You’re Not Chunking or Thinning It - You’re Missing Your Arc Depth

The Sweet Spot - Golf Podcast

Adam Young/Jon Sherman

Sports, Golf

4.8 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jon and Adam unpack one of golf’s most overlooked fundamentals — arc depth, the vertical dimension of your swing that determines whether you strike it pure, fat, or thin. They explain how it differs from attack angle and plane, why it’s the “hidden force” behind contact quality, and how you can train it using simple feedback drills. Jon also shares lessons from a conversation with Sir Nick Faldo about confidence under pressure, preparation, and finding a go-to shot when it matters most. The two finish by debating how launch monitors have changed the way golfers learn — and whether chasing numbers is helping or hurting our ability to play instinctively. Thank you to our Show Sponsors GolfRx, Ethos, and The Indoor Golf Shop GolfRx is a wellness membership designed for golfers who want to make golf part of their mental health and self-care routine. Members can use HSA or FSA funds (and sometimes deduct it on taxes) to make golf essentially tax-free. Each plan includes guided wellness tools plus a monthly reimbursement for golf activities. Sign up, swing, and save — and Sweet Spot listeners get their first month free with code SWEETSPOT at https://www.gogolfrx.com/signup • 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 • 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/ 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 shopindoregolf.com.
0:55.7	Hey listeners, I'm going to be doing something special this winter. On November
0:59.2	the 5th, I'll be conducting my eight-week winter course with a twist. It's going to be done over
1:03.6	eight days instead, so think of it like an accelerated eight-week course. You'll get everything
1:08.6	you need to fix every fault in golf and fully self-coach.
1:11.7	We'll go through techniques, my unique skill drills that you can't find anywhere else,
1:15.9	strategy, short game, tournament prep, how to practice, and you'll even get practice
1:20.3	schedules and drill books to follow. Go to Adam Younggolf.com forward slash eight day. That's
1:27.1	eight the number, D-A-Y for more info. It's a last
1:31.0	golf improvement program you'll ever need. Get in for November the 5th. Welcome back to another
1:37.6	episode of The Sweet Spot. This is John Sherman from the four foundations of golf. And as always,
1:42.7	I'm joined by.
1:45.5	Adam from Adamian golf.
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