MANA Golf Performance Podcast

Episode 13 brings to you Trevor Sousa, who is the head varsity golf coach for the men’s and women’s teams at Victor High School. He is also a strength coach and physical education and health teacher in the school district. In this episode Trevor gives great insight on how to manage the golf athlete in a team setting, expectations when working with other swing coaches, and advice for golfers and parents who are looking to pursue golf at the collegiate level. Trevor has a ton to offer golfers and that was on full display in this podcast episode.

1:20 - Coach Sousa's Background Story
6:25 – Managing Golf Athletes In A Team Format
8:25 – Golf Athlete’s Coming Through Victor’s Program
12:22 – Managing Relationships With Swing Instructors And The Golf Athlete
17:16 – Struggles Coach Sousa Sees With The Younger Golf Athlete
24:37 - What’s In Trevor’s Bag
28:17 – Shotgun Round
33:15 – Words Of Wisdom

Contact Information

Twitter: @TrevorSousa
Instagram: @TrevorSousa18
Email: [email protected] 

This week we have Alex Ehlert, who is a PhD candidate studying sport and exercise performance at Old Dominion University. Alex has a background in kinesiology and exercise physiology as well and focuses on the golf athlete. A lot of his efforts have been on focusing on physical traits that help golfers improve their performance. Unfortunately, with all the information available to us, it can be tough to decipher good versus bad. Alex does a great job explaining how research can help guide you through your training and what to look for. His background playing collegiate golf and also coaching at UNC Greensboro give him great insight on how best to elevate your game. 

1:20 – Alex’s Background Story
3:23 - Alex's Journey With Golf 
10:20 – How Alex Integrates Research Into Performance
16:40 – What The Research Is Showing For Performance Enhancement in Golf
21:40 – Struggles That Golfers Face 
25:45 – What’s In Alex’s Bag
27:52 – Shotgun Round
31:07 – Words Of Wisdom
 
 

Contact Information
 
Twitter: @AlexMEhlert
Instagram: @golf_physiologist 

Trevor Anderson is one of Golf Digest's Top 50 Golf Fitness Coaches, owns Better Every Day Institute, he's an Under Armour Performance Coach, and founder of Golfleticism. Trevor has seen a wide variety of athletes ranging from youth all the way to the professional ranks and this week he discusses some things he really tries to focus on, regardless of where the athlete is in their journey to maximize their performance. 

Show Notes 

1:53 - Trevor's Background Story
11:00 - The why behind GOLFleticism
16:53 - What Trevor focuses on with his elite golf athletes
21:15 - What's in Coach TA's Bag
25:06 - Shotgun Round
34:35 - Words Of Wisdom

www.bettereverydayorlando.com

Instagram: 
Personal - @ta2claps
Business - @Bettereverydayorlando
Golfleticism - @Golfleticism

Twitter: @ta2claps

John Graham is a PGA member and full time putting coach on the Korn Ferry, European, and PGA tours. On this episode John shares his knowledge when it comes to putting and offers great advice to those who are struggling with their own putting! 

Show Notes

1:25 - John Graham’s Background Story
5:00 – John’s Experience Coaching Collegiate Golf
8:42 – How John Got Into Specializing In Putting
14:25 – Aimpoint’s Philosophy To Putting
20:13 – Getting Golfer’s To Buy Into Aimpoint Putting Philosophy
23:30 -  #1 Thing John Feels Golfers Struggle With Most With Putting
25:43 – A Day In The Life On Tour With John
29:15 – What’s In John Graham’s Bag
31:55 – Shotgun Round
34:30 – Words Of Wisdom

Contact Info

Shortgamesecrets.tv

Twitter – @JohnGrahamGolf

Instagram - @JohnGrahamGolf 

Dr. Stephen Gonzalez is a Certified Mental Performance Coach & Consultant. He is the Assistant Athletic Director For Leadership & Mental Performance at Dartmouth College. In this episode, Dr. G discusses his approach when dealing with the golfer of any level who is having issues from the mental and psychological aspects of golf. This is a great listen, be sure to tune in!  

Show Notes

1:04 - Dr. G's Background Story
19:40 - Dr. G's On What Golfer's Struggle With Most
26:40 - Dr. G's Assessment Of The Golf Athlete
35:45 - Integrating The Mental Approach To The Golf Athlete
46:27 - What's In Dr. G's Bag
48:12 - Shotgun Round
50:40 - Words Of Wisdom



Contact Information 
Instagram - @stevepgonzalez
Twitter - @stevepgonzalez
Website - www.stephen-gonzalez.com

We are joined this week by owner and founder of Next Level Strength & Conditioning Nate VanKouwenberg. Nate wears a lot of different hats in addition to overseeing Next Level as he's the head strength coach for RIT's division I Men's Hockey Team as well as being the head strength coach and physical education teacher in the Victor central school district. This episode we discuss how to maintain quality training in a group based setting and how strength training and setting the foundation is key for long term success for the golf athlete. 

Show Notes
1:45 - Nate’s Background Story
7:25 – Next Level’s Philosophy On Training
11:33 – Nate’s Thoughts On Small Group Training
15:50 – Training The Rotational Sport Athlete
22:40 – What Athlete’s Struggle With When It Comes To Training
27:10 - What’s In Nate’s Bag
28:45 - Shotgun Round 
31:48 - Words Of Wisdom 

Contact Information 

www.trainatnextlevel.com

Instagram: @NextLevelRochester
Nate’s Personal Instagram: @NateVanK19
Twitter: @NextLevelSCNY 

Dr. Kevin O’Connor is a board certified orthopedic specialist, strength and conditioning specialist, and owner of Impact PT and Performance in Orange County, California. In this episode we discuss Kevin’s journey into the golf niche, his skill set as a medical 3 provider through the Titleist Performance Institute, and his use of the Kvest technology to comprehensively get his golfers back to high performance.

Show Notes
 
 1:20 - Kevin's Background Story
 3:27 – The origin of Impact PT & Performance
 5:50 – The #1 injury that Kevin sees in his office
 6:50 – The Kvest technology and why Kevin uses it
 11:30 – What’s in Kevin’s bag
 13:10 - The #1 thing Kevin feels golfer’s struggle with the most
 15:00 - Shotgun round

Contact Information

Instagram: Impact_ptp
Website: www.impactptp.com

This week's Pain Free Golf Performance Podcast episode features Ben Shear. Ben is one of Golf Digest’s Top 50 fitness trainers and is the fitness advisor for Golf Digest. He also owns his own performance center Ben Shear Golf down in New Jersey. Ben offers a lot of insight on what it took for him to get to work with some of the top players on the PGA tour and how he integrates data and science into his training philosophy. He also shares a lot of great stories on his work with Luke Donald and what his schedule looks like when he’s travelling on tour with players. He also has his own podcast called the Ben Shear Golf Podcast so be sure to check that out!

Contact Information
IG: @Ben.Shear
Twitter: @Ben_Shear
Website: https://www.bensheargolf.com/

In this episode we chat with division 1 golf athlete Christian Chapman. Christian is from Rochester, NY and is a junior at St. Bonaventure University. We  discusss his path that led him to playing at the collegiate level and he offers some advice to the young golfers who are looking to play at the next level!

1:00 – Christian’s Background Story
 2:33 – Why Christian Chose Golf
 4:06 – How Christian Has Dealt With Injuries During His Golf Career
 7:50 – What’s in Christian’s Bag!
 9:30 – Why Christian Transitioned Away From A Hybrid In Favor Of A Higher Iron
 11:05 – The #1 Thing He Thinks Younger Golfers Struggle With The Most
 13:48 – Shotgun Round 
 19:50 – Advice To The Younger Golfer About Playing At The Next Level

Social Media 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cchapman_10/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CChapman_10 

Steve Coulton is the Co-Owner and VP of Sales of OnCore Golf located in Buffalo, NY. Steve discusses his journey on creating OnCore Golf with his business partner Bret Blakely, the reasons they were compelled to do it, and how best to choose a golf ball that works best for your game.

Show Notes

1:07 - Steve’s Background Story
 3:20 – The Why Behind Creating OnCore Golf 
 7:00 – OnCore’s Turning Point In The Golf Space
 10:55 – OnCore Golf Ball Technology
 14:35 – Choosing The Right Golf Ball For You
 16:10 – Why Golfer’s Struggle To Choose The Right Ball
 18:30 – Steve’s Collegiate Golf Experience
 22:30 – Steve’s Experience With Strength Training At College
 24:30 – What’s In Steve Coulton’s Bag
 28:54 – Shotgun Round
 33:15 – OnCore’s Website Golf Ball Fitting Process
 36:50 – What’s In The Pipeline For OnCore

www.oncoregolf.com

Social Media

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oncoregolf/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/OnCoreGolf/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OnCoreGolf