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It’s just a fact of life that on the golf course, some golfers are slower than others. And the faster golfers tend to get angry and unfocused and maybe their game suffers as a result. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” hammers home one of his central points, that you must focus on the process and not the outcome to conquer the phenomenon of “slow play” on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Negative reinforcement informs the routine that some golfers do before they swing — thinking about where they don’t want to hit the ball. Going through all the steps of the pre shot routine on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips, Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology proposes a radical idea: Think about where you do want to hit the ball.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.”

Fear of an injury is a cause for concern in the mental game to be sure, but, as Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf” says, it is important to “get a second opinion” from your doctor, especially if you are having pain, as he answers a listener’s question on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Often what happens in transition, from the back swing to the forward swing, is that wrists tend to take on a life of their own. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains the steps to eliminate this and have your wrists work in concert with your entire body to achieve a great swing, with a balanced finish on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

If you give yourself the freedom to fail, you may ultimately play a better game of golf. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Key to Improve Your Golf,” answers a listener’s question by explaining that getting nervous and worked up takes you out of the present, on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Like the adage “If you want it, you cannot have it; If you don’t want it, it’s yours,” you have to make yourself believe that you don’t want it.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

When you strike the ball and it goes awry, most golfers think about changing the ball flight, not changing their swing. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips that if you swing through the ball to a balanced finish, and don’t think about striking the ball, your ball flight will automatically improve.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

The worst thing that can happen before you hit the ball is being distracted and going through with the shot. It’s really important when you lose focus of the moment, to take a step back, regroup and start again. You’ve see Tiger do it many, many times. It’s OK for you to do it too. Whether you call it a Mental Mulligan or a Do Over, this episode of Golf Smarter Tips is an important reminder that restarting your preshot routine never costs you strokes on the scorecard.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

One of Kirk Jones’ students at his Golf School had played golf consistently for 50 years, achieved a 6 handicap, but then became so frustrated that he almost gave it up entirely. Kirk relates the story of how, through dissecting his swing, the student got his groove back on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Kirk’s Golf School may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. This amazing story is just one of the many success stories Kirk has. Sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Sometimes, concentration can elude you on the golf course. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” relays a story in which a golfer just couldn’t get past the guys making a lot of noise just ahead of him. Michael says that this story just reinforces the step you have to take to bring yourself back into the moment on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

When people make changes to their golf swing, they often get scared their golf balls will go haywire, which keeps them from making those changes. But Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology says that people must push through with changing where on the club face they hit the ball and offers advice on how to do that on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. It takes less time than you think.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Being “in the zone,” as some people say, is being able not to think too much, and relying on instinct, as Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” suggests in this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Oddly enough, thinking that you are in the zone immediately takes you out of the zone. However, two things you can do are breathe deeply, or focus on the ball.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

As odd as it sounds, swinging harder and swinging faster are not linked, as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology says on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Swinging harder makes you use your body in an unbalanced way, and Kirk explains that true power in your swing comes from always being balanced.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Your chief opponent — the obstacle you must recognize and overcome — is not the course, not your clubs, and not even “Old Man Par.” Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” says that if you want to recognize your greatest opponent, look in the mirror. If you want to overcome your greatest opponent, listen to this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

The next time you are trying to be present during a golf shot, imagine you are looking down on your shot from above. Where is the shaft of the club in relation to the club head? On this episode of Golf Smarter Tips, angle of attack, as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology says, is absolutely necessary to understanding ball flight laws — and it is a problem that can render the loft on that 7-iron irrelevant.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Any given golf tip is called a “wheel” by Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf.” Most golfers will jump from wheel to wheel instead of taking time to fully develop just one. Michael explains how to “polish the wheels you have” on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Club face angle at the moment the club strikes the golf ball is 75 percent of the equation when it comes to the direction of ball flight. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains that as golfers, we make athletic and instinctive adjustments to change our club face angle, but club face angle really isn’t that intuitive on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Part of the mental game in golf is forgetting that you exist in space and time. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” explains how to become a formless, shapeless entity to lower your score on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

The variations on swing path is enough to make anyone’s eyes glaze over. But the impact, per se, of swing path on ball flight is about 75% of the “golf swing” equation, as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology, explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Even when the weather, the smell of the fresh-cut green, and sharing a laugh with good friends elevates you to some sort of Nirvana, you may still hit the golf ball in a way that makes you want to wrap your club around the nearest tree. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” suggests a four step routine to get you back into the head space that will allow you to be completely in the present on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Ball flight has everything to do with swing path, as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Kirk says that most golfers try to hit the ball straight and solid without realizing that it is not the quick fixes to the golf swing that help, it is the solid core fundamentals that have to change.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

So where, pray tell, should you look when you are about to take a swing? At the target, at the ball, or should you just close your eyes and hope for the best? Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” takes this approach: All that matters is “The Triangle,” on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Lou from Maryland writes in to ask about shot shaping, on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains that while elements of the swing produce the requisite power to drive the golf ball forward, it is the combination of swing path and club face angle that dictates the direction the ball will fly.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Positive thoughts are key not only to a satisfying golf game but to a lower score in general. But how do you turn frustration and other negative emotions around? Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” explains how to turn that frown upside down on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Bruce from Connecticut writes in and asks about a Golf Magazine article that talks about “The Swing of the Future,” and Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology weighs in on this golf swing theory on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Michael Anthony answers a listener’s email on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. The author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf” discusses both the mental and mechanical differences between hooking a shot or fading a shot to get the golf ball over a hazard.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

The point where the golf club changes direction in the swing path is called the transition, and Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains the steps to maximize efficiency on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. For instance, when you slice your ball, it may be that your hands and wrists are too loose through your swing.

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Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.“

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Truth, being positive, and helping others. Those three things are Michael Anthony’s daily affirmation — what he strives for every hour of every day. The author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf” says that if you are honest, both in life and on the golf course, then you cannot rationalize your actions and you grow as a human being as well as a golfer.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Properly loading the backswing is vitally important to a good overall swing, as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Flexibility is not as important in the load as core strength is — because in core strength lay balance and consistency through the stroke.

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Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.“

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Anger on the golf course is a common occurrence, and unlike fear, it tends to linger and grow. However, with a few simple steps, you can manage it, as Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Taking a page from golfing legend Moe Norman to answer a listener’s question about backswing and golfer’s elbow, Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology draws the distinction between pork chop divots and thin bacon strips on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. You want your golf swing to resemble a bacon strip, with a steep angle of attack created by an in-to-out swing path.

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This week we announce Kirk’s new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.“

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

From crippling paralysis to just a little doubt, fear on the golf course can seem insurmountable. But, overcoming it is simpler than you may think, as Michael Anthony, author of “Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf” explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

After the setup and the stance comes the motion of the swing, and the first part of the motion is setting the club as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. For instance, one should take the club as one piece in both hands, a concept that is so simple, people automatically over-complicate it.

This episode is brought to you by Audible.com. Go to Audiblepodcast.com/golfsmarter to get a free audio book when you sign up for Audible.com’s service.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.“

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Everything you experience, including fear and doubt on the golf course, has a fact and an emotion attached to it. Controlling the positive impact of those elements is what Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

After you set up like a pro, you probably want to swing like one as well. With a series of steps, one building on another, Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains that good swing technique is a lot simpler than you might have been told, on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Go to Audiblepodcast.com/golfsmarter to get a free audio book when you sign up for Audible.com’s service.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.“

Answering listener email about how to focus on the outcome and not the process, Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” explains that in order to play at your best, you have to relax and get back into the present so your only concerned about the shot at hand on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Go to Audiblepodcast.com/golfsmarter to get a free audio book when you sign up for Audible.com’s service.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology goes through the hot topics of each of his shows to this point, with a summary of swing set-up on the episode of Golf Smarter Tips. For example, when you are setting up to swing, bend your knees a bit and make like you are looking over tall building to the street below.

Go to Audiblepodcast.com/golfsmarter to get a free audio book when you sign up for Audible.com’s service.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.“

Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” explains the specifics of brain chemistry on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Since birth, everything we have experienced is logged like a recording in our brain, and that recording influences our actions. In order to change our actions, we have to change the recording.

Go to Audiblepodcast.com/golfsmarter to get a free audio book when you sign up for Audible.com’s service.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

It’s difficult in the best of situations to stay in shape during the off-season, regardless of the weather. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology answers an email from Marques in New Jersey about conditioning during the harsh winter months on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

Go to Audiblepodcast.com/golfsmarter to get a free audio book when you sign up for Audible.com’s service.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Believe it or not, you actually are what you eat. And what you think. And how much you exercise. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” discusses the ingredients of brain chemistry and how to apply constructive changes to lower your golf score on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

This episode is brought to you by Audible.com. Go to Audiblepodcast.com/golfsmarter to get a free audio book when you sign up for Audible.com’s service.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Lining your body up with the target, and forgetting about the ball, is a common alignment mistake. On this episode of Golf Smarter Tips, Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains that proper alignment is like a pair of railroad tracks, with one track drawn between the ball and the target, and the other track bringing together the golfer’s body from the legs on up.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

The power of your brain can be increased and decreased, just like a computer. And, just like a computer, it can crash under pressure. The game of golf and brain chemistry come head-to-head on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips as Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” lays out the specifics of how brain chemistry works.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

As you progress through your swing, tiny flaws, such as poor golf club grip, add up to strange ball flight. Continuing on the specifics of grip, this time joining the right hand with the left, Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains the difference between three different kinds of grips and why they are better for different hand styles on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Without goals, discipline and desire, a great golf game cannot exist. Michael Anthony, author of “Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” talks about the two kinds of goals you need to set before tackling a single hole on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

An erratic golf swing could be the result of improper grip of the club. The wrong hand positions can turn a hook into a slice instantly, as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains as he goes in-depth with Fred about grip on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

To achieve low scores, you have to be completely in the moment. Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” talks with Fred about the what you need to start your training mentally on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology answers a listener’s email about getting rid of the hook by continuing on the specifics of posture, grip, and alignment on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Jones says that one cure for a hook, unlike a slice, is more body-oriented instruction.

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Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” answers a listener’s email about kids and mental training, and explains that it is never too early to start them on that track to a great golf game on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

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We’ve all been there, and even after significant adjustments, the golf ball still isn’t going where we want. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains the intricacies of grip, the X factor in ball flight that most people don’t think about, on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

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Ever fear that your next golf shot will end up in a hazard, bunker or OB? Fear cannot exist in the present, as Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Once you realize that you are afraid of an outcome that has not occurred yet, you decrease the probability that the fearful outcome will happen.

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If you don’t set up like a pro you can’t swing like a pro, as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. For the set up of any golf swing, think “PGA” — posture, grip, and alignment. Each of these elements has influence over the flight of the ball and can be an excellent indicator on what to change about your swing.

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Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

We’ve all been frustrated on the course. Michael Anthony explains how serving two masters can be distracting on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. The author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf” explains that if you are obsessed with the outcome of a game instead of the process, you are not in the moment. If you put all of your energy into the process and don’t worry about the outcome, Michael says you will achieve the score of your dreams.

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Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Keeping an extra pair of eyes on your golf swing is essential to bettering your game. Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology talks about utilizing a video camera to track and improve your golf swing on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Once your swing looks better on camera, it is better on the course.

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On the course, anger and frustration get the better of a lot of people. But Michael Anthony is convinced that you can select your emotions at will, and through positive thinking, can improve your game. In this episode of Golf Smarter Tips podcast, Michael discusses how negative emotions manifest themselves as fear and doubt. If you think positively, you can truly maximize your potential. If you spend as much time on your mental game as you do on the mechanics of your game, your scores will drop.

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Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Everyday, every year, every shot should be treated as a new beginning. Today is a gift. Don’t assume that you can make changes tomorrow, motivate yourself to improve now. Lose the bad attitude about the past and you will be able to improve your game with the next shot. There’s a big difference between the desire to be successful and the willingness to be successful. Our ongoing mental tips with teach you how to make that leap and improve your life and your game.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

To do any job correctly, you need the right tools. Kirk Jones explains that over the course of this podcast series, he’ll provide us with the tools on how to improve our swing. Topics that he’ll discuss are swing concept, the learning process, ball flight laws, swing path, swing plane, tempo, rhythm, timing, in-swing skills and more. These are all proven methods that Kirk has successfully taught for years. Bottom line, if you stay with us, you WILL improve your swing and lower your scores.

Kirk’s DVD “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized & Simplified” is available at KirkJonesGolf.com

Next week our training begins.

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Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Instead of what we’re going to cover throughout the course of this series on the Mental Game, Michael explains what the Mental game is and how impacts your performace. Once you understand this aspect, you’re one step closer to getting into and staying into the zone each time you play.

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Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

We continue our teacher introductions with Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology. Kirk will provide us with lessons each week on perfecting our swing mechanics. Kirk has been named the 2005 & 2007 Teacher of the Year by the Northern Chapter of the North Florida PGA. In this episode, Kirk will give us more about his background and theories.

Kirk’s DVD “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized & Simplified” is available at KirkJonesGolf.com

Next week we’ll talk about what we’ll be covering throughout the year and what our expectations can be.

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Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

We begin with the Mental Game and an introduction to Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf.” Michael will explain his background and how he has become the mental coach for Olympic Athletes, amateur and professional golfers. “The mental game is the easiest and least expensive part of your game to improve,” says Michael, so let’s give it a try.

Up next, swing mechanics, modernized & simplified.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”

Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com