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Barney Adams has Just Been Named Golf’s New Commissioner”…by me! Here’s How He’s Gonna Fix The Game

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3577 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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817: Barney Adams has never been shy about sharing his opinion on what’s wrong with golf and how to grow the game. In this episode, we appoint him Commissioner and challenge him to make the game easier and more accessible to a broader range of consumers. But he makes it clear that the PGA Tour and recreational golf are completely different beasts and shouldn’t be confused in achieving growth. We also discuss BGT, the new Stability putter shafts that Barney has launched this year and what makes them special. https://breakthroughgolftech.com/ Golf Smarter is also brought to you by CalderaLab.com maker of The Good, the best natural face serum for men, according to GQ Magazine. Golf Smarter listeners get 20% off your first purchase at calderalab.com with checkout code ‘golfsmarter’.Golf 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 133 is the finale, part3, with Paul Hobart on his book, Banana Putting which is an effective system that can impact the way you look at putting and putting performance.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

Golf is not fun, as in the word, ha ha, laughs, light, you know, and so on.

0:07.0

Golf is hard.

0:09.1

It is very, very hard.

0:11.6

And as a result, positive events are extremely rewarding.

0:17.3

And it's the rewarding issue that hooks people into the game,

0:21.5

which is another reason why I'd like to see them be able to hit the greens more often.

0:26.1

Golf Smarter number 817 is brought to you by calderaLab.com slash golf smarter.

0:33.8

Golf Smarter listeners receive a 20% discount with the coupon code Golf Smarter.

0:39.0

Again, go to calderaLab.com slash Golf Smarter, and when you check out, use the code,

0:46.1

Golf Smarter.

0:48.4

Barney Adams has just been named Golf's new commissioner by me, and here's how he's going to fix the game. This is

0:56.2

Golf Smarter, sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your

1:02.8

score and raise your golf IQ. Here's your host, Fred Green. Welcome back to the Golf Smarter

1:09.5

podcast, Barney.

1:12.8

Thank you for having me on.

1:15.2

It's great to have you back on again.

1:19.7

You're always a wealth of information and plethora of entertainment.

1:23.9

I like, and I'm going to hit you up.

1:26.7

Start thinking, now I'm going to hit you up for some great golf stories, because I'm sure you have a million of them. I have a few. That's true. Yes.

1:34.2

But before we do that, let's talk about your latest product, the BGT shafts, putter shafts.

1:42.2

Now, the last time we spoke, and I brought it up, you're going,

1:45.3

yeah, it's not for everybody, so I don't really want to talk much about it. But I really want to,

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