The Perfect Par

The Perfect Par

By Carter StroupSportsGolf
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The Perfect Par episodes

  • D1 College Golf with Reece Britt | Season 5 Episode 5

    In this episode, I am joined by Austin Peay State University senior Reece Britt. Reece and I discuss his experiences in junior and collegiate golf, including recruiting, the transfer portal, improving your golf game, the differences between junior and collegiate golf, and so much more. If you want to play D1 golf, this episode is a great resource!


    Are you a junior or collegiate golfer interested in joining me on an episode to discuss your golf adventures? Send me a message on Instagram @carter.stroup!

    50 min
  • A College Golf Conversation with David Jensen | Season 5 Episode 4

    Are you a junior or collegiate golfer interested in joining me on an episode to discuss your golf adventures? Send me a message on Instagram @carter.stroup!

    In this episode, I am joined by David Jensen, a golfer from Southern Virginia University. David had recently completed his first year of college golf, and we talked about his experiences in the college environment. We also delved into his junior career, the recruiting process, and the parallels between golf and life.

    34 min
  • Season 5 Intro

    Welcome to season five of The Perfect Par podcast! It is incredible to think that I have been doing this podcast for five years. Thank you to everyone who listens.

    This year, I will be focusing more on golfing stories from junior and collegiate players. I hope these stories, balanced with the knowledge-dense episodes from the past years, will help unlock our best golf yet.

    1 min
  • Improve Your Practice Rounds with Scott Fawcett | Season 4 Episode 30

    In this episode, I finish my conversation with Scott Fawcett. We discuss how to optimize your practice rounds and the future of DECADE Golf.

    Scott’s Book Recommendation:

    The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Learning-Journey-Optimal-Performance/dp/0743277465)

    About DECADE Golf:

    DECADE Golf has solved golf strategy by combining shot distribution patterns and PGA Tour scoring statistics. When Scott combined those two data sets he created a simple way to optimize target selection. DECADE quickly generates the optimal target that will produce the lowest score based on distance, hazards, and hole location.

    Learn More Here!

    Where to find Scott:

    Website: https://web.birdiefire.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decade_golf/

    Twitter: http://twitter.com/scottfawcett

    16 min
  • Biomechanics Misconceptions with Sasho MacKenzie | Season 4 Episode 29

    In this episode, I conclude my conversation with biomechanics expert Sasho MacKenzie. We discuss common swing misconceptions and the illusion of consistency.

    Sasho’s Published Studies:

    Read on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=MacKenzie+SJ&cauthor_id=22900397

    About The Stack System:

    The Stack System provides dynamic programming directly from golf's leading biomechanist. Speed training secrets previously reserved for Tour players, now available to you.

    Learn More Here!

    Where to find Sasho:

    Website: https://www.thestacksystem.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestacksystem/

    Twitter: http://twitter.com/SashoMacKenzie

    12 min
  • How Strokes Gained Works with Scott Fawcett | Season 4 Episode 28

    In this episode, I continue my conversation with Scott Fawcett, creator of DECADE Golf. We discuss stats and strokes gained including:

    • What is strokes gained?

    • How should you use it?

    • Is it better than traditional stats?

    • Scott’s Book Recommendation:

      The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Learning-Journey-Optimal-Performance/dp/0743277465)

      About DECADE Golf:

      DECADE Golf has solved golf strategy by combining shot distribution patterns and PGA Tour scoring statistics. When Scott combined those two data sets he created a simple way to optimize target selection. DECADE quickly generates the optimal target that will produce the lowest score based on distance, hazards, and hole location.

      Learn More Here!

      Where to find Scott:

      Website: https://web.birdiefire.com/

      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decade_golf/

      Twitter: http://twitter.com/scottfawcett

      12 min
    • Golf Biomechanics with Sasho MacKenzie | Season 4 Episode 27

      In this episode, I continue my conversation with biomechanics expert Sasho MacKenzie. We discuss ways to optimize your swing for maximum speed including:

      • How to increase speed through swing mechanics

      • Swing mechanic speed limiters

      • Sasho’s Published Studies:

        Read on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=MacKenzie+SJ&cauthor_id=22900397

        About The Stack System:

        The Stack System provides dynamic programming directly from golf's leading biomechanist. Speed training secrets previously reserved for Tour players, now available to you.

        Learn More Here!

        Where to find Sasho:

        Website: https://www.thestacksystem.com/

        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestacksystem/

        Twitter: http://twitter.com/SashoMacKenzie

        15 min

      About The Perfect Par

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      The Perfect Par, hosted by junior golfer Carter Stroup, is a golf podcast focused on providing serious golfers with valuable and actionable information from the best minds in the game.