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Both Sides of Par: Golf Podcast for Every Handicap

by Colin and Ross

Both Sides of Par is a golf podcast for the millions of us battling through the middle. Colin is a high handicapper rediscovering the game after 20 years away. Ross plays off a low handicap and knows the industry inside out. Together they have honest, funny chats about what it actually takes to get better, from both ends of the handicap spectrum. If you play off anything from 10 to 25 and you're tired of tips aimed only at scratch players, this is your show. Every week covers practice that genuinely moves the needle, gear and golf tech worth your money, courses and golf trips (with a soft spot for Scotland, the home of golf and our home too!), and the amateur questions nobody else bothers to answer. Two golfers, two handicaps, one obsession. Follow along and play with us.

Latest episodes

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Custom Fitting Myths Busted: Why Every Golfer Can Benefit | SGGT

Think custom club fitting is only for good golfers? Think again. This week Ross is joined by Aaron Ellis (@golf_specs) from SGGT (@sggt_uk) to bust some of golf's biggest

Oct 12
46 min

Best Irons: Blades, Cavity Backs, Players Distance, Game Improvement... We Go Golf Club Shopping

Colin and Ross are back together after a wee break, and the handicaps are behaving for once. Colin is down another stroke to 22 after a cracking front nine on the Jubilee

Oct 5
50 min

How Links Golf Courses Are Designed: Bunkers, Greens and Strategy Explained

This week Colin swaps Ross for a guest he's known his entire life: his dad. Duncan Gray started out as a greenkeeper at Gatehouse of Fleet, spent years at Lahinch, ran th

Sep 28
57 min

What Happens When McLaren Engineers Design Golf Clubs? McLaren Golf, CEO Neil Howie

Instagram - @bothsidesofpar What happens when one of the world's most recognisable names in Formula One and automotive engineering decides to enter the golf industry? I

Sep 21
28 min

Can a £1 Vokey Wedge From a Charity Shop Transform Colin’s Short Game?

Follow the podcast: @bothsidesofpar Can you really find a Vokey wedge for £1? Apparently you can. Colin walks into a charity shop, digs through a bucket of mostly forget

Sep 15
57 min

Best Golf Bags 2026, a Scratch Golfer's 84, and a Top Trip Guide in South West Scotland

Ross opens Episode 30 by trying very hard not to talk about the 84 he shot at the weekend, his worst round in three years, before Colin gives him sixty seconds to explain

Sep 7
33 min

Why Tour Pros Battle the Same Demons as You – Peter Whiteford

Follow us on Instagram - @bothsidesofpar Former DP World Tour player Peter Whiteford joins Ross this week to talk about a very different way of getting better at golf: s

Aug 31
41 min

Practise Your Golf or Practise the Course? A Scratch Golfer and a High Handicapper Disagree

The nights are drawing in and Colin is feeling a bit wistful about the end of the golf season, while Ross, basking in 21 degrees down south, cheerfully reminds him that m

Aug 25
41 min

The £5 Golf Club Fix That Cured a 30-Yard Hook

Colin's got a new toy and he's not even using it for what it's meant for. This week he unboxes the Shot Scope Pro L2 rangefinder and cheerfully admits the main use so far

Aug 18
56 min

Royal Dornoch Review: What It's Really Like For A High Handicapper

Normal service resumes after a few weeks of summer holidays, and the lads have somehow managed to golf Scotland from top to bottom between them. The main event this week

Aug 10
49 min

The Golf Tech Ep: Best Phone Apps, Rangefinders & GPS Watches Compared

Colin's flying solo this week, and by solo we mean putting on a repeat while Ross plays Royal Dornoch and Colin nurses his jealousy after a consolation trip up the coast

Jul 14
47 min

I Lost 13 Balls at One of Scotland's Best Links Golf Courses

Ross and Colin are back with a proper mixed bag this week. Colin's been living his best golfing life at two very different Scottish gems, the windswept championship links

Jul 6
45 min

Cut your Golf Handicap: Practice Routines, Speed Training & Smart Strategy

Big news opens the show: Ross has made it back to scratch for the first time in roughly 16 years, and the lads pick apart exactly how he got there. It turns out most of t

Jun 29
1 h 02 min

He Built a Launch Monitor at Home for $500 (And It Matches Trackman)

Ross is off the grid this week, so Colin holds the high handicap fort alone and brings in a guest who sits at the other end of the spectrum: Coleman Rollins, better known

Jun 21
48 min

Golf Chipping Practice Drills That Work on the Course (PLUS Scratch Heartbreak, Spider Putters & 5-Wood Bump-and-Runs)

Follow us at @bothsidesofpar and grab the newsletter here. Episode SummaryRoss very nearly gets to scratch this week - painfully nearly. He talks through a round where

Jun 15
46 min

Golf Trolley Roundup (Push or Self-Driving?) PLUS pick the Yellow Tee on your Next Medal?

This week, Ross takes us through the highlights of playing the iconic Wentworth West Course, diving into his five favorite holes and what makes the experience special. T

Jun 8
51 min

A £5 Golf Drill, a 1-Under Round, and an Amazing Scottish Links Nobody Talks About

This week Colin and Ross catch up on a productive stretch of golf, with both of them quietly sliding down the handicap charts. Colin is dropping into the low twenties and

Jun 1
44 min

How to Play the Old Course at St Andrews (Plus new tour balls & Machrahanish)

Colin's riding high this week after slashing his handicap from 28 down to 24, the result of a 19-over medal win at his home club. The secret? Putting the driver back in t

May 25
50 min

Scott Fawcett: The Course Management Secrets That Lower Scores

Colin and Ross sit down with Scott Fawcett, the brain behind the DECADE Course Management System and the man who caddied for a then unknown Will Zalatoris when he won the

May 18
59 min

Portugal's Fastest Greens Left Us All Traumatised 😯 Plus Ross' 170mph ball speed

We'd love to hear your feedback - what can we improve about the show? What do you want to stay the same? Email us at: hello@bothpar.com This week on Both Sides of Par, C

May 11
45 min

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