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Don’t Keep Your Head Down?! Don’t Keep Your Lead Arm Straight! More on Easiest Swing with Bob Van Dusen

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3577 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

704: Bob Van Dusen is the only golf instructor in the United States who is teaching the methods we heard about last episode from Brian Sparks called the Easiest Golf Swing that is especially effective for golfers 50 and older. In this conversation we get into more detail and drills on how to achieve better ball striking and you may be shocked to hear tips that may go against everything you’ve heard in the past. Congratulations Jim A of Sao Paulo, Brazil! His name was selected at random to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card from Autoslash.com Our next giveaway is for a dozen premium used golf balls of your choice from TWOGUYSWITHGOLFBALLS.com. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2019. Deadline for entry is August 25, 2019 Midnight PDT.  This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans, #20, is with Scott Strool who has developed a practice session that will help you get the most from your time on the range. Some people suggest that you practice like you play, others emphasize to practice with a purpose. But those don’t necessarily work for everyone. Listen for tips on how to make practice more effective than ever. Subscribe to Golf Smarter Mulligans for free wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or at YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV.Golf Smarter Mulligans is supported by autoslash.com who can help you find the lowest rate possible for your next car rental. Golf Smarter Mulligans is also brought to you by TwoGuysWithGolfBalls.com where you can buy premium used golf balls, with little to no discernible difference, and at a fraction of the cost of new balls. Use “golfsmarter” at checkout to get an additional 10% off every order, every time! Some restrictions apply.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 Smarter number is 704.

0:02.6

Stay tuned to hear your name called as the winner of a $100

0:06.4

Amazon gift card courtesy of auto slash.com.

0:11.6

Don't keep your lead heel down?

0:13.6

Don't keep your lead arm straight.

0:15.4

Don't keep your head down.

0:16.9

More on the easiest swing with Bob Van Dusen.

0:19.1

This is Golf Smarter.

0:21.9

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

0:29.6

Here's your host, Fred Green.

0:32.5

Welcome to the book.

0:34.3

Well done, Fred.

0:35.5

That was excellent.

0:36.8

That was some of the best audio work I've heard in a while.

0:39.5

All right. Here we go. Take four.

0:41.2

Okay. Maybe you should write the intro down.

0:44.0

Okay. I will do that right here. One, two, three. Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Bob.

0:51.7

Thank you, Fred. How are you doing today?

0:53.3

I'm doing well. Thanks so much. I wanted to follow up on our conversation last week with Brian Sparks and this easiest golf swing, especially for people over 50. But I didn't want to have Brian back on. He talked about having teachers around the world, so I went to the most obvious place, California, because you're the only teacher in California that's teaching with him.

1:18.2

I am actually the only teacher in America. And why is that?

1:22.9

This is a question that is for someone of a higher power and a higher pay grade than me. I don't know why that is. I think he reached out to a guy in North Carolina, but somehow that fell through, something, something, I don't know. But I am the only one in the entire Western Hemisphere. Wow. Well, then let's ask, then let me ask it this way. It's a huge responsibility, Fred. My shoulders are drooping. Yeah, well, we'll see how well you do with that. Let me ask the question this way.

1:49.5

Why, what, what attracted you to Brian's message that made you the only coach in the United

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