Concept vs. Mechanics: Why Your Swing Changes Never Stick

The Sweet Spot - Golf Podcast

Adam Young/Jon Sherman

Sports, Golf

4.8 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Most golfers think new equipment is the answer, but the truth is one lesson can often do more than a $1,000 driver. In this episode, Adam and Jon dig into why so many players struggle to change their swing, the role that concepts and external cues play, and how Adam fixed a 60-yard slice in just a few swings with a simple drill. We also tackle a listener question about match play strateg - how to handle the mental side of competing against a friend and avoid the common traps golfers fall into. If you’ve ever wondered why swing changes feel impossible or how to sharpen your competitive mindset, this episode has plenty of practical takeaways you can bring straight to the course. Thank you to our show sponsors The Indoor Golf Shop and DeleteMe As we enter the fall season, many golfers will be looking to upgrade their indoor practice. I've been trusting The Indoor Golf Shop for years and recommending them to anyone who wants to improve their home setup. They offer all the top launch monitor brands, including SkyTrak, Uneekor, and Foresight, and regularly run sales. They also have everything you need for your indoor practice - hitting mats, golf nets, impact screens, and custom enclosures. If you're looking for a custom residential build to have the simulator of your dreams, their team can make that happen. They built mine! And their designers can also handle any kind of commercial facility where you're building from scratch or want to make an upgrade. To learn more, check out https://shopindoorgolf.com/ • DeleteMe makes it easy, quick, and safe to remove your personal data online at a time when surveillance and data breaches are common enough to make everyone vulnerable. Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Now at a special discount for our listeners. Get 20% your DeleteMe plan by texting SWEET to 64000. Message and data rates apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As we enter the fall season, we're proud to have the indoor golf shop as a sponsor of the sweet spot.
0:06.1	I've been trusting them for years and recommending them to anyone who wants to improve their home setup.
0:11.4	The indoor golf shop has all the top launch monitor brands like SkyTrack, Unicor, Trackman, Foresight, and are always running sales.
0:19.7	They have everything you need for indoor practice like hitting mats, nets, impact screens, and are always running sales. They have everything you need for indoor practice like
0:22.1	hitting mats, nets, impact screens, and custom enclosures. If you're looking for a custom
0:27.6	residential build to have the simulator of your dreams, their team can make that happen. They even
0:32.9	built mine. And their team of designers can also handle any kind of commercial facility, whether you're building
0:38.8	from scratch or want to make an upgrade. So if you want to see their latest deals, visit their website
0:43.9	at shopindoregolf.com. Feel free to call their team directly and their experts can help you with
0:50.1	just about any budget. Once again, visit shop indoororegolf.com. Welcome back to another episode
0:56.9	of The Sweet Spot. This is John Sherman from the four foundations of golf. And as always, I'm joined by
1:02.5	Adamian Golf. So today we're going to do a hopefully a two-topic episode. We've got, I think
1:09.6	they're completely different topics.
1:12.2	One is a, I would say it's a complaint slash rant from a follower about a competition
1:20.1	between their friend and matchplay.
1:21.7	I thought it was an interesting question.
1:23.8	Just brought up a lot of things about expectation management, how to, how I think, you know,
1:28.3	what's a good strategy and mindset and match playing competition in general. So we'll probably
1:33.9	tackle that second. And then Adam, would you have a tweet the other day that did well for you
1:38.6	that you wanted to explore more of? Yeah. So something that is like a consistent theme in lessons with me is I get people who are
1:46.3	obviously, you know, now with the podcast and the book, I'm getting more people who are just,
1:51.6	they're not brand new golfers. They know a lot about my work. So, and especially with social
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