Classic Golf Club in Lewes, Delaware. Shawn Van Lancker joins FOTF Podcast to talk about the Virginia FlingGolf Open, how he discovered FlingGolf, his course liberation goals, and some of the innovations he's brought to FlingGolf, including the FlingMan robot. SVL also shares his insights on playing FlingGolf at a course that's not been libe...

Britt Morrison joins Future of the Fairway to talk about music, TV shows, FlingGolf, family, working at a golf course, podcasts, and so much more. While Britt typically prefers to be behind the scenes, she's fantastic behind the mic and offers great insights and highlights from her life, including the operations at American Classic Golf Club for the New Swarm Classic, being the only woman competin...

Austin Ebersole, FlingGolf's #4 ranked player, joins FOTF to discuss the New Swarm Open, shoveling four tons of stones, how he made his way to Delaware, his sports background, and just about everything else. This is a wide-ranging, funny, and charming episode, so settle in for a good time. Follow Showtime on Instagram @showtime_flings and check out his sponsors and discount codes at linktr.ee/show...

Mike Edwards, FlingGolf's very own Big Cat, joins the podcast to talk about his years as a FlingGolfer, the various FlingSticks he's used, his tournament experience, and so much more. Big Cat is a lot of fun to talk to, and even though we had a little bit of a challenge with our connection during the interview, I think you'll still be able to enjoy hearing from him. There's even a guest appea...

Jack Bovich, the #2 ranked FlingGolfer, joins the Future of the Fairway to talk about the tournament, his practice routine, his thoughts on the future of the fairway, and a whole lot more. Lucky Jack also discusses his other nickname, the Irish Twin, which he used during the New Swarm Classic in honor of his sister. Jack is not only a fantastic FlingGolfer, but a fantastic person and so much fun t...

From Rutherford County, North Carolina, Brooks Medford joins us to talk about getting into FlingGolf, making the decision to enter the New Swarm Open, and his work with the Robert and Janice McNair Education Foundation.  You can read more about the foundation here: https://www.mcnairedfoundation.org/ . And be sure to look up the Dogwood Valley Golf Course in North Carolina, Brooks' home cours...

The reigning FlingGolf World Champion, Ken Pytluk, joins the podcast today. Ken talks about his background playing all kinds of sports, his striving to best his best, and his perspective on the sport (and life in general). Ken was one of the first FlingGolfers to bring on sponsorships, as well as a trailblazer in the sport with his Patreon page. We talk about all that, as well as his preparat...

John Pruellage is President at New Swarm, a lawyer by trade, and a former hack golfer. We spend a lot of the episode talking about the Shark Tank episode John and Alex appeared on: how it came to be, how the pandemic disrupted the timeline, what it was like in the Tank, and much more. We also discuss how FlingGolf got on his radar and what he hopes to see for the sport in the future.  

Steve Bloom, New Swarm's Vice President and General Manager, joins FOTF Podcast to talk about his background, creating and designing prototypes (and continued design), his favorite shots, and his journey so far with New Swarm. We touch briefly on his connection to veterans and why that's near and dear to him and New Swarm.  In the episode, I mentioned a few links for your reference, so here t...

The inaugural guest on the Future of the Fairway Podcast is the creator of FlingGolf, Alexander Van Alen. Alex is founder and CEO of New Swarm, the company that makes the FlingStick. On this episode, Alex discusses the origins of FlingGolf and the journey of creating a company (New Swarm) as well as a new sport.