The Golf Improvement Podcast

Episode 234 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast is an interview with Dean Knuth - The Pope Of Slope!  Dean was and is recognized as the world's top expert on the golf handicapping and course rating system used in the U. S. and many foreign countries. Dean talks about how he started working with the USGA, gives a brief overview of the main things he was most involved in when working at the USGA, and sh...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Episode 233 interview with Jeff Sheets (Jeff Sheets Golf).  Jeff is a 30+ year veteran club designer with more than 600 commercialized club models.  He has worked with 60 major champions, and is a 2024 Hall Of Fame Club Builder. AND Jeff has created a wonderful Instagram page, with more than 250 posts of value to golfers, club fitters, and club builders. Jeff has creat...

Welcome back to THE Golf Improvement Podcast Tom Sterner -  Founder of The Practicing Mind Institute, and author in 2023 of his third book "It's Just A Thought." Tom shares some of the interesting things he has done since the last interview we did about 5 years ago.  He discusses what motivated him to write "It's Just A Thought." He often asks his clients to repeat this mantra - "I am not my thoug...

In Episode 231 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright interviews Kevin Davidson - author of a wonderful new golf book - "The Magic In St Andrews By The Positive Golfer - Finding Inspiration at Golf's Spiritual Home."   One of Tony's favorite interviews! Kevin shares what started him to write this book, and how he developed the engaging writing style he used to tell the fascinating stories in...

In Episode 230 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright interviews Mike Romatowski - creator of the Revolutionary Mach 3 Golf Speed Training System .  Mach 3 is a year-round training program that has helped thousands of golfer to improve their swing speeds - on average - by 11.5 mph! Mike's training system is based largely on Three Key Principles - "Speed Out In Front," "Dynamic Oscillating Va...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Episode 229 with Dean Snell - Dean founded the Snell Golf golf ball company in 2015.  Prior to starting Snell Golf, he played major roles in creating the original Titleis Pro V1 line and Taylormade golf ball line.  He started Snell Golf in 2015 to "give back to consumers." In this interview, Dean talks about how he decided to be trained in Plastics Engineering with min...

In Episode 228 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright interviews Keith Muir - creator of the ThoughtsFromTheTrain web site.  Keith has been on a personal journey to find a "Gamer" putter for his personal golf game. He talks about his initial interactions with Bruce Rearick - Burnt Edges Consulting - and what he has learned about his personal putting style and stroke. Keith shares the detaile...

In Episode 227 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright interviews John Novosel Jr. John and his father discovered - roughly 20 years ago - the amazing concept of Tour Tempo - which has value for golfers who want to improve their full swing and short game performance. John shares some of the interesting details about how he and his father discovered how a 3 to 1 full swing tempo is what the be...

In Episode 226 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright interviews David Orr - Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and creator of the Flatstick Academy in Southern Pines, North Carolina. David talks about what motivated him to want to share his thoughts on how to best fit junior golfers for putters - and some of the mistakes that junior golfers can make with the putters they start with. We discuss s...

In Episode 225 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright interviews Dr. David Creswell , the William S. Dietrich II Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.  At his Health and Performance Laboratory, he studies what makes people resilient under stress, the science of mindfulness meditation, and wellness.  He is also the Chief of Science at Equa H...

Tony Wright shares some personal memories related to playing the Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh, PA - and memories about some of the past U.S. Opens played at Oakmont.  MY FAVORITE GOLF COURSE! Here are four links to some interesting articles and a book worth reading about Oakmont... WPGA Article - "Oakmont's Power To  Challenge The Game's Best." https://wpga.org/nws/2025/250523-oakmonts-power...

In Episode 223 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright welcomes back (for the 9th time!) David Orr - Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and creator of the Flatstick Academy in Southern Pines, North Carolina. David starts the episode by noting that there are many different ways to create a Zero Torque Putter.  He discusses some of the most obvious types of putting strokes that can benefit from Zero...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Episode 222 with Peter Sanders - who started development of the Strokes Gained Analysis process in 1989.  Peter is now the Chief Data Officer for the SwingU golf improvement app. Peter shared some of the insights included in his "SwingU Clubhouse" blog post site that is on the SwingU web page.  An AMAZING Free Source of Golf Improvement Content for golfers of all handi...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Episode 221 interview with Dr. John Paul Guidry with Guidry Golf and Sports in Mandiville, Louisiana.  John Paul is a Dr. in Physical Therapy and is a Titleist Performance Institute certified fitness professional.  He has helped hundreds of golfers, and has published an excellent book "Becoming A Lifelong Golfer." He shares the concepts he has used, over the past 17 ye...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Episode 220 with Dr. Gordon Morrison!  Gordon is an Irish PGA Professional who is the head coach at Vestford Golf Club in Norway.  He recently completed a PhD in Sport Psychology and Motor Control, with a focus on Investigating The Yips In Chipping! In this episode, Gordon shares why he chose to investigate the chipping yips.  He shares some of the interesting results...

Tony Wright shares an update on his successful hip surgery / golf / life since the last podcast episode he posted in July 2024. He also share is list of FAVORITE BOOKS READ in 2024, and his FAVORITE GOLF IMPROVEMENT PODCAST Episode of 2024. AND... THE Golf Improvement Podcast is sponsored in 2025 by...   David Orr and The Flatstick Academy! "Putting Instruction Without All Of The BULL!" For More I...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Interview with Carnegie-Mellon University Head Men's and Women's Coach Dan Rodgers . The CMU Men's Team won the NCAA DIII National Championship in 2023.  And the CMU Women's Team won the NCAA DIII National Championship in 2024. These were the first ever national championships won by a CMU athletic team in the history of the CMU athletic program! To learn more about CMU...

Congrats to Roane State Community College Men's Golf Team alumni Seth Robinette, Caleb Tipton, Kieran McCarthy, and Louie Stott!   All four played in the first ever Roane State teams to play in the NJCAA DII Nationals the past 2 years, and the team placed 6th in the 2023 Nationals and 5th in the 2024 Nationals! Seth, Caleb, and Kieran will now go on to play NCAA DI Golf at Radford University in Ra...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Interview with Scott Young, author of the new book "Get Better At ANYTHING: 12 Maxims for Mastery." Enjoy reading some details of our podcast discussion in my web link to this interview. Here is the link to Scott's web site... https://www.scotthyoung.com/ Here is the link to purchase "Get Better At Anything" on Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Get-Better-Anything-Maxi...

I have created a new resource for golfers who want access to the more than 200 Golf Improvement Podcast episodes that are available! It's called THE Golf Improvement Podcast Archive - a downloadable pdf document. It includes links to all of the published Golf Improvement Podcast episodes. Here is the link....   https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/0/6/7/a067346f8be262215f2e77a3093c12a1/THE_Ultimat...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast interview with Dr. Sasho MacKenzie - Sports Biomechanist - Professor, Dept. of Human Kinetics, at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia - and co-founder (with Marty Jertson from Ping) of the amazing STACK System. Sasho talks about how the development of the STACK Putting App came about, and who it was included within the STACK Swing Speed Improvement...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Interview with putter fitting and putting instruction guru Bruce Rearick - from Burnt Edges Consulting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bruce shares the most important things golfers need to know about Putter Shaft Flex - and how they relate to how you create YOUR putting stroke! To subscribe to Bruce's Substack blog, click the link below...     https://brucerearick.substack....

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Episode with Jason Kuhn - a former Navy Seal and D1 baseball player - and someone who has had amazing success helping athletes overcome the yips! It was an honor to do this amazing interview with Jason! Jason shares his life story, how he personally overcame the yips in baseball, what he believes are the major causes of the yips, and elements of the approaches he uses...

THE Golf Improvement Podcast Interview with Roane State Men's Golf team head coach Chris Griffin and assistant coach Bo Harris. The men's golf team won the District Tournament, and qualified for the NJCAA Division II National Tournament for the first time ever in 2023.  Hard Work Pays Off! To learn more about the Roane State Men's Golf program, click the link below...     https://rsccathletics.com...