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By Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander
How Low Can You Go? — the golf podcast born in Scotland that tracks two golf buddies chasing low handicaps within just 6 months. Chris, a single-figure golfer on a mission to reach scratch, teams u
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What if you could play better golf without changing your swing? Michael Leonard of Wicked Smart Golf joins How Low Can You Go? to explain why better scoring isn’t always about changing your technique. A plus-two golfer, author and host of the Wicked Smart Golf podcast, Michael shares his approach to improving through the mental game, short game, putting, course management, breathing, confidence and self-talk. We also get into what happens when a round goes badly and you start convincing yourself that your swing, equipment or entire game needs changing. Michael explains why sometimes you haven’t lost your golf swing at all — you’ve simply lost access to it. If you’ve ever walked off the course after a terrible round wondering what the hell happened, this one is for you. Topics include:How to play better golf without changing your swingThe mental game of golfConfidence and self-talkBreathing and handling nervesShort game and puttingCourse management and scoringHow to bounce back from a bad roundWhy golfers can get in their own wayBuilding a better golf improvement processWhat if we could spend two full days with Karl Morris? Well… that's exactly what we're planning. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION — JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We're incredibly excited to be putting together HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience with Karl Morris at the stunning Cameron House on Loch Lomond. Two days focused on improving your golf, working on the mental game, getting out on the course, learning from Karl and spending time with a small group of like-minded golfers. There will also be a live How Low Can You Go? podcast recording and Q&A as part of the experience. The Pre-Sale price is £599 per person. Spaces will be very limited. If you'd like to find out more and get first access when bookings open, join the HLCYG LIVE priority list: 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey.

Could "Fig Jam" change your mindset and help you shoot lower scores? This week on How Low Can You Go?, Dave and Chris are joined by Rick Currin for part 2 of a fascinating conversation about practical golf improvement, breaking through scoring barriers, and why amateur golfers often make the game far harder than it needs to be. Rick has a refreshingly simple approach: less is more. And he has some fascinating ideas about how amateur golfers can lower their scores without obsessing over swing mechanics. We get into: 🏌️ The “Fig Jam” method — Rick’s unconventional approach to removing pressure and changing your perception of what scores you’re capable of shooting. 🧠 Why scoring barriers are often psychological — and how changing what you believe you can shoot can help you actually shoot it. 🎯 The importance of knowing your numbers — why understanding your real carry distances could immediately help you make better decisions on the course. ↪️ Why Rick has gone back to the fade — and why chasing the draw may not be the answer for amateur golfers. 📊 The five laws of ball flight — speed, path, face angle, angle of attack and centredness of contact. 😮💨 How to deal with pressure when you’re playing well — including Rick’s brilliant “box breathe your way to freedom” approach. ⛳ The 6-6-6 strategy — how Rick approaches the first six, middle six and final six holes differently to build a better score. 😂 Why amateur golfers are actually soldiers — dealing with bad lies, inconsistent greens and all the other chaos that comes with playing everyday golf. And Rick makes a pretty bold prediction: he’s confident he can help Chris get to scratch and Dave get into single figures. So... the challenge is officially on. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION — JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We’re incredibly excited to announce HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience in Scotland. After loving our conversations with Karl Morris so much, we thought: wouldn’t it be great to spend two days actually learning from someone like this? Karl has worked with multiple Major-winning clients, including 2026 Open Champion Ryan Fox, and we’re putting together an immersive experience combining mental performance, golf, great facilities and a live HLCYG recording. It’s going to be premium, intimate and limited in numbers. If you’d like first access when booking opens, join the priority list now: 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST We’re still making the final plans, so registering your interest doesn’t commit you to anything — but it will help us determine whether we can make HLCYG LIVE happen. 🎯 WANT TO WORK WITH RICK CURRIN? If Rick’s approach in this episode has got you thinking differently about your golf, you can find out more about working with him directly. Rick offers one-to-one coaching, playing lessons, short-game sessions and virtual coaching through #theSQUAD, where international golfers can get two months of unlimited online swing analysis for US$100, alongside drills and tutorials. 👉 Explore Rick Currin’s coaching options Rick also offers one-to-one online coaching and video-based support, so if you want to take the ideas from this episode and actually apply them to your own game, check out his coaching options. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey.

WHAT IF THE FASTEST WAY TO LOWER YOUR GOLF SCORES ISN’T FIXING YOUR SWING — BUT SIMPLY PLAYING SMARTER GOLF? Golf coach Rick Currin believes most amateur golfers make it far more difficult than it needs to be. And if you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, lower your golf handicap or become a single-figure golfer, Rick believes there are much simpler ways to improve your golf than constantly searching for the next swing fix. In this episode of How Low Can You Go?, Rick joins Chris and Dave to share his practical approach to golf improvement, course management, short game, wedge play, golf strategy and scoring — and explains why playing what he calls “boring golf” could actually be the secret to shooting your lowest scores. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION - JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We're also incredibly excited to announce HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience in Scotland. After loving our conversations with Karl Morris so much, we thought: wouldn't it be great to spend two days actually learning from someone like this? Karl has worked with multiple Major-winning clients, including 2026 Open Champion Ryan Fox, and we're putting together an immersive experience combining mental performance, golf, great facilities and a live HLCYG recording. It's going to be premium, intimate and limited in numbers. If you'd like first access when booking opens, join the priority list now: 👉 Join the HLCYG LIVE Priority List 🎙️ BACK TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE… Based in Malaysia, Rick Currin has spent decades playing and coaching golf, developing a simple philosophy for helping amateur golfers lower their handicap and shoot better scores: Play chess, not checkers. Rick believes too many golfers overcomplicate the game — chasing golf swing changes, automatically hitting driver and neglecting the short game and course management skills that can actually save shots. In this episode, we discuss: • Why short game could be the fastest route to lower scores — and why Rick wants golfers spending far more time practising pitching, chipping, putting and those awkward 40–70 metre wedge shots. • How to eliminate double and triple bogeys — and why avoiding big numbers could be the key to breaking 100, 90 or 80 and lowering your golf handicap. • Should amateur golfers really hit driver everywhere? Rick challenges one of the biggest debates in modern golf strategy and explains why he might hit driver just FOUR times during a competitive round. • Why “boring golf” can be great golf. Fairways, greens, smart targets and better decisions — Rick explains why good course management doesn't need to be complicated. • The half-swing that could transform your approach play. Rick explains his controlled 9-to-3 wedge and iron swing and why learning your favourite yardages can make golf much simpler. • Rick’s 6-6-6 golf strategy: six holes to warm up, six holes to attack and six holes to respond — a simple approach to course management designed to help you avoid blow-up rounds and shoot lower scores. • Why knowing your score can get in the way of your best golf. Rick reveals how he broke 70 for the first time without knowing his score coming down the stretch and explains the importance of playing one shot at a time. • Why endless YouTube golf tips could be holding you back. Instead of constantly searching for another golf swing fix, Rick wants golfers to understand their own swing and work with a golf coach who understands their game. • How to improve your bunker play and short game, including Rick’s Gary Player-inspired “speed and trust” bunker technique and why experimenting with different clubs from the sand could improve your distance control. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, Rick’s message is simple: Better golf isn't always about building a better golf swing. Sometimes it's about better short-game practice, smarter course management, fewer double bogeys and knowing when NOT to hit driver. If you’ve ever walked off the 18th green thinking: “I actually hit the ball pretty well today… so how did I shoot THAT?” This episode is for you. 🎯 WANT TO WORK WITH RICK CURRIN? If Rick’s approach in this episode has got you thinking differently about your golf, you can find out more about working with him directly. Rick offers one-to-one coaching, playing lessons, short-game sessions and virtual coaching through #theSQUAD, where international golfers can get two months of unlimited online swing analysis for US$100, alongside drills and tutorials. 👉 Explore Rick Currin’s coaching options Rick also offers one-to-one online coaching and video-based support, so if you want to take the ideas from this episode and actually apply them to your own game, check out his coaching options. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram 📺 YouTube 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey.

AN ANCIENT RITE OF PASSAGE… APPLIED TO GOLF. YES, REALLY. JIM WALDRON EXPLAINS. Welcome back to How Low Can You Go? This is Part Two of our conversation with Jim Waldron — and this one gets even more interesting. We're talking about why you probably shouldn't be looking at the golf ball when you hit it, why trying to control your release can actually make it worse, balance, the Bobby Jones drill… and how to deal with the fear of bad outcomes. And then Jim wants to send Chris and I on an ancient rite of passage… applied to golf, obviously. There’s some brilliant stuff in this one — and, as ever with Jim, quite a few things that made us stop and think: “Hang on… is that actually right?” Jim takes us into some fascinating territory around fear, awareness, attention, instinctive golf and what really gets in the way of performing on the course. If you've ever stood over a shot thinking “don't hit it left”, “don't chunk this” or “whatever you do, don't three-putt”, this conversation could make you look at those moments very differently. 🎧 If you haven't listened to Part One yet, start there — then come straight back for this one. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We're also incredibly excited to announce HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience in Scotland. After loving our conversations with Karl Morris so much, we thought: wouldn't it be great to spend two days actually learning from someone like this? Karl has worked with multiple Major-winning clients, including 2026 Open Champion Ryan Fox, and we're putting together an immersive experience combining mental performance, golf, great facilities and a live HLCYG recording. It's going to be premium, intimate and limited in numbers. If you'd like first access when booking opens, join the priority list now: 👉 Join the HLCYG LIVE Priority List - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/2559730/195047744458459042/share 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast 💌 [email protected] ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey.

Ryan Fox has just become Champion Golfer of the Year. Just days after his Open Championship victory, Ryan Fox’s long-time performance coach, Karl Morris, joins How Low Can You Go? to unpack the mental skills that helped produce one of golf’s biggest victories. For decades, Karl has worked with major champions, Ryder Cup players and Tour winners. In this episode, he shares the simple mental framework that helped Ryan perform under the greatest pressure in the game—and explains how every club golfer can apply those same principles to play better golf. The conversation centres around three simple words Karl believes can transform your golf: ✅ Intention ✅ Attention ✅ Attitude Along the way, we discuss: • How Ryan Fox dealt with the brutal bunker break on the 15th hole at The Open—and why acceptance was the key to recovering and ultimately becoming Champion Golfer of the Year. • Why so many golfers are trapped playing “avoidance golf” instead of pursuing great golf. • The simple mental shift that could lower your scores without changing your swing. • How to access your best golf under pressure. • Why chasing good shots is far more effective than trying to avoid bad ones. • The attention techniques elite golfers use to perform when it matters most. • How to build stable confidence that lasts beyond one good round. Whether you’re trying to break 100, 90, 80 or simply become a more content golfer, this conversation is packed with practical ideas you can take straight to the golf course. If you’ve ever struggled to transfer your range game onto the golf course—or wondered what separates Tour winners from everyone else—this is an episode you won’t want to miss. In this episode: Ryan Fox, The Open Championship, Champion Golfer of the Year, Karl Morris, golf psychology, golf mental game, golf mindset, performance coaching, The Mind Caddy, intention, attention, attitude, acceptance, avoidance golf, golf confidence, lower scores, course management, golf improvement, performance psychology, golf podcast. 🏌️ HLCYG LIVE GOLF IMPROVEMENT EXPERIENCES We’re building something we’re incredibly excited about: a two-day golf improvement experience at a premium location in Scotland this autumn, with world-class coaching. We’re currently gauging interest — and you could be part of it. 👉 Register your interest here: https://bit.ly/4i12QmS More details coming soon. If you’re serious about getting better at golf, we’d love to have you with us. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey.
The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.