My Pathway To Finding Joy In Golf Again with Author Michael Bowker | #902

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Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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902: A Golf Smarter listener was shocked to find out that one of his regular playing partners was the actual author of a book we’ve talked a lot about on this podcast, “Winning The Battle Within - The Best Shot Is the One You Trust” by Dr. Glen Albaugh (RIP). Michael claims to actually have come up with the subtitle about “Trust”. He’s also a very good golfer / coach with some fabulous stories and tips. Beyond those credits, he is also an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of more than twenty books, and the publisher at Sixty Degrees Publishing including his latest, “Michael Bowker’s No Ordinary Days”. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #218, we feature one of my favorite episodes that was originally for Members Only, so it’s never been shared publicly. It’s called “If You Like Your Buddy’s Club So Much, Buy It From Them!” featuring golf retail veteran, and former regular contributor to Golf Smarter as an equipment expert, Kenny Nicholson.Golf Smarter has just been awarded the #1 spot in their list of Top 10 Golf Psychology Podcasts by feedspot.com Check it out at https://blog.feedspot.com/golf_psychology_podcasts/. Golf Smarter has also been named by golfspan.com as one of the 10 Best Golf Podcasts for 2023, including being named the BEST GOLF PODCAST FOR YOUR MENTAL GAME. Check it out at https://www.golfspan.com/best-golf-podcasts.Two ways to become a Golf Smarter Ambassador and receive a choice of one of these great prizes including:• A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter.• A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes!• A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”.To win, either write a review from your podcast source, then send us what you wrote and where, or introduce an upcoming episode! Send your posted review or request to introduce an episode to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com.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	My favorite drill is one that is the manifestation of trust.
0:07.0	Let's say your partner takes a swing and you say, what was that?
0:11.0	And all you're asking for is a number.
0:13.0	And it's a number between one and ten.
0:15.0	How much trust did I have in that swing?
0:18.0	And ten is the best.
0:20.0	But anything seven and above, you can shoot par if you thought well. I never say to my partner, wow, that's a good shot. How'd that one feel? Uh-uh. I asked one thing, what was that? He'll say, oh, that was a five. And I don't ever say, oh, what was that one? A five? No. The whole part of it is that he must answer,
0:38.5	then I hit balls. And what we say when we're in tournaments and stuff, and he's sitting with
0:44.2	the ball, and I can tell he's uncomfortable. And I'll just say, hey, man, swing for a 10.
0:48.8	Hi, this is Brian Wise from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I play at McPhil Highland's Golf Club.
0:54.4	This is Golf Smarter, number 902.
0:58.0	My pathway to finding joy in golf again with writer of winning the battle within, Michael
1:04.6	Boucher.
1:05.6	This is Golf Smarter.
1:08.6	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score
1:13.5	and raise your golf IQ.
1:16.1	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:18.8	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Michael.
1:21.7	Thank you, Fred.
1:22.5	This is going to be fun.
1:23.7	I'm really looking forward to this conversation because you're going to bring in so many different
1:27.8	elements of playing the game, the mental game, of writing about the game, and just stories.
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