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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 on Those Weekend Golf Guys, John Ashton and Jeff Smith discuss the reasons why playing Business Golf is a great idea for all salespeople. As a sales professional, there are several reasons why playing golf with clients can be beneficial and impressive. Here are three key reasons: Relationship Building: Golf is often considered a sport that facilitates relationship-building and networking. By playing golf with clients, salespeople have the opportunity to spend quality time in a relaxed setting outside the office environment. Golf rounds can span several hours, allowing for meaningful conversations, shared experiences, and the chance to develop personal connections. Building a strong rapport with clients can greatly enhance the sales process and increase the likelihood of successful partnerships. Trust and Credibility: Golf is often associated with trust and integrity in business settings. Playing golf demonstrates your willingness to invest time and effort in developing relationships and shows that you value your clients beyond just the transactional aspects. It allows salespeople to showcase their skills, character, and work ethic in a different light. Engaging in friendly competition while adhering to the rules and etiquette of the game can foster trust and credibility, which are crucial for successful sales relationships. Shared Experiences and Common Ground: Golf provides a shared experience that can help salespeople and clients find common ground and strengthen their connection. The game offers opportunities for camaraderie, shared challenges, and moments of celebration, fostering a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Being able to relate to clients on a personal level through a common interest like golf can break down barriers, facilitate open communication, and lead to a deeper understanding of their needs, preferences, and goals. This deeper understanding can be a valuable asset when customizing sales strategies and solutions for clients. By playing golf with clients, salesmen can enhance relationship-building, establish trust and credibility, and create shared experiences. These factors can significantly contribute to building long-term, successful partnerships and leave a lasting impression on clients, ultimately benefiting the sales process.

How long does it take for golf clubs to wear out? How can you tell if your clubs are worn out? This week, Those Weekend Golf Guys try to explain the various ways to tell if your clubs are still working “up to par” or if they need to be repaired, regripped, or replaced. Will new grips help> Are the grooves worn? Which clubs wear out fastest and do you have to replace the whole set or can you do club by club, one at a time? These are all questions you may find when answered, the reason you are not scoring as well as you’d like is your clubs aren’t up to snuff and need to be fixed or replaced.

Improve your short game in 51 minutes. That’s how long this episode of Those Weekend Golf Guys is. This week, Jeff Smith, Golf Magazine Top 100 teacher, explains how to get the speed of your putt right no matter the green’s conditions and why how close your first putt is to the hole is so important. Jeff also helps a listener with greenside bunker play by explaining his “Hinge and Thump” shot guaranteed to get you out of the sand first time, every time. So, after you listen, your short game can do nothing but improve Add John Ashton’s expert commentary and witty repartee and you have another gem! Listen now to the Second-Best Golf Show In The World, Those Weekend Golf Guys.

This week Jeff Smith, a Golf Magazine Top 100 teacher and co-host of Those Weekend Golf Guys show offers some invaluable advice: Play Within Yourself. In short, don’t do more than your abilities, your body, and your equipment can do. For instance, if you are taking your second shot into a par 4 hole with something higher than a 7,8,9, or wedge, you need to move up a tee or two. Don’t let your ego ruin the fun of golf by frustrating you because you are doing stuff you are not capable of doing. Don’t try to be a superhero, the cape often times gets tangled around the shaft of the club.

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys you will hear three great ways to increase your swing speed. And we all know that sing speed is the best way to assure longer drives and better ball flight. Jeff Smith, one of Golf Magazine’s Top100 Teachers, runs down his 3 techniques to speed up your swing speed. The first way is to make sure your grip is not too tight on the club. He says the grip should be “soft” but not “loose”. Because when your grip Is too tight your rms and wrists do not function correctly and slow down your swing. The second technique to speed up your swing is to learn how to properly use your legs to “push off” the ground. Jeff describes in detail some routines to practice doing that push off sufficiently. And the third technique involves your core muscles. As Tiger Woods said about his game recently, “I can’t push off with my legs like I used to so I have to rely on my core, and my core is stronger than ever.” Jeff Smith has some pretty cool and inexpensive ways to improve core strength in a short amount of time. So, after this week’s episode, your swing will be faster so your shots will be longer! All thanks to the Second Best Golf Show In The World, Those Weekend Golf Guys

This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys, The Second Best Golf Show in The World, Jeff explains the differenmces between teaching technique and asuring your equipment isright for you, Can yiu not hit yout driver straight because of your swing> Or because the shaft you have is wrong for you? You must have the right equipment before the lessoins, that you definitely need, will work. Join Top 100 teacher, Jeff Smith and John Ashton on this week's episode you can't afford to miss.

Brian Hammons spent over 29 years at the Golf Channel doing play by play and studio anchoring for live golf tournament coverage. Each time he was at a Solheim Cup, A President’s Cup, or a Ryder Cup he always thought it would be a lot of fun for regular golfers to have that style of competition. So he created it: The Country Club National Championship. This year it will be held in Myrtle Beach this October. Brian explains the concept, the genesis, and the way you and your team can enter and win. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.Support the show

It’s baseball season and this week on The Approach Shot Podcast we talk to a baseball great, Jim Leyritz. Jim played for the Padres, the Res Sox and made his reputation with some team from NY. Yes, even though Jim made his reputation as a Bronx Bomber he still is considered one of the best guests we’ve had. Even John Ashton, the die-hard Red Sox fan enjoyed the conversation, as we know you will too. And yes, Jim is a great golfer, and we talk about lots of golf stuff! Another fun, funny, and entertaining episode of The Approach Shot PodcastSupport the show

What can you say about Ed Marinaro? He finished 2nd in the Heisman trophy voting in 1971. He was drafted and played in Minnesota. He went on to play professional football for six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks, appearing in Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl IX with the Vikings. He scored 13 touchdowns over his career. When he retired from football he became an actor. He is known as a regular cast member on Hill Street Blues, playing Officer Joe Coffey for five seasons . He has been a cast member on a number of television series, including Laverne & Shirley and Sisters. Now he lives in Charleston SC and plays golf. The perfect end to a perfect life. Ed is our guest and one hell of a funny guy. Listen to this episode of The Approach Shot Podcast featuring one of our favorite guests, ed Marinaro.Support the show

This week on the Approach Shot Podcast we talk to Cincinnati Reds great, Chris Sabo. Pete Rose gave him the nickname, Spuds. Now there’s a story you will want to hear. Pete handed out many other nicknames to players that played with Chris, and we get those stories too. And golf stories…man, Chris, who has played golf since Middle School, has a ton of golf stories, and we get some of those out of him too. A very enjoyable 45 minutes on this week’s Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

Mitchell Laurance and his identical twin brother Matthew Laurance appear occasionally together, beginning when they were children in a margarine TV commercial which featured identical twins, and later in an episode of the TV series Cop Rock. Although Matthew was a performer on Saturday Night Live for its sixth season, Mitchell also appeared in uncredited roles on the show for a few seasons (1977–80)[1] and was an associate director and producer for the show.[4]

Mitchell appeared on Not Necessarily the News during the 1980s. Other recurring roles were on the TV series, including the very short-lived series Roxie (1987; most of the episodes were unaired), L.A. Law (1987−88), Reasonable Doubts (1992–93), Matlock (1988−95), and Dawson's Creek. Guest roles have ranged from Laverne & Shirley, CHiPs, The Outer Limits, One Tree Hill, Night Court, Prison Break, MacGyver, Beauty and the Beast, Midnight Caller, Empty Nest, and Jake and the Fatman. He was in the "Apollo One" episode of the mini-series From the Earth to the Moon (1998).[1] In the early 1990s he performed the role of Ben Arnold on the soap opera Santa Barbara.

He also has acted in feature films such as Stepfather II, The Runestone, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and Urban Mythology, and TV movies (especially in the 1990s) including The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery, Perfect Crime, To Love, Honor and Deceive, Kiss and Tell, Deadly Pursuits, Inflammable, and Death in Small Doses.[1]

He has been a radio disk jockey at WFMZ, a sports radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has hosted billiards tournaments and has provided sports commentary for ESPN. He has also been the host of a golf podcast, Golf Connections with Mitch LauranceSupport the show

This week on The Approach Shot Podcast, Marques Ogden is our guest. Marques played 6 years in the NFL and then a few years later found himself down and out barely getting by in a janitorial job he hated. That is when he realized he, and only he, needed to be accountable for his situation and only he could fix it. And fix it he has! Marques is now a best selling author and a popular motivational speaker. We have a great time talking to Marques Ogden about football, business, life, and golf this week on the Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

This week on The Approach Shot our guest is Tim Laird, America’s CEO – Chief Entertainment Officer! Tim spent many years with Brown-Forman Distillers in Louisville, Kentucky. In that capacity he became totally familiar with every label under the Brown-Forman umbrella like Woodfood Reserve, Old Forrester, Jack Daniels, etc. He is also an expert on wine and Champagne. His 2 greatest talents are his abilities to create delicious cocktails but also pairing those cocktails with specific foods to compliment the tastes. Tim shares many golfing stories, drinking stories, and some special recipes on this week’s edition of The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

Carl Lee III was not heavily recruited out of high school by D1 teams. He accepted an offer from Marshall University in Huntington WVa. He was from Charleston WVa so Marshall was the obvious choice. He won a total of 8 games in his 4 years there. He was drafted in the 7th round by the Vikings. He was told he was too small, too slow to make it in the NFL. He was cut before his rookie year started, but was brought back in 4 days because of an injury to the player above him on the depth chart. 12 years later Carl is recognized as one of the 50 greatest Minnesota Vikings of ALL TIME! Carl’s is a wonderful story on what a person can accomplish if they don’t believe the naysayers. And Carl has some terrific insights into his golf game too. Another fantastic interview with one of the world;s most interesting people, Carl Lee III this week on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

J Marc Chambers is a comedian and a golfer. He has friends that are comedians and golfers. They decided to create a business that incorporates both golf and comedy. Add to those two the element of fundraising and you have their business, Hole Hecklers. J Marc and his friends will come out to your golf outing, charity scramble, even a client appreciation day, and set up shop on a par 3 hole. Unless they are paid by the golfers (to raise funds for the charity involved with the golf outing) they will heckle the golfers as they try to tee off. It is impossible to hit a good shot while you are laughing your ass off. Trust us, we’ve tried. You can also pay extra to get your buddy heckled mercilessly. It’s fun. It’s funny. And it’s a great way to raise some money on the golf course for a worthwhile cause. It also makes for one helluva funny hour of gold podcast. Listen now to J Marc Chambers from Hole Hecklers, this week’s guest on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

Matthew Laurance is our guest this week on The Approach Shot Podcast. Yes, the same Matthew Laurance you remember from Beverly Hills 90210; from Eddie And The Cruisers”; from guest appearances on “Cheers” and countless other TV guest shots. Plus, he was on SNL of an entire year. Matthew Laurence currently does radio in Lexington, Kentucky and plays lots and lots of golf: bad golf. Yeah, for someone who plays as often as does he, you think he’s play a lot better, but no, he sucks! Yes, as a golfer Matthew is a great actor. But he does have lots of great stories and you are about to hear a bunch of them. Funny, heart warming, and some embarrassing stories this week on the Approach Shot podcast.Support the show

Garrett Johnston has covered golf for outlets around the world for more than a decade, including the hometown papers of most players on the PGA Tour. He also has contributed to GolfDigest.com, Golf.com, USOpen.com, China Daily, The Irish Examiner and New Zealand Golf Magazine. Sadly, he has not improved his golf handicap since he left high school, and covering 30 major championship hasn’t helped him through osmosis. But he does regale us this week with some terrific stories from some of the most prestigious golf tournament that he is lucky enough to cover. We coax the good stuff from him. Listen and enjoy.Support the show

Chris Mascaro is a member of the Sports/Golf Podcasting brotherhood. And being one of our brethren, we welcome Chris in with open arms. Chris does two podcasts: Next On The Tee and Thursday Night Tailgate. His podcast, Next On The Tee has been around for quite a few years. On it, Chris interviews some of the most iconic names in professional golf (Gary Player is a regular guest). You might expect Chris has quite a few stories that he has heard over the years. Quite a few stories that he can repeat as well as some of his own he can relate. No matter where they originated, Chris spends some time with us in The Approach Shot swapping golf stories you won’t want to miss.Support the show

Bob Picozzi is a television and radio announcer who was employed by ESPN and Fox Sports as a play-by-play announcer for college football and basketball. You are familiar with his voice if you ever listened to Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio, he is the man with the updates. His coolest gig though, in our own humble yet never-the-less expert opinions was the Play By Play guy for UConn Women’s Basketball. Unless you could have called the UCLA games in the 70’s with Coach Wooden, you will not find a team with more wins, more championships than UConn Women. Bob has been there for some of the greatest moments in sports. He also has some very cool golf stories. Listen to them all this episode of The Approach Shot.Support the show