The IMAGEN Golf Podcast

Want to lower your golf score without changing your golf swing? The secret is simple: stop aiming at the flagstick. In this week's FORE Friday mini-episode of the Imagen Golf Podcast, top 100 golf coach Daniel Guest reveals the number one course management mistake amateur golfers make—and how to fix it immediately.

If you constantly find yourself short-sided in the bunker or struggling to save bogey after a solid iron shot, this episode will change the way you view approach shots forever.

Why You Should Stop Shooting for the Flag

Most golfers treat ap...

In this special storytelling episode of the Imagen Golf Podcast, we're taking a break from swing mechanics to revisit one of the most unforgettable weekends in golf history: the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

While Dustin Johnson was busy battling brutal course conditions—and a highly controversial USGA penalty—to secure his first major championship, the real spectacle was happening outside the ropes. Tune in as I share my hilariously humbling, firsthand experience navigating the massive crowds... most of whom were ignoring the golf completely just to get a glimpse of Paulina Gretzky.

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Are you struggling with inconsistent ball striking, loss of power, or that dreaded slice? The fix might be right in your engine room—your posture and rotation.

In this FORE Minute Friday episode of The IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Golf Coach and PXG Staff Pro Daniel Guest breaks down one of the most misunderstood concepts in the golf swing: rotating your shoulders 90 degrees to your spine angle.

Daniel addresses a fantastic listener question and clarifies exactly how a "fake turn" ruins your swing by forcing you to stand up out of your posture (early extension). Pl...

What is the secret to a great golf swing? It’s not swing speed—it’s tempo.

If you’ve ever wondered why your golf swing feels rushed, why your driving range swing doesn’t translate to the course, or why you keep battling a violent slice, your tempo is likely to blame. In this episode of FORE Minute Friday, Top 100 Golf Coach Daniel Guest breaks down the true definition of golf swing tempo and why the common advice to "swing slow" is actually ruining your ball striking.

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In this episode of The IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Coach Daniel Guest delivers a blunt wake-up call about the reality of golf: you will only ever hit three types of shots during a round. If you step onto the first tee expecting perfection, you’ve already lost. Daniel breaks down the neuroscience behind why you obsess over your worst swings (negativity bias) and exactly why you need to consciously celebrate your good shots to build a repeatable, natural swing.

Discover how to accept the "good enough" shot without destroying your mechanics, and learn the bulletproof pre-shot routine th...

Want to know the fastest, most ego-bruising, yet undeniably effective way to lower your golf handicap? In this episode of The IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Golf Coach and PXG Staff Pro Daniel Guest reveals why putting the driver away and moving up to the forward tees is the ultimate on-course practice strategy.

If you are constantly searching for "how to break 80 in golf" or the "best on-course golf practice," this episode is your blueprint. Daniel breaks down the exact scoring philosophies used by US Open Champion Bryson DeChambeau and David Young (PGA Professional and coach/father to...

Want to play better golf today without changing your golf swing? Welcome to another FORE Minute Friday with Top 100 Instructor Daniel Guest! Every Friday, we bring you a tip, a tool, or a strategy you can take directly to the course in four minutes or less.

In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest scorecard killers for amateur golfers: spending too much time frozen over the golf ball. Drawing from Mike Bender and Michael Mercier's incredible book, Golf's 8 Second Secret: What Separates Golf's Greatest Champions, Daniel breaks down exactly how long major champions take to hit...

Episode Title: Stop Exercising, Start Improving: The Throwing Motion and the Power of Focus

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Are you actually practicing, or are you just exercising at the driving range? In this episode of the IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Coach and PXG Staff Pro Daniel Guest breaks down the true biomechanics of the golf swing and explains why randomly piecing together swing tips from buddies and the internet is destroying your golf game.

Discover the scientific power of the "Kinetic Link Principle" and why an efficient golf swing is simply an athletic throwing...

Derailing the Bogey Train: What to Do After a Bad Shot | FORE Minute Friday

Ever hit a chunked iron or snap-hooked a drive and felt your entire round immediately unravel? You aren't alone. In this week's FORE Minute Friday on the Imagen Golf Podcast, Daniel Guest dives deep into the golf mental game to help you recover from bad golf shots and save your scorecard.

Golf is a game of misses, and the secret to lowering your handicap isn't hitting perfect shots every time—it's mastering your post-shot routine and overall course management. Daniel shares ac...

Is your practice bucket actually making you worse? In this episode of the IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Daniel Guest sits down with Brixton Albert, the visionary Founder and CEO of Performance Golf. Brixton has turned the world of golf instruction on its head, moving away from "band-aid" tips and building a digital empire that provides over 300,000 golfers with a structured, professional roadmap to lower scores.

Daniel and Brixton dive deep into the "Root Flaw" philosophy—explaining why most amateurs fail by trying to fix ten symptoms instead of one cause. They also discuss the intersection of technology and "fe...

Is a simple Sharpie line the ultimate cheat code for dropping strokes, or is it secretly sabotaging your scorecard? In this special, extended 10-minute edition of FORE Minute Friday, we are breaking our own rules to dive deep into one of the most hotly debated and scientifically analyzed topics in amateur golf.

On paper, drawing a line on your golf ball makes perfect mathematical sense. But when you look at the real-world data, the results are shockingly divided. We break down the biomechanics, the psychology, and the undeniable optical illusions that occur the moment you step over...

This week, the greatest players in the world descend on Pennsylvania for the 2026 PGA Championship at the legendary Aronimink Golf Club. But if you’re watching the broadcast just to admire 340-yard drives and violent swing speeds, you are actively sabotaging your own game!

Top 100 Coach and PXG Staff Pro Daniel Guest breaks down exactly what amateur golfers should be watching this weekend to guarantee lower scores. Stop playing "driving range golf," stop trying to copy the biomechanics of 25-year-old tour pros, and start acting like a detective. Daniel explains why you need to ignore the radar nu...

What is up, Imagen Golfers! In this FORE Friday edition of The Imagen Golf Podcast, host Daniel Guest tackles the number one reason your perfect swings are ending up in the bunker: you’re playing golf in a vacuum.

If you are just shooting the pin, grabbing a club based on raw yardage, and swinging away, you are leaving strokes out on the course. To lower your scores and play smarter, you have to stop playing "driving range golf" and start acting like a detective.

In this quick, actionable episode, Daniel breaks down the ultimate pr...

Every day at Imagen Golf, we focus on controlling the controllables in your mind. But what if the biggest variable in your game is the one piece of equipment you use on every single shot?

In this episode, host Daniel Guest sits down with Richard and Booth Platt, the visionary founders of Rimac Golf. We move past the putter face and tackle a fundamental engineering problem in the sport: mass-produced golf ball variance. The Platt brothers introduce their game-changing Rimac Compression Testing Device—a 19-pound precision instrument designed to give golfers accurate, reliable data on every ball in...

Tired of wrestling with a complicated golf swing that hurts your back and ruins your scorecard? It’s time to stop grinding on the wrong things and simplify your game.

In this episode of the IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Coach Daniel Guest sits down with Todd Graves, co-founder of Graves Golf and the world’s leading authority on the Single Plane Swing. Known as "Little Moe," Todd breaks down the genius behind Moe Norman’s legendary, laser-straight ball-striking and explains why the conventional two-plane swing is failing 90% of amateur golfers.

If you want to remove the gu...

Are you tired of fumbling with your rangefinder, staring at your phone, and breaking your rhythm just to figure out your next shot? The future of golf tech has arrived, and it’s worn right on your face.

In this episode of the Imagen Golf Podcast, head pro Daniel Guest sits down with George Wang, Founder and CEO of Birdie Lens AR Golf Glasses. They dive deep into how Augmented Reality (AR) is completely revolutionizing course management and why the traditional rangefinder might be a thing of the past.

George breaks down the mind-blowing technology pa...

Are you obsessed with your driver distance but totally guessing your yardages from 115 yards out? Welcome to the "dead zone."

This week on an all-new F-O-R-E Minute Friday episode of The IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Coach and PXG Staff Pro Daniel Guest tackles the most overlooked, "un-sexy" part of game improvement: Club Gapping. If you have a 20-yard gap between your wedges, or your 5-iron and 4-hybrid travel the exact same distance, you’re basically playing with a 13-club bag—or worse, a bag full of guesswork. Daniel breaks down why modern loft-jacking, redundant fairway woods, and unev...

In this Four Minute Friday mini-episode, host Daniel Guest reveals a simple, zero-swing-change secret to instantly improving your consistency, tightening your dispersion, and stopping the ball faster on the greens. The culprit behind your lost yardage and unexpected fliers might just be sitting in the trunk of your car right now. We dive into the statistical reality of how playing with dirty golf clubs destroys your spin rate and sabotages your scorecard, plus we share the easiest post-round maintenance routine to keep your grooves fresh and your distances predictable.

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Are you putting in hours at the range but still not seeing your handicap drop? You’re not alone. This week on The IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Daniel Guest (Top 100 Coach, PXG Staff Pro) reveals why 90% of golfers are wasting their practice time by grinding on the wrong things.

Daniel breaks down three real-world examples from students who recently visited the IMAGEN Golf Performance Center. We explore why obsessing over backswing positions, desperately trying to fix your early extension, and relying on wrist manipulation might be the exact things keeping you stuck in a rut.

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In this FORE Friday mini-episode, host Daniel Guest tackles one of the most common—and costly—illusions in amateur golf: treating the golf ball as the finish line. We spend so much time perfecting our takeaway and impact position that we often forget what happens after contact.

Daniel breaks down why your swing absolutely does not stop once the ball leaves the clubface and how stopping your rotation early leads to deceleration, lost power, and inconsistent strikes. Discover why your final pose is the ultimate diagnostic tool for your swing and learn how achieving a perfectly balanced fini...

Are you a "range hero" but a "course zero"? Do your practice swings look like a Tour pro's, but the second you step up to an actual golf ball, your mechanics completely fall apart? You aren't alone. You might just be "ball bound."

In this week’s F-O-R-E Minute Friday, Daniel Guest reveals why the golf ball is actually your biggest enemy when you're trying to make real, lasting changes to your swing. We dive into the trap of false feedback on the driving range and explain why the secret to your next major breakthrough will happen ri...

Want to lower your handicap without changing a single thing about your swing? It sounds like magic, but it’s actually just math.

In this episode of the IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Coach Daniel Guest sits down with Scott Fawcett—former touring pro and the mastermind behind the revolutionary DECADE Golf course management system. Scott breaks down how he used PGA Tour data to create a foolproof, statistically driven approach to golf that completely removes emotion and guesswork from your decision-making.

Whether you're trying to break 90 or win a club championship, this episode will fundamentally chan...

Are you making the game of golf harder than it needs to be? If you are teeing up the wrong golf ball based on bad advice, you are costing yourself strokes before you even put a peg in the ground.

In this episode of The IMAGEN Golf Podcast, Top 100 Coach Daniel Guest tackles the avalanche of bad equipment information spreading around the golf world. We are putting the five biggest golf ball myths to bed once and for all so you can finally start dialing in your distances and lowering your scores.

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"Golf doesn't have to be so hard!" – but it usually feels that way when you’re standing over a four-footer for par.

In this episode, host Daniel Guest sits down with a true titan of the industry, Mike Jordan, CEO of Genius Golf Ball. With over 30 years of experience and 40+ patents at brands like Titleist and TaylorMade, Mike has shifted his focus from the "long game" to the "brainy game."

We dive deep into the world’s first smart golf ball designed specifically to solve the mystery of the putting stroke. Forget the $20,000 launch monitors; Mike e...

Today we’re tackling the single biggest scorecard killer in amateur golf: the short miss.

Let’s be honest—most of us are optimists. We see a pin at 150 yards, we remember that one time we flushed an 8-iron 150 yards back in 2022, and we pull that club. The result? We hit it "okay," it lands short, rolls into the bunker, or dies in the thick stuff.

Here is the secret to instant scoring improvement: Stop playing to the pin and start playing to the back of the green.

The Ego Trap

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It is arguably the greatest comeback story in the history of professional golf.

In this emotional and high-energy episode of the Imagen Golf Podcast, host Daniel Guest breaks down the breaking news out of Australia: Anthony Kim has won LIV Golf Adelaide, securing his first professional victory in nearly 16 years.

We dive deep into the journey of "AK"—from the swaggering, belt-buckle-wearing phenomenon of 2008 to the "Ghost of Golf" who vanished for a decade amidst injuries and addiction. Daniel explores how Kim rebuilt his body, his mind, and his swing to stare down Jon Rahm an...

"Never up, never in." It’s the most overused cliché in golf, usually chirped by a playing partner right after you leave a 20-footer just inches short. But what if we told you that cliché is actually hurting your game?

In this edition of FORE Minute Friday, we dig into the surprising stats behind putting speed. We debunk the aggressive "charge the cup" mentality and introduce the 20% Rule—the statistical reality that if you aren't leaving at least a few putts short, you are likely three-putting way too often.

Tune in to learn why dying the ba...

Can you imagine playing 1.6 rounds of golf every single day for an entire year?

On this episode of the Imagen Golf Podcast, Daniel Guest sits down with golf photographer and world record holder Patrick Koenig. In 2023, Patrick embarked on the RGV Tour 2.0 with a singular mission: to break the world record for the most 18-hole golf courses played in a single year. He didn't just break the record—he shattered it, completing an astonishing 580 rounds in 365 days.

Patrick shares the gritty reality behind the glamorous photos, discussing the physical toll of walking over 1,500 miles, the lo...

Are you addicted to the range? Do you stripe it in practice swings but lose it the second a ball is in front of you?

In this edition of Fore Minute Friday, Daniel Guest challenges the number one obsession in golf: hitting the ball. We dive into why being "ball bound" is actually destroying your ability to make swing changes and why the secret to your next breakthrough might just be in your living room, not on the driving range.

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Are you tired of weak slices, fat shots, or inconsistent contact? The difference between a frustrated amateur and a flushed iron shot often comes down to a single millisecond: Impact.

In this episode of The Imagen Golf Podcast, Top 100 Coach Daniel Guest dives deep into the physics of compression. We explore why the "flat lead wrist" is the non-negotiable secret to consistent ball striking and how you can stop "scooping" and start "compressing."

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Are you a golfer, or are you an athlete playing golf? There is a huge difference, and it’s showing up on your scorecard.

In this edition of FORE Minute Friday, Daniel Guest breaks down a core principle from Dr. Joe LaCaze (creator of ROTEXMotion): the importance of athleticism over static positions. If you are freezing over the ball with 15 different swing thoughts, you are killing your power and risking injury.

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Are you sabotaging your golf game before you even take the club back? In this edition of FORE Minute Friday, we tackle the single most common equipment mistake among amateur golfers: playing with too little loft.

If you aren't swinging like a Tour pro, you shouldn't be playing their equipment specs. We break down the physics of why "loft is your friend" and how adding degrees to your driver, woods, and hybrids can actually result in more distance and better stopping power.

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Are you spending $600 on a new driver to gain 5 yards, but ignoring the one piece of equipment you use on every single hole?

In this episode of the Imagen Golf Podcast, Daniel sits down with Mark Chantal, the founder of Pick Up Tee, to discuss the hidden yardage sitting right in your pocket. Mark explains the surprising physics of friction at the tee box and how standard wooden pegs might be robbing you of distance and accuracy.

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Are you leaking power at the top of your backswing?

It often comes down to one common fault: letting your weight slide to the outside of your foot. In this edition of FORE Minute Friday, we open the history books to revisit Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons and his legendary advice on the lower body.

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It’s that time of year. The clubs are in the garage, the weather is turning, and the "Gear Acquisition Syndrome" is kicking in. You’re scrolling through reviews, convinced that a new $600 driver is the secret to breaking 90.

But what if the secret to better golf this year wasn't in your bag, but on your nightstand?

In this edition of FORE Minute Friday, host Daniel Guest makes the case for upgrading your "software" instead of your hardware. We’re talking about the power of reading a golf book.

In this 4-minute episode, you’ll...

Is your garage a "gadget graveyard" filled with training aids that promised the world but delivered nothing?

In this episode of the Imagen Golf Podcast, host Daniel Guest sits down with Jim Hackenberg, the PGA Professional and inventor behind one of the most iconic and effective training aids in golf history: The Orange Whip.

Jim takes us on a journey from inside the ropes of the PGA Tour—where he caddied for legends and observed the effortless rhythm of the world's best ball strikers—to his garage, where he developed a tool to teach that same...

Welcome back to another edition of FORE Minute Fridays here on the Imagen Golf Podcast! I’m your host, Daniel Guest, and I hope you all had a fantastic holiday season with your friends and family.

But listen, we need to have a serious talk.

Now that the wrapping paper has been thrown away and the turkey leftovers are gone, you are likely staring at a pile of golf gifts. Maybe it’s a box of balls that feel like rocks, a gadget that promises to add 50 yards to your drive, or... heaven forbid... the "Pott...

It is FORE Friday, folks! The weekend is on the tee, the fairways are calling, and we are here to get your mind right before you take that first swing on Saturday morning.

I’m your host, Daniel Guest, and today we are talking about a tragedy I see on the driving range every single week. It’s the tragedy of hard work... applied to the wrong problem.

If you’ve ever practiced for three hours, hit 200 balls, and walked away hitting it worse than when you started... this episode is for you. Let’s tee it u...

"Welcome back to the IMAGEN Golf Podcast. I’m your host, Daniel Guest. As always, we are here with one simple mission: to help you play the best golf of your life, simplify this crazy game, and get you having more fun on the fairway.

Look, it’s December 17th. The holidays are hitting, the eggnog is flowing, and if you’re like most of the 36,000 students I’ve taught, you’re currently doing one of two things: you’re either shivering on a heated range trying to find your swing, or you’re doom-scrolling through equipment leaks.

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Think the off-season is just for resting? Not if you want to lower your handicap.

It’s December, it’s cold, and the clubs are likely in the garage—but that doesn’t mean your game has to hibernate. In this edition of F-O-R-E Minute Friday, Daniel Guest breaks down the single most important metric in putting: Start Line Control.

Most amateurs think they are missing putts because of a bad read. The data says otherwise. You are missing because you aren't starting the ball on your intended line.

In this quick episode, you will...