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Dialing in Your Distance Control
March 3, 2025

Dialing in Your Distance Control

Dialing in Your Distance Control
Dialing in Your Distance Control
March 2, 2025

Dialing in Your Distance Control

Amateur golfers obsess over swing path and face angle, and with good reason. But golf is a game of distance and direction, and much of the test of distance is distance control : having a very clear idea, within a few yards, o...
SMS - 10 Index, Total Birdies in Good and Bad Rounds
March 1, 2025

SMS - 10 Index, Total Birdies in Good and Bad Rounds

SMS - 10 Index, Total Birdies in Good and Bad Rounds
SMS - 10 Index, Total Birdies in Good and Bad Rounds
Feb. 28, 2025

SMS - 10 Index, Total Birdies in Good and Bad Rounds

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Today's episode remains one of the most important concepts to grasp if you want to improve your scores. All golfers have a fairly wide range of sc...
Improving Your Green Reading
Feb. 27, 2025

Improving Your Green Reading

Improving Your Green Reading
Improving Your Green Reading
Feb. 26, 2025

Improving Your Green Reading

In this episode, Lou and Mark begin with some competitive banter about a hole they recently played together—especially their quite differing approaches to reading putts. Both speak of what they look for on the greens, and the...
Project Lou - Episode 7: Gears Data
Feb. 24, 2025

Project Lou - Episode 7: Gears Data

Project Lou - Episode 7: Gears Data
Project Lou - Episode 7: Gears Data
Feb. 23, 2025

Project Lou - Episode 7: Gears Data

You've waited for this: this is the episode in which Lou, Mark, and Greg recap Lou's lesson when they were together at the PGA Show. If you are a regular listener to this podcast, there some chance that the technical changes ...
SMS - Tour Players, Approaches to Inside 10' From 85/120/170 Yards
Feb. 22, 2025

SMS - Tour Players, Approaches to Inside 10' From 85/120/170 Yards

SMS - Tour Players, Approaches to Inside 10' From 85/120/170 Yards
SMS - Tour Players, Approaches to Inside 10' From 85/120/170 Yards
Feb. 21, 2025

SMS - Tour Players, Approaches to Inside 10' From 85/120/170 Yards

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. We've been on a roll lately with episodes that are surprising. Today, Lou's question is about really good shots: how often does a Tour pro finish ...
Fast Irons and Slow Driver?
Feb. 20, 2025

Fast Irons and Slow Driver?

Fast Irons and Slow Driver?
Fast Irons and Slow Driver?
Feb. 19, 2025

Fast Irons and Slow Driver?

Mark, Greg, and Lou take a listener questioner: for this player, his 7 iron swing speed is right around Tour average, but his driver swing caps out at 105mph. Why might that be? Each of the guys offer possible reasons for thi...
Project Greggy
Feb. 17, 2025

Project Greggy

Project Greggy
Project Greggy
Feb. 16, 2025

Project Greggy

Today, the Gears shift: instead of Lou's measurements, Greg's swing gets analyzed and tweaked. When the Hack It Out team was together, Greg had his swing measured, in today's episode, Mark, Greg, and Lou discuss what they lea...
SMS - Median Proximity, 125 FW, Tour Pro, Soft/Medium/Hard Greens
Feb. 15, 2025

SMS - Median Proximity, 125 FW, Tour Pro, Soft/Medium/Hard Greens

SMS - Median Proximity, 125 FW, Tour Pro, Soft/Medium/Hard Greens
SMS - Median Proximity, 125 FW, Tour Pro, Soft/Medium/Hard Greens
Feb. 14, 2025

SMS - Median Proximity, 125 FW, Tour Pro, Soft/Medium/Hard Greens

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Today's episode brings us to new territory, as the TOUR's allows for more granular stats: how does green firmness affect how close a Tour pro can ...
Lou Gets Measured: Pelvis Movement
Feb. 13, 2025

Lou Gets Measured: Pelvis Movement

Lou Gets Measured: Pelvis Movement
Lou Gets Measured: Pelvis Movement
Feb. 12, 2025

Lou Gets Measured: Pelvis Movement

Project Lou continues, with Lou getting on the Gears system and getting measured. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about what Lou learned. An important takeaway for all golfers: even if you think you're a "feel" play...
Rangefinders on the PGA Tour
Feb. 10, 2025

Rangefinders on the PGA Tour

Rangefinders on the PGA Tour
Rangefinders on the PGA Tour
Feb. 9, 2025

Rangefinders on the PGA Tour

The PGA Tour recently announced several changes that are designed to speed up play, including allowing rangefinders during tournament rounds. In this episode, Lou, Mark, and Greg discuss these changes. Among the topics: will ...
SMS-10 Index, 90 Yards in Fairway, Down in 2 vs 4 or More
Feb. 8, 2025

SMS-10 Index, 90 Yards in Fairway, Down in 2 vs 4 or More

SMS-10 Index, 90 Yards in Fairway, Down in 2 vs 4 or More
SMS-10 Index, 90 Yards in Fairway, Down in 2 vs 4 or More
Feb. 7, 2025

SMS-10 Index, 90 Yards in Fairway, Down in 2 vs 4 or More

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Today's episode highlights a decent 10-index golfer, 90 yards from the hole in the fairway: expectations are high. Lou's question: how often will ...
Greg's 2025 Champions Tour Preview
Feb. 6, 2025

Greg's 2025 Champions Tour Preview

Greg's 2025 Champions Tour Preview
Greg's 2025 Champions Tour Preview
Feb. 5, 2025

Greg's 2025 Champions Tour Preview

Gregulators: another seasons dawns, and it's time to mount up! Today's episode releases as Greg begins his second season on the Champions Tour, and so he joins Lou and Mark to talk about the final off-season preparations, his...