GolfWell Podcast

Tony Ruggiero sits down with legendary instructions at the Golf.com Top 100 Teachers Summit. He’s joined by Tom Resendez, Rick Silva, Jackson Koert, Jake Thurm, Mark Hackett, Wayne Flint, Ted and Mark Sheftic. They review what they’ve seen at the summit, the golf instruction business currently and where it's going along with technology, the role of 3D, developing juniors and what is the model of a great teacher. This episode brings together nine incredible instructors weighing in on all things golf instruction.

Tony Ruggiero sits down with Brad Pullin to hear about how he went from an early age to becoming a golf professional. He never thought about becoming a teacher but as his career path evolved it became clear it was the right choice. Tony and Brad share their personal experience in understanding those pivotal moments in making professional changes. Tony and Brad share what they do to keep growing, what they would tell younger teachers and what they would've done differently. Brad shares his experience coaching Sam Burns from 15 years old, what they worked on then, how that’s built into what they do now and what they do in practice.

Tony Ruggiero and Dr. Greg Cartin discuss the adversities they've seen Tour Players and teachers face. They dive into how success follows the joy of the action and how balancing the three components of results, fulfillment and learning are intricately intertwined in preventing burnout and sustaining a long career.

Heading into Q School, Tony Ruggiero sits down with Tour Players, Rick Lamb and Emilio Gonzalez, to talk about heading into Q School. Both share how their mentality plays a huge role in the lead up, the process to getting where they are today, what they do to prepare and how it changes as they get closer. They also offer advice to younger golfers they learned from their own mistakes, other golfers and offer an inside look into what it takes to be compete at the optimum level.

Tony has Tour Player, Akshay Bhatia, on the show this week. Tony shares what really stood out to him about Akshay. They talk about his journey and choices with turning Pro at 17 years old. The uncharted challenges he struggled with and how he’s worked through them the past two years. He talks about the amazing coaches that have helped on the journey, and what he’s learned from playing with some of the greatest in the game: Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Bill Haas, Bryson DeChambeau and many more.

Tony sits down with legendary instructor Rick Smith. With decades of experience coaching the game’s greatest players, this episode is full of wisdom to all players and instructors. Rick shares the greatest lessons he’s learned from his players and experience. They also discuss the art of teaching, current obstacles for competing and the mindset a player needs to be the best.

Coach Adam Schriber, is recognized as one of the top 100 instructors and known as a pioneer of integrating fitness, biomechanical-influenced instruction, and digital technology tools into the game. Adam shares how meeting Mark Verstegen had a significant impact on his philosophies, the ways his approach to coaching Tour Players has changed over time, the new program he’s starting and why “a lot of things that help you to be good hold you back from being great.” Tony and Adam have a candid conversation that's jam-packed of insight. Make sure to listen!

This week's episode is a roundtable at the Ocean Reef Retreat with Tony Ruggerio. He's joined by Dr. Scott Lynn, Jackson Koert, Michelle Winkler and a few players. They discuss the benefits of technology, science has brought to coaching alongside of the “old school” principles that will never lose their value. Along with what they see commonly overlooked components in coaching and how there’s a lot more to learn about the variations of anatomy. Amazing episode full of stories and examples for better coaching.

Kevin Kirk, PGA Master Professional, 2019 PGA Teacher of the Year and a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America is Tony’s guest this week. Kevin attended the 2021 Olympics and has incredible insight from what he saw firsthand. Tony and Kevin also dive into the past, present and future of coaching. From expanding the scope of developing adults, the evolution of a coach’s role, coaching imperatives to what the path forward looks like for golf and the discrepancy of current youth programs to what sport science recommends.

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Jeff Smith and Tony talk about the recent boom in golf and give their predictions for how that'll play out in the future. Jeff shares how he started, the lessons he learned starting out from coaching all levels and how that led to his current success. Tony and Jeff exchange coaching's most valuable experiences, their greatest influences after they've had success and what they've learned from their different tour players.