Stop Topping The Ball....FOREVER! with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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GSfMO #328 April 10, 2012 Tony Manzoni, author of The Lost Fundamental, and longtime favorite of the GOLF SMARTER audience returns to discuss how weight shift and position can be the root of topping the ball. It's also the key to increased distance. Tony’s book "The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever", is available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle format. This is the first time this episode has been shared publicly as it was originally a Members Only episode. This week's episode is brought to you by PXG! Learn more and get free shipping on all equipment at PXG.com/golfsmarter.This week’s episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply.This week’s episode is also brought to you by Modern Mammals. Go to modernmammals.com and use code GOLFSMARTER (*one word) for 10% off. This is an invitation for you to join host Fred Greene and other Golf Smarter listeners for a once in a lifetime Golf Smarter Royal Adventure to Northern Ireland! We're playing 5 rounds over 7 days including: • Royal County Down GC - Ranked as the #1 course in the world! • Royal Portrush - Host of the 2025 Open Championship! • Ardglass GC - One of the most beautiful courses you'll ever see! • Royal Belfast GC - Home to the oldest clubhouse in the world! • Ballyliffin GC - Recognized as the finest links course in Ireland!Deadline to sign up is May1, 2024. Golf Smarter listeners get an additional £200 off! There's only room for two foursomes, so bring a friend to share a room for greater savings. To learn more and register please visit tmigolf.com/golfsmarter . Price includes golf, 7 nights accommodations, meals and ground transportation. Not included are airfare, gratuities, and caddies. Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube for daily highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. We also post articles and video shorts on LinkedIn @FredGreene (from Novato, CA).Two ways to become a Golf Smarter Ambassador and receive a choice of one of these great prizes including: • A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. • A pack of 8 Flightpath Golf Tees. A Tee Above All. Learn more at https://flightpathgolf.com. • A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can now choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 34 sizes!To win, either introduce an upcoming episode, or write a review from your podcast source, then send us what you wrote and where! Send your posted review or request to introduce an episode to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com.Golf Smarter has been named by goodpods as #5 in their Top 100 All Time Indie Golf podcasts!For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Former... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Fred Green of Golf Smarter with our spring back into golf season with the late Tony Manzoni.
0:08.6	In previous years of replaying these episodes as part of our archived content, we kept it to a hand-picked selection of nine.
0:17.3	But this time, and for the future, because of your response,
0:21.2	we're going to feature every episode in order that Tony discussed his single-pivot swing method,
0:27.9	his incredible College of the Desert Golf Team's success, his book and video,
0:33.0	and stories about his relationship with the rich and famous from Palm Springs, including the godfather
0:39.6	of his daughter, Frank Sinatra. Last episode from July 2011 was just after he released his book,
0:46.8	The Lost Fundamental, One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever. But you probably have never heard
0:52.7	this episode because it was for members only in April 2012 and has never been replayed.
0:59.0	We recorded this just after his video of the same name was published on DVD.
1:04.0	After he passed away in 2018, both the book and the DVD were out of print.
1:10.0	So we were instrumental in getting his widow to agree to republish the book and the DVD were out of print. So we were instrumental in getting his widow to agree to
1:14.0	republish the book on Amazon, including the Kindle format, and allowing us to distribute the video
1:20.1	online. All this was with the promise to create a tax deductible fund created in his memory to benefit the first tea of Coachella Valley.
1:30.9	For more on Tony and everything we were able to find on him, please go to gulfsmarter.com
1:36.2	slash Tony, all lowered-case.
1:39.1	If you'd like access to the video, please write to me directly, Golf Smarter Podcast at gmail.com, or click on the
1:46.7	Hey Fred button when you visit gulfsmarter.com.
1:51.0	For members only, Golf Smarter number 328, published on April 10, 2012.
1:58.4	Stop topping the ball forever with Tony Manzoni. This is Golf Smarter. Sharing tips and
2:06.2	insights from golfers and golf professionals to help lower your score. It's worked for your host,
2:12.3	Fred Green. Welcome back to Golf Smarter for members only, Tony. How are you doing?
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