[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/241_Rob_Collins___The_Future_of_Sweetens_Cove.mp3" title="241: The Future of Sweetens Cove" artist="18STRONG: Rob Collins" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Rob Collins is the course designer, architect, and ultimately, the inspiration behind Sweetens Cove. If you haven't heard of Sweetens Cove yet, you’re about to be introduced to the story of an incredible little 9-hole course near Chattanooga Tennessee (South Pittsburgh) that has taken the world of golf by storm.  But it wasn't always smooth sailing for what many may simply think was an "overnight success."

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/240_Tom_Coyne___Seeking_Golfs_Greatest_Experiences.mp3" title="240: Seeking Golf's Greatest Experiences" artist="18STRONG: Tom Coyne" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Today I am especially excited to have on our special guest, Tom Coyne. Tom is much more than a golf writer; yes, he’s written multiple best-selling golf books and has many contributions to golf publications, but I consider Tom a Golf Adventurer. He’s a guy that loves the game so much and is willing to do the extremes when it comes to his journeys in golf and thanks to his willingness to do a deep dive into these crazy adventures, we all learn more about the heart, soul, and history of this game we love.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/239_Effortless_Golf_with_Jayne_Storey___Author_Breathe_Golf_239.mp3" title="239: Effortless Golf" artist="18STRONG: Jayne Storey" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Jayne Storey is one of the most fascinating coaches I’ve come across in the game of golf. She is a pioneer of an emerging genre, which seeks to unite Eastern spiritual practice with high performance in pressure situations.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/238_Collegiate_Golfs_Most_Outstanding_Players___Brian_Stubbs_-_The_Haskins_Award_238.mp3" title="238: Collegiate Golf's Most Outstanding Players" artist="18STRONG: Brian Stubbs" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ]

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/237_Stop_Hesitating__Start_Taking_Action___Jentry_Barton_Fitness__Mental_Game_Coach_237.mp3" title="Stop Hesitating and Start Taking Action" artist="18STRONG: Jentry Barton" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Today I am especially excited to have on our special guest, fitness and mental game coach, Jentry Barton. Normally when wewe talk about the "mental game" we are speaking in terms of on-course tactics and strategies.  But today we have on Jentry Barton to talk the mental game as it relates to our fitness by getting into the gym and staying focused on what we need to do to make our bodies our most important golf tool.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/236_Your_Body_is_Your_Most_Important_Club___Nathane_Jackson_236.mp3" title="236: Your Body is Your Most Important Club" artist="18STRONG: Nathane Jackson" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Today I am especially excited to have on our special guest, Nathane Jackson as we discuss your body being the most important piece of golf equipment that you own. By taking care of it, optimizing it, doing everything you can to improve the way your body moves, the way your brain functions, and the way you do everything on the course is the best way for you to improve your golf game long-term.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/235_Interval_Training_for_Golf___Dr._Martin_Gibala_235.mp3" title="235: Interval Training for Golf" artist="18STRONG: Dr. Martin Gibala" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Today I am especially excited to have on our special guest, Dr. Martin Gibala, author of The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/234_The_Lost_Art_of_Putting___Gary_Nicol__Karl_Morris_234.mp3" title="234: The Lost Art of Putting" artist="18STRONG: Gary Nicol & Karl Morris" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Today I am especially excited to have on our special guests, authors of the fantastic book The Lost Art of Putting, Gary Nicol and Karl Morris. When I first read the book “The Lost Art of Putting,” it was completely different than what I imagined a book on putting would be.  As you would imagine, I anticipated the text would entail an excessive amount of technical conversation on putting, styles, techniques, etc. however, it is refreshingly the exact opposite of what I expected.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/233__Fighting_the_War_on_Double_Bogeys___Jon_Sherman_-_Practical_Golf_233.mp3" title="233: Fighting the War on Double Bogeys" artist="18STRONG: Jon Sherman" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Jon Sherman is the founder of Practical-Golf.com, a website that is dedicated to helping you play and make better decisions out on the course. Jon has spent the last 20+ years researching and learning about the game and joins us today to talk not so much on technique, but the mental, strategic side of golf as well as technology and equipment that he utilizes out on the green to help him play his best game each time.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/232_The_New_Era_of_Minimal_Golf___Sam_Goulden_232.mp3" title="232: The New Era of Minimal Golf" artist="18STRONG: SAM GOULDEN" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] This week we are talking with Sam Goulden from Sam Goulden Golf, but more recently he started a new company called MNML golf which we are going to dig into and will highlight the new bag and technology he has come up with and the Kickstarter campaign he has going for it. Sam has been all over the nation traveling, teaching golf, playing golf, and connects with so many different people on spreading the MNML golf lifestyle; the simplicity of the game itself and getting people to understand how they can play better through minimal tweaks and embracing the simplicity.