Episodes

  • SMS - Percent of Rounds with Zero 3-Putts, Scratch, 10, and 20 Index

    SMS - Percent of Rounds with Zero 3-Putts, Scratch, 10, and 20 Index
    Apr 19 2025
    Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Greg is on a roll! In today's episode, Lou is asking about 3-putts—in particular, how often scratch, 10 index, and 20 index golfers go the entire round without three putting. After the answers are revealed and the winner crowned, the guys talk about not just avoiding 3-putts, but getting the cause right when the 3-putt occurs. Each of these will be a mini-episode (10-15 minutes long) about an interesting golf stat. We will discuss what you can learn, and most importantly, how you can apply this on the golf course to lower your scores and lower your handicap. Listen on your drive to the golf course or over your Saturday morning coffee! Data is sourced from Arccos Golf. They have over 1 BILLION shots in their database. Check them out at: https://www.arccosgolf.com/ Use code DATALOU15 for 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • How Far Should You Hit Your 7 Iron?

    How Far Should You Hit Your 7 Iron?
    Apr 17 2025
    The 7-iron, in the middle of most player's bags, is often a benchmark club for distance. How far should you hit it? In this episode, Mark tackles this question with Lou and Greg. There are a number of ways to think about answering this question, from knowing what's typical at different indexes to knowing how to judge between your typical shot and your outliers. Do you want to be pin high more often? This discussion will help. Mark's video on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFTp6c4B-8 Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline Lou Stagner's weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.loustagnergolf.com/subscribe Lou Stagner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouStagner Greg Chalmers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregChalmersPGA The Hack It Out Golf Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HackItOutGolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Improving Your Anti-Cap

    Improving Your Anti-Cap
    Apr 14 2025
    Most golfers know how a handicap works, even if they don't maintain an official one. The anti-cap is its opposite: your worst 8 scores in your past 20 rounds. In this episode, Lou leads a discussion with Mark and Greg as to why an anti-cap matters, why tracking it can be an asset when your handicap improvement has stalled, and what a low anti-cap means for your golf game, Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline Lou Stagner's weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.loustagnergolf.com/subscribe Lou Stagner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouStagner Greg Chalmers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregChalmersPGA The Hack It Out Golf Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HackItOutGolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • SMS - Half Wedge vs Full Wedge

    SMS - Half Wedge vs Full Wedge
    Apr 12 2025
    Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. It's been common advice for so long: if you can't reach a green, lay up to a particular full swing yardage, so that you don't have to judge those tricky in-between distances. In this episode, Lou brings the data to Greg and Mark to see how many golfers really do score better if they follow that advice. The answer: not many at all. Each of these will be a mini-episode (10-15 minutes long) about an interesting golf stat. We will discuss what you can learn, and most importantly, how you can apply this on the golf course to lower your scores and lower your handicap. Listen on your drive to the golf course or over your Saturday morning coffee! Data is sourced from Arccos Golf. They have over 1 BILLION shots in their database. Check them out at: https://www.arccosgolf.com/ Use code MARK15 for 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • 2025 Masters Preview

    2025 Masters Preview
    Apr 10 2025
    It's Masters week! In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about what they hope to see in this week's tournament. A friendly wager is made for Mark's bucket hat, and then the guys make their picks from different buckets: LIV golfers, dark horses, and their overall pick to win. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline Lou Stagner's weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.loustagnergolf.com/subscribe Lou Stagner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouStagner Greg Chalmers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregChalmersPGA The Hack It Out Golf Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HackItOutGolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Favorite Drivers of All Time

    Favorite Drivers of All Time
    Apr 7 2025
    Here's a trip down memory lane: Mark, Lou, and Greg go back through their lives in golf to pick their favorite ever drivers. Of course, Lou goes a bit off the beaten path with his, there's a Sasquatch sighting, and Mark has comments on all of it. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline Lou Stagner's weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.loustagnergolf.com/subscribe Lou Stagner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouStagner Greg Chalmers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregChalmersPGA The Hack It Out Golf Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HackItOutGolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • SMS - 10 Yard Gain Off the Tee and Scoring Improvement

    SMS - 10 Yard Gain Off the Tee and Scoring Improvement
    Apr 5 2025
    Welcome to the "Saturday Morning Golf Stat" from the Hack it Out Golf Podcast. Lots of golfers, both pro and amateur, are trying to hit the ball further. But does it really matter when it comes to scoring? If you gain 10 yards off the tee, how likely are you to lower your index? In this episode, Lou puts that question to Mark and Greg. The answer will likely shock you. Each of these will be a mini-episode (10-15 minutes long) about an interesting golf stat. We will discuss what you can learn, and most importantly, how you can apply this on the golf course to lower your scores and lower your handicap. Listen on your drive to the golf course or over your Saturday morning coffee! Data is sourced from Arccos Golf. They have over 1 BILLION shots in their database. Check them out at: https://www.arccosgolf.com/ Use code DATALOU15 for 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • The Effects of Tee Height

    The Effects of Tee Height
    Apr 3 2025
    The tee shot is the only part of a golf hole in which you can perfectly control your own lie. And yet many golfers don't take advantage of this privilege. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg talk about tee height. You might guess that if you tee the ball higher, you're likely to hit up on it more. But what happens to face and path with higher and lower tees? Knowing these factors—both in general and specifically for your own game—can help you hit your best tee shots. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline Lou Stagner's weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.loustagnergolf.com/subscribe Lou Stagner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouStagner Greg Chalmers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregChalmersPGA The Hack It Out Golf Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HackItOutGolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
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