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EPISODE 121- STEVEN DURAND PGA COACH

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Steven sits down with the Upstate Golf Guys and brings a practical coaching point of view. The conversation keeps coming back to the habits that make golf easier to repeat. A pre-shot routine becomes the main thread. He explains that if something feels wrong after the routine, that is usually a sign to step back and reset. The point is not to hurry through the round. It is to trust what happens before the shot. He says the best golfers in the world use routines because nobody really gets far by just winging it. From there, the talk shifts into coaching style. Steven points out that teaching a six- or seven-year-old is a very different job from teaching an older player. With kids, the challenge is usually keeping attention long enough for the lesson to land. With older golfers, the focus turns more toward body pliability and helping them move in a way that lets them hit the ball farther. Even with those differences, he keeps circling back to the same fundamentals. That is what gives the episode its shape. The hosts keep things loose and conversational. That leaves room for the guest to wander a bit and tell stories at a normal human pace. One of those stories is about his younger years as a breakdancer. He talks about traveling around the United States with friends and putting on shows. He also mentions performing at halftime for the Timberwolves. Then the conversation goes a little further with a story about backing up Vanilla Ice and Naughty by Nature. Those details give the episode some personality without turning it into a novelty piece. The golf talk stays at the center. The final stretch lands on gratitude, editing, and the value of listening back to a conversation and catching what was missed in the moment. The episode ends with appreciation and the sense that it was worth revisiting.

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A loose, practical golf chat that makes instruction feel human and useful.

Steven Durand reads as a coach who keeps things grounded, with the discussion staying close to routines, focus, movement, and how instruction shifts between a younger player and an older one.

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Press play if you want practical golf coaching talk with an old-school dance backstory.

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