On the Mark Golf Podcast

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Grant Field Talks Golf, Game Improvement and Using DIgital Golf Instruction Aug 23, 2022

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Grant Field is a leading global golf instructor. Based in Australia he has a large stable of professional clients headlined by Cam Smith (2022 PLAYERS Champion and 2022 Open Champion).

Grant joins us to talk about game improvement and using the ever-growing and popular medium of Online and Digital Golf Lessons. He shares his keys to success including: Finding the appropriate teacher, Frequency of lessons, and Simplifying and Stripping away the unnecessary.

Grant also levels advice for Golf Instructors and talks about: Patience and respecting time, Searching for "new teaching stuff" and managing trends, Using technology constructively, Management of student expectations, and Visible and Non-visible skills.

As a bonus, Grant takes you inside the ropes and shares insider information on what he and Cameron Smith work on. He shares lessons on Putting, Wedge play, Iron play and trajectory and clubhead speed control.

This podcast will surely empower you to make smart decisions on instructors and technique, develop your game and lower your scores.

Keith Bennett with Simple Ways to Lower Your Stroke Average Aug 16, 2022

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Keith Bennett is a recognized Golf Instructor and the #3 ranked Teacher in Washington State. His success is predicated on his understanding of technique and an emphasis on playing and scoring in all his lessons, whether to Beginner or Professional golfers.

Keith joins On the Mark to share his take on the mindset shift between hitting balls and going out to play with a score in mind. He also shares 6 ideas that are easily applicable and guaranteed to lower your scoring average.

He discusses the following six concepts:

Playing one Shot-shape,

Reducing the Emotional Attachment to the outcome of shots,

A deeper understanding of Course Management,

Playing away from Weaknesses,

Playing the Correct shot when Out of Position, and

Loving an easy string or Pars or Bogeys.

This one is easily digestable and more importantly does not require any changing of your golf swing.

Teague Balen on Time Management and How to Improve it for Better Scores Aug 13, 2022

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Teague Balen (Canada) is a bright young mind in golf instruction. Formerly a member of the “Course Kings” stable of golf instructors, Balen adopts a fresh and thought-leading approach to game improvement.

He joins “On the Mark” to address Golf, Golf Instruction and Technique and an important, and unaddressed topic, that of Time Management. Specifically the time spent Pre-and-Post Round, in Practice and Preparation, and importantly Between Golf Shots.

He delves into the subject by elaborating and sharing insights on Thought Management and Focus, Emotional and Mental Behavior and Control, Breathing for Relaxation and Focus, and Pre-and-Post Shot Routines and Consistent Timing. Remember, the lion’s share of a round of golf is spent between shots; so learning how to manage oneself and one’s thoughts is an important element to lowering scores and better performance.

Zach Parker Upgrades Your Practice for Better Performance Aug 05, 2022

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Have you ever thought of Circuit Training in your Golf Practice?

Zach Parker joins On the Mark to illustrate how adopting that mindset will lead to greater and quicker gains. Zach Parker is a Golf Digest "Best Young Teacher in America" who trains golfers with drills allowing them to learn, feel and immediately apply changes to their golf-swings.

His approach allows the golfer to learn through getting them "behind the wheel" to experience and internalize a mind-body connection of the most effective motion for them. He essentially empowers the golfer to drive the car, and not sit in the passenger seat as they learn.

Zach discusses:

How to Practice and the Skills Required,

Planning and Reflection,

Good Questions for Improvement,

Timing/Spacing during Practice for Recall and Retention,

Dealing with Adversity,

PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular) Training, and

Habits and Drills to Move Emotions from Negative to Positive.

Zach also uses PGA TOUR examples to galvanize his arguments. Upgrade your Practice and Lower your scores... Download now!

Zach Parker Upgrades Your Practice for Better Performance Aug 05, 2022

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Have you ever thought of Circuit Training in your Golf Practice?

Zach discusses:

How to Practice and the Skills Required,

Planning and Reflection,

Good Questions for Improvement,

Timing/Spacing during Practice for Recall and Retention,

Dealing with Adversity,

PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular) Training, and

Habits and Drills to Move Emotions from Negative to Positive.

Zach also uses PGA TOUR examples to galvanize his arguments. Upgrade your Practice and Lower your scores... Download now!

Bryan Lebedevitch with Five Things to Learn from LPGA Players Aug 03, 2022

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Bryan Lebedevitch is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor and a Golf Digest "Best Teacher in California". He coaches and teaches a number of winners on the LPGA, PGA and Korn Ferry Tours. A long-time teacher to Major Champion, Christie Kerr, Bryan operates at PGA West in Palm Springs. He joins us to highlight lessons you can learn from watching players on the LPGA.

Bryan talks about the following game improvement concepts:

Knowing your Strengths and Weaknesses,

Using Game-like Training,

Understanding Shot Patterns,

Managing Yourself and Your Game to Play Bad Better, and

Maximizing What You Have and What You are able to do.

In those information silos Bryan shares anecdotes from Tiger Woods and Christie Kerr. He talks about loving and hating certain clubs; Using the Mental Game for lower scores, and Resisting excessive technique changes.

Bryan Lebedevitch with Five Things to Learn from LPGA Players Aug 03, 2022

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Bryan talks about the following game improvement concepts:

Knowing your Strengths and Weaknesses,

Using Game-like Training,

Understanding Shot Patterns,

Managing Yourself and Your Game to Play Bad Better, and

Maximizing What You Have and What You are able to do.

Scott Haskell on The WHOOP and How it Can Improve Your Golf and Quality of Life Jul 27, 2022

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Scott Haskell is the Senior Golf Marketing Manager for Whoop. Whoop is a wearable Fitness Measurement Device that tracks Sleep patterns and Circadian Rhythms, Physical Rest and Recovery, Physical Strain, Cardiovascular Performance and Respiratory Rates. Scott works with number of golfers on The PGA TOUR. He joins us to talk about the Whoop and how leading players, such as Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Nelly Korda, use it for wellness tracking and game improvement.

Mark Immelman believes that good golf is a function of good mental health, emotional and spiritual well-being, and physical wellness and performance. The Whoop is able to provide personal data that can be used to make better life-decisions which will inevitably lead to better performance on and off the golf course.

Scott uses examples from data derived from McIlroy and other golfers on TOUR to show how to deal with pressure and stress, and how to schedule appropriate workouts and get proper rest and recovery for consistently improved performances.

Scott Haskell on The WHOOP and How it Can Improve Your Golf and Quality of Life Jul 27, 2022

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Scott Haskell on The WHOOP and How it Can Improve Your Golf and Quality of Life Jul 27, 2022

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