Those Weekend Golf Guys

What are the limits to swing speed? What makes it so most of us recreational golfers can’t seem to swing fast enough to impress anyone? Is there anything we can do to fix it? If there wasn’t, do you think I would have brought up the subject? Jeff talks speed. How fast can you go? Find out this week with Those Weekend Golf Guys. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we talk about wedge shots. Why do we talk about the so much? Because they are the number one reason you can’t break 80. Your wedge shots suck. I mean you’re right there, just off the green in regulation so you chip or pitch or otherwise try to use a wedge to cozy the ball up to the hole but you skull it about 10 yards off the green or you stub it and send a chu...

So, are you a Smooth Swinger or Bob The Basher. Is one technique better than the other? Can you change from one to the other? All great questions. And all are answered in this week’s edition of Those weekend Golf Guys Radio Show. Jeff also puts on his Rules Official Hat and answers a listener’s question on when is a lie deemed unplayable and who can make that decision? The answer may astound you....

We need more women to play golf. The ratio of men to women in golf is 88% to 12%, men to women. That is pretty lopsided if you ask us. This week we interview a woman who is typical of the women that are increasingly coming to golf as their first choice for recreation. Diane is 41, a mom, a wife, has her own business and has recently taken up golf. We talk with Diane about why she chose golf, how s...

We all know we should get in better shape to play better golf. We have seen many different suggestions on-line and in magazines about workouts we could do that have been optimized for golf. This week we welcome Jeff Pelizzaro from 18Strong to the show. Jeff is an expert on exercise specifically to improve golf performance. He will tell us what to do and even more importantly WHAT NOT TO DO! Jeff c...

There is a caddie at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick who sent us a message that said: “…I love Jeff’s tips on how to play better. I have used some of them with the guys I caddie for up here. Makes me sound like a genius!” You, too, could be considered a genius if you just listened to some of Jeff’s tips and even play better if you used those tips! Like this week when Jeff explains how weight (n...

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys Jeff Smith relates just how cool it was to be live, walking the grounds at Whistling Straights for this years’ Ryder Cup. And then we receive a challenge. The caddie that worked John’s group both times he has played at The Dye Course at French Lick Resort this year, Randy, left a challenge. He has heard John and Jeff talk about what it would take to break 80. W...

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we welcome in a former PGA Tour player, golf course owner, and professional club fitter, Jim ward. Jim is now the “titleist guy”. A good guy to know. We all talk about the basic mistakes most amateur, recreational golfers make and why they have trouble scoring well. So, John offers copious amounts of pizza for both Jim and Jeff Smith, if they can help him shave...

Connie Willis is the host of her own streaming shows BLUE ROCK TALK, as well as the weekend host for the overnight mega-hit Coast To Coast on over 600 radio stations across the country. Connie loves to play golf. One of the reasons she loves to play golf is on the off chance she may just spot Big Foot out there in the woods of a golf course. No, really, Connie is into Big Foot, UFOs, Aliens, and t...

One hour with Those Weekend Golf Guys today and you will sink more putts the first time, guaranteed. Are you aware of the Big 4 Elements of Putting? First, Can You Aim? Second, Can You Control The Speed? And the other 2, even more important elements? Well you’ll just have to listen to find out. Another fun, funny, and entertaining edition of Those weekend Golf Guys Podcast with one of America’s To...

Those Weekend Golf Guys this week reminds us all about those on course adjustments we often time forget to make. You know, the time you forget to take a lower club when faced with an uphill lie because of the added loft. Or not adjusting your grip on the club while setting up to do a shot from a severe downhill lies. There are many, many reasons your basic set up and normal club selection will be...

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys the guys talk about golf travel and how to make it easier but the bulk of the show covers Golf Math. Yes, add ‘em up! Here’s the deal: you know you will have 18 tee shots. You know you will have 18 first putts. You know you will have 14 second shots and (probably) 4 third shots. 54 total before you even get on the course. How you score is what you do after thos...

Brian Hammons was the lead Play-by-play guy for the Golf Channel for 15 years. All that time as he was covering Ryder Cups, Solheim Cups, and President’s Cup tournaments he always thought it would be lots of fun for us regular golfers to have a chance to play in tournaments like these. Well, now we do! Brian Hammons has created the Country Club National Championship to be played this fall at Disne...

What Is An Amateur? In the days of Bobby Jones it was a golfer who did not compete for money. It was a golfer who played simply for the love of the game. Maybe they were great golfers, like Bobby Jones. Or maybe not great golfers like Linda Zender (she finished last in her club championship this year). Today, however, it seems that “Amateurs” are simply golfers who haven’t yet turned Pro! Is there...

This week Those Weekend Golf Guys are live from Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel, Indiana for the Capital Golf Amateur Tour’s Wounded Warrior Classic. During this week’s show we talk to Jim Fuquay from Prairie View. He explains the course, the history. It’s a Robert Trent Jones design and is the home of the Indiana State High School championships every year. A great course. Then we talk to Luke...

This Week on Those Weekend Golf Guys it’s a topic every adult who has a child interested in playing golf and every kid who likes playing golf should listen to closely. .Ava Bunker is 13 years old. She recently returned home to Indiana after finishing 3rd in the USKids Golf Championship played down at Pinehurst. Ava has been coached by Jeff Smith for a little over a year now and has accomplished a...

We talk about differences on this week’s show. How different does Jeff feel about things now that he is officially one of America’s Top 100 teachers? We’ve all know for years how great Jeff is and are now damn glad the rest of the world is learning about him too. But, is there a difference between a teacher and a coach? Do you teach someone trying to become a Pro Golfer differently than someone wa...

With best wishes from the beach, and we mean the real beach not the bunker. Here is one of our most popilar episodes of all time. Listen for the firt time or the 20th, it will be informative, fun, funny, and entertaining. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mere Mortals playing a game obviously designed by and for, gods. That’s what we have been doing this week. Playing golf with friends, old and new, at The French Lick Resort. We played a “tune-up” round on the resort’s Pete Dye Course. Ah, one full sleeve of balls later we walked off 18 thankful that it was over. You need to see some of the pics we posted at Facebook.com/golfguys to understand. The...

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we are celebrating Jeff Smith’s induction into the very exclusive Top 100 Teachers Group. It’s official! Jeff has been recognized by students, fellow teachers, and golf media as one of the very best. Listen to the celebration this week and you will come to hear just why Jeff is considered one of the best. Jeff Smith continues to bring great advice and much impr...

It’s The Little Things That Make All The Difference . Not just the title of this week’s episode, but also one of the incontrovertible truths of Golf. A slight difference, we’re talking millimeters one way or the other with your feet, your grip, your clubface…anything really, can make a huge difference in the result of your shot. Jeff explains how to check to assure yourself there are no difference...

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we want to introduce you to two very talented women you will be hearing a lot from in the near future. One is Ava Bunker. She is 13 years old. At the age of 5 she fell in love with golf. A few years later she decided it would be her life’s work. This year, not only has she won many Junior Tournaments but she also finished 13th in the Indiana State Women’s Amate...

Practice for the moment! That’s the advice Jeff Smith, the #1 golf instructor in the state of Indiana has on this week’s episode of Those Weekend Golf Guys. Oh sure, there will be plenty of funny and entertaining stories about John’s rather difficult round at a course called Purgatory but then Jeff gets serious with advice on how to practice for the moment. Remember when you were a kid shooting ho...

This week on the award winning Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast the guys talk about distance vs. accuracy. As Jeff says, “the woods are full of long drivers”. So, what do you do? Well, Jeff first recommends you take away all the negatives at your set-up. Clear your head, use the right grip for you. You should disregard everything you’ve read that does not pertain to you specifically. There is a lot...

This week on Those Weekend Golfguys Podcast we welcome Brendan Sweeney, the Director of Player Development for The French Lick Resort. There are a lot of things coming this summer to French Lick. The Symetra Tour’s Donald Ross Classic is July 6-9. The Senior LPGA Championship happens on the Pete Dye Course in August. In between you have plenty of opportunity to play both of those courses yourself....