Synopsis
Mark Immelman isn't just the older brother of 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman, he's a broadcaster on a variety of platforms, one of the leading instructors in the world of golf and happy to help improve your game.
Episodes
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Randy Myers on Physical Fitness, Flexibility and the Golf Swing
03/06/2017 Duration: 32minRandy Myers has been a trend-setter and is one of the foremost minds in the field of golf specific fitness-training. He joins our podcast to focus on flexibility and other elements which have an effect on one's ability to swing the golf club consistently well. Randy shares ideas on stretching and improving balance with a view to improving your golf swing. He talks about muscle-building vs flexibility and their priorities in your practice and preparation. He also shares snapshots from his book "Fit for Golf; Fit for Life" and also shares ideas from his work with his extensive stable of PGA TOUR players.
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Travis Fulton Discusses Junior Golf and the Golf Instruction Industry
01/06/2017 Duration: 42minGolf Channel Academy Lead Instructor, Travis Fulton is a friend of the podcast and a successful instructor to golfers of all skill levels. He discusses junior golf and gives advice to parents of junior golfers to help their kids to grow in, and enjoy, the game of golf. He also shares tips to help younger golfers to play and score better. Travis then uses his unique experiences to compare and contrast the approaches of "modern-day" and "older" golf instructors, coaches and teachers to golf instruction. In so doing he helps you the listener to navigate the sometimes confusing landscape in golf instruction. As an added bonus Travis also shares golf tips to help you improve from tee through green.
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PGA TOUR Winner Bob Estes Compares Old School and New School
26/05/2017 Duration: 44minBob Estes is a 4-time winner on the PGA TOUR and still still competing out there. As a result, he is uniquely equipped to comment on the differences between how the game was played a few years ago versus the current day. Estes, a winner of the prestigious Haskins Award, compares changes in the approach to the golf swing, golf instruction, to the mind-set and course management and to equipment. He also shares anecdotes from 'inside the ropes' and a few tips to help you with your game.
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Dr. Rob Bell on Overcoming Fear and Developing Mental Toughness
24/05/2017 Duration: 50minDr. Rob Bell (Certified Consultant of The Association of Applied Sports Psychology) has worked with hundreds of sports teams, coaches and athletes. He joins our podcast to discuss the subject of 'Fear' and how to overcome it in life and in golf. He also talks about the fickle subject of confidence and breaks down ways do develop mental toughness and improve confidence on the course and in competition.
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Kyle Morris Talks Launch Monitor Data and Developing a Go-To Shot
20/05/2017 Duration: 43minKyle Morris is a Golf Digest "Best Young Instructor" and a TrackMan Master Pro. He is also a former TOUR professional and hence he is able to bring a unique blend of information to help golfers improve. In this podcast Kyle discusses his TrackMan research and embellishes on the Clubface and Swing Path relationship and how you can focus on those to develop a Go-To shot and effectively eliminate one side of the target. He also shares ideas you can employ to improve your shot accuracy and directional control.
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Brian Jacobs Shares Thoughts on How to Take Your Work to the Course
17/05/2017 Duration: 36minBrian Jacobs is a Golf Channel Academy Instructor and a vastly experienced golf teacher and coach. He emphasizes practice with a view to playing better and in this podcast he shares thoughts, ideas and practice drills to help you to take it to the course. Brian talks about movement and kinesthetics and retaining athleticism in the golf swing. He also talks about effective lesson and practice regimens that will ensure that your work takes root. He speaks at-length about purpose-driven practice in the form of practice games, drills and exercises that will lead to success and lower scores. Brian also talks about games to play on the golf course to emphasize on-course practice and improved play under pressure.
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Sasho MacKenzie Explains Forces and Torques in the Golf Swing
12/05/2017 Duration: 43minSasho MacKenize (PhD in Sports Biomechanics) explains the patterns of forces and torques exerted on the club and the ground during the golf swing. He embellishes on how each hand exerts force on the club and how they work together to present the clubface efficiently and correctly for ball-striking success. Sasho also talks about ground force reaction and how to move pressure in the feet correctly to maximize power by improving the launch angle. Along those lines he delves into COP (Center of Pressure) and COM (Center of Mass) during the swing and explains how they should operate. Dr. MacKenize also shares ideas and drills that you can do to control the club and use the ground correctly during your golf swing.
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Understanding Kinematic Sequencing with Dr. Phil Cheetham
08/05/2017 Duration: 38minA two-time Olympian, Dr. Phil Cheetham, is the foremost mind in the Biomechanics and Motion Analysis industry. Dr. Cheetham (a board member of the Titleist Performance Institute) delves into the all important concept of Kinematic Sequencing and explains it in-depth to help you improve your golf swing. He also ties a bow between all athletic disciplines and the golf swing and illustrates the basic concepts of motion, body strength and body awareness and control. Dr. Cheetham explains how the correct sequencing in the body works and shares ideas how you can sequence and time your arms, legs and body for more efficient power.
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Sean Martin and Todd Lewis Discuss the Human Element on the PGA TOUR
03/05/2017 Duration: 49minGolf is the ultimate game of life. It incorporates mind, body, spirit and soul. The truth of the matter is you are no different from the PGA TOUR players when it comes to this fact. They may hit the ball better than you but they have to deal with the very same life challenges you do. Todd Lewis (Golf Channel) and Sean Martin (pgatour.com) bring personal anecdotes from players such as Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Stewart Cink, John Senden, Wesley Bryan and Phil Mickelson to help you put things into perspective so you can approach the game from a better mind-set.
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Hugh Royer III on Golf Swing Fundamentals for Playing Success
01/05/2017 Duration: 35minFormer PGA TOUR player and Web.com Winner, Hugh Royer III, is now an established and well-respected golf instructor. He has seen the comings and the goings and he draws a parallel between "old" and "new" in this podcast. Hugh discusses tenets such as the grip, grip pressure, the link between the arms and the body, swing rhythm and tempo. Hugh also highlights simple and easy to understand ways to fix a slice and a hook and he also shares his thoughts on "getting stuck" in the downswing.
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Christian Donald with Insights from On the Golf Bag
26/04/2017 Duration: 46minOlder brother to former World's #1 golfer, Luke Donald, Christian Donald is an ex-Club Pro and a PGA TOUR caddy. He has worked for such notable players as 2-time Major Champion Martin Kaymer, Paul Casey, Brendan Steele and his brother Luke. As a result he has a wealth of knowledge and experience that he brings to you in this podcast. Christian talks about things you can learn from the professionals for whom he has worked. He then goes further and shares advice for family members who are related to talented golfers. As an added extra Christian and Mark talk about what it is like to be the older brother to a successful PGA TOUR player.
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Andy Plummer on Quality Ball-Striking the the Stack & Tilt Method
22/04/2017 Duration: 45minAndy Plummer brings his more than 25 years' of research and study to help you to better and more powerful ball-striking. Andy explains his Stack and Tilt approach while breaking the body into elements while explaining their function in an effective golf swing. Andy shares drills to improve the Angle of Attack and Low Point of your swing for better golf ball contact. He also talks about the action of the hands and wrists in the presentation of the clubface correctly to a productive swing arc to help ball trajectory.
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Shauheen Nakhjavani on Swing Technique and Proper Practice
18/04/2017 Duration: 37minShauheen Nakhjavani has become an internet and Social Media phenomenon thanks to his easy-to-understand and smart approach to golf instruction and technique. Shauheen joins the podcast to discuss his approach to golf instruction and game improvement with a special focus on "cause and effect". Shauheen also talks about the relationship between swing habits and tendencies and their "domino effect" on each other. He advises how to identify these and recommends proper and effective practice habits in order to improve your ball-striking and your game.
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Scott Fawcett on Effective Course Management
12/04/2017 Duration: 36minOriginator of the DECADE system of golf course management, Scott Fawcett, brings his novel approach to course management to you. He discusses playing vs shot-making, emotion vs discipline in decision-making, pre-shot routines, and a good formula to making smart course management decisions while out on the golf course. Scott uses PGA TOUR references such as Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods to illustrate his argument and in so doing he galvanizes the correct and effective approach to course management.
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Mark Immelman Brings Lessons from the 2017 Masters Tournament
10/04/2017 Duration: 41minMark Immelman talks about The Masters (2017) and shares observations and insights that will help you to lower golf scores. He investigates the approaches adopted by Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth and delves into those to open up secrets to better scoring. Mark also shares golf tips from the great Bobby Jones that will help your game.
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Steve Elkington on Golf, the Golf Swing and Jackie Burke Jr.
04/04/2017 Duration: 44min1995 PGA Championship champion, Steve Elkington brings his unique wisdom and knowledge to help you shoot lower scores. "Elk" talks about the backswing, swing feel and body action and what he learned through his career on the PGA TOUR. He also shares anecdotes from his time spent with 1956 Masters Champion, Jackie Burke Jr. Those stories also include lessons from Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret on shot shaping and impact.
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"Joey D" Delves Into Physical Strength and Well-Being for Good Golf
01/04/2017 Duration: 40minRespected physical trainer, Joey Diovisalvi, helped revolutionize the methods of improving the golf swing by teaching players to work out and train specifically for golf. "Joey D" is a pioneer in the field of golf biomechanics and he has used his expertise and knowledge to help many players to longer and better careers. He joins the podcast to talk about correct use of ground-forces, swing sequencing, the correct pivot and golf swing width. He talks in-depth about these factors and shares exercises you can do to improve your body and your golf swing.
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Jason Birnbaum on What to do When You "Lose It"
29/03/2017 Duration: 42minWe have all been there. Your game just falls apart and you are left confused, bewildered and negative while out on the course. PGA TOUR Instructor, Jason Birnbaum, shares his thoughts on what to do to "plug the leak" and salvage a decent score. He talks about "cause and effect", he recommends good practice habits and gives opinion on worthwhile course management tools to make a good score despite not having your best game.
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Dana Dahlquist Talks Golf Swing Sequencing and Timing
25/03/2017 Duration: 40minTiming and coordination of the moving parts in the golf swing is as important a swing fundamental as any. Dana Dahlquist is an expert in biomechanics and in kinematic sequencing and he brings his knowledge and expertise to help you to time your golf swing more effectively. Dana describes the effective movement of all of the moving elements in the golf swing. He talks about why you may "stand-up" (lift your head) and early extend with your body in the downswing and how you can rectify that flaw. Dana also digs into the correct athletic posture, effective weight and pressure shift and the proper body rotation through the golf swing.
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Tom Stickney on the Five Fundamentals to Lowering Your Golf Handicap
20/03/2017 Duration: 42minTom Stickney is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and an internationally renowned expert in golf instruction. In this podcast he shares his "Five Fundamentals to Lowering Your Handicap". He also shares ideas to help you improve your golf course management. In talking about lowering your handicap, Tom delves into the elements of the correct body pivot and weight shift, the orbit of the clubhead around the body, the short game, lag putting and good shot selection. As a bonus, Tom also shares four ways to straighten a slice shot. Listen in to lower your handicap.