Ben Hogan's Secret Letter and The Lost Fundamental Short Game with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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GS# 438 & 439: May 28, 2014 Tony Manzoni, one of the most sought after coaches on the GolfSmarter podcast shares his life long pursuit of Ben Hogan’s secret to his golf swing. Years ago Tony received a letter written in Hogan’s hand that explains his secret to becoming a great ball striker. This is the complete hour-long conversation that also covers a detailed discussion on the short game swing and how it differs from the full swing that is discussed in The Lost Fundamental. He also responds to letters asking how the full Lost Fundamental swing is affected by the short game swing.Tony’s book "The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever", is available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle format. His video, originally a DVD, is only available through our website. This is combined two episodes in one as it was difficult to schedule podcasts in advance “in the old days”!Please check out our new website at golfsmarter.com! Click here to find the most comprehensive information about Tony ever assembled. While there, you'll receive three free gifts when you post an honest review about Golf Smarter the podcast. You can also get free gifts for recording a show opening by clicking on "Record Your Show Open Here!" tab on the right side of the page. Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey, which will also provide you with a link to Tony Manzoni's video! Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube. See our daily highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. Thanks so much for checking it out and providing your feedback. This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply. This episode is also sponsored by SelectQuote. Make sure you get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, at selectquote.com/golfsmarter today and get started.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	Hey, this is Fred Green of Golf Smarter with our seventh installment of Spring Back into
0:07.0	Golf season with the late Tony Manzoni.
0:09.7	This episode was published in 2014 and podcasting still really hadn't caught on yet,
0:16.4	so there wasn't a lot of competition between distributors at the time or know how to work the system.
0:24.0	I'm pretty sure that was before I could schedule an episode to publish while I was on vacation.
0:30.3	Now I can make sure that you never miss a week without a new episode, even when I'm away.
0:35.5	So this episode was two weeks with Tony in one show,
0:41.2	episodes 438 and 439. So we packed a lot of information and a lot of topics into one long
0:49.9	show. And it's a long one. It's over an hour. Now, Tony's book, The Lost Fundamental, is available
0:56.1	on Amazon and his DVD, which we converted to a private link online, is also available when
1:03.0	you write to me. And for the most comprehensive information ever collected about Tony Manzoni,
1:09.2	please go to gulfsmarter.com.
1:11.9	If you'd like to access that video, please write to me directly,
1:15.8	Golf Smarter Podcast at gmail.com, or click on the Hey Fred button.
1:20.9	When you visit gulfsmarter.com.
1:23.7	For members only, Golf Smarter numbers 438 439, published on May 27, 2014.
1:32.2	This is two weeks worth of episodes delivered it once.
1:35.6	It's an hour-long conversation, but luckily it's a podcast,
1:38.4	and you can listen as much or as little as you want, starting right now.
1:42.8	Ben Hogan's Secret Letter and The Lost Fundamental Short Game with Tony Manzoni.
1:47.2	This is Golf Smarter.
1:50.0	Welcome back to the Golf Smarter podcast, Tony.
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