The Golf Practice Podcast

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.

SHORT SET MANIFESTO

Peter Donahue, Jantzen Miserak, Peter Leinenweber, and Andy Hayes come together once and for all to make the case that playing with fewer clubs is a better way to play golf. Unfortunately the audio file was damaged so the audio is not up to our standards. We thought it would be better to release it as is than to try to recreate the magic. Please consider this as "the lost episode."

A Social Media Fast, Tiger, Awareness of Awareness

Andy, Pete, and Jantzen recap their social media fast, and discuss the trade offs that come with it. They also go on a deep dive in exploring what exactly is awareness and how can being aware of our awareness impact our lives and our golf game.

Presence, The Art of Learning, Fate, Logical Determinism and the Multiverse

Pete, Jantzen and Andy discuss an excerpt from the book the Art of Learning, as recommended by Scott Fawcett. They they go into an idea presented by Erik Anders Lang regarding fate and logical determinism, and jump down the rabbit hole of free will and how it all relates to golf.

The Masters, Golf Philosophies, and the 1/2 Set Origin Story

Pete, Peter, and Andy give some brief thoughts on the Masters tournament before diving deep into some golf philosophies inspired by Beatle George Harrison. They end by hearing Peter Donahue's origin story of how and why he began using 1/2 set of clubs in the mid 80's, way before it was cool.

Golf Philosophy from Alan Watts and the Twilight Zone, Patty, Spieth, and the Mighty Ducks

Pete, Andy, and Jantzen discuss the idea that if everyone's dreams came true in relation to their golf game, they actually wouldn't like golf anymore. They also cover Patty and Spieth's wins from the weekend in golf, Mighty Ducks Game Changers, and more!

"The Golf" - Part 2 - Allowing!

Andy is joined by Peter Donahue and Jantzen to discuss some technical parts of the golf swing. Certain things are caused, and certain things are allowed. When you cause something that should be allowed, poor shots occur.

Paul Casey's Persimmon, Curiosity vs Judgment, Playing Valuable Golf

Pete, Jantzen, and Andy discuss Paul Casey's 300 yard carry shot with a persimmon driver, Bryson vs. Westwood, a Walt Whitman quote from Ted Lasso, and ways to play more valuable golf.

"The Golf" - Part 1 - Stay Awake!

Andy is joined by the Godfather of Golf, Peter Donahue and they dive in to the differences between "Golf" and "The Golf." They talk about the difference between being asleep and awake, about how the great religions and golf seem to be asking some of the same questions, and how Tiger Woods' journey has shown him going from asleep to awake.