Golf Podcast: Ben Hogan's "secret", Butch Harmon's tips around the green and spice up those leftovers! Blend equal parts LPGA with Champions Tour!

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Ben Hogan has been acknowledged as the greatest ball-striker ever by Jack Nicklaus but didn't know anything about Hogan's secret which he revealed to Life Magazine in 1955. Barry and I compare his complicated yet instructional knowledge to the simplicity of John Jacobs' more easily comprehensible lessons for beginners.

Where else to get the best golf tips than from the top instructor on the planet? Golf Digest (and Golf for Beginners) taps Butch Harmon's knowledge about chipping techniques around the green.

Finally, we react to a recent blog by John Hawkins, senior writer of Golf World, who claims that the future of the Champions Tour is bleaker than that of the LPGA. Barry and I ask what harm it would cause to combine both of these tours and create a tour that just might interest the masses.

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We would also like to acknowledge that this is our 100th post! Gee, it almost feels like a birthday...but we're not that old!

Podcast: A valuable training aid already in your golf bag, perseverance pays off and loads of golf tips

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Barry and I were going through an old Golf Magazine from 2001 (yes, we're really golf fanatics) and came across golf tips from some of the greatest golfers and instructors in the world. Dr. Gary Wiren, Davis Love Jr. and Judy Rankin are among this week's selections.

Perseverance pays off. H. Ross Perot once stated, "Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown."

We discuss how, with persistence and with the right mental attitude, you can make the most of your round even when it starts off...unexpectedly!

And, you have a valuable training aid in your golf bag and probably didn't even realize it!

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Podcast: Strategies that helped Tiger Woods win the British Open, golf equipment tips for beginners and G.A.S.P. before every swing

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Tiger Woods successfully defended his British Open title and Geoff Ogilvy grabbed the U.S. Open. What's next? Will Phil Mickelson aptly safeguard his PGA Championship or will there be traces of gambling Phil, who is now holding the title of "worst collapse in sports history"?

This week we discuss the course management strategies which Tiger Woods used to claim the coveted claret jug.

Barry and I pull a letter from a fellow New Yorker out of our email bag. His complaint? Googling online under "best clubs" and "beginners" has not found our listener any wisdom, "just a bunch of marketing".

Are Nike golf clubs best for beginners? Mizuno? Ping? We help take the confusion out of club selection.

Finally, Shelby Futch, Golf Digest teaching professional, shows us how to G.A.S.P. your way to better play.

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