The Upstate Golf Guys Podcast · anthonyfarina72382

EPISODE 111 DRIVE AND GRIND GOLF

·1 hr 13 min·5 clips

The episode opens with a sponsor shoutout. 88linksgolf.com gets a stretch of praise for handmade shoes, polos, hats, and ball markers. The hosts joke through the read, and one of them cannot quite reach the shoes when he is supposed to hold them up. The tone stays loose from the start. Upstate New York weather takes over the conversation, with frost delaying a course and fog making Sunday visibility miserable. A yellow ball comes up because the conditions are that bad. The whole thing feels more like a post-round hang than a polished segment. From there, the talk keeps coming back to putting. They get into the claw grip and what it is supposed to do. One host says he tried it but was holding the club too tight. He also admits he was not using his hands the way the grip is meant to work. The others jump in with their own takes. They say some people make it sound easier than it really is. Adam gets mentioned as someone who tried it and then moved on. The group keeps the focus on feel instead of turning it into a lesson. A basketball comparison helps them land the point. They compare putting to a free throw and even a jump shot, with the guide hand and shoulder position doing a lot of the work. That gives the stretch a simple image that amateurs can grab onto. The episode closes with thanks all around and an open invite to come back.

As heard by us

Cold-weather golf talk, putting mechanics, and a loose clubhouse rhythm.

This episode stays in cold-weather golf territory, with frost delays, fog, yellow balls, and the small annoyances that can make a winter round drag.

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If winter golf has you stuck inside, this is the putting talk to hear.

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