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On the Mark Golf Podcast

Mark Immelmanmarkimmelman.com
Mark Immelman, golf broadcaster, acclaimed instructor, and former college coach, delivers top insights to improve your golf game. He interviews PGA Tour Players, swing coaches, caddies, fitness and mental coaches, equipment gurus, and more, giving listeners inside the ropes access to the very best minds in golf.
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Jamie Mulligan Shares His Holistic Approach to Golf Instruction

Jamie Mulligan is one of the foremost minds in golf instruction. PGA TOUR professional Paul Goydos calls Mulligan "The best mind in the game". Mulligan joins the podcast to discuss and share his holistic approach to improved golf. He shares his concept of 'The Wheel" that he applies with all of his PGA TOUR (incl. Patrick Cantlay and Luke List) and LPGA Tour clientele. Jamie also talks about good practice and tournament approaches that are guaranteed to help you play better.

Oct 07, 201744 min

Mark Immelman with Insights and Lessons from the 2017 President's Cup

Mark Immelman was a part of the broadcast crew for the 2017 President's Cup and so he had a unique view of all of the events. He brings that view to you as he analyzes and shares lessons you can learn from the players and coaches. All of these lessons are purposed to help you shoot lower golf scores.

Oct 06, 201738 minSeason 2Ep. 176

Jose Campra with Lessons from The TOUR and from Leading South American Golfers

Jose Campra is a leading global golf instructor from Argentina as well as a PGA TOUR caddy. He has worked for multiple Major Champion, Angel Cabrera, among other professionals. Campra currently works for PGA TOUR winner, Emiliano Grillo. Jose joins our podcast and shares golf lessons you can learn from some of the leading South American golfers for whom he has worked. Campra talks about good ball-club contact, swing rhythm and timing, controlling the spin of a golf ball and imagination around th...

Sep 26, 201735 minSeason 2Ep. 173

Jeff Pierce Shares Lessons from His Stable of PGA TOUR Clients

Jeff Pierce has spent time under the counsel of two of the best golf teachers in the game, Butch Harmon and Pete Cowan. He has parlayed that experience into a successful career in golf instruction at both the professional and amateur levels. Jeff joins the podcast to talk about college golf (he has been an Assistant Coach at Georgia Tech) and the bridge between College and the Pro Ranks. He gives insight on elements, like on-course decison-making, collegians (and all golfers) can apply to shoot ...

Sep 22, 201746 minSeason 2Ep. 172

Mike Weir Shares His Thoughts on Golf and The President's Cup

Mike Weir is Canada's most accomplished golfer and the 2003 Masters Champion. He joins "On the Mark" to talk about his career, the ups and the downs, the highs and the lows and some anecdotes from his career in golf. Mike talks about The President's Cup and his famous Singles victory over Tiger Woods in 2007 in Montreal. He shares advice he got from the great Jack Nicklaus that can help your game; he talks about navigating the way through golf instruction and he reminisces over his victory in th...

Sep 19, 201742 minSeason 2Ep. 171

Verne Lundquist on Golf, Football and Some of the Great Calls of His Broadcast Career

Story-time with "Uncle Verne" is a favorite pastime of many of the CBS Sports Crew. Mark Immelman brings you into the fold to hear some of Verne Lundquist's many stories as he recounts his career in sports broadcasting. The "Golden Voice" of broadcast talks about some of the great sports events he has witnessed including the 1992 Duke/Kentucky NCAA Basketball game when Christian Laettner made "The Shot" to win in overtime. Verne also talks at length about College Football and, among other specta...

Sep 15, 201750 minSeason 2Ep. 170

Damon Goddard (Jordan Spieth's trainer) on Developing Yourself Physically

Damon Goddard is a highly sought-after physical trainer given his success with Jordan Spieth. He brings interesting insights to the podcast regarding the natural movement of the body and he talks about how to work out with a contra-lateral focus to allow maximum golf swing performance. Damon also speaks about the value of addressing the ankles and how ankle strength and mobility can improve the functioning of the golf swing. He also takes you into the gym and shares how Jordan Spieth prepares du...

Sep 12, 201746 minSeason 2Ep. 169

Jason Zuback on Long Driving and Power off the Tee

6-Time World Long Driving Champion Jason (Golfzilla) Zuback takes you "inside the ropes" at a Long Driving Contest. He talks about how Long Drivers create massive clubhead and ball speeds in order to launch the golf ball those mammoth distances. He delves in-depth and talks about the physical training of a Long Driver and the Mental and Strategic approach to driving the golf ball a long way. He also shares ideas to help you gain a little more distance off the tee - Ideas that include, physical t...

Sep 07, 201751 min

Andrew Rice on Golf Swing Style vs Substance and Form vs Function

Andrew Rice is a long-time member of the #OntheMark Tribe and a leading voice in the world of golf instruction. He joins the podcast to answer questions about golf ball performance in variable conditions, Conditions such as wind, variable temperatures, golf ball damage and variable ball-club contact. He also delves into the subject of "Style vs Substance" and he shares his take, using examples such as Jim Furyk, Miller Barber and Calvin Peete, on what elements in the golf swing are directly appr...

Sep 06, 201745 min

Bradley Hughes Shares Tour-Proven Insights to Help Your Golf Swing

Bradley Hughes is an Australian professional golfer with 7 wins on the global professional stage. He has played on the PGA TOUR, the Web.com Tour and the European Tour and is now bringing his talent and knowledge to the golf instruction arena. Bradley was always one of the more accurate ball-strikers in the game and he shares some of his insights to help you strike the golf ball with more consistency and accuracy. He also illustrates lessons you can glean from watching the golf swings of champio...

Sep 03, 201751 min

Jason Glass Delves into Rotational Strength and Speed in the Golf Swing

Jason Glass is one of the leading Rotational Strength and Conditioning Specialists in the world. He joins "On the Mark" to talk about elements that pertain to speed and power in the golf swing, especially "Windows for Speed" and "Acceleration and Deceleration". Jason shares ideas for kids and adults alike to take advantage of the "Windows for Speed". He explains how "Deceleration" in athletics and golf can actually help athletes (and you) gain power. Jason also talks about Adam Hadwin, Rory McIl...

Aug 30, 201749 min

Jake Thurm Discusses Ground Force Reaction in the Golf Swing

Jake Thurm is a foremost expert in use use of Pressure Mapping systems (BodiTrack) and he joins the podcast to share his research and insights on how the body interacts with the ground during the golf swing. Jake differentiates between Center of Mass (COM) and Center of Pressure (COP) and helps you to understand those descriptors and how they apply in the golf swing. He discusses how the feet pressure the ground and the vertical forces involved in the golf swing. Jake shares acceptable ranges of...

Aug 25, 201749 min

Dr. Bhrett McCabe Unpacks a Healthy and Constructive Mindset for Golf

Dr. Bhrett McCabe is the founder of "The Mindside" and a Sports and Performance Psychologist and coach to many leading PGA TOUR golfers. He is also a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a wealth of experience in sports having been a top performer and National Championship winner while in college at Louisiana State University (LSU). In this podcast Bhrett shares thoughts and insights on a healthy mindset and a constructive mental approach to golf and life. He unpacks and advises on understanding ...

Aug 20, 201743 min

Ted Scott (Caddy to Bubba Watson) with Anecdotes and Lessons from The TOUR

Ted Scott is a highly experienced PGA TOUR caddy with a wealth of knowledge. He joins our podcast to share stories, lessons and analogies from his 18 years of travel in the professional game. Ted shares lessons you can learn from some of the players for whom he is caddied and players he has spent time around. (Ted has caddied for Paul Azinger, Grant Waite, Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson but also shares insights from Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods.) Among other things he talks about the mental game, pl...

Aug 17, 201750 min

Mike Thomas Shares Lessons from PGA Champ Justin Thomas

Mike Thomas is a PGA Master Professional and the father of the 2017 PGA Championship winner, Justin Thomas. An accomplished player and a decorated teacher, Mike shares some lessons he has given Justin from childhood through the present. He talks about properly fitting and advising junior golfers. Mike also shares insights on how to best communicate and direct competitive children and juniors and he talks at length about Justin Thomas and Justin's growth as a player from his junior days to his PG...

Aug 14, 201742 min

Pete Cowen Shares His Swing Philosophy and Approach to Golf Instruction

Pete Cowen is arguably the leading golf instructor in the professional game. Among others Cowen teaches Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen and Danny Willett and he joins our podcast to share lessons you can learn from these great ball-strikers and champions. Pete also shares his thoughts on the golf swing and how an effective golf swing operates. Pete talks at length about pressure vs. speed and gives tips and drills on how you can create more compression at impact and how you can co...

Aug 09, 201735 min

VJ Trolio Talks About the Swing Arc from the Putter Through the Swing

VJ Trolio is a PGA TOUR Instructor and a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher. Trolio is also the co-inventor of the popular golf training aid "The Putting Arc". VJ joins the podcast to talk about the swinging arc of the golf club, from the putter through the bag. He shares insights on the putting arc and tips to improve your putting. He then takes you off the green and talks about the expansion of the swing arc and how it pertains to "Swing Path", "Clubface Alignment" and "Angle of Attack". Using exam...

Aug 05, 201744 min

Randy Smith Shares His Insights on Golf to Help You Improve Your Golf

Randy Smith is a member of The PGA of America Hall of Fame and the all-time leading PGA of America National Award National Award Winner (18 times). Randy Smith is also a highly sought after instructor on the PGA TOUR. He joins the podcast to share stories and lessons he gleaned from such Hall-of-Famers as Harvey Penick and Lee Trevino. Smith shares wisdom and insights on the Clubface Alignment and Swing Path relationship and how that impact hooks and slices. He also addresses the timing between ...

Aug 02, 201746 min

Dr. Kapil Gupta on Conquering the Mind to Achieve Greatness

Kapil Gupta M.D. helps professional golfers, hockey players and Olympians to achieve greatness by conquering their minds. He joins the podcast to share insight and wisdom to help you to understand your mind and how it works. Dr. Gupta talks about hope and fear and their relationship to each other and achieving greatness. He talks about the understanding of what is necessary to play good golf. He also shares personal anecdotes from his experiences in the game - those anecdotes explain more deeply...

Jul 28, 201740 min

Mark Immelman with Observations and Lessons from the 146th Open

The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale was an intriguing affair with story-lines aplenty. Mark Immelman puts on his golf instructor and coaching hat and unpacks them all for you. He illustrates lessons you can learn from the major protagonists: Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar, Rory McIlroy and Branden Grace. Immelman talks about the nature of golf and how to successfully navigate the inevitable ebbs and flows it presents. He talks about the value of attitude, awareness and shot selection. He also delves in...

Jul 24, 201741 min

Skip Guss with Lessons from Sam Snead

Skip Guss, the 2014 New England PGA Teacher of the Year, employs a simple and easy to understand approach to the game and the instruction thereof. It is an approach he learned from some of the great golf teachers like Jim Flick and Bob Toski. Skip also learned the game from the World Golf Hall of Fame member, Sam Snead, and he shares some of the lessons he learned from "Slammin' Sam". He also shares anecdotes from one of the best swingers of a golf club of all time. In short, he brings you simpl...

Jul 22, 201747 min

Ian Baker-Finch on The Open, Royal Birkdale and His 1991 Victory

Ian Baker-Finch is a true gentleman and is emblematic of the true golf professional. On this podcast "Finchy" shares his thoughts on golf swing technique and the development of technique in the modern game. He talks about his development as a professional golfer and in so doing shares insights on how you can improve your game. Ian then talks about his career in Links Golf and The Open, the lessons he learned, his ups and downs and his famous victory in 1991. Ian revisits the final round of The '...

Jul 19, 201735 min

Swinging Your Swing with Jeff Leishman

Jeff Leishman has been one of the leading golf instructors in the game and on the PGA TOUR for a long time. He employs a intriguing mantra "Keep getting better does NOT mean keep getting different" and his approach is perfect to help you to understand how to "swing your swing". Jeff references his PGA TOUR clients Daniel Berger, Carl Pettersson and Will MacKenzie as he shares real-time examples of perfecting YOUR OWN technique for improved ballstriking and scoring.

Jul 16, 201749 min

Jeff Isler on Golf Instruction, Improving Your Game and Teaching Junior Golfers Effectively

Jeff Isler is one of the leading authorities on golf coaching and instruction for golfers of all ages and skill levels. He runs a North Texas-based comprehensive coaching program for aspiring juniors, collegiate athletes, touring professionals and serious adult golfers. In this podcast he shares advice for parents of junior golfers on how to navigate the pitfalls and challenges of parenting a young athlete. He also speaks about technical golf instruction, fitness for golf, mental techniques for ...

Jul 10, 201742 min

Joe Mayo (TrackmanMaestro) on Golf and Improving Ball-striking

Joe Mayo is a social media phenomenon and a highly sought-after golf instructor and he joins the podcast to dig into golf and the golf swing. The "TrackmanMaestro" talks about his influences and career as a golf teacher. He shares his beliefs on the golf swing and refers to leading players both past and present like Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson as he shares insights. Joe also breaks down all Launch Monitor terms and presents ideas o...

Jul 01, 201744 min

Kelvin Kelley on Building a Simple and Consistent Swing

Kelvin Kelley believes in subtracting unnecessary parts of the golf swing to make it more reliable and consistent. Kelley is a PGA professional and a performance golf coach based in San Francisco and he joins the podcast to share his views on simplicity in golf swing technique to improve ball-striking and contact for added accuracy and power. Kelvin describes his approach and compares the athletic movement of a simple golf swing to the throwing motion of an NFL Quarterback. He shares research he...

Jun 29, 201736 min

Hunter Brown Talks Angle of Attack, Launch Angle and the Effect on Accuracy

Hunter Brown has worked for TrackMan, and is a and is a up-and-coming golf instructor in the game. His research in golf ball launch characteristics, coupled with his play at a significantly high level enable him to speak with authority on golf, playing golf and how to improve. Hunter shares thoughts on hitting the ball farther as well as how to hit is more accurately. He talks about launch monitor numbers and factors such as Angle of Attack, Launch Angle, Ball and Club Speed and Ball Spin and ho...

Jun 22, 201734 min

Paul McGinley with Lessons from The European Tour and The Ryder Cup

Paul McGinley has risen to as high as the Top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He has 4 European Tour victories and a spectacular record in the Ryder Cup Matches including a win as the European Team Captain in 2014. McGinley, a former Gaelic Football player, joins the podcast to talk about athleticism, resiliency, playing one's own game, and the value of a good mind-set in competition. Paul also talks at length about his career as both a player and and captain in the Ryder Cup Matches and ...

Jun 19, 201741 min
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