After the clinic was over, I introduced myself. I said, I'm Jim Waldron. I'm 12 years old. I want to be a teaching pro when I get older. I've been studying the game, particularly the golf swing. And I said, I'm really impressed with your ball striker, Mr. Hahn. You have to be one of the best ball strikers in the world. How come you aren't playing on tour for a living? He goes, kid, I was on tour for 10 years, but I got the putting nips so bad, I'd four or five put every green, couldn't make a cut. So I had to turn to trick shot artistry to make a living. He said, what's the secret of the golf swim? He goes, I'll tell you something. I've been a student of Mr. Hogan's for the last 15 years. And Ben Hogan shared with me a lot of his so-called secrets. because the number one fundamental in golf coming with Ben Hogan was to set up in rock solid balance, swing to the top in rock solid balance, swing to the finish, and rock solid balance. And especially during the strike, from when your hands are about hip height on the right side of your body to hip height on the left side during the strike, he said you you want to feel like your feet are rooted into the ground like your spikes are 12 inches long. Hi, this is Michael Goodhand

from Leifert, Ontario, Canada, and I play at Stone Tree Golf Course. This is Golf Smarter, episode

number 8.9-2. For mechanics versus self-sabotage, you may be surprised

which is hurting you more with Jim Waldron. This is Golf Smarter. Sharing stories,

tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your

golf IQ.

Here's your host, Fred Green.

Welcome back to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Jimmy.

Thank you, man.

Wonderful to be back with you, as always.

It's good to have you back on.

You know, I was looking through my records here, and I could tell that you've been on a lot. This is your 32nd

Golf Smarter appearance. You're blowing my mind. I can't believe it's been that many.

Yeah. It's been, how many years has it been? We've done doing this. See, the first the first, you started in 05, right? I started in 05. The first time you were on was December of 07. It's when I discovered Balance Point Golf Schools. Yeah, that's right. I remember now. Yeah, that was my birthday. It was right after my birthday, I think. Oh, wow. December 7th is my birthday. Oh, happy birthday. I got to write that. Oh, yeah, I got to, everybody knows. You were born a day that lives in infamy. Day that lives in infamy. Yeah, I'm writing it down. You are now on my calendar of December 7th. And everyone else is marking it down down too. Make sure you write to Jim and wish

him a happy birthday.

Thank you much.

Oh, I didn't get to show you. Okay, I'll show you the club later. Remind me to show you

this club. I'll tell you about it though. I'll tell you about it because a listener wrote to

me and said, boy, Tony Manzoni, I remember when he, you know, he was one of the founders of Callaway.

Oh, I didn't know that.

Yeah.

Yeah.

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