Reading Greens Like a Pro - From a Pro - Requires These 5 Things | #882

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Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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882: When Bryson Dechambeau won the US Open in 2020, expert putting instructor, Tim Tucker, was carrying his bag. Tim joins us today to discuss his time looping for Bryson and other PGA Tour Pros, the 5 things all golfers need to know about reading greens that will make the break predictable, and his effective putting aide that fits in your pocket called the TrueAimMarker https://TrueAimMarker.com This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com/golfsmarter to take your business to the next level today. This episode is also brought to you by Sharp Focus Nutrition. Visit sharpfocusnutrition.com and use promo code SF10 for 10% off your first Sharp Focus Nutrition pack. Hear the full story about Sharp Focus Nutrition on episode 878. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #198, Katherine Roberts of Yoga For Golfers joins us for part1 of 2 on breathing, stretching, flexibility and insights to your swing flaws that will surprise you. Golf Smarter has 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. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of 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”. Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.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	I do think that a mistake that a lot of people make is that they don't pace their puts. If they had a guy asked me, why do you pace your puts? And I said, so I know how far to hit them. That sounds like a smart aleck answer, but it's the truth. You will laser a shot from 220 yards, where accuracy is not at a premium. The odds of hitting it in the hole from 220 yards, it must be one in a million,
0:21.6	but the chance of making a 10 footer is very high. Yet we never paced that distance. We don't even know how far it is.
0:28.6	We're making the assumption that it's 10 feet. You know, the closer to the hole we get, I think we need to be more accurate.
0:34.6	And I think that people that pace their pucks develop, feel
0:38.1	faster, and feel is just experience. I think if you're pacing your pucks, it doesn't take long to
0:43.0	do it. Most of the time you're walking past the hole to your ball. So it's easy to knock that out
0:47.4	really quick and doesn't slow up play. Hi, this is Mike Ramos from Navarre, Florida, and I played
0:53.0	Gator Lake Golf Course,
0:54.4	Perlberg Field. This is Golf Smarter number 882.
0:59.4	Reading greens like a pro from a pro requires these five things featuring Tim Tucker.
1:06.3	This is Golf Smarter.
1:09.0	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your
1:13.8	score and raise your golf IQ. Here's your host, Fred Green. Welcome to the Golf Smarter
1:21.1	podcast, Tim. Thank you very much, Fred. I appreciate it. Thank you for having me. Oh, yeah. I'm excited to talk to you because I've told lots of people this over the years.
1:31.1	I like talking to caddies. Actually, I like talking to caddies more than PGA tour players
1:37.1	because PGA tour players generally get, you know, they've been burned by the media. They've got to learn how to protect
1:45.2	themselves. Caddies don't care what they say or who they're talking about. That's been my
1:51.3	experience. They're just fun loving and love telling stories. Yeah, for sure. I mean,
1:57.1	you can get in trouble every once in a while, but yeah. You need to say whatever.
2:02.2	Wait a minute. Have you gotten in trouble?
2:05.7	No, I mean, you're not obviously working for Bryson, high profile player.
2:10.2	You know, you, we just keep, you know, I never did interviews.
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