Golf is Hard TV

We’re trying something new in this episode – an audio interview with the creators of “Sweet Spot Golf Clubs.” We did this interview over skype (excuse the poor audio quality).

For some reason, I find the idea of “boutique” golf clubs super interesting and I reached out to them to do an interview for the show. Brian is an ex-Apple guy and I thought it was very apropos that he’s now designing slick golf clubs. You’ll notice on their site and in this epsiosde, that these clubs simply don’t look like anything you’ve ever seen. Brian and Chuck are great guys and recently announced a new relationship with Women’s National Golf School. Learn more at Sweet Spot Golf Clubs.

REMEMBER – there is still time to enter the swing thoughts contest – go here for more information and to enter the contest!

Thanks for watching (listening)!

PS – Golf is Hard TV is still working on our revenue model – but this particular interview and post is all about my personal interest in what Brian and Chuck are doing and creating. If you have an interesting product or want to chat, let me know. I can’t promise you an interview, but want to hear from you!

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You still have GIHTV, I like the kid at this point, a very confident 19-year old. My guess is Cink (NICE job beating Mickelson) will play the kid and on the other side, Justin will win and meet OHair (he’s been working really hard on his game). The finals: O’Hair & McIlroy. We will see.

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Let’s celebrate Tiger’s return with a brand spankin new Golf is Hard TV epiosde!

Episode 8 is a fun and helpful episode with a terrific putting drill you can do anywhere! This episode features our camera crew (our daughters) demonstrating this terrific putting drill.

Don’t forget to send in your best “Swing Thought” to win a box of Swing Reminders (www.swingreminders.com)… the contest continues!

Enjoy our latest show!

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Apparently, Golf is Hard TV is catching on like wildfire down in Brazil, where Carlos and crew are hard at work. We got this terrific photo and caption the other day and I had to share!

Great stuff guys. Exactly what was missing: golf talk and tips for average golfers – we believe that you will grow exponential if you target that.

This is part of your audience down here: Lauren, my wife Julia and Fernanda. Lauren and Fernanda are some of our golf beginners.

You can use the picture in your show, if you want, as Julia says: “Nice golf ladies always atract more players.”

Eng. Carlos Tondo & Prof. Julia Mistrello

www.itaaragolf.com

www.flickr.com/photos/itaaragolf/

Thanks for the e-mail Carlos and Julia!

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Play video game golf? Think you are good? Personally, I play Tiger Woods 08 on the Wii and when I travel I tee it up on my Nintendo DS.

I was curious about my Wii stats so I looked them up this morning before teeing off at Cog Hill for a quick round. It turns out, I am pretty good at Video Game golf!

Low rounds:
The National: 63
Doral: 65
TPC Boston (I own this course): 58, 61

More goodness:
Rounds played 24
Average score 61.8
Driving average 285
Long drive 383
Longest putt 62

What’s your best?

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Golf is Hard TV (GIHtv) is back to work with a short episode that will have you thinking about a great golf concept: hitting the little ball.

Golf is Hard TV is the golf show for the rest of us!

Don’t forget to submit your best swing thought and win a box of Swing Reminders (www.swingreminders.com) – visit the contest page for details!

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Ok, that title makes no sense at all, but it makes me laugh. I think I heard either Shaq or the ESPN guy say it and I’m stealing it here to announce our first ever Golf is Hard TV contest!

Give us your best “swing thought” or submit a swing for us to analyze and you’ll be in the running!

We’ll select the best of the bunch and we will give the best 3 a box of Swing Reminders (www.swingreminders.com) each.

The contest will run through March 13th – that Friday is your last day to submit an entry. Winners will be notified after we sort through the submissions and decide on the winners!

Rules:

- No limits to the number of submissions

- Submissions can come in a variety of ways:

1. PREFERRED: Video entry via Youtube (or any video sharing service). Just upload and leave a comment or send us the link
2. Via Twitter: format like this: @golishardtv #swingcontest [your swing thought]
3. As a comment to the Swing Thoughts Contest blog post
4. Via e-mail to marc@golfishardtv.com

- We’ll pay the shipping costs (international folks… your swing reminders will be on the slow boat…)

Have fun!

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Not a huge fan of the baby normally, but hey… shankapotimus? That’s good stuff.

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This is definitely something we will address live on GIH and thanks Brian for your comments about Dave Pelz’s thoughts. Pelz has done extensive research on the short game and many top players believe in him, I for one became a much better putter after practicing his concepts and Jim Flick talks about the same stuff in his golf schools.

Regarding the plumb bob, the golf season is way too short in Saskatchewan for any opinion to be formed (kidding of course…I think). The first thing to know about PBing is how to do it correctly, and there is no study to prove that any given method of estimating a line (which is all that this is) is fool proof. This is a highly subjective topic and involves many factors, the most important of which may be a player’s skill to consistently stroke a put. Remember this when putting…it is much more important to be decisive than to be correct. Meaning, if you have doubt in your chosen line (no matter your method), you will make a tentative stroke and it can not be blamed on your method of choosing a line. So be decisive, you will get it closer more consistently.

I am a good putter, I plumb bob on longer putts only (20 ft +) that have significant break (12″ plus). The only reason I do it is to get an estimate of the break, it is not exact. I then overestimate what a PB may show (Pelz advises players to actually double the break they see, which is very good advice). Together these thoughts usually form a good estimate of the best line.

How to PB: You need to know your dominant eye. To do this, place your index finger pointing upward approx 12″ in front of your face, eye level, in the middle of your eyes and look past it to the wall behind (you should see 2 images). Alternate closing each eye and when your finger does not move, this is your dominant eye and the one with which you should PB if you choose.

We will explain the rest next week on GIH as well as basic green-reading concepts and methods….very simple and a great topic.

We are building YOUR game from the hole and out…stay tuned.

Coach Dave

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