Golf Smarter Tips

Golf is such an infuriating game: How you do today has little to no bearing on how you will do tomorrow. On this episode of Golf Smarter Tips, Michael Anthony, author of "The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf," answers a question from Richard of Laconia, NH, by explaining that golfers should not let their expectations get ahead of them and instead take the game one shot at a time. If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

It makes sense that a golfer would putt differently uphill as opposed to downhill. But how you do it is up for discussion, as John from Rapid City, SD, asks Geoff Mangum of PuttingZone.com. These putts may just be as simple as following the steps Geoff lays out on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Geoff to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If Geoff answers your question on the air, he’ll send you your very own hardback copy of his book, “Optimal Putting, Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting.” The book is also available in “.pdf” form on PuttingZone.com. Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Rotary. Stack & Tilt. Lateral Motion Swing. Whatever you call them, different swing techniques are confusing, and come with different theories behind them. Kirk Jones, of the Golf Institute of Technology answers Ken of Fresno, CA, who asks about the differences of these swings and more on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face. If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Sometimes your golf game can center around tight muscles and old injuries — the trick to gaining strength and flexibility is that there is no trick, it just takes time. Aikido Black Belt Jamie Zimron, of CenteredGolfing.com, explains the ways that you can become more centered in your golf game on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Jamie to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Reading and writing down affirmations may be the key to helping golfers hone their mental conditioning. However, if you don't back it up with action, you are just shouting at the wind, as Michael Anthony, author of "The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf," explains as he answers Juan of Tampa, Florida on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

You've followed all the steps, done all the drills, put yourself through the ringer checking all the minutia of your putts, but how do you know that you are truly improving? Geoff Mangum of PuttingZone.com, answers this very question from Juan Gutierrez of Florida, by listing all the necessaries on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Geoff to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If Geoff answers your question on the air, he’ll send you your very own hardback copy of his book, “Optimal Putting, Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting.” The book is also available in “.pdf” form on PuttingZone.com. Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

One of the tricks to taking your effective practice routine out onto the golf course is thinking "where would I like to hit the ball?" not "where would I not like to hit it?" Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains the steps needed to transition from practice to play on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face. If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

When some people take golf lessons, they tend to approach the lesson in a negative frame of mind — they tend to ask "What am I doing wrong?" Aikido Black Belt Jamie Zimron, of CenteredGolfing.com, gives tips of how to take a more centered approach to instruction on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Jamie to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Some golfers take a few holes before they get sufficiently in step with the game they are playing. Michael Anthony, author of "The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf," answers a question from Bill of Santa Fe, NM, who consistently begins his games with three bad holes. Michael lists the mental and physical aspects that can lead to and remedy the situation on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Increasing the frequency of hitting the golf ball squarely on the putter face may be as simple as increasing the pressure of your thumb on the lead side of your body. Geoff Mangum, of PuttingZone.com, explains the steps to address the golf ball correctly so that you can hit square every time on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Geoff to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If Geoff answers your question on the air, he’ll send you your very own hardback copy of his book, “Optimal Putting, Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting.” The book is also available in “.pdf” form on PuttingZone.com. Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Quality practice is much more important than the amount of practice you do before a game of golf. Kirk Jones of The Golf Institute of Technology explains different routines golfers can do to optimize themselves to lower that score on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face. If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

To become a black-belt golfer, you have to be fit — not only physically, but mentally as well. Our roster of expert advice is now complete with the fifth series to join Golf Smarter Tips which is all about conditioning and practice. Class A LPGA instructor and Aikido black belt Jamie Zimron, of CenteredGolfing.com, integrates the body-mind connection. On this episode of Golf Smarter Tips, Jamie takes us through her goals for her Tuesday submissions of content. If you have any questions that you’d like Jamie to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

We've all seen him do it — Tiger Woods walking down the fairway, eyes toward the ground, completely focused on whatever kind of magic he is about to pull off. But, as Michael Anthony, author of "The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf," explains, focus is only the beginning. On this episode of Golf Smarter Tips, Michael says that within that focus must come a resistance to thinking about your score or winning — the minute you think about those competitive marks, it may force you out of the present, and out of contention. If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Seeing the break on any given green is a tricky process. Geoff Mangum of ThePuttingZone.com answers Richard from Japan, who asks what to do when you see a break differently from different angles. Geoff explains that your perceptions don't just happen, they are made by you. He also gives tips and tricks to train yourself to only see one version — the correct version — of any break, on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. If you have any questions that you’d like Geoff to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If Geoff answers your question on the air, he’ll send you your very own hardback copy of his book, “Optimal Putting, Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting.” The book is also available in “.pdf” form on PuttingZone.com. Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com

Warming up before you go out and play golf is always a good idea. Kirk Jones of The Golf Institute of Technology explains a few simple exercises on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. For instance, try swinging your club with your left hand only. The strength of your hand, wrist and forearm will improve and you will be able to feel your arm swing move your body turn — as it always should. If your body turn is too fast, you risk not hitting the ball at all. Kirk has a new Golf School. This may be the most golf effective and cost effective program you’ll find anywhere. You’ve heard what Kirk has to say on the podcast, sign up now to get your lessons face to face. If you have any questions that you’d like Kirk to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.” If we use your question on the podcast, you will receive a free copy of Kirk Jones’ DVD, “The Fundamental Golf Swing Modernized and Simplified.” Questions or comments for Fred Greene are welcomed. Click on the button labeled “Hey Fred” at GolfSmarterTips.com