The ModGolf Podcast
Host Colin Weston explores the future of golf through conversations with the entrepreneurs, visionaries and influencers who are shaking up the sport.
Displaying 5 items of The ModGolf Podcast with the tag "trackman".
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Building a Year-Round Revenue Engine With "The Nest" - Kyle Holmes, GM & Managing Partner of Quail Ridge GC
October 8th, 2026 | Season 20 | 40 mins 14 secs
ModGolf, TrackMan, club fitting, colin weston, dual-mode bays, golf business, golf course acquisition, golf course management, golf course operations, golf course ownership, golf entertainment, golf entrepreneurship, golf industry trends, golf innovation, golf instruction, golf league play, golf podcast, golf revenue streams, golf simulator, golf technology, grand rapids golf, indoor golf, indoor golf facility, kyle holmes, michigan golf, pga professional, quail ridge golf course, simulator golf, the nest, winter golf
What if your business could generate revenue twelve months a year instead of just seven? ModGolf Podcast host Colin Weston sits down with Kyle Holmes, General Manager and Managing Partner of Quail Ridge Golf Course in Ada, Michigan, to explore how he and his business partner built The Nest - an eight-bay indoor/outdoor golf simulator facility with dual-mode bays that's keeping golfers playing (and paying) all winter long. Discover how this innovative golf entrepreneur turned a four-month off-season revenue gap into a year-round business opportunity while building community, breaking down barriers for beginner golfers, and scaling his vision for the future of public golf.
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The 4 1/4" Question: Why is a Golf Hole That Size?
July 28th, 2026 | 10 mins 36 secs
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What if the most sacred standard in golf - the size of the hole - wasn't the result of careful design, but instead was formed by a found object in a Scottish golf maintenance shed? In this bonus episode of The ModGolf Podcast, host Colin Weston uncovers the accidental 1824 origin story behind golf's most overlooked rule, explores why the R&A and USGA have fiercely defended it for over 135 years, and examines how today's golf business innovators are challenging tradition with bigger cups, simulator golf, and "fun-first" formats that could reshape the game's future.
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Season 7 Wrap-up / Season 8 Preview
August 23rd, 2020 | Season 7 | 16 mins 49 secs
#growgolf, Golf Channel, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, TrackMan, USGA, We Are Golf, arccos golf, billy casper golf, dialed in golf solutions, entrepreneurship, future of golf, golf, golf women, honma golf, hype sports innovation, innovation, pga, pga show, phat scooters, sal syed, sister golf, sport tech, transrover
Host Colin Weston recaps the best from each of our ten Season 7 guests, along with a preview of Season 8 which will premiere early September 2020.
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Creating Memorable Golf Experiences For Everyone - Ian Peterson, Dialed In Golf Solutions
May 22nd, 2020 | Season 7 | 30 mins 18 secs
#growgolf, Golf Channel, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, TrackMan, USGA, We Are Golf, dialed in golf solutions, entrepreneurship, future of golf, golf, golf women, ian peterson, innovation, pga, pga show, sport tech
"We eventually learned how to simplify our product and experience offering while providing even a higher level of service and customer value." Ian Peterson - Founder and CEO of Dialed In Golf Solutions joins us to share his thoughts on innovating the golf industry.
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Creating Innovative Products That Find Their Customers First - Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen / TrackMan
July 18th, 2017 | Season 1 | 33 mins 17 secs
#growgolf, Blue Ocean Strategy, Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen, Lean Startup, Major League Baseball, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, Statcast, TrackMan, TrackMan Golf, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, mlb
TrackMan began in 2003 with a vision of making practice sessions more efficient and fun by introducing radical innovation to the golf industry. On this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, Trackman co-founder and CEO Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen tells his entrepreneurial journey which started as a trained medical doctor and ex-Danish National Golf Team member who believed Doppler radar could accurately track a golf ball. Fourteen years later, TrackMan is the industry leader with five golf-based ball tracking products, along with developing the StatCast visual tracking for Major League Baseball.