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#240
Even if a small golf company makes a great product that improves your game, you may never know about it because it won’t be used by a touring pro. Also the greens they play are hardly comparable to ours.

One such product is the Black Magic Wedge. Check out Brad’s outrageous video our facebook page that shows how easy it is to hit with this club.

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GS #239
There are fabulous golf products that are released every season that you’ll never know about because they don’t have the marketing or promotional muscle of the major manufacturers. GolfJunkys.com is dedicated to helping the small to mid-sized developers with amazing innovations. The Golf Junkys are CB Maxwell and Brad Cochran.

One such product is the Black Magic Wedge. Check out Brad’s outrageous video on how easy this club is to hit on our facebook page.

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Finding the best golfball for your game, whether you look in the bushes or pay $50 a box is all covered in this conversation with Dave Austad of Austad’s Golf. This is a Members Only episode, the full episode is actually 60 minutes long.

Become a Member now to hear the entire episode and gain full access to our archives. If you’re in the US, sign up for Plan B and receive a $40 box of Dixon Earth Balls with the Golf Smarter logo. (more…)

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Tom Wishon, continues to be brutally honest and outspoken on a range of topics from the value of custom club fitting, the added benefit for every level of golfer, single length clubs, head covers, ad budgets for the major OEMs and the books he’s written.

Tom has set up a service so that you can find a custom club fitter near you.

Tom Wishon’s latest “the Right Sticks” is yours free if you join GOLF SMARTER For Members Only before March 15, 2010. Make sure to include your complete mailing address when you join.

GS#219 Tom Wishon provides his insights and perspective on the current wedge conversion controversy. As an outspoken and highly visible member of the custom club maker community, he has a unique perspective on how this issue affects the average golfer. Tom has authored three books that every golfer who is or may be in the market for new clubs should read.

Tom Wishon’s latest “The Right Sticks” is yours free if you join GOLF SMARTER For Members Only before March 1, 2010. Make sure to include your complete mailing address when you join.
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GOLF SMARTER listeners gathered at Peacock Gap Country Club to play golf with and do a group podcast recording with legendary club maker Jesse Ortiz of Bobby Jones Golf. Topics include wedges, hybrids and drivers. We also talk at length about the latest USGA ruling on grooves and how it will affect the average golfer. To hear the entire 60 minute episode, become a GOLF SMARTER Member today. Thanks to Ed Peplinski of Peacock Gap for his hospitality. Here are some pictures (more…)

Golf GPS systems can improve your confidence and pick up the pace of play, but which is the best unit for you? On episode #199, host Fred Greene explores the wide array of choices in handhelds with Marty Bladen of GolfGPSDeals4U.com. (more…)

Jason Finley, Product Manager of Irons and Wedges for Callaway golf joins us this week to talk about changes in the industry, advantages of hybrids, the importance of being fitted for clubs – no matter what your skill level, Phil Mickelson’s custom hybrid at the 2009 US Open, (more…)

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When a golfer signs up for lessons the instructor always asks what he wants to accomplish. The most common answer is consistency. What separates the pros from amateurs is consistency, not in results but when you drill down to the most basic aspect of your game; swing tempo. (more…)