Plugged In Golf Podcast

Thanks to ShotLink, we have more data than ever before about how golf is played at the highest level.  However, without someone to make sense of the millions of data points, it's just noise.

That's where Lou Stagner comes in.  Lou wades into the numbers and comes out with priceless nuggets that can help us all play smarter, set appropriate expectations, and shoot lower scores.  Follow Lou on Twitter HERE.

What did picking up a guitar teach Matt about golf and the golf industry?  He runs down the top six things in this episode.

Matt & Matt discuss the best of 2019 in this episode, as well as looking forward to exciting trends for 2020.

Drivers - 1:45

Fairway Woods - 3:00

Hybrids - 6:25

Irons - 10:08

Wedges - 15:10

Putters - 17:20

Golf Courses/Travel - 19:45

Shoes - 21:48

Apparel - 24:52

Shafts - 29:35

Training Aids - 32:00

Can we expect Patrick Reed to have more rules issues in the future?

Why do people cheat?

Should I pick up that putt that's slightly outside the leather?

We discuss all these things and much more with sports performance expert Dr. Nick Molinaro on this episode of the Plugged In Golf Podcast.

Check out Dr. Molinaro's new book, Beyond the Scoreboard, HERE.

Ice or heat?  Rest or a recovery workout?  We answer these questions, and many more, with Dr. Rand McClain in this episode of the Plugged In Golf Podcast.

Many golfers believe that clubs have gotten too expensive.  Ben Hogan Golf is actually doing something about it.  By using a direct-to-consumer model, they're cutting out the middlemen to keep prices affordable while making high quality clubs.  Learn all about the company and much more in this interview with Ben Hogan Golf's CEO and President Scott White.

Looking for a golf vacation that's out of the ordinary?  Check out Silvies Valley Ranch, located in Oregon, where the caddies are paid in peanuts...because they're goats.  Learn all about goat caddies and much more in this episode.

18Birdies aims to be golfers' one-stop-shop golf app.  In this episode, Matt talks with 18Birdies Founder and CEO, Eddy Lui, about all the things the app does as well as how the app can turn beginner golfers into avid golfers.  They also discuss using gamification to help golfers improve.

Whether you're thinking about taking a trip to Scotland in the near future or not, The Golf Lover's Guide to Scotland by Michael Whitehead is a great read (check it out HERE).  In this interview, Michael discusses how he researched such an audacious project and shares fun facts like why Eisenhower skipped the first hole at St. Andrews.

How did forklifts drive Paul Albanese into a career in golf course design?  Learn that and much more in this interview.  Paul discusses modern trends in course design, how the design business has changed, and why remodeling a course is more difficult than building a new one.

NOTE: We had a technical issue with the recording, so Paul's answers and Matt's questions frequently overlap.  We apologize for the issue, but had no way to fix it.  We wanted to put out the episode anyway because Paul offers such great insight into golf course design.