The Sweet Spot - Golf Podcast

In this episode, Jon and Adam explore why golfers can spend years chasing technical swing changes without actually becoming more skilled or consistent. They discuss why “fewer moving parts” doesn’t necessarily lead to better golf, and how constant internal thinking can pull attention away from the decisions and feel required to actually play the game. Adam explains how differential practice—intentionally changing strike location, face direction, trajectory, and other outcomes—can help golfers build the ability to self-correct rather than depend on a single swing feel. They also cover why meaningful improvement often requires exaggeration, experimentation, and learning the right “dose” of a correction instead of endlessly searching for perfect mechanics. The larger message is that technique still matters, but developing adaptable skills gives golfers a better chance to improve, troubleshoot their games, and carry those gains onto the course.



Watch Adam's conversation with Rob McGarr here



Thanks to our show sponsors The Indoor Golf Shop, Lagoon Sleep, LMNT, and Ethos:

The Indoor Golf Shop⁠ has everything you need to build or upgrade your home golf setup, including top launch monitor brands, hitting mats, nets, impact screens, and custom enclosures. Their team can also help design everything from residential simulators to full commercial facilities. When you bundle a complete simulator package, you can save up to 20% on your launch monitor, mat, screen, enclosure, and more. Visit ⁠shopindoorgolf.com⁠ to see their latest deals or speak directly with their team about the best setup for your budget.

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Lagoon Sleep helps you find the right pillow for your sleep position and body type with a quick two-minute quiz, giving you a more personalized setup for better rest and recovery. Their adjustable pillows are trusted by elite athletes and can help with neck support, cooling, and waking up without aches or pains. Sweet Spot listeners can get 15% off by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lagoonsleep.com/sweetspot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and using promo code SWEETSPOT.

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As the weather gets warmer, staying properly hydrated on the golf course becomes even more important. LMNT’s new Lemonade Iced Tea flavor combines electrolytes, magnesium, and potassium with no sugar or questionable sports drink ingredients, plus caffeine from black tea extract for a steadier energy boost. Because the caffeine comes from tea, it’s naturally paired with L-theanine and polyphenols, which can feel smoother than the spike-and-crash effect of many energy drinks. For golfers looking for hydration and a little back-nine energy, this is a great option to try. With any purchase you're going to get a free sample pack. To claim your special offer visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drinklmnt.com/sweetspot

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Jon and Adam discuss two different ways golfers can improve how they respond when things go wrong. Jon shares a difficult tournament experience at the Met Amateur and explains why he tries to view every round as part of a much longer process—using bad days to practice staying engaged, committing to good decisions, and building habits that will carry into future rounds. Adam then explores how faulty concepts about impact, ball flight, alignment, and swing mechanics can send golfers down the wrong path, even when those beliefs feel logical. They also discuss why better players can sometimes perform well despite incorrect ideas, and why understanding what actually caused a bad shot gives golfers a much better chance of making the right adjustment.



Thanks to our show sponsors The Indoor Golf Shop, Pestie, and Square

The Indoor Golf Shop has everything you need to build or upgrade your home golf setup, including top launch monitor brands, hitting mats, nets, impact screens, and custom enclosures. Their team can also help design everything from residential simulators to full commercial facilities. When you bundle a complete simulator package, you can save up to 20% on your launch monitor, mat, screen, enclosure, and more. Visit shopindoorgolf.com to see their latest deals or speak directly with their team about the best setup for your budget.

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Square helps business owners run more smoothly by bringing payments, point of sale, online orders, inventory, staffing, and more into one easy-to-use platform. Whether you’re just starting out or growing your business, Square gives you flexible tools that can scale with you and help you spend less time managing systems and more time serving customers. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at ⁠square.com/go/sweetspot

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In this episode, Jon and Adam explore why golfers often obsess over “textbook” swing positions that may have little connection to better performance. Adam breaks down four categories of mechanics—from traits that barely influence impact, to movements that matter but can look very different from player to player, to the few fundamentals that are truly necessary for elite golf. They also discuss why unconventional swings like Ryan Fox’s shouldn’t be viewed as players “getting away with” bad mechanics, and why amateurs should be cautious about copying techniques and strategies that only work because tour players possess exceptional skill. Jon also shares lessons from his recent trip to Scotland and England, including how firm conditions and heathland golf forced him to rethink club selection, rollout, and course management.



Thank you to our show sponsors Lagoon Sleep, Hackmotion, Momentous, and Monarch

Lagoon Sleep helps you find the right pillow for your sleep position and body type with a quick two-minute quiz, giving you a more personalized setup for better rest and recovery. Their adjustable pillows are trusted by elite athletes and can help with neck support, cooling, and waking up without aches or pains. Sweet Spot listeners can get 15% off by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠lagoonsleep.com/sweetspot⁠⁠⁠⁠ and using promo code SWEETSPOT.

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HackMotion provides real-time feedback to help golfers improve clubface control and build more meaningful practice habits. 73% of users see measurable improvement within two weeks, and every purchase includes lifetime feature updates with no subscription required. Right now, you can save up to $50 on the new HackMotion or get $70 off the limited-stock HackMotion Sensor 3. Every order is also backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it and see whether it improves your game - visit ⁠⁠hackmotion.com/sweetspot⁠⁠ to learn more

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Monarch is a personal finance app that helps track everything in one place — accounts, investments, savings goals, and spending. Instead of only showing what has already been spent, Monarch helps users plan ahead, map out bigger purchases, monitor cash flow, and see whether they’re actually on track. Features like AI Insights, the Weekly Recap, and the AI Assistant can help flag spending changes, upcoming expenses, and patterns that are easy to miss. Sweet Spot listeners can get their first year of Monarch Core for half off — just $50 — with promo code SWEETSPOT. Visit: ⁠⁠monarch.com

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In this episode, we discuss all of the methods golfers can use to maximize their driver distance off the tee.



Thank you to our show sponsors HackMotion, LMNT, and CashApp

HackMotion provides real-time feedback to help golfers improve clubface control and build more meaningful practice habits. 73% of users see measurable improvement within two weeks, and every purchase includes lifetime feature updates with no subscription required. Right now, you can save up to $50 on the new HackMotion or get $70 off the limited-stock HackMotion Sensor 3. Every order is also backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it and see whether it improves your game - visit ⁠hackmotion.com/sweetspot⁠ to learn more

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As the weather gets warmer, staying properly hydrated on the golf course becomes even more important. LMNT’s new Lemonade Iced Tea flavor combines electrolytes, magnesium, and potassium with no sugar or questionable sports drink ingredients, plus caffeine from black tea extract for a steadier energy boost. Because the caffeine comes from tea, it’s naturally paired with L-theanine and polyphenols, which can feel smoother than the spike-and-crash effect of many energy drinks. For golfers looking for hydration and a little back-nine energy, this is a great option to try. With any purchase you're going to get a free sample pack. To claim your special offer visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drinklmnt.com/sweetspot

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In this episode, Jon and Adam explore why even the best-looking golf swings can still produce terrible shots—and why tiny changes at impact often matter more than what you can see on video. They break down the difference between “macro” swing mechanics and the micromechanics of strike, including how just a few millimeters of variation can turn a solid shot into a chunk or blade. They also discuss the “curse of the good ball striker,” where hitting more greens can actually make golfers feel worse about their putting because they’re facing more long-range birdie attempts. Along the way, they explain why golfers should manage expectations, focus on what they can control, and accept that some variability and luck are unavoidable parts of the game.

Thanks to our show sponsors Lagoon Sleep, Pestie, and Ridge

Lagoon Sleep helps you find the right pillow for your sleep position and body type with a quick two-minute quiz, giving you a more personalized setup for better rest and recovery. Their adjustable pillows are trusted by elite athletes and can help with neck support, cooling, and waking up without aches or pains. Sweet Spot listeners can get 15% off by going to ⁠⁠⁠lagoonsleep.com/sweetspot⁠⁠⁠ and using promo code SWEETSPOT.

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Pestie makes professional-grade pest control easy to do yourself, with customized treatments based on your location, season, climate, and the bugs in your area. Each kit includes the pesticide, sprayer, mixing bag, gloves, and instructions, and applications can be completed in less than 10 minutes while targeting more than 100 types of pests. Plans start at just $35 per treatment and come with a 100% bug-free guarantee or your money back. Protect your home from summer bugs. Go to https://pestie.com/SWEETSPOTS for 10% off your order.

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