The ModGolf Podcast

Cutting Through the Golf Data Noise – Personalized Golf Improvement with AVA Golf

May 28th, 2026  |  Season 19  |  29 mins 54 secs

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Are you feeling overwhelmed by launch monitor data and conflicting YouTube golf tips? You’re not alone. Guest host Rich Katz sits down with ParOne’s JR Charles and engineering director Aron Schüler to introduce AVA Golf - a new platform designed to replace guesswork with genuine golf intelligence. Discover how this "video-first" solution aggregates your Arccos and Garmin data to serve a personalized video playlist from Top 100 instructors, helping you fix the right thing at the right time.

Happiness First and Handicap Later - Kris Lynch, Founder of Golf Yourself Happy

May 20th, 2026  |  Season 19  |  42 mins 40 secs

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Think you’re not "good enough" to be a golfer? Think again. In this powerful mindset shift, former finance exec turned coach Kris Lynch exposes why 4 million golfers quit annually and why a "happiness first, handicap later" approach is the cure.

Tune in to discover golf mindset, mental health, beginner tips, and how to overcome golf anxiety and imposter syndrome to actually enjoy the experience of playing over focusing on the result.

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From Losing it All to Over $12 Million in Annual Sales - Geoff Tait, Founder of Triple Bogey Brewing

May 1st, 2026  |  Season 19  |  34 mins 54 secs

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He hung out with Arnold Palmer at Augusta, lost a multi-million dollar business, and then built a successful brewery from scratch - without knowing how to brew a single beer. In this raw conversation, Triple Bogey Brewing founder Geoff Tait shares the painful lessons from losing Quagmire Golf, why slow growth and customer loyalty beat venture capital, and how "better hit another" became a mantra for resilience. This episode is a must-hear for entrepreneurs, golf business fans, and anyone who loves craft beer on the first, ninth or 19th hole.

The Rebuild - Part 4: Can a 50¢ Towel Finally Correct My Driver Swing Path?

April 26th, 2026  |  19 mins 13 secs

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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." If you've been battling a driver that costs you strokes—swinging too left, too handsy, or with powerless effort—PGA Pro Quinn Vilneff reveals why a simple 20-cent towel is the only training aid you need to fix your path, kill your slice, and finally unlock effortless power. In this episode of The Rebuild, host Colin Weston gets a step-by-step driver makeover, proving that the longer it takes, the longer it lasts.

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A European Playbook to Future-Proof Golf - Renate Roeleveld, CEO of The Golf Course Association of Europe

April 18th, 2026  |  Season 19  |  41 mins 4 secs

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She broke her leg running the NYC marathon and kept going - so resilience and tenacity are part of her DNA. Golf Course Association of Europe GCAE CEO Renate Roeleveld joins host Colin Weston to reveal how European golf facilities are embracing tech, hospitality, and "short format" play to solve inclusion and sustainability challenges to make the sport more welcoming for players and profitable for operators.

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From The Hockey Rink to The First Tee - Greg Collins, Founder & CEO of GRIT Inc.

April 7th, 2026  |  Season 19  |  26 mins 46 secs

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He built a hockey bag empire from a handshake in a pizza parlour. Then COVID pushed the company to pivot into the world of golf. Host Colin Weston sits down with Greg Collins, founder and CEO of GRIT Inc., to reveal how the 45-year industrial design veteran expanded from hockey into golf, turning fear into fuel and creating the revolutionary GRIT 2.0 Tower golf bag - a square, cart-stabilizing design that proves the best golf innovations come from off the fairway. If you're a golfer tired your golf bag twisting sideways in your cart, or an entrepreneur looking for startup resilience and product design inspiration, this is your must-listen episode!

From Corporate Consultant to Golf Tech Disruptor - Drew Koehler, Co-Founder at Blue Tees Golf

March 28th, 2026  |  Season 19  |  38 mins 16 secs

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What happens when a broken Amazon rangefinder ruins your round and sparks a multi-million dollar business idea? In this episode of The ModGolf Podcast, host Colin Weston sits down with Blue Tees Golf co-founder Drew Koehler to unpack the entrepreneurial journey behind one of golf’s fastest-growing tech brands. From liquidating bank accounts for bootstrap capital to launching the new Rainmaker launch monitor and Scout AI, this is a must-listen for golfers and entrepreneurs who want to know how to disrupt the golf industry with better design and smarter technology.

Team Over Everything: The Art of Building an Enduring Brand - Hyman Ngo, Levelwear Co-Founder and SVP of Product/Marketing

March 18th, 2026  |  Season 19  |  38 mins 24 secs

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What does it take to build a golf apparel brand carried by 85 of the top 100 clubs in both the US and Canada? Hyman Ngo, Co-Founder of Levelwear, joins The ModGolf Podcast to share his journey from contract manufacturer to industry leader, revealing the "Who's With You" manifesto, the brand's commitment to sustainable performance apparel, and how authentic relationships with caddies and golf pros drive long-term success in the competitive golf fashion space.

Season 18 Wrap-up / Season 19 Preview

March 13th, 2026  |  Season 18  |  19 mins 13 secs

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If you didn’t get the chance to listen to all of our twelve Season 18 episodes, this bonus show gives you a recap of the great conversations I had with some of the golf industry's top influencers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Hopefully this will inspire you to listen to a couple of the episodes listed below. Enjoy!

The Rebuild - Part 3: Is Your Swing Sequence Correct?

March 4th, 2026  |  41 mins 24 secs

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All the (right handed) golfers, now put your hips to the left! 🎶 In Part 3 of The Rebuild, PGA Teaching Pro Quinn Vilneff channels his inner Beyoncé to fix host Colin Weston's faulty swing sequence by getting his center of mass moving toward the target sooner. Discover why keeping your pelvis back leads to pulls and wipey fades, and learn the simple "bump" drill that instantly improved Colin's strike and added 15 yards to his seven iron.

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