Important Tips You May Have Forgotten with Head Pro Steven Snyder

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Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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GS#458 October 14, 2014 Do you think you're struggling to lower your scores because of your swing? Putting? Short Game? Indian Valley Golf Course Head Professional Steven Snyder may surprise you with his answers, but after teaching for over 30 years, he's seen it all and knows why we are so frustrated.This episode is brought to you by Warby Parker with over 300+ locations to help you find your next pair of glasses. You can also head over to warbypaker.com/golfsmarter right now to try on any pair virtually!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 sponsored by HIMS. Start your free online visit today HIMS.com/golfsmarter and received personalized ED treatment options. For 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	Hi, I'm Andre Otto. I'm from Henderson, Nevada, and I play at Revere Golf Club, and this is
0:07.2	Golf Smarter number 458. Welcome to Golf Smarter Mulligans, your second chance to gain insight
0:15.4	and advice from the best instructors featured on the Golf Smarter Podcast.
0:23.6	Great golf instruction never gets old. Our interview library features hundreds of hours of game improvement conversations like this
0:29.6	that are no longer available in any podcast app.
0:32.6	Well, I think just like the golf swing, there are certain basic fundamental things
0:36.6	that everybody needs to go through.
0:38.3	You have to have a very sound fundamental putting grip, whether it's the traditional reverse overlap grip,
0:44.3	or whether it's left hand low or the pencil grip or the claw or whatever you like to do.
0:49.8	You have to have a sound fundamental grip that does what your grip is supposed to do in the putting
0:54.5	stroke and that's to work together with your arms and to not break down at impact.
0:59.0	I think you need to have a great setup position. You have to have good eye position, good
1:03.2	ball position, good hand and arm position because all those things take care of where the
1:08.6	putter is going to swing. So if you have a good setup position and your body is ready, the putter will swing on your
1:14.4	target line a lot easier than if it doesn't.
1:21.5	Head professional Stephen Snyder with important tips you may have forgotten.
1:25.8	This is Golf Smarter.
1:29.2	Welcome to the Golf Smarter podcast, Steve.
1:31.8	Hello, Fred.
1:32.6	How are you?
1:33.2	Good. How are you?
1:34.1	I'm doing well. Thank you very much.
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