The Golf Practice Podcast

What Makes a Course Good? Tension, Confidence

Peter Donahue joins Andy, Jantzen and Pete to discuss what separates the truly great courses. They then dive in to Zen Golf and react to the topics of tension and confidence.

Texting with Tiger, Dream Foursomes

Pete, Jantzen and Andy discuss the recent trend of tour players "texting with Tiger." They then share their dream foursome, with analysis over what are the most important factors to consider when answering this important question. 

Summer Recap with Peter Donahue

Andy and Peter recap their summer of golf. They discuss Tiger Woods' putting course in California, Peter's summer golf lessons, a contentious golf match, and much more.

Lawsonia, Anxiety, Basic Goodness

Pete, Jantzen and Andy recap their recent trip to Lawsonia before jumping into the deep end of anxiety in golf, and how changing perspectives can be helpful.

Golf Camp, Ram Dass, “**** oor e’er gettin’ bitter!”

Peter Donahue, Peter L, and Andy check in and talk about the less glamorous work of running a golf camp, a quote from Ram Dass, Golf in the Kingdom, and much more!

Excuses!

Pete, Andy, and Steve Schreck (!) come to you live from the patio at Canal Shores in our first podcast of the summer. They discuss all things related to excuses in the game of golf, and much more!

The Story of TGP at Canal Shores - with Peter Donahue

Tom Coyne's new book, A Course Called America, was released yesterday and features a chapter on Canal Shores, and two sentences mentioning a junior golf camp. Andy asks Peter to tell the story of how we got to this point.

The Tiger 5 and Simplifying Scoring

Pete, Jantzen, and Andy discuss "The Tiger 5," stats that Tiger Woods tracks when playing golf. 

The Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real

Andy, Pete, and Jantzen discuss a theory from French Philosopher Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) regarding the terms the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real. These ideas work together help give an understanding of how we see the world. As always, they cover how these ideas relate to and help us better understand golf and ourselves.

Excuses, Vision 54, Transitions, Inquiry

Pete, Jantzen and Andy discuss golf excuses, an exercise by Vision 54 coaches Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson about playing your best and worst golf. They end with a thought experiment developed by author Byron Katie called Inquiry.