How to Increase Your Golf IQ - Part 1

The Sweet Spot - Golf Podcast

Adam Young/Jon Sherman

Sports, Golf

4.8 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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We would love for you to fill out our listener survey and give feedback on topics you want us to explore - please visit https://www.adamyounggolf.com/survey/ In this two-part series, Jon and Adam explore the concept of Golf IQ and how to increase it. Some topics we explore include: The CAT system includes Concepts, Awareness, and Techniques. How to apply knowledge you learn off the course during your rounds Awareness of ball flight laws Understanding when to take risks or play conservatively and much more Thank you to our show sponsors The Indoor Golf Shop, Tangent, and Rhoback: As we head into the winter season, you'll want to check out The Indoor Golf Shop for your at-home golfing needs. I've been trusting them for years and recommend them to anyone who wants to improve their home setup. They have all the top launch monitor brands, like SkyTrak, Uneekor, Foresight, and Trackman, and options that will fit any budget. Right now, they are running some huge sales on some of these names. Whether you want to build your dream simulator set up by yourself or have their team custom build something for you as they did in my house, they can help you make the right decision. To learn more, visit their website - shopindoorgolf.com • PGA Tour pros have a team—caddies, data scientists, and coaches—guiding every shot. But you? All you need is TANGENT. TANGENT is your AI-powered caddie and coach, learning your game with automatic shot tracking running seamlessly in the background. It analyzes your real distances, dispersions, and tendencies, getting smarter with every round. With real-time course data, including weather, elevation, and hazards, TANGENT helps you navigate the course like a pro—giving you optimized target and club recommendations for every shot right from your phone or wrist with the best Apple Watch app in golf. And after the round? TANGENT goes beyond strokes gained. It doesn’t just tell you how you played—it tells you why. Get clear, actionable insights and a personalized AI Coach that maps out exactly what to work on—down to the drills, metrics, and benchmarks from pro to 25 handicap. Try TANGENT Golf free today in the iOS App Store—and as a Sweet Spot listener, use promo code SWEET30 for 30% off a premium subscription. • Experience the unmatched comfort and versatility of Rhoback (pronounced ROW-back) Activewear, perfect for the golf course to everyday life. From polos with the best collars in the game to incredibly soft Q-zips for early morning rounds and hoodies so comfortable you'll never want to take them off, Rhoback delivers performance without sacrificing style. Use code SWEET20 for 20% off your first purchase at rhoback.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As we enter the winter 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	They even built mine.
0:12.7	The indoor golf shop has all the top launch monitor brands like SkyTrack, Unicor, Forsite, Trackman,
0:18.8	and even newer releases like the Garmin R50. They also have options that
0:23.4	will fit any budget. Also, they have everything for your indoor practice, like hitting mats,
0:28.7	golf nets, impact screens, and custom enclosures. Whether you want to build your dream simulator
0:33.8	set up by yourself or have their team custom build something for you, their team can help
0:39.2	you make the right decision. To learn more, visit their website, shop indoor golf.com. You can use their
0:45.7	online tool to help build your own simulator setup and check out their array of products. Also,
0:50.8	feel free to call them directly and have a member of their team assist you.
0:54.8	Once again, that's shop indoor golf.com.
0:57.8	We talk a lot about using strokes gained on this podcast, and the app that I personally use for my data is Tangent.
1:03.8	Not only does it give you a full breakdown of your game, showing you which parts need most improving,
1:08.5	but it also tells you why.
1:09.9	For example, in my own stats, Tangent
1:12.0	tells me that my driving is close to the level of a Tor Pro. However, Tangent breaks it down
1:16.9	further and tells me that I'm more accurate than a Tor Pro, but I lose one and a half shots
1:21.2	around from lack of distance. Tangent also helped me massively with my putting last year. I'm sure
1:26.4	you've all heard about my putting woes. Well, by using tangent, I was able to track why I was missing putts. It helped me figure out that I had a low side miss tendency that I hadn't realized. You can even track things like strike location and then use Tangents quantifiable games to help you improve further. Try Tangent Golf free today and as a
1:46.0	sweet spot listener, if you use promo code sweet 30, you'll get 30% off a premium subscription. So that's
1:54.3	tangent golf and sweet 30 is the code for 30% off a premium subscription, although you get to try it out for free as well.
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