GS#378 Jim Waldron of Balance Point Golf Schools, one of my all time favorite GOLF SMARTER instructors returns for 2 parts to discuss practice strategies to improve all aspects of your game. His “Power of Six” covers the six most important skills that you should be focusing on at your practice sessions. In this episode we go over #1-4 which include Improving Greens in Regulation, Hitting more Fairways, Super Short Putts, The Danger Zone, and the Mental Game. Up next in our Members Only episode we review and get into more detail then reveal #5&6.

In our Scor Zone Short Game Academy, Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler responds to a listener question about bounce and explains why the SCOR Golf V-Sole wedge is more (more…)

GSfMO#374 In this (nearly) hour long Members Only conversation, we discuss Drive Like The Pros a new book that introduces TaylorMade’s MAT-T System. MAT-T (pronounced “mat”) is a 3D motion capture system that analyzes your swing and provides detailed statistics about every nuance of your swing. Unlike 2D video instruction systems that have the ability to compare your swing to different Tour Pros, uses sensors to create a 3D personalized avatar that allows you to see your swing from every angle.  TaylorMade analyzed the swing of 118 of their sponsored Tour Pros and averaged the numbers derived by MAT-T. Once compiled, the statistics were averaged to generate an avatar that has all the best elements of the top players. Then their engineers created an avatar based on the average swing statistics of 5000 amateurs. Author Michael Neff is a PGA Certified Instructor and is also TaylorMade’s primary contractor who installs MAT-T systems all over the world.

The book, is now available in hardback and as a Kindle digital download in our book section of the Golfers’Mart.

Congratulations to Golf Smarter Members Botom Oun of AZ and Joshua Viau of GA. Because they’ve recently renewed their memberships, they will each receive a free 30ct bottle of Alpha Brain by Onnit Labs. Thanks so much for your continued support!

 GSfMO#370 In this Members Only episode, Ken Doherty, Head Golf Professional of the Marin Country Club returns to discuss specific shots that come up during a round again and again, yet we never take the proper amount of time to practice nor do we know how to execute them properly.

GS#369 Ken Doherty, Head Golf Professional at the Marin Country Club joins host Fred Greene in studio to discuss a variety of shots that we encounter every round but never practice. Part 2 of this conversation continues in our next Members Only episode.

Congratulations to our newest Golf Smarter Members! Rich Hornbeck of CO and Joseph DeBono of TX. will each receive a FREE 30ct bottle of Alpha Brain courtesy of Onnit Labs.  Get 10% off your full order at Onnit.com/golfsmarter. Order a 90ct bottle and receive free gifts.

In our Scor Zone Short Game Academy, Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler answers a question from Ray Dickinson of CO about which wedge to use in different bunkers. Ray is going to receive a free customized SCOR4161 wedge of his choice because Terry answered his question. Click here if you have a question about your short game and you could also win a free scoring club. Golf Smarter listeners get a 10% discount on any order with the checkout code “golfsmarter”. Golf Smarter Members get a 15% discount.

Francisco Salazar, Head Professional at El Tigre Club de Golf in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico provides free golf tips on how to make the best swing and contact when the ball rests above your feet. He also finds himself in a fairway sand trap, but has no problem getting close to the pin from 160 yards out. Important to remember on either shot, don’t get a lot of hip turn, keep your lower body still and use your arms to make solid contact.

Francisco also gives a teetour of his favorite holes and rates his favorite courses in Banderas Bay, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. El Tigre is part of the Paradise Village and Golf Club, only 10 minutes from the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, Mexico

GSfMO#356 This Members Only episode is previewed with a taste of Jeff Ritter’s 52 Week Make The Turn Challenge. His plan is to offer challenges each Friday on the Jeff Ritter Golf Facebook page that rotate around Performance, Mindset, Fitness, and Nutrition. In this 3 minute preview you’ll hear an awesome Short Game Drill that falls in as a Performance challenge. that will be launched after the beginning of 2013. Along with the Golf Performance drill Jeff provides here, he wants you to check out the “World’s Greatest Stretch” fitness challenge.

GSfMO#355 Jeff Ritter, a longtime favorite golf coach on GOLF SMARTER, returns for Part 1 of 2 to talk about his Integrated Approach to coaching golf, his 52 week Make The Turn Challenge, and how his passion for the game he loves translates to making every one of his students much better. Jeff also reports on his summer as Director of the Nike Jr Golf Camp in Monterey, CA.  Next up is a Members Only episode where Jeff provides details on his upcoming 52 week Make The Turn Challenge.

In our SCORZone Short Game Academy, Terry Koehler addressesa question from Hugh in Summit, NJ about “The Release”of the swing.

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GSfMO#340 Jim Waldron of the Balance Point Golf Schools returns for Part 2 to provide more analysis of Tiger’s swing changes and how you can learn what making changes can do for your game. Since this is a Members Only episode, Jim and I issue and invitation to all GOLF SMARTER Members to join us in Hawaii in December 2013 for 3 days of instruction with Jim at the Balance Point Golf School. If like me, you think Jim is one of the most knowledgeable coaches ever to appear on GOLF SMARTER, then this can be a great opportunity to work with Jim and play with Fred. Interested? Let’s see how many people respond before we lock it down, but send me your thoughts.

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GSfMO#339. Jim Waldron of the Balance Point Golf Schools is not only recognized as a top instructor, but he’s also a student of the swing throughout the history of the game. Recently he’s been keeping a very close watch on the effect of Tiger’s latest swing changes. Basically, there are 4 types of swings that  (more…)

GSfMO#337 Mike Austin over drove a 450 yard hole while in his 60s! Jaacob Bowden lowered his handicap from 14-scratch with his method and now he’d like to share it with you in this Members Only episode. Austin is gone but Jaacob met and studied his method of keeping the club face square through more of the swing.

Jaacob has a lot to share and a free offer (more…)