2x Major Winner Collin Morikawa’s Lifelong Golf Coach, Rick Sessinghaus on Growing a Champion

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Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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806: Rick Sessinghaus first met Collin Morikawa when he was 8 years old. After watching him swing the club just a couple times, he agreed to work with him and has been doing so ever since. In only his second season on the PGA Tour, Collin won the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco and then the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St George’s Golf Club in England. In this week’s episode we talk to Rick about how he taught Collin to “play” golf as opposed to hitting golf shots. We also discuss how we put pressure on ourselves that turns into tension in our bodies that result in less than optimal golf striking. Learn more about and from Rick at ricksessinghaus.com. Want to get a quick taste of the full interview, check out the short video preview on our YouTube.com/golfsmarterTV channel at https://youtu.be/kJJw8wvE1dAGolf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 122 we go back to a conversation with Tom Wishon, an outspoken leader in the world of custom club making. Tom speaks his mind on the then recent USGA rulings about the changes in wedges and explains how it's relevant to you. Check out the video of host Fred Greene paragliding off the Santa Monica Mountains and his incredible journey to the beaches of Malibu on our YouTube.com/golfsmarterTV channel. https://youtu.be/E0Hbg48D7OgThis episode of Golf Smarter is brought to you by ReliefFactor.com/golfsmarter. If you have everyday aches and pains, Relief Factor is 100% drug-free and designed to be taken every day, so you can get out and stay out of pain.Go to ReliefFactor.com/GOLFSMARTER and order a 3-Week QuickStart for only $19.95.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The best way to get the ball in the hole is to get it closest.
0:03.0	And so what Colin brings, which he is superior at, is approach shots.
0:08.0	So now even if he's behind Bryson by 20, 30 yards, sometimes longer, I get that.
0:14.0	He makes up for it now with the approach shots.
0:16.0	And now they're at least at even, or Colin sometimes has an advantage over even a Bryson D. Chappelle
0:22.7	So if I have a 15-foot putt compared to your 22-foot putt, I have an advantage now.
0:28.6	So I still believe it's about control and decision-making and learning how to play out of different
0:35.7	variables and stuff, not just how far can I hit my driver.
0:39.6	Golf Smarter number 806 is brought to you by relief factor.com slash golf smarter.
0:48.4	Two-time major winner Colin Moracawa's lifelong coach, Rick Sesson House,
0:53.5	on growing a champion golfer.
0:55.7	This is Golf Smarter.
0:58.2	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:06.3	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:08.7	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Rick.
1:11.7	Hello, Fred. Great Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Rick. Hello, Fred.
1:13.0	Great to talk to you.
1:15.1	Great to be on.
1:15.9	Thanks for having me.
1:16.5	Well, it's actually an honor to talk to you because you've had a phenomenal year.
1:23.9	Let's just start out by saying you are Colin Morikawa's coach.
1:28.4	Yes.
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