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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!

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Does Par Help or Hurt Your Course Management?
July 13, 2025

Does Par Help or Hurt Your Course Management?

Lou talks a lot about expectations on the course. But golf has a built-in system of expectations: when you get to a new hole, the first two bits of information you normally want are yardage and par . That par number sets some...
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SMS - Scratch in FW, with 7 Iron, Hit Green Percentage
July 11, 2025

SMS - Scratch in FW, with 7 Iron, Hit Green Percentage

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Greg's day job has him occupied again, so Mark and Lou turn to the audience for some competition. Today's question in straightforward: a scratch ...
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What Would a Modern Course Be?
July 9, 2025

What Would a Modern Course Be?

Without question, modern golf is established on a foundation of traditions. But what if it weren't? What if golf were new, and we were building a course today? How would elements of course design and play be imagined if it be...
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Should Instructors Explain Mechanics?
July 6, 2025

Should Instructors Explain Mechanics?

How technical should golf instruction be? In this episode, Mark and Lou discuss whether learning the specific facts of the golf swing will help or hurt golfers. You need to find what works for you—and that might not be what y...
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SMS - 120 in Fairway, Scratch and 10, Strokes to Hole Out
July 4, 2025

SMS - 120 in Fairway, Scratch and 10, Strokes to Hole Out

Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. In today's episode, the question is straightforward, but the format is not. Greg is absent, so Mark is taking on a few of the podcast listeners. ...
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The Value of Practice Swings
July 2, 2025

The Value of Practice Swings

Do you take a practice swing? Or ten? Why? Out of habit, or are you accomplishing something on purpose ? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg analyze the value of the practice swing. Is it technical—or too technical? Does it ...
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