How to Become A Ball Flight Detective on the Golf Course | #867

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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867: Kelvin Kelley is one of those hot young golf instructors who delivers the entire package of mechanics, course management, and mental game improvement. In this conversation, Kelvin and host Fred Greene sit down together outside the driving range at Peacock Gap Golf course in San Rafael, CA to discuss a number of topics including how to identify what your ball flight is and taking it to the next level. This episode is also available as a complete video on GolfSmarterTV https://youtu.be/EV5n4xubRDc. Learn more at kelleygolf.comThis episode is brought to you by Imagine Golf, the #1 app for Golf’s Mental Game. Download the Imagine Golf app now from the Apple App Store or Google Play to start your free 7-day trial.This episode is also brought to you by Athletic Greens from AG1. Sign up at athleticgreens.com/golfsmarter and get a FREE one year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #183, never released publicly before because it was a Members Only episode, features Head Teaching Professional Jeff Beier, talking about how looking at a course like a golf course architect. This insights can help you achieve lower scores.Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including a Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com. where you can choose from 11 styles of gloves in 26 sizes! 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. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher. Thanks to RedRoosterGolf.com for giving a new glove to every Golf Smarter Ambassador who introduces an upcoming episode! This week’s Ambassador plays at Rustic Canyon Golf Course in Moorpark, CA. Check out this video from Rustic Canyon of host Fred Greene getting a quick lesson on how to use The Pro from Head Teaching Professional Dan Martin. https://youtu.be/BaHd4ELEnmsFor exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Former GolfSmarter host, Fred Greene has been nominated for the 2025 Audiocaster of the Year by the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame Vote now at BARHOF.org. Voting is open through July 1. Please welcome our new host of Golf Smarter, Josh Karp! Fred has retired and will be working on his game with more intention than ever. You can stay up-to-date with Josh on all the GolfSmarter social accounts or by reaching out at karpj2323@mac.com. To stay connected with Fred reach out at golfsmarterpodcast@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I would say the learning curve that I teach that I would use is first it starts with form
0:07.0	or the technique, say away from, even away from the driving ranger in front of a mirror.
0:11.0	First you learn the form and then your motor skills and your brain will figure out how to make center contact.
0:16.0	I want players to hit it off the center of the face, which is number two.
0:19.0	Then I would say number three is direction, it would be the ball flight, it's getting it within the goalposts. Then once you learn those three aspects, it's a bit more repetitive. Once you develop that motor skill, develop that neural pathway, you're gonna hammer it and make, strengthen it. Finally, after that, you can take the governor off and then add speed, which would be the fifth.
0:37.7	When you get comfortable with those first four steps, then you can add the last layer.
0:42.0	Hi, this is Bernard Radfar from Santa Monica, California, and I play at Rustic Canyon Golf Course.
0:48.8	This is Golf Smarter, number 867.
0:53.3	How to become a ball flight detective on the golf course with teaching professional
0:58.6	Kelvin Kelly.
0:59.9	This is Golf Smarter.
1:02.5	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score
1:07.9	and raise your golf IQ.
1:10.5	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:12.6	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Calvin.
1:14.6	Hey Fred, thanks for having me on.
1:16.6	Thank you for writing in.
1:17.6	I appreciate it.
1:19.6	And you provided me with some great context of things that you'd like to talk about.
1:24.6	Let's establish first where you teach. Yeah, I teach at Berlin Game
1:30.9	Golf Center down in South Peninsula. I have my own teaching bay there. You're in Northern
1:35.3	California. Correct, yes, Northern California. I also teach up at Peacock Gap, up in San Rafael,
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