Nick Clearwater is the VP of Instruction at GolfTEC and one of "Golf Digest's Best Teachers in Colorado". Nick joins to share information from GolfTEC's SWING TRU Motion Study (a study and analysis of the golf swings of 20,000 golfers) and he shares his "Six Key Positions to Play Your Best Golf." Nick addresses: Hip Sway at the top of the Backswing, Hip Sway at Impact, Shoulder Tilt at the Top of the Backswing, Shoulder Tilt at Impact, Shoulder Tilt at Impact, and Shoulder Bend at the Finish to ...
Oct 07, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 267
Mark Immelman is a recognized and award-winning golf instructor, NCAA College Golf Coach and a PGA TOUR Radio and Television Analyst/Announcer. Host of this 'On the Mark' podcast he shares his personal insights from the 2018 Ryder Cup matches. Immelman analyzes the performances of Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy among others and brings golf-tips that will help you to improve your golf . Learn about decision-making, routine, playing under pressure, recovery and a resilient m...
Oct 04, 2018•26 min•Season 3Ep. 266
Andy Traynor is an English PGA Fellow Professional and a Lead Instructor at Plane Truth Golf. Traynor is also a TrackMan Master Professional, a TPI Level 3 Junior Coach and a PGA Coach Tutor for Great Britain and Ireland. He joins "On the Mark" to enlighten us on that "Moment of Truth" and what it takes to create powerful and consistent golf-club and ball contact. Andy discusses the many elements involved in quality impact and he shares ideas you can apply to improve your ball-striking for the d...
Sep 29, 2018•45 min•Season 3Ep. 265
Shane Bacon is one of the leading Television Voices in USA golf. He is a play-by-play host for Fox Sports, FS1 and PGA TOUR Live. He is also a blogger and a Podcast host. He joins our podcast to unpack Tiger Woods' epic victory at The TOUR Championship at Eastlake GC. Bacon and Immelman revisit all of the highlights, talk about and opine on TIger's performance, and share golf tips you can learn from Woods that can help improve your own golf game.
Sep 24, 2018•41 min•Season 3Ep. 264
Adam Kolloff is a talented young golf instructor and a bright mind in golf teaching. Mentored by Hall of Fame Golf Teacher, Jim McLean, Adam was previously the Director of Instruction at Liberty National Golf Course, site of the 2017 President's Cup. He now owns "Pure Drive Golf" and is a "Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in America". Adam joins "On the Mark" to share some golf drills designed to improve your golf swing, your ball-striking and your scoring.
Sep 16, 2018•45 min•Season 3Ep. 263
Will Haskett is the host of "The Perfect Number" podcast and a Radio and Television golf announcer. He joins Mark Immelman to discuss golf on the PGA TOUR, golf instruction and statistical data and the effective use thereof. They discuss various topics and points of statistical data, all in an effort to empower you to make smart decisions so that you can shoot lower golf scores.
Sep 10, 2018•56 min•Season 3Ep. 262
David Barry is an Irish Golf Teaching Professional who specializes in player development and performance. He joins our podcast to talk about practice and how you can practice more effectively and make your practice productive. He talks about practice drills, a good practice mindset, skill acquisition, tailoring practice regimens for maximum effect, and how you can beat boredom in practice.
Sep 07, 2018•36 min•Season 3Ep. 261
Derek Deminsky of GolfBetterTucson.com fame is a PGA professional and "Instagram's Short Game Coach". He joins our podcast to help you to more success around the greens. Derek addresses the all-important "pitch shot" and takes a deep dive into this critical scoring element. He talks about fundamentals, Angles of Attack, wrist, forearm and elbow form, swing arc and body motion for crisp strikes. He also shares drills you can use to make your practice more effective
Aug 31, 2018•44 min•Season 3Ep. 260
Chris Malloy is the Head Men's Golf Coach at Ole Miss (The University of Mississippi). He has guided the "Ole Miss Rebels" back to national NCAA prominence with his smart approach to coaching, practice and his expertise in Course Management and savvy decision-making under pressure. He joins "On the Mark" to help you make your practice effective. He also talks in depth about Course Management, game assessment and decision-making as an effective tool to lower your golf scores.
Aug 27, 2018•45 min•Season 3Ep. 259
Karl Morris is a PGA Professional and a Performance Enhancement Coach who has worked with 6 Major Champions and over 100 PGA TOUR, European Tour, LPGA and LET players. He joins our podcast to talk about the mind/body connection and how you can understand it to "Ask yourself better questions" and improve your golf. Among many subjects Karl addresses a good mindset for each shot (before, during and after) that you can apply to guarantee improvement. He uses anecdotes from Tiger Woods and Amy Cuddy...
Aug 22, 2018•46 min•Season 3Ep. 258
Andrew Putnam is a PGA TOUR Professional, a winner on the Web.com Tour and the winner of the 2018 Barracuda Championship (PGA TOUR). He joins our podcast to talk about his career in golf, growing up in a golfing family, and how he developed his game to become a winner on the PGA TOUR. Andrew addresses the challenges of playing competitive golf and navigating the ebbs and flows of form. He also talks about mental and emotional challenges and how to deal with them. Andrew also talks about "perfect...
Aug 18, 2018•41 min•Season 3Ep. 257
Trillium Rose is a certified Teaching Professional and Director of Instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Maryland, USA. An innovator and a life-long learner, she has been recognized as one of the leading golf instructors in the game. She joins "On the Mark" to share her insights on Motor Learning and Control and how you can effectively break bad habits and replace them with new, more effective habits. She addresses practice, practice-drills, mindset, and discipline to help you improve your gol...
Aug 15, 2018•49 min•Season 3Ep. 256
Michael Clayton is an Australian Professional Golfer and a former winner on the European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia. He is now a author and a foremost golf course architect. Clayton joins "On the Mark" to talk about good golf through a strong mental approach and good golf course management. He references many Hall-of-Famers including Ray Floyd, Greg Norman, and 5-time Open Champion Peter Thomson. Clayton addresses course design, a resilient attitude, a strong mind, mental fortitude and rel...
Aug 09, 2018•51 min•Season 3Ep. 255
Bruce Rearick is the owner of Burnt Edges Consulting, an organization tailored to offering a better understanding of the science and art of putting. After working for, and learning from Arnold Palmer, he became an industry expert in putter design, fitting, and the relationship of those parameters to the putting stroke. His clients include putter manufacturers as well as instructors, professionals and amateur golfers. He joins "On the Mark" to discuss his 9 Different Stroke Profiles in his Putter...
Aug 02, 2018•54 min•Season 3Ep. 254
Brittany Lincicome is an American Professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has 8 victories including 2 Major Championships and is one of the longest hitters in the women's game. She joins our podcast to talk about golf and how she approaches the game. Brittany addresses dealing with nerves, a positive mental game, driving for power off the tee and good habits to improve scoring. She also talks about her experiences in professional golf, including winning Major Championships and compet...
Jul 30, 2018•36 min•Season 3Ep. 253
Mark Russo quit his day-job to become a golf instructor and pursue his lifelong passion for golf. He is now one on the leading young teachers in the game (PGA Professional, TrackMan, TPI and BodiTrack certified) and he joins our podcast to share his take on the game and how to lower your golf scores. He delves further into this subject by embellishing on his "Three Things You can Do to Be a Better Golfer". Mark addresses: Driving the golf ball; Good Wedge Play and Being Skillful.
Jul 27, 2018•48 min•Season 3Ep. 252
David Toms is an American Professional Golfer who plays on the PGA TOUR and The PGA TOUR Champions. A Ryder Cup and President's Cup veteran, he has won 13 PGA TOUR events, including a Major Championship, The 2001 PGA Championship. He also recently won the 2018 US Senior Open. Toms joins our podcast to talk about golf, battling Phil Mickelson for a Major Championship, winning tournaments, and his approach to golf swing technique and the Short Game. He also talks about discipline on the golf cours...
Jul 24, 2018•43 min•Season 3Ep. 251
Andrew Coltart is a Scottish Professional Golfer, a 2-time European Tour Winner, a Ryder Cup veteran and now a foremost announcer of Professional Golf. He joins us from Carnoustie to get you set-up with all you need to know for The 147th Open Championship. Andrew talks about the golf course, course conditions, the challenges of Links Golf and who he expects to play well. He also shares golf tips to help you to strike the ball well off tight lies, control the trajectory in the wind, and deal with...
Jul 18, 2018•31 min•Season 3Ep. 250
Danny Kanell is an American Football player and former NFL (New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos) and NCAA (Florida State Seminoles) Quarterback. He hosts a radio show on SiriusXM and is an Analyst for CBS Sports. Danny joins our podcast to talk about his experiences and impressions on the "makeup of a champion". He addresses mental and emotional elements; he talks about discipline and preparation; he talks about decision-making and he shares examples from players and coaches alik...
Jul 14, 2018•44 min•Season 3Ep. 249
Josh Gregory is a 2-time NCAA National Championship winning Coach (2010 & 2011), an accomplished competitor and now a leading golf coach on the PGA TOUR. Gregory coaches a number of the PGA TOUR's best including Patrick Reed (2018 Masters Champion), and Kelly Kraft. Josh joins our podcast to share his insights on productive practice, scoring and success under pressure, the short game and course management. Josh also talks about how to be a success in NCAA College golf and shares a number of ...
Jul 09, 2018•45 min•Season 3Ep. 248
Stuart Leong is an Australian golf professional (AimPoint Certified). A 2-time Victoria PGA Teaching Professional of the Year, Leong is the "Technology Director" for "Golf Australia" and the co-founder of the statistics package "Shots to Hole". Stuart joins "On the Mark" to share his statistical insights and research and he talks at length on how you can lower your golf scores. Among other topics, he addresses elements like productive practice, shot selection, course management and risk manageme...
Jul 07, 2018•51 min•Season 3Ep. 247
Zane Scotland is an English Golf Professional who has played on The European Tour and won on many different Global Professional Golf Tours. Aside from being a competitive professional, Zane is also a sought-after golf instructor to players of all skill levels. He joins our podcast to address the challenges of taking your game to the golf course. Zane discusses many elements of playing and scoring well and shares personal anecdotes from his career as a Touring Professional. He also discusses the ...
Jul 03, 2018•46 min•Season 3Ep. 246
Daniel Berger (2015 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year) is one of the new wave of stars on The PGA TOUR. Already a two-time winner, Berger plays the game his way and he talks about golf, athleticism, course management, trajectory control and "swinging your swing" in this podcast. Berger also talks about lessons he has learned through his career and he shares tips to help you be true to yourself and play better golf.
Jun 30, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 245
Hally Leadbetter is a former NCAA Collegiate Golf All-American and Ladies' Professional golfer. She is also the daughter of leading golf instructor, David Leadbetter. Hally joins our podcast to share her insights on golf and playing golf well. She talks about Junior Golf, Parents in Golf, High School and Collegiate Competition and she also shares thoughts on the 'Best Practices for Shooting Lower Scores'. Hally addresses: Pre-round warm-ups, the short-game, course management, a constructive ment...
Jun 28, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 244
Jonathan Wall (Equipment Expert from pgatour.com) joins us from Shinnecock Hills and the 2018 US Open. Jonathan shares insights on the golf course and the USGA setup. He also talks about major golf equipment moves being made including a new Ping Driving Iron and the newest Titleist Driver. He also talks about Dustin Johnson and Adjustable Drivers and how you can use them to improve your game. Also we cover major contenders like Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Rory M...
Jun 12, 2018•24 min•Season 3Ep. 243
Retief Goosen (US Open winner 2001 & 2004) winner of 7 events on The PGA TOUR and 14 tournaments on The European Tour joins "On the Mark" to talk about golf and his career progression from amateur golf in South Africa to winning professional tournaments around the globe. Goose talks about his US Open victories, and battling Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Vijay Singh. He also addresses his harrowing experience of being struck by lightning and how it shaped him as a young man. He t...
Jun 11, 2018•43 min•Season 3Ep. 242
Marty Jertson is a Collegiate All-American Golfer, a PGA TOUR player, an Engineer, a Golf Club Designer at Ping and a leading mind in the game. He joins our podcast to take you on a deep dive into golf equipment design and performance. Marty talks about Grip size, Club-shafts, Club-heads, Lofts and lies, Sole Bounce, Swing-weight, and Golf Club Fitting among other topics. He also addresses golf club interaction with the golf ball and the turf, and in so doing he helps you to improve your ball-st...
Jun 09, 2018•52 min•Season 3Ep. 241
George Gankas joins our "On the Mark" podcast for a second time. He brings his passion, energy and insights as he talks about unique golf swings and references long-time client of his, rising amateur star Matt Wolff. George talks about speed, power, body pivot and rotation and how you can improve yours to garner longer, more consistent golf shots. Gankas also talks about understanding Launch Monitor data and how you can interpret it to create beneficial "feels".
Jun 05, 2018•38 min•Season 3Ep. 240
Shauheen Nakhjavani is one of the leading minds in golf instruction. Based in Canada, his savvy approach to golf instruction has garnered him a massive Social Media following where he shares videos, insights and golf tips to help golfers of all skill levels. On this podcast Shauheen talks about 'Functional Matchups' in your backswing and downswing. He helps you to understand them, improve them and use them to hit straighter, and more crisp, golf shots.
Jun 01, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 239
Megan Padua (TPI Certified and AimPoint Certified) is a Golf Digest "Best Young Teacher" and a passionate student of the game. She brings to her teaching programs a wealth of playing experience and a knowledge of cutting edge techniques for helping golfers effortlessly achieve their potential. Specializing in golfer development, Megan's unique approach to coaching inspires golfers or every age, gender and skill level. She shares some of her insights and experiences on developing junior and young...
May 28, 2018•41 min•Season 3Ep. 238