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549 Premium: This week we welcome Pete Dye disciple, golf course architect Bobby Weed. Bobby talks about how amateur golfers can increase their TeeToGreen course management by using a course designer’s perspective.  Bobby also talks about working with Mr. Dye, designing four Tournament TPC courses, and more. Before we finish this episode, Dean Knuth joins us to draw the name of our winner and to announce that Golf Smarter listeners now have another chance to win a High Heat 3Wood. Deadline to enter is Midnight Sunday, August 14, 2016 at GolfSmarter.com. The winner will be announced on episode 553. Knuth Golf has extended their exclusive discount for the Golf Smarter community. Mention “Golf Smarter” in your order and save on each of these clubs that are designed specifically to help amateurs play better golf. Driver regularly $399, your price $329. Fairway Wood regularly $299, mention Golf Smarter and it’s only $269. All new High Heat Hybrid, $249, but for you only $229.

548: The most interesting category in golf’s effort to bring young people to the game is the Personal Transport. Golf Skate Caddy is not your grandfather’s golf cart. Think about it as a electric surf board and/or a skate board. Just secure your bag, plug in your phone, put your beer on ice, grab the remote control, step aboard and off you go! Our guest is Patrick Pires to discuss the benefits and fun this product brings to the game. The video of this conversation also includes a short segment of host Fred Greene taking a ride around a course.http://GolfSkateCaddy.com Watch the video at https://youtu.be/-0Uf9cOSojk  or http://GolfSmarter.comPart 2 of this episode for Premium Subscribers features Mikko Rantanen of Golf Game Book. Golf Game Book is a free app for iOS (Android is coming) that includes 25 different game formats. This app also allows golfers to connect and share live results, comments, photos&videos no matter where they are...on or off the course.  You can watch this interview at GolfSmarter.com or https://youtu.be/Fpu0NG6i3WQ !!!!!!We’re giving away a High Heat Driver!!!!!! Register to win at GolfSmarter.com. Deadline to enter is 11:59p, Sunday July 17, 2016. Winner will be announced on episode 549 (July 19, 2016).  Register at http://www.golfsmarter.com/contest-enter-to-win-a-custom-fit-high-heat-driver/Knuth Golf has extended their exclusive discount for the Golf Smarter community. Mention “Golf Smarter” in your order and save on each of these clubs that are designed specifically to help amateurs play better golf. Driver regularly $399, your price $329. Fairway Wood regularly $299, mention Golf Smarter and it’s only $269. All new High Heat Hybrid, $249, but for you only $229.  http://K

547: Perry Golf is an industry leading golf travel company that plans trips and tours to the best and most unique golf destinations in the world. This is a conversation with Mark Barnes about the golf travel industry, great places to play, and the hottest and newest places to visit.    http://PerryGolf.com  Watch the video https://youtu.be/MMFgK3vTMJ0  or http://GolfSmarter.comPart 2 of this episode for Premium Subscribers features Cody Law of GolfMesquiteNevada.com Mesquite is about an hour north of Las Vegas, but they have spectacular golf, casino gambling, and a variety of accommodations and dining options to choose from.  You can watch this interview at GolfSmarter.com or https://youtu.be/ySlkkeGlTso !!!!!!We’re giving away a High Heat Driver!!!!!! Register to win at GolfSmarter.com. Deadline to enter is 11:59p, Sunday July 17, 2016. Winner will be announced on episode 549 (July 19, 2016).  Register at http://www.golfsmarter.com/contest-enter-to-win-a-custom-fit-high-heat-driver/Knuth Golf has extended their exclusive discount for the Golf Smarter community. Mention “Golf Smarter” in your order and save on each of these clubs that are designed specifically to help amateurs play better golf. Driver regularly $399, your price $329. Fairway Wood regularly $299, mention Golf Smarter and it’s only $269. All new High Heat Hybrid, $249, but for you only $229.  http://Knuthgolf.com

546: Common question: What’s the best way to get my child interested in playing golf? Finally an answer that works, is fun, and has a school curriculum designed by education professionals. SNAG (Starting New at Golf) is the best “first-touch” program I’ve seen. It uses big clubs & balls, bright colors and language that all children would understand. But it’s not just for children, this system works for anyone who’s never held a golf club before. Our guest is John Johnson. The video includes the full interview and Golf Smarter host Fred Greene’s first swing with the Super SNAG Launcher (Driver) getting a Super SNAG Hole in One!   http://snaggolf.com and http://snagpros.com for schools, parks, and camp programs.  Watch the video https://youtu.be/PzFtzmBQ78E  http://GolfSmarter.comPart 2 of this episode for Premium Subscribers features Dallin Koecher of GoHeberValley.com. Heber Valley is the area in Utah where the ING Conference was held. Dallin is with their visitor’s bureau and we discussed how low profile golf destinations are using today’s social media to attract millennials to their area and to golf in general. You can watch this interview at GolfSmarter.com or https://youtu.be/qN4dbUaTZLs !!!!!!We’re giving away a High Heat Driver!!!!!! Register to win at GolfSmarter.com. Deadline to enter is 11:59p, Sunday July 17, 2016. Winner will be announced on episode 549 (July 19, 2016).  Register at http://www.golfsmarter.com/contest-enter-to-win-a-custom-fit-high-heat-driver/Knuth Golf has extended their exclusive discount for the Golf Smarter community. Mention “Golf Smarter” in your order

545 Premium: Dean “The Pope of Slope” Knuth returns (episode 531) to introduce the all new High Heat Fairway Wood and Hybrid. The video of this interview with close up of the club heads, can be here on GolfSmarter.com or https://youtu.be/3K57BED44QEI also want to thank Dean for being such a trooper. He wasn’t feeling well and went to see a doctor immediately after this recording, and was diagnosed him with double pneumonia. !!!!!We’re giving away a High Heat Driver!!!!!! Check the Featured section of the home page to register and win. Deadline to enter is 11:59p, Sunday July 17, 2016. Winner will be announced on episode 549 (July 19, 2016).  Knuth Golf has extended their exclusive discount for the Golf Smarter community. Mention “Golf Smarter” in your order and save on each of these clubs that are designed specifically to help amateurs play better golf. Driver regularly $399, your price $329. Fairway Wood regularly $299, mention Golf Smarter and it’s only $269. All new High Heat Hybrid, $249, but for you only $229.  http://Knuthgolf.comPart 2 of this Premium episode features a conversation with Amy Yanda-Lee of Chase 54, a golf apparel designer that pushes the limits in fit, feel, fashion and performance. These are golf clothes like you've never seen before.

544 Premium: Practice Perfectly. Practice Precisely. Practice Independently with LiveViewGolf’s Real-Time camera and free app. This week we sit down with Patrick Parrish, PGA Certified Instructor at the Nicklaus Monterey CC, and Shane Yang, inventor of LiveViewGolf. LiveViewGolf shows your swing in real time so that you can correct errors before they happen.  We’ve all stood in front of a mirror to look at our swing because we want to see what’s going wrong and what feels right. When you use LiveViewGolf, you get to watch your swing live on your smartphone or tablet, without changing your posture, utilizing similar video tools that PGA Teaching Pros spend thousands of dollars to put in their studio. And you can do it wherever and whenever you have enough room to swing a club for less than $200!This episode is brought to you by LiveViewGolf.com.All orders inside the continental U.S receive free shipping with the checkout code “golfsmarter”.   Watch this entire episode at https://youtu.be/zOyf2-GWntA   Patrick provided us with a live demo of how simple it is to use the LiveViewGolf real-time video camera and free app (iOS and Android)…INDOORS! Watch his short demo of LiveViewGolf at https://youtu.be/Vuf3EJdzebI    Are you also aware that the placement of your divot tells a lot about how good you play golf? Here’s a brief video excerpt from the full interview  https://youtu.be/btNMhmUWlMU   Please continue support of Golf Smarter podcast by supporting our sponsors.

543 Premium: On any given round, there’s only one piece of golf equipment that is used on every shot…the ball. What most amateur players don’t realize is that 70% of all golfers are using the wrong ball, according to this week’s guest Dominic Selfa of Bridgestone Golf who sits down with host Fred Greene. Getting fitted for a golf ball is as important as getting fitted for clubs. So may players play a Titleist ProV1 because that’s what’s on the tour or is the most expensive. But that doesn’t mean it will help your game. The reality is that if you don’t have a swing speed over 100mph or can compress the ball to get a good amount of backspin, that is the wrong ball for you. Learn more about the new line of Bridgestone balls and how they are leading the way for every golfer to get properly fitted for the correct ball. http://BridgestoneGolf.comWatch the video interview with Dominic https://youtu.be/sz5on1IeV6MFor this Premium Episode, we also have another conversation from the ING Conference  with Terry McEwen of SoulKix, an innovative shoe team that encourages the quirky/weird/artistic/different/inspired/ and “off-beaten” soul to create the own path of shoes. It’s actually a really fascinating story of a father helping his son find a mission and path in life after the young man, at 19, was homeless living in a makeshift tent on top of a skyscraper in San Francisco. With Father’s Day coming, it’s a beautiful story of love and success.http://Soulkix.com

542 Premium: Tour Edge sells golf clubs under both the Exotics and Tour Edge brands. Exotics are for those who demand the best. Tour Edge have forged a name as offering high-quality clubs at unbeatable prices. Our conversation this week was recorded at the 26th Annual ING Conference and features Joanne Miller, Director of Public Relations from the ING Conference.  In part 2 of this Premium Access episode, we also talk to Sherry Major from PGA Golf Exhibitions who produces the PGA Merchandise show in Orlando each year. This is the another interview captured at the 26th Annual ING (International Network of Golf) conference in Midway, Utah. http://TourEdgeGolf.comhttp://pgashow.com or http://pgalasvegas.com

541 Premium: Kay McMahon is in the LPGA Teaching Hall of Fame who established eduKaytion golf dedicated to quality and simplified instruction with her signature Golf 8.5 approach. Too much going on in your head for each shot? With Golf 8.5 there are 4 pre-swing steps followed by only 4.5 in-swing positions which produce a classic golf swing for players at ANY level from beginner to scratch. Golf 8.5 is easily understood, dimple, doable, repeatable, and highly successful.  For Premium Access subscribers, we also share our interview with Elizabeth Hall from the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, which will also be the location for next year’s ING Conference.This is the first interview captured at the 26th Annual ING (International Network of Golf) conference in Midway, Utah. I conducted 16 interviews and captured a lot of video from this conference and will be sharing it all with you in upcoming episodes.      http://edukaytiongolf.comhttp://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org

540: Eric Alpenfels is the Director of Instruction at Pinehurst Golf Resort and has been an instructor at Pinehurst for 33 years. He's also the co-author of the book Instinct Putting. Co-authored by Bob Christina, PhD, and Cary Heath, PhD, this book's research shows that  looking at the hole, "target vision", improves your distance control on long putts. In this curated version of this week's episode, we discuss how instinct putting works and how it can help. We also discuss Pinehurst Golf Resort and the nine courses, plus the 18 hole putting course. And we touch on which course to play when you visit depending on your skill level, some great stories about the history of the PGA Tour at Pinehurst, the Pinehurst Golf Academy, and more.Here's a video excerpt from today's show:  Would you be interested in traveling with Fred Greene and some Golf Smarter listeners for a weekend of golf? Can you please take a minute to answer three questions about a possible trip to either Pinehurst of Thailand in Fall of 2017? (shortened URL) http://goo.gl/forms/Ah03w3l7G6m0weUv1