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🚨 Hole in one ALERT on the 45 yard 6th hole at Belle Isle Golf!!!

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Details: Last day of summer. 6:41pm. Sunny. Clear skies. 73 degrees. 8 mph headwind. Sterling Irons SW bent to 57 degrees. Titleist ProV1x Left Dash golf ball.

This is my 4th hole in one and I'm getting closer to a hole-in-one for every day of the week, haha!

• 1st - Saturday, November 6, 2004, 9th hole at Pebble Beach’s Peter Hay Golf Course with a 9-iron from 74 yards
• 2nd - Sunday, October 9th, 2005, 8th hole at Pebble Beach’s Peter Hay Golf Course
• 3rd - Tuesday, October 10th 2006, 3rd hole at Pebble Beach’s Peter Hay Golf Course
• 4th - Friday, September 22nd, 2023, 6th hole at Belle Isle Golf with a SW from 45 yards

In the time since I first started playing Belle Isle Golf in 2021, I've come close so many times.

In fact, just last week I hit the flag stick on #2 and almost hole out on #4 and #5.



After all the close calls, it's nice to finally get another one to drop!

Thanks to host Fred Greene of the Golf Smarter podcast for having me on as a guest for the 5th time!

Description:

"Episode 888: Jaacob Bowden of swingmangolf.com and jaacobbowden.com was convinced that someday he would be a competitive Tour level golfer. He’s now been around the game for 20 years and his quest has brought him to the Speed Golf World Championships, World Long Drive Championships, and becoming an excellent golf instructor. In this episode we discuss his journey and how golfers at any age or skill level can increase their swing speeds which results in greater distance."

Chapter Markers:

0:00 Intro
1:31 First time we met
2:41 Making the PGA TOUR
6:27 Being a starving artist
12:50 Mindset in long drive
17:18 Losing the ego
18:47 Swing speed training
20:16 Benefit of swing speed training
25:04 How to increase swing speed
28:56 Speedgolf
31:26 What clubs do you carry in Speedgolf
34:19 Running on a golf course
38:38 Tour experience
40:47 PGA TOUR experience
43:52 Plans for 20th anniversary
47:55 Swing Man Golf

Listen to Episode 888 here:

Listen to "Speed Swing Training - Without Bulking Up Like Bryson, featuring Jaacob Bowden | #888" on Spreaker.
Watch the episode on YouTube here:


Listen to the other 4 episodes with Jaacob as a guest on Golf Smarter below:

02/06/18


11/13/12


06/05/12


12/19/09

Be sure to check out my latest article for GolfWRX titled "U.S. Open qualifying and learning from a "bad" round".

Finished T-183th out of 208 players at the Maryland Open held on the Gold Course at The Cannon Club and the Country Club of Woodmore on August 24-25th.

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Stopped by @MyGolfSpy this morning. Cool to meet a couple of the guys in person, check out where they do their testing, and see how far they’ve come since launching in 2008. @phil_bishop

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Finished T-106th at the MAPGA Section Professional Championship Presented by Club Car and Omega held on the Gold Course at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Finished T-58th at the Jani-King MAPGA Stroke Play Championship Presented by the PGA TOUR held at the Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Virginia.

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Really enjoyed the nature at Spring Creek yesterday and my round was highlighted with a lovely eagle on the Par-5 515-yard 12th hole (rolled my albatross approach over the hole and sank a 7-foot comeback eagle putt), but I finished T-22nd and missed the cut in the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia Qualifier. Fortunately, I noticed a few actionable items I can work on to improve performance for my next tournament in 3 weeks! #golf #progolfer

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Nice to get out and play in a tournament once again...and the car said 96 degrees, so it was especially nice to be able to play wearing shorts! Thanks to all the event sponsors and partners! #golf #golfswing #golflife #sterlingirons #newbalancegolf #underarmourgolf

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Thanks to Tony of Game Improvement Golf for having me back on his podcast for the 3rd time.

Show Notes:

• Jaacob provides a personal update on things he has been involved with in the past 2 years.
• He shares his thoughts on how the single-length iron concept has progressed in the golf world.
• Jaacob talks about the major benefits of single-length irons for golfers – and any specific classes of golfers who can benefit the most from playing them.
• He discusses the benefits of single-length – in particular – for beginner and high-handicap golfers.
• His website has guidelines for single-length iron setups that work best for different classes of golfers.  Jaacob shares his thoughts about these criteria.
• He shares a few of his favorite single-length iron success stories.
• Finally, Jaacob shares some final thoughts on the future of single-length irons for golfers, and when they should consider playing them.

Listen to the Podcast.

Golf Aid Reviews just published their review on Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Check it out here!

TXG Tour Experience Golf just reviewed the Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Check out the video along with some great quotes pulled out that are listed below the video.

Get your own set of Sterling Irons® here.



4:26 – “I think that flew the exact same yardage. No, we did not press replay!”

7:24 - “Feeling good so far. Sound good. They really sound nice. Yeah, it’s not like you’re going to pick these up and they feel different than what you’d be expecting from a Titleist or something like that. They feel quite nice.”

8:14 – “It’s gotta be a massive value to literally anyone.”

12:35 – “You know one thing I’m definitely aware of here is these irons are not short. In terms of how far they go, they are quick.”

18:39 – “I really hate to admit it, I’m hitting these 1000 times better than my own irons.”

18:48 – “That’s flowing right on the number, 198 on the fly.”

18:58 –

“I wasn’t really expecting to hit really good shots, if I’m honest. I was a little worried about this test.”

“Is that right?”

“I kinda thought I would get to 7 and 6-iron and just be hitting like crap.”

“Well, the opposite has happened. You’re flushing these. You’re hitting them really really nice.”

19:46 – “I don’t see anyone that shouldn’t try them.”

20:29 – “Performance speaks for itself. If it works, then it’s worth a shot.”

20:40 – “If your ball striking is a weakness and striking and being inconsistent is the reason for that, this really is one solution you could look at.”

20:51 – “I think I’m making better contact for sure.”

20:52 – “I would 100% say that this is the cleanest full set test we’ve done.”

20:41 – “That’s as good as I can hit it.”

23:00 – “I think mission accomplished.”

23:11 – “Really good yardage gaps.”

23:44 – “I think it helped me be more consistent.”

23:50 - “That is about as consistent as I’ve gone through in a set of irons.”

24:04 – “I think there’s so much good engineering that went in to the head with what each club is engineered to do .”

25:28 – “I’m pleasantly surprised.”

25:46 - “It’s a true validation for the technology.”

26:24 - “I could tell you my own irons aren’t gapped that well.”

26:39 – “I think this was done properly.”

26:59 - “They are very competitive on price, obviously made of good materials, and clearly can be fit properly.”

Get your own set of Sterling Irons® here.

Thanks to Bobby Lopez and Darren DeMaille for having me on their Open Mic Night to talk swing speed training, single length irons, and much more! Have a listen below!

After Bryson DeChambeau's win at The Memorial, Danielle Tucker invited me back for the 4th time as a guest on The Golf Club Radio Show. Of course, we chatted single length irons and Sterling Irons®. We also briefly talked about swing speed training and Swing Man Golf.

Listen in here.

The designer of my Sterling Irons® single length irons, Tom Wishon, got invited back on Golf Smarter Podcasts as a 12-time guest of host Fred Greene for Episode #624. Tom, of course, is a legend in the world of club design and custom club fitting.

This is a follow-up to the episode I was on…#623 posted on February 6th.

Show Notes:

"There’s no greater authority on fitting, creating, and golf club technology than Tom Wishon. This week Tom provides his State of the Industry on golf clubs and goes into detail on why the Sterling Irons® single length clubs can help middle to high handicap golfers, and how he improved on an old, bad idea. You’ll also find out why Tom now has single length irons in his bag. If you’re interested in more consistency and lowering your anxiety over every shot, check out Sterling Irons® today."

Have a listen to the episode below.

Got invited to go back for the 4th time on Golf Smarter Podcasts as a guest of host Fred Greene for Episode #623.

Show Notes:

"Consider yourself using the same posture, and the same swing every time, which could lead to more consistent contact. This week our guest is Jaacob Bowden who has teamed up with legendary club maker (and frequent Golf Smarter guest) Tom Wishon to create a new generation of single length irons. If you’re interested in more consistency and lowering your anxiety over every shot, check out Sterling Irons® today."

Have a listen to the episode below.

Spent a the last few days (October 28th-30th) in Durango, CO with my good friend Tom Wishon of Wishon Golf to discuss collaborating on a single length irons project.

There are some really cool pics from the visit here.

Andrew Tursky of GolfWRX.com has just published a cover story on the single length set of irons called “Sterling Irons®” that Tom Wishon and I collaborated on creating and will be launching soon.

The link to the article is here.

Read it!

Many thanks to Dude Spellings and Scott Dawley for having me on Episode 8 of the Pace of Change golf podcast.

Show Notes:

Welcome to Episode 8. Today we’re talking with Jaacob Bowden. It was actually hard to nail down an appropriate title for exactly what it is he does. Let’s just say, in the world of golf, he’s pretty much done it all. Jaacob is someone who understands the value of writing down his goals and plans, and then pursuing them step by step until achieved.
 
Take for example, his goal of becoming a professional golfer. You’d probably guess this was his childhood dream, something he fantasized about since he was a kid. Not exactly. Jaacob was 27 when he got started on this dream. And he was by no means a scratch golfer either. A 14 handicap, someone who admired the single digit player in his foursome. He was quite literally the average golfer. An average golfer with a superhuman belief system and a powerhouse work ethic.
 
His story blossoms from there into a beautiful picture of a late bloomer who falls in love with golf, and turns his love of the game into a budding entrepreneurial career. He’s an out of the box thinker, a swing speed teacher, an accomplished Speedgolfer, a senior writer for GolfWRX.com, and finally, with the recent release of Sterling Irons®, a golf club innovator. Alright, I’ve said enough. Let’s catch up with Professional Golf Entrepreneur, (hopefully that sums it up), Jaacob Bowden.
 
I hope you enjoy our conversation with Jaacob Bowden. Definitely want to encourage you to check out his swing speed training program. Like he mentioned, most golfers have never done any swing speed training, and therefore can see massive gains in just a few weeks time. For his unique view on current topics and events in the world of golf, follow him on your social media platforms of choice: he’s on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

You can listen to the episode below.

If you haven’t found out already, Tom Wishon and I have collaborated on a set of single length irons called Sterling Irons®.

Check them out at the official website.

We’re now taking orders!

Be sure to check out Mark Crossfield’s review of Tom Wishon’s and my Sterling Irons® single length irons at GolfWRX here.

The video description, as per Mark:

"Single Length Irons Like Bryson Dechambeau. Mark Crossfield tests the Sterling Irons® from Jaacob Bowden and Tom Wishon to show you what Bryson's idea with iron lengths could do for your golf game. This is a review of these golf clubs as well as a test of the idea of single length golf clubs."

Or just watch Mark's full video review below.

Today, Christo Garcia posted his video review of my Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Be sure to have a look below!

Great to be invited back with host Danielle Tucker on the Golf Club Radio Show to talk about Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Listen in here.

It was fun to be back for my 3rd guest appearance on Golf Talk Radio on ESPN.

This time we talked about my Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Listen to the show by clicking on the play button below.

Happy to have been a guest on Episode 57 of Tony Wright’s Golf Improvement Podcast to talk about Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Show Notes:

• Jaacob tells His Story – how he became a Professional Golfer, and how he initially became interested in developing what have become the Sterling Irons® Single Length irons.
• He talks about the initial requirements for the development of the Sterling Irons®, and why these requirements are important.
• Jaacob discusses some of the interesting stories and challenges from the 2-1/2 year development of these irons.
• He (and in fact Tom Wishon) play the Sterling Irons®.  Jaacob discusses some of the surprises he has had related to how these irons perform for him.
• Jaacob talks about a few of the very satisfying success stories from golfers who play the Sterling Irons®.
• Finally, Jaacob provides some Final Words to golfers who might consider playing the Sterling Irons®.

Director of Instruction Matt Saternus has finished his review of Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Read it here.

Learn about how Sterling Irons® single length irons came about in Plugged-In Golf’s “A Single Length Iron Pioneer” article.

For those living in Jefferson County, Missouri, keep an eye out in The Leader for Gordon Bess’ “The Inside Track” article called “Bowden stoking revolution in tradition-bound game of golf”…and article about Jaacob's Sterling Irons® single length irons.

You can read the article in the images below.

Does length matter?

See what Today’s Golfer has to say about Sterling Irons® single length irons in their test.

Here's the link to the article.

Also included in the article is the video below.

If you haven’t seen the September 2016 issue of Golf Digest, check it out. There’s a lovely photo and bit about Sterling Irons® single length irons.

#1 Most Popular Golf Instructor Mark Crossfield has just published “Cobra One Length or Sterling Irons® One Length” - Part 1.

Video notes: Mark Crossfield and Coach Lockey take on the single length iron challenge with the Cobra One Length irons and the Sterling Irons® single length irons. See what their on-course in-match ideas are of the single length push in the golf industry.

Watch it!

Continuing on from yesterday, Mark Crossfield has published Part 2 of “Cobra One Length or Sterling Irons® One Length”. See what Mark and Coach Lockey think about single length irons on the course and during their match.

Watch below!

Sterling Irons were featured in an article called "Single Length Irons" by Jim Achenbach for Senior Golf Insider.

The Director of Instruction at Consistent Golf, Jeff Richmond, has just posted his review of my Sterling Irons® of single length irons.

Martin Hopley of GOLFALOT.com has just published his “Wishon Sterling Single Length Irons Review” article.

Read it!

Steve Buzza of Buzza Golf and James Pickard give their opinions on single length irons with James giving his review of my Sterling Irons®.

Take a look.

Chris Duthie of Colorado Avid Golfer has published a story about my successful Sterling Irons® single length irons called "Wishon Golf's New Sterling Irons Are Revolutionary".

Give it a read!

Paul Wilson has published his review of my Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Watch the review below.

As fellow equipment junkies, I’m sure many of you have already heard about Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Usually, with golf clubs, you only get to see the end-product that comes with all the marketing hype and fancy words meant to get you to buy the product. But it’s not too often that you get to hear an in-depth firsthand experience from one of the co-creators of a club design about what went into making the clubs you see on the shelves.

I am hoping to do that for you today.

Read more at MyGolfSpy…

Thanks to the Washington Golf & Travel Show for inviting me to present on the celebrity stage about my Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Want to see Rick Shiels' review of Sterling Irons® single length irons?

Watch the video below.

Distance gapping and trajectories have historically been a common problem and concern with single length irons. In this video, Tom Wishon and I discuss how we fixed those things in our Sterling Irons® single length irons design.

Tom Wishon and I chat about the process of how we took Sterling Irons® single length irons from concept to creation.

Rick Shiels & Peter Finch (Team North) take on Seb on Golf & James Pickard (Team South) around The Shire London in four mini matches featuring single length irons (including Sterling Irons®).

Watch three of them below.

March 13, 2017


March 14, 2017


March 15, 2017

My Sterling Irons® single length irons were featured in Golf World in an article by Mike Stachura.

Read it here.

Trackman Master Alistair Davies has just posted his review of my Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Watch it below.

Wisdom in Golf's Shawn Clement has posted a review of my Sterling Irons® single length irons.

Have a look!

Thanks to Tony of Game Improvement Golf for having me back on his podcast..

Show Notes:

• Jaacob talks about some of the most interesting things that have happened in the last year related to the introduction of the Sterling Irons® Single Length Irons.
• The Sterling Irons® Lob Wedge was recently introduced – Jaacob talks about how the design of this lob wedge came about.
• The second recent new Sterling Irons product is the Sterling Irons® 4 iron – most often used by strong players who can launch the golf ball easily.  He discusses design efforts that lead to the release of the 4 iron.
• Finally – Sterling Irons® left handed single length irons are now available.  Jaacob talks about how glad he is that there was enough demand for these to be created.
• Jaacob talks about some interesting suggestions for how golfers can practice to effectively adapt to using single length irons.
• In closing – he shares a few Final Words for golfers who want to start playing effectively with Single Length Irons.
  

Listen to the Podcast.