Take a Golf Magazine Top 100 teacher, Jeff Smith ( (http://jeffsmithgolfinstruction.com) and pair him with an outstanding radio personality and you have the formula for one helluva Golf Talk Radio Show. John Ashton (the show host) has enjoyed success as a morning personality on radio stations from Bangor, Maine to Dallas, Texas. He’s also embarrassed himself on many golf courses in the same locations. John is a hacker, struggling to break 80 (OK, 90) but has a passion and enjoyment of the game, a skewed sense of humor and an outlook that makes this the most entertaining Golf Show around.Jeff Sm...
Latest episodes
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42 min
The Great Grass Debate: Jeff Knows Stuff, John Nods Politely
Segment 1 — The Leaf Blower Revolution John revisits the genius idea of renting leaf blowers on golf carts. Jeff approves, mostly because it means fewer leaves and fewer excuses. D…
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39 min
What Retired Pro Athletes and 25-Handicappers Have in Common
In This Episode Jeff reports in from Maryland while vacationing near Chesapeake Bay. A quick football detour featuring Indiana University's impressive season and thoughts on the up…
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41 min
Fall Golf: Bring Layers… and a Leaf Blower
John and Jeff settle in for a classic fall‑golf conversation — equal parts practical, ridiculous, and “why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?” Jeff kicks things off with a life…
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37 min
Golf Rules: Because Common Sense Was Busy
• Divot Repair Madness Jeff kicks things off with his long‑standing gripe: why on earth can’t you fix a divot in the fairway? We can repair the green like surgeons, but the fairway…
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40 min
Why Hockey Players Keep Beating Us at Golf
Jeff and John got rolling on all things golf, bouncing from putting to fairways to the little tweaks that actually shave strokes. Jeff went deep on the putting side — talking eye d…
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47 min
Mold, Maddux & Mallets: A Very Golf Guys Episode
Golf, Weather & Other Things Trying to Kill the Game John and Scott kick things off talking about the kind of heat and humidity that makes Florida golf feel like you’re playing ins…
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42 min
Uphill Lies, Downhill Lies, and the Lies You Tell Yourself
Lesson Tee vs. On‑Course Work Jeff breaks down the difference: Lesson tee = mechanics On-course = thinking Golfers get in trouble because they grab a club based solely on yardage.…
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45 min
Bad Teachers, Broken Swings, and Why Jeff Drinks
00:00 – Cold Open: “So… You Changed Teachers, Didn’t You?” Jeff warms up with a couple of cautionary tales about students who wandered off and came back with swings that looked lik…
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40 min
Jeff Played Pebble Beach. John Played… Whatever Was Open
John’s in the studio, holding down the fort like a man who hasn’t seen daylight since Tuesday, while Jeff is literally driving through the desert on his way back to Flagstaff — sti…
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44 min
How to Spot a Sandbagger Before He Steals Your Gift Card
What Sandbagging Actually Looks Like Jeff breaks down the most common sandbagging tactics he’s seen in the wild, including: Forward‑tee manipulation — playing casual rounds from th…
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44 min
Tillinghast, Travel Tales & Courses That Fight Back
John checks in fresh off a trip to Maine, where the lobster is great and the golf is classic New England. Jeff counters with his time teaching at the ultra‑exclusive Yellowstone Cl…
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41 min
He Played His Best Round With a Broken Ankle — Science Explains Why
0:00 – Cold Open / Welcome John and Jeff kick off the show, presented by FanDuel. Introduce guest Dr. Fredric Abramson — “smartest guy in any room… except maybe this one.” 2:00 – A…
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54 min
The Orchestra of Negativity (And How to Turn It Off)
What We Covered Golf exposes your inner dialogue Jim explains why your brain is louder than your driver — and how to quiet it. One shot at a time (seriously) Scorecards drag you in…
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47 min
Golf Shots Don’t Care About Your Feelings
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys, the crew dove into the messy, hilarious, and occasionally heartbreaking world of golf performance — especially the mental circus happening bet…
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50 min
Relax… It’s Just a Golf Shot, Not a Tax Audit
This week on The Weekend Golf Guys, Tom and Jeff teamed up to remind golfers everywhere that your brain can wreck a round faster than a topped tee shot. They hammered home the idea…
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46 min
Fear, Focus, and the Phone That’s Ruining Your Round
What Jared Shared From His Book, “EVERYDAY GOLF PSYCHOLOGY” 1. Emotions aren’t random—they’re signals • Anger, fear, embarrassment, overconfidence… none of these are “mental weakne…
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45 min
Positive Self‑Talk: Because Yelling at Your Ball Hasn’t Worked Yet
This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys, John Ashton is joined by two of our favorite smart‑aleck swing whisperers, Scott Monroe and Jeff Smith, for a conversation that wanders all ov…
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40 min
Your Brain Is the Real Hazard
This week, John and Jeff dive headfirst into the part of golf that ruins more rounds than bad lies and slow groups combined: the mental circus inside your own head. Pressure, Panic…
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41 min
How to Escape Rough… Without Being a Dumb Ass
John and Jeff spent this episode diving into the stuff golfers pretend they know how to handle but absolutely do not: dumb lies in thick rough, dumb decisions in thick rough, and t…
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40 min
Why Your Swing Needs Loft, Not Hype
This week, John and Jeff take a friendly flamethrower to one of golf’s biggest myths: that all the fancy, high‑tech, tour‑speed gear is somehow going to magically fix the game of a…