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Welcome to the Hack It Out Golf podcast! Every week Mark Crossfield, Lou Stagner and Greg Chalmers cover a variety of topics that will help you play better golf. Grab your favorite drink and pull up a chair!

SMS - Tour Pros, Short Chips from Rough, Different Greens
Hack It Out Golf
SMS - Tour Pros, Short Chips from Rough, Different Greens

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SMS - Tour Pros, Short Chips from Rough, Different Greens
May 29, 2026

SMS - Tour Pros, Short Chips from Rough, Different Greens

By this point, we know that we want to avoid short-siding ourselves. But should we think about uphill vs downhill chips? In this episode, Lou offers Mark and Greg a handful of scenarios with Tour players around the green. The...
Is Pro Golf Just Driver/Wedge Now?
May 27, 2026

Is Pro Golf Just Driver/Wedge Now?

It's just bomb and gouge, right? In this episode, Mark and Lou look at the numbers to see if reality matches the common perception that Tour players almost never have long approach shots anymore. Are there still any 3-shot ho...
Steven Alker on Playing Well for Years
May 24, 2026

Steven Alker on Playing Well for Years

In this episode of Hack It Out Golf, Mark, Greg, and Lou welcome Champions Tour star Steven Alker. They explore his journey from New Zealand amateur golf through the Canada, European, Korn Ferry, and PGA Tours, to his remarka...
SMS - 100 Yards in FW on Par 4, Double or Worse, Scratch, 10, and 20
May 22, 2026

SMS - 100 Yards in FW on Par 4, Double or Worse, Scratch, 10, and 20

Is it a trick question? In this episode, Lou asks about the green light scenario: 100 yards in the fairway on a par 4. How often will a scratch, a 10, and a 20-index golfer make double bogey or worse in that scenario? You'd t...
The One Stupid Hole
May 20, 2026

The One Stupid Hole

If you have a course you play regularly, you almost certainly have one hole that gives you fits. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg give advice for troublesome holes. If a hole makes you choose between tee shot lengths, do ...
Internal vs External Swing Thoughts
May 17, 2026

Internal vs External Swing Thoughts

If you're listening to this podcast, there's a good chance you have a swing thought—and there's a pretty high chance that you're thinking about how some part of your body should be moving (or not) during the swing. In this ep...

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