Mistah Short Hitter – Kirk Blakney

February 24, 2023

Our guest this episode on The Chicago Golf Report podcast is Kirk Blakney, General Manager and Proshop Owner at Woodruff Golf Course. Kirk is also the man behind the popular Mistah Short Hitter YouTube channel, where he provides in-depth product reviews, on course matches and instructional tips, as well as golf course and facility reviews.

In this conversation with Kirk we discuss:

How he fell in love with the game as a child by imitating other golfers
How practicing 12 hours a day eventually led to a spot on the University of St. Francis golf team
What a family member said to encourage Kirk to create a YouTube channel
Where the idea for his first video came from
What it takes to create and manage a popular YouTube channel
How much it takes to create and edit a single video
Why Kirk leans on strategy to play better golf
The importance of subscriber feedback for the Mistah Short Hitter channel
Who Kirk hopes to inspire with his videos
Why social media personalities in golf are becoming stars