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The Smooth Swings podcast first " INSIDE THE ROPES " World Long Drive Championships Competitor, stops by the show to share with us his journey and an inside look at this amazing sport! Andrew shares with us his training, nutrition, and equipment he combines that has led to his success thus far. Andrew also shares a clear vision of what its actually like competing and staring down the grid preparing to tee off. • Began training for long drive in fall of 2017 after watching the 2017 Volvik World Championships • First World Long Drive competition, East Coast Classic, March 2018 - I joined the 400 club at this event with 5 drives over the 400 yard mark and setting a personal competition best of 415 yards (fell just a couple yards shy of final qualifying in both days of this event) • Took 3rd place in day 1 of the 2018 Memphis, TN World Long Drive Championship Qualifier, June 2018, to get my first world ranking points and an exemption into the 2018 Volvik World Long Drive Championships • Competed in 2018 Volvik World Long Drive Championships, August 2018 • Tied for 10th place in day 1 of the 2019 Memphis, TN World Long Drive Championship Qualifier, March 2019 • Tied for 4th place in day 2 of the 2019 Memphis World Long Drive Championship Qualifier, March 2019 • Took 1st place in day 1 of the Maricopa, AZ World Long Drive Championship Qualifier, April 2019 winning my 2nd consecutive exemption into the 2019 Volvik World Long Drive Championships • Competed in the World Long Drive Smash in the Sun Tour Event, Maricopa, AZ, April 2019 • Current World Ranking: 58th • Longest drive in competition: 415 yards • Longest Non-competitive drive: 462 yards Other bullets • Two-time collegiate golf scholar all-American (NAIA 2008, 2009) • Collegiate male athlete of the year (Savannah, GA 2009) • Three NAIA Golf National Championship appearances (NAIA 2007, 2008, 2009) • Lowest round of golf score: 64 ANDREW "THOR" HERBERT email: herbertgolf.longdrive@gmail.com web: www.thorlongdrive.com CGI: www.charitygolfintl.com/pros/andrew-herbert www.instagram.com/herbertgolf Other mentions in this podcast: Lance Reader and KRANK GOLF - www.krankgolf.com www.worldlongdrive.com Jay Milinichik - www.longdriveforheroes.com Bobby Peterson- www.theonestoppowershop.com Host Doug Sauer- www.instagram.com/sauer.doug This podcast is sponsored by The Black Tux Music Credit: OurMusicBox (Jay Man) Track Name: "Scream Now" Music By: Jay Man @ https://ourmusicbox.com/ Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/doug-sauer/support