Episodes

This week, an internet-only relationship gets real: Mark, Lou, and Greg are meeting in person for the first time! The occasion? The PGA Show in Orlando! In this episode, the guys talk about what to expect at the show and make some plans. Will Greg steal clubs? Will Mark and Greg have a long drive contest? Will Lou acquire all the training aids? Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfo...

Saturday Morning Golf Stat - Tour Pro, 100 and 200 yards, Inside 10 Feet

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In this week's episode, Mark and Greg are asked to guess how often a Tour Pro hits his approach inside 10' from 100 yards and 200 yards away. Contrary to what the TV announcers might suggest, it isn't all the time. Each of these will be a mini-episode (10-15 minutes long) about an interesting golf stat. We will discuss what you can learn, and most importantly, how you can apply this on the golf course to lower your s...

Debunking Golf Myths

There are some golf myths that seem to live on endlessly: zombie golf myths, if you will. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg take aim at some of the most enduring: never up, never in; lag in the golf swing; and laying up to prefered yardages. This is a practical episode that will help you shoot lower scores! Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: ...

Making Greggie Even Greggier with Jarrett Phillips

This episode features special guest Jarrett Phillips, the trainer who has helped Greg overcome back pain and add more driver speed as he prepares for his run at the Champions Tour. In this episode, Jarrett joins Mark, Lou, and Greg to talk about the ways that training benefits the typical middle-aged golfer, both for golf and for all of life. You can find more about Greg's program here: https://www.trainpmt.com/greg/ TrainPMT on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainpmt_southlake/ Where t...

Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 10 Index, 100 and 200 Yards in the Fairway

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In this week's episode, Mark and Greg are trying to guess how often a 10-index golfer hits the green from 100 and 200 yards in the fairway. The discussion that follows is absolute gold, as Greg gives us some insight as to how an elite golfer manages his own expectations on difficult shots. Each of these will be a mini-episode (10-15 minutes long) about an interesting golf stat. We will discuss what you can learn, and...

Mark, Lou, and Greg Golf Goals 2024

It's a new year, and in this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about their own personal goals for the 2024 season. This becomes a fun wide-ranging discussion, with bits of Project Lou, a proposed Excel-centered date night for Greg and Lou, and Mark and Lou having a semi-heated debate as to whether 1.9=2. This episode might give you some ideas for your own 2024 golf goals, be they serious or light. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe ...

Rory Comments on LIV

Last week, Rory had some new and interesting comments on the ongoing PGA Tour vs. LIV saga. In this episode of the Hack It Out golf podcast, Mark Crossfield, Lou Stagner, and Greg Chalmers offer their reflections on Rory's seeming about-face and what his words might mean for the future of professional golf. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: htt...

Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 20 Yards from the Rough, 5 and 15 Index

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. From 20 yards away and in the rough, what percent of the time would a 5 and then a 15 index player get up and down? Lou puts this question to Greg and Mark. Can Mark win a Saturday stat? Are Greg and Lou cheating? And Each of these will be a mini-episode (10-15 minutes long) about an interesting golf stat. We will discuss what you can learn, and most importantly, how you can apply this on the golf course to lower you...

2024 Look Ahead

Let's look ahead to this new year in golf! In today's episode of the Hack It Out Golf Podcast, Mark, Lou, and Greg make some forecasts about this year's majors, golf at the Olympics(!), and how the big stories in golf might unfold in the next twelve months. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline Lou Stagner'...

2023 Year In Review

There were events in golf this past year. Mark, Lou, and Greg gather round the mics to recap the year in golf that just closed, revisiting memories personal and global, fresh and (perhaps by many) forgotten. So as we open a new year, let's close the book on Golf 2023. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline L...

Saturday Morning Golf Stat - 10-index vs Scratch, PW

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. If a scratch player and a 10-index are both hitting PW from the fairway, how often are they hitting the green? Is the scratch player hitting it more often, or because he's (generally) hitting PW from a greater distance, is it about equal? In this episode, Lou poses this question to Mark and Greg, and then they discuss some of the ways these numbers can help you play better golf. Each of these will be a mini-episode (...

Working the Ball Both Ways

The image of the complete golfer—the one who has all the shots—is that he's regularly carving balls in either direction to find the "optimal" approach to his target. But is this an ideal that most golfers should pursue? Is there an advantage to practicing this kind of creative golf? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg give advice to help golfers increase skill and scoring. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitt...

The Texas Wedge