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A Hole By Hole Game Plan For Smarter Golf by Dr. Joe Parent of Zen Golf

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3577 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

842: Zen Golf, the best selling golf mental game book in history, is now 20 years old and still incredibly relevant. Author Dr Joe Parent, our very first guest on Golf Smarter in 2005 returns again to provide insights and advice that helps golfers of all skill levels. From breathing, to getting fitted to your mental game, to a strategy that will give you the best chance for birdie, without taking unnecessary risks, this conversation with Dr Joe won’t disappoint. The full interview of this episode can be seen on today’s blog post at GolfSmarter.com. Subscribe to GolfSmarterTV on YouTube!This episode is brought to you by https://mygolfingstore.com/golfsmarter home of Eagle Eye Rangefinder. For a limited time, Golf Smarter listeners get 50% of the usual price and pay only $129!! Eagle Eye Rangefinder has all the premium features you need, like slope technology, an 800-yard range and a “flagpole lock” vibrating sensor. This episode is also brought to you by TeeBox Coffee, a premium coffee for golfers. Use code GOLFSMARTER20 for 20% off your first order, and then when you sign up for a subscription, you’ll get 15% off. The subscription can be changed, or canceled anytime. Plus you can choose your coffee, and the frequency in which you want it delivered at your convenience. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans (check out our new artwork!) we pick up an interview from 2010 with Roseanna Leaton who teaches us how to get into the zone through self-hypnosis.  Be part of the podcast and introduce our next episode! Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll assign you an episode number and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. For your effort get to choose a great prize including a year’s subscription to Dynamic Golfers, Tony Manzoni’s Lost Fundamental video, or an Eagle Eye Rangefinder!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

It doesn't matter what you shot on the last hole. It doesn't matter how hard the next hole is going to be.

0:05.6

It doesn't matter what your score is. If you were four over after four holes, what do you want to do on the next hole?

0:12.6

Give yourself the best chance for birdie without taking a necessary risk.

0:16.4

If you were two under after four holes, what do you want to do on the next hole?

0:20.7

Give yourself the best chance for birdie without taking an unnecessary risk.

0:24.6

Now where it really comes in is you're on the 16th hole and you're one under par.

0:29.6

What do you want to do on the 17th?

0:31.6

Most people would say, oh, I just want to par in and protect my score.

0:35.6

Not a good plan.

0:36.6

Stick to the game plan. Give myself the best

0:39.4

chance for Bertie without taking an unnecessary risk. And you do that all the way in. Now,

0:44.9

if you hit it in trouble or you miss the green, it becomes give myself the best chance to save par

0:50.4

without taking an unnecessary risk. And that's the whole thing.

0:55.4

Hi, this is Dan Weatherly from Ovaldome Park, Kansas, and I play at St. Andrews, right here in

1:01.4

Oakland Park. Brought to you by MyGolpingStore.com. This is Golf Smarter, number 842.

1:09.8

As Dan just said, this episode is brought to you by my golfing store.com

1:15.1

slash golf smarter, where golf smarter listeners get 50% off of a brand new Eagle Eye range finder with

1:23.2

laser accuracy. This episode is also brought to you by T-box coffee, a premium coffee subscription for golfers

1:31.3

delivered right to your door.

1:34.9

A hole-by-hole game plan for better golf by Dr. Joe Parent, author of Zen Golf.

1:41.8

This is Golf Smarter.

1:44.7

Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score

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