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May 15, 2025

Greg's 2025 Season Quarterly Review

Greg's well into his 2025 Champions Tour season, and in this episode, he joins Mark and Lou to recap the season so far. They discuss where he currently stands in the race for the Schwab Cup, how he works on his game during th...

May 12, 2025

Should Mark Chase the Champions Tour?

Mark's recent match with Greg got Lou thinking: should Mark try to qualify for the Champions Tour or Legends Tour? In this episode, Lou is in the uncomfortable position of having to say nice things about Mark. He observes Mar...

May 10, 2025

SMS - How Far Is Five Shots for Scratch, 10, and 20 Index

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. How far away is five shots from the hole? Obviously, this varies by skill level. In this episode, Lou asks Greg and Mark how far from the hole a ...

May 8, 2025

Caffeine and Golf

Is better scoring found in a cup of coffee? In this episode, Mark and Lou talk about a study Lou recently read about the effects of caffeine on golf performance. Mark and Lou talk about the findings of the study, their own coffee preferences, the meaning of cream, their new plan for on-course conce…

May 5, 2025

How the Gym Can Improve Your Golf

As part of Mark's recent visit with Greg, he followed along for Greg's workouts and fitness planning. In this episode of the podcast, they discuss some of what Greg is working on, and then Mark and Lou talk about the ways in ...

May 3, 2025

SMS - 150 Yards in Fairway, Equivalent Shots from Rough

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Your ball is in the fairway, 150 yards from the hole. Now, put the ball in the rough, but at a yardage at which, on average, you'd hole out in th...

May 1, 2025

A Mark vs Greg Showdown

Recently, Mark jumped the Atlantic to spend a few days documenting Greg's 2025 Champions Tour work. In addition to his training session, Greg played a match against Mark. In this episode, they recap the match, which has its s...

April 28, 2025

Finding Your Perfect Driver Loft

If you're listening to this episode, you probably have a driver with adjustable loft. How do you know where it should be set? How would you know whether you need a different head with much higher or lower loft? In this episod...

April 26, 2025

SMS - 125 Yard Wedges, Scratch, 10, and 20 Index, Inside 20 Feet

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In today's episode, someone is way off. Lou asks Greg and Mark how often scratch, 10-index, and 20-index golfers hit shots from 125-yards to withi...

April 24, 2025

Avoiding Big Numbers on the Course

Mike Tyson's famous aphorism is true for golf as well: everyone has a plan until he's punched in the face. And a round of golf will punch you in the face. When you find trouble during your round, how do you avoid those round-...

April 21, 2025

Stop Three Putting

The most recent Saturday Stat addressed how often different levels of golfers manage to avoid three-putting. The truth: everyone does. The further truth: there are good ways to do so less often. In today's episode, Mark, Lou,...

April 19, 2025

SMS - Percent of Rounds with Zero 3-Putts, Scratch, 10, and 20 Index

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Greg is on a roll! In today's episode, Lou is asking about 3-putts—in particular, how often scratch, 10 index, and 20 index golfers go the entire ...

April 17, 2025

How Far Should You Hit Your 7 Iron?

The 7-iron, in the middle of most player's bags, is often a benchmark club for distance. How far should you hit it? In this episode, Mark tackles this question with Lou and Greg. There are a number of ways to think about answ...

April 14, 2025

Improving Your Anti-Cap

Most golfers know how a handicap works, even if they don't maintain an official one. The anti-cap is its opposite: your worst 8 scores in your past 20 rounds. In this episode, Lou leads a discussion with Mark and Greg as to w...

April 12, 2025

SMS - Half Wedge vs Full Wedge

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. It's been common advice for so long: if you can't reach a green, lay up to a particular full swing yardage, so that you don't have to judge those ...

April 10, 2025

2025 Masters Preview

It's Masters week! In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about what they hope to see in this week's tournament. A friendly wager is made for Mark's bucket hat, and then the guys make their picks from different buckets: LI...

April 7, 2025

Favorite Drivers of All Time

Here's a trip down memory lane: Mark, Lou, and Greg go back through their lives in golf to pick their favorite ever drivers. Of course, Lou goes a bit off the beaten path with his, there's a Sasquatch sighting, and Mark has c...

April 5, 2025

SMS - 10 Yard Gain Off the Tee and Scoring Improvement

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Lots of golfers, both pro and amateur, are trying to hit the ball further. But does it really matter when it comes to scoring? If you gain 10 yard...

April 3, 2025

The Effects of Tee Height

The tee shot is the only part of a golf hole in which you can perfectly control your own lie. And yet many golfers don't take advantage of this privilege. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about tee height. You might ...

March 31, 2025

Five Things You Should Have in Your Bag

Your gear can't play the game for you, but it can make the game easier or harder. In this episode, Mark brings his suggestions for clubs and other equipment that would help most players shoot better scores. Lou and Greg also ...

March 29, 2025

SMS - Scratch, 10 Index, 20 Index, 3-putt Percentage from 10 Feet

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Three-putting never feels great. Three-putting from 10 feet is a kick in the gut. In today's episode, Lou asks Greg and Mark how often this traged...

March 27, 2025

Greg Chalmers: Behind the Scenes

Perhaps you were watching an episode of Full Swing and thought, "This would be better if it were entirely about Greg Chalmers." If that's you, have I got an episode for you! In today's episode, Mark floats the idea of a video...

March 24, 2025

Tour Pro Media Obligations

What does Collin Morikawa owe you? In recent weeks, Morikawa ducked the typical post-round press conference following a tough defeat. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg bring their differing perspectives to this incident. S...

March 22, 2025

SMS - Yardage to Hit to 30 Feet, Tour Pro, Scratch, and 15

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. How close do you need to be to the hole so that more of your shots finish outside 30 feet than inside? That's the question Lou puts to Mark and Gr...