The Golf Guru Show

Ryan Smith is the National Elite Junior Coach at Sea Island Golf Academy . You can follow him @ryansmithgolf on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this episode is Sara Davis. You can follow Sara on Instagram @sdavisgolffit Sara is a superstar young coach and the Director of Instruction at Cassique at Kiawah Island. Sara has an incredible story and journey that you don't want to miss. She was a dual-sport athlete in college playing volleyball and golf and graduated with a degree in Media Communications specializing in Radio, Digitial, and Television with a certificate in Technical and Professional Communications.  There is so much that we unpacked in this conversation, from how she went from a beginning golfer in college to becoming a PGA member and now a scratch player to her fitness journey. A couple of years ago, Sara came to me for help with her game and to help her reach her lofty golfing goals as well as mentoring her as a coach and I knew from the beginning that she was a very passionate and driven high performing young lady. I am excited to share this incredible and informative conversation so without further delay, I give you my friend and student, Sara Davis. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Stickney is a Top 100 Coach and the Director Of Instruction at Jonathans Landing CC in Jupiter, Fla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is the second installment of what I call The Arbritrary Show with my good friend Jason Bilotti - The first show was recorded in December 2023 if you want to go back and listen. Just so you know Jason Bilotti is a the owner and inventor of the Istruzi coaching app. He is a serial entrepreneur and just a really smart all around great guy. I always love his perspective of what we do as coaches from a average golfer perspective so the way it works is we bring topics and questions in the realm of daily habits, personal growth and much more. In this conversation we discuss everything from working out, cold plunging, books that we are reading as well as we field some listener questions, so thank you for all the people that sent in questions. Also hang in there to end because I have a few asks of you the kite we that I want to get your thoughts on. So without further delay, I bring you the caos and randomness of the Second Episode of The Arbritrary Show....enjoy! Books mentioned: The Sovereign Child by Aaron Stupple Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins Life Hacks mentioned: The Therapod Cold Plunge The Nuvio cold plunge chiller Krein anti-imflammatory cream Grun supplements Creatine supplements Download the Istruzi App below: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/istruzi/id1573628440 I love ya'll Guru Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIchael is a coach that owns and operates an indoor facility called Measured Golf in Ann Arbor Michigan

Mike Malizia is a Golf Magazin Top 100 instructor and the Director of Instruction at Admirals Cove CC in Jupiter, Florida 

Jerell Fields is one of the top real estate agents in Charlotte, NC and is the owner of The Noire Group

Check out Steve Moore's podcast called Shamrocks and Shanks. This is my guest appearance on the show as we dive into how I teach short game, putting and my work with tour players like Will McGirt and much more Thank you to our sponsor, Istruzi  Download the app and make sure you add an asterisk to end of your name to let them know that you heard it from the show.  Happy New Year! Love Ya'll Guru

Joseph Mayo is a top 50 Golf Digest Instructor and PGA Tour Coach based in Nashville, Tennessee. In this conversation we dig into his work with Viktor Hovland and the metrics and physical pieces necessary to hit the the low spinning chip shot as well and much, much more! So enjoy this wide ranging conversation and make sure you download this episode. Big Thanks to our sponsor Istuzi Golf Love ya'll Guru

Dr. Tyler Standifird is a biomechanics professor at Utah Valley University and an expert on Ground Reaction Forces and torques. You can follow him on Instagram @tstandy and find his content with Smart2Move @smart2move and their YouTube channel as well   Big thank you to our sponsors Smart2Move Dual force plates and Istruzi Golf   Love ya'll Guru

Thank you for listening to part 1 of the first "Hitting It Sideways Golf Show" with Jake Thurm. I hope you enjoyed it.  Part 2 gets more into our take on the movie, Sideways and a bunch more personal and life hacks. Thanks for all your support Love y'all Guru

The long awaited spinoff of the Golf Guru Show is finally here! Guru and his friend Jake Thurm @JakeThurmgolf host the "Hitting It Sideways Golf Show" where they cover golf instruction, movies, life and hacks and personal development ideas, and of course wine!. This episode covers the move sideways, the great short game debate (steep vs. shallow) and how the boys coach the short game.  We are at over 170 or so episodes and counting so I have interviewed so many great and legendary coaches but this episode is a little different as I am recording with my great friend and top coach, teacher of tour players and the US junior golf coach and all around great guy and a legend in his own mind, Mr. Jake Thurm. You can follow Jake on all social platforms @jakethurmgolf as he is a must-follow. We are calling this the "Hitting It Sideways Golf Show" where the goal was to come together every couple of months and discuss not only teaching topics, what we are doing with our players etc., but our combined love for movies, book ideas, life and personal growth hacks and ideas and alot more. There were mentions of the importance of manscaping shaving knees, to the Mexican anti-inflamatory gel that I am applying to my knee and many more shenanigans and laughs as we get deeper in the wine goggles.  This format stemmed from his last visit to the podcast where we drank a lot of wine and chopped it up on my couch which was a huge hit, so we decided to try it out as a random show per se. Regardless, we had a great time catching up, sharing ideas and stories all the while drinking some good wine and getting sideways/ tipsy for sure by the end of this almost 2 and half hour kickoff in which I am splitting into 2 parts. So I hope you enjoy the first attempt at the Hitting it sideways while getting sideways golf show with my friend, the brilliant and entertaining, Jake Thurm. enjoy   Big thanks to our sponsor Isztuzi Golf and their continued support and counsel for my little project.  Please go and download the app by clicking the link Istuzi App (click here)   and give them a follow on instagram Follow Istruzi on Instagram (click here)   Let me know how you liked the show and feel free to leave a review on apple or spotify podcasts.   I Love ya'll   Guru

This is a 2 for 1 episode celebrating the 6 year anniversary of the show. These are clips of 2 of my favorite and most downloaded episodes from George Gankas and Sean Foley. Thank you for supporting the podcast and enjoy! Big thank you to our sponsor, Istruzi Golf. Click the link below to subscribe today! Istruzi golf Love ya'll Guru

This is a 2 for 1 episode because the podcast has just reached the end of its 6th season and also reached a milestone of 300,000 downloads. To celebrate and thank you all for supporting I have put together a few segments of some of my favorite episodes from the early years of the show from some superstars that you may have or have not heard of that I wanted to share with all of you. I hope that you enjoy as I will have a few more to follow. Let me know what you think. First up is Jon Hardesty and Eric Cogorno Love yall  Guru

Dana Dahlquist @danadahlquist  Golf Magazine Top 100 Golf Digest Top 50 Show notes coming soon!  

My guest on this episode is Murray Patterson. Murray is Golf Monthly Top 50 coach that is the Director of Instruction at Cruden Bay just north of Aberdeen, Scotland. In this conversation we get into many topics such as how we use our Smart 2 Move smart2move (click here)dual force plates in our lessons to help our students. You can give Murray a follow on IG @MAPGolf  and check out his website at   www.MAPGolf.co.uk.  Massive thank you to our sponsor @istruzi_ Please check out the app as youIstruzi app (click here) Make sure you add and asterisk* after your name when you subscribe so they know that the Guru sent you. Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on! Love ya'll Guru

All listeners use the Promo Code "GOlFGURU" for an extended 30 day trial for all of Igors subscriber products (E6 Connect, GSPro Connector, 2K21 Connector) Huge Thank you To our Sponsor, Istruzi Golf. Go download the app and make sure you add the asterisk after your name when you subscribe, so they know that the Guru sent you.    Study, Practice, Teach and Then Pass it On! Love y'all Guru

My guest on this episode is Kevin Duffy. Who is Kevin? Kevin  is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) based out of Sudbury, MA. Known as ‘Coach Duff', Kevin has a vast amount of experience with training athletes of all levels and he is specifically experienced in Golf and Rotational specific work. Coach Duff specializes in working with rotational athletes especially golf. Kevin has gone on to continue his education through Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) levels 1 and 2 in golf fitness. Duff excels at raising the level of performance with groups of athletes in a team setting as well as with individual programs and small group programs. His outlook: “Do the simple things savagely well, to produce uncommon results”   In this conversation, we get into the myths and misconceptions of fitness for golfers, how Kevin trains his players to what he learned from one of his mentors, Jason Glass. We also cover the the importance of his 4 exercises and the “The Strength Window” that can be implemented into everybody's program: Make sure you follow Kevin on Instagram @coachkevinduffy as he is a very energetic and entaining follow as well as educational. So without further delay, here is Kevin Duffy.   Thank you to our sponsor, Istruzi. Go to Istruzi app (click here to dowload)   As always,   Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on!   Love ya'll   Guru  

My guest this week is my friend, Micheal Breed. Michael is a Golf Magazine Top 100 and Golf Digest Top 50 coach. He was awarded the 2012 PGA National Teacher of the Year This conversation was so much fun and chalked full of great information that will help you with your career and your life. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed bringing it to you. Here is a little more about Michael: Michael Breed is one of the most dynamic, engaging and entertaining teachers in the game. He is the host of “Course Record with Michael Breed” which airs on CBS prior to coverage of the PGA TOUR.  He is also a regular contributor to CBS Sports HQ. Michael also hosts "A New Breed of Golf" on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio weekday mornings from 8-10 AM EST, and "The Best of A New Breed of Golf" weekend mornings from 9-10 EST.  The digital series "A New Breed of Golf" is available on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. You can also join Michael for "A New Breed of Golf Live" on YouTube every Thursday for a truly interactive live instruction show, featuring Michael answering LIVE questions from the audience. Michael has led the way in development of digital golf instruction. He further serves as the Chief Digital Instructor for Golf Digest, where he is focused on innovating how the game is taught.  He also oversees the "Golf Digest Best Young Teachers” program.  He previously hosted The Golf Fix, on Golf Channel, their highest rated golf instruction series.  Michael is also a member of the PGA of America and contributes to their digital broadcast of the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup Golf Digest has ranked him as the top instructor in New York State, and #16 in America. Golf Magazine ranks Michael in the Top 100 Instructors in America, and the PGA of America named him the National Teacher of the Year in 2012.  The Metropolitan PGA Section has recognized Michael for a number of awards, including Teacher of the Year in 2000 and 2009, the only two-time winner of the award. He won the Horton Smith award in 2006, 2007, and 2017 and the Ely Callaway award in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Michael and his wife have two children, and live in Connecticut.   Big thank you to our sponsor and my business partner, Istruzi golf Istuzi app (click here to download) Follow Istruzi on IG Click here to follow Istruzi on Instagram   As always, I am grateful for your support   Study, Practice, Teach and then Pass it On!   Guru  

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Dan Carraher teaches at the Club at South Hampton in St. Augustine, Fla. He has had PGA Tour credentials since 2009 and has taught players on the PGA, LPGA and European Tour as well as top amateur, juniors and national champions. In this awesome conversation we disucss a wide range of topics including how he trains his elite juniors and how to create a competitive enviroment that has produced a number of top juniors including former #1 junior Katlyn Schroeder who now plays at The University of Alabama. Dan gives great insight into the recruiting process and so much more great information for coaches out there. Thank you again to our sponsor, Istruzi golf. Please download the app here Istruzi app (click here to download) and make sure you put an asterisk after your name when you subscribe so they know that you heard it on from the show Also follow Istruzi on Instagram follow Instruzi on Instagram As always, thank you for your support. Please share this podcast on social and please leave a review on Itunes if you like it! Study, Practice, Teach and then Pass it On Guru

Hugh Marr Hugh Marr website and @hughmarrcoaching on Instagram is a high performance coach from the UK who has taught professionals at the highest level who now has one of the best programs to help young coaches improve their skills.  This is a wide ranging conversation where we discuss the state of coaching and how we can improve it.    Thank you to our sponsor Istruzi golf

Happy New Year! This is a special episode as Jason Bilotti, founder of Istruzi, my business partner and sponsor of the show, hijacks the Golf Guru Show and turns the tables and interviews me for a change. In his words, he wanted to give you the listener some insight into my background and to get to know me better. For those of you who are new to the show or haven't followed my career this is probably the most raw, honest and transparent that I have been during an interview in a long time so I hope you enjoy this. In this episode, we reflect on 2023 and announce our "action items" for 2024. I also share some never told stories of my near death experience during one of my marathons in 2008 to a myriad of other topics such as Jasons take on his day observing my coaching to my passion for fishing and the importance of trying to find balance in our lives.  I want to take the time to thank all of you who have supported the podcast over the years. I am so grateful for all of the DMs, text messages and emails that I constantly receive that let me know that I am making a difference in some of your careers and lives. I am also grateful for the many guests that have taken the time to come on the show and share their stories and insights. This has been a passion project for me and I will continue to do the work and put it out as long as you keep listening and sharing.  Please message me or comment to let me know how I can improve! As always - Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on! Massive thank you to Jason Bilotti and Istruzi for their continued sponsorship and support because without him I couldn't do this.  Istruzi App (click here to download)   Here's to making 2024 even better...... With Gratitude Guru

Ryan Mouque is a golf instructor from Australia that teaches mostly online with the skillest app. You can follow him on socials @ryanmouquegolf  This was a great conversation about his learning journey spending time with top coaches and what lead him to teaching online and much more. Check out his website http://www.ryanmouquegolf.com if you want to work with him. Thank you to our sponsor and partner Istruzi Golf. If you haven't checked out this product, please do....You can thank me later. Make sure when you subscribe that you add and asterisk to the end of your name so they know that you heard it from the show. Here is the link to download the app Istruzi App (click to download) Also follow Istruzi on Instagram  Istruzi instagram link (click here) Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on! Guru

Christopher is a PGA Master Professional in Teaching and Coaching, a Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor and the Director of Instruction at Eugene Country Club in the US, and at Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club in Baja Sur, Mexico. He's been a player and student of the game for nearly 50 years, and has instructed professionally since 1988 in a wide variety of environments, both domestically and abroad. Christopher's list of students includes Tour players, professional athletes, elite juniors – and recreational hackers. His coaching blends tools, tech and vast experience, geared to create a learning experience that is enjoyable, insightful and performance-based. Follow Chris on IG @christophersmithgolf and visit his website and subscribe to his website Christopher Smith Golf This conversation makes many turns and moves in alot of different directions, from Ayahuaska Golf Retreats to his "Train to Trust" performance programs. Enjoy this one as it was so much fun for me.  Big shout out to our sponsor: Istruzi Golf  Click here to download the Istruzi App Make sure you add an asterisk to the end of your name when you subscribe to the program so we know that you heard it on the Golf Guru Show Follow Istruzi on Instagram Click here to follow Istruzi on Instagram Thank you for your support of the show and as  I always leave you with Mr. Jim Rohn Study, Practice , Teach and then pass it on! Guru  

Jason Birnbaum is a Golf Magazine Top 100 coach and the DOI at Manhattan Woods Golf Academy in Nayak, NY. Follow him on IG @jasonbirnbaumgolf  In this conversation we discuss: his influences and mentors and what he learned from them his work with a few of his players like Chris Gotterup advice for young coaches Thank you to our sponsor and partner Istruzi Golf Download the app by clicking download the app (click here) As always, thank you for listening and your support of the show Leave an ITuns review and  Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on! Guru

@shawneepure on IG. Sean is the Director of instruction at the Cliffs which is an amaizng 7 golf course facility in the North Carolina mountains. This episode is recorded in front of a live audience at our Fall Carolinas PGA Section Teaching and Coaching Summit so the audio is a little rough at times but the content is still very good.  Thank you to our sponsor and partner, Istruzi Golf. Make sure you download the app by clicking the link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/istruzi/id1573628440 Follow Istruzi on Instagram: https://instagram.com/istruzi_?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Thank you so much for the support of the show. Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on! Guru

In this episode I chop it up with my good friend, Chris Trevino. Chris is a teaching professional from Reno, Nevada and owns and operates the Trevino Institute and coaches a bunch of great juniors and is responsible for putting many of them into college. In this installment, we discuss his philosophy on player development as he shares some great games and stories of how he trains his players as well as his epic trip to Scotland and his round at St. Andrews that has Chris looking at the Champions Tour in a few years and much more. Follow Chris on IG and Instagram @trevinogolfintiture and check out his website at www.trevinogolfinstitute.com  Big Thanks to our new partners and sponsor of the Golf Guru Show, Iztruzi.  Download the app by clicking on the link below and make sure you add the asterisk at the end of your name so they know that the Golf Guru Show sent you!   Download the Istruzi App (click the link) Also follow Istruzi on Instagram (click here) Thank you for your continued support of the show Study, Practice, Teach and then Pass It On! - Jim Rohn Guru

@shawnkochgolf is the Director of Instruction at the Atlanta Athletic Club and is a superstar coach with a wide array of knowledge especially in club fitting and design. In this episode we explore a variety of topics such as coaching elite juniors, club design and wedge play as well as the challenges of coaching an elite junior that is your son where he turns the pod around and asked for my advice on this subject. This is one of my favorite convos in awhile as we just roll into so many great learning moments in golf and in his personal life with his incredible daily habits where Shawn gets up at 4:30 on weekdays to workout which is very inspiring to me as I used to do that with my distance running. So I need to get back into doing hard stuff! Thank you to our sponsor and partner, Istuzi golf. Make sure you download the app by clicking on the link:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/istruzi/id1573628440 To follow Istruzi on Instagram: https://instagram.com/istruzi_?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Thank you so much for the support of the show.  Study, Practice, Teach and then Pass It on! Guru

It was great to catch up with my friend, the #1 ranked coach in the world, Butch Harmon. We talked Ryder Cup, His work with Ricky Fowler as well as he fielded listener questions as well. He is always good for some incredible stories and insight on his teaching and coaching. Always entertaining, humble and gracious for a person of his stature in our business which is why I love Butch so much.  You can follow him on IG @coup4893 as well Big thank you to my new sponsor of the Golf Guru Show, Istruzi Golf Istruzi is a business management platform where you can finally offload all of the those wasted hours in admin tasks through: automated lead capture real time booking schedule management long term player relationship management payment processing In platform video management To download the App please click on the link below. When you set up your account, make sure you add an asterisk after you name so they know that The Guru Sent You! Istruzi App download link (click here) Also follow Istruzi on instagram  Istruzi Instagram Page (click herea0 Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on! Guru

Preston Combs is an expert putting coach based in Orlando, Florida. He coaches players on the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Canada and Latin America as well as some ladies on the LPGA and Epson Tour and the cool thing is that his home base is a state of the art putting lab in his garage. On this episode we do a deep dive into everything putting. The format is a little different as Preston and I answer listener questions that were sent in from Instagram so I was able to answer the questions as well and impart some of my information, drills and knowledge on putting. Hopefully the coaches and players find some benefit from information.  You can follow Preston on IG @prestonsputting and to book a putting school visit his website at prestonsputting.com I am also extremely excited to introduce my new partnership and the new sponsor of the Golf Guru Show, Istruzi Golf.  Istruzi is a business management platform where you can finally offload all of those wasted hours in admin tasks through: automated lead capture real time booking schedule management long term player relationship management payment processing In platform video management To download the App please on the link below. When you set up your account, Make sure you add an asterisk after you name so they know that The Guru Sent You! You won't regret it Istruzi App download link (click here) Also follow Istruzi on Instagram by clicking the link below Istruzi Instagram Page (click here) Study, Practice, Teach and then pass it on! Guru

Jake is the Director of Instruction at LACC 

Follow Mike and Jason on IG @lagmasterpro @Mikedicksongolf @Istruzi_ and download the Istruzi app and check out the lagmaster

follow Cristoph @christoph_bausek on Instagram

You can follow Alex on IG @alexbucknergolf 

Follow Steve on IG @stevemooregolf

Jason Baile is the Director of Instruction at Jupiter Hills Club. Jason is a Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor 

This is a live podcast recorded at the Carolinas PGA Teaching Summit in Pinehurst, NC

follow Tony on IG @thedewsweeper 

McAulay is a director of Instruction from Hickory NC