On the Mark Golf Podcast

Jake Knapp on Tempo, Power, Training & Trusting Your Swing Sep 22, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by PGA TOUR winner Jake Knapp for a candid and insightful conversation about golf swing development, tempo, power, trust, training, resilience, and learning how to compete at the highest level.

Jake is known for one of the most admired golf swings in the game, but he shares that he has not always seen it that way. He talks openly about being too critical of his own motion, learning to give himself more credit, and understanding how small changes can make a major difference in performance over time.

Mark and Jake discuss what it really takes to make a swing change that holds up under pressure. Jake explains how his work has been driven by statistics, consistency, repeatability, and finding feels that transfer from the range to the golf course.

He also shares why golfers need to trust the work, get uncomfortable in practice, and recognize that improvement often comes through small, incremental gains rather than instant transformation. The conversation also covers Jake’s use of training aids, his left thumb injury and surgery, his approach to fitness, how he creates power without looking rushed, why his tempo appears so smooth, how he uses a mini driver as a fairway finder, and why golfers should embrace their own natural patterns instead of chasing every swing trend.

This episode is packed with practical lessons for golfers who want to strike the ball better, swing with more freedom, train smarter, build trust under pressure, and understand how a PGA TOUR winner thinks through improvement.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

🎙️ Why Jake Knapp has one of the most talked-about swings in golf.

🎙️ How Jake views his own swing and why he can be overly critical.

🎙️ Why golf improvement takes time, patience, and trust.

🎙️ How small swing changes can create major performance gains.

🎙️ Why tour-level changes should be statistics-driven, not just cosmetic.

🎙️ How Jake works through feels with his coach before taking them to the course.

🎙️ Why golfers must learn to trust swing changes under pressure.

🎙️ How discomfort in practice can help build belief on the course.

🎙️ Why incremental improvements are often more valuable than quick fixes.

🎙️ How Jake has used training aids and why he now keeps them simpler .

🎙️ What training aids can and cannot do for elite players \.

🎙️ How Jake turns technical thoughts into feels he can use on the golf course.

🎙️ What happened with Jake’s left thumb injury and surgery.

🎙️ Why Jake values general athletic training and physical presence.

🎙️ How fitness helps with speed, power, mobility, and difficult lies \.

🎙️ Why Jake’s tempo looks smooth even though he creates tremendous speed.

🎙️ How he uses big muscles instead of small muscles to create power.

🎙️ Why softness in the arms can help create speed and flow.

🎙️ How Jake thinks about heavy clubs and feeling the clubhead.

🎙️ Why golfers should be careful trying to copy another player’s swing.

🎙️ How Jake uses his mini driver as a fairway finder.

🎙️ Why distance should remain an advantage, not become a disadvantage.

🎙️ How Jake embraces his natural steep pattern instead of fighting it.

🎙️ Why resilience helped him through hard seasons, injury, and pressure.

🎙️ What Jake learned from winning on the PGA TOUR in Mexico.

🎙️ How his “W.I.N.” reminder — What’s Important Now — helps him compete.

Key Takeaways:

A good-looking golf swing still has to perform under pressure.
Swing changes should be connected to better statistics, better patterns, and better scoring.
Improvement is rarely instant. It can take months for an exaggerated feel to become a neutral pattern.
The range and the golf course are different environments, so players must learn how to transfer feels into real shots.
Trust is built by putting yourself in uncomfortable situations and learning from the result.
Training aids can be helpful, but the goal is to eventually perform without them.
Elite players often use simple cues, feels, and checkpoints instead of overly complicated swing thoughts.
Fitness can help golfers create speed, protect their bodies, handle difficult lies, and feel more confident.
Effortless power comes from sequence, athleticism, big muscles, and freedom in the arms.
Golfers should avoid chasing trends that do not match their natural pattern.
A fairway finder can reduce stress and help long hitters keep distance as an advantage.
Resilience matters when the swing, body, or pressure of competition does not cooperate.
Great players prepare for what might go wrong, not just what they hope will go right.
“What’s Important Now” is a powerful reminder to stay present and handle the next shot.

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Improve Your Putting in Just Five Minutes a Day with Matt Davis Sep 14, 2026

Putting improvement does not have to require hours of technical practice.

In this episode of On the Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by Matt Davis, the creator of Putter Cup, to discuss how golfers can develop better speed control, stronger commitment and greater confidence under pressure.

Matt explains why putting deserves more attention from recreational golfers and challenges the belief that becoming a good putter requires a major investment of time. With focused, intentional practice—even for just a few minutes each day—golfers can begin closing the performance gap much faster than they might expect.

The conversation also explores an often-overlooked part of putting: The human response to pressure. Reading the green, choosing a line and controlling speed all matter, but golfers must still execute when the putt counts. Matt designed the three-part Putter Cup system to simulate that pressure and make practice slightly more demanding than the real thing.

Mark and Matt examine why not every five-foot putt should be played the same way, the relationship between speed and line, and how golfers can stop getting trapped by mechanical thoughts over short putts. They also discuss the importance of identifying “shot number three,” letting the putter become the hero and practicing in a way that makes the golf course feel easier.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why everyday golfers can putt at an elite level

• How better putting can quickly lower your scores

• Why pressure should be treated as a fourth element of putting

• The relationship between read, speed, line and commitment

• Why not every five-foot putt requires the same pace

• How challenging practice can make real holes appear more forgiving

• The difference between practicing a stroke and preparing to play

• How the Speed Bump trains pace and commitment

• How the Center Cup sharpens start line and entry point

• How the portable To-Go Cup creates a target almost anywhere

• Why thinking about mechanics can undermine short-putt performance

• How better putting reduces pressure on lag putts and chip shots

• What “firm in the back of the cup” should really mean

• When “never up, never in” is—and is not—good advice

• Why a few minutes of deliberate practice can produce meaningful results

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Fix Your Backswing to Improve Ball-Striking with Justin Kraft Sep 08, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by golf instructor, Justin Kraft, for a detailed and practical conversation about one of the most important and often misunderstood parts of the golf swing: The Backswing.

While impact is often called the “Moment of Truth,” Justin explains why the backswing plays a major role in helping golfers control the clubface, swing path, and quality of strike. A better backswing can make impact easier to repeat, reduce the need for compensations, and help golfers create a more functional delivery into the ball.

Mark and Justin begin at address, discussing posture, spine tilt, shoulder tilt, hip bend, distance from the golf ball, and how setup can either support or sabotage the swing before the club ever moves.

They then move through the key checkpoints of the backswing, including the takeaway, shaft-parallel position, lead-arm-parallel position, recentering, wrist structure, trail-arm motion, pressure shift, and the top of the backswing.

The message of this episode is clear: If you want to strike the ball more consistently, stop treating the backswing like an afterthought. Build a better setup, understand the checkpoints, avoid the danger zones, and create a backswing that matches your body and supports your delivery.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

Why the backswing matters even though impact determines ball flight.
How a better backswing can improve face control, path, and strike.
Why many golf shots are affected before the club ever moves.
How posture influences rotation, low point, and delivery.
What shirt buttons, belt buckle position, and spine tilt can tell you at address.
Why shoulder tilt matters in a proper setup.
How to check your distance from the golf ball.
Why an over-arched lower back can restrict rotation and create problems.
How hip bend helps create athletic readiness.
How to begin the takeaway without snatching the hands.
Why the hands and clubhead should not be confused in the takeaway.
What golfers should look for when the shaft is parallel to the ground.
Why positions are checkpoints, not places to freeze the swing.
How to create better depth and wrist structure by lead-arm parallel.
Why recentering starts before the backswing is finished.
How the trail foot helps stop sway and begin moving pressure back toward the target.
What danger zones to avoid at P2, P3, and the top of the backswing.
Why the trail arm should fold naturally without getting too narrow or too wide.
How a better top-of-backswing position can make transition easier.
Why many slicers should avoid trying to “turn open” too soon, and
A simple drill to help golfers feel a more functional top-of-backswing position.

Key Takeaways:

Impact is the moment of truth, but the backswing can make that moment easier or harder to manage.
A good setup gives golfers a better chance to rotate, shift pressure, and return the club consistently.
Posture matters because it influences rotation, pressure shift, angle of attack, low point, and delivery.
The backswing is a motion, not a series of forced positions.
Golfers should swing through checkpoints rather than try to place the club in perfect spots.
There are acceptable corridors in the backswing, not just one perfect model.
Hand path and clubhead path are different, and confusing them can create major takeaway issues.
Recentered pressure should happen through ground force and athletic motion, not a forced slide.
The trail arm should fold naturally while still maintaining usable width and structure.
The top of the backswing should match the player’s mobility, body type, and delivery tendencies.
Many slicers make things worse by trying to turn open too soon.
A functional backswing can help reduce steepness, improve contact, and make the swing more repeatable.
Better ball-striking often begins before the downswing ever starts.

Be sure to watch this episode on YouTube as Justin demonstrates the backswing and how to correctly swing through correct positions en route to a loaded, complete backswing. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

How Ground Reaction Forces Can Transform Your Golf Swing with Terry Hashimoto Sep 02, 2026

A better golf swing starts from the ground up.

In this episode, Mark welcomes Terry Hashimoto—the “Godfather of Force Mapping” for an accessible conversation about Ground Reaction Forces, Pressure Movement and the technology making Tour-level swing feedback available to everyday golfers.

Mark also announces his new role as an ambassador for AISensor, a portable 3D ground reaction force mat designed to help golfers understand how they interact with the ground throughout the swing.

Terry introduces the “Golf Number,” a simplified score based on 14 pressure characteristics consistently demonstrated by elite golfers. Instead of presenting golfers with complicated graphs and technical jargon, AISensor provides immediate feedback, a scorecard and practical recommendations for improving how pressure moves through the feet.

Mark and Terry explain the difference between "Center of Pressure" and "Center of Mass," why moving into the toes too early can contribute to an over-the-top swing, and how elite golfers move pressure from the trail heel to the lead side.

They also discuss Terry’s “Trap and Clear” concept and why apparent jumping through impact is typically the result of properly applied force—not a movement golfers should intentionally manufacture.

You’ll also learn how better use of the ground can create more space for the arms, improve clubface control, support a more compact swing and potentially reduce stress on the knees, hips and lower back.

In this episode:

What ground reaction forces reveal about the golf swing
How the AI Sensor force mat measures pressure and movement
The “Golf Number” and how it compares your movement with elite golfers
Why golf swings should work from the ground up
How unlocking your feet can reduce tension
The difference between center of pressure and center of mass
Why premature toe pressure can lead to an over-the-top swing
How the trail heel helps create counterbalance
Terry’s “trap and clear” concept through impact
Why long hitters need a strong, stable lead side
The truth about jumping and vertical force in the golf swing
How pressure movement affects clubface control and ball-striking
Why modern golfers can generate speed with shorter swings
Using biofeedback to improve pitching and chipping
How non-contact training can help golfers develop better movement, and
Why incremental improvement matters more than chasing perfection.

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Stop Overthinking Your Golf Swing - Ed LeBeau on Club-Focused Golf Instruction Aug 25, 2026

Golf instruction has become increasingly technical. Ground forces. Hip rotation. Spine angles. Wrist positions. Speed training. But are golfers paying attention to the wrong thing?

In this episode, Mark sits down with Ed LeBeau, founder of Heartland Golf Schools, for a fascinating conversation about simplifying the golf swing and returning the golfer's attention to the one thing that ultimately determines what happens to the ball: The golf club.

Drawing heavily from the teachings of legendary instructor Manuel de la Torre, Ed explains why he favors a club-focused approach rather than trying to consciously control individual movements of the body.

According to Ed, a successful golf shot ultimately requires three essentials:

Center contact
The club moving toward the intended target, and
Enough speed to produce the required distance.

From there, the conversation explores: Balance, Visualization, Grip, Ball Position, Swing Speed, Tempo, Shot Dispersion and why trying harder doesn't always produce better golf.

Ed and Mark also discuss Scottie Scheffler, Jack Nicklaus, Hal Sutton, Louis Oosthuizen, Ernie Els, Luke Donald, Henrik Stenson, Manuel de la Torre and Ernest Jones while examining what great players and teachers can teach recreational golfers about simplicity.

Among the topics discussed:

Why Ed believes modern golf instruction has become too body-focused.
Why the golf club — not the body — ultimately controls ball flight.
Starting with the desired shot rather than individual swing positions.
The powerful role visualization plays before and during a golf shot.
Why center contact should be one of every golfer's priorities.
How balance helps establish consistent contact.
Why target awareness matters during the swing.
The advantages of a neutral grip.
Scottie Scheffler's remarkably quiet hands and clubface control.
Why a golf swing should feel body-friendly and relatively effortless.
The difference between maximum speed and maximum effective speed .
Why chasing distance can sometimes make golfers worse.
Why Ed advises golfers to find the fairway first.
Ball position and its influence on clubface orientation.
How Manuel de la Torre simplified golf instruction
Why there shouldn't be 14 completely different swings for 14 clubs.
Using the same basic swing concept from putting through the Driver.
How tempo can organize a golf swing.
Mark's experience practicing with a Metronome.
Why shot dispersion may matter more than obsessing over perfect contact.
How golfers can practice without hitting a ball.
Why you should write down what works after a lesson, and
The golf paradox of looking at the ball without making the ball your primary focus.

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Stop Chasing a Perfect Swing—Learn to Control Impact with Todd Brenkman Aug 18, 2026

Impact is golf’s moment of truth—but improving it does not require a perfect-looking swing. Mark Immelman is joined by longtime PGA professional Todd Brenkman for a practical conversation about solid contact, realistic expectations and learning to control where the golf club meets the ground.

Drawing on lessons from Johnny Miller and Bobby Clampett, Todd explains why golfers should learn to brush the grass on the forward side of the ball, how the presence of the ball can change the bottom of the swing and why many players would improve faster by practicing without a ball.

Mark and Todd also discuss ball position, uneven lies, wrist action, clubface control, functional misses and the dangers of immediately changing your swing after every poor shot. The episode includes simple drills that can help golfers of any ability develop better impact without becoming overwhelmed by technical swing thoughts.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Johnny Miller’s simple key to solid iron contact - Why the club should brush the ground on the forward side of the ball How to practice impact without hitting golf balls.
What it means to become “ball bound” - Why the presence of a golf ball can move your swing bottom backward.
How solid-contact expectations should change based on your handicap - Why functional misses matter more than perfect shots.
How to swing freely without steering the golf ball - Why grip and setup remain essential fundamentals.
How chipping and punch shots can improve the full swing.
Todd’s tic-tac-toe bunker drill for controlling the bottom of the swing.
How ball position should change with the club and the lie.
Why practicing on uneven lies helps transfer your range game to the course.
How one productive practice swing can improve contact and pace of play.
Why wrist and forearm awareness can help square the clubface.
The danger of blaming every poor strike on your swing.
Why the clubhead should arrive at the right time—not necessarily be delayed.
How to release the club without becoming afraid of “flipping,” and
What to focus on when facing a pressure iron shot.

Key Takeaways:

Brush the Grass Forward of the Ball - Todd shares the foundational lesson he learned from Johnny Miller: draw a line representing the center of the golf ball and learn to brush the grass on the target side of that line. The goal is not to dig a massive divot. It is to develop awareness of where the club first contacts the ground and where the bottom of the swing occurs.
Practice Without a Golf Ball - Golfers often become so focused on striking the ball that their natural movement and coordination disappear. Todd will sometimes conduct an entire first lesson without hitting a golf ball. Removing the ball reduces the urge to “hit” and allows the golfer to focus on landing the club correctly.
Understand the Ball-Bound Effect - Bobby Clampett taught Todd that the presence of the golf ball can cause the bottom of a player’s swing to move backward. A golfer may brush the ground several inches forward of a practice line without a ball, but move much closer to—or behind—the line when a ball is introduced. Learning to maintain the forward swing bottom with the ball present is a major component of consistent iron play.
Set Realistic Expectations - Even great players do not strike every golf shot perfectly. Todd offers the following general expectations for solid strikes out of 10 shots: Bogey golfer: approximately one or two Mid-handicap golfer: approximately three or four Single-digit golfer: approximately five or six Elite amateur: approximately six or seven The remaining shots should become functional misses that stay in play and allow the golfer to continue scoring.
Do Not Steer the Golf Ball - Trying too hard to manufacture perfect contact can cause the golfer to slow down, guide the club and lose athletic movement. Prepare carefully, then release the club as though you have no worries. A freely swinging club often produces better contact than a motion controlled by fear.
Begin With Smaller Swings - Todd does not immediately move golfers into full swings. He begins with chips, punch shots and half swings so the golfer can learn how the club, wrists and arms should behave through impact. If a golfer cannot control impact at a slower speed with a short club, adding length and speed usually makes the problem worse.
Use the Tic-Tac-Toe Bunker Drill Draw a tic-tac-toe grid in firm bunker sand and set the club over one of the intersections. Make swings without a golf ball and examine: Where the club entered the sand. Which direction the divot traveled. Whether the center of the club struck the intended intersection. Whether contact would have occurred on the toe or heel. The sand provides immediate feedback that is often more visible than turf.
Calibrate Yourself to the Ground - Before playing a shot, make one small brush swing to determine where the ground is. This becomes particularly important on slopes and uneven lies, where a stock ball position may no longer match the bottom of the swing. One meaningful rehearsal is more useful—and faster—than several full-speed practice swings.
Check the Simple Fix First - A poor shot does not always require a swing change. The golfer may simply have struck the toe or heel. Todd recalls moving one student only half an inch farther from the ball, immediately improving the player’s strike and direction. Before rebuilding the swing, check setup, ball position and strike location.
Focus Past the Golf Ball - When facing a pressure shot, Todd gathers the necessary information, uses a brush swing to calibrate the club to the ground and then focuses on sticking the finish. That finish-oriented intention encourages the golfer to send energy through and beyond the ball rather than stopping or steering at impact.

Memorable Quotes:

“Learning how to brush the grass, to me, is fundamental number one in golf.”

“More shots in the air than not. That’s the goal.”

“He or she who misses it the best wins.”

“Release it like you’ve got no worries. At least you have no regret.”

“Sometimes people are too quick to change what they’re working on in search of something else.”

“You’ve got to figure out where the ground is.”

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Play Golf, Not Golf-Swing with Billy Ray Brown Aug 10, 2026

What if the secret to better golf is not another swing theory, launch-monitor number or technical rabbit hole—but learning how to truly play the game?

Mark Immelman sits down with 3x PGA TOUR winner, NCAA National Champion, Texas State Golf Hall of Famer and respected golf broadcaster Billy Ray Brown for an honest conversation about the lessons Billy Ray wishes he had understood earlier in his career. His biggest realization? You do not have to be perfect to play great golf.

Billy Ray explains why golf is a game of recovery, how an uncomfortable Christmas Day practice session transformed his short game and why players must learn to solve problems without immediately turning to a coach or a collection of data. Mark and Billy Ray also explore the importance of grip, setup, ball position, clubface awareness and active hands.

They discuss Scottie Scheffler, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Jackson Suber, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer and the Harmon family while examining how great players build swings that perform under pressure.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Why chasing perfection can keep golfers from playing their best.
How Billy Ray transformed his short game in only a few months.
Why golf should be viewed as a game of recovery.
The difference between productive practice and simply filling time.
Why golfers should practice the shots that make them uncomfortable How feel and technique work together.
Why self-discovery builds adaptable, resilient players How technology and data can help—and when they become distractions.
Why grip, stance, alignment and ball position still matter.
How clubface awareness allows great golfers to save imperfect swings.
Why different grips require different body motions and matchups.
How course conditions should influence the swing and shot, and
Why the ultimate goal is to play golf rather than chase a perfect-looking motion.

Key Takeaways:

You Do Not Have to Be Perfect - Great golf is not produced by hitting every shot perfectly. Every player will miss greens, struggle with portions of the game and face situations that require creativity. The best players accept that reality and become skilled at recovering.
Build a Short Game That Travels - Billy Ray recalls entering college as an excellent tee-to-green player who was not good enough around the greens. After his coach contacted his father, Billy Ray spent a cold Christmas Day working alone on his chipping. That experience began a transformation that helped him earn a place in the University of Houston lineup and win an NCAA championship later that spring.
Practice What Makes You Uncomfortable - Golfers naturally gravitate toward clubs and shots they already hit well. Productive practice requires the opposite approach. Work on the awkward lies, partial wedges, flighted irons, recovery shots and uncomfortable situations that will eventually appear on the course.
Learn to Figure It Out - Players who always turn to someone else after a poor shot can become dependent on external feedback. Billy Ray believes golfers must spend time experimenting, observing the ball and learning what their own motions feel like. That self-awareness gives players the ability to make adjustments during competition. Fundamentals Provide the Foundation Modern technology offers valuable information, but Billy Ray continually returns to the same fundamentals: Grip Stance Alignment Ball position, Distance from the ball, Clubface control, A consistent setup gives the swing a better opportunity to organize itself naturally.
The Ball Does Not Lie - Launch monitors can provide useful measurements, but the flight of the golf ball remains the clearest form of feedback. Golfers should learn to recognize why the ball curved, launched too high, spun too much or started offline.
Play the Shot the Course Requires - Firm ground, wind, changing green speeds and difficult lies require adaptation. A golfer’s motion should respond to the shot and environment—not remain locked into one predetermined swing model.
Play Golf, Not Golf Swing - The objective is simple: get the ball into the hole in the fewest possible strokes. Technique matters, but only when it helps the golfer accomplish that goal.

Memorable Quotes:

“You do not have to be perfect in this game.”

“The most complex thing about learning to play the game is keeping it simple.”

“The ball doesn’t lie.”

“You have to go to the most uncomfortable situations and put yourself in there.”

“Play the game, not swing the golf club.”

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How to Access Your Golf Skill Under Pressure with Dax Isbell Aug 03, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by newly professional golfer Dax Isbell for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation about competitive golf, pressure, faith, failure, process, and what it really takes to access your skills when the stakes are high.

Dax recently earned his first professional victory on the GPro Tour in just his fourth start. He shares what he has already learned from making cuts, missing cuts, playing for money, handling pressure, and trying to stay aggressive when the natural temptation is to protect.

Mark and Dax discuss why the pressure of making a cut can sometimes feel heavier than the pressure of trying to win, and Dax explains how golfers can get trapped in “prevent defense” instead of continuing to play with freedom and intent. The conversation also goes deeper than swing mechanics. Dax shares how his faith shapes his approach to golf, why he believes identity cannot be tied to scores or results, and how his daily system of belief, consistency, preparation, and execution is helping him grow as both a player and a person.

This episode is packed with wisdom for competitive golfers, junior golfers, parents, coaches, and any player who wants to better understand how to practice, compete, fail, reset, and keep pursuing the game with purpose.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

🎙️ What Dax learned from making his first professional cut.

🎙️ Why missed cuts can become distracting if golfers attach too much identity to them.

🎙️ How playing for money changes the pressure of professional golf.

🎙️ Why the Friday cut line can create more tension than Sunday contention.

🎙️ The danger of playing “prevent defense” on the golf course.

🎙️ Why aggressive intent matters under pressure.

🎙️ How to play in alignment with the way you are designed as a golfer.

🎙️ Why golf is what you do, not who you are.

🎙️ How faith helps Dax process success, failure, frustration, and expectation.

🎙️ Why skill development and skill access are two different things.

🎙️ What Dax believes are the key skills in golf: driving, wedges, approach play, chipping, and putting.

🎙️ Why wedges are one of the most important money-making skills.

🎙️ Why players should practice in ways that force them to compete.

🎙️ The four layers of Dax’s system: belief, consistency, preparation, and execution.

🎙️ How language and belief shape competitive performance.

🎙️ Why “sucky practice” is not necessarily bad practice.

🎙️ Why every shot needs to matter, but not destroy you if it goes wrong.

🎙️ How nutrition and hydration can save shots during a round.

🎙️ Why junior golfers should understand how their behavior affects opportunity, and

🎙️ What Dax would tell his future self if his golf career ended tomorrow.

Key Takeaways:

Golfers lose more than they win, so identity cannot be tied to scores, cuts, or trophies.
The pressure to make a cut can cause players to steer the ball instead of swinging with commitment. Playing smart does not mean playing scared.
Golfers must learn how they personally perform best under pressure.
Developing skill is only part of the equation; accessing skill when the lights come on is another skill entirely.
Wedges, putting, chipping, driving, and approach play all require specific attention.
Competitive practice should include winning and losing, not just hitting pretty shots.
Belief is built through the stories you tell yourself about who God is, what He has done, and how He made you.
Every shot should matter enough to earn your full attention, but not so much that it wrecks you emotionally.
Fuel matters. Eating and drinking consistently during a round can help players think clearly and compete better.
Golf exposes character, which is why it can be such a powerful teacher.
The goal is not just to play better golf, but to pursue the game faithfully and authentically.

Stop Overthinking Your Golf Swing: Brandon Bauman’s Simple Keys to Better Golf Jul 29, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by golf coach and content creator Brandon Bauman, known online as @coach_bauman, for a practical and entertaining conversation about simplifying the golf swing and playing better golf with clearer intention.

Brandon shares his approach to mental resets, swing balance, tempo, timing, leg action, speed, wind management, and playing smarter golf. His coaching style is simple, direct, and easy to apply, making complex golf concepts easier to understand for players of all levels.

The conversation begins with one of the most important parts of scoring: how to reset mentally after mistakes. Brandon explains how he breaks a round into three-hole matches, uses physical restart cues, and “reintroduces” himself on the tee to create a fresh start during competitive rounds.

From there, Mark and Brandon dive into the four pillars of the golf swing: timing, tempo, rhythm, and balance. Brandon explains why tempo does not mean slow, why a balanced finish still matters, how relaxed arms can create more speed, and why golfers should stop forcing speed with tension and handle drag. They also cover practical drills for better sequencing, improved leg action, more efficient speed, and better wind strategy.

If you want to simplify your golf swing, reset your mind, and play with more conviction, this episode is packed with takeaways you can bring straight to the range or course.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

How to reset mentally after a bad shot, hole, or stretch of holes
Why Brandon plays six three-hole matches during a round
How physical reset cues can help you start fresh mid-round
Why golfers need to learn how to “plug in” and “plug out” mentally
Why balance remains one of the key pillars of the golf swing
What a good finish position can tell you about your swing
Why tempo does not mean swinging slowly
How your personality can influence your ideal swing tempo
Why handle-dragging can actually slow the clubhead down
How timing and sequence can improve with a simple pause drill
Why relaxed arms can help you swing faster
How to use leg action correctly for power
Why "sitting down" in the backswing can hurt your downswing sequence
How one-handed swings can improve speed and release
Why throwing the club can help golfers understand the “slot”
How to adjust properly for wind, and
Why golfers should play to carry numbers, not total distance.

Key Takeaways:

Mental resets are a skill, and they can be trained.
Breaking a round into three-hole matches can help golfers stay present.
Physical cues like changing gloves, changing tees, or marking the scorecard can signal a fresh start.
You cannot stay fully “plugged in” for four or five hours, so learn when to focus and when to relax.
The four pillars of the golf swing are timing, tempo, rhythm, and balance.
Tempo does not mean slow; it means the club and body are working together efficiently.
Your swing tempo should fit your personality and natural pace.
A balanced finish is still one of the best indicators of an efficient swing.
Speed comes from sequence, leverage, release, and relaxation — not brute force.
Pause drills and one-handed swings can help golfers find better timing.
The legs should work in the correct order: load, move down, then extend through impact.
Into the wind, the ball loses more distance than many golfers expect, and Downwind does not help as much as the wind hurts into you.
Playing to carry numbers instead of finish numbers can improve decision-making and scoring.

This episode of the OntheMark Podcast is loaded with simple, beneficial and easy to learn and apply golf-improvement insights. Share it with your friends and watch it on YouTube to see some of the demonstrations. Search for and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

What I Do Is Not Who I Am: Faith, Identity, and Golf with Steve Eubanks Jul 20, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by New York Times bestselling author Steve Eubanks to discuss his latest book, Godball — a powerful look at the growing movement of athletes speaking openly and boldly about their Christian faith.

Steve shares how the idea for Godball came from noticing a major shift in sports culture. What was once often limited to quick post-game “thank you” moments has become something much deeper: athletes using interviews, press conferences, social platforms, and public moments to share their faith stories with clarity, conviction, and courage.

Mark and Steve explore why this movement is happening now, how athletes are helping lead a renewed interest in faith, and why performance, trophies, wins, and careers can never fully define a person. From Scottie Scheffler and Bernhard Langer to Rose Zhang, Kirk Cousins, Dusty Baker, Dottie Pepper, and Betsy King, the conversation highlights athletes who understand that what they do is not who they are. This episode is a thoughtful conversation about faith, identity, peace, pressure, grace, revival, and the unique platform sports provides for sharing something eternal.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

What inspired Steve Eubanks to write Godball
Why athletes are becoming more outspoken about their faith
How sports have become a platform for revival and spiritual conversation
Why modern athletes are moving beyond surface-level faith comments
How Scottie Scheffler models identity beyond performance
Why trophies and wins cannot fill the deeper spiritual need
How Gen Z and Gen Alpha are responding to authentic faith
Why young men are helping drive a renewed interest in church and Scripture
How COVID changed many athletes’ view of time, calling, and platform
Why peace is essential for athletes performing under pressure
How faith helps competitors handle failure, transition, and identity loss
Why grace, redemption, and spiritual grounding matter in sports and life.

Key Takeaways:

Athletes are using their platforms more intentionally to share their faith.
Performance may define what an athlete does, but it should never define who they are.
Sports reveal merit, pressure, failure, discipline, and resilience in a very public way.
Many athletes are discovering that trophies do not provide lasting peace.
True peace does not come from positive thinking alone, but from a deeper spiritual foundation.
Younger generations are drawn to authenticity, and they can quickly recognize what is real.
Faith gives athletes a way to process success, failure, pressure, and life after competition.
The current faith movement in sports is not isolated — it is visible across golf, football, baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and more.

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The Golf Life Cycle: How to Handle Good, Bad, and Indifferent Play with Mark Immelman Jul 14, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman returns from Scotland with fresh insight from a week of Links Golf, the Genesis Scottish Open, and Open Championship week. Mark breaks down Tom Kim’s impressive victory at the Genesis Scottish Open and shares what golfers of all levels can learn from his patience, maturity, shot-making, routine, and renewed approach to the game. After a period of searching, coaching changes, and mental clutter, Tom Kim found his way back by simplifying his swing, trusting his process, and accepting that even great work does not always produce immediate results.

Mark also dives into the unique demands of links golf: firm fairways, tight lies, pot bunkers, wind, trajectory control, creativity, patience, recovery, and attitude. Whether you are preparing for a golf trip, watching The Open Championship, or simply trying to improve your everyday game, this episode is packed with practical lessons you can apply immediately.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

What Tom Kim’s Scottish Open victory teaches golfers about patience and maturity.
Why good practice does not always guarantee good results.
How expectations can hurt your performance.
The “Golf Life Cycle” of good, indifferent, bad, indifferent, and good play.
Why you should not panic when your game starts trending downward.
How to identify your strengths, habits, and tendencies as a golfer.
Why short game and recovery skills are essential when your ball striking is off.
What Tom Kim changed in his swing to create more consistency.
How quiet wrists can help stabilize the club face.
A simple centered pivot drill you can do at home.
Why “Operation 30” can help golfers stop overthinking.
How to play firm, fast links conditions.
Why the chip-and-run is so valuable on tight lies.
How to vary trajectory and club selection in changing conditions.
When to use the putter from off the green, and
How to better understand and manage wind on the golf course.

Key Takeaways:

Golf improvement is holistic. Fitness, energy, walking endurance, mindset, and swing mechanics all affect performance.
Links golf rewards patience, creativity, recovery, and smart decision-making.
Tom Kim’s win was a lesson in maturity, patience, conviction, and simplifying the mind.
When your game gets shaky, return to your fundamentals instead of trying every quick fix.
Great players make their bad days decent by relying on short game, putting, and smart course management.
Quiet wrists can help improve club face control and ball striking consistency.
A centered pivot can help improve contact, especially in wind.
Doubt creates tension, and tension wrecks golf swings.
A confident swing with the wrong club is often better than a doubtful swing with the right club.
Wind hurts more than it helps, so plan accordingly, and
Practicing different trajectories, uneven lies, and wind conditions can prepare you for real golf.

This podcast is a one-stop shop where you will get game improvement insights, Links Golf insights and a nugget or two on how to deal with the inevitable slumps in golf. Watch it on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Why Your Range Swing does not Transfer to the Course with Dr. Luke Benoit Jul 08, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman welcomes back Dr. Luke Benoit, golf instructor, motor learning expert, and creator of the RypStick, for a deep dive into one of golf’s biggest questions: Why is it so hard to change your swing — and why does your range game often disappear on the golf course? Luke shares insights from his upcoming book, The Golf Textbook, and explains how motor learning, biomechanics, practice design, and performance psychology all work together when golfers try to improve.

The conversation challenges common assumptions about practice, range work, swing changes, and the way golfers train. Instead of simply “hitting more balls,” Luke lays out a smarter path for building better patterns, transferring them to the course, and learning when to think mechanically — and when to play freely.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Why your practice swing often looks better than your real swing.
Why hitting range balls is not always the best way to change a motor pattern.
How pressure changes your movement patterns on the golf course.
Why golfers must separate swing-building practice from performance practice .
The difference between changing your swing for tomorrow vs. changing it for 90 days from now.
Why learning a new swing pattern may require practicing without a golf ball.
How video feedback can help you build a new movement pattern faster.
Why calibration is key to fixing slices, hooks, tops, shanks, and contact issues.
The four zones of improvement: Construction, Calibration, Transfer, and Performance, and
How to build a “firewall” between mechanical thinking and on-course performance.

Key Conversation Points:

1. Why Golf Swings Are Hard to Change Luke explains that golf swings are deeply ingrained motor patterns. Once a pattern has been built over time, it behaves almost like a riverbed: the movement naturally wants to return to the same path. To change it, golfers need to understand that they are not simply “trying a tip.” They are building a new pattern — and that takes the right environment, feedback, and repetition.

2. Why the Golf Ball Gets in the Way One of Luke’s biggest points is that the golf ball creates conflict. When a golfer is trying to change mechanics and hit a good shot at the same time, the brain often prioritizes the result of the ball over the new movement. That is why Luke recommends separating swing-building work from ball-striking work. If the goal is to change your movement, the ball may not matter early in the process.

3. Construction: Building the Swing The construction zone is where golfers build a new movement pattern. Luke says this is the time to think like an engineer. This is not about hitting perfect shots. It is about creating the movement correctly, using video, feedback, and intentional reps. Luke also explains the value of reverse chaining — learning the downswing before adding the backswing.

4. Calibration: Fixing Ball-Flight Biases Calibration is where golfers learn how to control impact. If you slice it, learn to hook it. If you hit it low, learn to hit it higher. If you hit the ground first, learn to hit the ball first. Mark and Luke emphasize that many ball-flight problems can be improved quickly when golfers understand impact opposites and stop overcomplicating the fix.

5. Transfer: Taking Practice to the Course The transfer zone is where practice starts to look more like golf. Instead of hitting the same shot repeatedly, golfers must learn to change targets, vary situations, and make practice feel closer to the course. This is where many golfers struggle because traditional range practice often rewards comfort instead of adaptability.

6. Performance: Playing Without Mechanical Overload The final zone is performance. On the course, Luke believes golfers need to trust their training, trust their routine, and stop trying to solve every swing issue mid-round. The goal is to create a firewall between mechanical practice and on-course performance so the golfer can play freely, even while working through a swing change.

This podcast is guaranteed to help you turn your practice into good scores. Share it with your golf buddies, and watch it on YouTube by searching for and subscribing to Mark Immelman.

Stop Hitting at the Ball and Start Swinging the Club with Dutch Skiver Jul 01, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman is joined by Dutch Skiver, founder of Blind Strike Golf, for a wide-ranging conversation on how golfers can stop overthinking, quiet the mind, and learn to play with more feel, freedom, and trust.

Dutch’s teaching philosophy is refreshingly simple: golf does not need to be buried under technical jargon. Instead, better golf begins with clear communication, a reliable routine, and learning how to let the club do what it was designed to do — swing.

Mark and Dutch discuss the difference between instruction and coaching; why many golfers lose their natural motion when a ball is introduced, and how the right training aid can help a player feel the solution instead of drowning in more swing thoughts.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✅ Why “impossible” in golf often becomes possible when the lesson is explained in a way the player can actually understand.

✅ The difference between instruction and coaching — and why golfers need more than just information.

✅ Dutch’s two core keys to improvement: build a great routine and find finish.

✅ Why golf clubs are designed to swing — not be over-controlled or manipulated.

✅ How the “hit impulse” changes a golfer’s motion when a ball is placed in front of them.

✅ Why putting and short-game struggles often begin with the eyes, tension, and early movement.

✅ How Dutch developed the Blind Strike training aids to help golfers quiet their vision, improve strike, and release the club more naturally.

✅ Why a released putter gives you a better chance to make putts than a held-off or manipulated stroke.

✅ How the Short Plate can help golfers better understand strike, bounce, landing point, and short-game contact.

Key Conversation Points:

1. Golf Improvement Starts with Better Communication - Dutch explains that every golfer thinks differently. A good coach should understand the player’s world and communicate in language that connects with them — instead of forcing the player into complicated golf terminology.

2. Coaching Is More Than Giving Information - Dutch uses a powerful analogy: handing someone golf balls without a basket gives them no place to hold the information. Coaching gives the player a “basket” — a structure for applying what they learn.

3. Routine and Finish Are Everything - Dutch believes golfers need two essentials: a great routine and a committed finish. If a player can build those, the swing can become more natural, repeatable, and less cluttered by technical thoughts.

4. Practice Swing vs. Real Swing - Many golfers make beautiful practice swings, then change completely when the ball appears. Dutch explains that the mission shifts from “swing” to “hit,” and that change creates tension, manipulation, and poor contact.

5. The Eyes Matter More Than Golfers Realize - Dutch and Mark discuss how early eye movement, peripheral vision, and the urge to “see the result” can disrupt putting, chipping, and pitching. The goal is to quiet the eyes long enough for the stroke or swing to complete.

6. Let the Club Work - Dutch’s biggest message is that golf is not about overpowering the club with the body or the brain. Once golfers understand the club’s role, they can better understand their own role: allow the club to swing and respond with feel.

You can also watch Dutch demonstrate his lessons if you search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube. Make you practice purpose-driven and productive, employ some simple to apply lessons from PGA Pro Dutch Skiver.

Golf Boot Camp with Rick Currin: Simple Fixes for Every Part of Your Game Jun 22, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman is joined by South African golf instructor Rick Currin, who teaches in Malaysia and specializes in making golf simpler, more playable, and easier to improve.

Rick brings a biomechanics and sports science background to his coaching, but his message is refreshingly practical: stop overcomplicating the game, manage the course smarter, and build a swing and short game that help you avoid big numbers.

Mark and Rick walk through a “mini boot camp” for your whole game—course management, driver setup, iron play, pitching, bunker shots, lag putting, and short putts—with one clear goal: help golfers score better by making better decisions and executing simpler shots.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✅ Why avoiding double bogeys is one of the fastest ways to lower scores

✅ How to manage a golf course by playing to your strengths—not your ego

✅ Why “boring golf” can be the smartest path to better scores

✅ How better posture and setup can help you drive the ball more consistently

✅ Why irons should be treated like precision clubs, not power clubs

✅ A simple pitching key: narrow stance, toe down, rhythm, and less tension

✅ The bunker-shot mindset: speed and trust

✅ Why lag putting is an overlooked scoring skill—and how to practice it better, and

✅ How to improve short putts with a simple, repeatable routine.

Key Themes:

Golf Made Simple - Rick’s coaching philosophy is built around cutting through overload. Instead of chasing every tip, golfers need simple, repeatable ideas they can actually use on the course.
Course Management Saves Shots - You do not always need driver off the tee. Sometimes a 6-iron in play, followed by another smart shot, creates a better scoring opportunity than forcing driver into trouble.
Discipline Starts Before the Swing - Rick emphasizes discipline in the pre-shot routine and decision-making. Poor choices often begin before the club ever moves.
Athletic Setup Matters - Better driving starts with posture, balance, and body readiness. Rick explains how rounded posture and tension can limit rotation and make it harder to square the face.
Precision Over Power With irons and wedges - Rick encourages golfers to take an extra club, make a controlled swing, and focus on solid contact and dispersion—not maximum distance.
Short Game Variety Wins - You do not always have to fly the ball to the hole. Rick prefers using the contours of the course, bump-and-run options, and different clubs around the green when the shot allows it.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch it.

The Practice Gap: Will Stubbs on Why Range Skills Don’t Transfer to the Course and How to Change It Jun 16, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman welcomes back Will Stubbs from Zen Green Stage / Zen Swing Stage for a conversation that hits a major truth about modern golf: the game doesn’t have an attraction problem—it has a retention problem. Golf participation has surged, but most new players don’t stick—largely because golf is hard, practice isn’t realistic, and learning infrastructure hasn’t kept up with access.

Will breaks down the “practice gap”—why sterile range/simulator reps don’t translate to the real golf course where slopes, lies, turf conditions, and wind change everything. Then he shares actionable ways to improve faster: build situational awareness, train on uneven lies, and learn to read greens using a simple clock-face method that teaches you to see gravity like a blueprint.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

Why golf has a retention problem (not an attraction problem)
The stat that should shock everyone: only ~25–27% become “committed golfers”
Why most beginners never get lessons (and how golf learning hasn’t scaled)
The “practice gap”: why simulator/range practice can be misleading
Why slopes (not length) are a course’s greatest defense
A simple putting read framework: Zero-grade line + clock face
How Zen Green Stage helps golfers train compound breaks and real-world pace/reads
How Zen Swing Stage recreates your lie instantly after each shot in sim play
Why better practice turns fear into confidence (tension comes from doubt), and
Where to find Zen + resources.

Key Takeaways

Access has exploded, learning hasn’t. More people try golf, but most don’t become committed players.
Information ≠ understanding. Data is everywhere, but experience is what teaches.
Practice should look like golf. If you only train flat lies, the course will expose you.
Read greens by finding gravity first. The clock-face method simplifies the entire problem.
Better puzzle-solvers score better. Golf is problem solving—practice needs variety and constraints.
This podcast is also available to watch on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

5 At-Home Drills to Improve Your Golf with Carolin Pinegger Jun 09, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman welcomes Carolin Pinegger (Austrian national team alum, UCF golfer, former LPGA/Symetra player, and now coach + social media star). Carolin shares what it was like competing on Big Break: Myrtle Beach—five weeks isolated, long production days, constant cameras—and why that experience made competitive golf feel easy by comparison.

From there, the episode becomes a masterclass on what really wrecks swings: Tension, driven by brain “traffic.” Carolin explains how to train your brain like a muscle, use breathing to shift from “red” (overstimulated) back to “green,” and build dependable systems that hold up under pressure.

Then she delivers a set of at-home drills (no range required) to improve grip, sequencing, pressure shift, and putting start line—using everyday items like a hammer, mirror, towels, and books.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

What Big Break pressure is really like (cameras, no phones, 3 hours sleep)
Why tension happens — and how the brain’s “traffic” affects your body
The mindset truth: You don’t rise to standards — you fall to systems
How to move from “red” to “green” using belly breathing, and
Why at-home motion training works (less “hit ball” mode, more learning.)

Carolin also share 5 Game Improvement drills you can do at home:

Drill #1: Hammer & Hinge (fix grip + wrist set, stop early elbow fold)

Drill #2: Backswing Sequence (Mirror) (hinge → arms → shoulders → hips)

Drill #3: Mirror Depth Check (hands near heels; match top position to your shot shape)

Drill #4: Flow / Pressure Shift (towels under feet for rhythm + movement)

Drill #5: Book Putting Gate (start-line training + “through” mindset.)

Key Takeaways:

Your brain is trainable. Treat it like a muscle and build routines that lower “traffic.”
Pressure kills feel. Systems hold up when nerves show up.
Grip + wrist function matter. Many swing issues start with the trail hand and early elbow fold.
Sequence starts in the backswing. Build separation in the backswing, then keep moving through.
Putting begins with start line. You can’t make it if you can’t start it on your intended line.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. In fact it is recommendable to watch it so you can learn exactly how to do the drills. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

The Science of the Golf Swing: Center of Mass, Fascia & Speed with Davide Bertoli Jun 03, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman is joined by David Bertoli (aka “Davide”) for a deep, visual-first breakdown of how the golf swing actually works in 3D—not as frozen “positions,” but as moving phases driven by what the body is doing internally.

David shares how his team built a 3D system that reveals the skeleton, muscles, and fascia in motion—so golfers and coaches can stop chasing a Rory/McIlroy “look” and start optimizing their movement pattern.

A major focus is David’s framework: the Six Phases of the Golf Swing, built around Center of Mass (COM) movement + Anatomy Trains / fascia chains. They explore why the pelvis is the engine, how COM moves (horizontally and vertically), why maximum unweighting matters for speed, and how “carefree” phase-based movement beats “careful” position-chasing every time.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✅ Why 3D changes everything: stop studying the club “outside,” start understanding the body “inside”
✅ The difference between positions vs phases (and why a golf swing is a “moving sculpture”)
✅ What Center of Mass actually is, where it sits, and why the pelvis is so tied to it
✅ How COM moves in an “almost infinity-sign” pattern (and why it anticipates the club)
✅ Why elite players get lower than address in transition (and how that fuels speed)
✅ What fascia is (and why the body is a “full web”) + how anatomy chains store/release energy
✅ The Six Phases: from address → shaft parallel → pelvis rotation → top → max unweighting → impact → hands chest-high
✅ A huge myth at impact: why you should not try to open shoulders as much as the ribcage, and
✅ The “eccentric load” trio: core stretch, lead-shoulder stretch, lead-wrist stretch (and why thoracic rotation matters.)

Key Takeaways

Stop copying positions. Many great swings look different—but the best swings move through similar phases.
Pelvis movement predicts swing quality. If the pelvis (and COM) moves well, the rest organizes more naturally.
Speed requires going down before going up. The best players drop lower than address, then push up fast into impact.
Fascia matters. Efficient golf is stored energy → redirected forces → released energy, not “hit the ball harder.”
Carefree beats careful. When golfers chase positions, they get tense; when they move through phases, they flow.

After you have listened to this podcast, go to YouTube, search and subscribe to Mark Immelman and watch the show to see David's graphics and presentation of his golfswing research and how his "Phases of the Swing" work.

How Elite Golfers Reset: Routines, Stats, and Better Decisions with Arjun Malik May 26, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman welcomes Arjun Malik—one of the leading voices helping grow the game in India—for a deep dive into the part of golf improvement that most players skip: routines and structure.

Mark and Arjun's conversation quickly turns into a practical masterclass on what happens before the shot, after the shot, before the round, and after the round—and how those habits separate serious golfers from weekend “range ball beaters.”

Arjun shares his own journey as a self-taught golfer who struggled with “quantity over quality,” including a memorable tournament warm-up where he hit ~300 balls and was exhausted by the back nine. That experience shaped his coaching mission: build systems that help golfers prepare smarter, track performance honestly, and show up on the course with confidence—not chaos.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✅ Why many golfers work hard but don’t improve (the missing ingredient is structure)

✅ A simple post-round template to turn “I played bad” into real feedback

✅ The easiest stats to track (fairways, greens, misses, up-and-downs, 3-putts) and what they reveal

✅ Why golfers get so negative—and how to “count the good shots” to reset your mindset

✅ A fast post-shot reset: what to ask yourself so mistakes don’t multiply

✅ How to build a pre-shot routine that fits your learning style (visual vs auditory)

✅ Why your routine should be timed (example: 12 seconds) and trained in the off-season, and

✅ How Tour players “replace the bad with good” using rehearsals after the shot.

Key Takeaways:

Less can be more. Improvement isn’t about endless reps—it’s about purposeful reps.
Stats beat emotions. Track a few simple numbers and you’ll know exactly what to practice next.
Credit the good shots. Most golfers only react to mistakes; better players reinforce the wins too.
Reset after every shot. A quick check (“did it start/finish where I wanted?” “what did I feel?”) keeps you present.
Your pre-shot routine is a trigger—not a performance. It should create one clear feel and a “ready” click.

Develop your routines and go from chaos to clarity on the course. Download and listen or watch on YouTube - search and subscrbe to Mark Immelman.

Game Improvement Tips that Work with Cordie Walker May 19, 2026

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman welcomes back Cordie Walker (last on the show in 2019) for a practical, no-fluff conversation on what actually moves the needle for your golf game: Speed Training with intent, how to make Real Swing Changes, Practice Structure, Course Management using Dispersion, and Wedge Gapping that holds up under pressure.

Cordie shares his journey chasing 180 → 190 → 200mph Ball Speed, why most golfers “speed train” the wrong way, and how dedicated sessions (with a real warmup and real volume) raise your floor, not just your ceiling.

Then the conversation pivots into improvement that transfers: Get Better Feedback (video + data), Practice with a Purpose (technique vs skill vs performance), and build a Wedge System that makes “shot #3” a weapon.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Why “intent” is the missing ingredient in most speed training (and what a real session looks like)
The #1 speed-training sign you’re actually going hard enough (yes—it should feel out of control)
How video changes everything: what you feel vs what you actually do
Why swing changes are harder than golfers think—and what it really takes to make them stick
A simple practice framework: Technique vs Skill vs Performance (and why most practice fails)
How great course management can free you up (and when “send it” actually makes sense)
Why dispersion is a shotgun pattern, not a “rifle”—and how to use it to play smarter, and
A wedge gapping starting point most golfers skip (and why it’s killing your scoring.)

Key Takeaways:

Speed is trainable—if you train it on purpose. Dedicated sessions, real warmup, and enough volume matter.
Feedback is everything. Video + launch monitor data keep you honest and accelerate change.
Practice needs a goal. Decide if you’re working on technique, skill, or performance—then practice accordingly.
Course management isn’t “play scared.” Know your dispersion and make emotionless decisions—then commit.
Wedge gapping wins tournaments for regular golfers. Build baselines, stop swinging wedges too hard, and refine.

Download this simple to comprehend and easy to apply episode and share it with your golfing friends. Also watch it as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and Subscribe to Mark Immelman.

5 Things That are Ruining Your Golf Lesson with Chris Smith May 13, 2026

Most golfers don’t fail because they aren’t trying… they fail because they’re showing up to lessons with the wrong expectations, the wrong habits, and no plan between sessions.

In this episode of #OnTheMark podcast, Mark Immelman is joined by Chris Smith, a Master PGA Professional and Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor, to break down 5 common mistakes that ruin golf lessons—and what to do instead so your next lesson actually turns into lower scores.

You’ll Learn:

How to get more value from every lesson
What to stop doing immediately (and why it’s holding you back)
How to practice between lessons so improvements stick
How to communicate with your coach so you leave with clarity, and The simple mindset shift that makes training “transfer” to the course.

The 5 Things (and the Fix):

No clear goal for the lesson → Fix: define a “win” before you arrive (shot pattern, contact, start line, scoring goal)
Trying to rebuild everything at once → Fix: one priority, one feel, one drill—stack progress over time
Collecting swing thoughts instead of building skill → Fix: convert tips into a repeatable drill + a checkpoint you can self-diagnose
No plan between lessons → Fix: a simple practice structure (block → random → on-course challenge)
Expecting range success to instantly become course success → Fix: train pressure, variability, and decision-making—not just mechanics.

If you’ve ever left a lesson feeling hopeful… then lost it by the weekend—this one is for you. Like, Subscribe, and comment below: What’s the #1 thing you want your next lesson to fix?

Chris Gotterup with Insights from Inside the PGA TOUR Ropes May 05, 2026

In this episode of On the Mark, host Mark Immelman sits down with PGA TOUR winner Chris Gotterup to go inside the ropes—covering the real nuts and bolts behind elite performance: power, feel vs. technical thoughts, practice drills, putting improvement, and handling pressure when it matters most.

Chris shares what was happening in his mind and body during his playoff win at TPC Scottsdale, how he trains for speed without getting “too technical” in tournament weeks, and why communication with his caddie is one of the biggest keys to performing under the gun.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

What playoff pressure actually feels like—and how Chris handles it in real time
How Chris thinks about power (and the setup tweaks he uses when he wants more distance)
Why he avoids technical thoughts during tournament weeks (and saves them for offseason work)
The “guardrails” approach: shaping shots without over-complicating your swing
Training aids he uses (band, wrist device, HackMotion) and why they help
Course management for different venues—Augusta vs. Harbour Town (and why mini driver matters)
Putting improvement: start-line work, 3-putt avoidance, and speed training with Tim Yelverton
Mental game under chaos (Waste Management), plus a playoff mindset: play to win
Chris’s favorite win breakdown—and what each victory taught him

Key Themes:

Pressure Is Normal—It Means You Care Chris is clear: nerves show up at the highest level, and that’s part of competing.
Feel First (Tournament Week), Technique Later (Offseason) He’ll work on mechanics away from competition, but once the tournament starts, he commits to what he brought that week.
“Guardrails” Beat Constant Overhauls He stays inside a preferred shot pattern—then adjusts toward neutral when needed, rather than rebuilding mid-week.
Communication Is a Performance Tool When things get loud or fast, Chris slows down by communicating clearly with his caddie about target, shape, and intent.

Episode Takeaways

➡ Power is useful—but it’s only valuable if the next shot backs it up.

➡ Feel-driven golf gets more reliable when you keep your swing inside simple “guardrails.”

➡ Putting improves when you start with start-line, then build speed control and accountability.

➡ Under pressure, slow down by communicating clearly—target, shape, and intent.

If you want more episodes like this—where Mark goes deep on how the best players actually practice, think, and compete—subscribe to On the Mark and share this episode with a golfer who wants to improve their game. Also, search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Making Productive Changes for Better Performance with Nick Biondi Apr 28, 2026

Nick Biondi is a PGA Member and the Director of Golf Instruction at Radley Run Country Club in West Chester, PA. One of the most respected golf instructors in the country, Nick has over 20 years of elite teaching experience. His quality instruction has helped him build a reputation for transforming golfers through a science-backed and data-driven approach.

Nick joins #OntheMark to illustrate some game improvement insights from his new book, "Making the Turn.":

This podcast features golf tips and nuggets that will help you improve your Scoring Shots:

Deciding who you want to be in golf
Putting and Checkpoints for a consistent, repeatable and productive Putting Stroke
Being Reactive vs. Over-thinking
Chipping and Pitching insights incl. Data for success
3 Different Styles for Pitching, and
Setup and Posture keys for consistent Strikes and Spin Control.

This podcast is also available on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Shallow the Golf Club Correctly with Tyler Coonts Apr 20, 2026

Tyler Coonts is one of the leading young instructors in the game, and most certainly a leading "Online" golf instructor via Skillest. Based in Las Vegas and mentored by George Gankas and Jeff Smith, Tyler preaches "Rotation" but joins the #OntheMark podcast to talk about Shallowing the Golf Club and how to do it correctly.

He talks about the following topics pertaining to the downswing and how the club should move:

What is Shallowing the Club
How does the Club Shallow
What needs to Happen for the Club to Shallow
What is the Correct Amount of Shallowing
Playing Above, and Below the "Plane"
Backswing vs Impact Work and Focus
Overtake Rate and "Flipping" and
Rotation and the Appropriate Side Tilts for success.

Tyler also illustrates how great ball-strikers shallow the club in the downswing. Champions like: Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Viktor Hovland.

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Lessons from The Masters with Edgar Evans Jr. Apr 13, 2026

A Golf professional, NCAA Collegiate Coach, Author and Entrepreneur, Edgar Evans Jr. picked up golf at age 11 and never looked back. As the current Head Golf Coach at Morehouse College, he dedicates himself to building up men, winning championships, and leveraging his connections to provide world-class facilities for his teams.

He joins Mark Immelman to recap the 2026 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia and share lessons from the competitors, and their play, that can help you play your best golf when it matters.

Edgar addresses the following game improvement elements as demonstrated by the world's best golfers:

Patience in challenging circumstances
Playing with and against better Competition for development's sakes
Keeping a healthy Perspective on golf and results
Productive Preparation and Practice
Course Management, Process Control and Playing to your Strengths
Self Belief and maintaining confidence when things don't go your way, and
Handling Pressure and Fear with Poise.

Edgar uses examples and anecdotes from Masters Champions Rory McIlroy, Jack Nicklaus, Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer andScottie Scheffler as he revisits his time at The Masters with his Morehouse College Men's Golf Team.

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Seth Pepper on How the Pro's Think and The Mamba Mentality Apr 06, 2026

Seth Pepper is a former #1 Ranked Swimmer in the World, a USA National Champion and an American Record Holder.

With his swimming career behind him, Seth is now a Motivational and Keynote Speaker, and a Performance Coach. He works with athletes of all sporting codes, including golfers to "Unlimit Their Potential." He joins #OntheMark to help you to think like a pro as he dives into elements of Kobe Bryant's "Mamba Mentality."

Seth maps out stories and anecdotes into a simple, applied performance playbook that translates cleanly to golf and high-pressure execution:

The Kobe Archetype — A student of the game. Unconditional love from his family whether he scored he succeeded or failed, and how that freed Kob to fail and grow.
Internal Drive — Bryant's “kill list” as personal motivation, and how the responsibility for obsession always lives with the athlete.
The Mamba Mentality as a tool — How to create a performance persona. And the dsicipline of studying acting and characters to access different mind states on demand.
Seeking Separation and the Continuous Accumulation of Advantages — “Just keep getting better.” The compound effect of incremental gains over time. Kobe’s philosophy wasn't about a single "big break"; it was about the relentless accumulation of small advantages that eventually make him untouchable.
Deliberate Practice — A trait that Kobe and Tiger Woods shared. The art of living by “Don’t get Bored with the Bbasics.”
The Reset Weapon — Accepting the moment on its own terms to return to flow and presence. Kobe's process for getting into The Flow State / The Zone.
Prepare like a Scientist, Perform like an Artist — Separating analysis from execution. Playing with joy.
Love and Greatness — At the highest level it is not about trophies, money, or fame. It is about honing your craft and studying what you love.

This is Seth Pepper's second appearance on the #OntheMark podcast and just like the first time, he delves into his extensive experience and research to help you to perform at your best under pressure.

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Build a Better Golf-Swing with Robert Rock Mar 30, 2026

Robert Rock is a 2x winner on The DP World Tour, a golf instructor, and one of the sweetest swingers of a golf club in the game.

He recently designed a golf-swing training aid called the TRS Slider, and he joins #OntheMark to talk about it and how it can help you improve various elements in your golf-swing:

Garner the Correct Feel for an On-plane Swing
Cure an Over the Top Move
Improve Connection in the Trail Side
Improve Trail Elbow aAction
Improve Swing Path
Improve Low Point Control
Improve Clubface Release, and
Direct a Proper Exit Path and Balanced Finish.

As a bonus, Robert also delves into various golfswing elements such as Swing Thoughts vs Swing Feels, Length of Backswing, Transition, Impact, Angle of Attack and Swing Path, as well as a centered tilted pivot as the hub of an on-plane, repeatable swing.

More about the TRS Slider - It is also used by professional golfers such as Open Champion, Cam Smith, PGA TOUR winner Thomas Detry and PGA TOUR winner Patton Kizzire. This simple to use training aid will certainly highlight appropriate feels in the golf-swing and help you to hit the ball more squarely and powerfully.

Use code onthemark15 at golftrainingaids.com to get a discount on your purchase.

Learn from Rocky about how to make silky smooth, repetitive golf swings.

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Lessons from Inside the PGA TOUR Ropes with Inci Mehmet Mar 23, 2026

Inci Mehmet is a former LET (Ladies European Tour) professional golfer. Her playing career was curtailed by injury and she turned to TV broadcast and has become one of the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour Announcers for Sky Sports.

Inci brings a blend of her playing experience and her vast knowledge of the game to her broadcast, and she has quickly become one of the leading voices on the International coverage.

She joins Mark Immelman to discuss lessons learned from her career in golf, and to take you inside the ropes to learn from some of professional golf’s leading players. She talks about and highlights lessons that will help you take your golf game to the next level:

Scottie Scheffler
Justin Rose
Marco Penge
Charley Hull, and
Lydia Ko

Inci also talks about valuable game improvement concepts like (a) Healthy Perspective, (b) Strong Competition. and (c) Health, Well-being and Discipline.

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Johnson Wagner on Golf, Game Improvement Tips and The PGA TOUR Mar 18, 2026

Johnson Wagner is a 3x Winner on the PGA TOUR, and a 2x Winner on The Korn Ferry Tour who has turned to Radio and Television Broadcasting.

Formerly with The Golf Channel, Johnson has joined CBS Sports as an on-course announcer and he joins Mark Immelman to share lessons from his life in golf, his wins and his losses, and things he has seen the best in golf do. "Wags" discusses the following:

NCAA College Golf and Lessons Learned at Virginia Tech
Turning Pro and knowing when to do so
Winning on the PGA TOUR
The Value of a Positive Attitude in Golf
Making the Best of Bad Situations
Bouncing Back from Failure
Finding and Honing a "Go-To" Shot
Chipping, Pitching and a good Short-Game
Draws vs. Fades and Shot-making
Tips for Playing Under Pressure, and
Advice for Parents of Young Golfers

Johnson brings years of tournament golf experience, and shares wisdom and insight bound to help you play your best when it matters most.

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Lessons from European Legends with Robert Lee Mar 11, 2026

Robert Lee is a British Professional golfer and a former winner on the DP World (European) Tour. He is now one of the leading voices in golf and an announcer and analyst for Sky Sports Golf. Rob joins Mark Immelman to share stories and insights from his 40+ years as a Tour Professional.

He also dives into the careers and play of the European Tour’s "Big Five” - Severiano Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam, Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer - and explains lessons you can learn from them:

Seve Ballesteros - The Short Game and the Grip
Sandy Lyle - Balance and a Simple and Reliable Golf-swing
Ian Woosnam - Swing Speed and an Aggressive Mindset
Nick Faldo - Focus and a Selective Memory, and
Bernhard Langer - Clear Thinking, Positive Use of the Mind and Course Management and Planning.

Learn from 5 Hall-of-Fame legends with Robert Lee. He also elaborates on major events like The Masters and The Open Championship. Download and share this podcast with your friends and be sure to watch in on YouTube by searching and subscribing to Mark Immelman

Improve Your Golf-Swing with Mike Malaska Mar 04, 2026

Mike Malaska is one of the great golf instructors of his era. The 2011 PGA of America National Teacher of the Year, and a Golf Digest Magazine "Legend of Instruction," Malaska is sought out by golfers of all skill levels and abilities for his insight, experience and athletic approach to golf teaching and coaching.

He joins #OntheMark to talk about his approach to instruction, and elaborate on various concepts that will help you to develop your golf-swing for the better. Topics covered include:

Exaggerations to Fix Swings
Why Stability beats Timing
Proper Hip and Shoulder Rotation
The real origin of Swing Speed
Grip and Clubface Relationships
Face Control and its Importance, and
One Move Guaranteed to fix a Golf-Swing.

Mike also talked about Impact Skills, Playing from Instinct, Freeing up the Swing to Free up and Mind, and he illustrates ball-striking concepts from legends like Jack Nicklaus.

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5 Mental Training Tips for Better Performance and Pain Reduction with Dr. Carly Hunt Feb 23, 2026

Dr. Carly Hunt is a Sport and Counseling Psychologist, Scientist and Educator and Author who counsels athletes, adolescents and adults on improving performance, well-being and health.

Carly is a former NCAA Division I golfer (Georgetown University & University of Maryland) and a certified yoga instructor and she joins #OntheMark to help you reach your full potential in golf and in life.

Dr. Hunt shares 5 Mental Training Strategies to Improve your performance:

The 3 C's to Manage Negative Thoughts
S.T.O.P for Mindfulness
Positive Emotion and Fun
Living your Values, and
Imagery and Visualization

She also illustrates how pain is BioPsychoSocial and how you can beat it with the same 5 Mental Training Strategies.

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5 Drills to Improve your Golf Swing with Michael Kanev Feb 10, 2026

Michael Kanev is a PGA Advanced Professional and Certified Putting Instructor based in Scotland. He adopts a simple to understand and apply approach to golf instruction, and he focuses on custom-developed drills to help game and practice improvement.

He joins #OntheMark to introduce and illustrate 5 Drills that will help you practice with intent and focus as you improve your golf-swing:

The Upside Down Drill
The Step Drill
The Club across the Shoulders Drill (for Turns and Tilts)
The Tee Drill (for Low-point control), and
The Two-clubs Drill.

As a bonus, Michael also shares his "Big Ball Drill," and uses PGA TOUR professionals such as Tiger Woods, Gary Player, and Nick Taylor as visual representations of the golf-swing moves the drills will help enhance.

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Leverage your Mindset for Better Golf with Ricky Kalmon Feb 03, 2026

Ricky Kalmon is a growth mindset expert, motivational speaker and celebrity hypnotist. His programs are inspirational and offer compelling, applicable tools anyone can use in personal and professional development.

Ricky is also an author and has penned a couple of books, including "Leverage Your Mindset for Golfers." He joins #OntheMark to introduce how he helps athletes, business-people and celebrities reinforce their thoughts and beliefs to enhance their results, and share some nuggets for the overall improvement of your golf game:

How top performers mentally separate themselves from the pack
Overcoming pressure
How to focus over fear
Making big ideas to life with a gritty attitude
Changing the story in your head
Dealing with discomfort for better growth, and
Discipline over motivation.

Learn to use you mind as a strength and not a necessary evil, download and listen to Ricky's entertaining and informative approach, or watch it on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

4 Things all Great Ball-Strikers Do with Scott Cowx Jan 26, 2026

Scott Cowx is a Canadian Golf Instructor and one of the brightest minds in golf. Vastly researched and experienced, he teaches Golf Pro's, Amateurs and Teachers alike. His insights and knowledge of golf-swing technique is second to none and he joins #OntheMark to help you to a more thorough understanding on what it takes to make a consistent, reliable swing.

In his deep dive into various elements of the swing he elaborates on four things he sees all great ball-strikers do:

Dynamic Balance

The Transition of the Club from Waist-high to Waist-High (P3-P5)

Joint Ranges of Motion and Smoothness of movement, and

The Golf-club's Center of Mass Location throughout the Swing.

In his swing technique exposé, Scott explains a number of concepts such as The "4 Laws of Clubhead Speed," the "Theory of Repeatable Error," Golf-swing Changes and Building Sensitivity, Linear and Angular Forces in the Swing, and Physical Training, Yoga, and Pilates for Better Performances.

Scott also illustrates how players like Ernie Els, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jamie Sadlowski and Greg Norman applied for 4 elements he described in their golf-swings.

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Get Your Own Mental Caddy with Jason Barrera Jan 20, 2026

Jason Barrera is known as the "Calm Voice in Golf." A golfer on a journey of his own, he has taken to counseling, mentoring and teaching aspirant golfers (of all skill levels) the virtues and advantages of a sound and productive mental game.

Known on social media as "MentalCaddy" Jason joins OntheMark to share his journey in golf, and teach you a few key mental skills that are guaranteed to advance your play and performance.

Among various mental game topics he delves into:

Thoughts driving Behavior and Thoughts becoming Feelings
Emotional Neutrality
Protecting your Energy
Skills to Manage Poor Performance
Killer Instinct Training
Worry vs Care, and
Learning how to Detach yourself from Results.

As Jason "caddys" for you, he equips you with insights and his calm demeanor to handle any and every mental challenge golf will throw at you. And he teaches you the Samurai skill of "expecting nothing and preparing for everything."

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NeuroTraining for Better Mobility and Movement with Markus Schreyer Jan 12, 2026

Markus Schreyer is a human-performance specialist and one of the world’s leading experts in blending neuroscience and fitness. The founder of the Neurotraining Institute, Markus has a background in sports science, and has developed some of the most cutting-edge techniques and methods to optimize human movement and performance.

He has extensive experience working with elite athletes from various sporting codes, and is highly respected in the industry for his expertise about the brain. He joins OntheMark to help you to better Mobility, Movement and Focus. Learn about:

The hidden system that keeps musculature tight, and
How Neurotraining works and how it can work for you.

Markus also illustates seven exercises for better movement and a sharper mind:

The Frontal Lobe exercise for sharp movement
The Cerebellum exercise for good mobility and relief from back tension
The Head Rotation exercise for Vestibular System improvement and better balance
Eye-movement exercises to neurohack and calm the Nervous System
A Brain-Hack to relieve neck tension
A Shoulder Mobility exercise with Better Breathing, and
Tongue exercises with Michael Jordan as an example.

Markus also talks about the Golden Rule - Survival over Performance and how it applies to Performance, Emotional Regulation, Depth Perception, and Anxiety. He also elaborates on the Value of Nasal Breathing.

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Bridging the Gap between Practice and Performance with Jayne Storey Jan 06, 2026

Jayne Storey is the founder and head coach at Chi Performance. Her unique approach employs ancient Eastern disciplines which help develop the mind-body connection and improve performance. For over two decades she has taught these Martial Arts principles and practices to golfers and other sportspeople to help them quiet their minds and perform at their effortless best.

Jayne is also an author and she has written several books, including "Breathe Golf" and "Connected Golf" and she joins OntheMark to highlight insights to help you bridge the gap between practice and performance. She discusses:

Meditation and Tai Chi
The approach of abandoning certain detrimental things long believed
Stillness and the mastery of motion
Complete self-awareness
The tenacity to train and stick to the task,
The Performance Pyramid, and
Creating the correct conditions within to be ready for performance - Mastering Anxiety, Reducing Mental Interference, Uniting the Mental Game and Technique, and Strengthening the Mind-body Connection.

Jayne uses examples such as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as she elaborates on this interesting topic. She also shares a drill for "Team Mind-Body" to set you on the path to a better mind-body connection.

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Learn How To Putt like a Pro with Brendan Flynn Dec 29, 2025

Brendan Flynn is the founder of “The Putting Institute” and a PGA TOUR and LPGA Putting Specialist and Coach. The Putting Institute has the largest stable of elite competitors in the USA and Brendan joins #OntheMark to share some putting tips and nuggets to help you become a better putter.

Brendan shares, and elaborate on the following 6 Aspects to Better Putting: Navigating misinformation and finding the "real” truth

Ceasing the disrespect for putting and putting practice
Why every golf instructor cannot teach advanced putting
How proper methods unlock an entirely new dimension of success Checkpoints for consistency
Building and galvanizing putting skills, and
The art and mastery of putting.

As he takes you on an informational odyssey to better putting Brendan addresses: (1) The Putting stance and Mirror Work, (2) Putting Fundamentals, (3) Body Stability, (4) Putter Styles for Certain Stroke Patterns, (5) Green-reading, (6) Managing Expectations, and the (7) Emotions of Putting.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast where you can watch Brendan demonstrate certain elements. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube to watch.

Lessons from Legends of Golf Instruction with Kevin Prentice Dec 22, 2025

Kevin Prentice is a former Professional Golfer, and Golf Instructor. His journey in golf is incredible and reads like a movie-script. From working in a Lumber Mill to playing in the US Open alongside Johnny Miller and Raymond Floyd two years later, Kevin’s story is one of resilience, hard work, serendipitous meetings, and an open and curious mind.

He joins #OntheMark to tell his story and share lessons he learned from legendary golf instructors like Henry Picard, Gardner Dickinson and Alex Morrison. Stay tuned for golf-swing insights and lessons on how Ben Hogan swung the golf-club.

Insights include:

A lesson from Tony Pena on Alignment and Swing Path
A lesson from Jack Grout, Jack Nicklaus’s teacher, on Footwork and a Steady Head
Lessons from Henry Picard on - Shaft Lean, Hitting Irons Softly, Self-discovery and Asking Good Technique Questions, and
Principle-based Teaching, and Golf Lessons from Gardner Dickinson and David Lee of Gravity Golf.

Kevin's experience and anecdotes share age-old truths about game improvement, and his goal is to share his treasure trove of insights from some of the brightest minds in the game. He will regale you with stories laden with golf nuggets while dispelling some of the "internet golf instruction" from the “Golf Swing Charlatans” as he calls them.

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Improve your Golf IQ with Tom Patri Dec 15, 2025

Tom Patri is a respected PGA Professional and the Director of Player Development at Twin Eagles Club in Naples, FL.

Tom is a Golf Digest and Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and is sought out by players of all skill levels for help with their games. The main reason being that he is a player’s teacher, having played as a Tour Professional for a portion of his career.

Tom brings his experience and insight to the #OntheMark podcast to help you sharpen up your understanding of what it takes to play your best golf when it matters most. Among various game improvement topics he elaborates on: Golf Swing Methods and what to look out for

Picking “Your" Path to develop Consistent Shotmaking
Footwork and Good Balance
Unhurried yet Purpose-driven Pre-Shot Routines
Keys for Center Strikes
Understanding Swing Feels
Playing Golf over Golf-Swing
Trusting Technique Changes, and
Understanding and Avoiding Situational Mistakes.

This podcast will enlighten you and put you on a path to a more cerebral and correct approach to your game and your technique. As an alternative to this audio version, you can watch it on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

6 Keys to Awesome Golf with Laura King Dec 08, 2025

Laura King specializes in personalized coaching programs that combine hypnosis, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), and proven cognitive techniques to help clients to:

Enhance mental resilience, focus, and confidence
Overcome performance anxiety, fears, and self-doubt
Improve habits, health, and overall well-being
Strengthen motivation and consistency for long-term success , and
Cultivate a positive mindset that drives personal and professional growth.

Laura brings over 25 years of experience to the #OntheMark podcast and shares her 6 Keys to Awesome Golf.

Moving Your Physical State from Tense to Relaxed
Changing Inner Monologue from Negative to Empowering
Moving Focus from Scattered to Optimal
Changing Emotions from Apprehensive to Assured
Improving Mentally from Terrified to Intrepid, and
Changing Expectations from Awful to Awesome.

This podcast is sure to change your thought-life and mindset to set you on a path to better, more consistent golf. Download or watch it on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Brian Harman with Lessons from his Life in Golf Dec 01, 2025

Brian Harman is a 4x winner on the PGA Tour, and The 2023 Open Champion.

The former "Champion Golfer of the Year" joins Mark Immelman to dive into his life in golf, lessons learned, and experiences shared. You are certain to be entertained and informed as he talks about an extensive array of golf and game improvement elements incl:

Junior Golf and Winning the 2003 US (USGA) Junior Amateur
Advice for Junior Golfers and Parents
NCAA Golf in College and Lessons Learned at The University of Georgia
Playing on the professional Mini Tours
Winning on the PGA TOUR and Overcoming Obstacles and Nerves
Competing against the Power Game as a Shorter Hitter
Winning the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool (Hoylake)
MatchPlay and Playing in the Ryder Cup
Improving Play from 100 Yards and Closer to the Target
Practice, Preparation and Pre-round Checks
Course Management, Maintaining Momentum and Making the Best with What You Have, and
Self Belief and Having a Healthy Relationship with Failure.

Brian descibes himself as a deep thinker and an "onion" as there are a lot of layers to him, and we are sure you will enjoy this podcast as much as you learn from it.

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Get a Grip on Your Game with Alex Trujillo Nov 22, 2025

Alex Trujillo is the Director of Sales and Fitting for JumboMax Grips. Formerly, a PGA TOUR representative for FlightScope Golf, Alex is one of the best golf data analysts and advisors in the game, and he has parlayed his extensive ballistics and golfclub-performance knowledge and experience into the world of grips and their influence on the performance of a golfclub.

Alex joins #OntheMark to introduce JumboMax grips and describe the advantages of using a weighted, oversized grip as it pertains to increased clubhead speed and clubface control.

He explains the influence and effects of the grips as follows:

How shot patterns can be tightened and straightened with different weighting of the grip
How counter-balanced grips have been, and are, used but some of the great ball-strikers like Jack Nicklaus, Bryson DeChambeau and Sergio Garcia.
The weight and swing-weight of a golfclub and how a grip, and its mass can influence those.
The size effect of a grip and how it promotes a better hold on the club, more control of shot patterns by affecting clubface rates of closure, and how is can reduce hand and wrist injury and pain.

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Adrian Rietveld on Club-Fitting and Getting the Correct Equipment for Your Swing Nov 18, 2025

Adrian Rietveld is the Senior Manager for Global Tour Operations for TaylorMade Golf. He is also the Equipment Specialist for PGA TOUR stars such as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa.

Adrian joins Mark Immelman to discuss how using the appropriate Golf Equipment and engagin in personalized Club Fitting can help to improve ball-striking, trajectory control, power and consistency.

As he shares insights on golf equipment throughout the bag, he tells stories from the TaylorMade Tour Truck with anecdotes from Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy.

He also dives into the following equipment and game improvement topics:

Proper Club-fitting Practices
The Performance Influence of Grips
The Performance Influence of Shafts
The Performance Influence of Clubheads
Reconciling "Feel" vs Data Insights when selecting Equipment
The Value of Aesthetics, Feel and Sound in Club selection
What to Look for during a Club-fitting
Lofts and Lies and their Influence on Trajectory and Control
Managing Clubhead Speed and Rhythm, and
Blending Power and Accuracy in Club Selection.

This podcast with Adrian will entertain and inform, and put you on a path to getting the correct equipment in your hands so that you can perform your best.

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Jon Tattersall Elaborates on 5 Golf Swing Moves Golfers Misunderstand Nov 11, 2025

Jon Tattersall makes his second appearance on the #OntheMark podcast as he joins Mark Immelman to discuss some misunderstood moves and elements in a powerful, consistent golf-swing.

Originally from Northwest England, Jon is a highly respected and decorated instructor who co-founded and operates Fusion ATL in Atlanta, GA. USA. He is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, a Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor and a former Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year.

Jon and his team have worked with numerous elite golfers including Major Champions, PGA TOUR, LPGA and European Tour winners and Ryder Cup and Presidents Cuppers. His insight and knowledge are second to none and, with the help of his data research, he makes sense of a number of misunderstandings in the golf swing, incl.:

Body Rotation/Pivot and how much Rotation actually takes place in the golf-swing
Shaft Lean, and the illusion thereof
Lag, and the illusion thereof
The correct and appropriate Timing of the Swing, and
Body Tilts and the correct Arc of the swing

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Golf Lessons from on a PGA TOUR Golf Bag with Mike Cromie Nov 03, 2025

Michael Cromie is a former NCAA Division I golfer at the University of Georgia. After graduating from UGA, Mike played competitive golf for a short while, but pivoted away from the profession when PGA TOUR winner, Chris Kirk, hired him as a part-time caddy.

After some quick success together Mike decided to become a full-time caddy for Kirk and the Georgia couple has been together for multiple seasons since.

In late 2025 Mike also worked for Scottie Scheffler when Scottie won the BMW Championship, and he joins #OntheMark to share lessons from Kirk and Scheffler. Apart from insights as to how Scottie and Chris approach practice, course management, and mindset, Mike also talks about the following keys to better golf:

The Biggest Mistake he sees Amateurs make - Carry Distance vs Total Distance and Distance Control.
What PGA TOUR Professionals do well - Adapting to Variable Enviroments and Hitting the Ball Pin-high.
Intensity and Purpose behind Preparation
Trusting your Instincts
Speaking Success
Managing Ego
Golf DNA and Understanding what you do Well
Short-Game Practice and Variety
Reading Greens and Putting, and
Pre-and-Post Round Routines, and Pre-Shot Routines.

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Building an Athletic Golf Swing with Milo Lines Oct 27, 2025

Milo Lines is a PGA Professional, a Golf Digest "Best Teacher in State," and a former Tour Professional.

His philosophy on the golf swing is that there is crossover, especially in sports involving hitting and throwing, with golf and the golf swing. As a teacher his goal is to apply the athletic skills you already have and teach you the skills you need in order to improve as a golfer.

He joins #OntheMark to help you apply your athletic instinct and experiences to make your golf swing more athletic and effective.

Milo shares his "5 Key Elements" to an athletic approach to the golf swing:

ALIGNING - Grip, Aim and Alignment
SEQUENCING - Swing Triggers, Timing, Rhythm and Tempo
WINDING - Turning and Tilting athletically
LOADING - The Athletic approach to the Transition and Change of Direction
UNLEASHING - The Automatic Release of the club thanks to proper Sequencing, Winding and Loading.

Milo also illustrates PGA TOUR examples such as Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus as athletic swing models, and teaches you a Drill (Laddering) that will improve your practice and unleash your inner athlete.

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Kyle Berkshire on Long Driving and Power off the Tee Oct 21, 2025

Kyle Berkshire is a professional golfer and a 4x World Long Driving Champion. He is not only powerful off the tee (holding the World Record with a drive of 579.3 yards), he is also an accomplished golfer having won the MIAA State High School Championship (Maryland), and playing NCAA College Golf at the University of North Texas.

Kyle joins #OntheMark to share his journey in golf and share tips and insights on how to gain more Clubhead Speed for longer tee-shots. He elaborates on countless topics for Long Driving including:

The Best Lesson ever got to hit the ball farther
The Mindset to long driving
Proper Speed Training
Golfswing Efficiency for speed and power
The importance of the Quality of Strike
Dynamic Loft and Launch Angle for aerodynamics
Clubface Design and Club-Fitting
Muscle Maturity
Mobility and Weight-lifting, and
Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) and using proper Footwork for momentum.

Kyle also shares stories from time spent with Bryson DeChambeau; the Rule of Thumb for CHS/Distance Gains, and the importance of paying attention to Smash Factor for distance efficiency.

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Chris Como on Golf, Golf Swing Technique and Game Improvement Oct 14, 2025

Chris Como is one of the leading golf instructors in the world. Recognized as a Golf Digest Top 5 Teacher in America and Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, Chris is featured on The Golf Channel on his instructional shows: Como Concepts, Swing Expedition and Golf Versus...

Chis also runs Chris Como Golf in Dallas and joins Mark Immelman to elaborate on his holistic approach to golf instruction and game improvement. He dives into:

Nutrition, Hydration and Bio-hacking
Biomechanics in Golf Instruction
Golf Swing Matchups
Golf DNA and Understanding Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
Low Risk Game and Golf Swing Adjustments
Golf Swing Aesthetics vs Performance
Patience in Game Improvement
"Blind Spots" in a Player's Game
Shot Patterns, Shot Distribution and Commensurate Golf Swing Adjustment
"No-Go Zones" in Swing Adjustments
Adding "Clean" Speed for More Power, and
Beneficial Practice Time Allocation

Chris also shares personal insights from his work with Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau and Tiger Woods as he discusses game improvements.

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Landon Ashworth on Visualization, Shot Creation and a Positive, Artistic Mindset for Golf Oct 06, 2025

Landon Ashworth a multi-talented individual - a TV / Movie Director, as well as an Actor, he is not only creative, he is also intelligent and smart having studied Aerodynamics and Astrophysics in University. Proof of his wide-ranging talent, Landon parlayed his schooling into a career as an Airline Pilot before he pivoted careers to get in the Film Industry.

Landon Ashworth is on the Autism Spectrum and calls his Autism his "Golf Superpower." He joins #OntheMark to let you into his mind and how he approaches golf in a simple, creative, artistic and disciplined fashion to regularly shoot under-par scores.

He discusses:

Visualization and how he sees the target in lines and the swing in circles.
Learning in either Visual or Auditory terms.
Expectations and how he "fakes" being normal.
Creativity and using a golf-club as a tool to craft a shot.
Becoming friends with your golf-clubs.
Surrendering to, and becoming addicted to practice.
Cultivating self-belief.
Blending the technical aspect of golf with the artistic form of the game, and
Developing a strategy for success before each round of golf.

Landon also shares insights on his "Think Box" and his "Play Box" and how Golf can be played as a "Well Planned Battle."

Prepare to be entertained and informed by a movie star whose dream it was to become an astronaut. An honest human being who is prepared to share his deepest secrets and his love for golf. Landon Ashworth is a gem and time with him will enrich your life and your golf.

This podcast can be viewed as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Vinny Crispino on Efficient Golf Swings and Pain Reduction and Recovery Oct 01, 2025

Vinny Crispino is a Certified Personal Trainer and the Founder of Pain Academy in California.

A former 8x All-American Olympic hopeful, Vinny's career was halted by a severe back injury during a surfing accident. After twelve years mastering pain management and corrective exercise techniques, Vinny has helped complete beginners and elite athletes overcome debilitating injuries and pain.

The Pain Academy distills this expertise into an accessible format, offering a pathway to recovery for anyone struggling with physical limitations, and Vinny joins #OntheMark to teach you his techniques to better movement, better golf-swings and a better mind-body connection for pain reduction. Topics covered include:

The "Mind-Body connection" and Pain
How the Brain functions and operates and Neural Pathways and their Function
Nervous System Disregulation
How the Body is designed to Heal Itself
The Physical Symmetrical Design of the Body, and How the Golf-swing adds Assymetry
The Golf-swing's Adaptations and those effects on Personal Life
Building and Growing a Swing with Nervous System Efficiency
Somatic Training
Nervous System Rest and Getting Back to Neutral, and
Avoiding the Spiral of Self Sabotage and Panic.

Vinny also shares a movement set you on your way to self-regulatd balance and calm.

You can also watch this entire podcast as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Liam Robinson with Golf Swing Lessons from the Ryder Cup Stars Sep 22, 2025

Liam Robinson is a former professional soccer player turned DP World Tour (European) professional golfer. After years of frustration with traditional coaching, he developed a movement-first training system that is helping thousands of golfers unlock their best game. With over 15 years of coaching experience, Liam has worked with golfers of every level skill level – from weekend players to DP World Tour professionals. Liam's mission remains the same; to help students to play golf freely, powerfully, and effortlessly.

The founder of 'Tour Golf Network,' Liam joins #OntheMark to talk about the Ryder Cup and share lessons you can learn from some of the Team USA and Team Europe stars:

Tommy Fleetwood - Deceleration for balanced powerful golfswings
Bryson DeChambeau - Gaining Clubhead Speed the correct way
Scottie Scheffler - Creating Space and Time in the golfswing, and
Rory McIlroy - Understanding the planes of movement in the swing - Vertical movement, Rotation and Lateral Shift.

Learn more from watching your Ryder Cup heroes. Download and share or watch on YouTube on Mark Immelman's channel - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Kerrod Gray Busts 5 Deadly Myths that are Ruining Your Golfswing Sep 15, 2025

Kerrod Gray is an award-winning Australian PGA Golf Coach, a former Tour Professional and now one of the most popular golf instructors in the world. With over 38 million YouTube views and more than 350,000 online followers, Kerrod is on a mission to revolutionize the way golf is taught by making quality, evidence-based coaching more accessible and easier to implement.

He joins #OntheMark to bust a few myths that could be wrecking your golfswing:

Your Golfswing is a 2-part motion with a clear start to the downswing
You can fix "Casting" by holding "Lag"
Your Grip Pressure should be soft and light
If you Improve Downswing Lag you will pick up more distance, and
Your Lead Arm must be straight thoughout the swing.

Kerrod not only points out the correct ways of improving your swing, he also shares a few drills that will set you on the way to a better swing and improved ball-striking.

He also shares a link with free access to videos of some of his favorite golfswing drills. perform.golf/mark

This podcast can also be viewed online on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Mike Granato and Shaun Webb Share the Truth about Good Golf-swings Sep 08, 2025

Shaun Webb and Mike Granato are the founders of Athletic Motion Golf (AMG). Vastly experinence and well respected, they have worked with golfers of all skill levels and abilities including PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, DP World (European) Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and LPGA professionals.

Their pursuit of the real truth and the most efficient ways to swing a golf-club are relentless and they have spent countless hours measuring and researching elite golfers in 3D.

Mike and Shaun join #OntheMark to share 3D golf-swing insights from the best in the game that will help you tighten up your golf-swing, incl.:

"Shallowing" the golf-club - how much is required and how to do it properly.
"Shaft Lean" at impact - how much is actually required and how to do it correctly.
Timing in the backswing - how much time should you take to adequately wind up.
The Feel and Shape of a functional backswing.
A proper Transition - how the arms/elbows lower in order to promote better timing, and
Consistent, powerful Impact - the correct amount of body shift, pivot and arm-swing to time a powerful strike.

They also illustrate their "Pass/Fail" Swing Drill that will show if your downswing delivery is in the correct spot.

This podcast is worth watching on YouTube as Shaun demonstrates a number of golf-swing elements and moves. Search and Subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube to view.

Dr. Joe LaCaze on How Rotex Motion Prepares You to Make Powerful Golf-Swings Sep 04, 2025

Dr. Joe LaCaze is a former U.S. Navy Seal, a Chiropractor and a Specialist in Spinal Biomechanics.

Since his retirement from the Navy, Joe's passion has been the study of the human body and a relentless pursuit of how to repair it when hurt, while also finding ways to make the body move more efficiently and powerfully.

He invented ROTEXMotion in 2008 and since then has consulted to, and coached countless golfers including Long Drive Champions, Eddie Fernandes and Justin James.

He joins #OntheMark to introduce the ROTEXMotion LAS system and illustrate exercises that can help strengthen you while improving mobility and flexibilty. He demonstrates the following exercises and addresses various physical well-being concepts:

Loaded Rotation Training
Strengthening vs Stretching Muscles
Nervous System Training
The Psoas Muscle and the Hip Flexors and their importance in Golf-swings, and
3 LAS System Exercises to Power Up your Golf-swing.

Dr. LaCaze has also offered a discount code - LaCazeLASCombo20 - for 20% off your purchase of at ROTEXMotion LAS system.

This podcast is also available for viewing on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch and learn.

Getting to Grips with the Yips with Dr. Noel Rousseau and Trevor Jones Aug 25, 2025

Dr. Noel Rousseau and Trevor Jones have combined forces to form a partnership whose sole focus is to help you beat the Yips.

Both Trevor and Noel are PGA Golf Professionals and they bring their coaching/teaching insight and their extensive research into the Yips to the #OntheMark show.

Suffering from the Yips is an awful malady and shockingly about 50% of the world's golfing population suffer from, or have suffered from the Yips. Hence the urgency in Trevor and Noel's work and they share tips, tricks and thoughts to help you back to golf freedom. They discuss:

The Yips - What, How and Why?
The fact that having the Yips is no longer a death penalty for golfers
Solving the problem with more than just technical solutions
Neuroscientific influences in the Yips
The differences between the Yips in Putting and Chipping
Contrasting and dealing with Type 1 and Type 2 Yips
FOPO - Fear of Other People's Opinions
Exposure Therapy for success, and
Diffusion exercises and skills to compose the mind.

Trevor also highlights the two ways a golfer will deal with the yips - the B.A.D. Way (Blind Spots, Avoidance and Distraction) and the A.C.E. Way (Acknowledge, Compose and Engage).

This podcast is also available for viewing on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Randy Smith Elaborates on the Importance of Good Fundamentals for Consistent Golf Aug 18, 2025

Randy Smith is a PGA Golf Professional and a member of the PGA of America's Hall of Fame. He is the all-time leading PGA of America National Award winner, with 18 awards including the 1996 PGA of America Professional of the Year.

Currently the Royal Oaks CC (Dallas) Golf Professional Emeritus and the Director of Instruction, Randy still gives lessons to golfers of all skill levels. His most notable student being World #1 golfer, Scottie Scheffler.

Randy joins #OntheMark (for a second time) to share his wisdom and insight on the game of golf. In this episode he shares how Scottie Scheffler approaches the game and how the Fundamentals of Golf set the table for consistent performances. Randy elaborates on a number of game improvement concepts including:

Taking ownership of what you do
Dealing with student's emotions
Sticking to the task at hand and not getting waylaid by other information
The fundamentals of golf - Grip, Alignment and Posture - and their importance
Control of the clubface and understanding the influence of the "bottom hand"
The 3 "Entry Points" into the golf-ball, and
Swinging the weight of the clubhead.

He also shares nuggets on how Scottie Scheffler plays incl.:

How Scottie managed his technique while growing up and undergoing growth spurts
Scottie's focus on the grip and the clubface
How Scottie manages the golf-course and his decision-making, and
Scottie's balance and foot work.

This podcast is a treasure trove of a lifelong experience in golf and is sure to help you unlock simple ways to improve your game. It is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Bernie Najar on Speed, Power and Finesse for Better Golf Aug 11, 2025

Bernie Najar is a PGA of America Golf Professional and the Director of Instruction at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland, USA. Recognized as one of Golf Digest's Top 50 Teachers, and Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers, Bernie works with students of all ages and skill levels. He is perhaps best known for being the coach to World Long Drive Champion, Kyle Berkshire.

Bernie joins #OntheMark to share some insights from his experiences and his latest book: "Speed Power Finesse - How to Play the Three Games of Golf."

Bernie highlights many game improvement lessons including:

Is it possible for a player of any age or skill level to pick up more clubhead speed and distance?
The most important question - What does your game look like?
Analysing swing videos properly
The definitions of Speed, Power and Finesse and how to practice each element appropriately, and
4 Myths that could be ruining your game.

Bernie also shares nuggets from Kyle Berkshire's powerful golf-swing, as he takes you on a deep dive to incorporate both power and finesse into your game.

Watch this podcast as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Mark Sweeney (AimPoint) on How to Read Greens and Make More Putts Aug 04, 2025

Mark Sweeney is a Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Instructor and a teacher to many leading PGA TOUR golfers incl. Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Tommy Fleetwood, Padraig Harrington, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Nelly Korda.

Sweeney is a putting expert and the founder of the AimPoint Green Reading System. He joins #OntheMark to talk about AimPoint, Green-reading and Better Putting.

He discusses Aimpoint and Elaborates on the Mechanics and the How-To's of AimPoint:

AimPoint Express vs the original AimPoint Charts Systems
Under-reading vs Over-reading Putts and the Scientific Data supporting which is better
AimPoint and Pace of Play and How AimPoint actually Speeds up Play
How to Use Aimpoint Express and the Mechanics of how it Works
Feeling break in the Body as a way of sensing Slope and Reading Greens
Learning and Practicing the Feel of Different Percentages of Slopes,
What Elements influence the Break of Putts including: Slope, Speed, Grain, and Wind, and
The Time it takes Putts to Get to the Hole from Different Distances and How that can Improve Distance Control.

Here is the #OntheMark guarantee - you will lower your scores if you make more putts. So download and share this podcast, or watch it on YouTube - search and subcribe to Mark Immelman.

The Classic Golf Swing vs The Modern Golf Swing - Christo Garcia on What is Best for You Jul 31, 2025

Christo Garcia is a highly sought after Golf Instructor who specializes in what he calls the "Classic Golf Swing." He is also an actor and an avid golfer and he played the role of Ben Hogan in a TV special for The Golf Channel. Christo's YouTube channel - "Classic Golf Swing" - has over 75 thousand subscribers and is a source for timeless golf-swing insight and advice.

He joins #OntheMark to discuss his approach to golf and the golf-swing and elaborate on the differences between the "Modern" and the "Classic" swing.

Game Improvment topics addressed include:

Christo's years of golf frustration and the evolution in his approach to recapture his best golf
The Differences between the Classic and the Modern Golf Swings
Grip Pressure Points and their Importance in Ball-strike Compression
Body and Club Relationships - The Arms' Relationship to the Spine, and Keeping the Club in Front of the Body
Braking forces for added Clubhead Speed
Moving from Technical Thoughts to Subconcious Reaction and Athleticism, and
The "Alter Ego" Effect to improve Self Identity on the Course.

Christo also refers to a number of golf-swing models such as Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead and explains how the Classic Swing approach will help mitigate and alleviate injury.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch it and see Christo's demonstrations.

Lessons from Scottie Scheffler's Dominant Open Championship Victory Jul 21, 2025

Scottie Scheffler put on a dominating and complete performance to win The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

OntheMark Podcast host, Mark Immelman, revisits the epic tournament and highlights lessons you can learn from Scottie Scheffler's play in a mental, physical and emotional capacity.

He also highlights lessons in resilience as demonstrated by Bryson DeChambeau and Wyndham Clark.

Specifically Mark addresses the following game improvement topics:

Bounce-Back after Errors
Priorities and Keeping Golf in Perspective
Patience and Proper Course Management
What the Attitude for Success Looks Like
Saving Shots and "Saving" Swings,
Scrambling and the Value of Shot #3, and
The Value of Understanding the Influence of Ones Grip on the Golf-Club.

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch and learn, as well as see other Podcasts in the OntheMark library of shows.

Karl Morris on How to Narrow Your Focus for Better Golf Jul 15, 2025

Karl Morris is an instructor, an author, a podcaster and one of the leading minds in golf instruction. Widely recognized as Europe's leading performance coach, Karl has worked with 6 Major Championship winners and over 100 PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Ladies European Tour golfers.

He joins #OntheMark to share insights on a new concept he has been using to help golfers, of all skill levels, to better levels of focus in practice, play and competition.

Karl describes "One Point" and the elements to applying it for narrowed, more productive focus and attention. He elaborates on One Point's 5 Points of Attention:

Target
Ball Flight
Golf-Club Face
Body Center Point, and an
Element Unrelated to the Task

Karl also teaches on topics like:

Becoming your own Golf Shot Coach
Solving the Puzzles of Golf
Training around Impact Conditions
Clarity of Intention, and
Some Advice on Success from Coach Lou Holtz

Help yourself to play and focus with more intent and better attention, while you develop both your "playing mindset' and your "training mindset." Download and share or go to YouTube and search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Nathalie Sheehan Shares Drills to Improve Your Golf-Swing Jul 09, 2025

A rising star in the Golf Instruction industry, Nathalie Sheehan has an easy way of explaining and teaching golf-swing and game improvement concepts. Based at The Pelican Club in Tampa, Florida, a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher and hosts a Game Improvement show on The Golf Channel.

She joins #OntheMark to talk about the value of good drills to learn and improve golf-swings. She demonstrates (on YouTube - Mark Immelman's page) and explains the following drills and how they work:

The Waist to Waist Drill - to control clubhead speed
The Wrist Hinge and Re-hinge Drill - to release the golf-club and hit square shots
The Slo-Mo Wedge Play Drill - to improve Wedge play and distance control
The Better Backswing Drill - to improve the alignment and pivot of the backswing, and
The Ball Between the Feet Drill - to stabilize and power up the golf-swing.

Nathalie helps you to become your own coach and straighten your shots with the help of these simple drills. You can watch how she does them in you go to Mark Immelman's YouTube page - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

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Tom Stickney Shares Old School Feels for New School Swing Improvements Jul 03, 2025

Tom Stickney is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and a Golf Digest Top 50 International Instructor. He is a specialist in Biomechanics for Golf, Physiology, and 3d Motion Analysis, and has been a Director of Instruction for almost 30 years at clubs and resorts around the world. Tom is still sought after by leading players on various Professional Tours for help with their respective games.

Stickney joins Mark Immelman to discuss golf instruction, game improvements and how a number of "Old School" swing ideas and feels are still relevant in today's game. As he and Mark draw parallels between golfers past and present, Tom introduces the following feels and thoughts:

Golf Swing Connection by Jimmy Ballard
The X-Factor by Jim McLean
The "Magic' Right Elbow Move by Harvey Penick
Swinging Barefoot by Sam Snead, and
Rotating and Pivoting "Inside the Barrel" by Percy Boomer

Tom also discusses the motivation for making swing changes, golf swing "Danger Zones" and how thinking like a kid when creating golf shots is a sure-fire eway to success.

This podcast is also available for viewing on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Dr. Izzy Justice on Finding a Calm, Focussed Mental State on the Golf Course Jun 25, 2025

Almost 10 years after getting his Doctorate in Management, Dr. Izzy Justive pivoted towards Neuroscience with the advent of wireless EEG technology that allowed real-time access to brain while performing all kinds of tasks.

Since then Izzy has observed 1000s of human performance activities resulting in the creation of a library of patent-pending Neurohacks that allow real-time quick 'cognitive performance boosters' by temporarily reducing distractions to allow high performance in critical moments on an off the golf course.

He joins Mark Immelman to discuss his new book, "Your Brain Swings Every Club - Chasing 10Hz," and illustrate how your brain works, and how you can "neurohack" your way to a calm, focussed mind for effortless performance under pressure.

Among many topics, Izzy highlights the following:

How golf technique gains from improvements in technology are being eroded by over-stimulated, distracted brains
How your brain works
What is 10Hz, why it is important for peak performance, and how your brain activity spikes and lowers
The Human nature to chase after cheap Dopamine hits
Izzy's Red, Yellow and Green Scale to measure brain spikes
Neurohacks, what they are and how they work, and
A "10/10" Neurohack to calm your brain and your mind for improved performance.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

"Fast" Eddie Fernandes on the Must-Do's for More Speed and Longer Drives Jun 18, 2025

"Fast" Eddie Fernandes is an American Golf Professional as well as a Long Drive Professional. He is a 3X World Long Drive Champion, and now in his 50's is still one of fastest swingers of the golf club in the world. (His longest ball in competition is 480 yards.)

Eddie has won over 50 professional Mini Tour events, 15+ Long Drive events and he made the PGA TOUR Champions Q-School finals in 2021 - he joins #OntheMark to show us exactly how he does it, and how you can drive the ball farther too.

Eddie dives into the Mechanics and the Must-Do's for more speed:

How to Create a Bigger "Runway" for Acceleration
Footwork and its Value in Speed Creation
Creating a Pivot that "Opens up the Body"
Hand and Wrist Action for Speed Transfer
Golf Swing Freedom and Swinging in Balance
Center Contact and Understanding "Anticipitory Muscle Reaction"
Equipment and Shafts for More Speed Generation
Trajectory and Tee-Heights for Added Distance, and
The Mindset for Success off the Tee.

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast, and you can watch Eddie hit drives at his "cruising speed" of 190+mph. Search and subcribe to Mark Immelman.

Dana Dahlquist Addresses Misunderstandings and Misconceptions in the Golf Swing Jun 11, 2025

Dana Dahlquist is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and a Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Instructor. Recognized as one of the best on the Professional Golf, Dana's goal is to help players create swings that are functional and repeatable under pressure, not just swings that look good on camera on the driving range. Originally trained with a background in mechanics (MORAD specifically), his teaching has evolved to understand the forces players must apply to create the matchups needed in their swing.

Dana also works with Bryson DeChambeau and joins #OntheMark to set up the US Open and help you get a better understanding of how to build a dynamically stable and repeatable golf swing.

He takes a deep dive into technique as he discusses elements that a lot of golfers misundestand:

Hitting Down in Contrast to Presenting Better Dynamic Loft for better Strikes and more Power
How to effectively Make Changes for Consistency when embarking on Game Improvement Measures, and
Managing Expectations and Setting Positive Timelines for Improvement.

As he elaborates on these important topics Dana talks about Ben Hogan, Mac O'Grady, Lee Trevino and Bryson DeChambeau. He also talks about game improvement's "Heirarchy of Needs" and how hitting the shot that is needed is better than hitting a good shot - as he uses Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler as examples.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@MarkImmelman

Henri Johnson on FlightScope Golf and How to Use Launch Monitors Appropriately May 28, 2025

Henri Johnson is the Inventor/Founder and CEO of FlightScope Golf. He has a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Electical and Electronics Engineering at The Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Henri began his career in the development of Radar and Sonar Systems for the SA Defense Force. Thereafter he parlayed that experience into a career in golf ball and golf-club performance measurement and FlightScope was born.

Henri joins #OntheMark to talk about FlightScope and its array of products incl. Launch Monitors and the new FS I4 Rangefinder.

As he does this Henri educates on game improvement by teaching about and explaining the following measurement and learning concepts:

Ballistics - how the golf ball travels and what elements affect its performance, incl. Lift Forces, Air Density, Kinematic Viscosity, and Air Resistance.
Understanding Launch Monitor Data and How to Properly apply the insight for more appropriate game improvement decisions.
D-Plane Data and Understanding the information the Data Points offer.
Golf Ball Launch Angles, Speeds, Spins and Descent Angles and their impact on Distance and Power.
Maximizing Equipment and Golf Ball combinations for Optimum Speed and Carry Distance.
Using the FS Launch Monitor for Productive Practice and Game Improvement, and
The I4 Rangefinder and how its Smart-Gapping Technology and Real-time Environmental information can help you select the proper club for each shot.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Matt Baker on the "M-System" for Building a Better Golf-Swing May 21, 2025

Matt Baker is a PGA (England) golf professional, golf instructor and the CEO of Matt Baker Golf Ltd. Based in Clitheroe in Northwest England, Matt specialises in online coaching and personal lessons to golfers of all skill levels from Beginner to Elite. His coaching philosophy is to keep it simple, and build on familiar movements, from life activities and other sports, that help you improve your golf faster.

Matt joins #OntheMark to illustrates the commonalities between swings from other sports and the golf-swing. He also dives into the M-System - a skill-based system of golf-swing instruction devised by Mike Malaska. In describing the M-System, Matt breaks down the 5 elements to building a better swing:

The "Line of Compression"
The "Lever System"
The "Body Motion"
Combining Skills (Levers and Body Motion) for success, and
How to Practice Productively for your Swing to Perform under Pressure.

You can also watch this podcast as a Vodcast on YouTube - just search for, and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Dan Landman on How to Experience a Pure Roll with the Putter May 12, 2025

Dan Landman is the founder of Spoiler Golf and the inventor of the Spoiler OG Putter.

The idea for Spoiler Golf came from putting with a wedge and, by extension, learning how pure the ball rolled from the leading edge of a Wedge vs the traditional “flat face” of a putter. Dan and Spoiler Golf believe a better roll of the golf ball unlocks a better putting experience, and so they set out to change the face of putting for everybody.

Dan's suspicion of a purer roll of the ball coming off the leading edge of a club vs the face of a putter was confirmed with research measuring the skid and roll of golf ball. He and his engineer/designer doubled down on their efforts and built a number of "Leading Edge" putters. Eventually after much trial and error they settled on the Spoiler OG - a putter where form truly met function.

Dan explains the Leading Edge technology as he introduces the Spoiler Putter. He also addresses:

The importance of putting and the role it plays in lowering scores
How the Leading Edge technology works
How Leading Edge technology enhances focus and concentration on the process of excecution on the greens
Impact location for success in distance control and accuracy
Mitigating the yips with Leading Edge technology, and
How the Spoiler gives instant feedback for quicker, more purpose-driven learning.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on his YouTube channel to watch and learn.

Chuck Quinton Shares his "GOAT" Code to better Golf Swings and Improved Ball-striking May 07, 2025

Chuck Quinton is a respected golf instructor and the founder of "The Rotary Swing" golf swing learning system - a system that is based on human anatomy, physics, golf swing mechanics and how the brain learns new motor movement patterns.

Chuck operates the Rotary Swing Academy in Orlando Florida, is active on YouTube and has also authored three golf instruction books.

He joins Mark Immelman to discuss his Rotary Swing approach to instruction and also share his GOAT Code to striking the golf ball more powerfully and consistently.

The GOAT Code is based off Quinton's exhaustive research on Tiger Woods' golf swing and what it feels like to swing like Tiger Woods. As Quinton dives into the approach to better Woods-like golf swings he talks about 4 elements - Consistency, Control, Compression and Confidence.

He also elaborates on the following game improvement topics:

The big picture golf swing idea for better ballstriking
Efficient power production
The "Goat" delivery position
Learning good clubface control with the trail-hand
Golf and Baseball swing similarities
Repetition for long-term success, and
A Balance Drill for productive golf-swing practice.

Chuck also demonstrates a number of swing positions and moves so it is worthwhile to watch this podcast on YouTube once you have listened to it.

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Dylan Naidoo on His South African Open Victory and Lessons from a Life in Golf May 01, 2025

Dylan Naidoo is a South African Professional golfer and the winner of the 2025 South African Open at The Durban Country Club.

A former NCAA College golfer at the University of Arkansas, Dylan plays on The DP World Tour and the South African Sunshine Tour. He joins #OntheMark to share lessons learned from his life in golf culminating with the career highlight of winning his National Open Championship.

Dylan and Mark Immelman revist the 2025 SA Open victory and Dylan takes you inside the ropes, and inside his emotions as he elaborates on the tournament, his play, the emotions and the nerves he felt, and how he navigated the challenges en route to the win.

He also talks about his approach to game improvement and technique and shares insights on various topics including:

Playing "carefree golf"
A positive mindset during the struggles
Learning from career lows
"Ball-flight" golf instruction
Making small game tweaks in contrast to big overhauls for improvement
How he hits and shapes shots
Having a "go-to shot" under pressure
The value of being a student of the short game
Using statistics for success, and
Mental clarity on and off the course.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast. To watch go to YouTube and Subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Nate Hairgrove and Gear Fisher introduce the OnForm Golf Video Analysis App and Coaching Solution Apr 22, 2025

More than 500 thousand Coaches and Athletes, in over 150 Countries use Onform to record, analyze, and share videos. Over 100 Professional Sporting Organizations rely on Onform to optimize performance. Over 45 million videos recorded by coaches and athletes have been recorded to the Onform Cloud. In short, Onform is changing the golf instruction industry.

At its core, Onform is a video analysis & coaching app designed to accelerate skill development for coaches and athletes across 150+ sports. Their goal is to simplify the coaching process through innovative technology by helping teams and individuals achieve their full potential. Nate Hairgrove and Gear Fisher, the co-founder of Onform, join the #OntheMark Podcast to introduce this all-encompassing coaching and teaching solution.

They highlight the myriad of App features, incl.:

The NEW 3D Visualization to observe swing characteristics like slide and sway with 3D analysis tools
The NEW 4-Way Video Player to view up to 4 angles at oncein including the 3D model for a complete view
The NEW Centralized Admin Tools to bulk invite students, manage staff, and organize multi-location academies
The NEW Studio Solution to create a portable, wireless studio with multi-cam and a new centralized control iPad
The NEW Mirror Cam that can turn an iPad at your feet into a live down-the-line feed for instant alignment and posture feedback
The Launch Monitor Integrations in order to connect your Full Swing KIT or Garmin R10 to get ball & club data on every swing
The Record & Capture Feature to capture 1080p HD video @ up to 240fps for detailed analysis with 5 recording modes
Automatic Cloud Backup - Every video is automatically backed up to our cloud to save your device storage, and
The Multi-Angle Capture Featire to record from multiple angles for comprehensive analysis.

Onform will transform your abilities as a coach and/or player to quickly record and analyze your technique. It will improve your diagnostic abilities and lead to quicker and more effective game improvement adjustments.

Watch how the Onform App works, and get a working demonstration by searching for and subscribing to Mark Immelm on YouTube

Lessons from the 2025 Masters Tournament with Mark Immelman Apr 16, 2025

Mark Immelman is a CBS Sports and a PGA TOUR Live announcer. He is also a decorated golf instructor and the 2009 NCAA Div II Coach of the Year.

The host of the #OntheMark Podcast, Mark is annually a part of the Amen Corner broadcast of The Masters and he revisits The Masters and Rory McIlroy's historic win.

He also highlights lessons from the tournament and various players that will help you improve your mental and your physical golf game:

Resilience and Handling Adversity by Rory McIlroy
Focussed and Purpose-driven Practice with Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau
Course Management and Shot Selection with Rory and Scottie
Courage and bravado by Justin Rose, Max Homa and Rory, and
Staying True to Your Dreams and Never Giving Up.

Mark educates and motivates with this Masters Review podcast - It is sure to inspire you as it guides you to better decisions and more productive practice.

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Will Stubbs On Zen Golf and Purpose-filled Practice Apr 11, 2025

Will Stubbs (England) is the Managing Director of Zen Golf. He holds a BSc in Sports Development with Coaching and an MSc in Sports and Execise Science. His Masters thesis research identified how golf coaching paradigms must change from technique-driven practice to adhere to the dynamic nature where the performer is interacting with the ever-changing environment. This makes him one of the foremost minds in Skill Acquisition coaching

Based in England and established over 20 years ago, Zen is more than a ‘moving floor’. Their unique Adaptive Terrain Technology (ATT) instantly transforms the golf landscape and enjoyment of the game. Zen Golf gives you the world’s most true-to-life, most immersive indoor golf experience by recreating the slopes you find on a real golf course. Gradients of all kinds, on every shot and every putt, on the Zen Tour performance playing surfaces.

How Technique changes given Undulation and Slope changes
How Biomechanics change off varying Slopes
How Practice should include work off Uneven lies
The Skill of "reading" the game and the environment and making the requisite technique adjustments necessary for success
Physical skill Acquistion vs Mental Skill Acquisition
Building Confidence and Competence at the same time
Using Uneven Lies to make Golf-swing Adjustments
Using Zen Green Stages to Improve Green-reading
Recreating Environments to Improve On-course Performance
How to Create a completely Representative Learning Environment incl.: Gapping Clubs and Figuring Distances off Uneven Lies. Putting on Slopes. Learning Skills over Technique. Solving Environmental Challenges. Learning the Skill of Adaptability.

Will also descibes the types of Zen Green Stages and gives a green-reading lesson lesson on a Zen Putting Green. To watch this and see Will give a demonstration search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Get off the Struggle Bus with Evan Singer (7 Game Improvement Lessons from Great Golf Coaches) Apr 07, 2025

Evan Singer is the founder and co-host of the #1 Mental Game Podcast - The Par Train Golf Podcast. He is also a a Mental Coach and has helped companies, like Uber, manage stress. Singer has also coached over 1 million golfers globally by making the mental game more simple and fun.

He joins #OntheMark to share 2 mental lessons he has learned the hard way, and 5 lessons from leading mental coaches incl.: Dr. Bob Rotella, Rick Sessinghaus, Dr. Joe Parent, Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson, and Dr. Bhrett McCabe.

Learn about:

Finding Total Golfswing Freedom
The Language of Self-Talk
Visualization and External Focus over Internal Focus
Swing Feels vs. Swing Positions
Playing Well with Your "C-Game"

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Joe Park with 5 Fundamentals for a Better Golf Swing Mar 31, 2025

Joe Park is a PGA Golf Professional, an author and a Master Golf Instructor. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, Joe has been teaching golf for over 30 years and developed his methodology and philosophy by way of research, teaching golfers of all skill levels, lessons from Mike Bender, and insights from Homer Kelley and the MORAD System.

Joe joins #OntheMark to share his philosophy on the golf-swing and illustrate how you can improve your overall swing action by respecting and applying five fundamentals:

Grip - What is the proper grip and how does it function to control the clubface.
Stance and Posture - How to set up correctly, what to look for, and a drill to nail your setup every time.
Takeaway and Backswing - The three types of backswing shapes, how the arms and body operate in concert with each other, width, torque and the action of the trail arm, and a drill to get the backswing moving properly.
Transition and Downswing - Reconciling the "down and out path" of the downswing, speed ratios and sweetspot guarantees, and why golfers "come over the top."
Impact and the Follow-through - Clubface control and Ball-flight Laws, and finishing in balance.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch and see Joe illustrate a number of drills and concepts for developing your golfswing.

Biv Wadden Shares Data-driven Insights Guaranteed to Improve Your Green-reading, Pace Control and Putting Mar 24, 2025

Biv Wadden is a PGA Professional, a former NCAA golfer at The University of Notre Dame, and one of the most researched golf instructors in the game.

Biv is well-versed in every facet of the game incl. the biomechanics of the golf swing, shot-shaping and course management, and an arsenal of wedge and sand-play methods. He is constantly researching and has evolved into one of the best minds in putting.

Wadden joins #OntheMark to share his "TOUR Level" putting mechanics and his research on how the ball performs on both synthetic and real grass surfaces.

As Biv takes us on a deep dive into the performance of the golf ball on different greens he elaborates on:

Putting on Artificial vs. "Real" Greens and Elements to Bear in Mind
Making Sense of Stimp Readings
The 3 Phases on the Roll of the Ball and Why that is Important to Understand
Green Reading, and
Adjusting to Varying Speeds

If you struggle with reading greens, controlling speed, and putting poorly under pressure this podcast is sure to help you understand and simplify your approach to making more putts.

Biv also talks about TGL Golf and shows a number of graphs and illustrations on how a golf ball performs on different surfaces - he also shares a drill that will help you control your pace on the greens more effectively.

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Game Improvement 101 with Scott Fawcett Mar 18, 2025

Scott Fawcett is a professional golfer, coach, and the inventor and founder of the course management and stats system - DECADE.

Scott joins #OntheMark joins talk golf and game improvement. As he revisits his journey through qualification to The PGA TOUR Champions, Scott visits and elaborates on multiple game improvement and score improvement topics:

Ranges of Scores and applying the concept to Realistic Expectations
Pragmetism vs. Emotionality
Being Golf-enlightened
Productive Thought Loops
The "Tiger" 5
Good Driving and Play off the Tee
Processes over Outcomes
Watching for Statistical Trends for Productive Practice and Decision-making
Waiting out "Runs" for Great Golf
Understanding Strokes Gained Data and Using Information Productively
Probability and "Pot Equity" in Course Management and Play, and
Meditation and its value in Post-round analysis and Pre-round preparation.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.

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Alex Buckner with 4 Shots that Lead to Strokes Gained Around the Greens Mar 11, 2025

Alex Buckner (England) is a DP World (European Tour) Golf Instructor. One of the leading Short Game Coaches in the game, he also works with Ladies European Tour and Challenge Tour players.

Alex joins #OntheMark to discuss Short Game skills and proficiency and he dives into the mechanics of how to create certain shots by understanding Golf-club, Ball and Turf interactions.

As he talks about 4 different shots - the Compressed Strike, the Non-compressed Strike, the Slider and the Bunker shot - he elaborates on golf-club Entry Points andLow Points in relation to the golf ball. As he explains these concepts he also talks about:

The Difference between Entry Point and Low Point
Launch Angles
Ball Speeds
Adding Spin to shots
Body and Clubface Alignments
"Bounce" and how it's used
Clubface Alignment vs Swing Path for shot creation, and
Intention prior to the shot for success.

Alex also shares a drill that is guaranteed to help you improve your presentation of the club to the ball for improved greenside chipping and pitching.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Troubleshooting Your Game with Todd Adcock Mar 03, 2025

Todd Adcock is a British PGA Accredited Golf Professional and a Scott Cowx Advanced Certified Coach. Todd turned to golf instruction after a successful playing career, highlighted by being ranked as high as 8th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, representing England and winning the English Amateur Championship.

Todd uses a holistic approach to golf instruction and most certainly applies his expertise and experience gained as a leading amateur and tournament-winning golfer.

As a player he said he always looked for answers to problems and that bent led him to develop his "STOP Principle" for better decision-making, course management, and golf:

S - Can I get a... Stance and Strike?
T - What is the required... Trajectory"
O - What are my... Options"
P - What is the... Probability (of success)?

He elaborates on each one of the relevant decision-making questions and illustrates how they can improve course management and scoring.

He also dives into a few other game improvement concepts - (1) Finishing a Round well, (2) 1st Tee Nerves and the Opening Tee-shot, (3) Shot-shaping Windows and Club Selection, (4) Good Practice Habits, (5) Pragmatism vs. Emotionality, (6) Chasing Zeroes on a Launch Monitor, and (7) The Goldilocks Effect in Golf.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Dane Cvetkovic with 4 Swing Thoughts to Improve Your Golf Feb 25, 2025

Dane Cvetkovic is a Serbian professional golfer who has grown a large social media presence thanks to his informative and helpful golf coaching videos

As a young man Dane dreamt of becoming a Chess Grandmaster, but when he was introduced to the game, as a 12-year-old, his dreams changed. Golf became his passion, and as a member of the Serbian National Golf Team golf took him from Serbia to the Netherlands to the United Arab Emirates.

He joins #OntheMark to share his journey in golf, lessons learned along the way, and also some of his best golf tips and insights to to demystify the game. He talks about various concepts relating to game improvement while emphasizing the value of "playing golf vs. golf-swing."

Understanding your misses
Understanding how to create certain ball-flights and trajectories, and
Four Swing Thoughts that helped him become a Scratch Golfer:

A Transition Feel of an "outward push" instead of a "downward pull"
Turning "inside of a barrel" for a better pivot in the backswing
Stabilizing the clubface through and post-impact
"Hammering the Nail" through the golf-ball at impact.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Justin Tang and his 360° Approach to Game Improvement Feb 17, 2025

Justin Tang is based in Singapore and is one of the foremost golf instructors in the Pacific Rim.

Tang is supremely qualified and is certified in the Kinesiology and Biomechanics of Golf (KMG – Level 4 certified in Spine Mechanics and Qualitative Biomechanics.) He is a Certified Human Movement Specialist and Personal Trainer, and has been trained in The Golfing Machine and Mac O’Grady’s MORAD system.

Overall, Justin adopts a holistic approach to instruction - an approach that balances the mental, physical and technical aspects of the game to meet every every golfer's unique needs. He brings that experience to the #OntheMark podcast as he talks about a number of subjects and topics related to game improvement and better golf:

Setting Patterns for the Golf-swing, and Practicing in a Variable Fashion
What is the True Measure of the Golf-swing
Being a Golf Technique 'Fact-finder' and Understanding Why Something Works
Understanding How the Golf Club and the Golf Ball Works
Situational Golf-swing errors
The Motivation of the Learner and How that Impacts Development
Advice for Students on How to Actively Manage Golf Lessons
Coaching Advice for Teachers and Instructors, and
Understanding Cause and Effect and the Use of Data for Constructive Work on the Game.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Aimee Cho with 5 Simple Ways to Improve your Golf Feb 10, 2025

Aimee Cho is a professional golfer, a YouTube star and one of the best golf instructors in the game. A former AJGA girls champion, All-America at The University of Florida, and LPGA pro, Aimee's playing career was curtailed by back injury - an injury that ultimately lead her to a career in golf instruction.

She joins #OntheMark to share insights and lessons from her career as a player, while also illustrating how you can "Aimeefy" your game with 5 Simple Disciplines:

Improve Weaknesses but be aware of your Strengths with the use of STATISTICS.
Improve your ALIGNMENT and CALIBRATE your eyes.
Timing and perfecting your PRE-SHOT ROUTINE.
The SWISH DRILL for longer and straighter Tee-shots, and
The BMF Drill for more short putts holed.

Aimee also advises on how to deal with the pressure and stress of golf, how to prioritize practice time for better results and the mindset required to consistently excel in golf.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Dr. Hunter Champion with 5 Lifestyle Changes for Better Health in 2025 Jan 27, 2025

Dr. Hunter Champion received his training in Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Johns Hopkins where he later directed the Bernard Laboratory for the Study of Cardiovascular Disease. Thereafter he was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh to join the faculty of the Divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine and the Cardiovascular Institute as an Associate Professor of Medicine where he directed Translational Research for the University of Pittsburgh Vascular Medicine Institute. He is a Heart Failure trained specialist and a Pulmonary Hypertension trained specialist and treats patients with hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart rhythm issues, and valvular disease.

Dr. Champion joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to introduce 5 lifestyle changes that are sure to lead to a healthier, happier existence - habits which will also set you on the path to better physical performance and, by extension, better golf.

Dr Champions elaborates on:

Healthy body movement
High quality sleep
Morning sunlight, fresh air and breathwork
The practice of gratitude, and
Healthier eating involving protein and green vegetables.

He also talks about the 'mind-body connection', alcohol consumption, managing stress, hydration, dietary supplements, meditation, hot and cold water therapy and grounding.

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Gary Christian on the Mental Game - Beat the Course and Not Yourself Jan 24, 2025

Gary Christian (England) is a retired Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR professional golfer. He is now a full time TV broadcaster who works for the Golf Channel and PGA TOUR LIVE.

Alongside Dr. Curt Ickes, Christian recently authored a golf instruction and game improvement book and he joins Mark Immelman to talk about the book and share insights and excerpts that will help your golf.

Amongst various instructional topics Gary elaborates on the following aspects of the mental game:

Dealing with the question - "Am I ready?" Is my game in a place where it is reaady and prepared to deal with any challenge under pressure.
A golfer's secret weapon - A repeatable and productive pre-shot routine.
An important space in golr - That time between golf shots.
Making the most of practice and taking your golf game to the course, and
"Showtime" - Performing when it matters.

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Jeff Leishman on The Best Practices for Developing Talent Jan 21, 2025

Based at The Dye Preserve in Jupiter, FL., Jeff Leishman is a Golf Digest Top 100 Golf Instructor, and a coach to many leading players on the PGA TOUR and the LPGA. Jeff is widely respected and known for his ability to lead players to status and success on the major professional Tours.

Leishman has over 20 year of coaching experience and he brings that knowledge and insight to the #OntheMark podcast as he discusses the development of golfers, including rising star Luke Clanton, and what the best practices are for elevating your game.

Jeff elaborates on various topics incl.:

Advice for parents and kids on Objectivity and Perspective
Game improvement elements such as - Practice vs Play, Technique vs Shotmaking, Long Game vs Short Game, Speed Training and Club-fitting.
Game Evaluation and the value of Statistics and a Data-driven approach
Goal-setting
Managing Expectations and Playing under Pressure
The Blurred Lines between the Mental and the Physical Games
Embracing the ebbs and flows of Golf, and
Wanting the Spotlight.

Jeff references leading players throughout his chat and this podcast is sure to hit home as it helps you to do the right things to improve your golf. The podcast is also available on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Dr. Tyler Standifird on Ground Reaction Forces, Clubhead Speed and Power Jan 13, 2025

Dr. Tyler Standifird is a Professor of Biomechanics in the Exercise Science Department at Utah Valley University (UVU). One of the most informed minds in the field of Biomechanics, Ground Reaction Forces and Speed, Dr. Standifird focusses on force and motion capture data of various sports including weightlifting, running and golf. His lab research has resulted in many years of golf data pertaining to force plate metrics and Trackman ball-flight data for swing velocity improvements.

Tyler joins #OntheMark to share some of his research and findings to help you understand how velocity and speed are generated, and how you can improve your clubhead speed and power. Topics of discussion include:

His partnership with Superspeed and anecdotes from Padraig Harrington on how to create "Dynamic Motion" and clubhead speed.
An in-depth explanation of Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) and how they can be exploited for extra power - Mass Shifts, Pressure Shifts, and the Timing and Amount of these events.
Grip Pressure and its influence on the Kinetic Chain, Hand-speed, Centripetal Acceleration and Clubhead Speed.
Nutrition both on-course and off for enhanced performance, and
The new Superspeed App, how it works and what features and Speed Protocols it offers.

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Steve Yellin - Silencing Your Mind for Better Golf Jan 11, 2025

Steve Yellin is an author and coach to many leading athletes including PGA TOUR and LPGA professionals. A former tennis player, Steve founded and developed "The Fluid Motion Factor" - a program that teaches about the process in the mind that, when accessed, allows golfers to not only access their best swings, but to make any self-corrections in their swing, without conscious effort.

Steve joins Mark Immelman to discuss a concept related to Fluid Motion Factor - the Science of Silence.

He begins his explanation of the concept with an anecdote and a quote from Tiger Woods - a quote that basically proves the value of "mental silence."

In their discussion around the subject Yellin addresses the following:

The Dynamics of Motion and how the quality of silence during the swing determines the outcome of the shot
How the Brain produces Motion
The CEO of the Brain vs the "Magic Cerebellum"
The Two Phases of Learning
Mental Wholeness and Making a "Golf Smoothie"
The Flow of Intelligence between the Mind and the Body, and
Muscle Memory and Motion

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Dr. Bob Winters - The Confidence Doctor on How to Build a Solid Mental Game Jan 06, 2025

Dr. Robert K. Winters is an internationally renowned Sports Psychologist, Author, and Speaker. Dr. Winters has spent over 35 years investigating how one’s thoughts and attitudes affect one’s ability to perform to their optimal talent level.

Known by the athletes he coaches and mentors as the Confidence Doctor, Bob has had an immeasurable impact on athletes and golfers of all skill levels - helping each and every one of them to change their games by changing their minds.

Dr. Winters joins Mark Immelman to share how golfers can build a solid mindset for better performances.

He breaks down what a solid mindset entails, and how to achieve it, into:

Being Single-minded
Being Optimistic
Letting Go and letting your best come out
Having Intent and Being Intentional in practice and play
Being Decisive, Determined and Driven.

Bob also talks about the value of keeping things simple, understanding priorities, the "flow-state", psychological hardiness, and learning how to "worry well" instead of catastrophizing.

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SpeedGolfRob on How to Simplify the Game, Eliminate Mental Clutter and Play Better Golf Jan 03, 2025

Rob Hogan is an Irish golf professional, coach and author. He is also a 2-time Wolrd Speed Golf Champion - an achievement led him on a journey of discovery into how golf improvement and better scoring could be simplified. Enter teacher "SpeedGolfRob" and his student "Marucci" - a golf improvement personality that has taken social media by storm.

Completely in character, Rob joins Mark Immelman to help golfers simplify their mindset, their approach to technique, and their approach to scoring lower while out on course.

Hogan, ever entertaining and passionate dives into the following concepts:

Unlocking your natural instinct and settling into your rhythm
Realizing how good you are and allowing your practice to come out under pressure
Reducing anxiety in golf and being "loosey goosey"
Making your swing match your body type
Imitating the correct model
Throwing a stone to swing more effectively
The Holy Grail position in the golf-swing
The argument for a neutral grip
A mind-set shift in how to deliver the club more effectively into impact
Trusting your implements and making the ball the target, and
How you can swing the club like a PGA TOUR Pro in 10 seconds!

This podcast is also available on YouTube, and it is probably best consumed and understood with the visuals on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Patrick McDonald and Mark Immelman Revisit the 2024 Year in Golf Dec 30, 2024

Patrick McDonald is the Golf Writer for CBSSports.com, a member of the CBS Sports First Cut Podcast crew, a writer and a blogger.

One of the leading golf journalists in the game, Patrick joins Mark Immelman to revisit the 2024 PGA TOUR season, the year in global golf and highlight some of the most memorable people, moments and events.

Patrick highlights Scottie Scheffler's banner, Player of the Year season and compares his achievements to the record books and to Tiger Woods.

He and Mark also list and discuss their Most Memorable Shots, Events, Highlights, Disappointments and they give Performance grades to: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka, Ludvig Aberg, Jon Rahm, Cam Smith and Bryson DeChambeau.

In their back and forth chat they also talk about: Grayson Murray, Bob McIntyre, Max Homa, Nick Dunlap, Matthieu Pavon, and Hideki Matsuyama. They dive into events at the PGA Championship at Valhalla , The Olympics in Paris and The PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

They also address TOUR/LIV Merger, the 4 Major Championships - The Masters, The US Open, The PGA and The Open Championship, the Genesis Scottish Open, The Genesis LA Open, The President's Cup in Montreal Canada, and The upcoming Ryder Cup in New York

This podcast is also available on YouTube as a vodcast - download and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Chris Finn with Real-Life Examples of How his Clients Improved Health, Reduced Injury and Improved their Golf Dec 27, 2024

Chris Finn is a Licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Medical Professional, Certified Precision Nutrition Coach and a Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Fitness Professional. He is also the Founder of Par4Success - a Golf Performance and Direct Pay Physical Therapy industry leader. He and his team work with golfers of all abilities and ages to swing faster, play better and hurt less.

Chris joins #OntheMark to talk about health, wellness, injury prevention, and habits for better golf, and MORE clubhead speed. In Part 2. of 2, Chris is joined by Kirk Coburn, a golfer in his 50's, who is a successful businessman who travels a lot for work.

Kirk had experienced a deteriotation in mobility and flexibility, a subsequent loss in form and consistency, and some lower back pain. He resolved to connect with P4S to rediscover his best health and his best golf.

Kirk talks about how with an improvement in Hip Mobility reduced his lower back pain and how gym-work focussing on "Power Numbers" helped him improve clubhead speed (CHS) and overall golf-swing consistency.

Kirk and Chris also address:

Improving longevity in golf
Goal-setting for the body and the game
Building a body that supports your particular golf-swing

This podcast is also available as a vodcast. Go to youtube.com and seach for, and subscribe to Mark Immelman. Also use Code "OntheMark" to get a free physical assessment with Par4Success.

Chris Finn with Real-Life Examples of How his Clients Gained More Clubhead Speed Dec 16, 2024

Chris Finn is a Licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Medical Professional, Certified Precision Nutrition Coach and a Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Fitness Professional.

He is also the Founder of Par4Success - a Golf Performance and Direct Pay Physical Therapy industry leader. He and his team work with golfers of all abilities and ages to swing faster, play better and hurt less.

Chris joins #OntheMark to talk about health, wellness, injury prevention, and habits for better golf, and MORE clubhead speed.

In Part 1. of 2, Chris is joined by 62 year-old Brent Rebus from Ottawa, Canada. Brent is an elite golfer who played at the National Level. Brent had experienced a slump in play and a loss in power and so he connected with P4S to rediscover his best golf.

Brent talks about how with an improvement in Hip Mobility and Rotational Ability he increased his CHS from 102mph average to 115mph:

They address:

The moment that spurred the action
The 4 key areas identified for improvement
The discipline and mindset required
The ease of working with a remote coach, and
Examples of exercises for mobility and speed gains.

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Bo Watson shares on Breaking Through and Gaining Consistency in your Game Dec 14, 2024

Bo Watson is a leading golf instructor as well as being one of the most sought after mental coaches in the golf world. He is also the co-co-founder of "In the Zone Mental Training" and runs The Watson School of Golf.

Watson is truly one of the most holistic golf instructors in the USA and he joins Mark Immelman to talk about golf and share some insights from the 4th edition of "The Road to the Tour" Golf Summit.

Bo shares personal game improvement experiences and insights as well as golf tips and counsel from: Ted Scott (PGA TOUR Caddy), Scott Fawcett (Founder of DECADE), Stuart Cage (European Tour Coach and former European Tour player), Pete Cowan (PGA TOUR and European Tour Coach):

The Value of Faith and Belief in golf improvement, and why Scottie Scheffler is so good.
The Importance of a good Iron-game and Shot Selection strategy.
When and how to go about a Golf Swing change.
Scoring Philosopy and How to look at a round of golf.
The Value of having a Go-To shot and club.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast - available on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Davide Bertoli with 3D Insights to Help Your Golf-swing Dec 11, 2024

Davide Bertoli is the Managing Director and Head Golf Instructor at The DB Golf Center in Singapore. The Italian native is an expert in the field of maximizing body kinetics relative to golf-swing speed. One of the leading golf instructors in Asia, Davide is also an expert in Fundamental Sports related Musculoskeletal Anatomy Expert.

Bertoli joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to show off his 3D Golf swing images and share research insights to help you improve your golf swing.

As Davide uses videos (of a golfer in 3D) he elaborates on the following moves guaranteed to help improve your understanding of what entails a powerful, repeating golf swing:

The Take-away and how to set up the swing with a good start with Scapular retraction
Viewing Torso movement by understanding the "Barrel concept"
The X-Factor Stretch for more power
Trail Knee movement and Flow for proper pressure shifts

Bertoli also talks about swinging the golf club fluidly, releasing the golf club freely and eliminating excess golf swing thoughts.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Sam Hahn (L.A.B. Golf) on Lie Angle Balance Technology and How it Can Improve Your Putting Stroke Dec 08, 2024

The folks at L.A.B. Golf believe that most golfers are using putters that aren’t helping them putt better. In fact, they believe that their putter styles are working against them.

Sam Hahn, the founder of L.A.B. Golf joins #OntheMark to talk with Mark Immelman about the L.A.B. Golf putters and how their Lie Angle Balance technology can help golfers improve their putting strokes and make more putts.

Hahn introduces the selection of L.A.B. putters and the PGA TOUR player that have changed their putting fortunes by using them.

He also talks about:

The hallmark of great putting - returning the putter face to “square” at impact, or perpendicular to the target line and how LAB putters make that easier.
The research showing that 83% of a putt’s starting direction is influenced by the direction of the putter face at impact.
What is Lie Angle Balance Technology and the design of LAB putters with elements like Weighting, Shaft design and angle, Grip alignment and style.
The influence of Torque in the putting stroke, and on the putter face, and the elements in the LAB putters that reduce torque for more control.
"Torque Hangover" in putting and grip pressure for putter face control.
How Lie Angle Balance (L.A.B.) Technology makes it effortless for golfers to deliver a square putter face at impact.
How Lie Angle Balance allows a golfer to make a natural stroke with less mechanical effort to keep maintain an accurate Swing Path.

Improving your putting is the easiest way to lower your scores. Download and listen as Sam Hahn illustrates how his L.A.B. putters can help you to make better, more consistent, more reliable putting strokes - strokes that will lead to more holed putts.

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Matthew Caldaroni on How to Reinvent Yourself for Better Performance Dec 03, 2024

Molliteum is already within you; it’s how you got through that tough time in your life when you didn’t think you could. It’s how you made the decision to push yourself when you thought you had nothing left to give. It’s how you became the best version of yourself.

Some call it grit, others call it mental toughness, but Matt Caldaroni calls it Molliteum. He joins #OntheMark to explain the concept and how you can become more resilient so you can become the best version of your athletic self.

Caldaroni discusses:

Mindest Coaching for athletes
Helping athletes reach their full potential through resilience
Developing toughness
How GOATS are made - playing mentally free, an inward focus, and embracing setbacks
The truth behind why most athletes fail
The Kaizen approach, and
Repetition, reprogramming of the mind and reinventing yourself

This podcast is also availabe as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to view it and learn how to become a GOAT.

Molliteum means resilience, and resilience is the extra gear within high performers. It is what separates the average from the iconic/legendary and the “try-er’s” from the “do-er’s.”

Allowing Your Eyes to Lead Your Body to Better Golf with Jondo Sports Nov 25, 2024

The eyes are an athlete's, and a golfer's biggest weapon and so it would make sense to train them, as well as protect and enhance what they see. Jondo Eyewear, with its Krisp technology built into every lens, does just that.

Mark Immelman is joined by South Africa's Dr. Pieter Naude (Optometrist and inventor of the Krisp technology), Mike De Jongh (former ATP Tennis Player and Jondo partner) and Morne Botha (Jondo CEO) to talk about the eyewear and how they are specifically designed to be the best sport-performance/fashion eyewear in the business.

The Jondo organizational aim is to provide golfers with high contrast enhancement lenses for better on-course performance. As the Jondo crew introduce the eyewear the following performance elements are discussed:

Krisp Technology vs Polarized lenses and how Krisp virtually eliminates haze and glare.
How the Jondo eyewear boosts Reds, Greens and Blues of the color spectrum and how those colors help golfers to better sight the golf-ball, read greens and see contrasts in slope and grain.
Spectral Filtration - what it is and what it does for a golfer's performance
Perceptual Distortion and how Jondo Eyewear's design elimimates that, and
Jondo's lens design and thickness and how it protects from injury to the eyes.

This podcast is also available on YouTube as a vodcast. Go to YouTube and seach for, and subscribe to Mark Immelman. Also use the code OntheMark for a discount on your pair of Jondo sunglasses.

Improve Your Alignment and Your Putting with "On Point" Insights from Briston Peterson Nov 18, 2024

Briston Peterson is the founder of On Point Golf. On Point manufactures the revolutionary 3D domed Golf Ball Marker.

The On Point Marker is designed to improve your Spatial Acuity which in turn leads to improvements in green-reading, aim and alignment, and eventually more holed putts.

The reason for the success of the marker is that human being are 3D creatures, living in a 3D world, but our eyes can show us only two dimensions. The On Point 3D Marker bridges that gap and allows a golfer to dial-in his/her focus and intensely concentrate, creating the effect of "tunnel vision" which enhances the golfer's confidence on the greens.

Briston joins #OntheMark to introduce the marker, illustrate how it works, and dive into the mechanics of how it helps a golfer to improve his/her stereoscopic vision for better alignment and the commensurate marginal gains that promotes.

He also shares a putting tip from On Point Ambassador, US Open champion Jim Furyk.

Other putting improvement concepts include:

Improvements in Putting Speed and Lines
Charting Marginal Gains for Confidence
The Value of Instinct and the "First Impression" in Green Reading, and
Reading Greens from a Wide to Narrow perspective and approach.

This podcast is sure to help you improve your confidence on the greens in order to lower your scores. Listen to it on audio or watch it on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Richard Lee Takes You to Short Game Boot Camp Nov 13, 2024

Richard H. Lee is a former PGA TOUR professional who has retired from tournament golf and turned to TV Announcing and Golf Teaching.

The University of Washington graduate played on both the Korn Ferry and the PGA TOUR and he brings an acute knowledge of the mindset and technique required to perform under pressure.

Richard joins Mark Immelman to help you pluck that "low hanging fruit" and lower your scores by improving your Putting, Chipping, Pitching, Lob Shots and Bunker Shots. In his explanations and tutorials he teaches about the technique and concepts required to excel, under pressure on any shot on or around the green.

Putting - Controlling your internal clock, Triggers for focus, Preparation, Being instinctive, Earning the right to putt well, Ball-strike and Start-lines, Stroke callibration, "Making deposits in the Bank" and his "5 Pillars to Putting."

Chipping and Pitching - Predictability and Shot percentages for success, Positive mindsets, Avoiding compounding errors, Momentum savers, Understanding how the Wedge works, and Reading lies.

Bunker Play - Appropriate Stance and Posture and Alignment, Practice Drills for better bunker shots and the concept of "Getting Taller through the Strike."

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Leo Herrera Shares Course Management Insights to Improve your Scoring Nov 04, 2024

Leopoldo (Leo) Hererra is a professional golfer, a performance coach and the founder of "The Connected Golfer." Orginally from Venezuela, Leo represented his country in their national team and his success led him to being recruited to college (Univ. of Central Florida) in the USA. During his time at UCF he discovered his purpose; he turned professional and founded "The Connected Golfer," a step-by-step model to help and guide golfers to their best golf ever.

He has also published a manual for better performance and he joins #OntheMark to talk about his career in golf, and help you level up your game by better Golf Course Management:

Understanding, respecting, and playing to your strengths
Target selection and aiming at the middle of the green
Recovery from trouble and "taking your medicine"
Shot placement and the value of putting up-hill
Understanding course conditions and appropriate club selection, and
Post-round reflections for growth.

Improve your course management and watch your scores improve. Download and share or watch on Youtube by searching and subscribing to Mark Immelman.

Kolby (K-Wayne) Tullier on How to Optimize Your Body for Elite Performance Oct 29, 2024

Coach Kolby “K-Wayne” Tullier is one of the leading sports performance coaches and a published author.

He is also coach to a "Stable" of notable golfers including Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Tommy Fleetwood, Sungjae Im and Lexi Thompson. His life and work experiences have taught him how to optimize the human body for sports performance and injury prevention, and K-Wayne brings lessons from his "Stable" as he joins the #OntheMark show to talk about health, wellness, working out, golf-specific strength and injury prevention.

He also introduces the "Burn 180 System" and shows how its use can help you to a better body and more powerful and consistent golfswings.

While illustrating the multiple uses of the Burn 180 Band Training device, Kolby talks about golf-specific execises for joint protection and an improved, more powerful pivot and body movement.

He also shares insights and recommendations on improving Cardiovascular fitness for better undurance on the golf course.

The entire podcast and the exercises K-Wayne demonstrates can be viewed on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman. Use discount code Kolby10 to get a discount on your purchase of the Burn 180.

Ben Fowler on the Advancements of AI Driven Golf Instruction and How it can Help You Oct 24, 2024

Ben Fowler (Masters Degree in Data Sciences) is a PGA Professional who through extensive research realised that, despite the influx of information available, the average handicap of all players has not gone down appreciably.

This fact led him to develop PlayIQ, and AI driven system. PlayIQ employs state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms to scrutinize each frame of a golf swing. By capturing high-resolution video, PlayIQ can precisely analyze critical aspects of the swing. Elements such as spine angle, knee bend, hip rotation, and club position. The computer vision technology identifies these elements and compares them against ideal swing mechanics, offering targeted feedback on specific strengths and areas for improvement.

Ben joins #OntheMark to introduce and illustrate how the system works, and how it can help you figure out the exact issues within your technique that are letting you down.

He describes:

What an AI golf lesson involves
How the system collects data and information
How the system tailors the insights and tips to your specific problems, and
How PlayIQ give you a complete Swing Analysis, how it compares your golfswing to other fundamentally sound swings, how it provides recommendations for improvement and how it offers Drills and Exercises to accelerate understanding, feel and improvement.

His goal with the development of PlayIQ was to make golf instruction more accessible, affordable and helpful and this podcast is sure to help you on your way to getting a golf lesson tailored to your specific needs. You can also watch the conversation between Mark Immelman and Ben Fowler on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Joel Dahmen - His Life in Golf, Lessons Learned Along the Way and Keys to Good Scoring Oct 18, 2024

Joel Dahman is a PGA TOUR winner and one of the most popular players in golf. The Washington State native joins #OntheMark to talk with Mark Immelman about his life and his career in golf.

Joel shares stories and lessons learned during his journey from Junior Golf through College and the Mini Tours to the Korn Ferry Tour and eventually the PGA TOUR.

He talks about his keys to success, his personal battle with cancer and the mindset required to navigate those personal challenges to eventually win on the PGA TOUR.

Joel also talks about his friendship with caddy, Geno Bonnalie, and their foray into the entertainment industry as part of the Netflix series, Full Swing.

In this particularly candid interview, Joel takes you inside the ropes on the PGA TOUR while blending the human element of being a husband and a father while competing agains the world's best golfers. He also talks about his game, his strengths, his weaknesses and how he is such an accurate iron player.

He talks at length about the following game improvement and Iron-play success keys:

Dealing with nerves and setbacks
The Tiger Woods effect in the game
Sports Psychology and its place in golf
Keeping a healthy perspective through the ups and the downs
A Golfer's thought-life and how to react positively to it all
Keys to Iron-game Proximity success, incl. appropriate Launch Angles, and Target Selection
How to hit a fairway-finder, and
Bogey Avoidance vs Birdie Production

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and Subscribe to Mark Immelman's YouTube Channel.

Fat Perez with Advice on How to "Have a Day" on the Golf Course Oct 15, 2024

Fat Perez is known as "The Most Comfortable Man in Golf." A member of the YouTube sensation "Bob Does Sports," a group of fun sports fans who do brilliantly dumb things on the golf course, FP is a gamer who played competitive golf collegiately and can compete with the best.

He joins our #OntheMark podcast to tell his story, share insights from how he approaches competitive golf, and share his tips on how to get the most out of your game.

He leans into some of the things that he does that can help any club golfer to better and more consistent golf:

Making the most of limited practice time
Putting Drills to hole more "money-makers"
Clubface awareness Drills to reset feels and improve accuracy
Course Management tips to avoid big numbers
Playing your game - playing percentages, playing for mishits, being real with yourself
Not acting flustered for consistent performance
Not trying to fix your swing mid-round
Respecting Par and realizing the value of one stroke, and
Avoiding Mulligans

You are sure to learn some simple ways to improve your golf and your scores so you can "have a day" every time you go and play.

Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube to watch the conversation between Fat Perez and Mark Immelman.

Dr. Paul Wood on How to Become a Wizard with a Wedge Oct 08, 2024

Dr. Paul Wood is the VP of Engineering at Ping Golf and leads a department responsible for Club Design, Research, Development, Innovation and Testing. One of the leading minds in the golf industry his passion if for the Physics of Ball Flight, and the Golf-club and Golf Ball interation.

His passion for engineering led him to conduct a test, using Ping's high speed motion capture system - FOCAL, to capture data from 150 different players hitting wedge shots to various targets. (FOCAL tracks the entire swing and gives the best club impact numbers in the world.)

Paul joins the #OntheMark podcast to share his findings and in so doing help you become a better Wedge player.

Information shared and discussed includes:

Impact Location and its effect
Ball Speed, the correlation to Distance and the Ideal Numbers
Angle of Attack Variability and Golf-swing Low Point Control
Steep vs. Shallow swings and their effects
Spin Loft and the Ideal Numbers for Success
Ideal Launch Angle Numbers, and
Draw vs Fade Biases in Wedge play

This podcast is sure to help you understand exactly how a well-struck Wedge shot happens and what you need to do in order to become a wizard with a Wedge.

Download or search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch and see all of the data and graphs Dr. Wood shares.

Coach Jace Riley on How to Be a Consistently Great Competitor Oct 03, 2024

Based in Alaska, Jace Riley is the founder and operator of the popular sports coaching portal "6am Practice." He is a podcaster and mentor who advises athletes and competitors on how to get the most out of themselves both on and off the field.

Coach joins the #OntheMark show to help you to be a better version of youself to enable you to bring out your best more often.

Coach Riley shares a number of tried and tested insights that range from Mindset to Attitude to Application to Nutrition and Hydration - All of which are aimed at propelling an athlete and golfer to a place where their performance is the best it can possibly be at any given time:

Topics of Coach Riley's discussion include:

How Greatness is in the Details
How Winners are also Good Losers
How Shifting the Blame can be Detrimental to Performance
How Consistency is not a Habit but a Skill
How to View Setbacks and Slumps
How a Growth Mindset is a part of Consistent Performance, and
Overall Productive Habits for Better Mental Health and Physical Performance.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Adam Scott on Golf, Golf Swing Technique and Longevity in the Game Sep 28, 2024

Adam Scott is a generational talent. With 32 worldwide professional victories, the 2004 PLAYERS champion, 2013 Masters champion and former OWGR #1 is one of Australia's greatest ever golfers and he joins the #OntheMark podcast to talk about his life in golf.

Scotty revisits some of his famous victories (The Masters and The PLAYERS), and some of his defeats. He shares lessons he learned along the way from the Gold Coast of Australia to the very top of the game and the World #1 ranking.

All the while Adam shares insights and tips to help you understand and play the game a little better. He talks at length about:

Golfswing DNA
Golf Instinct
Long-term Coaches and Instructors
Understanding Tendencies and Habits and Not Looking too Deep into Technique
Escapes from the Game for Mental Well-being, and
Dealing with Failure and Expecations

Adam also talks about his golf-swing and his approach to the game as he dives into:

Swing Fundamentals, Posture, Rhythm, Tempo and Balance
Adding Clubhead Speed correctly
Go-To Shots, and
Using the Broomhandle Putter
His Most Memorable Shots, and
Shots He Would Like to Do over

The usually reserved Australian opens up and in his unassuming and humble manner shares some fascinating and candid insights about his game and tips on how you can get the most out of yours. This podcast is well worth the download. It can also be watched on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Eric Eshleman on Lowering Scores by a "Performance Over Perfection" mindset Sep 23, 2024

Based at The Country Club of Birmingham (Alabama), Eric Eshleman is one of the foremost teachers in golf. He has been a PGA (Professional Golf Association of America) member since 1997 and his reputation and success as an instructor earned him recognition as the 2019 Golf Professional of the Year.

He joins #OntheMark to share insights from his work with elite players at the NCAA Division I College level, as well as the lifelong lessons he taught PGA TOUR winner, Davis Thompson - lessons that helped guide Thompson to his first victory on the PGA TOUR in the 2024 John Deere Classic.

Eshleman stresses performance over perfection in the quest for lower scores. As he teaches about this approach he discusses various elements involved in playing golf well:

Removing Emotion from Results
Disregarding Rankings in the Quest for Improvement
Switching on your "Awareness Switch" as the Pressure Heightens
Getting off to Solid Starts
Pre-Shot Routines with an Emphasis on Feel
Shaping Your Swing to the Shot Requirements
Acute Awareness of Personal Tendencies
Fundamentals and their Importance, and
The Beauty of Simplicity

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Adam Porzak - Must-Do's for a Better Golfswing Sep 16, 2024

Based in San Diego, California Adam Porzak runs Porzak Golf - an elite instructional team that works with golfers of all skill levels. Adam is a former Tour Professional who now teaches many elite golfers at the highest level. A former Junior World Championship Runner-up, Adam knows about golf performance under pressure, and he brings his "old-school' approach to the #OntheMark podcast.

Adam delves into a number of important elements involved in the creation of a reliable golfswing. As he talks about: (a) The Importance of Set-up and Posture, (b) Understanding "Connection," (c) How Connection facilitates the Ability to Rotate, and (d) Using the Least Amount of Manipulation through Impact, Adam addresses a number of relevant talking points:

Connection and Leverage around "Fixed Points"
Turning vs. Shifting
Golf played "Underneath' You
Constant and Consistent Rotation and Sequencing
Swinging the Handle and Arm-speed
Shallowing the Shaft, correctly
2 Set-ups in the Swing
Hand-path and Swing Plane
Ball Position and its importance, and a
Helpful Swing Improvement Drill called the "3 Dot Alignment Drill"

Improve your golfswing with Adam's help and insight. Download and listen, and then search and subsribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube to watch Adam's demonstrations.

Jake Ledbetter on Improving Turns, Tilts and Rotary Body Action in the Golf Swing Sep 11, 2024

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 is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Kiran Mistry with 7 Exercises to Prepare You for Your Best Golf Sep 04, 2024

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.

"Unstuck Yourself" and Unlock Your Full Potential with Paul Salter Aug 28, 2024

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 Toxic Emotions
How Negative Emotions (and your inability to manage them) wreak havoc on your swing, score, and life off the course
The "Fear JAR" (judgment, abandonment, and rejection) and how fear shows up on the golf course and what to do about it, and
Cultivating Confidence on-demand.

Break through your imiting beliefs, overcome mental roadblocks, and conquer the fears holding you back from unlocking your full potential. Download this podcast or watch it as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

TJ Katherineberg on How to Hit More Flushers Aug 19, 2024

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 the appropriate amount in the golf-swing
Shifting Pressure and Mass properly in the golf-swing, and
TJ also teaches about the "Chi Line" and how to achieve it for more power and accuracy.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman,

Lance Reader (Krank Golf) on Long Driving and Gaining More Ball Speed for More Power Aug 13, 2024

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 contrast to Titanium-faced Drivers (Krank), and
Understanding Coefficient of Restitution (C.O.R.) and how it can be exploited for more distance.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Trent Griessel on Taking Your Game to the Next Level Aug 05, 2024

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-centering
Problem-solving
Playing to Improve and Be Great, and
Expectation Management
This podcast is also available on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Jim McLean on his 25% Theory to Golf Instruction, The X-Factor for Power, and Lessons from the Greats Jul 29, 2024

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 Game, Mental Game, and Management.

He talks about his "8 Step Swing" and the "Safety Zones" around each step, and he elaborates on his theory of the "X-Factor for Power."

Learn about the golf-swing, how to understand, and remedy your swing, and how to play the game. Download and share this podcast, or search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube to watch the conversation.

David Swan with the "Pur" Truth for Developing a Consistent Putting Stroke and Making More Putts Jul 23, 2024

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 and productive thanks to the immediate stroke, contact and start-line feedback. They also make home-work and practice easier and are guaranteed to improve your putting stroke, the quality of your putts, and your number of putts made.

This podcast is also available on YouTube where David and Mark illustrate how the aids work.

David and Pur Golf have also given #OntheMark listeners a discount code to get 25% off the purchase - use code Mark25.

Rob Rea on Breathwork Fundamentals for Stress Reduction and High Performance under Pressure Jul 17, 2024

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 Breathing Patterns

Controlling your Central Nervous System and getting into a Parasympathetic (Flow) State, and

Vagus Nerve Stimulation.

As Rob takes you through a lesson in Breathwork Fundamentals he will teach you how to develop "Ice in your mind with fire in your body" so you can maximize your performance under pressure.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Averee Dovsek with Tips to help You Gain More Clubhead Speed and Distance off the Tee Jul 08, 2024

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 golf - Dealing properly with information overload, Watching video for improvement, "Swallowing the pill" and realizing your mistakes, Better scoring from 100 yards and in, Gym workouts and mobility and flexibilty, Mental maturity and Dealing with nerves.

This podcast is also available on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Brian Bailie on Statistics and Building an A.I. Assisted Training Model to Improve your Golf Score Jul 02, 2024

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 danger of training what you are good at
How golf is like a Decathlon
Approach Play values in contrast to Distance Gain values, and
Feedback loops and Reflection periods for improvement.

Brian also illustrates a Finger Measurement System - like Aimpoint in Putting - for picking appropriate targets on full shots. Watch this podcast on YouTube; search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Playing Better Golf with Smylie Kaufman - Lessons from Inside the Ropes Jun 26, 2024

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 cycle
The psychology of golf goals
Patience and developing that attitude and skill, and
Temper and emotion and how to channel them for success.

As Smylie weaves a fun and interesting story of his career and the lessons he has learned along the way, he references PGA TOUR stars like Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, and Rory McIlroy. He also talks about things that he watched Bryson DeChambeau do well en route to his US Open victory at Pinehurst #2.

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Andrew Reynolds Helps You to Perform Under Pressure Jun 17, 2024

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 watch Andrew and Mark's conversation. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Ryan Brehm with PGA TOUR Keys to Improve Driving and Putting Jun 13, 2024

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.

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Julie Elion on Retraining Your Mind for Better Performance Jun 04, 2024

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 your mind." Download, listen and share this podcast or seach and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube to watch it.

James Jankowski on the Real Truth to Holing More Putts May 28, 2024

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 subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Emilia Migliaccio on How to Get the Best out of Yourself in Competition May 22, 2024

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 in practice
On-course practice, and
Performance drills

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Lessons on Golf, Overcoming Obstacles and "Giants" from the Story of David and Goliath May 13, 2024

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 Importance of Self-belief and the Value of Speaking Life
Uplifting Self-talk
Dealing with "Haters" and "Naysayers," and
Finishing the Job

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Chad Mumm on "Full Swing" and Lessons to Learn from the Professional Stars May 09, 2024

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
Belief in your ability - Getting Up for the Next Round
Simplifying information - Turning information into a New Feel
Scoring despite the conditions - Course Management
Being creative with Spin and Trajectory - Wedge Play

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Jamie Greaves with 4 Easy Steps to More Speed and Power off the Tee Apr 30, 2024

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, and replacing effort for speed.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast - where you can watch how to do the exercises. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Luke Kerr-Dineen with 10 Things to Improve Your Golf Apr 25, 2024

Luke Kerr-Dineen is Golf Digest's "Play" Editor. In his role he oversees game improvement content across Golf Digest's multimedia platforms. He has penned and created hundreds of articles and videos with the mission of helping golfers of all skill levels improve their games.

Luke joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to discuss an article that he wrote after the 2024 Masters. That article was essentially about 10 of his takeaways from The Masters Tournament. Takeaways from watching the world's best prepare and play in aguably the most reconized tournament in professional golf:

Understanding the nature of progress
Embracing a results mindset
Finding different "feels" for the same thing
Embracing the new school waggle
Understanding head tilts and the effect of the eye-line on shot direction
Looking for patterns and trends
Making "good" bogeys and avoiding "brain dead" bogeys
Adopting and aggressive and smart course management strategy
Avoiding nerves changing the pre-shot process, and
The truth abouve golf-swing slumps

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Mike Maggs on The Real Moment of Truth and How it can get you More Power with Less Effort Apr 18, 2024

Mike Maggs is a golf instructor from Temecula, California and is the Academy Director at the Southern California Golf Academy. A product of the Jim McLean Golf Schools, Mike is insightful and brings a simple, yet profound approach to building and improving golf swings.

He joins #OntheMark to share his philosophy on the golf-swing while also sharing a few simple drills that are guarateed to improve your ball-striking and accuracy.

As Mike describes his technique of "Balance and Letting Go" he shares 5 Drills to help you:

A Drill to Improve the Takeaway
A Drill to Improve the Top of the Backswing and Transition
A Drill to Find and Improve Balance
The Tiger "Pause" Drill with a new spin, and
The Rubber Tee Drill

As he weaves his way through the drills, Michael instructs on Bad Movements and Clubface Awareness. He also elaborates on the Leverage Point in the Downswing and how maximizing that all but guarantees success. He talks about Productive Practice and how awareness of 'Two Big Toes and the Nose" will improve your backswing.

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Michael Breed with Lessons from The 88th Masters that will Improve Your Golf Apr 16, 2024

Michael Breed is one of the foremost golf instructors in the game. He is the 2012 PGA National Teacher of the Year and a Golf Digest Top 100 Golf Instructor. He is also the host of “Course Record with Michael Breed” on CBS Sports, and is a regular contributor to CBS Sports HQ. Breed hosts "A New Breed of Golf" on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio and is best known for his infectious energy and insightful golf lessons.

Michael joins Mark Immelman to recap the 2024 Masters Tournament and highlight lessons to be learned from the tournament's leading contenders.

He illustrates lessons and tips on the golf swing, short game, course management and mental game from:

Scottie Scheffler - The Value of Fundamentals
Rory McIlroy - Freeing up the Mind
Ludvig Åberg - Priorities in the Game
Max Homa - Understanding Yourself and your Tendencies, and
Jon Rahm - Attitudes for Success

Breed also discusses game improvement elements like:

How to achieve Consistency
What does a Good Shot look like?
"Running to Your Fear"
Embracing Moments for Success
Having the "Moneymaker" in your Mind
Praticing under Pressure, and
Renaming the Practice Facility for Success on the Range and on the Course.

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Michael Leonard on How to Play Consistent Golf More Consistently Apr 11, 2024

Michael Leonard is a published author, a mental coach and the founder of "Wicked Smart Golf." Michael is fast becoming one of the leading minds in golf performance thanks to his insightful and easy manner, and he brings his wicked smart insights to the #OntheMark podcast to help you play more consistent golf.

Michael shares 8 tips that will help you become more consistent:

Swing your swing
Play one shot shape
Create a tee-shot strategy
Stick to a pre-shot routine despite the results
Develop a post-shot routine
Follow a productive warm-up
Track statistics, and
Keep persevering

As Michael elaborates on how you can be more consistent he also speaks about Mental Health, Figuring out your own game, Knowing your tendencies and misses, and Managing emotions.

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Mark Immelman Previews the 2024 Masters with 5 Things to Look for and Learn From Apr 08, 2024

Mark Immelman previews the 2024 Masters Tournament at The Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

He talks about the golf course, the players, and he highlights five skills/elements that competitors need to perform well to excel in The Masters.

He dives into, and shares insights to help your golf on:

Lag Putting / Green Reading
Playing off Uneven Lies
Trajectory and Distance Control with the Irons
Eliminating a Left Miss, and
Commitment, Managing Emotions and Mental Acumen

Set yourself up to watch The Masters from an informed point of view, while getting insights to improve your golf. Download and share this podcast. You can also view it on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Bo Watson and Shannon Shuskey on How to Get into the Zone for Peak Performance Apr 03, 2024

Bo Watson is a former Tour Professional who turned to Golf Instruction and has become a respected Golf Teaching Professional. Shannon Shuskey is a former Professional Soccer player and a USA National Champion and record-holding In Line Speed-skater who is now a Mental Performance Mastery Coach.

The two teamed up to form "In the Zone Mental Training" and over the last 4 years Bo and Shannon have helped over 300 golfers find their best performances. Their success rate has been astounding with over three quarters of the clientele shaving an average of 6.7 strokes off their score in 90 days or less.

They join #OntheMark to share their insights, talk about performing while "In the Zone' and the lost art of kinesthetic Mental Imagery.

As they teach about how athletes can get into the zone to perform freely and at their best they elaborate on a few key concepts:

The Importance of Mental Imagery
Breaking the Internal Thermostat of Shooting the Same Score
PsychoNeuromuscular Training and How to Practice it
The Importance of Correct Practice over an Obsession with Swing Mechanics,
Playing "Caveman Golf" and
How to Accelerate Swing Changes

They also discuss the "King of Breathing," the physiological sigh and how that acts as a dishwasher for the brain, and how you can involve your "Seven Senses" for better performance on the golf course.

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Michael Finney with 7 Golf Swing Concepts to Improve Ball-striking Mar 26, 2024

Michael Finney is the Director of Golf at The University of Lousiville Golf Club. One of the most thoughful and incisive minds in golf instruction, Finney has the ability to boil down complex theoretical instructional concepts to easy to understand tips for game improvement.

Mike joins #OntheMark for a second time to talk about 7 concepts sure to improve your golf-swing and your ball-striking. More importantly, he will most certainly improve your understanding of a few theoretical topics currently at the forefront of the game.

He discusses and elaborates on:

Difference between Shaft Lean and Angle of Attack
Misunderstanding and misinterpreting the D-Plane
Early Extension and its costs and benefits
Rate of Clubface Closure through impact
Trail Elbow positions and "Getting Stuck"
The Pivot's influence on Clubface Alignment
Lead Wrist Positions at the top of the swing

Michael elegantly describes the paradox of golf and explains the nature of the game and what is, and is not, required to swing the club effectively and consistently. He talks about the value of questioning everything and is sure to equip you with a good understanding of what your golf-swing requires.

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Jonathan Elsdon on Rhythm, Tempo, Sequencing and Timing in the Golf Swing Mar 19, 2024

Jonathan Elsdon is a British PGA professional and golf instructor in the South of England. A former Tour Pro, Jonathan brings a wealth of playing experience to his lessons and is quickly becoming one of the most sought after coaches in the game.

He joins #OntheMark to share his philosophy on golf technique and instruction, as he dives into the inner workings of the golf swing and how Rhythm, Tempo and Timing are integral to consistent ball-striking and success.

As he teaches you how to develop reliable rhythm and a consistently smooth swing tempo he elaborates on a few concepts such as:

How rhythm can heal a faulty golf-swing, and
The era of swinging hard and fast.

He then makes learning the concept of tempo, timing and rhythm linear by highlighting various instructional concepts:

The nature of golf and how golf is "what the ball does"
Understanding the correct process to hitting quality shots
The value of Timing
The boundaries for Swing Positions, Sequencing, Timing and Tempo
The Effortless Swing and what it should feel like
Speed vs Effort
Understanding ones natural cadence, and
How naturalness trumps manipulation.

Jonathan also shares tips and drills on how you can understand and improve your swing rhythm, tempo and timing for more consistent golf-shots.

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Carl Reader on Trail Side Posture Bias and How it Could be Affecting your Swing Mar 11, 2024

Carl Reader has a BSc (Med)(Hon) Biokinetics (Exercise Therapy) Degree from the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa he has over 20 years of experience and expertise in helping golfers of all levels optimize their functional movement patterns to move and play better.

Carl makes a second appearance on our podcast to discuss his theory on "Right Side Posture Bias" and how that can adversely affect a golf-swing.

As he elaborates on the concept he illustrates the issues it creates:

Improper posture, aim and alignment
An inability to get to the lead or front side in the down-and-through swing, and
An inability to properly and powerfully clear the hips through impact

As he addresses those maladies he talks about the mindset of golfers who suffer from Right Side Posture biases. He also illustrates how this syndrome is oftentimes the cause of lower back pain.

He also shares moves, drills and remedies for this posture bias:

Techniques for muscle release and stretches to alleviate tightness and pain, and
Releasing muscles by way of strength training as opposed to stretching, and
Overall body awareness

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Dr Raymond Prior on How Your Brain Works and Developing a Mindset for Success Mar 05, 2024

Dr. Raymond Prior is a Performance Psychologist and is widely regarded by the world's best performers as one of the best minds in the field. His clients include Major Champions, World Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists, Award-winning Coaches and numerous NCAA Champions and All-Americans. He also consults to Grammy Award winners, Oscar winners, Tony and Emmy Award winners.

Dr. Prior joins Mark Immelman to discuss his book - "Golf Beneath the Surface" and to illustrate how the brain works and how you can train your mindset to re-wire your brain.

As Dr. Prior takes you on a whistle-stop tour through the contents of the book, and his area of expertise, he elaborates on the following topics that will help you stack the proverbial mental odds in your favor:

The Old Brain vs The New Brain
Composure Under Pressure
Resilience to Adversity
High Performance Habits
Performance Disruptors, and
Changing the Brain by Training the Mind

He also talks about the Mindset for Success and Impulse Control, Understanding Risk and dealing with Anxiety, and Dopamine and its influence on behavior.

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Eric Cole on his Journey to The PGA TOUR and Lessons Learned Along the Way Feb 27, 2024

Eric Cole is the 2023 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. He has also won over 56 Mini Tour Professional Tournaments and is the ultimate story of resilience and dogged perseverance.

Eric joins Mark Immelman to talk about his career in golf, his journey to the PGA TOUR, and the 2013 Rookie of the Year title.

Cole shares stories from his childhood. He talks about getting to know and play golf with Sam Saunders and Arnold Palmer, as well as growing up with a famous golfing father (Bobby Cole) and an equally famous golfing mother, 1973 LPGA Rookie of the Year, Laura Baugh.

Eric shares intimate stories like his battle with Type 1 Diabetes and Addison's Disease. He talks about NCAA college golf, Mini Tour battles and his ascent to the Korn Ferry Tour and ultimately The PGA TOUR. He shares how he broke through barriers at each level with a mindset shift and a change in how he views challenges.

Growing up in Florida Eric speaks of his affinity to Florida tournaments and shares inside-the-ropes takes of his final round battle with Chris Kirk in the 2023 Honda (now Cognizant) Classic.

A master around the greens, Eric talks about the short game and how he pitches and chips off Bermuda grass. He also talks about putting and shares the drill he does to manage the quality of his putting stroke. He also shares insights on how to make pressure putts as he elaborates on the importance of beings true to yourself and your technique - a lesson he learned from his dad.

Eric has made a a success of himself in life and in golf by way of a positive mindset and positive thinking - he talks about this trait, something taught to him by his mom.

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How to Get Your Body into the Best Shape for Better Golf with Matt McKay Feb 20, 2024

Matt McKay (BS Kinesiology - Purdue University) is a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Golf Fitness Professional and CHEK Institute Golf Performance Specialist based at The PGA TOUR Golf Academy at The World Golf Village in St. Augustine, FL.

He joins #OntheMark to help you to better physical shape for better golf-swings and improved performance.

Matt addresses his 5 tenets for improving physical condition and well-being:

Gaining Self Awareness & Education
Improving Posture & Pelvis Positions
Improving Pelvis Control & Core Stability
Improving Footwork and Balance, and
Improving Athleticism by Moving - Walking, Throwing, Jumping, etc

He also illustrates and describes (videos on YouTube) 3 Exercises that will lead to fulfillment of his 5 beliefs:

Glute Activation and the Bridge pose
Knee to Full Plank exercise, and
Single Leg Balancing

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Dr. David Spiegel on Hypnosis for Well-being, Increased Focus and Better Golf Feb 14, 2024

Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has more than 40 years of clinical and research experience studying psycho-oncology, stress and health, pain control, psychoneuroendocrinology, sleep and hypnosis. He has published 13 books, 404 scientific journal articles, and 170 book chapters on hypnosis, psychosocial oncology, stress physiology, trauma, and psychotherapy.

Dr. David Spiegel is an Psychiatrist and the Wilson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he is known for his research into psycho-oncology; the neurobiology of therapeutic hypnosis and the role of the mind-brain-body connection in cancer outcomes and management among other topics. He directs the Stanford Center on Stress and Health and is a recognized authority on hypnosis's clinical utility and neuroscience.

A true expert and trendsetter in the field of hypnosis Dr. Spiegel has appeared on the Andrew Huberman podcast, and he joins #OntheMark to dive into the topic of hypnotherapy and hypnosis for health, well-being, and for increased and improved focus and performance on the golf course.

Dr. Spiegel answers the following questions:

What is Hypnosis and how does it work?
What does Hypnosis do the the Brain?
What is is like to be hypnotized?

He explains the different parts of the human brain and how they work, and perhaps don't work, together, and he elaborates on the three things that happen to the brain while in a state of hypnosis. By way of explanation he also talks about brain activity in stages of stress and relaxation, in panic and in calm.

Dr. Spiegel then talks about his work with competitive athletes and illustrates how hypnosis has allowed them to perform at the best in high pressure situations. He and Mark Immelman also discuss the mental state Tiger Woods gets into during competition. To that Dr. Spiegel illustrates how athletes and people can perform self-hypnosis, through the Reveri App for peak mental and physical performance.

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Kevin Redfern Shares Advice on Club-Fitting and Tips to Improve your Greenside Pitching and Chipping Feb 07, 2024

Kevin Redfern is an award-winning clubmaker and the founder and owner of Custom Golf Stix. He has crafted, made and repaired golf clubs for over 25 years has been a trusted advisor to amateur and professional golfers alike. He has helped some of the game's best including Seve Ballesteros, Fred Couples, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Matt Wallace and Suzann Pettersen to dial in their equipment for peak performance.

Kevin is also a respected golf instructor and he joins #OntheMark to talk about the value of club-fitting for better scores. As an added bonus he demonstrates his training aid, The Wedge Trainer, and illustrates how it can help iron the kinks out in your chipping and pitching swings.

With regard to club-fitting for success Kevin addresses:

The importance of properly fitted golf clubs, and
The biggest errors he sees in clubfitting, incl. shaft length, grip size, shaft weight and swing-weight, shaft kick-points for trajectory control, and the sole of the club incl. Bounce.

He also talks about the Wedge Trainer training aid and shares the inspiration for the design. He illustrates how to use the Wedge Trainer and what it is used for, incl. eliminating flipping and excess wristiness, inproving incorrect angles of attack and inconsistent landing points, and enhancing poor swing rhythm and tempo.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

NOTE: Kevin has also offered a discount code of 10% off your purchase of a Wedge Trainer. Use code: OntheMark

Dr. Ian Peek on How to Adapt Holistically to Exceed the Demands of the Competition Feb 01, 2024

Ian Peek is a Performance and Transition Coach with over 35 years of ‘hands-on’ coaching experience. Ian has a Master’s Degree and a PhD in Sports Coaching. He understands every client’s needs are unique and his coaching style and training methods are holistic and all-encompassing.

Ian joins us to share insights from his doctoral thesis and information on how the elite players improve their performance by focussing on more than their golf game, i.e., also on certain mental, emotional and behavioral concepts.

He discusses the his idea of "Adaptation to Exceed the Demands of the Field" and breaks them into four buckets - Biological, Physical, Psychological and Social. He also illustrates how you can see the "Big Picture" to improvement and elaborates on a few of those concepts:

The coach/player and player/caddy dynamics
A player's game-face and their media/personal game face
Mental health challenges to players and competitors
Gratitude as a superpower, and
How to find a way, your individual way, to success.

Dr. Peek uses PGA TOUR and DP World Tour examples in Sir Nick Faldo and Rory McIlroy to personalize some of his lessons. This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Jordan Spieth on Golf and How He Approaches the Game Jan 22, 2024

Jordan Spieth is one of the great American golfers of all time. His resume is extensive; he is: A 2-time US Junior Amateur Champion, a NCAA National Champion, a 3-time Major Champion (The Masters, The US Open and The Open), a former PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year (2013), the PGA TOUR and PGA Player of the Year (2015), the FedEx Cup Champion (2015), a Vardon Trophy winner (2015, 2017) and he has been ranked #1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Spieth has 13 PGA TOUR victories (and counting) and his career has seen the highest of highs and also some heartbreaking lows. Jordan joins Mark Immelman to talk about his career in the game, highs, lows, tournament victories and defeats, and his approach to the golfswing, the short-game and scoring.

He addresses his appearances as an amateur in the Byron Nelson tournament, his first PGA TOUR win at The John Deere Classic, his career at The Masters including the 2015 win and the 2016 defeat. Jordan also revisits the victory at the 2017 Open Championship and his mindset to chase down Matt Kuchar.

Spieth also talks about his slump in form, injury, and how he managed the journey back to the winner's circle at the 2021 Valero Texas Open.

With regard to technique and playing, he talks about:

The Mindset of being "Mastery Driven vs. Ego Driven"
Being Aggressive on and around the Greens
Golf-swing "Feels"
Beliefs for Playing your Best
Wedge Play, Chipping and Pitching
Holing Short Putts, and
How he Manages Emotions and Expectations.

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Seth Pepper Helps You to Unlimit Your Potential and Perform Fearlessly Jan 21, 2024

Seth Pepper is a former World Champion and #1 Ranked Swimmer in the World. He has also been a multiple National Champion and All-American at the University of Arizona.

Seth is now an elite High-Performance Mental Coach and helps athletes of differing sporting codes, including PGA TOUR and LPGA golfers, perform fearlessly and achieve their best under pressure.

Seth joins #OntheMark to share his incredible story. A story of a young man who had a dream to become a champion and an Olympian. A young man who was obsessed with discovering the secrets to success and unlocking the path to greatness. A young man who worked hard, competed without concern, and rose to the top of his game and became a champion.

As Seth tells his story he weaves (1) Life Lessons, (2) Insights on How to Make Winning a Lifestyle, and (3) Llessons on How to Practice and Compete with No Limits or Fear.

Concepts discussed include:

The Blueprint of Greatness
Building a Lifestyle of Winning
Learning from Failures
Personalities that are likely to become Champions
Sacrifice and Intrinsic Motivations
Strategy and not Story as a Mindset
Stoicism and realizing Resistance is the Way
Repeat Exposure to Train the Mind, and
The "Performance Battlefield" and (1) Relationships to Success, Failure and Pressure, and (2) Reframing Uncomfortable.

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Terry Hashimoto on how to Exploit Ground Reaction Forces Correctly Jan 16, 2024

Terry Hashimoto is the founder of Jazz Golf in Canada, a co-developer of the BodiTrak Golf Pressure Mapt, and inventor of the world's first inertial measuring unit for golf and other major golf products. He is a PGA Professional and one of the foremost experts in the field of Pressure Mapping and Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) and he joins #OntheMark to teach you the mechanics of building a good golf-swing from the ground up.

He talks about GRF at length and illustrates important charts and data that pertain to the "Flow of Energy" with specific regard to:

Efficient and Inefficient Pressure Traces,
The Center of Pressure and what it represents,
Velocity Charts and how Peak Velocity is created, and
Vertical Forces, what they are, how they are exploited and when they are exploited in the swing.

He also shows the differences between Professionals and Amateurs, Long Drivers and Short Drivers. He shows what Long Hitters do in the swing for power and he describes and illustrates Power Address and Impact positions.

He talks about Rotary, Lateral and Vertical Forces in the swing and when and how they should be used, and he shows how Pressure Mapping and the correct use of the ground can mitigate injuries.

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Andy Johnson (The Fried Egg) on Golf Course Design and Course Management Jan 10, 2024

Andy Johnson is the founder of The Fried Egg newsletter, golf blog and podcast. He has quickly become one of the more respected voices in golf and he joins #OntheMark to talk about Golf Course Design, his philosophy on Design, and Course Management for better golf.

Andy shares his favorite courses, both on a budget and not on a budget, to play. He talks about his likes and dislikes in Course Design and setup.

With regard to better Course Management, Mindset and Decision-making Andy addresses and elaborates on the following:

The Mindset of Playing Par 5's as Par 4's and vice versa,
Understanding the Design of the Hole and Playing with the Correct Mentality,
Making Golf Fun,
Turning Disadvantages into Advantages,
Playing Outside of the "Book",
Conservative Approaches, and
Understanding the "Pulse" on Your Game.

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Michael Kim Talks about his Career in Golf and Making Golf Swing Changes for Success Jan 08, 2024

Michael Kim is a former All-America at The University of California, Berkeley and the 2013 winner of The Jack Nicklaus Award as the National Collegiate Player of the Year. He was also the 2013 winner of The Haskins Award for the Outstanding College Player of the Year.

Michael is now a winner on the PGA TOUR and he joins #OntheMark to discuss his career in golf, winning at the highest level, golf instruction, and navigating slumps and dips in form.

Michael shares lessons learned in Junior and Collegiate Golf, including insights on acclimatizing to different golf courses and conditions.

He talks about his ascent to the PGA TOUR and his 2018 win in The John Deere Classic.

He addresses work on his technique and his golf-swing and he shares his mindset to navigating tough times.

Michael then shares advice on Method and Technique and other elements key to good golf including:

The Golf-swing Pivot and Rotation, and the influence as either a Clubface "Opener" or "Closer," using Viktor Hovland as an example.

Putting Consistency with a reference to Strokes Gained Putting.

The Mental Game and Thought-life for Success, including insights on dealing with Nerves and Anxiety.

Making Changes for Improvement and how to do so successfully, and

Long and Short Golf-swings and how to make a longer, more powerful swing properly.

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Andy Matthews (Neuropeak Pro) on Better Breathing for Overall Health, Wellness, Stress Reduction and Good Golf Jan 03, 2024

Andy Matthews is a former Professional Golfer and a winner on the Mackenzie (Canadian) Tour. He is now a Pilot, and the Director of Golf Performance for Neuropeak Pro and he joins us to talk about the importance of good breathing and its influence on overall health, well-being, stress reduction and golf performance.

Andy delves into Precision (Diaphragmatic) Breathing and how it can can help you (1) Relax, (2) Improve Muscle Function and prevent strain during exercise, (3) Increase Blood Oxygen levels, (4) Make it easier for your Body to Release Gas Waste from your Lungs, (5) Reduce Blood Pressure and (6) Lower Heart Rate. As part of the Precision Breathing discussion Andy also contrasts Nasal and Mouth Breathing and their commensurate effects on the Nervous System.

He also talks about how proper breathing can improve Heart Rate Variability (HRV) which is a function of a balanced Autonomic Nervous System. A higher HRV can lead to better Sleep, Enhanced Cognitive Performance, Increased Adaptability and Resiliency and a Better Stress Response.

All of these factors lead to better performance on and off the golf course and Andy talks about how Intentional Breathing can lead to an improved Physiological state and the ability to prepare for both powerful Drives and deft touch Greenside shots.

You have heard countless PGA TOUR professionals and coaches talk about breathing properly under pressure. Thanks to Andy Matthews, and the Neuropeak Pro NTel Belt, you can know how to do so, practice properly and chart your improvement.

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Russell Henley on Accurate Ball-Striking, Hitting More Greens in Regulation and Shooting Low Scores Jan 02, 2024

Russell Henley, born in Macon Georgia, was a standout Junior Golfer, an All-American and Haskins Award winner at the University of Georgia, a 3x Korn Ferry Tour winner (with one victory as an Amateur), and now a multiple winner on The PGA TOUR.

He joins Mark Immelman to discuss his career in golf and share lessons and insights on how he gets the most out of his game to compete at the very highest level.

Russell elaborates on his game which is built on precision and accuracy, and how he approaches his craft in the era of power off the tee.

Henley discusses and shares:

Lessons for parents of junior golfers

Developing a competitive mindset and attitude

Playing without fear

Handling nerves under pressure

Productive and purposeful practice

Accuracy off the Tee

Hitting more Greens in Regulation and how to shape shots

Playing with success in the Wind, and

Putting, doing the mundane things, and how to manage time appropriately.

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Hans Larsson on How to Level Up Your Golf Performance Dec 31, 2023

Hans Larsson is a former Professional golfer and now a Golf Instructor at the prestigious Filbornaskolan School in Sweden. He plays a major role in the development of a number of elite young Swedish golfers including Ludvig Åberg and Madelene Sagström (LPGA).

Hans joins #OntheMark to discuss Ludvig's progression from Soccer to Junior Golf to Collegiate Golf at Texas Tech to winning on the PGA TOUR and the Ryder Cup.

Hans shares his 4 Pillars to Better Golf Performance:

Focus on the Performance rather than the Golf-swing
Work Backwards from the Golf Ball
Develop a Golf-swing Emergency Checklist, and
Protect agains Injuries.

As Hans elaborates on each topic he addresses elements such as:

Ball Flight Laws and the Value of Understanding them
The "9 Ball-Flight Drill" to remedy a faulty Golf-swing
Situational Analysis of rounds and shots
Flexibilty, Mobility and Golfer Workouts
Mind-control and Proper Decision-making.

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Camilo Villegas on Golf, Health, Wellness and Overcoming Adversity, Fear and Doubt Dec 23, 2023

Camilo Villegas (Colombia) is a 5-Time winner on the PGA TOUR and the 2008 TOUR Champion.

He has been ranked as high as 7th in the Official World Golf Ranking and is one of the most successful golfers from South America.

Camilo joins #OntheMark to share stories from his career in golf - from his time in Junior golf in Medellin, Columbia to his All-American career as a University of Florida Gator, Camilo talks about competition, wellness and discipline.

He then delves into his career on the PGA TOUR and lessons he learned in his ascent up the world rankings. Camilo then shares the heart-breaking story of losing his baby daughter, Mia, and the life skills he and his wife learned from that life-altering event.

Villegas talks about how he endured and passed through a significant slump in form, thanks to discipline, attitude, overcoming fear and doubt, and a change in golf-swing theory. He caps the story by revisiting his victory in the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

Thoughout the conversation Camilo weaves in lessons and insights to help golfers improve their health and their golf. He shares his daily routine in terms of nutrition, hydration and practice. He also talks about managing stress, the psychology of sports and golf, fitness and resistance training for the golf swing, and beating the "demons of bad play" by taking consistent small, incremental steps towards your goal.

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Virgil Herring with the 4 Most Important Talents to Competing and Shooting Low Scores Dec 18, 2023

Virgil Herring is an acclaimed Golf Instructor, Author and Speaker. He was named the 2015 Tennessee PGA Section Teacher of the Year and has won countless Tennessee PGA Section awards. He is also a "U.S. Kids Golf" Top 50 Instructor (source) and has guided many junior golfers to successful NCAA collegiate careers.

Herring has also worked with a number of PGA TOUR players, most notably former FedEx Cup Champion, bBrandt Snedeker.

He joins Mark Immelman to share his "4 Most Important Talents required to Compete Successfully."

He discusses and elaborates on:

Driving Efficiency
Carry Yardages
Efficiency from within 40 yard of the Target, and
Lag Putting and 3-Putt Avoidance.

As he delves into each topic and shares ideas and tips on how to improve, Virgil addresses important elements and mindsets such as the Psychology of Expectation, Predictable Shot-shapes, the Perception of what it takes to be a Great Player, and Patience and Preparedness.

He uses examples from PGA TOUR players such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Boo Weekley and LIV players such as Greg Norman and Bryson DeChambeau.

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Scott Fawcett on Course Management and The "Tiger 5" for Lowering Golf Scores Dec 11, 2023

Scott Fawcett is a competitive professional golfer, a Performance Coach and Analyst and the Founder of DECADE, a Tour proven Course Management System to shoot lower scores.

He joins #OntheMark and Mark Immelman to discuss ways, including Better Decision-making and Course Management, to lower your golf score.

Scott dives into all manner of game improvement concepts:

Discipline of doing the 'mundane' in practice
Commitment to your job and to purpose-driven work
Ways to calm the nerves and the mind - Meditation and Box Breathing
Keeping a Mental Scorecard for success, and
The value of a 'Stock Shot'

Scott also elaborates on his "Tiger 5." Five simple Course Management focusses for success.

Bogey Avoidance on Par 5's
Blown Easy Saves
Big Number Avoidance
Eliminating 3-Putts, and
Avoiding Bogeys with Scoring Clubs on Approach Shots.

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Kip Puterbaugh on Things You Know that Can Ruin Your Game Dec 04, 2023

Kip Puterbaugh is one of the all-time instructors in golf. He was worked with Major Champions and PGA TOUR and LPGA players alike and has coached winners like Scott Simpson, Larry Mize, Loren Roberts and Dennis Paulson.

Kip was schooled at the University of Houston under legendary coach, Dave Williams, and then played as a professional under the guidance of PGA TOUR legend, Gene Littler. After a brief competitive stint he turned his attention to golf instruction and quickly became one of the most sought-after minds in the game.

A published author, Kip joins #OntheMark to discuss golf and his book "What You Know (about Golf) Can Hurt You."

Kip highlights and elaborates on his Top 10 Golf Instruction Myths, including "Swinging to Fast" and "Coming Over the Top."

He then dives into the concept of Hand-Path and how the Handle of the Club moves in the downswing and through impact. As he does so he also details concepts like: Shaft Lean, Casting and Club-lag, Proper Wrist Alignments, Arm Action and Movement and Grip Pressure.

He then shares a cool story about Lee Trevino and how Ben Hogan described the "Flat Spot" of the golf-swing. He also shows his "Whirlybird" practice drill to help golfers find the proper wrist alignments in the downswing and at impact.

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Phil Shomo and his Circles of Focus to Improve Your Mental Game Dec 01, 2023

Phil Shomo has over 35 years experience coaching people. in a variety of arenas such as Business and Ministry, to navigate challenges more effectively. He is now leading a thriving Sports Psychology endeavor that focusses on helping golfers to "fuel their mental tank" while "controlling controllables."

Phil has a Masters Degree in Transformation with a specialization in Personal Character Development. He works with golfers of all skill levels including elite NCAA competitors from teams like Mississippi State University and Augusta University. He joins #OntheMark to help you to improve your concentration and focus in practice and on the golf course.

Shomo exhibits his "Circles of Focus" as he talks about:

How to make sense of Mental Performance.
How to improve your relationship with yourself.
How much control you really have in every situation.
How Focus is mental energy and mental energy is a limited commodity.
How paying attention is transactional.

He then explains each Circle of Focus and how to use your mental energy effectively:

Circle of Concern - where a person has no control,
Circle of Influence - where a person has some control, and
Circle of Control - where a person has a lot of control.

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Tom Boys Enhances your Golf IQ, Course Management and Strategy for Better Preparation and Play Nov 27, 2023

Tom Boys is a former European Tour Professional, and co-founder of the Upgame App, a statistics-based game improvement system where golfers are able to track their performance on the course and in practice.

Tom is also a Performance Analyst on The DP World Tour and works with Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Day, Matt Wallace and Lucas Herbert. He joins #OntheMark to walk you through the Upgame App and its features while advising on score-lowering approaches like better Course Management, and purpose-driven Practice.

He talks about how the App works and illustrates the ease of data input and mining for game-improvement insights. He also addresses:

The Power Game and the Strokes Gained Contrast between Distance and Accuracy

Where to Miss and the Impact of Short-sided Misses

Appropriate Target Selection by Understanding Shot Biases and Dispersions.

The Importance of Distance Control for Improved Proximity

Speed Control on the Greens and its influence on 3-Putt Avoidance, and

Game Planning and Strategy Development.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman. Also, use code ONTHEMARK15 for a 15% discount on the UpGame App.

Dan Frost with Insights on How to Turning Swing Thoughts into Feels Nov 20, 2023

Dan Frost is a DP World Tour Instructor and the Founder of "Sure Golf." Recognized as one of the leading golf instructors in the game, Dan is extremely well read and exceptionally knowledgeable. He has dedicated his life to discovering the "Why and How of Golf" and is versed in many fields across the spectrum of performance.

Dan joins #OntheMark to talk about a few of the Golf Training Aids he has developed, specifically the "Swing Connector" and the 'Sure Set."

In highlighting the training aids, Dan talks about the elements required to build a reliable golf-swing that delivers a consistent and solid strike on the golf ball.

He identifies the challenges of turning cerebral Swing Thoughts into Feels for success on the course.
He elaborates on the value of Sensations before Information for more effective learning.
He talks about two important factors to good ball-striking - Connection and Compression.
Dan highlights how to create golf-swings that are wide with consistent Approach Paths.
He delves into the values of good Forearm and Wrist Relationships and Alignments for good contact, shot-trajectory and control, and
He talks about Shaft-lean and the requisite Hand-action to promote it.

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Listeners to the podcast and vodcast can also us the promo code, OntheMark15 at golftrainingaids.com for discounts on training aids.

Eion Gibbons Helps You to Find the Right Key to Unlock the Door to Your Golf Improvement Nov 15, 2023

Eoin Gibbons is one of Ireland's leading golf instructors and coaches. Based at Kinsealy Grange Golf Academy in North Dublin, Eoin is a member in good standing of the PGA and is Trackman-certified. He is also an Ambassador for BodiTrack and has received the Ground Mechanics BodiTrack certification. Gibbons has also earned, among other qualifications, a certification in The Biomechanics of Golf from Penn State University.

Eoin joins Mark Immelman to teach golfers how to make positive, beneficial and lasting adjustments to your technique for better golf.

He talks in-depth about how "Old Keys Do Not Unlock New Doors" and illustrates key concepts to getting the correct Key for Improvement:

How to Change Technique - the Twofold Approach of Education before Implementation with Self-Analysis, and Using the Human Senses to Enhance Improvement
Using Technology like HackMotion Sensors to Understand the Wrist Influence on Clubface Appropriation and Ball-Flight, and
5 Point Player Concept

Throughout the conversation he weaves other topics into his presentation. Topics like: How to Gain Confidence, Lesson Frequency and Data Collection, Predictability over Consistency, The 50/50 Rule for Learning, and Breaking Practice into Training and Performing.

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Brendon Todd Talks Golf, Navigating Slumps in Form and Accuracy and Precision Nov 06, 2023

Brendon Todd is a 3x Winner on the PGA TOUR, and a 2X Winner on the Korn Ferry Tour. Before advancing to the paid ranks of golf, Todd was a star and a 4x All-American on the University of Georgia National Championship-winning Golf Team. He joins Mark Immelman to talk about his life and career in golf.

Todd shares insights from his childhood in Junior Golf in North Carolina and offers advice to Junior Golfers and Parents of Juniors on how to make the most of talent for success.

He shares anecdotes from his time at UGA and then talks about his graduation into the Professional Ranks and the challenges he endured.

Todd talks candidly about playing golf on TOUR and he talks about the slump he survived and came out of to re-eastablish himself as a winner on TOUR. He also offers advice to golfers who may be struggling, as well as talking about the golf-swing and the value of playing your own game.

Brendon then dives into what he did to recover from the Golf-Swing Yips and find his swing again. He specifically addresses his approach to swing technique in his work with Bradley Hughes. He also talks about Open-to-Closed vs Closed-to-Open swings and why he prefers playing from a clubface position that tends open.

He also shares advice on:

Playing with Blinders on and Playing Your Own Game,
Strategies for hitting more Greens in Regulation,
Impact Drills for Better Control and Ball-striking, and
His foray into the Power Game (and why he decided against it)

Brendon also speaks about the nature of competitive golf, some of his wins, and he talks about how he has had two Holes-in-One, on the same hole, on consecutive days in a Korn Ferry Event.

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Mike Colley Elaborates on Attitudes for Success Oct 31, 2023

Mike Colley is a former School Teacher and Coach who turned to Executive Coaching. His tenure as an Executive Coach led him to the founding of 'Future Relevance,' the home to the 'Success Cube,' a simple way to unlock your potential and map a pathway to future success.

Mike joins #OntheMark to discuss how golfers can mazimize their potential and performance by understanding Attitudes and their collective influence on mindset, decision-making, self-talk, self-awareness and examination.

He shows how productive attitudes can lead to:

The ability to 'freewheel' and under pressure for high level performance,
Wise decisions and the ability to avoiding living in the past or the future,
The heightening of one's Golf IQ, and
The understanding of Right vs Left Brain use in preparation and performance.

Mike then talks about the qualities and characteristics of his 24 Attitudinal Traits and elaborates on: Awareness, Gratitude, Curiosity, Accountability and Adaptability.

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Matthew Rudy Dispels 5 Myths that may be Ruining Your Golf Score Oct 25, 2023

Matthew Rudy is an author and the ghost-writer of over 25 golf instruction, sports and business books. He is also a Senior Writer for Golf Digest Magazine.

Matthew joins #OntheMark to discuss and elaborate on an article he wrote, for Golf Digest, dispelling 5 Golf Myths that could be ruining your golf.

Those myths include:

Throwing Grass in the Air to Test the Wind,
Breaking Putts Toward Landmarks,
Keeping Your Head Down,
How Backspin is really Created,
Tee it High and Let it Fly, and
Plumb-bobbing as a green-reading mechanism

As an added bonus, Matthew also talks about a book of swing sequences he wrote, and he shares insights on what you can learn from 'outlying' golf-swings like those of Paul Azinger, Raymond Floy and Chi Chi Rodriguez.

Throughout his lessons, Matthew shares insights and tips from people he has spent time around, e.g., Instructors and coaches - Kevin Weeks, Mike Jacobs, Stan Utley, Bernie Najar, Dave Stockton, Hank Haney, and players - Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Scottie Scheffler, and Justin Thomas.

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Ludvig Åberg on How He Plays the Game and Lessons Learned Throughout his Career Oct 18, 2023

Ludvig Åberg is a budding superstar in the global game. The young Swede has made a splash on the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour after just a short time in the paid ranks.

A 2-time Ben Hogan Award (National College Player of the Year) winner at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, Åberg won the PGA TOUR University Rankings to earn membership on the PGA TOUR. Within three months of turning professional he won the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. The victory catapulted the tall Swede into the European Ryder Cup Team for the Matches at Marco Simone GC in Rome, Italy.

Ludvig joins Mark Immelman to share his journey from Junior Golf in Sweden, to University in the USA, to being on a winning Ryder Cup Team.

He shares lessons and anecdotes from his lifelong Swedish Coaches as well as lessons learned in College and the Pro's.

Ludvig talks about events inside and outside the ropes as he explains his winning mindset. He talks about turning professional and the differences between Pro and Amateur golf.

He then revisits his experiences at the Ryder Cup, including playing alongside Viktor Hovland, and their 9&7 victory over Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka.

Finally, Åberg talks about his golf-swing and his golf-swing technique.He talks about practice routines for success, and how he creates speed and power off the tee. He then offers insight on how club golfers can pick up a little extra distance off the tee. Ludvig also shares how he remains calm under pressure, and offers a tip that all golfers can use to be mentally sharp when the chips are down.

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Viktor Hovland on Golf, Winning Mindsets and Turning Weaknesses into Strengths Oct 11, 2023

Viktor Hovland is one of the leading golfers in the game. Born in Oslo Norway he was a standout junior who parlayed his talent into an All-American career at Oklahoma State Univ. As a collegian he also won the 2018 US Amateur at Pebble Beach. Viktor turned professional in 2019 and quickly signaled his arrival with a PGA TOUR victory in Puerto Rico in 2020. Since that win he has garnered 5 more PGA TOUR conquests incl. The 2023 FedEx Cup and the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome.

Viktor joins #OntheMark to talk about his life and career in the game.

He shares lessons learned from college and his years as a young PGA TOUR professional.

He talks about the ups and the downs of the game and his attitude and mindset with regard to game improvement and winning. He also shares his insights on playing under pressure and bringing your best when it matters most.

Viktor also shares anecdotes from inside the locker room and the ropes and talks about his approach to golf-swing technique, the mental game, being in "The Zone", practice and preparation. He also dives into Short-game improvement and talks about D-Plane data parameters like "Spin Loft" for more spin and control around the greens.

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Kellie Stenzel on Building a Reliable Swing and Lowering Scores Oct 09, 2023

Kellie Stenzel is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and a PGA of America Master Professional. One of the foremost minds in the game, she has written and published three golf instruction books and she joins #OntheMark to help you build "a swing for a lifetime" and lower your scores.

With regard to golf-swing improvement, Kellie addresses:

Cause and Effect in the golf-swing,

Set-up, Posture, Body Tilts, Grip Awareness, and

Golf-Swing Myths.

She then pivots to sharing tips on how to lower scores as she focuses on Short Game Improvements. She elaborates on:

Understanding the jargon and terminology,

Building insurance for Better Contact on Chip and Pitch Shots,

Putting from off the Green,

Routines, Concentration, Focus, and

"Letting Go" under Pressure.

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Rick Sessinghaus on "The Flow Code" and How to Go from Fear to Flow Oct 02, 2023

Dr. Rick Sessinghaus is a Southern California PGA Professional, the Director of FlowCode Golf Academy and the life-long golf swing and mental game coach to Collin Morikawa.

He has been a guest on the #OntheMark show before and he joins Mark Immelman to discuss "The Flow Code" as a mental approach to better Motivation, Focus, Confidence, Execution and Performance.

Rick illustrates the elements of the state of "Fear" and "Flow" and how a person/golfer moves between those states. He elaborates on each state by talking about various mindsets and emotions. He also shares ideas and tips for learning how to move the mental state from one of Fear to one where focus, intent, positivity and high performance are the order of the moment.

He further elaborates on:

What is the Mental Game?

A golfer's Mental, Emotional and Physical States and how they affect each other.

Routines and their value.

The Brainwave activity during Fear and Flow states.

The perception of Challenges and Skills.

Myths and "Rules" in the Brain.

Flow Triggers and Brain Activity, and

The Perception of Situations at Threats or Challenges.

Dr. Sessinghaus also shares PGA TOUR examples from Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth on how they perform, mentally, physically and emotionally at the highest level under high pressure.

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Hernan Rey Shares Insight to help you from Tee to Green Sep 26, 2023

Hernan Rey is an Argentinian professional based in Orlando, Florida. He operates his "Hernan Rey Golf Academy" from Orlando and he teaches players of all skill levels, including a number of players on the global professional Tours.

Before turning to Television broadcast (with ESPN Deportes) and Golf Instruction Hernan played golf as a Tour Pro. In his career he competed in over 50 countries around the world, including the PGA TOUR, the DP World Tour, The Sunshine Tour, The European Challenge Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour.

He brings a competitive and playing emphasis to all of his lessons and he joins #OntheMark to talk about his career in golf as he shares golfswing tips and insights to help you from Tee to Green.

Among various topics and concepts he elaborates on:

What Good Players have in Common,

Micro and Micro Golfswing Elements and Moves,

Dealing with Defeat and Failure as a part of Success,

Separating the Player from the Person for Self-value,

Simplifying Swing Moves into One Feel, and

The "Camera Swing" vs the "Real Swing" for Scoring.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on Mark Immelman's YouTube Channel. Subscribe and watch to see Hernan demonstrate some helpful drills for better ball-striking.

Lisa Cornwell on The Habits of Successful Golfers Sep 21, 2023

Now a published Author, and Play-by-Play host for ESPN / PGA TOUR Live, Lisa Cornwell was an accomplished AJGA Junior and NCAA golfer (Univ. of Arkansas). She is also a former Golf Channel Host and Reporter.

Lisa hosts her own podcast, "The Troublemakers" and she joins #OntheMark to share stories, anecdotes and lessons learned throughout her time in the game.

Lisa expressly references attributes she has seen in leading golfers, statesmen, businesspeople and coaches as she illustrates how you can build habits that will set you on the path to more personal success - in life and on the golf course.

She talks about: Self Belief and Healthy Mindsets, Work Ethic, Time Management, Controlling the Narrative and Risk Assessment.

Lisa personalizes those successful habits as she shares anecdotes (and personal experiences) about Coach Nick Saban, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, President Bill Clinton (her cousin), Andrew Huberman, Jordan Spieth, and Earl and Tiger Woods.

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Improve the Lag in Your Downswing with Mike Dickson Sep 13, 2023

Mike Dickson is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Golf Instructor and a PGA Master Instructor. He is also the inventor of the "LagMaster" golf training aid and he joins Mark Immelman to discuss the concept of "lag" in the golfswing and introduce his LagMaster.

As Mike illustrates how Lag in the downswing occurs, he dives into how to create lag correctly for a powerful and timely release of speed to the clubhead for more powerful golfshots.

He talks about how the use of the LagMaster can eliminate swing faults like Over-swinging and the "Chicken Wing," Turn Slices into Draws, and Improve the Body and Arm Kinematic Sequence in the golfswing.

Mike also describes how using the correct Pressure Points in the hands gets the clubshaft on plane and improves Lag and Release.

This podcast is also available on YouTube. Search Mark Immelman and subscribe to watch how Mike demonstrates the use of the LagMaster.

Theo Bezuidenhout on How to Build Momentum Sep 06, 2023

Theo Bezuidenhout is a South African Sports Psychologist and the founder and owner of BVP Sports Psychology - the home of South Africa's leading sports psychology services.

Theo works with golfers on the DP World Tour, The Sunshine (South Africa) Tour, and with leading Amateur and Club golfers. His easy manner, his clear and concise communication, and his approach to de-mystifying Sports Psychology make him sought after by athletes of all sporting codes.

Theo joins #OntheMark to help you worry less about Confidence, Resilience and Motivation by focussing more on easier to manage controllables in order to create and maintain momentum.

He dives into concepts such as:

Self-Talk, Breathing, Routines, Acceptance (of results and events), Being Present, and Your Actions (despite results and adverse situations.)

He also shares 4 tips to improving your attitude, mindset and performance with improved Self-Talk.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast. Go to YouTube.com and search Mark Immelman.

Rick Gehman and Mark Immelman Wrap the 2022/2023 PGA TOUR Season Aug 31, 2023

Rick Gehman is the founder and developer of rickrungood.com - a golf database used by countless fans, DFS and One and Done players, as well as golf-bettors around the world.

One of the leading minds in Strokes Gained metrics pertaining to the PGA TOUR, Rick joins Mark Immelman to revisit the recent PGA TOUR season and highlight some of their memorable moments.

Rick highlights three statistical data points that are likely to surprise you, including a Scottie Scheffler ball-striking achievement that not only bettered his own record but also that of Tiger Woods.

Rick and Mark also list and discuss their Most Memorable Shots, Events, Highlights, Disappointments and they opine on the potential PGA TOUR Player of the Year.

In their back and forth that chat about: Rory McIlroy, Bob McIntyre, Max Homa, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and PGA Professional Michael Block.

They also talk about the PGA TOUR/PIF Merger, the 4 Major Championships - The Masters, The US Open, The PGA and The Open Championship, the Genesis Scottish Open, the RBC Heritage, The Genesis LA Open, the RBC Canadian Open, and the PGA TOUR Playoffs, notably the TOUR Championship at Eastlake.

This podcast is also available on YouTube as a vodcast - download and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Jonathan Carr on How to Deliver Your Peak Performance Aug 24, 2023

Jonathan Carr is a former successful NCAA Collegiate golfer who has turned to coaching and teaching. Based in Canada, he specializes in golf instruction with an emphasis on Peak Performance.

Carr joins #OntheMark to talk about his notion of Peak Performance and how you can perform at the peak of your personal skill and ability all of the time.

He talks about the idea of any individual's "Greatest Fear and Greatest Treasure" and how those influence mindset and performance. (The theory is one Carr learned from renowned pastor, Tim Keller.)

Jonathan then explains why he believe golfers suffer from unnecessary stress and pressure by grading performance by winning or losing. As a more beneficial way approaching performance and expectations, Jonathan describes how Peak Performance is obtained by striving for the characteristics of Courage, Joy, Focus, Determination, Peace and Self-Control.

He elaborates on how "Journaling" can lead to a better understanding of events and hence chart a path toward more consistent Peak Performance.

He also talks about the Wisdom of Separating Oneself from Expectations, The Origin of Confidence, Dealing with Anxiety, Sources of Momentum, "Lighthouse Statements for a Focussed Mindset, and Eliminating Unnecessary Battles for Improved Focus.

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube.

Emma de Groot Shares 5 Drills for Better Ball-Striking Aug 22, 2023

Emma de Groot (Australia) is a former LPGA player who has turned to golf instruction. She now lives and works in Canada as a PGA of Canada Class A Professional and is garnering a lot of attention with her insightful and successful manner.

Emma brings a playing emphasis to her lessons as she channels her playing experiences and knowledge to help learners of all skill levels achieve their goals. She joins Mark Immelman to talk about her career in college and on the Symmetra and the LPGA Tours; she also talks about the fundamentals of consistently solid ball-striking and shares 5 Drills that will improve your swing and striking:

3-Part Shallowing Drill - to illustrate and teach how to properly shallow the club in the downswing,
Towel Behind Ball Drill - to improve the Angle of Attack on iron-shots,
The Palm to Palm Drill - to illustrate the proper Pivot and Arm movement in the backswing,
The Headcover/Path Drill - to teach the proper post-impact Exit Path to force a more appropriate Swing Path, and
The Driver off the Deck Drill - to illustrate and teach a long and shallow Golf-swing Low Point

This podcast is also available on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman's channel to watch demo's of Emma's drills.

Joe LaCava on Mindset Shifts and Lessons from Inside the PGA TOUR Ropes Aug 09, 2023

A native of Newtown CT, longtime PGA TOUR caddie Joe LaCava became known to golf fans around the world for his work alongside Fred Couples and Tiger Woods.

Currently working for Patrick Cantlay Joe has also worked for stars like Davis Love III, Mark Calcavecchia, Dustin Johnson, and Justin Leonard, and he is arguably the most respected and recognized caddy in the game.

Joe joins #OntheMark to share stories from inside the ropes, lessons from the pro's and advice for golfers of all skill levels.

He talks about Tiger, Ken Green, Mark Calcavecchia, Davis Love and Fred Couples and shares lessons on: Golf Course Management, Playing Smart and Making Good Decisions, The Value of Accuracy and Power, and a good Short-Game.

He also talks about Nerves, Routines and Handling Pressure and tells a number of stories about Couples and Woods and shares his "Three Favorite Shots He has Ever Seen."

This one is loaded with laughs, lessons and insights to improve your game. Download it now and improve your game.

Ryan Mouque with "Must-Do's" to Consider when Making Golfswing Changes Aug 04, 2023

Ryan Mouque hails from New Zealand but is based in Australia. He is a coach to TOUR players as well as avid golfers with a growth mindset who are keen to improve. Highly researched and thoroughly certified he is an up-and-coming, bright mind in the industry.

Mouque joins #OntheMark to help you improve your game with considerations that will both hasten and simplify the process of making swing changes and adjustments.

With regard to making successful and lasting changes he elaborates on the following factors:

Understanding that moving differently stems from the brain and how his "Goldilocks Method" will help,

Full immersion in identifying the differences between "Feel and Real" and between "Old and New Feels,"

Grasping the mentality required to successfully and completely implement swing changes,

"Freezer/Pause" golf swings and how they train new feels,

The value of Slow-motion swings for learning and galvanizing change,

The correct time to speed up the golfswing during the change process, and

Gamifying practice (by using "spacing" and the addition of pressure and stress) to be able to take the new method to the golf course.

Make your practice purpose-driven and ensure your work toward improving your swing is productive, download this podcast, and watch is as a vodcast on YouTube. Search Mark Immelman.

David Leadbetter on the Golf Swing and the Importance of the Takeaway Jul 27, 2023

David Leadbetter is one of the foremost golf instructors of all time. Perennially one of Golf Digest Magazine's Top Instructors, he has taught multiple Major Champions including Nick Faldo, Nick Price and Ernie Els. Leadbetter has also influenced and mentored a number of successful golf instructors.

He joins #OntheMark to share his insights on the golf swing and golf swing technique. He also introduces his latest Swing Training Aid, The "Straight Away" and elaborates on how it can help you iron out the start of your golf swing - an area Leadbetter believes is highly influential and important to ball-striking success.

David talks about how to start the swing consistently well. He shares his 8 ways that golfers tend to incorrectly start the swing. He talks about the areas of the body that are engaged and recruited in the 'move-away,' and he also highlights various feels you are likely to get with an athletic and appropriate start to the swing.

As an add-on, Leadbetter shares some lessons from 3 of his most prominent students - Nick Faldo, Nick Price and Ernie Els. He talks about 'Golf Swing DNA' and understanding your 'Swing Fingerprint,' and tendencies and how golf instincts, for teachers and players, are important to situational success.

This podcast is also available on YouTube at youtube.com/@markimmelman. Log on and subscribe to watch Leadbetter discuss and demonstrate the golf swing.

6 Simple Ways to Lower Your Golf Score with Mark Immelman Jul 13, 2023

On the Mark Podcast Host and CBS Sports Announcer, Mark Immelman shares six simple tips to easily lower your golf scores.

Easy to comprehend and simple to apply, adhering to these PGA TOUR proven methods is certain to help narrow your focus, eliminate mental clutter and make free and unencumbered golf-swings.

Mark's insights are:

Timing Practice appropriately,

Creating Shots in Practice as Preparation for the Golf Course,

The use of Complete and proper Yardages,

Ego Management,

A Pragmatic Approach to Situational Analysis,

Breathing for Stress Relief, and

Uplifting and beneficial Self-Talk.

Download and share this podcast with your friends. It is certain to get your game physically and mentally in tune for success.

Learning to Control the A-B-C of your Golf Swing with Tony Luczak Jul 08, 2023

Tony Luczak a Golf PRofessional and the Director of the Professional Golf Management Program at the University of Central Oklahoma. Formerly at Mississippi State, Tony earned his PhD in Human Factors Engineering and focuses on Sports Engineering and Science to Improve Performance.

Tony joins #OntheMark to share his research and insights on Performance, and the Observation that "How golfers learn is more important that the information provided."

Along those lines, he shares his methodology of "Thinking, Training and Practicing" for quicker learning.

He also elaborates on his "ABC's of the Golf Swing":

Swing Path Quantifiables vs Clubface Alignments,

The Dangers of the "Gorilla" Golf swing,

The Importance of Smoothness in the Golf swing,

The use of Analogies for Success,

Feedback and Feedforward systems,

"Intent" for Success, and

The use of Drills for improved learning and application.

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search Mark Immelman.

Hunter Mahan on Golf, Lessons Learned in Competition and Great Ball-Striking Jun 27, 2023

Hunter Mahan is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. A winner of two World Golf Championship events, the 2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the 2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Mahan has spent 19 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He reached a career-high world ranking of No. 4 in 2012, and in so doing became the highest ranked American golfer at the time.

Now "retired" from competition Hunter joins "OntheMark" to discuss his life in the game, his career on the PGA TOUR, winning tournaments, and playing on Ryder and President's Cup Teams.

He also talks about golf-swing technique, his golf-swing beliefs and philosophies, and discovering your golf-swing DNA.

He also shares insights and experiences on:

Handling Pressure, Managing Expectations, Proving Yourself, Finding Your Peaceful Place, What to Do when Things get Tough , and the Balance between Trying to Win and Allowing Victories to Happen.

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Garth Milne on the Success Cube and Navigating the Challenges on the Road to Success Jun 22, 2023

Garth Milne is the co-founder of Wanna Be A Champion, a Golf Performance Academy in South Africa. He is a Golf Fitness Specialist and has been guiding and mentoring professional and amateur golfers for over 18 years. Garth (BSc - Honours in Human Kinetics) is certified with the National Academy (RSA) of Sports Medicine, the CHEK Institute and he is a TPI Certified Instructor.

Milne is also involved with an organization called "Future Relevance LTD" founded by Mike Colley and David Melville, and he joins #OntheMark to introduce and explain the "Success Cube" inspired by Lego’s “Six Bricks."

Arranging and manipulating the Cube's bricks to assess performance in self-defined key focus areas empowers the user to engage in strategic thinking, planning, and problem-solving, fostering a culture of creativity and innovation. While arranging the Cube, the active reflection on the actions necessary to achieve specific objectives, promotes heightened self-awareness and a better understanding of strengths and weaknesses. Consequently, the user can formulate and implement strategies more effectively to achieve his/her goals.

In short, building with DUPLO bricks that represent ideas, “Just Cube it!” engages the mind, body, and senses in an immersive activity.

In the podcast Garth explains, and Mark demonstrates each of the elements of the Success Cube - Attitude, Work Rate and Skill. They simulate a post-golf round debrief and how with the cube either students, or learners, or leaders or partners can stimulate non-confrontational analysis, assessment and critique of performance in an environment that promotes better learning and improvement.

Attitude - Expectation Management and Self-Talk

Work Rate - Engagement in Practice and Preparation

Skills - Physical Skills and Complete Focus on Task

Download, learn and see how the Success Cube can help you, or your family, or students transform their actions and behaviors into a "Growth Mindset.

Future Relevance has offered a 50% discount on an annual membership which includes training modules on using the Success Cube to the first 20 people who use code GOLF2023. Go to futurerevelance.com, sign up for a membership and use the code.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - Search Mark Immelman.

John Erikson Shares his Takes on Advanced Ball-Striking Jun 19, 2023

John Erickson is an American professional golfer who played, and won several events, on the Canadian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia Tour. Erickson was an early protege, alongside Mac O'Grady and Bobby Clampett, of The Golfing Machine (book) by Homer Kelley.

After John retired from professional competition he took to research and instruction and developed the Advanced Ball-Striking System which ostensibly teaches elements exhibited by the best ball-strikers in the history of the game.

He joins #OntheMark to talk about things great ball-strikers do with a special reference to Ben Hogan.

Specifically John dives into the following:

Differences between Swingers and Hitters,

Proper Acceleration as a Key to Great Striking,

Creating Force (Mass x Acceleration)

"Pushing" and "Pulling" at the same time in the swing,

Wide vs Narrow Stance-widths,

The Body Pivot and a Pivot-Driven Hit,

His "4:30" line of Delivery, and

Leverage of the Rotation of the Torso in the golfswing.

Improve your knowledge and understanding of how to strike the golf ball consistently and powerfully. Download this podcast or watch it on Youtube. Search Mark Immelman.

Kent Osborne on How to Develop a "Scratch Attitude" for Better Golf Jun 07, 2023

Kent Osborne (Canada) is an Executive Coach, a Mental Skills Coach and a Performance Coach with decades of experience in sport (notably the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings) and the business-world.

Kent's current passion is golf and he written various ebooks including: "The Golfer Who Developed a Scratch Attitude: Unlock the Game-Changing Power of Positive Emotions" with the goal of helping golfers to enjoy the game and play it with a "playful attitude" in order to play better.

Kent joins #OntheMark to discuss what incorporates a Scratch Attitude. He talks about the relationship between Feelings and Thoughts and how it is impossible think positive if you feel negative. He talks about Emotions and how they are rooted in Habitual Patterns and how Rituals are more productive than Routines.

Kent describes how you can play golf with a "Playful" manner where you are: Physically relaxed, Mentally calm and Emotionally free.

He delves into that attitude and speaks about:

Emotional Intelligence and Control as the Foundation of Happiness and Success, the Benefits of Being Happy after a Good Shot, the Detriments of Dwelling on Mistakes, Journaling and its advantages, and the value of Gratitude.

You can also subscribe and watch this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@MarkImmelman

Brian Manzella with a 3D Explanation of how Great Ball-strikers Move the Club through the Swing Jun 02, 2023

Brian Manzella is a perennial member of Golf Digest magazine's 50 Best Teachers in America List. He is also a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America. His 40-year+ teaching career includes a long tutelage under the late Ben Doyle, and a lengthy relationship with PGA Champion, and multiple PGA TOUR winner David Toms.

Brian joins #OntheMark to illustrate the Alpha, Beta and Gamma Axes and how the golf-club performs in relation to them throughout the golfswing. His insights are a function of the 3D Golf-swing Research done by the Michael Jacobs team.

Using the "Jacobs' 3D Airplane he describes and illustrates the 3 Dimensional Kinetics the club undergoes during the golfswing. He shows how and when the club is 'pushed or pulled' and when it is torqued. Very importantly he illustrates how research on over three thousand golf-swings has proved that a good ball-striker makes the sum of the 'Moments Alpha' or 'Rotaters' positive in the transition into the downswing.

Brian illustrates the importance of this move in order to allay misunderstandings about shallowing the club in the downswing. He shows drills and PGA TOUR examples, like Rory McIlroy and Lee Trevino to galvanize his points and insights.

He also explains how Sergio Garcia strikes the golf ball so well by describing how various hand-paths results in different Alpha, Beta and Gamma Forces and Torques.

It may sound complicated but it is really easy to learn to 'tumble' and not 'flop' the shaft angle in the downswing to strike the ball more powerfully and crisply.

Go to youtube.com/@markimmelman and subscribe to watch the lesson.

Dr. Bob Winters with 7 Keys to Playing Great Golf May 28, 2023

Dr. Robert K. Winters is an internationally renowned Sports Psychologist, Author, and Professional Speaker. He holds Bachelor (B.S) and Master’s (M.A.) degrees from Ball State University and earned his Ph.D. doctorate in Sport Psychology from the University of Virginia. Dr. Winters has spent the past 35 years investigating how one’s thoughts and attitudes affect one’s ability to perform to their optimal talent level. He has helped all types of athletes get into the winner’s circle and he joins #OntheMark to help you play great golf.

Dr. Bob delves into "Possibility Thinking and Purposeful Doing" as elaborates on the following keys to consistently great play:

1. I play my game

2. Beat the course

3. Make clear purposeful plans on every shot

4. The 80% Rule (Only hit the shot you can)

5. Get to a green light

6. Play one at a time

7. Accept the shot

Bob shares other tips and exercises that can help in achieving each of these 7 nuggets - tips he believes are the most important insights he has taught throughout his career.

Download and learn or watch on YouTube.

David Woods Explains Proper Wrist Alignments in the Golf Swing and Illustrates the ProSendr May 23, 2023

David Woods has been a PGA of America member since 1999. Prior to that he was a member in good standing of the Canadian PGA. David is the Director of Golf at The Vintage Club (Indian Wells CA) and is the former coach of 2003 Masters champion, Mike Weir.

David joins #OntheMark to demonstrate his (in partnership with Sean Foley) new training aid, the ProSendr, which teaches the proper, and functional, wrist alignments in the golf swing.

David believes the hands and wrists are the GPS of the golf-swing and understanding their important role and how they move to control clubface alignments and loft is paramount to good ball-striking.

While he demonstrates the ProSendr he discusses important elements to quality golf shots such as:

Clubface Alignment and Loft Control, Wrist Flexibility, Body Rotation and Wrist Relationships, the Timing of the Wrist-set in the Backswing, the Forces and Torques on the Wrists during the Swing, how the Clubface trails the Hand-path in the Downswing, and Wrist Alignments for Draws and Fades.

He also illustrates how the ProSendr can be used for the Long Game, the Short Game and Putting improvement.

This podcast is also available on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Kristi Barker Illustrates Exercises for Better Health, Well-being and Golf May 14, 2023

Kristi Barker, MPT is a Canadian Physical Therapist who believes in the importance of treating every individual as an athlete. No matter your skill, mobility and/or strength she believes in instilling you with the tools to take charge of your own health, and she joins #OntheMark to guide you to your personal best.

Kristi shares five exercises (including a few bonus moves) that will help you improve your overall health, movement and by extension your golf swing:

Single Leg Hip Marches / CARS (Controlled Articular Rotations)
Half-Kneeling Rotations
Divers to Chest Openers
Standing Pelvic Tilts
Back Extensions

Kristi also adds and demonstrates a few Core strengthening moves like the Farmer's or Suitcase Carry, the Landmine Press, and Kneeling Med-Ball Slams and Rotations

Get strong, get mobile, get healthy. Improve your body to improve your swing. Download and learn or watch it on YouTube at Mark Immelman's YouTube page.

Todd Kolb on Why Traditional Golf Instruction Could be Failing You May 10, 2023

Todd Kolb is a PGA Professional and has been teaching golf for over 25 years. He has been named the Minnesota PGA Teacher of the Year and has coached golfers of all skills levels from Major Championship winning players, to LPGA winners, to elite Collegiate and Amateur golfers, to club level players.

Todd recently authored a book titled: The Bad Lie - Why Traditional Golf Instruction is Failing You (And What to Do)

He joins #OntheMark to discuss the book and share some excerpts and insights to help you to a better understanding of what is actually required to improve your game and your scores.

Among various insights, Todd elaborates on "3 Things to Think Differently About" - The X-Factor, Flat Backswings with Deep Hands, and Distance vs Control.

He also talks about 3 Skills to Transform Your Game - Strategic Aim, Lag Putting (with a practice drill), and Chipping and Pitching (with a drill.)

As Todd says: "You can hit a solid draw off the tee. You can hit a high, soft flop shot. You can break 80 and you can love this game into your retirement years. You just need instruction that was made for you."

Download this podcast or watch it on https://www.youtube.com/@MarkImmelman

Jim Waldron on Improving Your Mind-Body Connection for Better Golf May 03, 2023

Jim Waldron is one of the great minds in golf instruction.

Respected by all and sundry, his primary goal is to give students the insights and information that will enable them to breakthrough to extraordinary golf.

His teaching method is a blend of biomechanics and mindfulness practice, covering both the "what to do" with your body and club, and the "how to do it" with your mental approach to learning, training and performing in golf.

Jim joins #OntheMark to discuss his holistic approach to golf instruction and to teach you how to develop and accentuate the connection between your mind and body.

He illustrates the Three Sensory Channels - the Sense of Vision, Hearing and Feeling - and how they communicate with the Brain and whether you are focussing on the External World or your private Psychological Space.

He further teaches you, with exercises, how it is possible to direct your attention and your awareness on command, at any given moment, with any one of those sensory channels.

His approach is essentially the unification of Western Scientific Principles and Eastern Psychological Insights and is the starting point of Mindfulness.

He also delves into the concept of "Meta Awareness" as a way of learning, and focussing attention at any moment, without any internal psychological reactions to what you are paying attention to.

Meta Awareness will help you become less reactive in stressful environments like the golf course and/or tournament pressure.

Jim illustrates his points with examples such as Tiger Woods and Ben Hogan.

Improve your focus, channel your awareness and develop your game and your skills more efficiently and completely. Download this podcast and view it on Mark Immelman's YouTube Channel.

Dr. Mike Grevlos on the Motivation to Practice and How to Make it Count Apr 29, 2023

Dr. Mike Grevlos is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He currently focuses his teaching in the areas of motivation and emotion, sport and exercise psychology. Dr. Grevlos serves as a consultant to mental coaches and to PING GOLF. He is also the author of The Motivation Game: A Course on the Psychology of Golf Improvement.

Mike joins #OntheMark to discuss the concept of Practice, the Motivation to Practice and the Mindset Required to make it productive.

He specifically delves into the following areas:

Maintaining unified goals on course and in practice,

Avoiding goal conflict,

Self-awareness to be mentally attune to goal-setting,

Viewing Trouble with a neutral mindset for success.

He also describes the goals required to make practice productive. He elaborates on the concept of the "Need for Competence" as an intrinsic human desire and its effect on performance, the principle of "Optimal Challenge" and the Gold Standard of Practice.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on youtube. Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/@MarkImmelman

Dan Orlovsky on The Mind of a Champion Apr 19, 2023

Dan Orlovsky is a Football Analyst for ESPN and a former National Football League (NFL) quarterback.

After playing College Ball at The University of Connecticut (UConn), he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2005 NFL Draft. Orlovsky played for 12 seasons in The NFL.

Dan joins Mark Immelman on #OntheMark to talk about his career and experiences and lessons from his time in The NFL. He also shares his thoughts on the make-up and mind-set of great champions, both on the Football field and on the Golf Course.

Orlovsky addresses:

Being Comfortable in Uncomfortable Situations,

Having the Courage of Your Convictions to Take a Tough Stance,

"Painting" Positive Pictures in Your Mind and Attacking Your Weaknesses,

Prioritizing Improvement and Being a Sponge to Become Better,

Handling the Pressure of Being Alone, Being Present, and

Realizing there is No Entitlement in Sports and Golf.

He also shares his acronym for what it is to be a real competitor and a "REAL" Man.

Dan also uses NFL examples of great champions incl. illustrations from NFL legend, Tom Brady.

This podcast is also available on YouTube.

Andy North Recaps the 2023 Masters and Teaches You How to Play Well in Tough Conditions Apr 13, 2023

Andy North is a 3-time winner on the PGA TOUR, a 2-time US Open Champion (1978 and 1985), and a winner on the PGA TOUR Champions. After his playing career Andy successfully turned to golf announcing and enjoyed a long On-course Announcing career for ABC. In 2003 Andy transitioned to Lead Analyst for ESPN and their Major Championship Golf Coverage.

North joins Mark Immelman to discuss his playing career and his two US Open victories. In reminiscing over the victories Andy shares insights on how to play well in tough and challenging conditions. He talks about Understanding Yourself and What You Need to do for Success, Being Tournament-tough, Handling Pressure, and Patience in Decision-making and Play.

He also shares anecdotes and insights from great "Tough Conditions" players like Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.

Andy also revisits the 2023 Masters and shares his take on the tournament, the contenders, and what you can learn from Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.

Reeves Weedon describes Weedon's (Golf Swing) Way and How it Can Help You Apr 11, 2023

Reeves Weedon is a Fellow of the PGA, a published author and researcher. He’s also an authorized Master of the Golfing Machine, a TPI Certified coach and a presenter for the Nick Faldo series of golf.

Reeves specialises in Biomechanics and the Prevention of Lower Back Injuries in golf. Recently his three-year research project (on prevention of lower back injuries - conducted at Michigan State University) was presented to the 37th International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference.

Reeves joins #OntheMark to discuss "Weedon's Way" - his method of swinging a golf club. His "Lower Body Swing" is based on a fundamental fact of physics - all power ultimately comes from Ground Force and from pushing on the ground.

His golf swing involves a whole body motion, powered by the appropriate use of the legs, hat does not require any compensatory moves to get the club on plane, or preserve loft, or create lag.

Weedon's approach to using the legs to initiate the correct Kinematic Sequence promotes maximum clubhead speed for minimum effort by way of an efficient, timely transmission of force to the club.

Unlike other golf swing methods, Weedon's "Lower Body Swing" directs the golfer’s attention to the movements that Physics prove powers the golf shot.

This approach to swinging the golf-club makes use of two of the three largest muscles sets in the body - the Gluteus Maximus and the Quadriceps. Activating these muscles when swinging the club enhances power, consistency and most importantly reduces back injury and pain by enhancing the pivot and reducing tilts.

Play with less pain and more power. Download this podcast or watch it on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@MarkImmelman

Dr. Mo Pickens with Insights on How to Sharpen your Mental Game for the Big Events Apr 04, 2023

Dr. Morris Pickens or "Dr. Mo" as his clients affectionately call him, is a Sports Psychologist specializing in Competitive Performance Enhancement.

He coaches athletes and business professionals to learn how to Choose Success and reach their highest potential. His clients have a combined 29 PGA Tour victories including four majors, over 300 amateur wins and two NCAA Championships.

A Ph.D. in sport psychology, Dr. Mo joins #OntheMark to help you to bring your best mental game when the stakes are at their highest.

He shares 6 Mental Techniques that will help you retain Focus, remain Calm, and have directed Mental Thoughts and Energy under pressure:

Staying Where Your Feet Are,

Enjoying the Big Event,

Talking to Yourself,

Realizing it is just Another Day,

Preparing Physically but Not Making Things Emotionally More Important, and

Knowing the 4 Potential Result Outcomes and Learning to Have a Positive Mental Response

Dr. Mo elaborates on each topic and shares PGA TOUR examples like Zach Johnson and Keegan Bradley - players who he has guided to Major Championship and PGA TOUR successes. He also explains how his players use the very same techniques to remain mentally focussed and positive when performing on the biggest of stages, like The Masters in Augusta, GA this week.

Tim Tucker on Course Management, Distance Control and Green-Reading for Lower Scores Mar 29, 2023

Tim Tucker is best known for his longtime work (caddy) with Bryson DeChambeau. Now a "bagman" for Kurt Kitayama, Tucker has a wealth of knowledge on Aerodynamics and Ballistics from his career in the US Airforce. He is also one of the best green-readers on The PGA TOUR thanks to his extensive research in Aim-Point.

Tim joins #OnthMark to discuss his True Aim Ball Marker designed to help you to aim better, improve your "start-lines" and make more putts.

He also talks about his career as a caddy and shares lessons on how to shave strokes by calculating correct yardages and accurate "Plays-Like" yardages. He illustrates how environmental factors like Air Density, Heat or Cold, Damp or Dry influence how far a ball is likely to travel, and explains how you can apply those to improve Greens in Regulation and Approach Shot Proximity statistics.

He talks about "Iron (yardage) Gapping" for better control and results as he dives into Course Management insights and advice.

Finally Tim shares "inside the ropes" insight from Augusta National in the lead up to The Masters. He talks about the skills required for success including: Aggressive vs Defensive Strategies and Attitudes, Understanding Swirling Winds and Playing in Variable Conditions, and Handling and Performing under intense Pressure.

This podcast is also available on YouTube.

Up Your Competitive Ante and Get Better Under Tournament Pressure with Mike Booker Mar 24, 2023

Mike Booker is a lifelong competitive golfer, a University of Houston Golf Team Alumnus and member of the NCAA 1977 National Championship winning Golf team, a former PGA TOUR Professional, and an inductee in the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.

He recently wrote a book, "The Tournament Golfer's Playbook" with a view to helping all golfers to be more successful tournament golfers and players.

Mike talks about his book and the central question that revolves around:"Are you a Tournament Golfer or just a Golfer who Plays Tournaments?"

He dives into various important topics that pertain to being a Tournament Golfer:

Excuse-Making

Responsibility for Actions

Process-oriented Mindsets

Breathing for Calming the Body and Focussing the Mind

Being Your Own Best Friend, Good Self-talk and Good Attitudes

Dealing with Good and Bad Breaks

He also shares lessons from Jackie Burke, Kenny Perry and Jack Nicklaus to help you understand and apply the concepts to becoming a competitive Tournament Golfer.

Duncan McCarthy helps You Sharpen Your Mental Game for Better Performances Mar 14, 2023

Duncan McCarthy is a Mental and Performance Coach who works with golfers on the PGA TOUR and the DP World Tour. A former Touring Pro, McCarthy understands the ins and outs of competitive golf. He parlays that experience, alongside his degree in Sports Psychology, to help golfers of all skill levels sharpen their mental games and channel their focus for better scores and performances.

He joins #OntheMark to share five insights guaranteed to help you improve your mental game:

He addresses:

Goal Setting,

Self-Awareness and Knowing Who You Are,

Time Management on the Course,

Self-Talk for Confidence,

An Attitude of Gratitude and its effect on Performance, and

Seeking the Positives in a Bad Situation.

A sound mental game is as important a skill as any, and Duncan's candid, simple to understand and apply assessments/insights are sure to put you on the correct track to success.

This podcast is available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search youtube.com/@markimmelman

Jason Day on Life, Golf, Golf-Swings and Putting Mar 01, 2023

Jason Day is an Australian PGA TOUR Golf Professional. The winner of 12 PGA TOUR and 3 DP World Tour events, his current global win tally includes: 2 World Golf Championships, the 2016 PLAYERS Championship and the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

Day is a former Official World Golf Ranking #1 and he joins Mark Immelman to share his story of going from a youngster growing up in Beaudesert, Australia to the top of the Global Professional game.

Jason shares his journey from a beginner golfer, through his amateur golf days to the Mini Tours, and eventually the PGA TOUR.

He shares candid assessments and lessons learned along the way, all the while talking about his game and how he brought out his personal best.

Jason talks about professional victories, including the 2015 PGA Championship and he shares some disappointments and challenges that professional golfer face.

He talks about managing stress, injury, burnout, and how he re-evaluated himself and ignited a passion to once again become the best golfer in the world.

He also takes a deep dive into recent golf-swing changes he has made to improve his game. He shares insights, challenges, doubts and the theory of how he is approaching ball-flight and trajectory adjustments.

He also talks about the value of the Short Game and how he loves to work on putting. He shares his keys to great putting and also talks about his routine, green-reading and visualization for success.

This podcast is also available on YouTube so you can see Jason demonstrate his technique.