Friday Feedback: 'Golf is not about the quality of your good shots, but the quality of your bad ones'

Friday Feedback: 'Golf is not about the quality of your good shots, but the quality of your bad ones'

July 9, 2026 · 26 min · Season 4

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The episode discusses various aspects of golf, including the quality of bad shots, local rules, and stories about golf legends.

It's Friday and that means a Friday Feedback pod. Plenty of great comments and questions for Nick and Mark to discuss today. 01:00 Following our conversation a couple of weeks ago about women golfers who were (or are) absolute flushers, there's a couple of suggestions on golfers we missed. 03:00 Nick and Mark discuss the importance of not focusing so much on the quality of your good shots, but the quality of your bad shots....they explain. 04:00 Our discussion about local rules really has sparked some comments, and yes gimmes come up again (much to Marks frustration) 05:00 Mark notes that in the US it can be quite different, mulligans and gimmes are almost negotiated for. 05:50 Last week Mark talked about 'airspace' on a particular hole being out of bounds, we get a message from Ray in the UK who had the same thing at his club 07:00 An idea from Mission Hills on how to manage gimmes 07:30 Ian has a comment and question about YouTube golf tips, he may have misunderstood a recent conversation on the show, but that's okay, we have a chat about it. 10.30 Are bunkers still hazards, or are they too well groomed? 11:30 Radar - A fun story about the great man. After the turn: 14.00 A few…

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Hosts: Nick O'Hern, Mark Allen

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