Are You Chasing A Better Swing Or A Better Score

Flag Hunters Golf Podcast

Flag Hunters Golf Podcast
Are You Chasing A Better Swing Or A Better Score
Apr 01, 2026
Jesse Perryman

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We sit down with PGA Professional Brent Dale to talk about what actually makes golfers improve and why the internet’s “secret moves” often pull players backward. We dig into junior development, parent involvement, and how to blend old school coaching, smart tech use, and motor learning so practice translates to lower scores.
• why Australia produces so many elite golfers through multi-sport childhoods and better access
• the real economics of golf instruction and why value beats hourly price
• why social media golf tips seduce both beginners and good players into constant tinkering
• setting realistic junior goals without crushing ambition and building a roadmap
• how parents help by supporting the plan instead of coaching over it
• when tech like TrackMan helps and when it turns golf into “golf numbers”
• decluttering the swing by focusing on non-negotiables and one change at a time
• motor learning strategies that stick using slow swings, half swings, pause drills and repetition over months
• common instruction myths including over-shallowing and one-size-fits-all fixes
• how to develop discernment through tools design, ball flight laws and honest self-assessment

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Episode Artwork Are You Chasing A Better Swing Or A Better Score 1:08:43 Episode Artwork Charlie Beljan Explains How Better Decisions Lower Your Scores Fast 1:09:12 Episode Artwork Stop Chasing The Perfect Putting Stroke ! In Conversation With Bruce Rearick 1:12:17 Episode Artwork From OU Walk-On To Mo Norman Protege: Todd Graves On Consistency, Club Fitting, And Power 48:31 Episode Artwork From Singapore To The Asian Tour. In Conversation with James Leow 52:05 Episode Artwork Backs That Swing Free 51:16 Episode Artwork From Tour Wins To Teaching Mastery. A conversation with 3x Asian Tour winner Terry Pilkaderis 1:11:52 Episode Artwork How A 55-Year-Old Long Drive Champ Trains Power, Mobility, And Longevity 1:21:32 Episode Artwork Golf, Grit, And Jay Delsing 1:09:41 Episode Artwork From LPGA Winner To Performance Coach: Sandra Gal On Mastering Golf’s Inner Game 50:52 Episode Artwork Self-Taught Golf, True Grit, And Five PGA Tour Wins With Carl Pettersson 57:12 Episode Artwork From Norway To PGA TOUR Wins: Viktor Hovland On Craft, Coaching, And Confidence 43:52 Episode Artwork No, Stack And Tilt Isn’t “Just Stay Left” In Conversation with Georges Courte 48:42 Episode Artwork Wedge Work Wins ! In Conversation with Mike LaBauve 1:00:44 Episode Artwork Inside OSU Golf: Preston Stout and Ethan Fang on elite habits, smart course plans, and building a winning culture 45:56 Episode Artwork Technique over Aesthetics: The Dynamics That Make a Hogan Swing 1:30:44 Episode Artwork What If Everything You Know About Hogan Is Wrong? 2:27:11 Episode Artwork Captain Nathan Smith Reveals the Soul of Cypress Point 1:02:20 Episode Artwork Power, Speed, and Finesse: The Three Games Within Golf 58:37 Episode Artwork Unlocking Your Golf Potential Through Body Movement and Spiral Lines 1:27:18 Episode Artwork The Forgotten Master Moves in Golf 51:45 Episode Artwork The Mindset Revolution: Shifting from Mechanics to Performance 1:08:37 Episode Artwork The Missing Piece: Why Your Golf Swing Isn't the Problem 1:01:47 Episode Artwork From Tour Pro to Teacher: Christoph Bausek's Journey 1:01:35 Episode Artwork Breaking Through Mental Barriers: Howard Falco on Identity and Performance 47:50