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Lower Body Movement in the Golf Swing
June 22, 2025

Lower Body Movement in the Golf Swing

Lou's been back to focusing on fitness and mobility, and he's wondering: how will gaining range of motion in his hips and legs affect his swing? Mark offers some answers, and he and Lou and Greg talk about how physical limita...
Lower Body Movement in the Golf Swing
June 22, 2025

Lower Body Movement in the Golf Swing

Lou's been back to focusing on fitness and mobility, and he's wondering: how will gaining range of motion in his hips and legs affect his swing? Mark offers some answers, and he and Lou and Greg talk about how physical limita...
SMS - Rough Equivalent of 200 Yards in FW, Scratch, 10, and 20
June 20, 2025

SMS - Rough Equivalent of 200 Yards in FW, Scratch, 10, and 20

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Being in the fairway is better than being in the rough—but by how much? In this episode, Lou asks Greg and Mark how close in the rough golfers of...
SMS - Rough Equivalent of 200 Yards in FW, Scratch, 10, and 20
June 20, 2025

SMS - Rough Equivalent of 200 Yards in FW, Scratch, 10, and 20

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Being in the fairway is better than being in the rough—but by how much? In this episode, Lou asks Greg and Mark how close in the rough golfers of...
How Many Mistakes Is Too Many?
June 18, 2025

How Many Mistakes Is Too Many?

Mistake-free golf is an always illusive grail. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about mistakes in golf. First, they talk about kinds of mistakes, from mistakes in planning to execution. Then they talk about the inevi...
How Many Mistakes Is Too Many?
June 18, 2025

How Many Mistakes Is Too Many?

Mistake-free golf is an always illusive grail. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about mistakes in golf. First, they talk about kinds of mistakes, from mistakes in planning to execution. Then they talk about the inevi...
Your Best Swing Tip Ever
June 15, 2025

Your Best Swing Tip Ever

From the range to magazines to social media sites, swing tips have been—and will likely always be—a key element of golf culture. In this episode, Lou, Mark, and Greg each share the best swing tip they've encountered. From thr...
Your Best Swing Tip Ever
June 15, 2025

Your Best Swing Tip Ever

From the range to magazines to social media sites, swing tips have been—and will likely always be—a key element of golf culture. In this episode, Lou, Mark, and Greg each share the best swing tip they've encountered. From thr...
SMS - A Mega Stat Episode
June 14, 2025

SMS - A Mega Stat Episode

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Today's episode has it all: a grab-bag of stats, Mark misunderstanding the question, an epic rules controversy, and solid knowledge about golf th...
SMS - A Mega Stat Episode
June 14, 2025

SMS - A Mega Stat Episode

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Today's episode has it all: a grab-bag of stats, Mark misunderstanding the question, an epic rules controversy, and solid knowledge about golf th...
What's in Lou's Bag?
June 11, 2025

What's in Lou's Bag?

What's in Lou's bag? In this episode, Mark and Lou answer that question. From Lou's love of high-lofted fairway woods to his left-handed putter (when all of his other clubs are right-handed), they discuss not only what Lou pl...
What's in Lou's Bag?
June 11, 2025

What's in Lou's Bag?

What's in Lou's bag? In this episode, Mark and Lou answer that question. From Lou's love of high-lofted fairway woods to his left-handed putter (when all of his other clubs are right-handed), they discuss not only what Lou pl...
Play vs Practice for Improvement
June 8, 2025

Play vs Practice for Improvement

You want to get better at golf. Where is improvement to be found: on the course or the range? In this episode, Mark and Lou give answers to this question—and there isn't one simple answer. Play on course has advantages: ultim...
Play vs Practice for Improvement
June 8, 2025

Play vs Practice for Improvement

You want to get better at golf. Where is improvement to be found: on the course or the range? In this episode, Mark and Lou give answers to this question—and there isn't one simple answer. Play on course has advantages: ultim...
SMS - 150 Yards in Fairway, Scratch vs 15, Miss by 30 Yards
June 6, 2025

SMS - 150 Yards in Fairway, Scratch vs 15, Miss by 30 Yards

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. From 150 in the fairway, most golfers are hoping for a pretty decent outcome. But what about the bad outcomes? How often with a scratch player an...
SMS - 150 Yards in Fairway, Scratch vs 15, Miss by 30 Yards
June 6, 2025

SMS - 150 Yards in Fairway, Scratch vs 15, Miss by 30 Yards

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. From 150 in the fairway, most golfers are hoping for a pretty decent outcome. But what about the bad outcomes? How often with a scratch player an...
A Hot Round and Aging Well in Golf
June 4, 2025

A Hot Round and Aging Well in Golf

Greg joins Mark and Lou to talk about his recent performance at the Principal Charity Classic. Greg began with two underwhelming rounds, but caught fire in the third. In this episode, he talks about what worked, how to weathe...
A Hot Round and Aging Well in Golf
June 4, 2025

A Hot Round and Aging Well in Golf

Greg joins Mark and Lou to talk about his recent performance at the Principal Charity Classic. Greg began with two underwhelming rounds, but caught fire in the third. In this episode, he talks about what worked, how to weathe...
Early 2025 Ryder Cup Talk
June 3, 2025

Early 2025 Ryder Cup Talk

Even as we're right in the middle of major season, the Ryder Cup looms. Not only will it be the biggest event of the fall, but performance now still has a massive effect on who qualifies to play for Teams Europe and USA. In t...
Early 2025 Ryder Cup Talk
June 3, 2025

Early 2025 Ryder Cup Talk

Even as we're right in the middle of major season, the Ryder Cup looms. Not only will it be the biggest event of the fall, but performance now still has a massive effect on who qualifies to play for Teams Europe and USA. In t...
SMS - 10 Index, Bogey or Worse on Par 3, 4, 5
May 30, 2025

SMS - 10 Index, Bogey or Worse on Par 3, 4, 5

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In today's episode, Lou asks Mark and Greg what percent of the time a 10-index is going to make bogey or worse on each kind of hole on the course...
SMS - 10 Index, Bogey or Worse on Par 3, 4, 5
May 30, 2025

SMS - 10 Index, Bogey or Worse on Par 3, 4, 5

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In today's episode, Lou asks Mark and Greg what percent of the time a 10-index is going to make bogey or worse on each kind of hole on the course...
PGA Tour Ball Speeds
May 28, 2025

PGA Tour Ball Speeds

In response to some recent (inaccurate) comments about professional ball speeds, Lou assembled a list of the ball speeds of the top-ranked players on the PGA Tour. In this episode, he shares that list with Mark and Greg, and ...
PGA Tour Ball Speeds
May 28, 2025

PGA Tour Ball Speeds

In response to some recent (inaccurate) comments about professional ball speeds, Lou assembled a list of the ball speeds of the top-ranked players on the PGA Tour. In this episode, he shares that list with Mark and Greg, and ...