The Productive Pause, Swing Rebuilds, and the Best Red Ever

Welcome back to RDTFM, where Dalton, Chad, and Chris crack open a Day of the Dead double red, a local hazy, and a Lowcountry favorite. This week we're flipping the Approach segment on its head, trading the usual advisory scenario for a conversation about unplugging, leading better, and why stepping away might be the most productive thing a firm owner can do.

Pop That Top & The Scorecard

• Chris's Fitting Session: Zero rounds played, but he got fit for the driver he won last week, landing in an X-flex shaft (his stiffest in 20 years) and a tweaked loft with one goal: anything but left. Plus, he's signed up for his first club championship in years, and it's gross or die.

• Chad's Swing Rebuild: One round so bad he stopped keeping score on 14 and nearly sold his clubs in the parking lot. He breaks down the drills from his first lesson, fixing an out-to-in path, a steep transition, and a fast-closing clubface, and why the range-to-rounds ratio has to flip for now.

• Dalton's Comeback Nine: A twinge on a steep beach hill is a reminder he's not running yet, but he walks a full-length nine with his kids, trusts every swing, and turns their scramble into a dessert-on-the-line competition, despite lipping out a painful number of short putts.

The Approach: The Productive Pause

• Two Days, Zero Screens: Chris explains the quarterly "productive pause" his business coach recommended: 48 hours with no phone, no tech, and no agenda, and how he solved years-old firm problems on the very first night.

• Finding Your Spot: Why a state park cabin didn't work but a beach-walk Airbnb on Edisto Island did, how much chaos you notice once it's gone, and his daughter's unforgettable question: "Dad, are we chaos?"

• Don't Put Up a Zero: Dalton shares his philosophy that something beats nothing, Chad makes the case that the right environment is different for everyone, and Chris recommends the leadership book Taking the Lead by Dave Alpert of Joe Gibbs Racing.

The Final Pour

• Another strong week on the RDTFM Leaderboard. Hear the verdicts and decimal-point ratings for Ritual Brewing's Double Red, crowned the best red Dalton has ever had, Friction Beer Company's Southern Hospitality, and Shell Ring Ale Works' Hop Doctor.