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Golf improvement for people with a 9 to 5. We use strokes gained data and motor learning science to help you practice smarter, save time, and shoot lower scores with the clubs, schedule, and life you already have. Most golf advice is built for people with unlimited range time and a coach on speed dial. This show is built for the rest of us. The weekend warrior. The dad who gets 90 minutes on a Saturday. The mid-handicapper who has been stuck at the same score for three years. Every episode gives you one thing you can actually use. A practice drill you can do in your living room. A course management decision that saves you two shots. A data point that shuts down the bad advice you keep getting from your buddies. New episodes every Friday morning. Try the Play Ready Golf app free for 7 days at playready.golf
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- 4 days ago30 min
Amateurs Practice Too Much. They Play Too Little. - Nate Gahman
The App (use code PRGPOD): https://onelink.to/93ggkvNate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nate_gahman/Identify over outcome: https://www.id-outcome.com/Last year an insurance agent with 2 kids walked into the Georgia Open and beat a field of professionals by 2 shots. He barely practices, and when he does, he never grinds for more than an hour.In this episode Nate breaks down how he competes at the top of the amateur game on almost no practice time. Play more than you practice. One good 4 iron and the work is done. 90 percent of his putting is 4 and 5 footers. And he decides how he is going to react before he ever hits the putt.If this makes you rethink how you spend your range time, that is exactly what the Play Ready Golf app is built for. It takes the time you actually have, the facilities you can get to, and your skill level, then builds a practice plan that gets harder as you get better. Use code PRGPOD on the link below for a free 7 day trial and 20 dollars off your annual plan for life.The App: https://onelink.to/93ggkvChapters0:00 Beating the pros with a full time job1:11 Play more than you practice2:56 The $0 pro career that made him quit6:34 How his wife pulled him back in8:13 Decide how you will react before you putt9:37 What 90 minutes of practice looks like11:01 Why one good 4 iron is enough12:49 Winning the Georgia Open in the rain15:40 Play your game, not the optimal one16:23 Stop copying YouTube golf17:22 The 50 footer at the Palmetto Amateur19:12 An insurance agent against the world's best22:42 His wife on the bag23:43 Removing joy from your results26:40 Why treating practice like a job burns you out27:46 What he hopes his kids learn from golf
- 1 weeks ago43 min
You Are Almost As Straight As Scheffler
Use code PRGPOD for $20 off your first year. Link below for a free 7-day trial.https://onelink.to/93ggkvYour driver pattern is almost the same width as Scottie Scheffler's. About 5 yards apart.You don't have a swing problem. You have an aim problem.In this episode we break down the four things amateurs do off the tee that quietly cost them 4 to 7 strokes a round. None of them are about your swing. All of them are about how you're aiming a shotgun like it's a rifle.We cover:What a tour pro's actual driver dispersion looks like, and why yours might be closer than you thinkThe 4 wrong moves: aiming at the middle, pulling 3-wood for safety, standing on the wrong side of the tee box, and trying to work it both waysThe Scott Fawcett rule for when to hit driver, and when not toWhy penalty strokes, not crooked drives, are what's actually blowing up your scorecardHayden's 7-over-par confession from one hole at a tournament last yearThe four things you should do on your next roundSources cited in this episode:Mark Broadie, Every Shot Counts (PGA Tour data from top 40 pros, 2004 to 2012)Lou Stagner / Arccos (1B+ shots tracked, dispersion data and penalty stroke research)Scott Fawcett, DECADE system (course management principles and the 70-yard rule)PGA Tour stats (Scheffler's 2025 strokes gained off the tee, right rough tendency, driving distance)Want to actually see your own dispersion broken down? Stop guessing what your shot pattern looks like and start measuring it. Play Ready Golf builds a custom practice plan based on where you're actually losing strokes.0:00 You're Not A Bad Driver. You're A Bad Aimer.0:50 The Stat That Reframes Everything About Scheffler3:00 How Wide Is Your Driver Pattern, Really?8:48 You Are 5 Yards From The Best Player On Earth11:13 Wrong Move 1: Aiming At The Middle Of The Fairway13:00 Wrong Move 2: Pulling 3-Wood For Safety16:55 Wrong Move 3: The Wrong Side Of The Tee Box22:00 Wrong Move 4: Trying To Work It Both Ways30:55 The Fawcett Rule: Hit Driver Almost Every Time35:30 The Hole Hayden Was 7-Over On39:25 Four Things For Your Next Round42:00 What To Watch Next
- 2 weeks ago52 min
More Practice Won't Lower Your Scores. Less Will. - Jon Weiss Jr.
House of Hope of The Pee Dee: https://hofh.org/Play Ready Golf 7-Day Trial (use code "PRGPOD): https://onelink.to/93ggkvMost golfers grind for hours and never drop a shot. Jon Weiss does the opposite. He runs a 50-employee ministry, he is married with a full calendar, and he rarely practices more than an hour. Then he goes and wins one of the toughest mid-am events of the year in 35 mph wind.In this episode Jon breaks down how he competes at a high level on almost no practice. Low expectations. Drive it in play. Putt it well. Zero double bogeys over his last six competitive rounds. A good attitude before he ever reaches the first tee.Chapters00:00 The lowest expectations in golf01:43 The last time he practiced over an hour03:50 What he works on, and what he ignores05:33 Why mid-am golf runs on supportive wives08:08 The switch that erased his double bogeys10:30 Winning Jupiter in brutal wind12:15 Coaching a JV team to 40 fewer shots15:28 The coaches who built his short game17:55 Make 3 footers before you chase 20 footers20:44 The dumbest thing range golfers do21:47 Get more from 34 balls than a full bucket24:38 Inside House of Hope of the Pee Dee30:13 Why he really plays golf now32:41 Rock bottom to surrender38:08 The national stage, Erin Hills and Philly Cricket43:51 The qualifying mindset most golfers get wrong45:33 How attitude beats most of the field48:22 Course rankings and a 340 yard hole he hits 7 iron on50:44 What is next, and slowing down
- 3 weeks ago49 min
Amateurs Aren't Bad Putters. They're Bad From 150.
Try the Play Ready Golf app free for 7 days. Use code PRGPOD at checkout for $20 off your annual plan for life: https://onelink.to/93ggkvGrab the free stat tracker and proximity benchmarks PDF mentioned in the episode: https://onelink.to/statsMost amateurs spend 30 minutes on the practice green before every round. They hit 5 greens out of 18 and lose 40 yards of proximity from 150. You're not a bad putter. You're bad from 150.Mark Broadie analyzed the top 40 PGA Tour pros from 2004 to 2012 and found putting is 15% of the gap between elite and average pros. Approach play is 40%. A scratch golfer beats a Tour pro on the greens in more than 30% of rounds. The data has been public for 12 years. In this episode Isaak and Hayden break down where your strokes actually leak, why Bobby Locke, Harvey Penick, and Dave Pelz built the putting myth, and what to practice instead.📊 Data sources cited in this episode:Mark Broadie, Every Shot Counts (Columbia University, top 40 PGA Tour pros 2004-2012)Shot Scope (350M+ shots)Arccos via Lou Stagner (1B+ shots)Dave Pelz, Short Game Bible (2000)Harvey Penick, Little Red Book (1992)Chapters:00:00 Why you're not actually a bad putter00:53 The Broadie data nobody talks about02:20 The Play Ready Golf app02:42 Putts per round vs greens hit04:57 The 150 yard truth (54 feet vs 122 feet)09:00 How to practice when nothing feels like progress15:00 The myth: Bobby Locke and "drive for show putt for dough"20:56 The myth: Harvey Penick's Little Red Book27:57 The myth: Dave Pelz and the 80% lie29:26 Where putting actually matters (the steel-man)32:33 How to raise your floor with approach play40:00 Random practice and why blocked practice fails44:42 "But I 3 putt all the time" (the data on lag putts)48:19 What to take from this conversation
- May 15, 202636 min
He Just Made a PGA Tour Cut. ft. Connor Doyal
Connor Doyal is a 26 year old caddy at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. He almost never goes to the range. 3 weeks ago he won the Terra Cotta Invitational against a stacked junior field. Last week he Monday qualified into the PGA Tour's Myrtle Beach Classic and made the cut on the number after hitting his approach into 18 from 137 yards in a divot. This week he's at Desert Mountain playing the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball. In this one we get into the 14 for 12 playoff that put him in the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Kinloch, the quarterfinal against Evan Beck that gave him the confidence to compete with the best mid-amateurs in the country, the mental reframe that made the PGA Tour feel less nervy than an amateur event, why he never practices on the range, and the 30 minute practice protocol he'd give an average golfer. Follow Connor: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connordoyal/ Try Play Ready Golf (Use code PRG POD): https://onelink.to/93ggkv Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Quitting Consulting in Atlanta 02:26 Why He Didn't Play College Golf 04:19 An Albatross on His First Day Caddying 06:12 The Practice He Actually Does 10:16 The Biggest Mistake Amateurs Make 12:08 The 14-for-12 Playoff at Kinloch 13:50 First USGA Match. Down Three Early. 17:25 Quarterfinal vs Evan Beck 19:58 Monday Qualifying for the PGA Tour 21:21 Making the Cut From a Divot 22:49 "I'm Just on Vacation." 25:56 Winning the Terra Cotta 30:46 He Never Goes to the Range 32:21 The 30 Minute Practice Protocol 34:11 Prepping for the Four-Ball
- May 8, 202640 min
The Approach Shot Lie Costing Amateurs 3 Strokes A Round
App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6752723937 Most amateurs think they know how far they hit their irons. The Arccos data says they don't. The average 20 handicap thinks their 5 iron flies 187 yards. The actual median carry is 152. That 35 yard gap doesn't just cost one shot. It cascades. Short approach, harder chip, missed up and down, lag putt from 90 feet, three-putt 27% of the time. Two to three strokes per round, every single round, and it had nothing to do with your swing. This episode breaks down where the cascade actually starts, why "80% of strokes lost inside 100 yards" is the most repeated lie in golf, and the 15 minute gapping session that fixes most of it before your next round. ——— Free resources The 59 minute practice plan: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/59minuteplan The PRG benchmarks PDF: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/comprehensivestats The simple stat tracker: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/simplestatstracker ——— 00:00 The 35 yard lie in your bag 01:46 Hayden's college par-3 story 03:25 Why hitting past the pin feels worse 05:43 The cascade from one wrong club 06:32 Where amateurs actually miss from 150 08:45 Aim long until you actually go long 10:48 The 9, 7, 5 gapping drill 13:52 Why Pelz was wrong about the short game 15:30 Isaak's launch monitor rabbit hole 17:58 The middle 6 of 10 balls drill 21:04 Two rules that kill club selection ego 23:54 The Bryson 5 iron rant 25:50 The take two more clubs challenge 29:35 Why block practice does not transfer 30:38 What to actually do at the range 34:21 Resources and final word
- May 1, 202651 min
He Hits Balls 5 Times a Year and Still Wins Tournaments ft. Scott Turner (Ep.19)
Scott Turner owns the Minor League Golf Tour, runs over 100 events a year, raises a daughter, and somehow still wins elite mid-am tournaments against fields full of guys who hit it 310 yards.He hits balls 4 to 5 times a year. His best tournament prep is 9 holes with his buddies for 20 bucks. In this conversation he explains exactly how he competes without practicing, why 90% of professional golfers lose money every year, what Eric Cole was like for a full decade before breaking through to the PGA Tour, and the course management mistake that every handicap level makes without realizing it.We also get into his years as a "part-time hobby professional" working 28-hour weekends in a cart barn to fund Monday qualifiers, the college golf team that rejected him for 4 years straight, and what he tells young players who ask him whether they should keep grinding or hang it up.If you're a working golfer trying to get better with limited time, this one's for you.FOLLOW SCOTT + THE MINOR LEAGUE GOLF TOUR: Website: https://minorleaguegolf.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/minorleaguegolftourALSO MENTIONED: Back of the Range Podcast (Ben) : https://www.instagram.com/thebackoftherange/PLAY READY GOLF: Download the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6752723937CHAPTERS:0:00 Introduction 0:27 How Scott stays sharp hitting balls 5 times a year 2:41 Beating 310-yard bombers with a 15-year-old hybrid 5:09 Why 9 holes beats 7 days at the range 7:54 The college team that rejected him for 4 years 13:44 Life as a "part-time hobby professional" 17:21 Turn pro or stay mid-am at 23? 20:50 How the Minor League Golf Tour started 24:18 90% of pro golfers lose money every year 27:45 What separates the 10% who make it 30:25 Eric Cole shot 65 every day for a decade 34:09 The $100 training division for working golfers 37:07 How good are mini tour players really? 41:26 The club selection mistake every golfer makes 43:28 Winning the Gasparilla at Palmacia 47:18 Legacy, fatherhood, and the Jumbotron story 50:21 Where to find Scott and the Minor League Golf Tour
- Apr 24, 202644 min
74 Million Shots Prove You're Not a Bad Putter
You watched four days of the Masters and decided your putting is broken. It's not.74 million shots say amateur golfers miss more than 60% of putts from 8 feet. Tour pros miss 3 out of 4 from 15 feet. A scratch golfer misses 2 out of every 3 from 10 feet. Your putting isn't the problem. Your expectations are. And those broken expectations are quietly making your putting worse round after round.In this episode, Isaak and Hayden break down what the data actually says about putting performance at every handicap level, why watching the Masters creates a choking loop you didn't know you were in, and how to recalibrate what a "good putt" actually looks like. Plus the drills that build putting under real pressure, not practice-green pressure.Get a handicap-specific benchmark card in the show notes. Figure out where you actually lose strokes and practice the right things with Play Ready Golf. Use code PRGPOD for $20 off your first year.CHAPTERS00:00 Cold Open: The Masters Made You Think You're a Bad Putter 00:56 Why Your Expectations Are the Real Problem 03:46 15%, 40%, 25%: The Putting Stats Nobody Shares 11:28 The Choking Loop That Starts on Your Couch 14:18 Hayden's Ohio Am Putting Meltdown 15:52 Green Reading and the Pre-Shot Routine 25:37 Realistic Make Rates by Distance (The New Scoreboard) 36:20 How to Practice Putting Without Wasting Time 42:15 You're Not a Bad PutterRESOURCESPlay Ready Golf app: https://onelink.to/93ggkv Realistic Expectations by Handicap: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/comprehensivestats#golfpodcast #golfpractice #puttingtips #strokesgained #golfstats
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Golf improvement for people with a 9 to 5. We use strokes gained data and motor learning science to help you practice smarter, save time, and shoot lower scores with the clubs, schedule, and life you already have. Most golf advice is built for people with unlimited range time and a coach on speed dial. This show is built for the rest of us. The weekend warrior. The dad who gets 90 minutes on a Saturday. The mid-handicapper who has been stuck at the same score for three years. Every episode gives you one thing you can actually use. A practice drill you can do in your living room. A course management decision that saves you two shots. A data point that shuts down the bad advice you keep getting from your buddies. New episodes every Friday morning. Try the Play Ready Golf app free for 7 days at playready.golf
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