Episodes
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 an…
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 e…
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 b…
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 te…
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 ge…
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 mo…
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 Fau…
Sept. 13, 2020
S2 Ep85: 3 Elements Of Distance
Ball speed, launch angle, and spin are the 3 elements of distance. See what's missing? Yes! No swing speed anywhere. You know what is even more important than any of those 3 things in determining distance? Do you want to kno…
Sept. 6, 2020
S2 Ep84: The Rain Should Let Up Any Minute Now
Another week and yet another great, entertaining week of Golf Talk. First, isn't it strange how rain always seems to wait until you get out on the first hole before starting? John and intrepid producer Mark share a story of …
Aug. 31, 2020
S2 Ep83: Fast Fixes For Ghastly Golf
I once saw a sign that read "We aim to please. You aim too, please". The sign was in a men's restroom but the sentiment is the same here. Most of us do not hit the ball where we think we are going to hit the ball for one sim…
Aug. 23, 2020
S2 Ep82: Your Set-Up Sux
More excellence in Golf Talk on this week's Those Weekend Golf Guys Show. First, Jeff uses some tough love when he tells you that most probably, your setup sux. There are so many little mistakes we make that lead to a disast…
Aug. 16, 2020
S2 Ep81: Golfers Have The Coolest Toys
Golfers have the coolest toys. And just when you think you have everything you will ever need, someone, somewhere comes out with just one more thing you can't do without. This week we have 3 of those things. we talk to Gavin…
Aug. 9, 2020
S2 Ep80: Golf Digest's Matt Rudy
This week Matt Rudy, from Golf Digest Magazine is our guest. He has ghost written books for some of golf's most legendary personalities. He also translates the instructions from some of America's best golf coaches and writes…
Aug. 2, 2020
S2 Ep79: 3 Favorite Guests Return
We give Jeff the week off and bring in 3 of our favorite guests for some brand new conversations. Bobby Weed, golf architect, talks about his latest project, Grove 23. That is Michael Jordan's personal, private golf course t…
July 26, 2020
S2 Ep78: Golf By The Numbers
We visit with Kevin Hurst, Master Fitter from Club Champion. He's the dude who fit John with his first ever custom fit club. You will hear all the techniques they use and why, You will know how the numbers mesh together to c…
July 19, 2020
S2 Ep77: Teacher Talk With Brady Riggs
Brady Riggs has been one of America's Top100 Golf Instructors since 2003. He joins us from the range out at Hansen Dam Golf Course in Pacoima California. He joins Jeff and I to talk about teaching golf, why it is important t…
July 12, 2020
S2 Ep76: Short Game Short Comings
Once again, your short game short comings rear their ugly head and you finish yet another round with a score 6 to 10 strokes higher than it really should have been. If only those chips rolled out closer to the hole. If only …
July 5, 2020
S2 Ep75: Quality Time With Jonathan Coachman
We spend some quality time, and some very enjoyable time, with Jonathan "Coach" Coachman, from PGA Reach, WWE, and ESPN Fame. We also discuss the rules for gimmies, knowing that a "gimmie" is an agreement between two people,…
June 28, 2020
S2 Ep74: Anatomy Of A Decent Round
Continuing with the idea that for recreational golfers, it might be better to keep track of good hits rather than to keep track of strokes. This week we delve into what elements make up a decent round, one that you can be pr…
June 21, 2020
S2 Ep73: Make Me Want To Play Golf
Richard Franklin is a game developer, a psychology expert, a motivator of children, and a Golf Pro. He has created a company, Discover Golf, designed to expose children to the game in a way that captures their imaginations, …
June 14, 2020
S2 Ep72: Your Biggest Mistake In Golf
There comes a time when we really should sit back and realize that "par" is for experts. Par means a scratch golfer will 2 putt and use the remaining strokes to get to the green. We aren't experts! So why do we feel so bad w…
June 7, 2020
S2 Ep71: Dude, You Dont Hit It Tha Far
The biggest lie in golf is how far we hit the ball. We lie to our friends, our playing partners, and also we lie to ourselves. I belong to a group on Facebook where everyone claims to hit their drives 310. But then others of…
May 31, 2020
S2 Ep70: Is Golf Getting Healthier
This week a friend of Jeff's, Ryan Groves from Force Plates, stops by the golf cave and we all just talk about various topics in golf. For instance, our favorite parts of "The Match" with Tiget, Phil, along with Peyton Manni…
May 24, 2020
S2 Ep69: Murder Of A Golf Legend
While in her 20's, Marion Miley was already a golf legend. Between 1931 and 1938, she won six Kentucky Women’s Amateur events. She also won many of the nations premier amateur events for women. Among her wins were two Trans …