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You Don’t Need to Be a PGA Tour Level Talent To Hit Effective Chip Shots with Brandon Stooksbury

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3577 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

809: Brandon Stooksbury returns to discuss his first and Amazon Best Selling book The Wedge Book. Brandon is currently the Head Golf Professional at Metairie Country Club just outside of New Orleans, which has just been slammed from Hurricane Ida. Being without power or internet, Brandon drove 30 minutes just to get a cell signal so that we can record this episode. In the first part of our conversation, he shares what he, his family, and the golf course have been struggling through over the past week. It’s a longer than usual episode and we do cover a lot of information about how to improve your short game. Even if you can drive the ball long and straight, and can make an occasional long putt, if you don’t have a good short game, your scores will suffer. The key is to practice! We go over drills, concepts, and vital information on how to improve getting closer to the hole with your wedges. Find more at Stooksburygolf.com. Golf Smarter is your podcast forecaddie! As an entertainment service that enhances your game like a great caddie, we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support so that we can continue to provide weekly, helpful, and entertaining content. Your donation can be as much, or as little as you’d like. It can be a one time offering or your can even do it recurring. Thank you very much. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans 125 Dr. Joseph Parent returns for part 2 of introducing us to the book “The Art of the Mental Game”. Dr Joe also answers a lot of listener questions about making your mental game stronger and more effective. This was a Members Only episode originally published in 2010 and has never been available to the public before.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

Statistically, you will never be able to put yourself to success.

0:07.0

The stats just don't add up, right?

0:09.0

There has to be a level of competency with a wedge in your hand so that you can get it close enough to give yourself a chance to make a put.

0:18.0

Because if you don't get it inside eight feet, your chances are less than

0:22.5

half that you make that put for a tour player. So imagine what that's like for an amateur golfer

0:28.6

out there listening to the podcast. Golf Smarter number 809. A short opening note about

0:35.3

today's episode featuring Brandon Stokesbury on the short game and his

0:39.5

Amazon bestseller, The Wedge book. Brandon lives and works in New Orleans, which was just

0:45.8

devastated by Hurricane Ida. We scheduled this interview weeks ago, and at the time of this recording,

0:52.6

Brandon is without power, which includes internet and cell service.

0:57.2

So being the class act that he is, he drove 30 minutes away just to get enough of a cell signal to record our conversation.

1:05.9

I'm telling you this, because the first segment of this episode is right after he answered my call,

1:11.6

and we discuss what he, his family, and his golf course are going through right now

1:16.1

dealing with the aftermath.

1:18.6

We do get into a long conversation about playing better with your wedges and short game,

1:23.1

and that's coming up right now.

1:26.4

You don't need tour level talent to hit effective chip shots that provides shorter, makeable putts.

1:33.3

This is Golf Smarter.

1:36.2

Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.

1:44.0

Here's your host, Fred Green.

1:49.1

Hello.

1:50.2

Brandon.

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