On The Mark Golf Podcast

Jake Ledbetter is a former Professional Tournament golfer who has turned to Golf Instruction.  The rising star has learned under, and worked for some of the best, including George Gankas, Dana Dahlquist and Mike Schy and now he is an instructor at The Mike Schy Performance Institute. Ledbetter joins the #OntheMark podcast to help you develop a more consistent golf-swing by improving your body pivot and making it the governor and driver of the swing. He talks about concepts like: Turning and Tilting with proper Pressure Shifts A Controlled Pivot instead of a Maximum Pivot Lead Hip Movement and Clearance He shares drills from Tiger Woods, George Gankas and Mike Schy to help you improve your pivot, while also addressing game improvement concepts like: The Chicken and Egg Effect in the golf-swing - figuring out what style and approach is best for you Hearing the Correct Thing instead of Hearing Everything Golf-swing Low Point Control, and Blending a Technique-focus and a Target-focus in Practice. This podcast

Kiran Mistry is the Director and Founder of "The Golf Athlete" in Hanoi, Vietnam.  He trains countless golfers and professionals from the Asian, KPGA and KLPGA Tours and is quickly becoming one of the leading minds in the golf fitness arena. Kiran joins #OntheMark to help you to become a more athletic, fit, strong, mobile and flexible version of yourself, as he helps you to overcome your limitations while improving your movements for better golf.  He shares 7 exersises, that take about 10 minutes to complete, which will prepare you for your best performance: Seated A-Frame Openers  Alternating Lunge Openers Squat Hold Extensions Kneeling Lat Rolls Side Extension Dropbacks Hamstring Single Leg Depressions, and Quad Hip Extensions Get fit, get strong, get mobile and prepare your body for your best golf. Download, or watch this as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Paul Salter is a mindset coach and hypnotherapist who helps golfers overcome the mental and emotional hazards of their mind in order to play to their full potential. With an extensive background working with elite Collegiate, Professional, and Olympic athletes as a Sports Dietitian, his unique coaching system leverages 15+ years of coaching with an emphasis on Hypnosis, Subconscious Reprogramming, Mindset Shift Training, and other proven strategies to help you "unstuck yourself."  Paul joins #OntheMark to discuss his coaching approach and how the use of hypnotherapy can help you get out of your own way by stopping self-sabotage at its source.  He discusses various topics including: Overcoming the Mental and Emotional Hazards of Your Mind An overview of what Hypnosis is not and is, as well as how it works  Shifting from Unconscious Reactions to Conscious Responses Identifying and dismantling Destructive Mindset Programs (DMP's) and how they negatively affect you How to begin dismantling and defusing To

Formerly the Director of Virtual Instruction at Elite Golf Schools of Arizona, TJ Katherineberg is one of the bright young minds in golf instruction.  He played NCAA Collegiate golf and turned professional, but his passion for helping people to enjoy what he calls "golf - the purest form of competition" led him to golf instruction. TJ has a wide following of golfers who take virtual and personal lessons from him and he joins #OntheMark to help you to "flush it" and hit more quality golf-shots. TJ describes a few elements vital to striking the ball consistently well, and he shares drills to help you achieve those moves correctly and appropriately: Loading properly and maintaining Space in the golf-swing How the Lead Arm works in an efficient golf-swing The Stretching Sequence of the Body (and the lead arm) in the golf-swing A proper and well-sequenced Transition and how to "Stack the Lead Side" Proper Pelvic Tilts for more Vertical Force Handle-dragging and how to avoid it in the downswing Hand-action and th

Lance Reader is a former World Long Drive contestant and the Founder and President of Krank Golf.  Krank Golf hand manufactures Drivers and Fairway Metals with multiple, variable Face Thicknesses for longer tee-shots at the Professional and Amateur levels. Lance joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to discuss Krank Golf and their approach to crafting and building Drivers that generate more ball compression (at impact) and ball-speed.  Lance discusses the importance of distance off the tee.  He also elaborates on the importance of accuracy and finding fairways to shoot lower scores, and how finding the correct Driver make-up can improve both distance and accuracy. Furthermore, Lance elaborates on various elements that enhance a golfer's chance of gaining more ball-speed and distance off the tee: Paying attention to shot dispersion Optimizing practice time on the range Driver shaft length The Trampoline Effect of the correct Driver face for more speed The performance of Carbon-faced Drivers in contras

Trent Griessel is a Division I golfer at The University of Texas Arlington. Born in South Africa and raised in the America, Trent is a product of the IMG Academy.  He is a tournament-winner at various levels whose goal is to parlay his successful NCAA College Golf career into a career on the PGA TOUR. Trent has started giving authentic, holistic game improvement insights and lessons on his Instagram channel, and he joins #OntheMark to share a few tips to help you take your game to the next level. He discusses: The Most Underrated Skill in Golf - Self Coaching Hitting Intimidating Shots Successfully Caveman Golf Advice Stopping the Downward Spiral, and  Comparison to other Players and its Adverse Effect on Play He also talks about a few tips that will help with on-course performance, including: Golf's Rollercoaster nature Attitudes for Success The Mental Game Aiming and Focus Points Keeping Things Simple Eliminating One Side of the Course (with Scottie Scheffler insights) Breathing for Focus and Re-centerin

Jim McLean is one of the foremost golf instructors in the history of the game.  He has been a Top Three Instructor in America for 25 years, and he has taught a number of the greats in the game ranging from Gary Player and Bernhard Langer to Gary Woodland, Greg Norman, Keegan Bradley and Lexi Thompson. A TV and Radio personality, a published author, and a member of the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame, McLean is a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise and he joins #OntheMark to talk about golf, golf instruction and game improvement theories. He shares lessons from some greats of instruction and the PGA TOUR including: Homer Kelly and Ben Doyle - The Golfing Machine and Swing Positions and Lag Claude Harmon - Playing the Game and Anti-Hook maneuvers Ken Venturi - Being Tough and Competitive Jackie Burke - Playing Free and Visualization Sam Snead - Athleticism in the Golf Swing Lee Trevino - Swinging and Understanding Your Swing Jim also talks about his 25% Theory to Game Improvement - Long Game, Short G

David Swan is the founder and developer of the the PUR TRUTH™ Putting Training Aids  - a complete system that addresses every component of putting while building all the fundamentals of the perfect putting stroke. He joins Mark Immelman to introduce his Pur Training Aids, The Pur Golf Truth Trainer and the Pur Golf Truth Prepare. David explains the inspiration behind the training aids and shares staggering statistics on how important putting is to score reduction, and how little putting is coached, taught and practiced. He illustrates and explains how each aid works, the elements they teach, and how they can be used to drill and galvanise strokes, while also "gamifying" practice by adding an element of pressure to preparation. The Aids will teach you how the following keys to putting success, feel and play: Posture, Alignment and Aim Eyeline at address and through the stroke Stroke Shape and Path Putter-face alignment through the stroke and at impact, and Start line The Pur trainers make practice easy, fun

Known as "That Breath Guy," Rob Rea is originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland.  Based in London, England he originally worked in Banking, but a trip to Bali changed the course of his life.  The trip and the experiences led him to take in a range of different teachings and modalities of breathwork. From Pranayama, Somatic Experiencing, Qi Gung, Functional Breathwork, Breathwork for Performance, to Transformational Breathwork and Yoga Teacher Training, Rob dived into the dynamic world of stillness. He joins the #OntheMark podcast to help you to explore various breathwork practices and methodologies, and explore the connection between your physiological and psychological states.  Rob shows how you can create a stillness within for a sanctuary for creativity, introspection and healing, and how you can reduce tension, anxiety and stress and improve your health, well-being and your performance on the golf course. You will learn about: Mindfulness and Meditation Nasal vs Mouth Breathing Various types of Breath

Averee Dovsek is a professional golfer, a TV and Media personality, the host of her own podcast "Why You Suck at Golf" and a Women's Long Drive Contestant.   She has made rapid strides in the Long Driving arena and since 2021 has improved her clubhead speed from an average of 103 mph to 116 mph.  In other words she has gone from averaging around 280 yards off the tee to well over 300 yards. Averee joins #OntheMark to help you ramp up your clubhead and ball speed to get a little extra pop off the tee.  She shares many insights to more powerful tee-shots including: Productive, simple driving range work focussing on strike quality Getting comfortable hitting a lot of balls Building extension and width at the top of the swing Ball position and Tee height for ascending strikes The proper weight shift and body movement for power Head stability and balance Using your eyes properly for improved balance, and  Shaft lengths and flexes for maximizing clubhead speed. She also shares a few tips to help you suck less at

Brian Bailie is a Professional Golf Coach who specializes in Putting and Short Game. He has over 17 years of Collegiate Coaching experience for Men’s and Women’s Programs and during his tenure at The University of Virginia he was selected as the National Assistant Collegiate Coach of the Year in 2010.   Brian is also a co-founder of the GameForge Golf Statistics and Performance App and joins #OntheMark to help you to understand your performance markers and improve them for better scoring. His A.I. powered GameForge App is able to aid in understanding and predicting performance by way of modelling, using data metrics like Greens in Regulation, Scrambing and Total Putts. In the conversation Brian elaborates on: The correct "language" of scoring Putting distance control and Green reading Birdie conversion, and The statistical model to being a Scratch golfer He also delves into performance improvement elements like: How 'concepts' are killers for mindsets How the 'short game' is the anchor to good play The dan

Smylie Kaufman is a golf professional and former winner on the PGA TOUR and the Korn Ferry Tour.  After battling injury and a dip in form he has stepped away from competitive golf to become an on-course announcer and a golf analyst for NBC Sports and Golf Channel. Now one of the leading voices in golf, he joins #OntheMark to talk about his life in golf - from his days as a junior through to his rise up the PGA TOUR ranks to the Winner's Circle. As he takes us through his life in golf, Smylie shares many insights and lessons that are sure to help you understand the nature of golf, and get the most out of your game. Among other topics, he specifically addresses: Having a plan for improvement Commitment to the task and consistency of effort Building confidence Decision-making for the future in comparison to a short-term outlook Being true to your Golf DNA Expectation management Mindset and mental strength  Dealing with criticism and social media Understanding yourself and your tendencies Breaking out of a bad c

Andrew Reynolds is a Cognitive Performance Coach based in England.  He is sought out by leading golf professionals and club golfers alike for his research and experience based insights on how to perform under pressure.   Reynolds blends insights learned from his degrees in Psychology and Sports Psychology with elements from Neuroscience and Skill Acquisition to develop his philosophies, drills and exercises.  He joins #OntheMark to share some of those insights incl: Why performance sometimes diminishes under pressure Rewiring neural pathways for consistent mental performance The mindset to breaking barriers The habit of embracing nerves Using routines to dial mental focus, and How to make your practice translate to the golf course. He also shares 5 ways to lower scores by using certain Strokes Gained metrics. Andrew's insights and lessons are guaranteed to help you cut out the noise, focus the mind and allow your best self to show up when the pressure is heightened.  Download and share, and go to YouTube to

Ryan Brehm is a PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour winner.  A native Michigander he parlayed a successful career as a player, and an Assistant Coach, into a long-time career on the PGA TOUR. He joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to discuss his career in the game, and share lessons he learned along the way.  Among many game improvement topics, he elaborates on: Navigating the mental and physical challenges of the game Success by way of loving the process over the results Turning off the "noise" in the mind Willingly changing attitudes for the better Allowing yourself to free up to perform Dealing with failure "Feel vs Real" and drills to help fortify appropriate feels Using intuition and instinct for better play Accuracy over power off the tee for better scores, and Making more putts by focussing on stroke timing and cadence. Improve your mind, your attitude and your game with Ryan's PGA TOUR proven insights.   This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelma

Julie Elion Performance Coach and is the founder of CAPE (The Center for Athletic Performance Enhancement) Sports Performance.  Throughout her 25+ year career her goal has been to "help the whole person" as a way to higher athletic performance.  Julie is one of the formost minds in her field and her client list is a "who's who" on the PGA TOUR and LPGA -  Major Champions and PGA TOUR winners such as Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Phil Mickelson. She joins #OntheMark to help you to retrain your mind for peak performance.  As Julie talks about high performance and the relationship between the mental and the physical game she addresses: The nature of Mental Work Overcoming Anxiety Neuroplasticity and Retraining the Mind Focussing on Processes instead of Results Julie also teaches you how to develop and grow your "Mental Toolbox" and shares a few anecdotes of how Max Homa and US Open Champion Wyndham Clark improved theirs for enhanced performance under pressure. Grow the "garden of yo

James Jankowski is a British PGA Professional who has coached more that 200 professionals worldwide.  Respected as one of the foremost putting experts in Europe, James joins the #OntheMark podcast to bust some myths, and expose some misconceptions, that could be keeping you from putting your best. In their in-depth conversation about putting, James and Mark address the following topics: Putter styles and the Value of Putter Fitting Lag Putting to Improve Scores Holing Out More Proficiently, and Drills for Consistency on the Greens James also brings the truth to a few misconceptions on the greens: When the putting stroke accelerates and decelerates during the stroke Does putting stroke length really dictate speed control What is the correct ball-position and eye-line position Aiming and starting putts on line, and Putter fitting and matching putter styles to stroke tendencies. This podcast is also available as a vodcast so you can see James demonstrate his putting tips and research findings.  Search and su

Emilia Migliaccio is an American Women's Professional Golfer.  As a standout Amateur, Emilia won the gold medal in the Women's Individual event at the Pan American Games, as well as multiple wins as an All America golfer at Wake Forest University.  She has also represented the USA in the Curtis Cup, Junior Solheim Cup, The Junior Ryder Cup and The Palmer Cup. Emilia is still competitive at the highest level but has focussed her attention on broadcasting for The PGA TOUR, and The Golf Channel.  She joins Mark on the #OntheMark podcast to help you to bring out your best under pressure in competition. Emilia addresses important performance topics such as: What working hard looks like What to do when things aren't going well Keeping a proper perspective and dealing with hardship Positive attitudes and never quitting Processes, routines and dealing with nerves, and Acceptance of results and moving forward. She also breaks down some positive practice habits as she elaborates on: Simulating pressure environments

Kyle Jackson is the Campus Pastor at Church of the Highlands in Columbus, GA.  A former NCAA baseball player at Lipscomb University and Baseball Coach at Lee University, he turned to ministry and joined Church of the Highlands, based in Birmingham, AL.  Tasked with opening a Highlands campus in Columbus, Georgia, Jackson and his staff opened in August 2019, and the church has grown exponentially and is making a significant impact on the lives of people in West Georgia and surrounds. Pastor Jackson joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to talk about sports, leadership, overcoming obstables, excelling in life by finding and fulfilling your purpose. Kyle and Mark unpack the Bible story of "David and Goliath" (1 Samuel 17) and highlight lessons to learn from the universally known story. They address and elaborate on a number of skills required to overcome giants in your life and in your golf: Vision for the Future Preparedness and Focussed Work The Mindset for Overcoming Obstacles "Failing" Forward The I

Chad Mumm is an Emmy Award winning producer and the Co-founder and President of Pro Shop Holdings.  Formerly the Chief Creative Officer at Vox Media, he is the Originator and Executive Producer of the Netflix series, "Full Swing." Chad joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark" podcast to talk about his life in golf and the entertainment industry.  He also shares stories and experiences from the odyssey that was the founding, and bringing to life of "Full Swing." As he takes you behind the scenes and the camera he shares some of the challenges and triumphs, the highs and the lows during the filming and porduction of Full Swing.  He also shares lessons learned from the pro's.  Lessons from stars like Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Matt Fitzpatrick that have helped his golf and will certainly helps your's too.  Those insights and lessons include: Having fun and treasuring every experience - Attitudes and Approaches What it takes to be successful - Mental Game Making golf reactionary - Athletics Bel

Jamie Greaves is a British Strength and Conditioning Coach and the Founder of JG Golf Fitness. He works with golfers of all ages and abilities, from Tour winners to beginners the game.  Jamie's training philosophy is that no matter a golfer's skill level, creative ways can be forged to a enhance their game, overall fitness and health. Jamie joins #OntheMark to help you find, and improve your "Top End" and "Cruising" Clubhead Speeds with the Driver. In so doing he discusses and demonstrates three easy "Med-ball" exercises to improve speed: Single Arm Med-ball Push Half-Kneel Rotational Slam Rotate and Stop Med-ball Drill He also shares his four steps to more speed: No Ball Training Power Hitting into a Net Mindsets for Taking Speed to the Range On-course Radar Testing to convert Range Speed under pressure Jamie also talks about various misconceptions to gaining speed and power, what factors correlate to an increase and speed and power, the value of purpose and intent in training, the mindset for power work