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Indoor Practice vs Outdoor Play in Winter
Feb. 1, 2026

Indoor Practice vs Outdoor Play in Winter

For many of our listeners, we're in the hard part of winter. You're still interested in golf improvement. When the course is cold and wet, will you get more improvement from indoor practice or from playing outdoors in less-th...
Indoor Practice vs Outdoor Play in Winter
Feb. 1, 2026

Indoor Practice vs Outdoor Play in Winter

For many of our listeners, we're in the hard part of winter. You're still interested in golf improvement. When the course is cold and wet, will you get more improvement from indoor practice or from playing outdoors in less-th...
SMS - 90 Yards, Scratch, 10, and 20, to 30 Feet or Less
Jan. 30, 2026

SMS - 90 Yards, Scratch, 10, and 20, to 30 Feet or Less

A simple stock wedge from 90 yards: how often will a scratch golfer, a 10 index, and a 20 index player finish within 30 feet of the hole? The catch: the ball doesn't need to be on the green. In this episode, Lou puts this que...
SMS - 90 Yards, Scratch, 10, and 20, to 30 Feet or Less
Jan. 30, 2026

SMS - 90 Yards, Scratch, 10, and 20, to 30 Feet or Less

A simple stock wedge from 90 yards: how often will a scratch golfer, a 10 index, and a 20 index player finish within 30 feet of the hole? The catch: the ball doesn't need to be on the green. In this episode, Lou puts this que...
Tips for Strike Awareness and Shot Shaping
Jan. 28, 2026

Tips for Strike Awareness and Shot Shaping

If you want to play better golf, 1) hit the center of the face 2) while controlling the face. But how? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about practical ways to work on strike and shot shaping. What are some tips for ...
Tips for Strike Awareness and Shot Shaping
Jan. 28, 2026

Tips for Strike Awareness and Shot Shaping

If you want to play better golf, 1) hit the center of the face 2) while controlling the face. But how? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about practical ways to work on strike and shot shaping. What are some tips for ...
Listener Questions: TGL, New Drivers, and the Right Tees
Jan. 25, 2026

Listener Questions: TGL, New Drivers, and the Right Tees

Today's episode is a grab bag of listener questions. First up: Greg, Mark, and Lou stop in with early reflections on the second season of TGL. Are the new holes working? Then they turn to this season's big new driver releases...
Listener Questions: TGL, New Drivers, and the Right Tees
Jan. 25, 2026

Listener Questions: TGL, New Drivers, and the Right Tees

Today's episode is a grab bag of listener questions. First up: Greg, Mark, and Lou stop in with early reflections on the second season of TGL. Are the new holes working? Then they turn to this season's big new driver releases...
SMS - Tour Player, Bogey vs Birdie, 120 and 180 in FW
Jan. 23, 2026

SMS - Tour Player, Bogey vs Birdie, 120 and 180 in FW

This episode is unbelievably exciting. Please read that in your very best Lou monotone. (But it is really good!) In today's Saturday Stat, Lou highlights the skills of the best players on the planet. How often, hitting approa...
SMS - Tour Player, Bogey vs Birdie, 120 and 180 in FW
Jan. 23, 2026

SMS - Tour Player, Bogey vs Birdie, 120 and 180 in FW

This episode is unbelievably exciting. Please read that in your very best Lou monotone. (But it is really good!) In today's Saturday Stat, Lou highlights the skills of the best players on the planet. How often, hitting approa...
Singh Back on Tour at 62?!
Jan. 21, 2026

Singh Back on Tour at 62?!

Brooks isn't the only one coming back to the PGA Tour: this past week, Vijay Singh played on the PGA Tour for the first time in years. In today's episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about the status that allowed Singh to play o...
Singh Back on Tour at 62?!
Jan. 21, 2026

Singh Back on Tour at 62?!

Brooks isn't the only one coming back to the PGA Tour: this past week, Vijay Singh played on the PGA Tour for the first time in years. In today's episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about the status that allowed Singh to play o...
Brooks Comes Back from LIV
Jan. 18, 2026

Brooks Comes Back from LIV

Brooks returns! In today's episode, Mark and Greg discuss the big news in professional golf: Brooks Koepka leaving LIV and being reinstated to the PGA Tour. They talk about the terms of his return and what it might mean for o...
Brooks Comes Back from LIV
Jan. 18, 2026

Brooks Comes Back from LIV

Brooks returns! In today's episode, Mark and Greg discuss the big news in professional golf: Brooks Koepka leaving LIV and being reinstated to the PGA Tour. They talk about the terms of his return and what it might mean for o...
SMS - Mark, Lou, and Greg, Shoulder Turn
Jan. 16, 2026

SMS - Mark, Lou, and Greg, Shoulder Turn

A Saturday Stat without the Master of Stats?! In this Lou-less episode, Mark and Greg take a dive, not into the Arccos database, but into swing numbers. All three have had their swings measured on gears, and Mark brings the n...
SMS - Mark, Lou, and Greg, Shoulder Turn
Jan. 16, 2026

SMS - Mark, Lou, and Greg, Shoulder Turn

A Saturday Stat without the Master of Stats?! In this Lou-less episode, Mark and Greg take a dive, not into the Arccos database, but into swing numbers. All three have had their swings measured on gears, and Mark brings the n...
The Great Golf Bag Purge
Jan. 14, 2026

The Great Golf Bag Purge

Northern hemisphere are in the depths of winter. What is a golfer to do? Maybe it's a good time to go through your golf bag and discard the unneeded items. In this episode, Mark and Lou give a tour of items in your golf bag t...
The Great Golf Bag Purge
Jan. 14, 2026

The Great Golf Bag Purge

Northern hemisphere are in the depths of winter. What is a golfer to do? Maybe it's a good time to go through your golf bag and discard the unneeded items. In this episode, Mark and Lou give a tour of items in your golf bag t...
Rule Changes on the PGA Tour
Jan. 11, 2026

Rule Changes on the PGA Tour

With the start of a new PGA Tour season, it's a good time to catch up with rule changes for this year's play. In this episode, Lou and Mark talk about changes to preferred lies and embedded ball rules, unintentional ball move...
Rule Changes on the PGA Tour
Jan. 11, 2026

Rule Changes on the PGA Tour

With the start of a new PGA Tour season, it's a good time to catch up with rule changes for this year's play. In this episode, Lou and Mark talk about changes to preferred lies and embedded ball rules, unintentional ball move...
SMS - Tour Pro, 15 Yards in Rough, More Than 10 Feet
Jan. 9, 2026

SMS - Tour Pro, 15 Yards in Rough, More Than 10 Feet

With Greg out sunning himself again, Mark and Lou run the two-man Saturday Stat: Mark vs Lou's newsletter audience. In this episode: a Tour Pro is in the rough, a mere 15 yards from the hole. How often will his chip finish mo...
SMS - Tour Pro, 15 Yards in Rough, More Than 10 Feet
Jan. 9, 2026

SMS - Tour Pro, 15 Yards in Rough, More Than 10 Feet

With Greg out sunning himself again, Mark and Lou run the two-man Saturday Stat: Mark vs Lou's newsletter audience. In this episode: a Tour Pro is in the rough, a mere 15 yards from the hole. How often will his chip finish mo...
Making Practice Better
Jan. 7, 2026

Making Practice Better

If you're listening to this, you probably want to be better at golf. But you're unlikely to play better on the course continuing exactly the same practice routine you've had off the course. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Gre...
Making Practice Better
Jan. 7, 2026

Making Practice Better

If you're listening to this, you probably want to be better at golf. But you're unlikely to play better on the course continuing exactly the same practice routine you've had off the course. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Gre...