We help golfers understand what it ACTUALLY takes to get better at golf and perform your best. Ignore the BS and cut to truth as we talk with leaders in the industry, from professional golfers, coaches, instructors, biomechanists, researchers and more. Host, Cordie Walker is on a mission to figure out how to improve the way we learn and get better at golf.
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Decoding Shot Shaping & Iron Size: Dr Sasho MacKenzie breaks down new research
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Get ready for a deep dive into the science of golf with Dr. Sasho MacKenzie. In this episode, we cover it all, from the surprising impact of iron size on shot shaping to advanced concepts in swing mechanics. Here’s what you’ll learn as we recap the World Scientific Congress of Golf:- Why smaller irons might not always be better for shaping shots- T…
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3 Unique Insights from the 2024 World Scientific Congress of Golf w/ Dr Paul Wood
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In this episode, Dr. Paul Wood, Vice President of Engineering at Ping and President of the Golf Science Organization, discuss insights from the recent World Scientific Congress of Golf. They delve into various research topics, including the physics of putting on sloping surfaces, technological advancements in measuring putting dynamics and the late…
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Smylie Kaufman shares the success in keeping it simple
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After Tony Ruggiero and Smylie Kaufman reflect on their years working together – Smylie was one of the best students Tony ever had. Smylie shares the secret to his success it was his understanding of his swing and keeping his focus simple, by having three to four things he’d monitor. They dive into specific techniques and approaches, as well as the…
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Ralph Bauer: What you need to know about putting
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Ralph Bauer and Tony talk all things putting. He explains where he starts when work with tour players, it’s changing their perspective to understanding how they missed is due to misreading instead of pushing or pulling. He talks about his new app, and how it solves the missing part to putting better is reading the greens better. The technology acce…
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Akshay Bhatia: The Journey to Playing Pro at 17
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Tony has Tour Player, Akshay Bhatia, on the show this week. Tony shares what really stood out to him about Akshay. They talk about his journey and choices with turning Pro at 17 years old. The uncharted challenges he struggled with and how he’s worked through them the past two years. He talks about the amazing coaches that have helped on the journe…
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Science Behind the Swing w/ Michael Jacobs
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Michael Jacobs - 50 Best Teacher in America by Golf Digest, and top 100 Teacher in America by Golf Magazine; shares his journey, with Tony Ruggiero to creating his own research software and what the Jacobs 3D team is working on now. Teaching for 22 years, Michael explains how his focus changed and the 2 steps to becoming a great coach if you’re jus…
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Integrating Athletics into Golf Training w/ Shaun Webb
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This week’s guest is Shaun Webb - he’s a top 100 teacher, been coaching for 20 years and has achieved great success with his business Athletic Motion Golf. Athletic Motion Golf integrates other sports' exercises and drills to golf instruction. He also studies the commonalities of great players to incorporate and improve the uniqueness of each stude…
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Attention of Focus - External vs. Internal Cues
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We sit down with Luke Benoit, a renowned instructor and Founder of Ryp Golf, the inventor of Rypstick, a speed training tool. He's done interesting work in the fields of attention of focus and learning. There's tons of GREAT info to help you train and play better.Von Cordie Walker
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Improve Your Ball Striking (Week 3)
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This week we have the pleasure of sitting down with Trillium Rose. She shares her perspective on the foundations of great ball striking, helping her players understand their unique tendencies, the value of saving the data, making the most of feedback and having a go-to shot. Trillium is the Director of Instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Rockvi…
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Using Stress for Better Practice
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Brady Riggs joins Tony Ruggiero from our partner podcast, The Tour Coach. Brady has been recognized as a Top 100 Teacher for the past 13 years, and was inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame, in 2017. Alongside of coaching Tour Players, he's added Director of Instruction at Hualalai Golf Hale. Tony and Brady talk in depth a…
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What is collaborative coaching and is it effective?
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Drew Steckel sits down with our partner, Tour Coach with Tony Ruggiero. Drew has been recognized as one of the Best Young Coaches by Golf Digest - he shares his journey to coaching Tour Players and his keys to being a great coach. Tony and Drew talk in depth about being on tour, what are the most effective ways of coaching.…
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Improve Your Ball Striking [Week 2]
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This week we talked to Mike Malaska about what is good Ball Striking. He shares three super specific ways that you can improve your ball striking in practice. This discussion has tons of insight, great stories, helpful tools for you to check out.Use our discount code GSL for $75 off links.rapsodo.com/gsl-website-mlm-75off…
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3 Ways to Improve Your Ball Striking
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We are kicking off a new series today; it's all about ball striking. How can we do that more effectively? We have tons of accessibility to feedback with golf technology, but how do we use it to improve our ball striking. To kick off this series, we have Tony Ruggiero sharing what he is paying attention to when it comes to his Tour Pros and their ba…
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RESEARCH: Insights into Virtual Reality and Golf Practice
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We talk with Dr. David Harris who works at the University of Exeter in the UK, he’s a researcher in psychology and specifically interested in skill acquisition. He's done a lot of research in the world of VR, and has some conducted studies on quiet eye with VR equipment, and experimented with using VR as a way to practice. He offers insightful and …
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Chris Como talks Coaching Tour Players with Tony Ruggiero
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Our Partner, Tour Coach with Tony Ruggiero had the chance to sit down with Chris Como. Como shares what he's learned from his coaching career, why Bryson and him work well together, his favorite players to watch, and what he does first when working with a new tour player.Von Cordie Walker
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Masters Week with Chris O'Connell, Jamie Mulligan and Jeff Smith
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Masters Roundtable with three amazing coaches: Jeff Smith, he works with Viktor Hovland, Chris O'Connell, who works with Matt Kuchar and Jamie Mulligan who works with Patrick Cantlay. They each have a ton of insights into how they're preparing for the masters - what they're doing beforehand, what they're doing there while on-site and some insights …
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RESEARCH: Quiet Eye's Direct Correlation to Better Putting
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This installment is part two of our conversation with Gal Ziv. If you didn’t catch the first part, make sure you go back and give it a listen – there’s some really interesting stuff we talk about that’s sure to pique your curiosity.Today, we’re going to talk about gaze behavior and the quiet eye.The quiet eye as described by Gal, is “the final fixa…
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RESEARCH: Do your expectations ACTUALLY impact your results?
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In this installment of the GSL podcast, we’re going to take a deep dive into research as it pertains to golf and human behavior. As you know, we’re firm believers in data, backed by science. Our goal is to deliver it to you in a way that helps you better understand the game of golf and play your best. We’re privileged to be joined by Gal Ziv who ha…
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Sean Foley: Most Candid Coaching Conversation You'll Hear
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We're sharing an episode from Tour Coach. Tonny Ruggiero and Sean Foley discuss candidly about how quickly coaching and pro golf is changing.Von Cordie Walker
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ACCURACY... How do you find it?
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Adam Young, Jon Sherman, and Cordie Walker have a practical conversation about gaining accuracy in your golf game and what it actually means.Von Cordie Walker
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Viktor Hovland: How to Prepare for a Major
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We sit down with Viktor Hovland to talk about how he's getting ready for the US Open at Winged Foot. We talk about what he's working on in his golf swing and the strategy he takes toward choosing targets and right clubs around a US Open venue.Von Cordie Walker
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How a Tour Pro makes a Swing Change w/ Mark Blackburn (revisited)
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Two questions we need to talk about when we look at the golf swing. #1 - When do you make a swing change and #2 - How do we do it. PGA tour coach Mark Blackburn talks about his process and how it played out while working with Kevin Chappell.Von Cordie Walker
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Distance Hacks w/ Clay Ballard (revisited)
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Today we’re talking through some unique concepts to explore if you want to increase distance and gain club head speed.Von Cordie Walker
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Should You Chase MORE Distance? Adam Young + Jon Sherman of Practical Golf
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We look at 3 steps to gaining more distance and how to do it. Adam Young and Jon Sherman (Practical Golf).Von Cordie Walker
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Block or Random Practice? Adam Young + Jon Sherman of Practical Golf
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Casual conversation about block and random practice with Adam Young and Jon Sherman (Practical Golf).Von Cordie Walker
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Swing your own swing?!? Adam Young + Jon Sherman of Practical Golf
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Adam Young (author of Practice Manual) and Jon Sherman of Practical Golf join host Cordie Walker for a Q&A session around "swing your own swing".Von Cordie Walker
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Eric Cogorno: Golf Instruction Around the Country
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This conversation was recorded at Open Forum in January, at the PGA showtime frame. At that time, Eric was traveling around full-time on the road. We talk a little bit about his experiences; they're really unique. I enjoy hearing the different people he's spending time with, what he's learning, all that good stuff. We also talk about some of his te…
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Interesting viewpoint on LEARNING w/ Michael Hebron
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Michael Hebron has helped push golf instruction to pay more attention to the brain, how we learn, and improving the practice of golfers all around the world. To back it all up he's been a PGA NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR and TOP 50 INSTRUCTOR GOLF DIGEST AND GOLF MAGAZINE.Von Cordie Walker
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Bill Harmon: Crazy stories and realizations from a lifetime in golf
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The legendary, Bill Harmon shares with us amazing stories from the Masters and so many years of coaching the best players in the world. He has been a top instructor for years and also a caddie for Jay Haas for 7+ years.Von Cordie Walker
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Mike Adams: Why guess when you can measure?
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The legendary Mike Adams joins us to help understand different swing types by walking us through some screens to better understand your golf swing.Von Cordie Walker
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Dealing with Pressure of Competitive Golf w/ Matt Parziale / Day 3
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While competing at golf at any level you deal with stress and pressure. In todays podcast we talk with 2017 US Mid Am winner, Matt Parziale about his experiences and Dr Greg Cartin about how to thrive when the pressure is on.Von Cordie Walker
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Practical Golf Mental Game Guide / Day 2
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Dr Greg Cartin is on the podcast answering your questions about the mental game in golf. We answer some questions from all of you like:How do I stop myself getting tense on tight driving holes ! Usually followed by hitting it way into the cabbageWhen I play my best, I always feel as if I'm "not thinking" I'm simply just swinging. How do I keep or m…
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Practical Golf Mental Game Guide / Day 1
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This week we're tackling the most common mental questions with performance consultant Dr Greg Cartin.Here are some of the questions we tackle this week: “Everyone says ‘trust your swing’. What if it can’t be trusted?““How do I block out the negative thoughts once my swing starts to struggle in the middle of my rounds which always seems to happen? T…
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Eye opening putting info and stories about tour pros w/ David Orr and Tim Briand
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We hear about how top players like Justin Rose and Suzanne Pettersen approach putting and putter fitting with legendary instructor, David Orr and fitting expert Tim Briand.Von Cordie Walker
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What Tour PROS are doing during COVID-19 shutdown
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We talk with Tony Ruggiero, Dr Greg Cartin, and Kolby Tullier about what the tour players they work with are doing during the COVID-19 shut down.Von Cordie Walker
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6 Things Any Golfer can Learn from the LARGEST Study of the Golf Swing in Golf
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Today we sit down with Nick Clearwater, the VP of Golf Instruction for Golftec to talk about the biggest data study in the history of golf. Essentially, Golftec has collected data from all 205 of their Golftec’s locations to figure out how golfers move throughout their swings, and what movements the best players possess.…
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Golf Data Chat: COVID-19, the distance debate, and more
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We chat with Arccos Golf CEO and Co-Founder, Sal Syed about what he's seeing from the 200million+ shots they have collected data on.Von Cordie Walker
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John Tillery: How to Approach Swing Changes
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Learn from top instructor, John Tillery as we talk about his work with players on the PGA tour like Kevin Kisner, Scott Brown, and others. He shares how he approaches swing changes and what we all can add into our practice to help them stick.Von Cordie Walker
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Tour Agent Shares KEY STRATEGIES from Most Successful Players w/ Mac Barnhardt
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Learn from longtime agent and performance coach, Mac Barnhardt as we talk about his experiences working with the best tour players in the world like Davis Love III, Harris English, Brian Harmon, and more.Von Cordie Walker
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How to get your PGA Tour card BACK [TOUR COACH]
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Join host, Cordie Walker as he sits down with Tony Ruggiero, Tom Lovelady, and Jackson Koert after a day of work at Frederica Golf Club talking about the realities of playing golf for a living and what makes it so difficult.Von Cordie Walker
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[UNEDITED] Lanto Griffin: From Losing his PGA Tour card to winning the Houston Open
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Listen into the full conversation with PGA Tour winner, Lanto Griffin.Von Cordie Walker
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Lanto Griffin: From Losing his PGA Tour card to winning the Houston Open
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He's played on almost every tour and lost his PGA tour card in 2018. For Lanto to win his first PGA tour event in 2019 and be on the path to playing his best golf ever is an amazing story.Von Cordie Walker
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How to Pick Better Targets and the Right Clubs w/ Scott Fawcett
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If you can start choosing smarter targets and clubs in your course management you're going to shoot lower scores. In this podcast with DECADE founder, Scott Fawcett we talk through some practical ideas for your golf game.Watch the video https://youtu.be/jF9ZlUMO0QwVon Cordie Walker
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GEAR INSIDER: Surprising impact of blade length and accuracy w/ Dr Paul Wood
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While fitting someone for a driver has become fairly streamlined, fitting good players for irons and wedges is different process. It’s not all about watching them hit stock shots on the range and analyzing Track Man data. Today we're talking with PING's VP of Engineering, Dr Paul Wood to share what they're doing to help players make smarter decisio…
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Chuck Cook: Secrets to Payne Stewart's '99 US Open Win
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How do you discover what you should ACTUALLY work on in your golf game? Legendary instructor Chuck Cook talks about his work with players like Payne Stewart, Luke Donald, Keegan Bradley and more in this podcast.Von Cordie Walker
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What do Tour Players do During the Off-Season?
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We sit down with Tour Coach podcast host Tony Ruggiero and talk about the past season and what he's working on with tour players like Lucas Glover, Robby Shelton, Zack Sucher, Sepp Straka and more...Von Cordie Walker
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Inside Look at Elite Long Drive Training Team (behind the scenes tactics and training)
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Get a look into the unique mindsets and tactics used by some of the best long drive competitors out there. We talk about everything from optimal equipment, technique, and training methods with Bobby Petterson and Ryan Reisbeck.Von Cordie Walker
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Biggest "Practice Secret" holding you back from drastically lower scores [part 3 of 3]
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Want learn more about? Click this link and check out our new Practice Secrets Training Program https://get.golfsciencelab.com/practice-secretsVon Cordie Walker
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How take your game from the range to the course [part 2 of 3]
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After hours of practice and years of work why hasn't your handicap dropped to the level you really want it to? You know you have the ability to pull off the shot but when it matters the most you can't seem to access that skill you have worked so hard to create.Von Cordie Walker
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Why Your Golf Swing Technique Change Doesn't Stick! [part 1 of 3]
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You work on your swing for hours on the range. Hitting ball after ball and finally it feels like you have it. You head to the course a couple days later and that awesome swing change disappears... Why? That's what we tackle in today's episode with Iain Highfield.Von Cordie Walker
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