“Most golfers don’t actually understand what good golf looks like for their skill level.”

Today we’re joined by Jon Sherman — author of The Four Foundations of Golf, founder of Practical Golf, and co-host of The Sweet Spot Podcast.

This is one of the most honest conversations we’ve had yet about the mental side of golf.

⛳ IN THIS EPISODE

• Why golfers put so much pressure on themselves
• Fear of choking and protecting good rounds
• Why expectations destroy enjoyment
• What “good golf” actually looks like
• Why elite golf is mostly avoiding disasters
• Why mid-handicap golfers might be the most tortured golfers on earth

Jon also explains why most golfers fundamentally misunderstand scoring, consistency and improvement — and how changing your expectations can completely transform both your golf and your enjoyment of the game.

🎯 IF YOU’VE EVER...

• Cared too much about your score
• Let one bad hole ruin your round
• Panicked trying to break 80, 90 or 100
• Wondered why golf feels mentally exhausting...

…this episode is for you.

🎙️ Part 2 coming next week.

⛳ FOLLOW JON SHERMAN

📘 Practical Golf
https://practical-golf.com/

📚 The Four Foundations of Golf
https://practical-golf.com/book/

📺 YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@jonshermangolf

📸 Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/practical.golf

🎧 The Sweet Spot Podcast
https://sweetspotgolfpodcast.com/

🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW

How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things.

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

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🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

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What actually causes big slices with driver, heavy chips, and inconsistent contact in golf?

In this episode, golf coach and content creator Chase Cooper breaks down Dave and Chris’s golf swings live on the podcast — identifying the setup mistakes, low-point issues, clubface problems, and swing patterns that are holding them back.

From driver swing faults and ball position to chipping technique and strike control, Chase explains why most amateur golfers struggle with contact and how small changes in setup and intention can completely change your ball striking.

This is a raw, honest and hugely relatable coaching session for any golfer trying to improve their swing without getting lost in overcomplicated technical instruction.

Topics include:

• How to stop slices with the driver
• Why golfers struggle with low point control
• The real cause of heavy chips and chunked pitch shots
• Ball position, forearm setup and shoulder alignment
• Why solid contact solves more problems than golfers think
• The difference between “feel” golfers and analytical golfers
• Why most golfers are more consistent than they realise
• How elite players control strike location on the clubface
• Simpler ways to practice golf effectively

If you’ve ever stood on the range wondering why your swing suddenly disappeared… this episode is for you.

🎙️ About the show
How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle—without wasting time on the wrong things.

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

⛳ Follow Chase Cooper:
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/chasecoopergolf/

🎙️ Check out Golf Beneath The Surface:
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/gbtspodcast/
🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4XlY6Yt0QJkVQ8wXyZkG3I

If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving a quick review really helps us grow — and helps more golfers shoot lower scores. ⛳

Golf swing inconsistency explained: Chase Cooper on low point, contact, and face control.

In this episode, we’re joined by top US golf coach Chase Cooper—co-host of Golf Beneath the Surface and a self-confessed “tech nerd”—to dive into what actually controls your ball striking in golf.

We set out to talk golf swing technique… but what follows is a completely different way of thinking about it.

Chase breaks down the fundamentals that truly matter—low point control, strike quality, and face control—and explains why most golfers get lost chasing positions instead of focusing on what actually impacts performance.

If you’ve ever felt like your swing works one week and disappears the next, this episode will help you understand why—and what you can do about it.

This is part one of a two-part conversation. In part two, Chase analyses our swings and tells us exactly what we need to change to reach our goals this season.

If you’re serious about improving your golf, this is one you won’t want to miss.

🎙️ About the show
How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle—without wasting time on the wrong things.

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

🔗 Link to Golf Beneath The Surface

If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out Golf Beneath the Surface here:
👉https://open.spotify.com/show/4XlY6Yt0QJkVQ8wXyZkG3I

If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving a quick review really helps us grow — and helps more golfers shoot lower scores. ⛳

If you want to hit the ball further, swing faster, and actually enjoy golf without breaking your body… this episode is for you.

In Part 2 with Chris Finn (founder of Par4Success), we go deep into what really drives clubhead speed—and why most amateur golfers are training the wrong way.

Chris has worked with some of the world’s best long drive athletes and golfers, and in this episode he explains how everyday players can:

• Add serious clubhead speed (without swinging out of their shoes)
• Build strength and mobility that actually transfers to the golf swing
• Avoid the common mistakes that lead to injury and inconsistency
• Fix the real causes of issues like low back pain
• Train smarter with simple, effective routines

We also break down:

• Why strength training is becoming essential in modern golf
• How mobility (especially in the hips) impacts both performance and pain
• Why stretching alone might not be the answer

👉 Take the free assessment from Par4Success → par4success.com

🎙️ About the show
How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle—without wasting time on the wrong things.

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving a quick review really helps us grow — and helps more golfers shoot lower scores. ⛳

What if you could add 20 yards in a year — and buy yourself another decade (or two) of your current golf game?

Most golfers think losing distance as they get older is inevitable — but is it really?

In this episode, we’re joined by Chris Finn, founder of Par4Success, one of the leading golf fitness and performance training companies, to break down what actually matters when it comes to increasing swing speed, hitting the ball further, and staying injury-free.

We dive into:

• Why most golfers lose distance after 40
• How much distance you can realistically gain (and how quickly)
• Why 15 minutes a day can be enough to see real improvements
• The biggest mistakes golfers make when trying to get faster

If you’ve ever wondered whether speed training is safe, how to increase clubhead speed, or what kind of golf fitness training actually works — this episode is for you.

In Part 2, we go deeper into the framework Chris uses to build speed safely, why most golfers train in the wrong order, and how physical limitations (not your swing) might be holding you back.

Make sure you’re following so you don’t miss it.

Take your free Par4Success golf fitness assessment → par4success.com

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving a quick review really helps us grow — and helps more golfers shoot lower scores. ⛳

You don’t need more swing changes—you need better priorities.

In Part 2 with Alex Huang, we move from theory into what actually lowers your scores on the golf course.

Alex is one of the leading minds behind the DECADE system, working with elite players to help them make smarter decisions and shoot lower scores—and in this episode, he breaks down the simple ideas that most amateur golfers completely overlook.

We dive into:

• The one skill Alex wishes every golfer had (and why it’s not what you think)
• Why putting is misunderstood—and how pace control can transform your scoring
• The biggest mistakes mid-handicap golfers make with their practice
• And the two things that will move the needle fastest if you want to improve

If you’ve ever felt like you’re working hard on your game but not seeing results, this episode will help you refocus on what actually matters.

This isn’t about swing changes.

It’s about thinking better, managing your game smarter—and finally understanding how to shoot lower scores.

🎧 Listen to Part 1: Think Better, Score Lower: The Decade Golf Approach Explained

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving a review really helps us grow — and keeps us chasing better golf, faster. ⛳

You don’t need to hit better shots…

You need to stop hitting shots that cost you.

In this episode, we’re joined by Alex Huang from Decade Golf — a system built on data and probability that’s used by elite players and caddies on the PGA and LPGA Tours.

But this isn’t about swinging it better…

It’s about thinking better.

Alex breaks down how golfers at every level — especially amateurs — are losing shots through poor decisions, bad expectations, and trying to pull off shots they simply don’t need to.

If you’ve ever walked off a hole thinking “how did I just make double from there?” — this episode will change how you see the game.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Why “easy holes” are ruining your score
• The truth about birdie rates (even on Tour)
• Why your expectations might be costing you shots
• How better decisions can lower your handicap fast
• The biggest mistake amateurs make without realising it

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving a review really helps us grow — and keeps us chasing better golf, faster. ⛳

Triple. Triple. Triple.

After attending a seminar with world-renowned golf performance coach Karl Morris, you’d think things would improve…

Instead, Dave heads to Gullane No. 1 and shoots one of his worst rounds in years.

In this episode of How Low Can You Go, we record straight from the car on the way home — breaking down exactly what went wrong, why the round spiralled, and what we can learn from it.

We dive into:

• Why golfers fall apart under pressure
• The biggest mistakes that lead to blow-up holes
• Why practice (especially indoors) doesn’t always transfer to the course
• Course management errors that cost shots
• How to respond when your game disappears mid-round

We also unpack the most powerful insights from Karl Morris’ seminar, including:

• Why he prefers “green prediction” over green reading
• How understanding water flow on greens can transform your putting
• The importance of low point control in ball striking
• The “ones, twos and threes” framework for scoring
• Why the famous “never up, never in” advice might actually be hurting your game

Along the way, we reference ideas from Scott Fawcett and Adam Young — and show how these concepts actually apply on the course, not just in theory.

Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, or simply play more consistent golf, this episode is packed with practical golf tips, mental game insights, and course management strategies you can use immediately.

Because sometimes… it's your worst rounds that teach you the most.

🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf.

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📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast

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💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

🏨 Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast.

If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving a review really helps us grow — and keeps us chasing better golf, faster. ⛳