On the Mark Golf Podcast

Averee Dovsek is a professional golfer, a TV and Media personality, the host of her own podcast "Why You Suck at Golf" and a Women's Long Drive Contestant.  

She has made rapid strides in the Long Driving arena and since 2021 has improved her clubhead speed from an average of 103 mph to 116 mph.  In other words she has gone from averaging around 280 yards off the tee to well over 300 yards.

Averee joins #OntheMark to help you ramp up your clubhead and ball speed to get a little extra pop off the tee.  She shares many insights to more powerful tee-shots including:

• Productive, simple driving range work focussing on strike quality
• Getting comfortable hitting a lot of balls
• Building extension and width at the top of the swing
• Ball position and Tee height for ascending strikes
• The proper weight shift and body movement for power
• Head stability and balance
• Using your eyes properly for improved balance, and 
• Shaft lengths and flexes for maximizing clubhead speed.

She also shares a few tips to help you suck less at golf - Dealing properly with information overload, Watching video for improvement, "Swallowing the pill" and realizing your mistakes, Better scoring from 100 yards and in, Gym workouts and mobility and flexibilty, Mental maturity and Dealing with nerves.

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Brian Bailie is a Professional Golf Coach who specializes in Putting and Short Game. He has over 17 years of Collegiate Coaching experience for Men’s and Women’s Programs and during his tenure at The University of Virginia he was selected as the National Assistant Collegiate Coach of the Year in 2010.  

Brian is also a co-founder of the GameForge Golf Statistics and Performance App and joins #OntheMark to help you to understand your performance markers and improve them for better scoring.

His A.I. powered GameForge App is able to aid in understanding and predicting performance by way of modelling, using data metrics like Greens in Regulation, Scrambing and Total Putts.

In the conversation Brian elaborates on:

• The correct "language" of scoring
• Putting distance control and Green reading
• Birdie conversion, and
• The statistical model to being a Scratch golfer

He also delves into performance improvement elements like:

1. How 'concepts' are killers for mindsets
2. How the 'short game' is the anchor to good play
3. The danger of training what you are good at
4. How golf is like a Decathlon
5. Approach Play values in contrast to Distance Gain values, and
6. Feedback loops and Reflection periods for improvement.

Brian also illustrates a Finger Measurement System - like Aimpoint in Putting - for picking appropriate targets on full shots.  Watch this podcast on YouTube; search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Smylie Kaufman is a golf professional and former winner on the PGA TOUR and the Korn Ferry Tour.  After battling injury and a dip in form he has stepped away from competitive golf to become an on-course announcer and a golf analyst for NBC Sports and Golf Channel.

Now one of the leading voices in golf, he joins #OntheMark to talk about his life in golf - from his days as a junior through to his rise up the PGA TOUR ranks to the Winner's Circle.

As he takes us through his life in golf, Smylie shares many insights and lessons that are sure to help you understand the nature of golf, and get the most out of your game.

Among other topics, he specifically addresses:

• Having a plan for improvement
• Commitment to the task and consistency of effort
• Building confidence
• Decision-making for the future in comparison to a short-term outlook
• Being true to your Golf DNA
• Expectation management
• Mindset and mental strength 
• Dealing with criticism and social media
• Understanding yourself and your tendencies
• Breaking out of a bad cycle
• The psychology of golf goals
• Patience and developing that attitude and skill, and
• Temper and emotion and how to channel them for success.

As Smylie weaves a fun and interesting story of his career and the lessons he has learned along the way, he references PGA TOUR stars like Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, and Rory McIlroy.  He also talks about things that he watched Bryson DeChambeau do well en route to his US Open victory at Pinehurst #2.

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Andrew Reynolds is a Cognitive Performance Coach based in England.  He is sought out by leading golf professionals and club golfers alike for his research and experience based insights on how to perform under pressure.  

Reynolds blends insights learned from his degrees in Psychology and Sports Psychology with elements from Neuroscience and Skill Acquisition to develop his philosophies, drills and exercises. 

He joins #OntheMark to share some of those insights incl:

• Why performance sometimes diminishes under pressure
• Rewiring neural pathways for consistent mental performance
• The mindset to breaking barriers
• The habit of embracing nerves
• Using routines to dial mental focus, and
• How to make your practice translate to the golf course.

He also shares 5 ways to lower scores by using certain Strokes Gained metrics.

Andrew's insights and lessons are guaranteed to help you cut out the noise, focus the mind and allow your best self to show up when the pressure is heightened.  Download and share, and go to YouTube to watch Andrew and Mark's conversation.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Ryan Brehm is a PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour winner.  A native Michigander he parlayed a successful career as a player, and an Assistant Coach, into a long-time career on the PGA TOUR.

He joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to discuss his career in the game, and share lessons he learned along the way.  Among many game improvement topics, he elaborates on:

• Navigating the mental and physical challenges of the game
• Success by way of loving the process over the results
• Turning off the "noise" in the mind
• Willingly changing attitudes for the better
• Allowing yourself to free up to perform
• Dealing with failure
• "Feel vs Real" and drills to help fortify appropriate feels
• Using intuition and instinct for better play
• Accuracy over power off the tee for better scores, and
• Making more putts by focussing on stroke timing and cadence.

Improve your mind, your attitude and your game with Ryan's PGA TOUR proven insights.  

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Julie Elion Performance Coach and is the founder of CAPE (The Center for Athletic Performance Enhancement) Sports Performance.  Throughout her 25+ year career her goal has been to "help the whole person" as a way to higher athletic performance. 

Julie is one of the formost minds in her field and her client list is a "who's who" on the PGA TOUR and LPGA -  Major Champions and PGA TOUR winners such as Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Phil Mickelson.

She joins #OntheMark to help you to retrain your mind for peak performance. 

As Julie talks about high performance and the relationship between the mental and the physical game she addresses:

• The nature of Mental Work
• Overcoming Anxiety
• Neuroplasticity and Retraining the Mind
• Focussing on Processes instead of Results

Julie also teaches you how to develop and grow your "Mental Toolbox" and shares a few anecdotes of how Max Homa and US Open Champion Wyndham Clark improved theirs for enhanced performance under pressure.

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James Jankowski is a British PGA Professional who has coached more that 200 professionals worldwide.  Respected as one of the foremost putting experts in Europe, James joins the #OntheMark podcast to bust some myths, and expose some misconceptions, that could be keeping you from putting your best.

In their in-depth conversation about putting, James and Mark address the following topics:

1. Putter styles and the Value of Putter Fitting
2. Lag Putting to Improve Scores
3. Holing Out More Proficiently, and
4. Drills for Consistency on the Greens

James also brings the truth to a few misconceptions on the greens:

• When the putting stroke accelerates and decelerates during the stroke
• Does putting stroke length really dictate speed control
• What is the correct ball-position and eye-line position
• Aiming and starting putts on line, and
• Putter fitting and matching putter styles to stroke tendencies.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast so you can see James demonstrate his putting tips and research findings.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

Emilia Migliaccio is an American Women's Professional Golfer.  As a standout Amateur, Emilia won the gold medal in the Women's Individual event at the Pan American Games, as well as multiple wins as an All America golfer at Wake Forest University.  She has also represented the USA in the Curtis Cup, Junior Solheim Cup, The Junior Ryder Cup and The Palmer Cup.

Emilia is still competitive at the highest level but has focussed her attention on broadcasting for The PGA TOUR, and The Golf Channel.  She joins Mark on the #OntheMark podcast to help you to bring out your best under pressure in competition.

Emilia addresses important performance topics such as:

• What working hard looks like
• What to do when things aren't going well
• Keeping a proper perspective and dealing with hardship
• Positive attitudes and never quitting
• Processes, routines and dealing with nerves, and
• Acceptance of results and moving forward.

She also breaks down some positive practice habits as she elaborates on:

• Simulating pressure environments in practice
• On-course practice, and
• Performance drills

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Kyle Jackson is the Campus Pastor at Church of the Highlands in Columbus, GA.  A former NCAA baseball player at Lipscomb University and Baseball Coach at Lee University, he turned to ministry and joined Church of the Highlands, based in Birmingham, AL.  Tasked with opening a Highlands campus in Columbus, Georgia, Jackson and his staff opened in August 2019, and the church has grown exponentially and is making a significant impact on the lives of people in West Georgia and surrounds.

Pastor Jackson joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to talk about sports, leadership, overcoming obstables, excelling in life by finding and fulfilling your purpose.

Kyle and Mark unpack the Bible story of "David and Goliath" (1 Samuel 17) and highlight lessons to learn from the universally known story.

They address and elaborate on a number of skills required to overcome giants in your life and in your golf:

• Vision for the Future
• Preparedness and Focussed Work
• The Mindset for Overcoming Obstacles
• "Failing" Forward
• The Importance of Self-belief and the Value of Speaking Life
• Uplifting Self-talk
• Dealing with "Haters" and "Naysayers," and
• Finishing the Job

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Chad Mumm is an Emmy Award winning producer and the Co-founder and President of Pro Shop Holdings.  Formerly the Chief Creative Officer at Vox Media, he is the Originator and Executive Producer of the Netflix series, "Full Swing."

Chad joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark" podcast to talk about his life in golf and the entertainment industry.  He also shares stories and experiences from the odyssey that was the founding, and bringing to life of "Full Swing."

As he takes you behind the scenes and the camera he shares some of the challenges and triumphs, the highs and the lows during the filming and porduction of Full Swing. 

He also shares lessons learned from the pro's.  Lessons from stars like Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Matt Fitzpatrick that have helped his golf and will certainly helps your's too.  Those insights and lessons include:

1. Having fun and treasuring every experience - Attitudes and Approaches
2. What it takes to be successful - Mental Game
3. Making golf reactionary - Athletics
4. Belief in your ability - Getting Up for the Next Round
5. Simplifying information - Turning information into a New Feel
6. Scoring despite the conditions - Course Management
7. Being creative with Spin and Trajectory - Wedge Play  

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman at youtube.com/markimmelman