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On the heels of the action at the Los Angeles Country Club, Brent Gunning and Sam McKee look back on Rory McIlroy's major demons, Rickie Fowler's Sunday collapse, and Wyndham Clark's second career PGA victory! 

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There are four things you can do that will cause your ball to go to the right (or the left if you are a left-handed golfer). This week Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher Jeff Smith explains not only what you may be doing to cause your ball to go right but will explain, in great detail, how to stop your ball from going to the right. Most recreational golfers have a problem with slicing (although John Ashton refers to it as a “Power Fade”). If this is your main problem on the course, rejoice! The fix is at hand. Enjoy this episode of Those Weekend Golf Guys and get out there and hit it straight.

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys, The Secomd Best Golf Show In The World, we show you exactly why you DO need golf lessons, even though you have convinced yourself you don·t. We also try to convince you to get fit for your next set of golf clubs, even thought you might think it a waste of money. Jeff describes his lecture to the Top 100 Golf Teachers on how to differentiate students problems between equipment and technique. That flashy new driver you wany may turn out to be a total waste of money. There may be a better head, a more suitable shaft. Maybe it·s not your swing but your equipment. Want to be the best you can be> You need to know that everything you have is right for you from clubs to balls to position to swing

This week’s episode of Those Weekend Golf Guys is a potpourri of topics ranging from how attitude can affect your game to how important it is for new golfers to become familiar with the jargon of the game. Jeff Smith, a Golf Magazine Top 100 teacher, talks about how he can spot a coachable student who could become a star. Lots of good advice and fun conversation this week on the Second-Best Golf Show In The World.

The USGA and The R7A are proposing a new rule that will “Roll Back” the golf ball. They think the ball is too hot and is making some of the golf courses the PGA Tour plays on obsolete. Well, Jeff Smith and John Ashton think that would be a stupid thing for the USGA and the R&A to do and mince no words in a scathing attack on the idea on this week’s Those Weekend Golf Guys Show. As Jeff says, “since you are so good, we have to penalize you”. There is a perfect answer to this problem, and its not to “roll back” the golf ball so it doesn’t fly as far. It sounds like the proposal would reduce a 300 yard drive by about 15 yards. The answer is “agronomy”. Plant some trees, build some bunkers, keep the rough a bit rougher, narrow the fairways. There are lots of things to do to cut back the distance of the world’s “Elite Golfers” without ruining the golf experience for the rest of us.

OK, maybe 107 reasons is a bi9t of an exaggeration. But we do have some great reasons why more women need to play golf and a bunch of ideas on how to make it easy for them to get started with the game. Our guest is Janet Miller, President of the Louisville Chapter of the LPGA Amateur group, formerly know as the EWGA. Jante’s local Louisville group has an open house here in Louisville on Sunday March 19th and everyone in the area is invited to attend to check out the group. Jeff talks about how easy it is for women to get started by attending a group golf clinic designed to introduce women to the game. We also discuss how golf seems to make it hard for women to get into the game; talking about how intimidating a golf course can be to not only women, but to all beginners in golf. Another great episode this week from Those Weekend Golf Guys, the 2nd best golf show in the world.

Get fit for golf no matter your age or gender. Garrett Moris from Par4Success is our guest. He is an eager trainer who specializes in exercise and other regimens for golfers of all ages but specializes in those of us from 44 years of age and up. We all discuss what specifically we golfers can do to assure we neither strain anything or injure ourselves after a round. Garret discusses how to warm up, what you can accomplish by warming up, what you need to do to attack the specific problems you may be having. It·s scientific fact that exercising properly will keep you playing longer with fewer aches and pains well into your golden years. Take a free assessment by going to par4success,com/theweekend. That·s this week on the second best golf show in the world, Those Weekend Golf Guys.