Why Golfers Plateau? And How to Break It with Christo Garcia

About this episode

Christo Garcia discusses how he rebuilt his golf game by studying classic swing techniques and applying martial arts discipline.

Christo Garcia was a natural golfer until modern instruction broke his swing. In this episode, Christo demystifies the over the top swing. He tells Josh how he rebuilt his game from scratch by studying the classic swing, using martial arts discipline, and learning to compress the ball without swinging harder. To learn more about Christo’s swing ethos follow him @classicgolfswing on Instagram or visit his website: classicswing.golf WOW, Fred has been nominated for the 2025 Audiocaster of the Year by the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. Please vote for our founder as often as you'd like as the more you vote, the better his chances of recognition. Voting is open now through July 1. Vote now at BARHOF.org Thanks for your support and Good Luck Fred!! 🤞 Please welcome our new host of Golf Smarter, Josh Karp! Fred has retired from his work life, including the podcast, and will be working on his game with more intention than ever. If you have a question for either Josh or Fred, or if you’d like to share a comment about what you’ve heard in this or any other episode, please write to Josh at karpj2323@mac.com or Fred at golfsmarterpodcast@gmail.com. For exclusive content and first access…

People in this episode

Host: Josh Karp

Guest: Christo Garcia

Topics covered

• golf instruction
• swing mechanics
• martial arts discipline
• game improvement
• classic swing

Keywords

• golf
• swing
• instruction
• game improvement
• martial arts
• compression
• classic swing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: classicgolfswing, classicswing.golf, Corrected Mistakes, Substack

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