GolfWell Podcast

This episode is full of amazing insights about being on tour, coaching players of all ages and what Tony Ruggiero and Dana Dahlquist have done to see their career success. Dana is a Golf.com top 100 coach and Golf Digest top 50. They discuss their teaching mentality on and off tour, how they keep evolving and get the best information for their players. Dana shares his greatest teaching influences through the years and the ideal things he wants to see in a golf swing.

This week we have Brian Manzella and Tony Ruggiero tackling information. Although accessibility is limitless now, they discuss the importance in determining which information is ACTUALLY beneficial for coaching and playing. They also discuss what attributes to being the best teacher and being able to offer the best instruction.

Top 100 Teacher, Jim McLean joins Tony this week. Jim has incorporated biomechanics into his golf instruction since the mid 90's, and his own success as a player filling this episode with tons of insight for coaches and players at every level.

Tony Ruggiero and Former PGA Tour pro, Colt Knost, discuss how distance has changed the Tour, training, recruiting, and the entire approach to golf. They also breakdown what works for the game's greatest players, and how they bring all of it into their coaching. This episode is entertaining and insightful - hope you enjoy!

Tony Ruggiero and Pete Cowen, discuss great ball striking, the Spiral Staircase, and developing innovative coaching techniques. Being a former Tour champion himself, Pete established his reputation as a first class coach - he's achieved over 250 main PGA Tour victories and 8 majors.This episode is loaded with insights from two phenomenal coaches.

We sit down with Luke Benoit, a renowned instructor and Founder of Ryp Golf, the inventor of Rypstick, a speed training tool. He's done interesting work in the fields of attention of focus and learning. There's tons of GREAT info to help you train and play better.

In this episode,Tony Ruggiero, Dr Greg Cartin and Mac Barnhardt get into Tour Player mentality and performance. They discuss the biggest reason that Tour Players lose their careers or hit a slump, they change who they are, thinking they'll be able to have success by copying another player who won.

A super interesting episode, that applies to all players and coaches alike.

This week we have the pleasure of sitting down with Trillium Rose. She shares her perspective on the foundations of great ball striking, helping her players understand their unique tendencies, the value of saving the data, making the most of feedback and having a go-to shot.

Trillium is the Director of Instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland and she’s been recognized by Golf Digest as one of “The 50 Best Teachers in America,” and a “Top 50 Master Kids Teacher” by U.S. Kids Golf. This episode is FULL of fantastic information.

Brady Riggs joins Tony Ruggiero from our partner podcast, The Tour Coach. Brady has been recognized as a Top 100 Teacher for the past 13 years, and was inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame, in 2017. Alongside of coaching Tour Players, he's added Director of Instruction at Hualalai Golf Hale. Tony and Brady talk in depth about his practice strategies - 'Combine-arama', and utilizing stress - as well as the evolution of teaching.

This episode is from our partners, Tour Coach Podcast, Tony Ruggiero and Kevin Kirk talk about being on the course together, the many aspects of developing players, and the three things that made him better. Kevin is one of the greats in the game and his list of players from Patrick Reed, Jhonatthan Vegas, Graeme McDowell and others is impressive. Enjoy this candid conversation that also features a cameo by COOP, Lucas Glover’s caddy!