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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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- 2 days ago37 min
Fairways Hit Is Golf's Fake Stat - Ep.39
FREE SIMPLE STAT TRACKER: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/simplestatstrackerPLAY READY GOLF APPEnter your round, the app does the strokes gained math and tells you what to practice. 7 day free trial. Code PRGPOD for $20 off the year.https://onelink.to/93ggkvFairways hit is the golf stat every app shows you first, and it barely separates a scratch golfer from a 20 handicap. In this episode Isaak and Hayden go through the four golf stats on every scorecard app (fairways hit, greens in regulation, up and down percentage, putts per round), show what each one hides, and swap each one for a number you can track with a pencil that actually predicts your score.WHAT YOU WILL HEARWhy a scratch golfer hits only about 4% more fairways than a 20 handicap (Shot Scope)The stat that actually separates handicaps off the tee: 12% vs 45% of drives in penalty or recovery (Arccos, 2025 driving report)What the rough, trees, and a fairway bunker really cost youBryson at Winged Foot: 23 of 56 fairways and a U.S. Open trophyBroadie's breakdown of where the scoring gap comes from: approach 40%, tee 28%, short game 17%, putting 15%Why greens in regulation cannot tell 6 feet from 60Why up and down percentage grades your chip on your puttHayden's 65 with 35 putts, and why putts per round rewards bad golfThe two putts that separate handicaps: lags from 30 feet and makes inside 8Strokes gained vs simple stats: which one you should keepChapters:0:00 Fairways hit barely separates golfers1:10 Scratch vs 20 handicap: a 13 point stat1:45 The disaster stat: 12% vs 45% of drives3:08 What the rough, trees, and bunkers actually cost4:54 Distance is worth more than accuracy5:23 Stat 1: Tee shots in play6:41 Bryson at Winged Foot: 23 of 56 fairways7:31 Should a 56 year old chase distance?8:41 Where the scoring gap really comes from10:00 Why greens in regulation lies12:50 Hayden's fringe confession15:11 Short game is 17% of the gap16:23 Up and down blends two shots18:43 Stat 3: 11 feet vs 20 feet after a chip19:33 Hayden pushes back on the 17%21:31 Track five rounds and be honest22:21 Why you should not copy how mid ams practice25:57 You cannot know your tendencies without tracking them26:56 The dumbest stat: putts per round27:58 Hayden shot 65 with 35 putts29:49 The two putts that separate handicaps30:53 Strokes gained vs simple stats31:05 Recap: the four simple stats34:55 Bobby Rippey and 1,000 subscribers36:57 Next: the driver episode
- 1 weeks ago51 min
Your Swing Looks Perfect. That's the Problem - Austin Langdale
Get the free cheat sheet: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/secretsofthemidamWant a practice plan built for your game and your schedule? Try Play Ready Golf free for 7 days. Code PRGPOD takes $20 off every year: https://playready.golf/the-appFollow Austin: https://www.instagram.com/_alangdale_Austin Langdale's job is deciding which college golfers get equipment deals. He scouts for Srixon/Cleveland Golf, which means he watches perfect golf swings every single week. Most of those players never make it. In this episode he explains what actually separates scorers from range heroes, and how he used it to win the 2026 South Carolina Amateur while playing twice a month with 2 kids and a full time job. 9 years after an MS diagnosis ended his shot at pro golf.You'll learn:Why players with 190 ball speed still shoot 76The tell scouts look for when everyone on the range looks perfectHow to win a state am on 40 minutes of practice a weekWhat to buy with $1,000 and 2 hours a week, and what to skipWhy most golfers carry 14 clubs but only need 8 or 9The 1 club drill that builds feel faster than new gearChapters00:00 A state champion's practice month01:29 Closing out Quixote with the lead03:31 Watching good golf instead of practicing04:28 What a Srixon rep actually does06:29 Who gets signed and who gets passed08:34 What a 15 handicap can steal10:07 The lowest hanging fruit11:28 The 16 Golfers cheat sheet11:55 NIL and the new college golf14:58 Everyone looks the part on the range16:09 Feel is a lost art17:10 The Play Ready Golf app17:58 Beating NeSmith and Champ20:36 The injuries start at Clemson25:02 Turning pro and the MS diagnosis26:49 What MS took and what it gave29:50 What the dream means now31:39 A trophy and a 4 year old33:32 What he wants his boys to learn37:08 2 hours and 1,000 dollars41:17 Merion and the U.S. Amateur45:45 Clemson football check in48:31 The fall schedule50:58 Where to find Austin
- 2 weeks ago48 min
Your Driver Isn't the Problem. Your Aim Is
Try the app free for 7 days. Code PRGPOD gets you 20 dollars off the annual plan for life: https://onelink.to/93ggkvFree stats guide: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/comprehensivestatsCoaches. PRG Teams is built for high school and college programs at about half what our competitors charge. First month free, cancel anytime : https://playready.golf/teamsTwo weeks ago we quoted a stat saying driver and 3 wood hit almost the same percentage of fairways, and the comments came apart. One commenter was right, and we went and checked. The stat has a hole in it, and nobody in golf has fixed it. Not Arccos. Not Shot Scope. Not Lou Stagner or Mark Broadie.In this one: how far you actually hit driver, the one simulation that gets around the broken stat, the physics of why a 3 wood mishit curves less, exactly how many golfers should be hitting 3 wood off the tee, and 3 rules for the tee box that cost nothing.Isaak has been in and around club fitting since 2017. Hayden plays professionally.CHAPTERS 00:00 How many times did you actually pull driver 01:00 The comment that started this episode 01:50 The Arccos driving distance report 02:12 The amateur distance boom that never happened 03:33 What you hit it by handicap and by age 04:00 Everybody is 10 to 20 yards off 04:40 Where the strokes actually go 04:57 12% versus 45.1% 05:37 What counts as a big miss 06:23 Your miss is the same. Your aim is not. 06:59 The free stats guide 07:40 The stat we quoted has a hole in it 09:06 Nobody in golf has ever fixed it 10:35 The one study that gets around the problem 11:22 The shortest club won 12:02 The safety club is not safe, it is just shorter 12:44 Is a driver harder to square than a 3 wood 14:06 Gear effect, bulge and roll 15:31 What the robot test showed on toe hits 16:19 Why your own tendencies beat any stat we quote 17:02 How many golfers are straighter with 3 wood 18:20 The 1 in 10 number 18:36 If your 3 wood is as long as your driver 20:03 The 5% out of bounds rule 21:20 Nobody walked in asking me to fix their driver 22:00 Cutting down the driver shaft 23:07 The 2 reasons to shorten a shaft 25:26 Is driver marketing a scam 26:22 What a manufacturer told me about their own numbers 28:10 The fitting thing nobody thinks about 30:00 Tools, not jewels 33:20 Rule 1: driver is the default 34:00 Jason Day's pattern was 74 yards wide 34:40 Rule 2: aim off the trouble by half your pattern 35:50 Tee up on the same side as the trouble 36:10 Rule 3: the only 3 reasons to club down 37:19 The forced carry mistake I made for years 38:30 If you club down on 3 holes a round 38:49 How to think about lessons 41:36 Hayden argues against the whole episode 42:46 What actually fixes a 45% penalty rate 44:16 The guy who does not trust it right now 45:34 Findable and hittable 46:17 Tiger hit driver once at Hoylake 47:37 You do not have a driver problemSOURCES NAMED IN THIS EPISODE Arccos annual driving distance report, 25,000 golfers and 6.5 million tee shots Lou Stagner, analysis of the Arccos database Shot Scope, driver versus 3 wood fairway data Golf Digest and Golf Laboratories robot testing Mark Broadie, strokes gained Scott Fawcett, DECADE
- 3 weeks ago50 min
The Best Practice Tool Is in Your Bathroom - Payne Denman
Secrets of the elite Mid-AM: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/secretsofthemidamPractice smarter with the Play Ready Golf app. 7 days free, code ISAAK takes $20 off the year: https://onelink.to/93ggkvFollow Payne: https://www.instagram.com/paynerr/He plays 3 to 4 rounds before a tournament and hits balls maybe twice a week. He has a day job in logistics and just won his 3rd straight Tennessee State Amateur, something only 2 other golfers have done in 100 plus years.Payne Denman has played 5 U.S. Amateurs, coached college golf at MTSU, Tennessee, and South Florida, and played pro golf on PGA Tour Latinoamerica before walking away. In this episode he breaks down exactly how he practices now: the 60 minute range hour he splits into 3 blocks, why he stopped hitting drivers and got better, the mirror work he does at home, and how he talks to himself like a coach talks to a player.Timestamps0:00 What he knows that college golfers don't0:43 How many hours he actually practices1:04 Mirror work, slow reps, and the 90 minute cap2:10 Week 2: money games instead of range balls2:33 The 45 minute session: where all the time goes3:14 Why he quit hitting drivers (and got better)4:41 Where college players waste unlimited hours6:33 A lack of intent repeats what's easiest7:10 How a coach fixes wasted practice9:22 Talking to yourself like a coach10:59 No coach? Write it down, 1 goal, max time12:53 Separate mechanics from target practice13:54 The 60 minute range hour: 3 blocks of 2015:31 Why range games die on the course16:22 Serial ball beating and why failure is the point17:44 Playing scared: fear and embarrassment off the tee19:14 Merion: the hardest course he's ever played21:39 How he preps for championship setups23:45 Adjusting to new grass, climates, and fog26:45 The day job advantage27:45 Down with 5 to play: birdies on 4 of the last 530:52 Fighting off the three-peat thoughts32:22 What pro golf taught him about failure33:35 The day he knew pro golf was over36:32 What he tells players who want to turn pro38:51 Reinstatement: the 4 year wait41:31 PGA Tour Latinoamerica and the $4,000 career44:32 What recreational golfers get wrong46:45 What's next for Payne
- Aug 21, 202648 min
Amateurs Carry 14 Clubs. They Use 10. - Ep. 35
Try the app free for 7 days. Code PRGPOD gets you 20 dollars off the annual plan for life : https://onelink.to/93ggkvFree stats guide. Every benchmark from 3 feet to 300 yards, 20 handicap through tour pro : https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/comprehensivestatsFree 59 minute practice plan: https://onelink.to/59minplanCoaches. PRG Teams is built for high school and college programs at about half what our competitors charge. First month free : https://playready.golf/teamsCHAPTERS00:00 How many of your 14 clubs did you actually hit01:19 The hybrid Isaak loved and had to take out02:15 The Arccos study nobody talks about03:37 This happens at every handicap level04:04 The 5 most abandoned clubs in golf05:18 Why the 3 wood is a security blanket06:30 You carry it so you are not the guy without one08:18 The free stats guide09:28 You did not pick 14 clubs, you inherited a slot10:47 The 1935 US Open and the guy with 32 clubs12:00 Lawson Little and his 7 wedges13:03 Why the USGA actually made the rule14:20 The man who invented 14 said 14 was too many16:56 Francis Ouimet won a US Open with 7 clubs17:27 A limit is not a quota18:20 Your 7 iron has the loft of a 1990s 5 iron19:21 Isaak on 8 years in club fitting20:24 The gap wedge exists to patch a hole20:57 The case for owning more than 14 clubs22:22 Hayden's qualifier, 14 holes, zero drivers25:20 Why leaving a gap on purpose works26:22 Rule 1: every club needs a job you can say out loud28:01 Rule 2: two clubs cannot share a job29:30 Rule 3: the receipt rule30:46 Hybrid versus long iron, the Shot Scope numbers31:58 Why long irons fail, and it is not your swing33:05 What being the outlier actually costs you36:00 Rule 4: replace it, do not just remove it37:03 Driver versus 3 wood39:09 Humility with a receipt39:39 Arguing against our own episode40:49 The USGA study on what golfers do not know42:37 Where this data comes from and its limits42:50 What to take with you44:59 Hayden on discipline and the Ohio OpenSOURCES NAMED IN THIS EPISODELou Stagner, analysis of the Arccos database, March 2023Shot Scope, long iron versus hybrid greens in regulationArccos, driver versus 3 wood accuracy and distanceUSGA TrackMan study, December 2023, 627 recreational golfersRobert Harris, Sixty Years of Golf, 1953Rand Jerris, USGA, on the origin of the 14 club ruleWorld Golf Hall of Fame on Lawson LittleGolf Digest and Ralph Maltby on iron loft changes
- Aug 14, 202650 min
He Shot 90. Then He Won the State Am - (ft. Andrew Chapman)
Try Play Ready Golf free for 7 days. Code PRGPOD takes $20 off every year, forever: https://onelink.to/93ggkv Secrets of the mid-am: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/secretsofthemidamGet a custom piece from Andrew: andrew@sanstudio.comAndrew Chapman shot 90 in the first round of a U.S. Am qualifier and wondered if the USGA would send him a letter. 4 years later he won the Michigan Amateur as the 32 seed, and today he builds custom furniture, raises 2 boys, and still chases USGA qualifiers. We get into the line between supporting a kid and pushing one, the multi-sport locker room at Michigan, the rebuild that started with grip and stance, the wedge ladder that carries his whole bag, AimPoint with a carpenter's level, and what a craftsman knows about the difference between good and right.Timestamps 0:00 Harder to watch than to compete 2:07 The temptation a champion dad resists 3:27 Family golf: 9 holes, 2 hours, 2 boys 5:33 Quick to the ball, then take your time 6:52 The line between helping and pushing 7:45 Playing golf swing instead of golf 9:43 What his parents got right 11:04 Too serious, and the try less lesson 13:19 The 12-second pre-shot fix 15:17 The golf bug at 13 17:49 Every Michigan player was multi-sport 22:29 Rock bottom: the 2009 qualifier 25:42 The 32 seed run, and where belief comes from 28:50 His practice: the 40 to 110 wedge ladder 30:13 AimPoint with a carpenter's level 32:12 The 9 shots drill 34:18 Good vs. right: lessons from the shop 37:40 Build this first: the beginner slab table 39:19 The 20 foot table at a golf course 40:36 What he wants his boys to take at 18 42:59 The reinstatement debate 47:24 Bring back the 36-hole qualifier 47:47 Staying with Scottie Scheffler at the U.S. Am 49:05 Where to find Andrew, and what's next
- Aug 7, 202659 min
Amateurs Grade Themselves Like Tour Pros (here's what to do instead)
Free stats guide: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/comprehensivestatsGet tour level strokes gained data in 30 seconds a hole with Play Ready Golf. Free 7 day trial: https://onelink.to/93ggkv Code PRGPOD gets you $20 off every year for life.Tour pros make about half their putts from 8 feet. From 100 yards in the fairway they hit it inside 3 feet 1 time in 25. The standard you grade your golf against does not exist. Not for you. Not for them.This week we tear up the fake report card most golfers carry in their heads. Where it came from (the broadcast, the Ben Hogan legend, and your own inflated numbers), what breaking 90 actually looks like for a 15 handicap, what a real 68 and a real 63 look like in strokes gained, and a 4 rule grading system that costs nothing and starts working your next round.Sources named in this episode: Mark Broadie (Columbia, PGA Tour ShotLink), Shot Scope, Arccos and Lou Stagner, Jon Sherman (Practical Golf), Adam Young, Bob Rotella, and the Ben Hogan story as told by Dan Jenkins.Chapters 0:00 The number that ends the argument1:35 Mad about a birdie3:11 Tour averages, 3 feet to 300 yards6:52 Tiger missed 4 putts in 4 years10:01 Where the fake report card came from11:37 Hogan graded himself on 3 shots15:51 The 24 yards you don't have17:57 Your handicap is not your average18:59 The break 90 data dump21:35 Playing US Open qualifying with tour pros28:53 A 68 and a 63 in strokes gained33:04 Shooting a gajillion and smiling39:49 The new report card42:27 Grade putts by the second putt45:03 Steal Hogan's scorecard48:39 Ambition vs unrealistic expectations50:48 Why golfers actually quit51:20 Hayden is coming to Instagram57:07 Give the scorecard back
- Jul 31, 202657 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
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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