In the conclusion of our one hour conversation, Fred Shoemaker of Extraordinary Golf answers listener's questions about his school, playing golf with your spouse, and gaining a full understanding of how to "experience" on the course. He also offers his opinion on the State of the Golf Industry and more.

"When something is outside of your world view, it can be a very scary thing." Fred has a magical way to deliver his perspective that is transformational, because he's not interested in the minutia of informational conversations.

Theory is one thing, but for Fred Shoemaker, "experience" is most important. When you can in touch with what you experience on the course, then you will gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the game.

Will getting better at golf really make you happy? The immediate answer to many golfers is yes! But Fred Shoemaker, author of Extraordinary Golf and Extraordinary Putting says that people are in search of so much more than lower scores. The greatest impact on lowering your scores, beyond mechanics, short game, putting, is being aware. His goal is to provide tools that will allow each golfer to be able to teach himself, gain peace of mind and play without fear. This is part one of an hour long conversation concluded next week.

Custom Club Fitter Dan Sacks answers questions submitted by Golf Smarter listeners. Topics covered include bending irons, cutting driver shafts from the butt or tips, how often should you replace your grips, are this year's clubs that much better than last year's, and his thoughts on inter-changable heads/shafts that were all the rage, but seem to have quietly faded away.

As a custom club builder, Dan Sacks strives to gain enough insight into his customers' game so that he makes sure that they have the absolute best tools in their bag. His goal is to get each golfer to hit the ball in the center of the club face, because if you can't hit the sweet spot, you are at a distinct disadvantage. Dan spent his apprenticeship traveling across the country working for Cleveland Golf and Hot Stix doing custom fitting and learning all about every type of golf club. This is part one of our conversation with Dan. Next week in part 2, Dan answers listener questions.

Corey Taylor is a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Level 3 golf fitness trainer who trains PGA and LPGA pros, but he also works with local golfers who are simply looking to improve their game through the use of golf fitness training. Corey played professional football in NFL Europe and the Arena Football League where he won the World Bowl Championship with the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe and the Arena Cup with the Spokane Shock. Corey provides some easy and understandable pre round exercises that helps us to focus on the proper parts of the body that need warming up.

"No fear" putting is a goal that few achieve, but please get us there! Glen Coombe, the Putting Doctor, has retired from teaching, but his advice is just as helpful today as it was when we originally published episode #170 in March 2009. Glen gives us great tips on how to read the speed of greens, the importance of warming up your putting stroke before each round, and answers some listener questions. He also introduces us to the Dixon Earth golf ball, the only eco-friendly ball available.

77: With the proper tools you can easily fix your swing. It's not rocket science according to Chuck Quinton of RotarySwing.com. A simple, effortless, powerful swing can be learned with good instruction. Chuck rarely discusses the backswing, but focuses on how the body coordinates the movement to power the swing. If you're familiar with, or a fan of Jim Hardy's teachings, then you'll gain a tremendous amount from this conversation.

In the beginning of golf, all clubs were the same length. With the advent of steel shafts, mass production, R&D and huge marketing budgets by major manufacturers, we've been convinced that every club needs to be a different length to be effective. But isn't the most important element in the variables of distance the angle of the club face? By winning the 2020 US Open, Bryson DeChambeau has succeeded in getting amateur and pro golfers in taking a second look at what’s in their bag. In this interview from 2009, we meet David Lake, founder of 1 Iron Golf, who believes that common sense dictates the equipment is as simple as the game, and that we’re all being sold a bill of goods.

75: Do you have expectations when you step up to the first tee? According to touring professional Aaron Oberholser, if you're thinking about how you did last round, then you won't perform well and you won't enjoy yourself. If you feel pressure to perform at a higher level than where you are, you have to understand that pressure is what happens to an unprepared athlete. If you don't practice or train like you're in a competition, don't compete. If you want to compete in golf, then practice. A coach is necessary when you want to play to a certain level. We've talked to so many golf instructors on GOLF SMARTER who want you to believe that they can get you to the next level, but from this professional's perspective, you may be taking the fun out of the game. Golf is a game and it's meant to be fun, so give yourself a break.

Mental Golf Power is an ebook and series of audio programs that uses Neuro Linguistic Programming to help you improve many aspects of your mental game, which in turn lowers your scores. Steven Latham is a certified SportsMind coach that works one on one with golfers of all skill levels.