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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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Rule Changes on the PGA Tour
Jan. 11, 2026

Rule Changes on the PGA Tour

With the start of a new PGA Tour season, it's a good time to catch up with rule changes for this year's play. In this episode, Lou and Mark talk about changes to preferred lies and embedded ball rules, unintentional ball move...
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SMS - Tour Pro, 15 Yards in Rough, More Than 10 Feet
Jan. 9, 2026

SMS - Tour Pro, 15 Yards in Rough, More Than 10 Feet

With Greg out sunning himself again, Mark and Lou run the two-man Saturday Stat: Mark vs Lou's newsletter audience. In this episode: a Tour Pro is in the rough, a mere 15 yards from the hole. How often will his chip finish mo...
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Making Practice Better
Jan. 7, 2026

Making Practice Better

If you're listening to this, you probably want to be better at golf. But you're unlikely to play better on the course continuing exactly the same practice routine you've had off the course. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Gre...
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What Does It Mean to Swing Fast?
Jan. 4, 2026

What Does It Mean to Swing Fast?

With modern launch monitors, it's pretty easy to tell who swings fastest—you just measure it. But what about relative speed? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk speed potential and efficiency. Which of the three of them...
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SMS - Scratch, 125 in Fairway, Shots to Finish Hitting vs Missing Green
Jan. 2, 2026

SMS - Scratch, 125 in Fairway, Shots to Finish Hitting vs Missing Green

You already know it: hitting more greens in regulation is the key to better scores. But how much difference does it make? In this episode, Lou asks Greg and Mark to compare the scores a scratch golfer will make when he hits v...
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Pathways to the PGA Tour
Dec. 31, 2025

Pathways to the PGA Tour

The limited routes to be able to play on LIV have been much-discussed, but is the PGA Tour headed in a similar direction? In this episode, Greg, Mark, and Lou discuss changes to the PGA Tour qualifying. How should qualificati...
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