Jeff Smith is one of the brightest minds in golf instruction. Based at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Jeff teaches a number of PGA TOUR, Web.com and Mini-Tour Golf Professionals. Among his clients is the winner of the 2018 At&T Byron Nelson, Aaron Wise. Smith joins our podcast to share his philosophy on the golf swing, and to help you improve your swing so that you can improve your "Spin Loft" to strike the ball more powerfully (gain more golf ball compression) and more consistently.
May 21, 2018•47 min•Season 3Ep. 237
Paul Tesori is a former All-American at the University of Florida, a PGA TOUR Professional, and caddie to former World #1 Vijay Singh. Paul is currently the caddie and coach to 2012 US Open champion and 2018 PLAYERS champion, Webb Simpson. He joins our podcast to share lessons from inside the ropes on the PGA TOUR. He also talks about various subjects including NCAA college golf, mindset, resilience, and the golf swing. Further, he revisits the 2018 PLAYERS and talks about course management and ...
May 18, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 236
Stan Utley is a former winner on the PGA TOUR and The Web.com Tour. He is now one of the leading instructors in golf (Golf Digest Top 50 Greatest Instructors in America) and he joins the "On the Mark" Podcast to share his experience and insights on the short-game and golf. Stan shares his beliefs on putting and his philosophy on short game success. He addresses, in-depth, all the fundamentals of good putting and chipping from ball position, to grip pressure, to tension, to mindset to quality bal...
May 16, 2018•46 min•Season 3Ep. 235
Michael Robinson is a PGA Class A Professional and an EBC certified instructor who works with players of all skill levels from the PGA TOUR, to college, to the club level. He joins the podcast to share the "Every Ball Counts" approach to golf improvement. He shares ideas on how you can practice, prepare, make decisions and play better. Michael also talks about practice drills and course management techniques that will help you to use your ability to perform ordinary tasks in extraordinary circum...
May 09, 2018•43 min•Season 3Ep. 234
Mike Bury is a respected Australian Golf Instructor based in Texas. Ranked by Golf Digest as one of the "Best Young Golf Instructors in America 2016/2017" he uses practice drills he has developed to bring a playing element to his golf lessons. The drills emphasize Clubface and Swing Path control whilst creating a pressure-filled environment to mimic competition. Mike discusses a few of those drills in this podcast to help you to improve your skills on the golf course.
May 05, 2018•47 min•Season 3Ep. 233
Corey Conseguera, Head of Marketing for Bridgestone Golf, joins "On the Mark" to discuss golf ball-fitting and why it is important for you. He references their extraordinary amounts of company research and golf ball performance data that Bridgestone uses in golf ball development. He also talks about Bridgestone's golf ball testing experiences and insights with Tiger Woods, Lexi Thompson and Bryson DeChambeau.
May 04, 2018•40 min•Season 3Ep. 232
James Hong is has been voted one of Golf Digest's Top Instructors in New York 2014-'17. He is also a GRAA Top 50 Instructor and a US Kids Golf Master Teacher. An expert on developing kids and junior golfers, James brings his expertise to our podcast to help parents navigate the challenges of parenting and developing children correctly. He also talks to junior (and all golfers) about how to practice, prepare, maintain a healthy/constructive attitude and mind-set and compete successfully.
Apr 27, 2018•44 min•Season 3Ep. 231
Michael Finney is the Director of Instruction at the University of Louisville Golf Club. Mike is a New Orleans native who went on to play golf collegiately at LSU. As an instructor, he has organized several nationally recognized golf summits where he brought together the brightest minds in the golf teaching and research industry. He joins our podcast to enlighten you on, and help you understand, the mechanics, kinematics and kinetics of the golf swing
Apr 25, 2018•47 min•Season 3Ep. 230
Paul Azinger is a 12-time winner on the PGA TOUR, a major champion (PGA Championship 1993), a Ryder Cup hero and a winning Ryder Cup Captain. He is now a well-respected television announcer and he joins our podcast to talk about golf. He shares his take on the game and how it should be played. He also talks about some of his notable victories and lessons learned as a player. He talks at length about the golf swing, the short game and bunker play. He also shares his advice on how to make your app...
Apr 23, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 229
Justin Parsons, based at the Butch Harmon School of Golf in Dubai, is a PGA TOUR and European Tour Instructor (TPI Certified) and he works with some of the best players in the world. He joins our podcast to share his experiences and takes on how to swing the golf club, good posture and pivot technique, and the biomechanics involved in the golf swing. He references top players like Rory McIlroy to galvanize his insights as he shares golf tips to help your game.
Apr 20, 2018•49 min•Season 3Ep. 228
John Graham is a PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour and LPGA Tour Putting Instructor. He is also an Aimpoint Certified Green-Reading Instructor. John joins the podcast (for the second time) to delve into successful putting. He talks about green-speeds and ball-speeds as it pertains to green-reading. He also addresses putter-face and sweet-spot contact, start-lines, distance-control and putting drills for success on the golf course.
Apr 17, 2018•48 min•Season 3Ep. 227
Kevin Kirk has traveled the globe in search of the "World's Best Practice." Kirk is a PGA Master Professional, a 4-time recipient of the STPGA Harvey Penick Award, and an expert in golf athlete development and high performance training both domestically and globally. Kevin is also the coach to The 2018 Masters Champion, Patrick Reed, and he joins our podcast to share his insights on practice, preparation, tempo and timing and Reed's approach to the 2018 Masters.
Apr 15, 2018•52 min•Season 3Ep. 226
The 2018 Masters Tournament was one for the ages as all of golf's leading men vied for the Green Jacket. Our Mark Immelman revisits the memorable event and shares his take and insights on lessons you can learn from Patrick Reed and some other competitors. Mark also addresses elements like Productive Practice Habits, the Use of Training Aids, Competition and Playing Well, Course Management and Playing off Uneven Lies.
Apr 13, 2018•37 min•Season 3Ep. 225
Dave Stockton Jr is a former PGA TOUR professional and 2-time Web.com Tour winner. He is also the son of 2-time PGA Champion and victorious Ryder Cup Captain, Dave Stockton. "Junior" joins our podcast to share the family wisdom and teach you how to putt well under pressure. He shares insights on holing out consistently, good lag putting and distance control, effective posture, ball-position, grip and grip pressure. He also talks at length about a winning mindset for putting well under pressure....
Mar 31, 2018•47 min•Season 3Ep. 224
Jeff Coston is a former PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions Professional and now a leading golf instructor. He brings his easy approach to golf instruction to "On the Mark" to help you improve your golf swing, and more importantly, take it to the course and shoot lower golf scores. Jeff talks about the nature of a consistent and effective swing. He also addresses course management and approaches you can take to improve your golf scores.
Mar 27, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 223
On the Mark podcast host, Mark Immelman, was a part of the PGA TOUR Radio crew broadcasting the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. He announced the play of Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler and tournament winner Rory McIlroy among others and Mark shares audio from chats with them and insights that you can glean to help you shoot better golf scores. Tiger Woods audio and insight is also included in this podcast.
Mar 23, 2018•37 min•Season 2Ep. 222
James Ridyard is a leading golf instructor, researcher and co-owner of the Short Game Secrets brand, which brings some of the highest-selling independently produced golf instructional videos to the industry. He coaches golfers of all skill levels and brings his insights to our podcast to help you improve your ball-striking, skills and distance control on scoring shots around the greens. Among many subjects, John addresses elements like Angle of Attack, Bounce, Spin and how you can improve and co...
Mar 18, 2018•53 min•Season 3Ep. 221
Nick Bradley is a leading golf instructor, consultant and best-selling author. He has taught a number of PGA TOUR and European Tour professionals including Justin Rose and Kevin Chappell. Nick talks about what you, as a golf lesson-taker, should expect from your golf lesson and how you can manage it to ensure better results. He galvanizes his point using present-day examples like Tiger Woods (who is not using a golf instructor at present) and Rory McIlroy.
Mar 13, 2018•44 min•Season 3Ep. 220
Jonathan Yarwood is a British PGA Master Professional. Vastly experienced, he has coached a US Open champion, 2 US Amateur Champions, 2 US Girls Championship Winners, 3 AJGA Players of the Year, a Collegiate #1 ranked player, and many professionals on the worldwide Professional Tours. In this podcast he talks at length about how to develop golfers completely by adopting a Skill Acquisition based approach as opposed to an Outcome based approach. If you are not a junior golfer, do not worry, this ...
Mar 10, 2018•48 min•Season 3Ep. 219
Nick Dougherty is a former "Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year" and a 3-time winner on The European Tour. Now a broadcaster on Sky Sports Golf he brings his professional insights and experiences to help you understand how to approach improvement at golf no matter your skill level. Nick references Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and his own playing experiences to highlight points and beliefs. He also shares some of his "Tee-Time Tips" to help you to shoot lower golf scores...
Mar 09, 2018•49 min•Season 3Ep. 218
John Dunigan is a PGA Master Professional, a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher, a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor, and a PGA TOUR Instructor. He joins our podcast to talk about golf and building a reliable golf swing. He also addresses subjects like swinging the clubhead, the skill of developing a reliable swing arc, effective use of the legs and the feet in the swing and how he helped PGA TOUR pro, Sean O'Hair "find" his golf swing.
Mar 03, 2018•45 min•Season 3Ep. 217
Markus Westerberg is a former European Tour Golf Professional who has turned to teaching and coaching golf. He brings his vast experience from playing at a high level to his instructional approach and he adopts a very holistic approach to improvement. Markus delves into his "PsychoMotor Connection" and how it influences a golfer. He also talks about his Fundamental Paradox, Emotional Intelligence and Nervousness as he helps you understand the "Human Element" involved in playing good golf....
Feb 28, 2018•46 min•Season 3Ep. 216
Shawn Koch is a lifelong student of the game. Learning under the instruction of his father, a life member of the PGA, Shawn developed a deep understanding and respect for all aspects of the game. He parlayed that into a successful playing career and now a teaching career. Shawn Koch works with players at the highest level (Web.com Tour and PGA TOUR) and he joins our podcast to embellish on his "5 Elements of Performance Golf" to help you to play better and shoot better golf scores.
Feb 26, 2018•46 min•Season 3Ep. 215
Kevin Na has been a professional golfer for over 17 years. He has played successfully on the Asian Tour, The European Tour and The PGA TOUR and he shares experiences he has learned through his global career. Kevin talks at length about he how plays the game and how he finds a way to compete with The PGA TOUR's best. He shares many insights on The Short Game, Scrambling and Putting and he talks candidly about how he won his battle with the Golf Swing Yips.
Feb 22, 2018•38 min•Season 3Ep. 214
Ian Peek is Golf Instructor to professionals and amateurs, a Performance and Transition Coach, a MSc. Sports Coaching graduate and a PhD researcher. In this podcast he explores and shares his insights on the Bio-Psycho-Social Model of the athlete and golfer. Using examples like Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods (and their coaches) he delves into his research and breaks down each element of this model and its influence on the performance of the golfer. Ian also shares ideas and thoughts...
Feb 20, 2018•54 min•Season 3Ep. 213
Dr. Morris Pickens, "Dr. Mo" is a sports psychologist specializing in competitive performance enhancement. His students (incl. Zach Johnson) have over 25 PGA TOUR victories (incl. 3 Major Championships), over 200 Amateur wins and 1 NCAA Championship. He joins our podcast to help you learn how to win at golf and life. He also shares anecdotes to learn from his PGA TOUR clients and he delves into the subject of "Playing One Shot at a Time".
Feb 16, 2018•50 min•Season 3Ep. 212
Wesley Bryan is a winner on the PGA TOUR (RBC Heritage) and Web.com Tour, as well as a prolific trick-shot artist. He joins "On the Mark" to talk about how he learned to play golf, and his career progression through high school, NCAA College Golf and the Mini Tours en route to the PGA TOUR. He shares insights on lessons he has learned through his career and what he does to continually manage and improve his golf. He also shares tips on how to be successful on around the greens (chipping and putt...
Feb 09, 2018•40 min•Season 3Ep. 211
Jason Sutton is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Golf Instructor and the 2017 Golf Digest #1 ranked Golf Teacher in North Carolina. He joins "On the Mark" to discuss how "Hand-Path" affects golf club "Swing Path" and "Sweet Spot" control. Jason delves into his thoughts on how "Hand-Path" controls the shape of the golf swing, the line of Force Direction, and how it affects the C.O.M. of the golf club. He also contrasts the differences between teaching the golf swing Transition (between the backswing and d...
Feb 05, 2018•49 min•Season 3Ep. 210
Elliot Mellow is the Marketing Manager (Golf Balls) for Bridgestone Golf. He joins the On the Mark Podcast to discuss Bridgestone Golf Equipment and to help you understand what clubs/equipment might benefit your game. He also discusses the Bridgestone Golf Ball lines and their performance in terms of distance and spin. Elliot talks in-depth about golf-ball fitting to ensure you have the correct golf ball for your swing, and he advises how you can get properly fitted. He also shares anecdotes fro...
Feb 02, 2018•41 min•Season 3Ep. 209
Dan Carraher teaches golfers of all skill levels and is also a respected instructor on the PGA TOUR, European Tour and Web.com Tour. He brings his thoughtful approach to instruction and research to "On the Mark" to help you improve on and around the greens. Dan deals with everything from putting to chipping to pitching to bunker play. He also addresses green-reading, all in an effort to help you to shoot lower golf scores.
Jan 28, 2018•44 min•Season 3Ep. 208
