The Measured Golf Podcast

Michael Dutro, PGA
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With so many amazing things happening in the Measured Golf Community, we have decided to start a podcast to discuss all of the amazing things that we are seeing have a positive impact on our athletes. Whether it be Ground Reaction Forces, Golf Biomechanics, or strategies for making the most out of your limited practice time, we hope that this podcast becomes a resource for you to finally become the player you know you can be! Video of the podcast can be found by visiting our Measured Golf YouTube page. Upcoming Guest and announcements can be viewed by following the Measured Golf Instagram page. To learn more, or to visit the Measured Golf facility in person, please, find us on the web at measuredgolf.com. 

  1. Inside The 2026 PGA Merchandise Show

    1D AGO

    Inside The 2026 PGA Merchandise Show

    Send us a text A week at the 2026 PGA Show can feel like standing in a golf-tech firehose—demos, debates, and a thousand new claims. We cut through the noise with a coach’s eye, sharing what truly matters: tools that measure well, connect cleanly, and turn data into better shots. From presenting alongside leaders in biomechanics to late-night Open Forum exchanges, the theme is clear—measurement is only as valuable as its application. We break down the biggest moves in integrated systems. Trackman’s markerless 3D inside its platform points toward a unified stack of launch monitor, motion capture, and force plates, helping players see movement and numbers in one place. Foresight’s software overhaul delivers crisper visuals and smarter practice modes that make sim sessions more productive. On the ground-force front, Smart2Move’s companion app could change remote coaching by putting session data in the player’s hands for easy sharing and review. Short game lovers get real upgrades too. Steven Sweeney’s putting insights—stroke arc and face control—pair with the Genius Ball’s readable metrics on skid, bounce, and roll to make practice measurable and fast to improve. We also reality-check the handle-force sensor space: if graphs don’t reflect expected pressure changes at transition, the model isn’t ready. And yes, spikes are back for a reason—more friction often means better force, stability, and contact. On the club front, drivers are maxed on speed, so the true gains come from fitting, forgiveness, and straighter flight in the new 10K MOI era. Amid all the tech, we still celebrate the soul of the game—walking, persimmon woods, and the quiet craft of strike and flight. The future won’t replace coaches with AI; it will empower coaches who can translate measurement into motion and motion into ball flight. If you love clear insights, honest takes, and practical ways to train smarter, you’re in the right place. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, share it with a golf friend, and leave a quick review so more players and coaches can find it. Got a topic you want us to tackle next? Send us your ideas and let’s build your best season. Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    1h 2m
  2. Blades Or Forgiveness

    JAN 17

    Blades Or Forgiveness

    Send us a text The TV lights are back on in Hawaii, and we’re riding that surge of energy into a candid gear and tour reality check. Rory McIlroy stepping away from blades says a lot about where performance lives today, and it pushed us to ask the same hard question we ask our players: do you want identity in your bag, or ball flights that hold greens and dodge water? We walk through a practical build—cavity backs in the scoring clubs, hollow bodies up top, slightly softer shafts, and a driver with more loft—to make height easy and misses survivable. The goal is simple: less grind, more fun, better scores. We also get into wedges, where most golfers quietly lose strokes. Grind matters more than the bounce number on the stamp. If you play in soft turf or fluffy bunkers, a wider sole and smarter heel-toe relief lets the club enter and exit the ground quickly. That’s why K‑style soles have been winning on leaderboards. On firm turf, blending lower bounce with the right relief keeps the leading edge tight and offers versatility from tight lies. Add in higher-launch fairway setups and spin-friendly shafts to fix gapping and raise peak height, and your long-game decisions start working for you instead of against you. On the tour side, Brooks Koepka’s return highlights the financial realities of pro golf and the rising intensity of the PGA Tour’s schedule. We talk legacy, signature events, pathways, and why team formats could be the key to younger audiences and bigger stories. Meanwhile, take a look around any big-box putter wall: mallets and low-torque designs have won the market, but there’s still room to keep a blade if it truly fits. If you’re ready to trade ego for outcomes this season, this conversation gives you a clear blueprint. Enjoy the show? Follow, share with a golf friend, and leave a quick review so more players can find it. What would you change in your bag first? Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    42 min
  3. Change That Sticks

    JAN 10

    Change That Sticks

    Send us a text Change sounds inspiring until it asks you to feel awkward, look odd, and swing “worse” before it gets better. We dive into the real reason most golfers stall: chasing outcomes while avoiding the uncomfortable work of reshaping a motor pattern. Instead of miracle tips, we map a practical path that ties movement, club delivery, and ball flight together with measurement, clarity, and grit. We talk about why grit often beats raw talent and how the “natural” label hides the hours of deliberate practice behind great performances. Then we connect that mindset to golf: launch monitor data reveals your pattern, while force plates or 3D motion capture expose the body motions driving it. With that insight, targeted drills act like training wheels—deliberate constraints that teach a new order of operations. You’ll see early gains in path, face-to-path, and strike quality before your feel catches up, which builds belief and momentum. We also tackle fake progress. Playing the same course can trim strokes through familiarity without building portable skill. If you want a game that travels, you must rotate discomfort into practice: work on long irons and fairway woods, vary targets and lies, and test the motion at playing speed. Openness and commitment turn this into a sustainable process. A coach can diagnose root causes and design effective drills; only you can do the reps and bring the new pattern to the course under pressure. Ready to trade comfort for capability? Follow our process: identify one root issue, measure it, train it with smart constraints, and reinforce it until it holds up on the tee, on the fairway, and under a card in your pocket. If this helped, subscribe, share with a golf friend, and leave a review so more players find the show. Got a topic you want us to cover next? Send it our way. Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    56 min
  4. New Year, Lower Scores

    JAN 3

    New Year, Lower Scores

    Send us a text New goals are exciting until the scorecard refuses to move. We pull back the curtain on why the distance craze hasn’t slashed averages and show a cleaner path to real improvement: objective tracking, targeted practice, and smarter decisions from tee to green. Instead of chasing every tip, we walk through how to benchmark your game with Clippd, read your trend lines, and translate those insights into simple routines that actually change outcomes. You’ll hear how small edges compound: rolling more 10–12 footers by reducing sidespin, shaving a foot off average chip proximity, and building a bunker plan for the 20–30 yard shot. We get candid about the limits of strokes gained for amateurs, the hidden cost of “feel,” and why diagnosis beats content when you’re stuck. We also dig into coaching and technology—what good force plate use looks like, the questions to ask before you hire, and how to avoid getting dazzled by tools without a plan. Gear talk gets real, too. We break down driver head choices, spin and launch windows, and why the wrong low-spin setup can rob carry and accuracy. On the greens, we separate putter trends from fit, explaining when zero torque helps and when toe hang still wins. Then we tie it all together with course strategy: choose layup numbers you love, especially on par fives, and play to your stats instead of your ego. If you’re ready to trade guesswork for gains, this conversation gives you a blueprint: set process goals, practice with feedback, track progress, and commit long enough to see the needle move. Subscribe, share this with a golf buddy who needs it, and tell us what topic you want next at measuredgolf.com or on social @MeasuredGolf. Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    50 min
  5. Why Chasing Golf Improvement Alone Fails And How To Fix It

    12/20/2025

    Why Chasing Golf Improvement Alone Fails And How To Fix It

    Send us a text Think your swing is one good tip away from greatness? We dig into why that chase feels good in the bay and falls apart on the course, then lay out a cleaner way to build durable skills. Michael breaks down the traps DIY golfers face—treating symptoms instead of causes, relying on timing rather than sequencing, and trusting slick marketing over objective data—and shows how small fundamentals create big change. We start with the real baseline: a neutral club path target between −2 and +2 degrees, what it reveals about your pattern, and how path, face, and angle of attack should relate. From there, we look at the hidden levers that tour players monitor daily but amateurs skip: alignment discipline, grip that stays neutral throughout a round, and posture that stacks the body to create torque without back pain. You’ll learn why standing too far inflates an into‑out path, how moving closer can neutralize it, and why “found it” timing at the range won’t hold for four hours under shifting lies, wind, and stress. We also separate old wisdom from today’s realities. Pre‑2000 balls and tiny heads rewarded control; modern urethane balls and 460cc drivers reward power with control. That context matters when you lift cues from legends. For those navigating the content firehose, we share practical guardrails: use TrackMan University for vetted education, build sessions with one priority, track trends not hero swings, and vet coaches by results, objectivity, and understanding of anatomy and physics. If lessons burned you before, use our framework to hold coach and player accountable with clear baselines and measurable change. Ready to trade guesswork for growth? Listen now, subscribe for more grounded golf coaching, and share this with a range buddy who’s one tip away from another rabbit hole. Then tell us: what’s the one habit you’ll change at your next practice? Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    53 min
  6. Stop Chasing Perfect, Start Learning Golf

    12/13/2025

    Stop Chasing Perfect, Start Learning Golf

    Send us a text Ready to stop renting swing changes and finally own your game? We dig into why so many golfers stall out despite new gear and endless tips, and we map a clearer path forward: study your miss patterns, track real data, and train skills that hold up on real lies with real pressure. The goal isn’t perfect positions; it’s predictable outcomes. We pull back the curtain on golf’s hype cycle and why “buying a game” rarely works. Then we get specific: where to place force in the swing, why stability beats late speed, and how neutral-ish path and face-to-path relationships build a shot shape you can trust. You’ll learn why consistent apex and land angle across the bag matters more than peak seven-iron distance, how to practice variability instead of comfort, and why the best players embrace uncomfortable reps because that’s where the nervous system rewires. This conversation also tackles the human side of improvement: accountability, useful stats, and the mindset to ride golf’s highs and lows without spiraling. We share practical ways to use tools like Arccos and launch monitors to reveal true carry distances, side tendencies, and gapping issues—sometimes even hidden loft problems. With objective feedback, coaching shifts from entertainment to performance, and your practice starts solving real problems instead of feeding your ego. If you’re serious about getting better, measure more, guess less, and commit to the unglamorous work that makes your pattern predictable. Subscribe for more measured takes, share this with a playing partner who’s ready to improve, and leave a review to tell us what you’ll track this season. Want help building your offseason plan? Reach out at measuredgolf.com—we’re here to coach the change that lasts. Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    1h 6m
  7. Why Chasing Numbers Can Hurt Your Game

    12/06/2025

    Why Chasing Numbers Can Hurt Your Game

    Send us a text Snow on the ground, swing on the mind. We dive into how to practice smart on a launch monitor so your game actually holds up on real turf, in real wind, with real consequences. Instead of chasing viral ball speed and “perfect” numbers, we zero in on what travels: neutral patterns, true carry distances, balanced dispersion, wedge control, and putting speed you can trust. We start by busting two big myths: that every great swing must live in an in-to-out path and that hitting up with the driver is an automatic win. You’ll hear why many elite players live slightly left of zero and thrive with a consistent fade, and how extreme AoA and closed face-to-path can create low-spin knuckleballs that look long on a screen but won’t stay in a fairway. From there, we build a plan for stability—targeting roughly minus two to plus two degrees of path—and show how to balance left-right misses so uneven lies can bend your shot shape instead of breaking your round. Next, we make carry king. Learn how to map each club’s carry on good and common misses, why draw vs fade affects carry and rollout, and how to use front-middle-back yardages to pick smarter approach numbers. For scoring, we go deep on wedges: use distance ladders, track peak height, center the strike around groove three to four, and flight shots lower with enough spin to stop in a hop or two. Then we unlock putting with data most golfers ignore: face angle rules start line, side spin can curve putts on “flat” surfaces, and 1.68 mph entry speed keeps more of the cup available and beats the tiny ramp around the hole. We wrap with a pragmatic blueprint: learn what the metrics mean, choose the few that move your score, play the “pins” strategy to avoid short-siding, and study your misses as much as your pured shots. When the snow melts, the golfers who practiced this way won’t just look good on a monitor—they’ll post better numbers on the card. Enjoy the episode, subscribe for more practical coaching, and share this with a range buddy who’s still chasing total instead of carry. Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    50 min
  8. From Feathery To Force Plates: Why Today’s Swing Must Evolve

    11/29/2025

    From Feathery To Force Plates: Why Today’s Swing Must Evolve

    Send us a text The swing most golfers try to copy was built for a different ball, a different driver, and a different course. We open the hood on modern golf and explain why the urethane revolution, 460cc “10K” drivers, and longer, lusher setups flipped the problem you’re trying to solve. If balata demanded de-loft and spin control, today’s game rewards height, speed, and tight face control—backed by measurement instead of myth. We dig into the big pivot points: how TrackMan corrected ball flight laws so you can finally aim your fixes at face and face-to-path, not old path-first dogma; why force plates reveal the real engine of speed and consistency—timed ground reaction forces and a strong lower-body brake; and how proper sequencing lets different-looking swings share the same efficient blueprint. Along the way, we unpack the injury equation: you can only accelerate what you can decelerate. Without braking, those “send it” swings load your wrists and elbows instead of the ground. This is a practical guide for fitting your motion to modern gear. Expect clear takeaways on launching it higher without losing control, choosing loft that helps carry, and training where changes stick best—away from the range, in the gym and PT space, where patterns and tissues adapt. We also look ahead: records should fall, AI coaching will improve, and the smartest players will blend classic craft with present-day science. Ready to play the game that’s actually on the course today? Subscribe, share this with a golf friend who’s stuck in 1974, and leave a quick review telling us the one swing myth you’re retiring next. Website : measuredgolf.com Instagram : @measuredgolf | @theforceplateguy Contact Us : info@measuredgolf.com

    48 min
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With so many amazing things happening in the Measured Golf Community, we have decided to start a podcast to discuss all of the amazing things that we are seeing have a positive impact on our athletes. Whether it be Ground Reaction Forces, Golf Biomechanics, or strategies for making the most out of your limited practice time, we hope that this podcast becomes a resource for you to finally become the player you know you can be! Video of the podcast can be found by visiting our Measured Golf YouTube page. Upcoming Guest and announcements can be viewed by following the Measured Golf Instagram page. To learn more, or to visit the Measured Golf facility in person, please, find us on the web at measuredgolf.com. 

Information

  • Creator
    Michael Dutro, PGA
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Measured Golf Podcast
  • Show Website
    The Measured Golf Podcast

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