4/5/06 Episode #16 is an invitation by GOLF SMARTER for you to look at detailed satellite images of each course while you listen to the podcast on your computer. Download the free Google Earth application and (more…)

Have you heard about the Harold Swash Putting School of Excellence? They have an excellent reputation and complete command of putting instruction. Some of their pupils include PGA Tour winners Padraig Harrington, Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam and more. Phillip Kenyon, Director of Instruction will be interviewed  (more…)

Thanks to Ken for sending this in.

A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.

That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon…almost as good as my Prius!

Read on for a Golfer’s Poem that we can all relate to…

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Many of you have suggested that we try to get Marc Solomon of Golf Made Simple on the show. He doesn’t grant many interviews, so this is a coup for GOLF SMARTER. He’ll be recorded late Tuesday, Feb 17. If you have any questions about his methods or schools, please let me know by clicking on the “Ask The Experts” tab on the GOLF SMARTER home page. Make sure you select the topic of your question in the form provided.

Anytime you have a question you want answered about any topic, please refer to the “Ask The Experts” tab, which will get to me.

Glen Coombe, the Putting Doctor will be interviewed on Thursday morning, Feb 19. Glen is a former PGA Apprentice and Non-member Head Professional whose claim to fame is The Money Back Guarantee Putting Lesson© and The Money Back Guarantee Putting Experience©. His focus is on putting practice, so if you have any questions, make sure I get them before the end of February 18. We’ll also be talking about the Dixon Earth Golf Balls, the only 100% environmentally friendly ball.

Lastly, Corey Taylor, a former college and professional football star will be interviewed for a future GOLF SMARTER interview on Wednesday afternoon, February 25.  Corey is a TPI Certified golf fitness instructor who’s clients include PGA Tour Player JB Holmes, LPGA Tour player Cindy Pasechnik and others. Corey runs the The Golf Performance Institute in Kentucky. We’ll talk about getting into and staying in the best shape possible for golf and how that can increase endurance and distance.  

To keep the GOLF SMARTER podcast alive, we are searching for forward thinking companies who wish to be associated with golf’s most popular podcast. More than just playing commercials, we’re interested in offering our partners the opportunity to deliver valuable and informative content to our global audience of discerning listeners.

“If you educate, they will follow”

is our approach.

We are reaching out to our dedicated audience to provide us with leads, contacts, suggestions and introductions. Please contact Fred Greene to create a customized, cost effective program today.

After 2 years of both yours and my requests, Fred Shoemaker, author of Extraordinary Golf and Extraordinary Putting will be interviewed again for an upcoming episode of the GOLF SMARTER podcast. Please check out either of his books on the Smarter Shopping page or his website and submit your questions that you’d like him to answer. We’ll be recording on Thursday morning, December 4, so submit your questions before then. Click on the “Hey Fred” button to let me know your thoughts.

Remember to vote for our podcasts that have made the finals in four categories of the 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. More than 1,800 podcasts were nominated by over 281,000 podcast listeners and the finalists were selected by a panel of volunteers.

Since the concept of a strong podcast is engaged community, we ask you to vote…once per day…between now and November 6, 2008.

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We’ll be sending out email blasts and putting in reminders on the blog. You’re allowed to vote once per day. Your support means the world to us and we appreciate anything that you can do to help us win for 2008!

I’ve been on the phone and reading your emails about booking new interviews for this winter and we’ve got some great stuff coming up on the Golf Smarter Podcast. Keep your eye on this blog because when we’ve scheduled an interview, I’ll let you know who it is and what their specialty is all about.

On Monday, November 17, I’m recording a conversation with Sean Hogan, Master Certified Instructor for the David Leadbetter Golf Academy who was named one of the 2007 Golf Digest Top-20 Teachers under 40. Check out what Golf Digest said about Sean under the heading “Get a lesson from a Future Star.”.

Sean is also a triathlete, so if you have any questions about fitness or your swing, please contact me with your requests and I’ll use them in the interview. (more…)

Remember to vote for our podcasts that have made the finals in four categories of the 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. More than 1,800 podcasts were nominated by over 281,000 podcast listeners and the finalists were selected by a panel of volunteers.

Since the concept of a strong podcast is engaged community, we ask you to vote…once per day…between now and November 6, 2008.

We’re in the finals of these categories:

Golf Smarter Tips for People’s Choice Award

Golf Better@Edwin Watts Golf in both the Best Produced and Sports categories.

Good Dog podcast in the General Category.

Golf Smarter Tips and Golf Better@Edwin Watts Golf are competing in the Sports category, but if we all provide the same choice, one won’t knock the other out of the running. To help secure the future of the show, we suggest your vote goes to Golf Better@Edwin Watts Golf.

We’ll be sending out email blasts and putting in reminders on the blog. You’re allowed to vote once per day. Your support means the world to us and we appreciate anything that you can do to help us win for 2008!

Thanks to your nominations, three of our company’s podcasts have made the finals in four categories of the 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. More than 1,800 podcasts were nominated by over 281,000 podcast listeners and the finalists were selected by a panel of volunteers.

Since the concept of a strong podcast is engaged community, we ask you to vote…once per day…between now and November 6, 2008.

We’re in the finals of these categories:

Golf Smarter Tips for People’s Choice Award

Golf Better@Edwin Watts Golf in both the Best Produced and Sports categories.

Good Dog podcast in the General Category.

Golf Smarter Tips and Golf Better@Edwin Watts Golf are competing in the Sports category, but if we all provide the same choice, one won’t knock the other out of the running. To help secure the future of the show, we suggest your vote goes to Golf Better@Edwin Watts Golf.

We’ll be sending out email blasts and putting in reminders on the blog. You’re allowed to vote once per day. Your support means the world to us and we appreciate anything that you can do to help us win for 2008!