The Golf Improvement Podcast with Tony Wright

LOVING OAKMONT! SHARING SOME OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB GOODIES! Loving Oakmont! [https://gameimprovementgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/I-Love-Oakmont-Podcast-052725.jpg] Welcome to Episode 224 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast!  Dedicated to sharing useful information on professional club fitting, putting and short game improvement, and effective practice techniques. CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES - ONE GOLFER AT A TIME! Show Notes: I share some personal memories about the Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh, PA - site of this year's U.S. Open during Father's Day weekend.  My FAVORITE Golf Course - thanks to good friend Larry Young for the times I got to play there with him. I also share below some links to interesting articles related to this year's U.S. Open - information about the amazing final round 63 that Johnny Miller shot at Oakmont in 1973 - and about the "undercover" tree restoration project that was done at Oakmont to remove 3,500 trees from the course! * A Recent WPGA Article - "Oakmont's Power To Challenge The Game's Best" [https://wpga.org/nws/2025/250523-oakmonts-power-to-challenge-the-games-best.html] * The book written about Johnny Miller's Final Round 63 at Oakmont in 1973 - "Chasing Greatness ..." [https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Greatness-Johnny-Miracle-Oakmont/dp/045123264X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6B796OO36172&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dFSKto8LR1tFEzw7VnvmkA.RRvjLbKXmvWKhREvgYThXOqiZ6QTF905LKiP04qRTxA&dib_tag=se&keywords=chasing+greatness+johnny+miller&qid=1748360922&sprefix=chasing+greatness+johnny+miller%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1] * Article link - "Fact, Fancy, and Johnny Miller's 63 in the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont." [https://assets.libsyn.com/show/53235/LazarusSchlossman_JMiller_63_052725.pdf] * Golf Digest Article about Oakmont Restoration - "The Undercover War That Swept The Game" [https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-undercover-war-that-swept-the-game] Dustin Johnson won the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont with a 4 under par score for 72 holes.  My take - NO ONE will break par for four rounds at the U.S. Open at Oakmont this year, and NO ONE will match or beat Johnny Miller's 63 from 1973!! THE Golf Improvement Podcast In 2025 Is Sponsored By... DAVID ORR And The FLATSTICK ACADEMY! "Putting Instruction Without All Of The BULL! To Learn More About The Flatstick Academy - CLICK HERE!! [https://flatstickacademy.com/] Shout Out! In search of shooting my age this year - I will be 76 years old in August - I have been working hard to improve my pitching performance and sand game.  THANKS to the wonderful "Short Game Chef" on line instruction materials created by PGA Tour Winner and Short Game Coach Parker McLachlin, I have never been more confident about creating a great pitching and sand short game THAT I CAN TRUST - Thanks Parker!  Click THIS LINK [https://shortgamechef.com/catalog] Parker's Short Game Chef web site.    THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! There is now a YouTube Channel that includes my most valuable Golf Improvement Podcasts.  Click The Link Below to go there - Subscribe to the Channel and Like your favorite episodes! Link To THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@GameImprovementGolf/playlists] CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES ONE GOLFER AT A TIME!! TONY - God Bless Ukraine, God Bless America! CLICK To Subscribe To My Blog And Podcast! [https://forms.aweber.com/form/67/8452067.htm]

Insert Content Template or Symbol ZERO TORQUE PUTTERS! DAVID ORR INTERVIEW Zero Torque Putters! - David Orr Interview [https://gameimprovementgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dior-Zero-Torque-Putters-041725.jpg] Welcome to Episode 223 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast!  Dedicated to sharing useful information on professional club fitting, putting and short game improvement, and effective practice techniques. CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES - ONE GOLFER AT A TIME!  Show Notes: Welcome back - for the 9th time! - David Orr - Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, and creator of the Flatstick Academy in Southern Pines, North Carolina. * David starts this episode by noting that there are many different ways to create Zero Torque Putters. * He discusses some of the most obvious types of putting strokes that can benefit from Zero Torque Putters. * David shares the fascinating mods he made to a L.A.B. Link.1 putter to make that putter feel and perform close to the same of his present go-to putter.  The most important were modifying the balance point of the Link.1 putter (lighter grip) and using a Link.1 putter that had a stainless steel face.  He was able to accomplish this! * Some of the most important conclusions that David talked about in this episode were: a) these putters will definitely be for some golfers, b) being fit correctly for length, loft, lie and putter head weight and balance is critical to making these putters perform well for golfers, c) Zero Torque Putters - and any putters! - will not fix poor stroke mechanics, d) golfers create forces in their putting strokes, they will also create torques in their putting strokes, e) the face onset in many Zero Torque Putter designs may be having a big influence on how they perform, and f) Zero Torque Putters are here to stay, and will continue to  improve and provide an option for golfers who want to improve their putting performance.       ANOTHER GREAT AND VALUABLE INTERVIEW DAVID - THANKS!!! THE Golf Improvement Podcast In 2025 Is Sponsored By... DAVID ORR And The FLATSTICK ACADEMY! "Putting Instruction Without All Of The BULL! To Learn More About The Flatstick Academy - CLICK HERE!! [https://flatstickacademy.com/] Useful Web Links: Again - The Flatstick Academy Web Site - CLICK HERE!! [https://flatstickacademy.com/] Shout Out! To another putter creator, putting guru, AGCP member, and good friend Bob Uebelhor with Uebelhor Golf in Indianapolis, Indiana.  At the AGCP Roundtable 7 in Columbus, Georgia in 2012, Bob did a 2-hour presentation on Toe Up Putters, toe hang, how to bend putter hosels to create different toe hangs, and much more.  2012!!  Bob has created putter designs - including Toe Up Putter designs - successfully used by many, many golfers.  If you want to learn more from him, you can contact him at 317-881-4109 or by email at ubie44@sbcglobal.net.   THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! There is now a YouTube Channel that includes my most valuable Golf Improvement Podcasts.  Click The Link Below to go there - Subscribe to the Channel and Like your favorite episodes! Link To THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@GameImprovementGolf/playlists] CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES ONE GOLFER AT A TIME!! TONY - God Bless Ukraine, God Bless America! CLICK To Subscribe To My Blog And Podcast! [https://forms.aweber.com/form/67/8452067.htm]

STROKES GAINED INSIGHTS! PETER SANDERS INTERVIEW [https://gameimprovementgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Peter-Sanders-Podcast-Image.jpg] Welcome to Episode 222 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast!  Dedicated to sharing useful information on professional club fitting, putting and short game improvement, and effective practice techniques. CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES - ONE GOLFER AT A TIME! Show Notes: Interview with Peter Sanders - creator of the Strokes Gained Analysis Methodology in 1989.  Peter is presently the Chief Data Officer for the SwingU golf improvement app - this app now includes his strokes gained methodology. * Peter has created the "SwingU Clubhouse" blog page that is available through the SwingU web site.  This blog page includes interesting insights related to Tour and Average Golf implications based on Strokes Gained Analysis.  Peter shared a few of the nuggets from this blog page - and the insight "We Are All Snowflakes" in terms of our golf games. * Peter shares how - initially based on his desire to improve his personal golf game - he developed the concept of Strokes Gained in 1989.  He talks about how Strokes Gained is defined for a golf shot.  He also shares how many traditional golf statistics - including number of  putts in a round - do not truly help golfers know where they need to improve their performance. * As a way to take a first step to embracing Strokes Gained, Peter shares a Very Simple Methodology that any golfer can use to indentify the areas in their golf games where they need the most improvement! * He talks about how his Strokes Gained Analysis methodology became adopted both in the ARRCOS golf sensor system, and in the SwingU app.  This methodology is based on what was originally in his standalone ShotByShot app. Peter THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT AND VALUABLE INTERVIEW FOR GOLFERS!! THE Golf Improvement Podcast In 2025 Is Sponsored By... DAVID ORR And The FLATSTICK ACADEMY! "Putting Instruction Without All Of The BULL! To Learn More About The Flatstick Academy - CLICK HERE!! [https://flatstickacademy.com/] Useful Web Links: To read Peter's Blog Posts On His SwingU Clubhouse Page - CLICK HERE!! [https://clubhouse.swingu.com/author/psanders/] To learn more about the SwingU Golf Improvement App - CLICK HERE!! [https://swingu.com/] Shout Out! I recently started reading a WONDERFUL new book - "What You're Made For" [https://www.amazon.com/What-Youre-Made-Powerful-Lessons/dp/0593852974/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OIPWFKJDN597&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TJWc30A2loPhUWBobgGQW6dZpzYdQuCRc19nSGamouGyjSqNi41PEa5e1eQ5r4GceK0xenmp4ckC9M21RrPH0mGL8ag3AnOZNKXjda0K4308yBSKj9dapWKsiGtrbAYvdXePMXTMxj9xCeaF6G_JFqNys6oU3LYtITUB25Ol_hp6__CDNgFI2Eh7zD4S_7AKCyyCwFFDx0YGShbsiiBqlsUtKGrKVBk-ljah-O7xL84.vlJxLRYVrS6MVR0aYqjBXWxI7TKJgB5WCoQeFyNaZIE&dib_tag=se&keywords=what+your+made+for&qid=1742937490&sprefix=what+your+made+%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1] - by legendary basketball coach George Raveling and best-selling author Ryan Holiday.  For me, this book was Worth The Wait!! THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! There is now a YouTube Channel that includes my most valuable Golf Improvement Podcasts.  Click The Link Below to go there - Subscribe to the Channel and Like your favorite episodes! Link To THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@GameImprovementGolf/playlists] CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES ONE GOLFER AT A TIME!! TONY - God Bless Ukraine, God Bless America! CLICK To Subscribe To My Blog And Podcast! [https://forms.aweber.com/form/67/8452067.htm]

BECOMING A LIFELONG GOLFER! DR. JOHN PAUL GUIDRY INTERVIEW Insert Content Template or Symbol Becoming A Lifelong Golfer - Dr. John Paul Guidry Interview [https://gameimprovementgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/JP-Guidry-Podcast-Image-031125.jpg] Welcome to Episode 221 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast!  Dedicated to sharing useful information on professional club fitting, putting and short game improvement, and effective practice techniques. CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES - ONE GOLFER AT A TIME! Show Notes: Interview with Dr. John Paul Guidry with Guidry Golf and Sports in Mandiville, Louisiana.  John Paul has a Dr. in Physical Therapy and is a Titleist Performance Institute certified fitness professional.  He has help hundreds of golfers, and has published an excellent book "Becoming A Lifelong Golfer." * John Paul talks about who he chose to get a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and also how he came to love the game of golf. * He shares the concepts he has used, over the past 17 years, to help golfers improve their games and fitness. He also discusses why he has emphasized that golfers do Strength Training 2 to 3 times a week to make these improvements. * John Paul also discusses the roles of training for power and mobility and eating enough protein to improve fitness and performance.  He also shares some of his favorite "good news" stories about older golfers (one who is 88 years old!) who he worked with to change their golf and their lives. * Finally, he shares a little about the different programs he offers, and about his excellent book "Becoming A Lifelong Golfer" THANKS JOHN PAUL for helping golfers of all ages improve their golf and lives! THE Golf Improvement Podcast In 2025 Is Sponsored By... DAVID ORR And The FLATSTICK ACADEMY! "Putting Instruction Without All Of The BULL! To Learn More About The Flatstick Academy - CLICK HERE!! [https://flatstickacademy.com] Useful Web Links: To Learn More about Guidry Golf and Sports - CLICK HERE!! [https://www.guidrygolfandsport.com/] To Purchase "Becoming A Lifelong Golfer" - CLICK HERE!! [https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Lifelong-Golfer-Hitting-Playing/dp/B0CWNF1983/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3S1NIY1DUMUHK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.34FZ5r-2wVgTMsNm5VxIJS1oCpNFXoW5YOTZlXqpKLblszT1MaGedX2I4UPr0Z3Pi3Bbgfu-4CoqFEQ73X-ctzJu453tIVH6Om1o0KBRp9Pdmip5ALzlbbw4_Q8Ukpops88JZfU40qHT2B8QTslsfw.RuLRmY8eEM0qK0BILr9mBTtR6urDdFp3iJ1NLYL1IHE&dib_tag=se&keywords=becoming+a+lifelong+golfer&qid=1741696432&sprefix=becoming+a+lifelong+golfer%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1] Shout Out! Many Thanks to Alpha Golf - one of my all-time favorite custom golf equipment suppliers.  I recently built a 31-degree Alpha Rx Low Pro 11 wood to put in my golf bag - and it is an AWESOME golf club!  Keep Doing Great Things!  CLICK THIS LINK [https://www.alphagolfclubs.com/]  to learn more about great Alpha Golf offerings. THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! There is now a YouTube Channel that includes my most valuable Golf Improvement Podcasts.  Click The Link Below to go there - Subscribe to the Channel and Like your favorite episodes! Link To THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@GameImprovementGolf/playlists] CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES ONE GOLFER AT A TIME!! TONY - God Bless Ukraine, God Bless America! CLICK To Subscribe To My Blog And Podcast! [https://forms.aweber.com/form/67/8452067.htm]

Insert Content Template or Symbol BEATING THE CHIPPING YIPS! DR. GORDON MORRISON INTERVIEW Insert Image Beating The Chipping Yips! - Dr. Gordon Morrison Interview [https://gameimprovementgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gordon-Podcast-Photo-021425.jpg] Welcome to Episode 220 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast!  Dedicated to sharing useful information on professional club fitting, putting and short game improvement, and effective practice techniques.  CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES - ONE GOLFER AT A TIME! Show Notes: Interview with Dr. Gordon Morrison - Gordon is an Irish PGA Professional and head coach at the Vestford Golf Club in Norway.  AND Gordon recently completed a Ph.D in Psychology / Motor Control with a focus on Investigating the Chipping Yips! * The title Gordon's Ph.D thesis is "The Golfing Yips: Developing understanding and demonstrating effectiveness of a coaching intervention for a distressing and disabling fine motor control skill dysfunction." * Gordon shares why he focused on the chipping yips for his dissertation. * The first two phases of his research included an extensive literature review, and conducting some interview with golfers related to the chipping yips.  He discusses some of the interesting findings from this effort. * Gordon next did  some 3-D investigations of the movement characteristics of golfers who have the chipping yips.   * Based on all of his findings, he then created some "interventions" that he was able to successfully used to help golfers be able to chip with more confidence!  He finally discusses some of his thoughts on how to do some continued investigations related to the chipping (and other types of) yips! * THANKS GORDON For Sharing Your Amazing Findings! Insert Content Template or Symbol THE Golf Improvement Podcast In 2025 Is Sponsored By... DAVID ORR And The FLATSTICK ACADEMY! "Putting Instruction Without All Of The BULL! To Learn More About The Flatstick Academy - CLICK HERE!! [https://flatstickacademy.com/] USEFUL WEB LINKS... Gordon will happily share some of his findings directly with any interested in more details. His email address is gordon@vgk.no, and his Twitter / X handle is @golfgordon. Shout Out!! VERTEX GOLF [https://vertex-golf.com/] I have been using the Vertex Golf Putting Motion Sensor for about 6 months now.  It is an amazing putting measurement tool available for a very resonable price.  I have used it personally at home, on my home putting mat, and with the Roane State golf team members.  Definitely an up and coming putting improvement tool! My ZOOM PODTRAK P4! [https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/podtrak-recorders/podcast-recorders/podtrak-p4/]  I have mentioned this in the past - but it is SO easy to use, and the quality of the audio recording using it is first class.   THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! There is now a YouTube Channel that includes my most valuable Golf Improvement Podcasts.  Click The Link Below to go there - Subscribe to the Channel and Like your favorite episodes! Link To THE Golf Improvement Podcast YouTube Channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@GameImprovementGolf/playlists] CHANGING GOLFER'S LIVES ONE GOLFER AT A TIME! TONY - God Bless Ukraine, God Bless America! CLICK To Subscribe To My Blog And Podcast! [https://forms.aweber.com/form/67/8452067.htm]