Latest Golf clubs Podcast Episodes
The Magic Golf Ball
Frankly Golf - April 16, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutesIn this week's podcast Frank and Valerie discuss the Magic Golf Ball. In this podcast they cover selecting a golf ball, golf ball fitting, the evolution and history of golf ball technology as well as golf ball distance and testing over the years. Please enjoy!
The Magic Golf Club
Frankly Golf - April 08, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutesIn this podcast, Frank Thomas and Valerie Melvin discuss The Magic Golf Club. How do you find it? What does it look like? and How Long Does the Magic Last? are just some of the questions addressed in this podcast. Please enjoy.
Frankly Golf: A Great Adventure Part 2
Frankly Golf - April 02, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutesIn this podcast Frank and Valerie discuss the development and story of Frankly Golf, which is celebrating 20 years! Learn more about the thinking behind and creation of all the Frankly Golf products and enjoy the adventure....
Frankly Golf: A Great Adventure Part 1
Frankly Golf - March 22, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutesFrank and Valerie share the great adventure of Frankly Golf. This week we start at the beginning, with Frank's and his friend Malcolm Maidwell's voyage on their 25 foot yacht Banshee and their goal of sailing around the world. How to cope with life or death situations, isolation in the middle of...
The Importance of Putting
Frankly Golf - March 14, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutesIn this first podcast Frank Thomas and Valerie Melvin discuss putting, which is 45% of your score. They discuss how to avoid missing short putts, how to control distance, as well as understanding your putter. In addition you can learn more about the Frankly Certified Putting Instructor course.
Ground Under Repair Previews The 2018 Open Championship
Ground Under Repair - July 18, 2018 15:30 - 43 minutesIt's a Ground Under Repair relaunch, as we join the Sports Talk Florida podcast network! That makes it as good a time as any to explore the belief that Golf Is For Everybody. Ground Under Repair also previews the Open Championship to be held in Carnoustie, Scotland, and a curious rumor about Ti...
Golf Clubs and Club Fitting with Pure Science Golf
Ground Under Repair - November 16, 2017 15:00 - 27 minutesIt's all about golf clubs on Ground Under Repair this week as Pure Science Golf's John Reynaud joins the show to talk about his business and their approach. There are many places to get golf clubs custom fitted, but Pure Science Golf takes an extremely personalized approach that seeks to help im...
The National Club Association - On Golf, Business, and Lobbying
Ground Under Repair - October 03, 2017 20:30 - 38 minutesHenry Wallmeyer of the National Club Association joins the show to talk about a lobby for private clubs. Henry discusses his run-ins with the decision-makers of Washington, D.C., as well as the benefits to playing golf at a private club. For more on the NCA, visit their website here. Ground ...
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund
Ground Under Repair - September 16, 2017 15:30 - 28 minutesFrancis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Executive Director Bob Donovan joins the show to talk about the fund, the PGA's involvement with charities and organizations like his, Ouimet's legacy, and the PGA Tour Pro-Am experience. More on the Ouimet Scholarship Fund: ouimet.org Brush-T, the Amazon Item...
Ponky's Story
Ground Under Repair - August 23, 2017 20:30 - 19 minutesPonkapoag golf course is famous largely as Rick Reilly's 1988 example of a beaten up public golf course. "Ponky" then became the inspiration for a Reilly book, and the reputation stuck with the course. On further examination, it's far more than the Ponky of Missing Links these days, including a...
Good News from the National Golf Foundation
Ground Under Repair - July 12, 2017 21:00 - 37 minutesNarratives can be powerful in sports, and they can make people believe things about those sports that aren't true. That is a problem facing golf these days, as the perception out there is that golf is suffering. The narrative, however, is far from reality. The National Golf Foundation tracks t...
Caddie Chat with Jim Bartlett and Dennis Cone
Ground Under Repair - May 23, 2017 16:00 - 54 minutesMost golfers in 2017 do not get the experience of having a caddie. Indeed, there are fewer clubs than ever that offer caddies. Dennis Cone of the Professional Caddie Association wants to change that. Citing how many young golfers have been created by summer caddie jobs (including Jack Nicklaus...
US Open Qualifying with Bill McCarthy
Ground Under Repair - April 30, 2017 04:00 - 33 minutesThe US Open stands out among golf tournaments. With a low enough handicap, anyone can attempt to qualify for the US Open. Those qualifying rounds, then, have an allure to golfers to the point that they seem like mythical grounds. Here to put reality to those myths is the USGA's Bill McCarthy. ...
Course Design with Bruce Charlton
Ground Under Repair - April 15, 2017 15:00 - 42 minutesWe're all taught at some point that golf is a game between a golfer and the course they're on. Where does that leave the person who designed the course? This week on Ground Under Repair, I talk to Bruce Charlton of Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects about his work designing courses. ...
Golf Course Management with Justin Smith
Ground Under Repair - April 12, 2017 17:30 - 38 minutesWhen the 1990s boom golf saw dried up, a lot of new golf courses were immediately put into danger. Many of them have gone out of business, but those who have remained have established themselves as fantastic golf experiences. Perhaps there is no better example of that than Olde Homestead. Nest...
With Chris Riley of South Shore Country Club
Ground Under Repair - March 23, 2017 21:30 - 35 minutesOn the very first episode of Ground Under Repair, I sit down with South Shore Country Club's head golf professional Chris Riley of Hingham, Massachusetts. South Shore CC is one of the nearest courses to my home, so I felt it important to have our first episode involve somebody close to home. ...