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670: Michael Young, M.D. is just as addicted to golf as the rest of us. Unfortunately he’s seen the darker side of what can happen to golfers that lose their temper or are in the wrong spot at the right time. To start our 14th year of Golf Smarter we’re joined by Dr. Young for a brief visit to share a couple of stories that are fun to repeat…unless it happened to you! One of these stories comes from his new book “The Illness of Medicine: Experiences of Clinical Practice” This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG! Get an extra 20% off apparel with the coupon code “golfsmarter” at checkout. See the great selections at TGW.com/golfsmarter. Some exclusions apply. Excludes all Titleist, FootJoy, Under Armour items and select NIKE items. Cannot be combined with other discount offers. Due to manufacturer policies, some other items may also be excluded. Ends 2/5/19 at 11:59 PM CT.If you live in or around San Antonio, TX could you please write to Fred with suggestions of courses to play when he visits for his annual golf buddy spring trip at the end of March 2019? If you'd like to play with Fred while he's there, please let him know when you're available and where you'd like to play! Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com

669: Reading greens can be the most frustrating and aggravating element in golf. How many times have you said “I didn’t see that break” or “That broke a lot different than what I saw!”? No more! The Golf Scope AR App on your new phone will read the green and show you the exact break to make any putt. Our guest this week is the founder/CEO/developer Ryan Engle who walks us through the application and how to make it work for you. Currently it’s only available for iPhone, but the Android version is coming out in 2019. There’s also a VR version on the horizon! There’s a link on our blog at GolfSmarter.com/golfscope of a short video showing our random selection and a final message of the year from Fred.!!!Congratulations to Tom Oliver of Hoover, AL!! Tom has won our last prize of the year, an over the phone fitting and a new customized Seemore Putter courtesy of seemore.com, CEO Jim Grundberg, and Director of Tour Operations, Cody Hale…thanks so much for your generosity! This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG! Get an extra 20% off apparel with the coupon code “golfsmarter” at checkout. See the great selections at TGW.com/golfsmarter. Some exclusions apply. Excludes all Titleist, FootJoy, Under Armour items and select NIKE items. Cannot be combined with other discount offers. Due to manufacturer policies, some other items may also be excluded. Ends 2/5/19 at 11:59 PM CT..This episode is also brought to you by Peter Millar Golf. Go to PeterMillar.com/golfsmarter to check out Fred's favorites and for complimentary shipping and a free golf cap with your first purchase.

668: Cody Hale Director of Tour Operations for Seemore putters is this week’s guest. As we prepare to give a customized Seemore Putter as our weekly giveaway Grand Prize, host Fred Greene invited Cody to tell us more about “RifleScope Technology”, the benefits, and unique designs of Seemore Putters. If you might win a Seemore Putter next week, then you’ll definitely want to watch the interview from the Seemore Studio at https://youtu.be/mtYJ-xj2KN4Registration to win a Seemore Putter is open till Midnight PT/3am ET Sunday, December 23 at golfsmarter.com/giveaway. The winner will be announced by random drawing at the end of each new episode. Some restrictions apply, see details on our website. This is your last chance to register to win our final prize to be announced on the episode of December 25, 2018. Go to golfsmarter.com/giveaway. The final deadline to register is this Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Midnight PT/3aET. This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG! Get an extra 20% off apparel with the coupon code “golfsmarter” at checkout. See the great selections at TGW.com/golfsmarter. Some exclusions apply. Excludes all Titleist, FootJoy, Under Armour items and select NIKE items. Cannot be combined with other discount offers. Due to manufacturer policies, some other items may also be excluded. Ends 2/5/19 at 11:59 PM CT.

667: Ian Clark is a golf instructor just outside of London who quotes instructors he hears on Golf Smarter to his students. Over the years he’s found the Golf Smarter podcast as a great resource to learn more about other instructor’s philosophies to teach the game. In this Skype conversation, Ian talks about achieving consistency, if lifting your head is really a problem or not, and that “contact is king”. There are only two more prizes left in our weekly giveaway, so make sure you check out the updates to our prizes including a year long subscription to Decade Golf, and finally on December 25 we’ll announce the winner of a customized Seemore Putter! Go to golfsmarter.com/giveaway. Deadline is Midnight PT/3aET each Sunday. The winner will be announced by random drawing at the end of each new episode. Some restrictions apply, see details on our website. This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG! Get an extra 20% off apparel with the coupon code “golfsmarter” at checkout. See the great selections at TGW.com/golfsmarter. Some exclusions apply. Excludes all Titleist, FootJoy, Under Armour items and select NIKE items. Cannot be combined with other discount offers. Due to manufacturer policies, some other items may also be excluded. Ends 2/5/19 at 11:59 PM CT.

666: Tripp Davis practices golf architecture with an unparalleled passion for being a craftsman and a golfer. He approaches design, renovation, and restoration of golf courses around the world by challenging the visual effect of the game through architecture and strategic details. In his return to Golf Smarter, he and host Fred Greene discuss the state of golf course development around the world, whether he designs for amateurs or the Tour, and how thinking like an architect would improve every round for every golfer.WIN! WIN! WIN!! Congratulations to Suwat P of Pleasant Hill, CA who just won our Golf Smarter Championship Toolkit.There are only two more prizes left in our weekly giveaway, so make sure you check out the updates to our prizes including a year long subscription to Decade Golf, and finally on December 25 we’ll announce the winner of a customized Seemore Putter! Go to golfsmarter.com/giveaway. Deadline is Midnight PT/3aET each Sunday. The winner will be announced by random drawing at the end of each new episode. Some restrictions apply, see details on our website. This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG.com! Get an extra 20% off apparel with the coupon code “golfsmarter” at checkout. See the great selections at TGW.com/golfsmarter. Some exclusions apply. Excludes all Titleist, FootJoy, Under Armour items and select NIKE items. Cannot be combined with other discount offers. Due to manufacturer policies, some other items may also be excluded. Ends 2/5/19 at 11:59 PM CT.

665: Stats. Friend or Foe?  For those who want to take guesswork out of course strategy there’s a proven system that combines shot patterns and scoring data to optimize your target selection, improve your golf performance, and lower your scores. If you’ve been a listener for awhile, then you’ve heard multiple guests tell host Fred Greene that he has to get Scott Fawcett of the Decade Golf System App on the podcast. Scott doesn’t disappoint in this longer than usual episode that covers Scott's fascinating history and how the app can help golfers of every skill level. WIN! WIN! WIN!! Congratulations to Jim C of Dallas, TX who just won the five books from author and long time Golf Smarter listener, Richard E Todd.There are only three more prizes left in our weekly giveaway, so make sure you check out the updates to our prizes including our exclusive Golf Smarter Championship Toolkit, a year long subscription to Decade Golf, and finally on December 25 we’ll announce the winner of a Seemore Putter! Go to golfsmarter.com/giveaway. Deadline is Midnight PT/3aET each Sunday. The winner will be announced by random drawing at the end of each new episode. Some restrictions apply, see details on our website. This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG! Click here for this week's incredible Holiday Shopping deals.

664: Golf Smarter isn’t just the name of this podcast, it’s how we play! This week author Jon Sherman, of “101Mistakes All Golfers Make” comes on to break down his recent article “7 Important Habits of Highly Effective Golfers”. This isn’t a lot of new information for Golf Smarter listeners, but a great reminder and recap of all the issues we discuss regularly on this podcast. It’s great to be reminded of what we need to excel and the game we love.WIN! WIN! WIN!! Congratulations to Vince M of Ithaca, NY who just won an online low back pain assessment from lowbackpaincenter.com and Thomas Malchow.There are only four more prizes left in our weekly giveaway, so make sure you check out the updates to our prizes including our exclusive Golf Smarter Championship Toolkit and a year long subscription to Decade Golf. Go to golfsmarter.com/giveaway. Deadline is Midnight PT/3aET each Sunday. The winner will be announced by random drawing at the end of each new episode. Some restrictions apply, see details on our website. This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG! Click here for this week's incredible Holiday Shopping deals.This episode is also brought to you by Peter Millar Golf. Go to PeterMillar.com/golfsmarter to check out Fred's favorites and for complimentary shipping and a free golf cap with your first purchase.

663: Martin Chuck is a phenomenal instructor and the inventor of some of the most popular golf training aids ever created. Nearly 200,000 golfers around the world use the Tour Striker clubs, and without any requests or sponsorship deals, the Tour Striker SmartBall is regularly used by a significant number of Tour players, including Major winners Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Graham McDowell, Darren Clark, and Jimmy Walker. In this episode we discuss getting online lessons, the value of training aids, and having one club in your bag that you hate!WIN! WIN! WIN!! Congratulations to Alex P of Tempe, AZ who just won an online lesson from Martin Chuck of TourStriker.comEach week we’re giving away a different prize including free online lessons, a SeeMore putter, and more. Go to golfsmarter.com/giveaway. Deadline is Midnight PT/3aET each Sunday. The winner will be announced by random drawing at the end of each new episode. Some restrictions apply, see details on our website. This Sunday, watch @Golf Smarter Facebook Live and follow @GolfSmarter on Instagram as our four winners: Gary McCormick of San Jose, Scott Duffy of Milpitas, Conrad Branson of Greenbrae, and Edward Spurr of Sacramento, and their "caddies" all join host Fred Greene for Topgolf Crush in San Francisco's AT&T Park. That's live on Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 10:10aPT / 1:10pET.This episode is brought to you by our newest sponsor TWG! Click here for this week's Black Friday / Cyber Monday incredible deals.This episode is also brought to you by Peter Millar Golf. Go to PeterMillar.com/golfsmarter to check out Fred's favorites and for complimentary shipping and a free golf cap with your first purchase.

662: Chris Finn has just presented 2+ years of research at TPI's annual World Golf Fitness Summit. After studying amateur golfers between ages 10-68, he and his team at Par4Success.com have established the top three tests related to swing speed. If you’re interested in increasing your swing speed up to 50%, depending on your age, in only 12 weeks, then you will find this interesting and helpful.WIN! WIN! WIN!! Congratulations to Michael R of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who just won an online lesson from Mark Durland of DurlandGolf.com.Each week we’re giving away a different prize including free online lessons, a SeeMore putter, and more. Go to golfsmarter.com/giveaway. Deadline is Midnight PT/3aET each Sunday. The winner will be announced by random drawing at the end of each new episode. Some restrictions apply, see details on our website. Congratulations to Gary McCormick of San Jose, CA! He is our first listener to confirm he's joining us for Topgolf Crush in San Francisco, can’t wait to meet you! Hey Kenneth Cestari of Shrewbury, NJ, Conrad Branson of San Francisco, Steven Hollar from Stanley, NC, you each have till 5pPT, Monday, November 12 to RSVP. If you can’t make it or don't RSVP, your space will be forfeited. Prizes are not transferable. Transportation and accommodations NOT included.Thank you so much for your tax deductible donations to the Tony Manzoni Memorial Golf Smarter fund. Tony Manzoni passed away on 10/13/18. This fund for The First Tee of Coachella Valley benefits the children in the Palm Springs, Palm Desert greater area. For details please visit golfsmarter.com/tony to learn more, make donations, and visit many articles, tributes, podcasts, and videos that have featured Tony.

661: Thomas Malchow founded the Low Back Pain Center and has helped Olympic and Professional athletes. Learn causes and triggers that contribute to low back pain for golfers. Thomas provides online consultations and assessments and has contributed one for an upcoming Golf Smarter weekly giveaway prize. This is the final week to enter for a spot at Topgolf Crush! 4 winners will join Fred Greene in San Francisco on Sunday, 11/18/18 to hit balls and more at AT&T Park. Deadline to enter is this Midnight, Sunday, 11/4/18. Prizes are not transferable. Transportation and accommodations NOT included. Restrictions apply. Details and registration at golfsmarter.com/topgolf.WIN! WIN! WIN!! Congratulations to Brian H of Hartland, WI who just won two books on Peak Performance from Scott Ford.Each week we’re giving away a different prize including free online lessons, a SeeMore putter, and more. Deadline is Midnight PT/3aET each Sunday. Some restrictions apply, see details at golfsmarter.com/giveaway. Thank you so much for your warm thoughts and tax deductible donations to the Tony Manzoni Memorial Golf Smarter fund. Tony Manzoni passed away on 10/13/18. Any size donation is greatly appreciated, because It only takes $140 to give a child a scholarship that includes:• Three 8-week sessions of lessons and one free Summer Camp• Unlimited Access to the First Tee of Coachella Valley facility.• Free course play• 1 bucket of balls per child, per day• Equipment use including golf clubs…and more!Please visit golfsmarter.com/tony to learn more, make donations, and review articles, tributes, podcasts, and videos that have featured Tony.