On The Mark Golf Podcast

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 mental-game and dealing with nerves in an effort to help you play better.

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 McIlroy.

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 talks about competing in Majors, winning big tournaments, dealing with adversity and having a disciplined, resilient, focussed mentality and demeanor for success on the golf course.

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-striking throughout the bag.

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".

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.

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 golfers in this podcast.

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.

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 playing with a lead.

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 ball-striking to distance control.  

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 circumstances.

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.

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.  

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.

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

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 approach to the golf swing more simple and effective.

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.

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.

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.

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.