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878: Brinson Paolini played professionally in 43 countries after being a collegiate All-American golfer at Duke. One thing he always noticed on the course with pros and amateurs is that when they don’t hydrate or keep their blood sugar levels in check they tend to make poor decisions. We usually blame it on “hitting the wall” or “wheels falling off”. His recognition of this common dilemma lead him to create a product directed at golfers of all skill levels called Sharp Focus Nutrition. They also selected Golf Smarter, because of our interest in helping recreational golfers, to become a sponsor for the next few episodes. Their snack package that attaches to the outside of your golf bag will keep you focused and prevent poor decisions at the most important time of your next round. Keep reading below about how to get 10% off your order. https://sharpfocusnutrion.com Golf Smarter has been named by golfspan.com as one of the 10 Best Golf Podcasts for 2023, including being named the BEST GOLF PODCAST FOR YOUR MENTAL GAME. Check it out at https://www.golfspan.com/best-golf-podcasts. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com/golfsmarter to take your business to the next level today. This episode is also brought to you by Sharp Focus Nutrition. Visit sharpfocusnutrition.com and use promo code SF10 for 10% off your first Sharp Focus Nutrition pack. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #194, we bring back a conversation with Jeff Ritter from 2011 in an episode we call Golf Swings are Like Snowflakes, No 2 are Alike. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including:A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter.A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes!A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.

877: Gary Sowinski spent more than 6 years working with and learning from Manuel de la Torre, author of Understanding The Golf Swing, and one of golf’s greatest instructors ever to instruct Tour Pros and recreational golfers. In this conversation we learn what Manuel demanded from his students and teachers, the concept of how the body moves, and how to define a ‘swing’. Manuel studied with Ernest Jones and his legendary father, Angel de la Torre. Manuel de la Torre passed away in 2016, but we were lucky to feature him on Golf Smarter in 2009 (still available as Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 90 - January 2021). This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #193, is a great compliment to this week’s conversation as we talk to the Golf Better Coach, Rick Koscher on how your body position can impact ball flight.This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com/golfsmarter to take your business to the next level today. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including:A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter.A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes!A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”.Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.

876: PGA Master Professional Joe Hallett joins us once again to get the insights and advice that can only come from the teacher who instructs PGA Professionals. This time we discuss little tips and tricks on how to winterize your game getting it ready for a new season.This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #192, is one of the unique stories that can only be associated with golf. Author and comedian David Wood joins us to discuss this crazy notion that he had about playing golf in the most remote and interesting places he can find in an episode we call “Around The World in 80 Rounds”.This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com/golfsmarter to take your business to the next level today. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including:A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter.A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes!A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”.Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.

875: Josh Zander, one of America’s Top 100 Teachers, returns for another wide ranging conversation about how players of all skill levels can become better, smarter golfers. This week we focus on the tools we need to analyze the information we’re being bombarded with on the internet. Between YouTube, podcasts, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, televised Professional tour events and all the new platforms we’re introduced to each week, there’s a lot of great information and a lot of junk, but it’s how you weed through content to find what works for you that’s important. Listen to the complete podcast interview, or watch the highlights of this conversation that includes bonus footage on GolfSmarterTV!https://youtu.be/LwFrC5qetYw or on today’s blogpost at https://GolfSmarter.com This episode marks the launch of our 18th year of weekly GolfSMARTER episodes, now golf’s longest running podcast! This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens from AG1. Sign up at athleticgreens.com/golfsmarter and get a FREE one year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #191, it’s part2 with Jim Waldron on what he's observed from his students who succeed in improving and those who don't. We focus on his list of The Top10 Traits of Better Golfers. This long was originally a private Members Only episode in 2011 and has never been released to the public before. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including:A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter.A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes!A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.

874: Short game! The best way to lower scores is by practicing and fine tuning your shots from inside 100yds, and around the green. This week, Terry “The Wedge Guy” Koehler returns for his 17th appearance on Golf Smarter. We talk about various aspects of the short game and how much your creativity with each club can have you playing like the pros. We also discuss his company, Edison Golf and why his wedge designs are special in their design, feel, and performance.Listen to the complete podcast interview, or watch the highlights of this conversation that includes bonus footage on GolfSmarterTV! https://youtu.be/f5M1AlRsnjE or on today’s blogpost at https://GolfSmarter.com This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens from AG1. Sign up at athleticgreens.com/golfsmarter and get a FREE one year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase.This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #190, Jim Waldron returns to discuss what he's observed from his students who succeed in improving and those who don't. His observations are so helpful that you shouldn't miss part 2 when he helps to turn you into a better golfer with lower scores.Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including:A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter.A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes!A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.

873: Losing an expensive tour quality ball can be maddening. ODIN Golf has developed an affordable tour quality ball, and they’ll sponsor any player, no matter your skill level! Our guest is Jordan Lunetta, an ex-pat living in Berlin who, along with the rest of his foursome, who are all experienced in tech startups, have started a business with a unique and compelling business model. ODIN-golf sells their tour quality X1, for only $34.99US, and they’ll pay you back $7 for every dozen your order. Their ODIN X ball is only $19.99 and when you order a box, they’ll pay you $4 for every dozen you buy. Visit the custom landing page they’ve created for Golf Smarter listeners, and use the coupon code “GOLFSMARTER”, to receive a dozen balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo, at no extra charge!! Both these balls are getting rave reviews from blogs and YouTubers, in addition to having nothing but 5 star reviews from consumers. Watch the complete interview with bonus footage on GolfSmarterTV! https://youtu.be/Wb4F7NFN3ik or on today’s blogpost at https://GolfSmarter.com This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens from AG1. Sign up at athleticgreens.com/golfsmarter and get a FREE one year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #189, is Psychologist Dr. Patrick Cohn on the importance an psychology of the pre-shot routine. This was originally a Members Only episode that has never been released publicly before. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including a box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter. You also have a choice of a Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes! Your other choice is a private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.

872: There was something about the unique design and explanation of the FlightPath Golf Tee on Instagram that caught my eye, and I thought what the heck I’ll give it a try. During the first round, I noticed that my drives were going much straighter than usual, but gave myself more credit than the tees. But round after round, I was hitting more fairways and my yardage also increased. It took almost a year to go through the box of 8 tees, but I was hooked and ordered another. Now almost two years in, it was time to order another box, but this time, I needed to find out more. Our guest this week is the inventor, Daniel Whalen, PhD, an environmental engineer who was challenged by his inventor father to come up with something the golf world had never witnessed before. A USGA compliant tee that reduces frictional resistance and allows you to hit straighter and farther than ever before. Learn more at https://flightpathgolf.com.Watch the complete interview on GolfSmarterTV! https://youtu.be/5WnrYnqdrfg or on today’s blogpost at https://golfsmarter.comThis episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens from AG1. Sign up at athleticgreens.com/golfsmarter and get a FREE one year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #188 from 2011 is a heartwarming story about the fulfillment of the American Dream. Daughter of a Korean immigrant and GM of San Geronimo Golf Course in Marin County, CA, Jennifer Kim discusses the challenges, lessons and politics of running a family business and abiding her Father's wishes. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including a Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com. where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes! Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll assign you an episode number and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher. Thanks to RedRoosterGolf.com for giving a new glove to every Golf Smarter Ambassador who introduces an upcoming episode!

871: Tyler Ferrell is a golf instructor, biomechanics fitness pro, and author of “The Stock Tour Swing”. His website, no relation, is GolfSmartAcademy.com. We talk about his years of learning to become an instructor, playing competitively in college, and what we can do to become a better golfer. The book is available from all book sellers. For more go to https://golfsmartacademy.comWatch the complete interview on GolfSmarterTV! https://youtu.be/vLVV8YUMP9w or on today’s blogpost at https://golfsmarter.comThis episode is brought to you by Imagine Golf, the #1 app for Golf’s Mental Game. Download the Imagine Golf app now from the Apple App Store or Google Play to start your free 7-day trial.This episode is also brought to you by Athletic Greens from AG1. Sign up at athleticgreens.com/golfsmarter and get a FREE one year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #187 from 2011 we learn how to become a better golf photographer with writer/photographer, Robert Kaufman. Now that everyone has a great camera in their pocket, it’s time to up your game when it comes to taking photos on the golf course. This was a Members Only episode and has never been released publicly before. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including a Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com. where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes! Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll assign you an episode number and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher. Thanks to RedRoosterGolf.com for giving a new glove to every Golf Smarter Ambassador who introduces an upcoming episode!

Dr. Saul Miller, a sport and performance psychologist, discusses the teachings of his book on the mental game in golf. Topics include developing a winning mindset, breathing exercises to calm anxiety, converting to pure instinct, overcoming arthritis, and the significance of relaxation and flow in golf performance.

869: Jim Waldron of Balance Point Golf is quizzed as if we’re a first time student to his school. What does he look for? What is he helping us to focus on? Is it more practical and less theoretical, or the other way around. This conversation isn’t on video this week, but you can find a taste of the show on Social Media @golfsmarter. This episode is brought to you by Imagine Golf, the #1 app for Golf’s Mental Game. Download the Imagine Golf app now from the Apple App Store or Google Play to start your free 7-day trial.This episode is also brought to you by Athletic Greens from AG1. Sign up at athleticgreens.com/golfsmarter and get a FREE one year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #185 features a conversation on improving your short game and finding balance in your body and mind with our golf sensei, Jamie Zimron. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including a Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com. where you can choose from 11 styles of gloves in 26 sizes! Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll assign you an episode number and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher. Thanks to RedRoosterGolf.com for giving a new glove to every Golf Smarter Ambassador who introduces an upcoming episode!