We Don’t Need To Grow The Game - Just Sustain It! Featuring John "Lag" Erickson

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Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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904: John Erickson of AdvancedBallStriking.com returns for an interesting conversation about the state of the Tour and today’s style of instruction. When asked what he’d change if he were commissioner of the PGA Tour, he quickly responded with “EVERYTHING!” John has played and won on the PGA Tour around the world and as an old school player, he believes that we’re tinkering too much with equipment and courses. He truly believes that we’ve lost the “game” part of golf and made it too difficult and complicated. He shares why in this thought provoking episode. This week Golf Smarter Mulligans episode #220, is called “When Was The Last Time You Heard ‘Nice Swing!’?” with John Novasel of Tour Tempo. This is part2 and we go into much more detail on how a 3:1 swing tempo will significantly change your ball contact and scoring. This was originally a Members Only episode, so it’s the first time being shared with the public.This episode is brought to you by SwingU.com and the SwingU app. Go to swingu.com/upgrade and use promo code ‘golfsmarter’ to save 30% on your first year’s subscription to either the SwingU Plus or SwingU Pro.This episode is also brought to you by Factor. Head to https://factormeals.com/golfsmarter50 and use code “GOLFSMARTER50” to get 50% off!Golf Smarter has just been awarded the #1 spot in their list of Top 10 Golf Psychology Podcasts by feedspot.com Check it out at https://blog.feedspot.com/golf_psychology_podcasts/.Golf Smarter has also 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.Two ways to become a Golf Smarter Ambassador and receive a choice of one of these great 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”.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.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	I played in the Australian Open, I think it was 1989 at Royal Melbourne, and Greg Norman was leading the tournament by, I don't know, six shots on Sunday.
0:11.0	The wind blew so hard and the greens were so fast it was blowing the balls off the greens.
0:16.0	So Greg Norman comes to the third hole, he hits a putt from below the hole, it goes up, misses the hole, and then turns and comes back farther away than he had originally putted. And you know what he did? He picked the ball up and he just walked off the course. He just quit. He just said, I'm not doing this. He's leading the Australian open and he just picked it up and he just left. He said, you know, this is just so. I'm not doing this.
0:42.0	Hi, Fred. This is Blaine Porter from Cort Lane, Idaho, and I play at the Highlands golf course. This is Golf Smarter number 904.
0:46.1	We don't need to grow the game. Just sustain it with former PGA Tour Pro John Erickson.
0:53.1	This is Golf Smarter,
0:55.6	sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds
0:59.4	to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:03.7	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:06.1	Welcome back to the Golf Smarter Podcast, John.
1:09.3	Great to be back, Fred.
1:11.0	It's great to have you back.
1:12.2	You're always a source of fun.
1:14.8	Well, you fascinate me.
1:19.5	You have such a phenomenally interesting perspective on golf and the way it should be played
1:25.7	and on all levels, especially on the professional level,
1:29.2	and we'll bounce into that. But you did get to play professionally with some success, correct?
1:37.2	Yeah, yeah. I won on the PJ Tour Canada, 1991. I shot 17 under up at Windsor and broke Mo Norman's tournament
1:49.8	record there. So that was probably the pinnacle of my professional accomplishments, I'd say.
1:56.3	But yeah, I played in four Australian opens, played the tours down there, you know,
2:00.8	one few other smaller events and that sort of thing.
2:03.8	So, you know, a little bit of success, I guess.
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