Irons Are Designed to Be a Digging Tool featuring Ben Alexander

913: Ben Alexander was named the NorCal PGA Teacher of the Year back in 2004 for good reason. In his long awaited return to Golf Smarter Ben “Walk Fast & Swing Slow” addresses many of the basic issues that most amateur golfers struggle with and how to address and improve them. Ben, formerly the Director of Instruction at Poppy Hills GC for decades is now teaching at Lake Shastina Resort in Weed, CA. *** This is the second time we're publishing this episode as so many people had trouble getting it last time****
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Please welcome our new host of Golf Smarter, Josh Karp! Fred has retired from his work life, including the podcast, and will be working on his game with more intention than ever. If you have a question for either Josh or Fred, or if you’d like to share a comment about what you’ve heard in this or any other episode, please write to Josh at [email protected] or Fred at [email protected].