The Single Pivot Swing -- Ben Hogan's Secret Revealed with Tony Manzoni (RIP)

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Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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GS#251 Oct 10, 2010. This is our introduction to the late Tony Manzoni from episode 251 published in October, 2010. Over the next few weeks, we're going to feature all the conversations we had with Tony before he passed away in 2018. Tony, a co-founder of Callaway, developed the Single Pivot Swing after extensively studying Ben Hogan's swing. Tony was chosen by inventor Ted Caldwell as a knowledgable instructor who could explain the value of a new product at the time called “Shot Watch” which was a valuable swing aide that monitors rhythm, grip pressure and swing speed. Ted also joins in to provide more details. Click here to find the most comprehensive information about Tony ever assembled. Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey, which will also provide you with a link to Tony Manzoni's video!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, host of the Golf Smarter podcast. Over the next few weeks from the
0:07.0	Golf Smarter Archives, we're going to feature all of our conversations with Tony Manzoni.
0:12.7	Tony was an amazing golf instructor who passed away in 2018. We first met him in 2010, and every time
0:20.1	he was featured on the podcast with us, emails flooded
0:23.4	in from golfers around the world with more positive feedback than any other teacher we've featured
0:29.4	in 20 years. So unless you're new to golf smarter or didn't play at College of the Desert anytime
0:35.3	between the 1980s to the 2000s, you've probably
0:38.7	never heard of Tony because we continue to be the only media outlet to pay attention to his
0:45.3	teachings. We've been replaying these episodes for the last few years, and I still get emails
0:50.4	today reporting on how well you've connected and improved using Tony's teaching methods.
0:57.5	Tony's book, The Lost Fundamental, One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever, which was out of print when he
1:03.1	passed away, is once again available on Amazon, including the Kindle format.
1:08.7	Tony's video of the same name was also out of circulation when he
1:11.9	passed, but can now be seen online. If you'd like to gain access, please write to me directly by
1:18.2	clicking on the Hey Fred button at GolfSmartre.com. To find out more about Tony, please visit
1:23.9	golfsmarter.com and click on the Tony Manzoni tab at the top of the page.
1:28.5	We hope you enjoy the journey and know that even if you've heard these episodes before,
1:33.2	you're going to learn something new.
1:35.2	Thanks so much for your continued support and enjoy.
1:38.9	The single pivot swing. Ben Hogan's secret revealed,
1:42.9	This is Golf Smarter.
1:45.7	Sharing tips and insights from golfers and golf professionals to help lower your score.
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