Mark Allen particularly is a bit excited today as we have one of his heroes on the pod, the legendary Bradley Hughes has joined us at the Talk Birdie To Me desk.

Hugo tells us how he got into golf, and Mark asks him why he chose golf over football - he was a very good footy player. He also talks about his experiences with Greg Norman as a young player. Nick asks Hugo about his acceleration and ball striking.

We find out about the process of turning pro, and how his first tournament went. Hugo had a dream start to his pro career, playing very well, very early.

Hugo describes his first year in Europe as a 'disaster' and explains why. He tells Nick and Mark what the pinnacle of Hugo's tournament career was. He played in the inaugural Presidents Cup and explains what that was like, and when he had a crack at his playing partner Nick Price.

Mark asks Hugo about his coaching techniques, and he explains why he initially ignores grip and swing, and just teaches people how to flush the ball. He tells us about his 'guinea pig' student.

Hugo gets into the simulator to show us what he teaches - apologies for the audio here, we're still working on that mic, but you'll be able to hear his comments - and when the video goes up you can watch Hugo in the simulator.

Hugo explains and shows how his DownUnder board works. It's a game changer and you can order at the website here and he has a website with over 600 training videos that you can watch, as a member, here. Cheap as chips considering the calibre of Hugo, and the information he's outlining.

A cracking guest pod, and great to have the legendary Bradley Hughes dropping by.

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