Episodes
Feb. 28, 2021
S2 Ep110: Will The USGA Ruin The Game?
John asked one question: why does the USGA deem it necessary to research making the golf equipment not work as strongly based on the results of just the top 1 tenth of the top 1 percent? That set Jeff off on a tirade. You’ve heard the complaints, right? The golf balls today fly too far. The golf cl…
Feb. 21, 2021
S2 Ep109: Stop Hitting It Fat
Success depends On How You Start! It may sound terribly elementary but, your swing may be perfect but if the ball is in the wrong place, you won’t have any good shots. Jeff was dealing with a student who put the ball way too far back in his stance which caused all kinds of problems. His trailing sh…
Feb. 15, 2021
S2 Ep108: Effortless Power or Powerless Effort?
Let’s do some math. If every mile per hour increase in ball speed translates to 3 yards more distance, how much yardage could you add if you could increase your ball speed by 20-25 mph? Jeff Smith gets down to brass tacks and tells us all how to get more ball speed coming off the club face, WITHOUT…
Feb. 7, 2021
S2 Ep107: Are You A Hooker?
Fix It!!! Are you a hooker? There are 4 hooker flight paths: the ball starts straight and curves left, the ball starts left and curves left the ball starts right then curves left and the ball just moves left on a totally straight trajectory. None of them are what you want. In this episode, Jeff Smi…
Jan. 31, 2021
S2 Ep106: Walking And Talking With Dottie Pepper
Dottie Pepper was an intense and major-championship winning LPGA Tour golfer until injuries first derailed her career, and then ended it prematurely. She then entered a successful career as a golf broadcaster, where we find her walking the fairways of the latest PGA Tournament for NBC Sports and th…
Jan. 24, 2021
S2 Ep105: Meet The Golf Boy
Meet The Golf Boy. Jason Thurston is 11 years old. He is an avid golfer. He lives in Maine, which is not the best place for an avid golfer to live. During the 5 months he cannot play golf, Justin gets creative and designs clothes for kids and adults that feature sports designs, some funny sayings, …
Jan. 17, 2021
S2 Ep104: Conversation with 2 Great Golf Instructors
Why would one of America’s top golf instructors live in Minnesota 12 months a year? Isn’t the average golf season about a month or two? Well, we asked Eric Chiles that very question. His answer is hilarious. We also asked many other questions like: do you follow the rules to the letter? How do you …
Jan. 10, 2021
S2 Ep103: Let's Take A Golf Trip
Where Will You Play This Year? We all have one or two courses that we really want to play and since last year sucked so bad we thought this year should be the year we treat ourselves. John and Jeff pick 5 courses in the U.S. they intend to play this year. What are yours? Go to our Facebook page, fa…
Jan. 3, 2021
S2 Ep102: The Year's Most Listened To
Back in October we came across a sign that came from a golf course in England. It was dated 1940 and delineated a set of “special rules” that were to be used because of the “unpleasantness” of the current situation. Yes! Even during the Battle Of Britain and amidst constant threat of German attach …
Dec. 27, 2020
S2 Ep101: This Years Second Most Listened To episode
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are ready for a Happy New Year. Can 2021 be any worse than 2020? We don’t think so but let’s not temp fate, ok? This week we play the 2nd most listened to episode all year. It is entitled, Short Game Short Comings. Jeff gets down to the basics and doesn’t suga…
Dec. 20, 2020
S2 Ep100: The Best of 2020 - Number 3
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and look forward to a Happy New Year. We are celebrating with the Best (that we could find) of Those Weekend Golf Guys for the year. We will be replaying the top 3 episodes from this past year that you, by virtue of the number of listens, liked best, This week we…
Dec. 13, 2020
S2 Ep99: Friends Dont Let Friends Take Golf Advice From Friends
Friends don’t let friends give golf advice. That is the best advice you will ever get. How many times have we heard “…keep your head down…” or “…you can get over that tree…”? And how many times is it good advice? Almost never. Jeff Smith, the #1 Golf Instructor in Indiana according to Golf Digest M…
Dec. 6, 2020
S2 Ep97: The Right Questions To Ask Your Golf Instructor
Lots of groups use golf to raise money. But how does a golf specific organization raise money? Well, The First Tee of Louisville is doing it with Bourbon. We talk to Kelsey Thomas of The First Tee to get the details on their Eagle Rare Bourbon raffle. Just a hint: if you’d like a chance to win over…
Nov. 29, 2020
S2 Ep96: The Truth About Your Golf Club Face And Your Golf Shoes
Are you aware of the relationship between your club face and your ball flight? Jeff reveals the truth about the face to path relationship in this week's episode. We hope you can handle the truth. But Jeff does unveil a super little gizmo that he built himself, and you can too, that will once and fo…
Nov. 22, 2020
S2 Ep95: 2 Golf Movers and Shakers: Mark Sweeney and Augustin Piza
This week John Ashton and Jeff Smith spend time with two of golf's current movers and shakers: Mark Sweeney, creator of the Aim Point System and Augustin Piza, the golf architect that is creating some of the best courses ever in Latin America and beyond. You probably saw DJ's brother, Austin Johnso…
Nov. 15, 2020
S2 Ep94: Land Your Chip Shot Like A Butterfly With Sore Feet
Chipping. Pitching. Doing it wrong leads to bitching! What you want to do is land your ball onto the green like a butterfly with sore feet! And in this week’s episode of Those Weekend Golf Guys, Jeff Smith, the #1 Golf Instructor in the state of Indiana tells you how to do that first time every tim…
Nov. 8, 2020
S2 Ep93: Into The wind
Whether hitting into the wind or flying into the wind, the resistance of the wind has a great effect on the flight. In fact, without that resistance, flight would be impossible. Are we talking golf or are we talking life? We are talking both, and a lot more too and we're talking with Lt. Col. Dan R…
Nov. 1, 2020
S2 Ep92: Time For A Southern Trip
Even golfers fly south for the winter. At least, golf instructors do. Jeff Smith checks in from the Landings Club on Skidmore Island, Georgia. Since the weather is still warm there Jeff can adapt a more laid back attitude and explain so we all can understand just how the "force plates" that he uses…
Oct. 25, 2020
S2 Ep91: War Zone Rules and other Hilarity
Some folks seem to be surprised that Golf has flourished so well during this Covid-19 quarantine period. We really shouldn't be surprised. It seems that golf and golfers have adapted and flourished during much more serious emergencies, like WWII. We have a hilarious collection of temporary rules us…
Oct. 18, 2020
S2 Ep90: Writing Checks Our Abilities Cannot Cash
Don't write any checks your abilities cannot cash! We all know the guy who hits a decent drive to start a par 5. He strikes it 210, right down the middle. Now he stands there taking multiple practice swings with his 3 wood because he's 240 from the green and he's waiting for the group ahead to clea…
Oct. 11, 2020
S2 Ep89: Transcendental Golf
Transcendental Golf. Another visit with golf instructor and performance coach, Joe Bosco. Can meditation help your golf game? Oh, hell yes it can. Can you actually meditate while playing golf? Pretty much, yes. Is there a technique you can teach? Of course, or we would not have brought it up. Joe B…
Oct. 4, 2020
S2 Ep88: Hypno Joe Bosco - Performance Coach
Hypno Joe! An hour with Joe Bosco, PGA Teaching Pro (one of America's best) and Performance Coach for golfers and athletes in other sports too. Yes! Joe can hypnotize you. Or better yet, teach you self-hypnosis. Why do we get so uptight when playing? What are the specific situations that we find in…
Sept. 27, 2020
S2 Ep87: Is Your Golf Swing Half fast
Do You Have A Half Fast Golf Swing? Probably. In the search for more distance we try many things from buying new clubs that promise more distance, to golf balls that promise more distance, to swing techniques that promise more distance. See the pattern formining here? we all want more distance and …
Sept. 20, 2020
S2 Ep86: Better Business Golf And More
John Straub and Laura Calhoun from the first ever Better Business Bereau talk about how the mission of the BBB is financed and improved by using golf. The Jeff explains a game he and his friends play. It's like "Fix That Fault". They look at a golfer with a problem and then bid: "...I can fix that …