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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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- Today57 min
More Practice Made Him Worse - Brett Patterson (Ep. 32)
Try Play Ready Golf free for 7 days. Code PRGPOD takes $20 off every year: https://onelink.to/93ggkvThe Mid-Am Insights PDF. Every lesson from every mid-am we have interviewed, in one download: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/secretsofthemidamSupport the new home of the Ole Miss Patterson School of Accountancy: https://accountancy.olemiss.edu/new-building/Brett's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bpatterson03/Brett Patterson is the 5th ranked mid-am in America. He teaches 300 accounting students at Ole Miss, has 2 girls at home, and touches a club 3 or 4 times a week at best. In college he hit 300 balls a day and got worse. Then he left tournament golf for 5 years, came back, and started winning everything. We get into the 4 weeks off before he opened 7 under, the wedge and putter plan that replaced the bucket, the mental spiral that almost ended his golf, and the piece of advice he says actively hurts amateurs.Timestamps0:00 The #5 mid-am barely touches a club0:53 4 weeks off, then 7 under in round 12:18 A Tuesday with 300 students and 2 kids3:52 College: 300 balls a day, sun up to dark7:19 Less practice, better golf. The flip.8:39 5 years away and the 2022 U.S. Amateur14:22 What he'd tell every college golfer16:54 His practice now: wedges and lag putts19:59 An accountant's take on tracking stats22:35 Bring back Golfstat26:09 The biggest mistakes amateurs make28:58 Never the most talented. What separates him.31:08 What scratch golfers miss about scoring34:16 Championship golf vs weekend golf35:42 The advice that actively hurts amateurs37:05 Pressure putts and choosing confidence38:36 How to stay sharp after time off40:43 The reinstatement debate50:49 What he wants his daughters to know53:48 A shoutout to the mid-am wives54:02 Prepping for the U.S. Mid-Am at Sand Valley56:26 Support the new Ole Miss accountancy building
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Chipping Was Never About Your Hands
Want 1 science based practice fix a day for the next 30 days? That is the second link: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/30hacksin30The Play Ready Golf app turns 30 seconds a hole into tour level strokes gained data and a practice plan built around your time and facilities: https://onelink.to/93ggkv Code PRGPOD gets you $20 off every year for life: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6752723937&code=PRGPODGrab the free Greenside Menu, the 1 page decision card we walk through in this episode. Print it or save it to your phone: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/menuYour short game problem is not your hands. It is the order you pick shots in. In this episode of the Play Ready Golf Podcast (Ep. 31) we use Shot Scope and Arccos data to show why golfers at every handicap level fail from 50 yards, why the flop shot became everyone's default, and the 4 question menu that fixes it without a single lesson.Timestamps: 0:00 Nobody has hands 1:42 The data: up and down by handicap 2:56 The app in 30 seconds 3:22 The highlight reel raised you 5:57 Extreme sells: the wedge industry 7:00 Jason Day: one motion, many clubs 8:53 Option 1: the putter 10:17 One email a day for 30 days 10:33 Option 2: the low chip 11:11 Option 3: the pitch 12:34 Option 4: the flop 13:40 The cost of ignoring the menu 14:17 Judge every shot by its miss 15:27 What Hayden sees caddying 19:19 Rule 1: can I putt it?20:18 Rule 2: lowest loft that clears the trouble 21:59 Rule 3: pitch only when something is in the way 22:45 Rule 4: the flop is the fire escape 23:37 The menu in order 25:20 What about bad lies? 26:33 2 honest notes about the data 27:29 The takeawayMissed the double bogey episode we reference? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/D1ZK1E_06XsData in this episode comes from Shot Scope, Arccos data via Lou Stagner, PGA Tour scrambling stats, and Edoardo Molinari via Golf Digest.
- 2 weeks ago55 min
Amateurs Practice Fancy Shots. Winners Drill Boring Ones. - Scott Cahill (Ep. 30)
Download Play Ready Golf and get tour level strokes gained data in 30 seconds a hole, plus a practice plan built around your time and your facilities: https://onelink.to/93ggkvUse code PRGPOD for $20 off every year, for lifeGet 1 science-based practice hack in your inbox every day for 30 days: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/30hacksin30Grab the free 59 Minute Practice Guide, built on strokes gained data and motor learning research: https://onelink.to/59minplanFollow Scott: https://www.instagram.com/cachill21Scott Cahill had full status on PGA Tour Latinoamerica. He gave it back, took a full-time job, and barely touched a club for 5 years. Then he fell back in love with the game and won the Arizona Mid-Amateur at Grayhawk, on a course where the field made 1,158 bogeys in 3 days. He did it with a newborn at home and a practice routine he calls a cram session. This episode is the blueprint for playing your best golf with the least time you've ever had.Timestamps:0:00 Walking away from the Tour2:17 The pro golf grind nobody sees5:37 Five years without touching a club8:11 When golf stopped feeling like work11:35 What he'd change about his pro practice14:02 Golf with a newborn and a full-time job18:24 Inside his boring practice routine21:30 The stat that surprised him25:21 Winning the Arizona Mid-Am at Grayhawk32:00 The 59 at Tobacco Road35:55 Signing with the Grass League38:04 The reinstated pro debate48:42 What winning actually gets you51:17 Lessons for his son
- 3 weeks ago40 min
Scratch Golfers Hit the Same Bad Shots You Do - Ep. 29
Sick of 1 hole wrecking your whole round? Grab the free Disaster Card. It has the 4 rules on the front and a 3 round leak tracker on the back that shows you exactly where your strokes are going: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/disasterOnce you know your leak, the Play Ready Golf app builds every practice session around it:https://onelink.to/93ggkvPodcast listeners get an extended free trial plus a discount with code PRGPOD:https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6752723937&code=PRGPODYour golf handicap is not decided by your swing. It is decided by 3 or 4 blow-up holes a round. In this episode of the Play Ready Golf Podcast (Ep. 29) we use Shot Scope and Arccos data to prove that double bogeys, not birdies, separate every handicap level. Then we walk through the 5 leaks that cause blow-up holes and the 4 rules that stop them. None of it requires practice time.Timestamps:0:00 The number that breaks your brain1:14 Hayden's triple at US Am qualifying4:45 The data: doubles by handicap5:58 The free Disaster Card6:18 Why golfers blame the swing10:54 Birdies happen by accident12:30 The 5 leaks behind every blow-up hole13:00 Leak 1: tee shots into trouble14:20 Leak 2: the hero recovery15:43 Leak 3: the short-side miss17:47 Leak 4: the double chip19:01 Leak 5: three-putts21:15 Hayden's worst blow-up holes27:04 The Disaster Card: 4 rules27:59 Rule 1: count your doubles (the Train Game)29:52 Rule 2: the one-job shot30:56 Rule 3: get long putts inside 3 feet32:39 Rule 4: short-sided means middle of the green34:57 Is this just playing scared?37:26 2 honest notes about the data38:14 The takeaway40:15 What to watch nextData in this episode comes from the Shot Scope Annual Report (74M+ shots), Arccos data via Lou Stagner, Mark Broadie's Every Shot Counts, and Edoardo Molinari via Golf Digest.
- 4 weeks ago38 min
Amateurs Aren't Lazy. They Practice Too Hard. - Nate Smith
Play Ready Golf app: https://onelink.to/93ggkvUse code PRGPOD for 20 dollars off every year, for life.One science based hack a day for 30 days: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/30hacksin30Free 59 minute practice guide: https://onelink.to/59minplanFIND NATEMountain Creative Construction, licensed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Teton Valley, IdahoNate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ndizzle4shizzle/Nate Smith made it to pro golf, then walked away at 30 because he did not like who the game was turning him into. He got an MBA, moved to Idaho, built a construction business, and barely touched a club for eight years. Then he came back as an amateur and started winning, beating players half his age who practice every day.If you love golf but cannot give it your whole life, this one is for you. Nate plays a few weeks a year and still competes at the top of the amateur game. He breaks down how he practices with intent, why not being obsessed with results is his biggest edge, and what he would tell anyone trying to get better with limited time.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Walking away from a Tour card at 3001:48 What eight years away taught him04:23 The hardest lesson, he was not always first05:53 What pulled him back in 202207:36 Coming back after eight years off09:56 Winning right away, and why it did not surprise him10:41 Competing while running a construction business13:26 How much you should actually practice15:04 Practice with intent, hit 20 balls and leave18:04 Taking your practice to the course20:12 North and South week, identity over outcome22:10 Playing at elevation versus sea level24:36 Grass League and the Hollywood Hitters28:06 The truth about amateur reinstatement33:48 What he would tell his 25 year old self35:14 What is next on his schedule38:03 Where to find Nate
- Jun 26, 202649 min
Practice Is Cheaper Than Golf. That's the Trap.
7-Day App Trial: https://onelink.to/93ggkv59-Minute Practice Plan: https://onelink.to/59minplan30-Hacks for Busy Golfers: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/30hacksin30Chapters:0:00 A $12 bucket vs a $40 round1:48 Why leaving the range happy is a bad sign2:59 What practice costs, and what actually lowers scores4:20 Quality over quantity: making 30 minutes count5:58 Where the "beat balls" myth came from8:48 The 1992 study: why your range swing doesn't show up9:54 Bubba Watson barely touched the range13:39 Hayden's confession: practicing just to say he did14:58 How to actually practice: fewer balls, real pressure20:02 Tournament golf exposes your tendencies24:45 Why "just hit more balls" fails27:38 Rule 1: Play more, and play cheaper29:45 Rule 2: Give the range rules32:15 Rule 3: Practice on the course for free34:27 Rule 4: Aim where you leak35:49 Tendencies vs dispersion43:32 When the range is actually the right call46:16 Good intentions vs being intentional
- Jun 19, 202644 min
He Got Better Practicing Less - Cody Sundberg
Try Play Ready Golf free for 7 days and use code PRGPOD for 20 off your annual plan for life: https://onelink.to/93ggkvFree 59 minute practice plan: https://onelink.to/59minplanVirgil Abloh Foundation: https://thevirgilablohfoundation.com/donate/Broomsedge: https://www.broomsedgegolf.com/Most golfers think the path to lower scores is more reps. Hit more balls, grind more hours, fix the swing. Cody Sundberg is proof of the opposite. He is a plus 4.5 mid-amateur playing the best golf of his life right now, and he got there by practicing less, not more.Cody is also the guy who bet on Broomsedge, the brand new South Carolina course that just landed at number 94 on Golfweek's list of the best modern designs in the country. He went from grinding mini tours, to commercial real estate, to writing the first big check for a course that was being shaped by a guy with 82 dollars left in the bank.In this episode, Isaak and Hayden sit down with Cody to talk about why hitting more balls is quietly making you worse, how progressive overload applies to your golf game, what it actually took to build a nationally ranked course from dirt, and why great golf should not require two planes and a four hour drive.We cover: Why a plus 4.5 plays his best golf by practicing less The tour pro range habit that changed how Cody practices How progressive overload applies to golf, and why we never apply it Betting on a course being built by a guy with 82 dollars left The welcoming private club idea and sharing great golf with everyone What it really takes to build a nationally ranked course from scratchTimestamps0:00 The most mispronounced course in golf1:09 How a real estate guy from Chicago got involved2:00 The club supply problem that sparked the idea3:26 Finding the land with Koprowski and Franz4:31 Why Cody thought modern courses got too easy6:14 Borrowing the UK model and letting outsiders play7:05 Funded by spring, playing it by that October7:40 Betting on a course built with 82 dollars left9:02 Why he first wanted Broomsedge to be public10:01 Learning to run five businesses at once11:16 Bringing in Mike Keiser Jr. and Baker Thompson12:29 The professional golf years14:37 Life on the Hooters tour with future major winners17:52 What he tells the golfer who wonders how good he could be20:26 Why tournament golf is a completely different game21:43 The welcoming private club idea23:56 The design philosophy behind the course26:10 Back-to-back par 3s and building on 180 acres27:25 The postage stamp 11th that almost did not exist29:48 What the Carolinas Mid-Am taught them32:33 Why he plays his best golf practicing less34:15 The tour pro range habit that changed everything36:41 Why progressive overload applies to golf38:34 The lessons his dad passed down40:42 What is next on his calendar42:51 Where to find Broomsedge
- Jun 12, 202630 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
About Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer
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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