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