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The Spin Axis Podcast — 79 episodes

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079: Tour Player Ranges and Windows in Teaching Amateur Golfers

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078: Why Do You Get Tired During a Round?

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077: Hanging with Mr. Cooper — Cooper Dossey on Life in Professional Golf

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076: Kinematic Sequence, Transition, and Casting with Dr. Sasho MacKenzie

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075: Monte Scheinblum on What Really Creates Club Speed

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074: Move the Body You’ve Got, Not the Body You Wish You Had

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073: Our Biggest Instructional Pet Peeves (with Mike Granato)

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072: Mike Granato on Stack & Tilt, Measurements, and Missing the Windows

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071: Quick Hits — Equipment Topics on Our Minds

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070: Snake Draft — Why Golfers Don’t Get Better

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069: Should You Copy Your Favorite Tour Player’s Swing?

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068: Building a Home Golf Simulator at Any Budget

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067: Preparing for a Member-Member, Member-Guest, or Club Tournament

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066: How to Practice Golf on Vacation (Without a Club)

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065: The Top Causes of a Shank

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064: Morsels of MORAD and Mac O’Grady

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063: Low Point or Face Control — Which Matters More?

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062: Michael Neff on the GEARS “Nipper Curve” and Lie Angle

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061: Mailbag #3 — AI, Zero-Torque Putters, Lead Foot Action, and How Good is Instruction Today?

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060: Transitioning from Indoor Golf to the Course

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059: Distance Wedges — Controlling Your Scoring Shots

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058: How Forces Influence Shot Shape

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057: Five Main Causes of an Overswing (And How to Fix Them)

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056: The Three Phases of Golf Improvement (Swing/Stroke, Skill, Scoring)

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055: Feels vs. Mechanics in the Golf Swing

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054: Tips to Build Swing Speed

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053: Professional Putter Fittings with Nick from Callaway Golf

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052: Mike Carroll on Blocked vs. Random Practice (and the Flawed Debate)

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051: Distance Control and Heads Up Putting with Dr. Sasho MacKenzie

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050: Between Two Shots with Jason Novetsky

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049: The Four Types of Golf Students

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048: The Problems with 2D Video in Golf Swing Analysis

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047: Winter Golf Trips – Expectations, Preparation, and Having Fun

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046: John Graham on Smarter Putting Practice

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045: Monte Scheinblum on Modern Instruction, Data, and Speed

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044: Averages, Windows, and Ranges in the Golf Swing

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043: One Thing We No Longer Teach

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042: The Three Main Moves in the Golf Swing

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041: Shaun Webb on the Swing Coach App

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040: Short Game vs. Long Game – Why They’ve Got Different Goals

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039: Putter Alignment – At Setup and Throughout the Stroke

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038: Dr. Raymond Prior (Golf Beneath the Surface) and the Psychology of Practice

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037: David Orr and All Things Putting

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036: Listener Mailbag #2 – Draws, Short Game without a Green, When do you Stop Making Changes, and More

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035: How to Plan Your Off-Season Work

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034: Understanding Force Plates and Ground Reaction Forces

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033: Tour Players as “Models” for the Golf Swing

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032: The Four Rotations in the Golf Swing

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031: The Importance of Feedback in Practice

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030: The Toughest Things to Learn in the Golf Swing

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029: The Importance of GAPs (Grip, Alignment, Posture/Setup)

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028: The Last 20 Years and the Next 20 Years of Golf Instruction – with Brian Manzella (Part 2)

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027: The Last 20 Years and the Next 20 Years of Golf Instruction – with Brian Manzella (Part 1)

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026: Stats Deep Dive with Lou Stagner

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025: Mastering Distance Control in Putting (Hint: Do NOT Accelerate Through Impact)

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024: The Driver Swing vs. The Iron Swing

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023: Behind the Scenes with a Top Club Fitter

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022: Listener Mailbag #1 – Shallowing, Compression, and Clubface Control

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021: Online Lessons vs. In-Person — Pros and Cons

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020: How to Be a Great Golf Student

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019: Grip Pressure – How Tightly Should You Hold the Club?

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018: Chasing Scratch with Mike Shade (Instruction, Ball Flight Laws, Grip Strength, Curling, and Lessons Learned)

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017: Wrist Angles and Feedback with HackMotion

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016: Practicing to Improve Our Golf Swings

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015: In Season vs. Out of Season Changes

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014: Motor Pattern Learning — Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

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013: TSA Tier List — Training Aids

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012: Pro Tips from Lowest Score Wins, with Mike Granato

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011: Prioritizing Swing Changes with GEARS and Mike Granato of Athletic Motion Golf

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010: Commonly Misunderstood Concepts in Golf

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009: The Most Common Golf Lessons We Give (Spin Axis Draft Style)

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008: Should You Get Better or Worse in a Lesson?

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007: Social Media Instruction — Helpful Hack or Harmful Shortcut?

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006: Skill vs. Technique — What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

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005: Low Spinners vs. Using the Bounce — What’s the Better Short Game Move?

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004: Six Golf Drills We Hate

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003: Six Golf Drills We Love

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002: Do’s and Don’ts for Parents at a Junior Lesson

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001: How Long Should a Golf Lesson Be?