Life’s Too Short to Play Bad Golf with YouTube Instructor Tom Saguto

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Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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811: Tom Saguto is a young golf instructor who has really caught the eye of a lot of golfers on YouTube. SagutoGolf has a lot of simple, but effective tips and drills that incorporate the Stack’n’Tilt method of ball striking. In this conversation we break down the elements of the swing, and what great ball strikers have in common. We invited Tom to be on Golf Smarter based on a suggestion from a longtime listener who is fascinated with Tom's SagutoGolf YouTube channel. Learn more at SagutoGolf.com Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 127 former PGA Tour Pro and Golf Channel announcer Andrew Magee returns for part two to burst the bubble of life on the tour. It’s not always glamorous and can be incredibly lonely, especially after 22 years! He also shares some of the issues that made him leave the Tour, even though he won four times…but lost 598 times. He also gives the crazy story of how he’s the only player in PGA Tour history to have a hole-in-one on a Par4. This episode has never been shared publicly before. Originally published in 2010.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	So the fundamental number one of a great ball striker is their ability to control a contact
0:04.8	point.
0:05.6	And they do that by step one, placing weight on the front side at setup and then keeping
0:11.2	the weight over the front side in the golf swing and throughout to the finish.
0:15.7	Some players do shift their weight to the right, but by the time they get to the top of
0:20.1	their back swing, they are actually having more weight on the front side.
0:24.6	So if you think of a Ben Hogan as an example, he's got that long flowing shift to the right, but by the time he gets to the top, the weight has shifted left.
0:32.6	So some guys shift, but by the time they get to the top, keep this in mind, the weight is actually more towards the target than it is on the rear side.
0:40.3	So it's more on the front than on the rear side.
0:42.3	That helps you keep your contact point the same.
0:45.3	Golf Smarter number 811.
0:48.3	According to YouTuber Tom Segudo of Segudo Golf, life is too short to play bad golf.
0:56.9	This is Golf Smarter.
0:59.7	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:07.5	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:09.9	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Tom.
1:12.5	Fred, thanks for having me on the show.
1:14.2	Really happy to be here.
1:16.0	I'm so glad to have you because, you know, sometimes I'll get, and frequently I'll get
1:20.1	emails from listeners saying, you've got to check this guy out.
1:23.4	And a guy named is Stu Margulis, who's been listening for a long time and has made
1:27.3	some really great suggestions, says, check out suggestions. And a guy named is Stu Margulis, who's been listening for a long time and has made some
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