Take Ownership of Your Swing. Now Repeat It! with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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GS#408 October 29, 2013 - Tony Manzoni is 77 years old and is still shooting par. Lucky for us, he’s also an amazing teacher who has been a listener favorite on Golf Smarter for a long time. Outside of teaching, his instructional book, and DVD, he’s coached the College of the Desert Golf team to 27 Conference championships. His book “The Lost Fundamental - One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever” is available on Amazon. His video, originally a DVD, is only available through our website. Each have received rave reviews. This is part 1 of a 2 part conversation with Tony. We get into more detail on swing mechanics in part 2.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Fred Green of Golf Smarter, with our spring back into golf season with the late
0:06.5	Tony Manzoni. This episode, originally number 408, published in October of 2013, was the fifth time
0:15.2	that Tony blessed us with his wisdom and insights to the effectiveness of his single pivot swing. Now at this point,
0:22.5	we hadn't spoken to Tony in about 18 months, so we brought him back to pick his brain for two
0:28.9	weeks in a row. His book, The Lost Fundamental, is available on Amazon, and his DVD, which we
0:36.0	converted to a private link online, is also available
0:39.5	when you write to me. For the most comprehensive information ever collected about Tony Manzoni,
0:45.9	please go to gulfsmarter.com. If you'd like access to the video, please write to me directly,
0:52.4	GolfSmartre podcast at gmail.com, or click on the Hey Fred button at gulfsmarter.com.
1:00.3	Golf Smarter number 408 published on October 29, 2013.
1:05.7	Take ownership of your swing.
1:08.1	Now repeat it with Tony Manzoni.
1:10.2	This is Golf Smarter.
1:12.7	Sharing tips and insights from golfers and golf professionals to help lower your score.
1:18.5	It's worked for your host, Fred Green.
1:21.5	Welcome back to Golf Smarter, Tony.
1:24.1	Thank you, Fred.
1:25.2	It's great to be back.
1:26.8	It has been way too long, and since, you know, it feels to me like recent history, but it's really not anymore, but we just surpassed 400 episodes on Golf Smarter.
1:40.3	And I've been looking for those instructors who've been on the show numerous times over the last eight years and said,
1:48.5	who can I bring back to help celebrate 400 episodes?
1:51.8	You know, having the 400th episode was kind of like a hole in one.
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