Those Weekend Golf Guys
Episodes
S2 Ep158: She Wants More Women Playing Golf
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greta Anderson is a former Tennis Coach who decided she wanted to be a Golf Coach too. When into her 30’s she decided to pursue a course that wo...
S2 Ep157: 9 Cents For A Better Swing
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get better using simple things you already have lying around the house! If you have 9 cents (nine pennies specifically) you can groove your swing. Hav...
S2 Ep156: Should You Get Fit Before Lessons?
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should you get fitted for clubs before you start a series of lessons? It’s like which came first, the chicken or the egg type of thing. If you are u...
S2 Ep155: Headed South Again
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Once again we turn our attention and our automobiles in a southerly direction. So much great golf to enjoy just a few hundred miles south of where w...
S2 Ep154: 2021's Most Popilar Episode
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we deliver this year’s most listened to episode. Judging from that stat we can surmise that this was the most popular, the most entertaining, ...
S2 Ep153: Oh Boy, More wind
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Those Weekend Golf Guys go back a few years to a most instructive, informative and down right entertaining discussion we had about wind. It’...
S2 Ep152: Giving The Perfect Golf Gift
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to find the perfect golf related Christmas gift for a loved one, or maybe a colleague. Our advice: First and foremost, DO NOT BUY A GOLF C...
S2 Ep151: Top 100 Teacher E.A. Tischler Visits
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we spend some more time with another of America’s Top 100 Golf Instructors, E.A. Tischler. E.A. is a co-founder of the BioSwing Dynamics a...
S2 Ep150: Sara Stone Revisited
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we feature an interview from a couple years back with Sara Stone, Top 100 teacher, friend of Jeff Smith, and all around great woman to know....
S2 Ep149: Shut Up I'm Trying To Play Golf Here
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Those weekend Golf Guys tackle a few ticklish situations. First, are golfers really just big wimps who are afraid of noise? Every other athl...
S2 Ep148: Is Your Swing Fast Or Only Half Fast
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the limits to swing speed? What makes it so most of us recreational golfers can’t seem to swing fast enough to impress anyone? Is there any...
S2 Ep147: Your Wedge Shots Suck - Here's Why
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we talk about wedge shots. Why do we talk about the so much? Because they are the number one reason you can’t b...
S2 Ep146: Swing Smooth Or Are You A Basher
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So, are you a Smooth Swinger or Bob The Basher. Is one technique better than the other? Can you change from one to the other? All great questions. And...
S2 Ep145: Golf Needs More Of Them
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We need more women to play golf. The ratio of men to women in golf is 88% to 12%, men to women. That is pretty lopsided if you ask us. This week we in...
S2 Ep144: Exercises That Can Ruin Your Game
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all know we should get in better shape to play better golf. We have seen many different suggestions on-line and in magazines about workouts we coul...
S2 Ep143: Weight Difference And Spin. You Need To Know This
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a caddie at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick who sent us a message that said: “…I love Jeff’s tips on how to play better. I have used...
S2 Ep142: A Break 80 Challenge
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys Jeff Smith relates just how cool it was to be live, walking the grounds at Whistling Straights for this years’ ...
S2 Ep141: Lose 6 Strokes By Tomorrow
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we welcome in a former PGA Tour player, golf course owner, and professional club fitter, Jim ward. Jim is now the...
S2 Ep140: Will Connie Find Big Foot On The Golf Course?
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Connie Willis is the host of her own streaming shows BLUE ROCK TALK, as well as the weekend host for the overnight mega-hit Coast To Coast on over 600...
S2 Ep139: Putting elements - The Big 4
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One hour with Those Weekend Golf Guys today and you will sink more putts the first time, guaranteed. Are you aware of the Big 4 Elements of Putting? F...
S2 Ep138: On Course Adjustments We Forget To Make
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Those Weekend Golf Guys this week reminds us all about those on course adjustments we often time forget to make. You know, the time you forget to take...
S2 Ep137: Golf Math
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys the guys talk about golf travel and how to make it easier but the bulk of the show covers Golf Math. Yes, add ‘...
S2 Ep136: A Chamionship We All Can Enter
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Hammons was the lead Play-by-play guy for the Golf Channel for 15 years. All that time as he was covering Ryder Cups, Solheim Cups, and Presiden...
S2 Ep135: What Is An Amateur
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What Is An Amateur? In the days of Bobby Jones it was a golfer who did not compete for money. It was a golfer who played simply for the love of the ga...
S2 Ep134: Live From Prairie View with Wounded Warrior Project
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Those Weekend Golf Guys are live from Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel, Indiana for the Capital Golf Amateur Tour’s Wounded Warrior Clas...
S2 Ep133: A Champion At 13
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Week on Those Weekend Golf Guys it’s a topic every adult who has a child interested in playing golf and every kid who likes playing golf should...
S2 Ep132: Let's Explore The Differences
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about differences on this week’s show. How different does Jeff feel about things now that he is officially one of America’s Top 100 teache...
S2 Ep131: The Best, that we could find, Of Those Weekend Golf Guys
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With best wishes from the beach, and we mean the real beach not the bunker. Here is one of our most popilar episodes of all time. Listen for the firt ...
S2 Ep130: Mere Mortals Playing A Game Designed For Gods
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mere Mortals playing a game obviously designed by and for, gods. That’s what we have been doing this week. Playing golf with friends, old and new, a...
S2 Ep129: Jeff Smith Is Top 1oo
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we are celebrating Jeff Smith’s induction into the very exclusive Top 100 Teachers Group. It’s official! Jeff...
S2 Ep128: It's The Little Things You Need To Check
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s The Little Things That Make All The Difference. Not just the title of this week’s episode, but also one of the incontrovertible truths of Gol...
S2 Ep127: Meet The Artist And Win This Painting
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys we want to introduce you to two very talented women you will be hearing a lot from in the near future. One is Ava...
S2 Ep126: Practice For The Moment
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Practice for the moment! That’s the advice Jeff Smith, the #1 golf instructor in the state of Indiana has on this week’s episode of Those Weekend ...
S2 Ep125: The Woods Are Full Of Long Drives
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the award winning Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast the guys talk about distance vs. accuracy. As Jeff says, “the woods are full of long ...
S2 Ep123: Your Invitation To French Lick
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golfguys Podcast we welcome Brendan Sweeney, the Director of Player Development for The French Lick Resort. There are a lot...
S2 Ep122: Sticker Shock At The Golf Course
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why do greens fees fluctuate so greatly? Why are some courses very affordable while others seemingly price themselves out of the everyday play categor...
S2 Ep121: Let's Keep It Clean
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s keep it clean. Do you have any idea just how much of an effect a glop of mud can have on the flight of your ball? Do you realize that some dir...
S2 Ep120: Our Impressions of American dunes Golf Club
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show Those Weekend Golf Guys talk about their fantastic trip up to Grand Harbor Michigan for the Grand Opening Celebration of the Ame...
S2 Ep119: What Is Your Golfing SuperPower?
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is your golfing superpower? One of America’s top golf coaches, sara Stone from The Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase Maryland can help you figure...
S2 Ep118: Bryson says: Swing Harder And Get A Stiffer Shaft
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
High Tech, Low Tech, and No Tech. That’s how the show flows this week. First we talk to Reed Dickens from LA Shafts. They have designed a revolution...
S2 Ep117: Pam, A Golf Mom
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Golf Parents, listen up. We talk with Pam, a mother of a pretty good collegiate golfer who played in a Monday qualifier for the Honda Classic. He was ...
S2 Ep116: Six essential To Putting Well
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys Jeff Smith, the #1 Golf Instructor in the state of Indiana (according to Golf Digest Magazine) explains the 6 thi...
S2 Ep115: Last Minute Prep
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast takes a look at the difference, other than direction, of a fade versus a draw. We talk about last minute pre...
S2 Ep114: Play Golf Mo Betta
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You should play Mo Betta Golf! And this year you can. First, you need to take some of Jeff’s “play Mo Betta” lessons. Then you can mosey on over...
S2 Ep113: Practice Can Ruin Your Game
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You know what can really screw up your game? Practicing the wrong thing, that’s what. Learn from Rory MacElroy. He saw DeChambeau hit the ball 377 a...
S2 Ep112: The Original Rules and Still No Relief From a Fairway Divot
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How would you like to play courses like Inverness, TPC Sawgrass, Firestone and more bucket list courses for $70 each? You can and support two great ch...
S2 Ep111: Back In Time with Jonathan Coachman
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week the golf guys return to a much warmer time. We go back to July of last year when we had the pleasure of talking to Coach Jonathan Coachman o...
S2 Ep110: Will The USGA Ruin The Game?
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John asked one question: why does the USGA deem it necessary to research making the golf equipment not work as strongly based on the results of just t...
S2 Ep109: Stop Hitting It Fat
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Success depends On How You Start! It may sound terribly elementary but, your swing may be perfect but if the ball is in the wrong place, you won’t h...
S2 Ep108: Effortless Power or Powerless Effort?
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s do some math. If every mile per hour increase in ball speed translates to 3 yards more distance, how much yardage could you add if you could i...
S2 Ep107: Are You A Hooker?
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fix It!!! Are you a hooker? There are 4 hooker flight paths: the ball starts straight and curves left, the ball starts left and curves left the ball s...
S2 Ep106: Walking And Talking With Dottie Pepper
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dottie Pepper was an intense and major-championship winning LPGA Tour golfer until injuries first derailed her career, and then ended it prematurely. ...
S2 Ep105: Meet The Golf Boy
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet The Golf Boy. Jason Thurston is 11 years old. He is an avid golfer. He lives in Maine, which is not the best place for an avid golfer to live. Du...
S2 Ep104: Conversation with 2 Great Golf Instructors
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why would one of America’s top golf instructors live in Minnesota 12 months a year? Isn’t the average golf season about a month or two? Well, we a...
S2 Ep103: Let's Take A Golf Trip
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Where Will You Play This Year? We all have one or two courses that we really want to play and since last year sucked so bad we thought this year shoul...
S2 Ep102: The Year's Most Listened To
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back in October we came across a sign that came from a golf course in England. It was dated 1940 and delineated a set of “special rules” that were...
S2 Ep101: This Years Second Most Listened To episode
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are ready for a Happy New Year. Can 2021 be any worse than 2020? We don’t think so but let’s not temp fate,...
S2 Ep100: The Best of 2020 - Number 3
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and look forward to a Happy New Year. We are celebrating with the Best (that we could find) of Those Weekend Golf ...
S2 Ep99: Friends Dont Let Friends Take Golf Advice From Friends
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Friends don’t let friends give golf advice. That is the best advice you will ever get. How many times have we heard “…keep your head down…” ...
S2 Ep97: The Right Questions To Ask Your Golf Instructor
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of groups use golf to raise money. But how does a golf specific organization raise money? Well, The First Tee of Louisville is doing it with Bour...
S2 Ep96: The Truth About Your Golf Club Face And Your Golf Shoes
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you aware of the relationship between your club face and your ball flight? Jeff reveals the truth about the face to path relationship in this week...
S2 Ep95: 2 Golf Movers and Shakers: Mark Sweeney and Augustin Piza
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week John Ashton and Jeff Smith spend time with two of golf's current movers and shakers: Mark Sweeney, creator of the Aim Point System and Augus...
S2 Ep94: Land Your Chip Shot Like A Butterfly With Sore Feet
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chipping. Pitching. Doing it wrong leads to bitching! What you want to do is land your ball onto the green like a butterfly with sore feet! And in thi...
S2 Ep93: Into The wind
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whether hitting into the wind or flying into the wind, the resistance of the wind has a great effect on the flight. In fact, without that resistance, ...
S2 Ep92: Time For A Southern Trip
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even golfers fly south for the winter. At least, golf instructors do. Jeff Smith checks in from the Landings Club on Skidmore Island, Georgia. Since t...
S2 Ep91: War Zone Rules and other Hilarity
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some folks seem to be surprised that Golf has flourished so well during this Covid-19 quarantine period. We really shouldn't be surprised. It seems th...
S2 Ep90: Writing Checks Our Abilities Cannot Cash
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Don't write any checks your abilities cannot cash! We all know the guy who hits a decent drive to start a par 5. He strikes it 210, right down the mid...
S2 Ep89: Transcendental Golf
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transcendental Golf. Another visit with golf instructor and performance coach, Joe Bosco. Can meditation help your golf game? Oh, hell yes it can. Can...
S2 Ep88: Hypno Joe Bosco - Performance Coach
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hypno Joe! An hour with Joe Bosco, PGA Teaching Pro (one of America's best) and Performance Coach for golfers and athletes in other sports too. Yes! J...
S2 Ep87: Is Your Golf Swing Half fast
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do You Have A Half Fast Golf Swing? Probably. In the search for more distance we try many things from buying new clubs that promise more distance, to ...
S2 Ep86: Better Business Golf And More
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Straub and Laura Calhoun from the first ever Better Business Bereau talk about how the mission of the BBB is financed and improved by using golf....
S2 Ep85: 3 Elements Of Distance
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ball speed, launch angle, and spin are the 3 elements of distance. See what's missing? Yes! No swing speed anywhere. You know what is even more import...
S2 Ep84: The Rain Should Let Up Any Minute Now
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another week and yet another great, entertaining week of Golf Talk. First, isn't it strange how rain always seems to wait until you get out on the fir...
S2 Ep83: Fast Fixes For Ghastly Golf
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I once saw a sign that read "We aim to please. You aim too, please". The sign was in a men's restroom but the sentiment is the same here. Mo...
S2 Ep82: Your Set-Up Sux
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More excellence in Golf Talk on this week's Those Weekend Golf Guys Show. First, Jeff uses some tough love when he tells you that most probably, your ...
S2 Ep81: Golfers Have The Coolest Toys
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Golfers have the coolest toys. And just when you think you have everything you will ever need, someone, somewhere comes out with just one more thing y...
S2 Ep80: Golf Digest's Matt Rudy
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Matt Rudy, from Golf Digest Magazine is our guest. He has ghost written books for some of golf's most legendary personalities. He also trans...
S2 Ep79: 3 Favorite Guests Return
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We give Jeff the week off and bring in 3 of our favorite guests for some brand new conversations. Bobby Weed, golf architect, talks about his latest p...
S2 Ep78: Golf By The Numbers
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We visit with Kevin Hurst, Master Fitter from Club Champion. He's the dude who fit John with his first ever custom fit club. You will hear all the tec...
S2 Ep77: Teacher Talk With Brady Riggs
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brady Riggs has been one of America's Top100 Golf Instructors since 2003. He joins us from the range out at Hansen Dam Golf Course in Pacoima Californ...
S2 Ep76: Short Game Short Comings
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, your short game short comings rear their ugly head and you finish yet another round with a score 6 to 10 strokes higher than it really s...
S2 Ep75: Quality Time With Jonathan Coachman
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We spend some quality time, and some very enjoyable time, with Jonathan "Coach" Coachman, from PGA Reach, WWE, and ESPN Fame. We also discus...
S2 Ep74: Anatomy Of A Decent Round
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing with the idea that for recreational golfers, it might be better to keep track of good hits rather than to keep track of strokes. This week ...
S2 Ep73: Make Me Want To Play Golf
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Franklin is a game developer, a psychology expert, a motivator of children, and a Golf Pro. He has created a company, Discover Golf, designed ...
S2 Ep72: Your Biggest Mistake In Golf
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There comes a time when we really should sit back and realize that "par" is for experts. Par means a scratch golfer will 2 putt and use the ...
S2 Ep71: Dude, You Dont Hit It Tha Far
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest lie in golf is how far we hit the ball. We lie to our friends, our playing partners, and also we lie to ourselves. I belong to a group on ...
S2 Ep70: Is Golf Getting Healthier
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week a friend of Jeff's, Ryan Groves from Force Plates, stops by the golf cave and we all just talk about various topics in golf. For instance, o...
S2 Ep69: Murder Of A Golf Legend
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While in her 20's, Marion Miley was already a golf legend. Between 1931 and 1938, she won six Kentucky Women’s Amateur events. She also won many of ...
S2 Ep68: Conversations With Ed Ibarguen
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk at length to Top100 Golf Instructor, Ed Ibarguen. Ed is the GM and director of golf at the Duke University Golf Club in Durham, NC. ...
S2 Ep67: Tina Tombs - The Best Laugh In Golf
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Tombs is a former LPGA Champion and now one of America's Top100 golf instructors. She teaches at the Biltmore Resort in Phoenix and has the best ...
S2 Ep66: I'm Not Good Enough For Golf Lessons
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the Top 50 Golf Instructors in the country, Tony Ruggiero, is our guest this week. Tony is not only a terrific teacher but is also a swing coac...
S2 Ep65: Lessons With Kellie Stenzel
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kellie Stenzel is our special guest this week. She is one of America's Top 100 Golf Instructors, one of the Top 50 female Golf Instructors and one of ...
S2 Ep64: Your Most Important Shot
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John finally realized just how important the approach shot is. With a good approach shot, you don't have to worry about your short game. It doesn't ma...
S2 Ep63: You Need Golf Lessons
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is stopping you from taking golf lessons? Most often, it's the fear of being embarrassed. Don't worry about that. We talk to two of the world's b...
S2 Ep62: Golfing During Quarantine
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a lot of statistics from the National Golf Foundation about the numbers of golf courses that are open during this quarantine period, the state...
S2 Ep61: Two Great Golf Instructors
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We take two of the country's best golf instructors: our own Jeff Smith and Sarah Stone from The Bears Club in Florida. we just let them talk about how...
S2 Ep60: Social Distancing Nutrition and Proper Fit
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Golfers have always practiced social distancing. So why should these days be treated any differently? We talk about how golf courses are adapting to t...
S2 Ep59: Golf To Dye For
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that Pete Dye designed golf courses are some of the most beautiful, most challenging, and most expensive golf courses you can play. We tal...
S2 Ep58: Are You Ready For Golf Season?
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you play your clubs get dirty, especially in the colder, wet preseason conditions. It is important to clean them well and to clean them correctly...
S2 Ep57: Performance Enhancing Conversations
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gary Sailles, a Sports Performance Coach and Professor at Indiana University, joins us and we cover many interesting topics like: Golf is a game o...