Episodes
June 13, 2021
S2 Ep126: Practice For The Moment
Practice for the moment! That’s the advice Jeff Smith, the #1 golf instructor in the state of Indiana has on this week’s episode of Those Weekend Golf Guys. Oh sure, there will be plenty of funny and entertaining stories about John’s rather difficult round at a course called Purgatory but then Jeff…
June 8, 2021
S2 Ep125: The Woods Are Full Of Long Drives
This week on the award winning Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast the guys talk about distance vs. accuracy. As Jeff says, “the woods are full of long drivers”. So, what do you do? Well, Jeff first recommends you take away all the negatives at your set-up. Clear your head, use the right grip for you. …
May 30, 2021
S2 Ep123: Your Invitation To French Lick
This week on Those Weekend Golfguys Podcast we welcome Brendan Sweeney, the Director of Player Development for The French Lick Resort. There are a lot of things coming this summer to French Lick. The Symetra Tour’s Donald Ross Classic is July 6-9. The Senior LPGA Championship happens on the Pete Dy…
May 23, 2021
S2 Ep122: Sticker Shock At The Golf Course
Why do greens fees fluctuate so greatly? Why are some courses very affordable while others seemingly price themselves out of the everyday play category. John and Jeff discuss the permutations and combinations that go into setting the greens fees at a particular course. What is worth it? While what …
May 16, 2021
S2 Ep121: Let's Keep It Clean
Let’s keep it clean. Do you have any idea just how much of an effect a glop of mud can have on the flight of your ball? Do you realize that some dirt embedded inside the grooves of your club is going to make those clubs perform totally different from what you are expecting? Here are some great piec…
May 9, 2021
S2 Ep120: Our Impressions of American dunes Golf Club
On this week’s show Those Weekend Golf Guys talk about their fantastic trip up to Grand Harbor Michigan for the Grand Opening Celebration of the American Dunes Golf Club. American Dunes is owned and operated by Lt. Col. Dan Rooney from Folds of Honor and was redesigned by Jack Nicklaus. The trip wa…
May 2, 2021
S2 Ep119: What Is Your Golfing SuperPower?
What is your golfing superpower? One of America’s top golf coaches, sara Stone from The Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase Maryland can help you figure that out. Together with Jeff Smith, Sara will help you identify your very own superpower on the golf course. The good news is you don’t have to be gre…
April 25, 2021
S2 Ep118: Bryson says: Swing Harder And Get A Stiffer Shaft
High Tech, Low Tech, and No Tech. That’s how the show flows this week. First we talk to Reed Dickens from LA Shafts. They have designed a revolutionary shaft. Actually two, one for driver, one for putter. They have been designed with the help of Bryson DeChambeau who answers every physics student’s…
April 18, 2021
S2 Ep117: Pam, A Golf Mom
Golf Parents, listen up. We talk with Pam, a mother of a pretty good collegiate golfer who played in a Monday qualifier for the Honda Classic. He was one of 27 guys competing for 3 openings. What was it like for Pam to sit thru Monday’s round? Steve won one of the 3 entries by the way. Then what wa…
April 11, 2021
S2 Ep116: Six essential To Putting Well
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys Jeff Smith, the #1 Golf Instructor in the state of Indiana (according to Golf Digest Magazine) explains the 6 things you must have in order to putt correctly, or maybe successfully would be a better term. Spoiler alert: the 6th element is CONFIDENCE. But confide…
April 4, 2021
S2 Ep115: Last Minute Prep
This week Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast takes a look at the difference, other than direction, of a fade versus a draw. We talk about last minute prep: things you can do to get yourself ready both mentally and physically for a round a few minutes before you Tee Off. And then we welcome in Marco, a…
March 28, 2021
S2 Ep114: Play Golf Mo Betta
You should play Mo Betta Golf! And this year you can. First, you need to take some of Jeff’s “play Mo Betta” lessons. Then you can mosey on over to the Mo Betta Golf Amateur Tour and win some money. We talk to Maury Tate who has started the Mo Betta Tour. He is a champion rodeo calf roper and has s…
March 21, 2021
S2 Ep113: Practice Can Ruin Your Game
You know what can really screw up your game? Practicing the wrong thing, that’s what. Learn from Rory MacElroy. He saw DeChambeau hit the ball 377 and decided he too could use more speed and hence, more distance. The exercises to increase swing speed really screwed up his swing and he missed 2 cons…
March 14, 2021
S2 Ep112: The Original Rules and Still No Relief From a Fairway Divot
How would you like to play courses like Inverness, TPC Sawgrass, Firestone and more bucket list courses for $70 each? You can and support two great charities while you’re at it. We talk to Terry Edwards who has just started the Charity Amateur Tour here in the Midwest. He has events lined up at the…
March 7, 2021
S2 Ep111: Back In Time with Jonathan Coachman
This week the golf guys return to a much warmer time. We go back to July of last year when we had the pleasure of talking to Coach Jonathan Coachman of WWE and ESPN fame. Coach is a piece of work and we had a blast with him and we remind you to check out the work he is doing with PGA Reach. Also, w…
Feb. 28, 2021
S2 Ep110: Will The USGA Ruin The Game?
John asked one question: why does the USGA deem it necessary to research making the golf equipment not work as strongly based on the results of just the top 1 tenth of the top 1 percent? That set Jeff off on a tirade. You’ve heard the complaints, right? The golf balls today fly too far. The golf cl…
Feb. 21, 2021
S2 Ep109: Stop Hitting It Fat
Success depends On How You Start! It may sound terribly elementary but, your swing may be perfect but if the ball is in the wrong place, you won’t have any good shots. Jeff was dealing with a student who put the ball way too far back in his stance which caused all kinds of problems. His trailing sh…
Feb. 15, 2021
S2 Ep108: Effortless Power or Powerless Effort?
Let’s do some math. If every mile per hour increase in ball speed translates to 3 yards more distance, how much yardage could you add if you could increase your ball speed by 20-25 mph? Jeff Smith gets down to brass tacks and tells us all how to get more ball speed coming off the club face, WITHOUT…
Feb. 7, 2021
S2 Ep107: Are You A Hooker?
Fix It!!! Are you a hooker? There are 4 hooker flight paths: the ball starts straight and curves left, the ball starts left and curves left the ball starts right then curves left and the ball just moves left on a totally straight trajectory. None of them are what you want. In this episode, Jeff Smi…
Jan. 31, 2021
S2 Ep106: Walking And Talking With Dottie Pepper
Dottie Pepper was an intense and major-championship winning LPGA Tour golfer until injuries first derailed her career, and then ended it prematurely. She then entered a successful career as a golf broadcaster, where we find her walking the fairways of the latest PGA Tournament for NBC Sports and th…
Jan. 24, 2021
S2 Ep105: Meet The Golf Boy
Meet The Golf Boy. Jason Thurston is 11 years old. He is an avid golfer. He lives in Maine, which is not the best place for an avid golfer to live. During the 5 months he cannot play golf, Justin gets creative and designs clothes for kids and adults that feature sports designs, some funny sayings, …
Jan. 17, 2021
S2 Ep104: Conversation with 2 Great Golf Instructors
Why would one of America’s top golf instructors live in Minnesota 12 months a year? Isn’t the average golf season about a month or two? Well, we asked Eric Chiles that very question. His answer is hilarious. We also asked many other questions like: do you follow the rules to the letter? How do you …
Jan. 10, 2021
S2 Ep103: Let's Take A Golf Trip
Where Will You Play This Year? We all have one or two courses that we really want to play and since last year sucked so bad we thought this year should be the year we treat ourselves. John and Jeff pick 5 courses in the U.S. they intend to play this year. What are yours? Go to our Facebook page, fa…
Jan. 3, 2021
S2 Ep102: The Year's Most Listened To
Back in October we came across a sign that came from a golf course in England. It was dated 1940 and delineated a set of “special rules” that were to be used because of the “unpleasantness” of the current situation. Yes! Even during the Battle Of Britain and amidst constant threat of German attach …