The Future of Simulator Golf To Grow The Game with Jason Chambers of Onyx Golf Academy

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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GS#1008 Summary: This week we speak to Jason Chambers, a golf instructor at Onyx Golf Academy in Orange County, California. We discuss the rise of simulator golf, its benefits and challenges, and how it caters to the needs of golfers in a densely populated area. The conversation also touches on the importance of golf instruction, decision-making in golf, and the potential of new formats like TGL to attract a younger audience to the game. We also explore the social aspects of simulator golf and how it can serve as a fun alternative to traditional golf, while also emphasizing the need for diverse instructional methods in teaching the game. Jason shares his viewpoint on the complexities of golf instruction, emphasizing the importance of understanding individual needs and the pitfalls of modern swing techniques. He highlights the necessity of practice and commitment for improvement, the joy of teaching average golfers, and the significance of learning through personal experience. Please check out this article about Fred's golf and podcast journey called "A Lifetime On The Air" that was published in the NCGA Magazine (Northern California Golf Association) recently! Get more when your visit the refreshed golfsmarter.com! Introduce an Upcoming Episode: Receive free gifts for recording a show opening by clicking on "Record Your Show Open Here!" tab on the right side of golfsmarter.com. Watch Daily Video Highlights from Our Interviews: Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube daily to see our highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. Post a Review: you'll receive three free gifts when you post an honest review about Golf Smarter the podcast. Fill Out a Listener Survey: It only takes a few minutes to fill out our survey, which helps us to better serve your interests in the podcast. You'll receive a free link to Tony Manzoni's video and Justin Tang’s summary of Tony’s Lost Fundamental on pdf! This episode is brought to you by BreakfastBalls.Golf. Visit BreakfastBalls.Golf for the best quality and pricing on premium used golf balls. Find your favorite brand at half the price of new balls! Use GOLFSMARTER at checkout for 20% off your order!This episode is brought to you by the Tour Striker Golf Academy. Visit tourstriker.com/TSGA and use the code GOLFSMARTER to get your first month of the Tour Striker GolfAcademy Online free, plus instant access to two bonus courses—'The Recipe for Better Golf' and 'Bombs: How to Consistently Smash the Driver”: a $194 value for free.This episode is brought to you by 5Hour Energy. 5-hour ENERGY Transfusion flavor is available online or in stores. Head to 5hourENERGY.com and order yours today!Check out "Invested in the Game", a new original podcast from Charles Schwab. This podcast is their way of sharing the incredible stories behind the game. Listen now at schwab.com/TheGame or wherever you get your podcasts.This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Oscar Inoso from Westminster, California. I play at Miles Square Golf Course. This is golf smarter number 1008.
0:12.3	Ultimately, golf is about making a movement consistently enough so you can plan your next movement.
0:18.4	If you are trying to guess what your next swing is going to be,
0:22.6	because you're trying to work through the permutations of the ninth variable on the back swing,
0:27.7	you're not going to be good.
0:29.2	But someone like him who simplifies it and makes it one thing.
0:32.6	Tony's another one, you know, lock your arm against your chest and turn.
0:35.8	Okay, that's easy enough to repeat. Doing that
0:38.9	for the average golfer, they start to hit the same shot over and over, and now there's
0:43.0	orders start to drop because they're not thinking swing thoughts. They're not playing golf swing
0:47.3	on the golf course because they've got a method. You know, if someone went to gym and said,
0:51.6	hey, this works for me. I love that. It's all about playing better golf.
0:56.0	It's not about a certain method.
0:57.9	It's not about which instructor is the best.
1:00.0	It's about how to get people to play better golf.
1:07.4	The future of simulator golf to grow the game with Jason Chambers of the Onyx Golf Academy.
1:14.4	This is Golf Smarter.
1:16.9	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:25.0	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:31.0	Welcome to the Golf Smarter podcast, Jason. Hi, Fred.
1:37.0	How are you? I'm doing great today. I'm glad that you're here because I want to talk to you about a couple of different things that you're involved in. But the first, I got to get right to it.
1:43.9	You, you registered on my website to be a potential guest.
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