Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer

More Practice Won't Lower Your Scores. Less Will. - Jon Weiss Jr.

May 29, 2026·52 min
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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

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