Wild Playing Partner Behavior & Swing Shaming

The Sweet Spot - Golf Podcast

Adam Young/Jon Sherman

Sports, Golf

4.8 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we discuss how Adam was "swing shamed" on social media and how it reveals some truths and myths about swing aesthetics. Jon also recounts the wildest behavior he's ever seen from a playing partner in a recent tournament. We discuss how to deal with distractions and how to avoid becoming one yourself. Thanks to our show sponsors The Indoor Golf Shop, HackMotion, Ridge, and Ethos: Level up your swing this off-season with HackMotion — the ultimate wrist and clubface feedback tool that’s like having a coach on your wrist. Trusted by over 30,000 golfers, HackMotion helps you master wrist angles for more consistent ball striking, better control, and lower scores. Try it risk-free for 30 days and get 20% off this November at https://hackmotion.com/sweetspot • As we enter the fall season, many golfers will be looking to upgrade their indoor practice. I've been trusting The Indoor Golf Shop for years and recommending them to anyone who wants to improve their home setup. They offer all the top launch monitor brands, including SkyTrak, Uneekor, and Foresight, and regularly run sales. They also have everything you need for your indoor practice - hitting mats, golf nets, impact screens, and custom enclosures. If you're looking for a custom residential build to have the simulator of your dreams, their team can make that happen. They built mine! And their designers can also handle any kind of commercial facility where you're building from scratch or want to make an upgrade. To learn more, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopindoorgolf.com/⁠ • Upgrade your everyday carry with Ridge Wallet 2.0 — the sleek, ultra-durable wallet that’s 10% lighter, RFID-blocking, and built for life. With over 100,000 five-star reviews and 50+ styles (including NFL, MLB, and college team editions), it’s the perfect holiday gift. Get up to 47% off during Ridge’s biggest Black Friday sale at https://www.ridge.com/sweetspot — and make sure to tell them The Sweet Spot sent you Ethos is an online platform that makes getting life insurance fast and easy There is no complicated process and it’s 100% online No medical exam required. You just answer a few health questions Get a quote in as little as 10 minutes You can get same-day coverage without ever leaving your house Get your free quote today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ethos.com/sweetspot⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As we enter the fall season, we're proud to have the indoor golf shop as a sponsor of the sweet spot.
0:06.1	I've been trusting them for years and recommending them to anyone who wants to improve their home setup.
0:11.4	The indoor golf shop has all the top launch monitor brands like SkyTrack, Unicor, Trackman, Foresight, and are always running sales.
0:19.7	They have everything you need for indoor practice like hitting mats, nets, impact screens, and are always running sales. They have everything you need for indoor practice like
0:22.1	hitting mats, nets, impact screens, and custom enclosures. If you're looking for a custom
0:27.6	residential build to have the simulator of your dreams, their team can make that happen. They even
0:32.9	built mine. And their team of designers can also handle any kind of commercial facility, whether you're
0:38.5	building from scratch or want to make an upgrade. So if you want to see their latest deals,
0:43.0	visit their website at shopindoregolf.com. Feel free to call their team directly and their experts
0:49.2	can help you with just about any budget. Once again, visit shop indoor golf.com. Welcome back to another episode
0:57.6	of The Sweet Spot. This is John Sherman from the four foundations of golf. And as always, I'm joined by
1:03.2	Adam from Adam Young Golf. We still don't have that jingle five years later. How many episodes
1:10.3	have we done, though?
1:11.4	That would be 250.
1:13.2	No, you're way off.
1:14.7	It's like 160 or 170, something like that.
1:17.3	Oh, we're being lazy.
1:18.3	We're being lazy.
1:19.7	Well, it's hard for us sometimes because we don't cover current events.
1:24.8	So, like, you and I have to come up with topics and obviously get questions and
1:29.2	guests or some I mean content creators in general. They're just kind of reacting to a news event or
1:35.5	maybe a sporting event. So that's why we're a bit different. We're an evergreen show. So always a
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