S2E5: Qualifying - Part 1 (feat. Cory Scoggin)

All right.

So we're going to start here.

Corey, you are well aware of what happened, but there's actually a lot you don't know that I'm going to update you on as we go here.

As part of the journey, I love the phrase being taught to fish versus helping catch the fish or whatever, however it goes.

So you've taught me to fish in many areas over the years.

In other areas, I'm still woefully inept.

So I think you're going to like some of the stuff that I share with you.

Before we get there, I want to go back to the end of 2025 and partly me and partly your just explaining to the listening audience, you know, what we mean here from a technical perspective.

At the end of 25, between casual rounds and a couple tournaments, the SGA4 ball with a friend of mine, I had some very weird things happening where I was hitting the ball fine on the golf course, but the shanks were starting to come back on the range.

And listen, shanks are not fun anywhere, but like I actually think it's worse when it's on the range going in to play versus maybe a one-off on the golf course, right? I mean, I was warming up for the USG four ball in December in Florida.

It was very windy.

And I think I shanked a third of my shots.

And somehow I didn't have a single shank when I went out into play and hit it fine.

But that's just, you can't play golf like that.

That's just not fun, right? Somewhere between not fun and highly ineffective.

So I came to you at the end of the year.

We looked at some stuff.

I explained some things that I was thinking, feeling.

And we kind of went back to square one.

And and focused on my my footwork, my ground force, my pressure in my feet.

And then more specifically, you know, more of an upright backswing versus the club kind of coming inside because that can throw a lot of things off.

So both with me specifically and kind of just the broader principle, please just kind of explain this to the listener so they understand what we're talking about here.

Well, you were playing pretty good golf there for a stretch.

And, you know, I think there's an important balance I try to find with my students as an instructor of technique versus skill.

So you were showing that you were highly skilled, playing good golf, even though the technique was okay, you know, Not ideal, but...

All right.

So we're going to start here.

Corey, you are well aware of what happened, but there's actually a lot you don't know that I'm going to update you on as we go here.

As part of the journey, I love the phrase being taught to fish versus helping catch the fish or whatever, however it goes.

So you've taught me to fish in many areas over the years.

In other areas, I'm still woefully inept.

So I think you're going to like some of the stuff that I share with you.

Before we get there, I want to go back to the end of 2025 and partly me and partly your just explaining to the listening audience, you know, what we mean here from a technical perspective.

At the end of 25, between casual rounds and a couple tournaments, the SGA4 ball with a friend of mine, I had some very weird things happening where I was hitting the ball fine on the golf course, but the shanks were starting to come back on the range.

And listen, shanks are not fun anywhere, but like I actually think it's worse when it's on the range going in to play versus maybe a one-off on the golf course, right? I mean, I was warming up for the USG four ball in December in Florida.

It was very windy.

And I think I shanked a third of my shots.

And somehow I didn't have a single shank when I went out into play and hit it fine.

But that's just, you can't play golf like that.

That's just not fun, right? Somewhere between not fun and highly ineffective.

So I came to you at the end of the year.

We looked at some stuff.

I explained some things that I was thinking, feeling.

And we kind of went back to square one.

And and focused on my my footwork, my ground force, my pressure in my feet.

And then more specifically, you know, more of an upright backswing versus the club kind of coming inside because that can throw a lot of things off.

So both with me specifically and kind of just the broader principle, please just kind of explain this to the listener so they understand what we're talking about here.

Well, you were playing pretty good golf there for a stretch.

And, you know, I think there's an important balance I try to find with my students as an instructor of technique versus skill.

So you were showing that you were highly skilled, playing good golf, even though the technique was okay, you know, Not ideal, but...