SMS - 10 Index, Birdies Per Round Shooting 70s vs 90s
Longtime listeners of the pod will know that for typical golfers, the key to lower scores isn't making more birdies. Today's episode drives that point home. How many birdies will a 10-index golfer mak...
21 Helmi 11min
Changing Grip to Change Shot Shapes?
Today, a listener question: is changing grip a good way to change a shot shape on a particular shot? Mark brings this topic to Lou and Greg, and they discuss whether they themselves would use differin...
19 Helmi 28min
Hitting More Greens in Regulation, Part Two
Picking up with more on hitting greens. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg dig deeper into the stats of GIR, in a way that emphasizes just how much it matters to hit greens, and how vast the gap is ...
16 Helmi 29min
SMS - 3 Putt Percentage from 35 Feet, Tour Pro, Scratch, and 20 Index
The dreaded 3 putt. You know the odds of it increases the further you get from the hole. How often, from 35 feet, will a Tour pro, a scratch golfer, and a 20 index take three putts to finish the hole?...
14 Helmi 13min
Hitting More Greens in Regulation, Part One
GIR remains, by far, the best of the traditional golf stats. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg start with their definitions of a GIR (should there be some flexibility?), and then transition into th...
12 Helmi 32min
Making Your 3 Wood Work for You
Our recent episode about prepping your bag for the upcoming season encouraged you to ditch the club you never use. For many amateur golfers, that club is the 3 wood. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Gr...
9 Helmi 24min
SMS - 10 Index, Bogey Percentage, Par 3, 4, and 5
You're a solid handicap golfer. On the tee, how often should you expect to make a bogey? And how does that change when the hole is a par 3, a par 4, and a par 5? Lou puts that question to Mark and Gre...
7 Helmi 13min
What Is the Future of LIV?
Not all the traffic with LIV Golf has been back to the PGA Tour. Recently, one of the top amateur golfers in the United States joined the team league. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg discuss his ...
5 Helmi 27min
