Corey Kispert: Near-Scratch Golf, Flow State Mindset, Trade Chaos & Building The Bitter Truth Coffee

Corey Kispert: Near-Scratch Golf, Flow State Mindset, Trade Chaos & Building The Bitter Truth Coffee

February 23, 2026 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 87

About this episode

Corey Kispert discusses his experiences in golf and basketball, his competitive mindset, and the journey of building his coffee brand.

Corey Kispert joins The Dan Evans Show for a wide-open conversation about golf, hoops, mindset, and business . We talk about the bag fitting + jumbo grips that changed his game, why golf is the perfect NBA reset button, how he thinks about competitiveness and flow state, what it’s like living through a sudden trade, and why he took building The Bitter Truth Coffee seriously (including the behind-the-scenes surprises). 0:00 Intro + the “sneaky” sports story 0:54 Playing golf in-season + injury paranoia 1:37 Being 6'7": custom gear + fitting 2:13 Jumbo grips that changed his game 3:13 Early golf story + privacy 4:53 Football path + choosing basketball 6:44 How golf became the outlet 8:23 Golf as the NBA reset button 9:45 Where he ranks among NBA golfers 10:08 Why he gets overlooked + American Century talk 13:48 Competitive mindset on the course 15:25 Simulators, data, and training 17:53 MBA + academics and discipline 20:19 Coffee brand origin story 22:31 Stage fright + content pressure 24:36 “Slow motion is better than no motion” 28:37 Processing the trade + life flipping overnight 30:48 Faith + stability in chaos 33:50 Masters obsession + Augusta magic 36:35 Ludvig Åberg…

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Host: Dan Evans

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