On The Mark Golf Podcast

All of the PGA professionals are using the "off-season" to improve their weaknesses and get their games ready for the new year. You should, and can, do so too. Rob McGill (Nashville TN) is a PGA professional and a bright mind in the golf instruction ranks. He joins "On the Mark" to share his thoughts on what you can do during this time of the year to address your weaknesses and turn them into strengths. Use your off-season productively and improve your golf-swing and your ball-striking with some of Rob's, easy to understand and implement, drills, exercises and practice ideas.

Steve Buzza is a leading global Golf Instructor and a Golf Digest (United States) "Best Teacher Under 40" He is widely researched and experienced and brings his knowledge of Biomechanics, Golf Swing Technique and his experiences as a PGA Golf Professional to our podcast to help you understand the golf swing and how it works. Steve addresses many elements including Functional Variability to help you figure out how your golf swing operates. He shares insights, drills and ideas so that you can get the most out of your swing without changing it too much.

Russell Henley is a multiple winner on The PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour.  He holds the distinct honor of being the first (and to date) only player to win his first event (The Sony Open in Hawaii) on The PGA TOUR.  Russell joins our podcast to talk about how he plays the game and how you can improve the way you play. He talks about improved Wedge play and practice, Course Management, the mindset to shooting low scores and how to find more fairways off the tee. Russell also lets you into practice drills and games he uses to improve his skills under pressure.

Thomas Pagel joined the USGA in 2011. He is responsible for the oversight of all Rules-related functions for the organization. As part of his role, Thomas serves as the lead staff member on the Rules of Golf Committee and works closely with the R&A and the Joint Rules of Golf Committee to write and interpret a single set of Rules for use by golfers throughout the world. Thomas joins our podcast to help you understand and navigate (and implement) your way through all of the major Rules of Golf changes for 2019 and beyond. 

Mark Immelman is the Director of Golf at Columbus State University and a leading global Golf Instructor who has coached/taught tournament-winners on The PGA TOUR, The European Tour and the LPGA Tour. He is also a Golf Announcer for CBS Sports and the Golf Analyst for CBS Sports HQ. He is also an Analyst for PGA TOUR LIVE. The host of this podcast, Mark shares his take from the 2018 Golf Coaches Association of America Coaching Convention in Las Vegas. Mark gives insight on coaching, teaching and playing and shares his experiences to help you teach, coach and play better golf.

Phil Blackmar is a 3-time winner on the PGA Tour, a former PGA TOUR Champions member, a former NCAA College Golf Coach and now a golf announcer for NBC Golf Channel. One of the great thinkers in the game, he joins our podcast to talk about all things golf. Phil shares his experiences and impressions on competition, playing your best when you are uncomfortable and have less than your best, and on the ultimate purpose of the golf swing. Phil references great golfers such as Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth as he helps you learn about what you need to address to shoot your lowest scores.

Thomas Malchow founded the "Low Back Pain Center for Golfers" and he developed a theory "The Elastic Golfer and Using Muscle Pulse to Improve Your Golf Swing and Stop Hurting Your Back". He joins our podcast to discuss this and help you to better well-being and golf. Among many topics, he discusses his 5-minute Diagnostic to find out which "Golfer Body Type" you have; how to tune your body for better golf, and how you can hit the ball farther with more accuracy whilst having a more resilient back.

Ben Mason (England) is a former European Tour Professional and a leading mind in Golf Instruction. His approach to teaching blends his playing experience and his extensive use of technology. He joins "On the Mark" to bring you lessons from the Tour and insights to improve your ball/club contact. Ben addresses many factors that influence ball-striking, eg., Spine Angles, Shoulder Tilts, Kinematic Sequencing, Wrist Alignments and Functional Matchups. He also shares practice ideas you can employ to improve ball-contact.

Pia Nilsson (Sweden) is a former LPGA tournament winner. Now she is a leading golf instructor to all golfers from beginners to professionals. Among a number of greats she has advised is World Golf Hall of Fame member Annika Sorenstam. Pia joins our podcast to discuss her "Vision 54" (alongside Lynn Marriott) approach to golf instruction.  Among many concepts Pia addresses how to marry Technical Skills and Human Skills to improve Performance.  She also talks about how to practice, a constructive mindset on the course, how to empower yourself and how to self-coach

Jonathan Yarwood is a proven PGA TOUR instructor and elite development golf coach. He is a UK Master Teaching Professional and a former Golf Digest Top 20 Teacher Under 40. He was also voted as a top teacher in the State of Florida for a decade. Jonathan joins our podcast to discuss the science and the art of golf instruction and how to blend the two approaches together for improved results. The podcast includes many insights to help you improve your golf swing.

James Sieckmann is recognized as a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor in America and a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher. He works with multiple PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour and LPGA Tour professionals on improving their short-games and he joins 'On the Mark" to help you improve your play around the greens. James helps you build a foundational belief of effective greenside technique and an improved understanding of reliable methods. He delves into elements like ball-contact, shot trajectory and spin, swing sequencing, shaft-lean and use of club bounce.

Denny Lucas, a former amateur teammate of Lee Westwood, is a European Tour Professional turned golf instructor.  He joins "On the Mark" to share lessons he learned as a competitor and his philosophies on the golf swing. Denny also talks about his work with 2018 US Amateur Champion Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State) and what you can learn from Viktor's approach to golf.  He also shares a number of drills you can employ to direct your practice and improve your golf swing.

Dottie Pepper is one of the all-time best on the LPGA Tour. Now retired from the game she is part of the CBS Sports broadcast crew and a leading analyst in the game. She joins our podcast to talk about her career as a player and how she played the game. Dottie reminisces about past successes and lessons learned. She shares advice on competition to help your game. She also talks about leading PGA TOUR players such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson and the things you can learn from watching them play.

Dan Abrahams is a former Touring Golf Professional and now a PGA Coach and a leading Sports Psychologist. He helps golfers around the world shoot lower scores and win more by introducing practical solutions to help them practice more effectively, prepare more thoroughly, perform in increased consistency and progress quicker. He joins our podcast to address all of these elements. He also shares ideas from his book "Golf Tough" and helps you to become more mentally tough and acute on the course.

Ed Coughlan PhD is widely regarded as one of the top Skills Coaches working in elite sport today. His understanding and application of the latest techniques in Coaching Science and Sport Science provides athletes with the tools to consistently perform at an elite level. He joins our podcast to talk about Skill Acquisition and Purpose-filled Preparation in order to help you bring out your best golf and performance as often as possible.

Andreas Kali is a Danish Professional Golfer and leading Golf Instructor who specializes in the development on elite golfers and junior golfers. He shares his playing experience and knowledge and talks at length about worthwhile ways to prepare and practice with a view to improving skill and lowering scores.  He talks about practice regimens and the addition of pressure to simulate playing environments for guaranteed improvement. He also addresses practice drills and explores methods he uses to develop his clients' skills.

Alex Trujillo from FlightScope Launch Monitors joins our podcast to help you make sense of data you will see when you use a Launch Monitor of any make, but especially the FlightScope Mevo. He addresses Clubhead Speed, Ball Speed, Smash Factor, Spin Rate and Spin Loft among other data points to enlighten you on acceptable numbers.  Alex references PGA TOUR data and talks about Bryson DeChambeau; he also addresses golfers of different handicap and skill levels and helps each and everyone to set realistic expectations and goals for Launch Monitor Data. 

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 help you improve your golf-swing.

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 mindset.

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 desired ball-flight.