On the Mark Golf Podcast

Mark Sweeney is a Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Instructor and a teacher to many leading PGA TOUR golfers incl. Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Tommy Fleetwood, Padraig Harrington, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Nelly Korda.

Sweeney is a putting expert and the founder of the AimPoint Green Reading System.  He joins #OntheMark to talk about AimPoint, Green-reading and Better Putting.

He discusses Aimpoint and Elaborates on the Mechanics and the How-To's of AimPoint:

• AimPoint Express vs the original AimPoint Charts Systems
• Under-reading vs Over-reading Putts and the Scientific Data supporting which is better
• AimPoint and Pace of Play and How AimPoint actually Speeds up Play
• How to Use Aimpoint Express and the Mechanics of how it Works
• Feeling break in the Body as a way of sensing Slope and Reading Greens
• Learning and Practicing the Feel of Different Percentages of Slopes,
• What Elements influence the Break of Putts including: Slope, Speed, Grain, and Wind, and
• The Time it takes Putts to Get to the Hole from Different Distances and How that can Improve Distance Control.

Here is the #OntheMark guarantee - you will lower your scores if you make more putts.   So download and share this podcast, or watch it on YouTube - search and subcribe to Mark Immelman.

Christo Garcia is a highly sought after Golf Instructor who specializes in what he calls the "Classic Golf Swing."  He is also an actor and an avid golfer and he played the role of Ben Hogan in a TV special for The Golf Channel. Christo's YouTube channel - "Classic Golf Swing" - has over 75 thousand subscribers and is a source for timeless golf-swing insight and advice.

He joins #OntheMark to discuss his approach to golf and the golf-swing and elaborate on the differences between the "Modern" and the "Classic" swing.

Game Improvment topics addressed include:

• Christo's years of golf frustration and the evolution in his approach to recapture his best golf
• The Differences between the Classic and the Modern Golf Swings
• Grip Pressure Points and their Importance in Ball-strike Compression
• Body and Club Relationships - The Arms' Relationship to the Spine, and Keeping the Club in Front of the Body
• Braking forces for added Clubhead Speed
• Moving from Technical Thoughts to Subconcious Reaction and Athleticism, and
• The "Alter Ego" Effect to improve Self Identity on the Course.

Christo also refers to a number of golf-swing models such as Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead and explains how the Classic Swing approach will help mitigate and alleviate injury.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch it and see Christo's demonstrations.

Scottie Scheffler put on a dominating and complete performance to win The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

OntheMark Podcast host, Mark Immelman, revisits the epic tournament and highlights lessons you can learn from Scottie Scheffler's play in a mental, physical and emotional capacity. 

He also highlights lessons in resilience as demonstrated by Bryson DeChambeau and Wyndham Clark.

Specifically Mark addresses the following game improvement topics:

1. Bounce-Back after Errors
2. Priorities and Keeping Golf in Perspective
3. Patience and Proper Course Management
4. What the Attitude for Success Looks Like
5. Saving Shots and "Saving" Swings,
6. Scrambling and the Value of Shot #3, and
7. The Value of Understanding the Influence of Ones Grip on the Golf-Club.

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch and learn, as well as see other Podcasts in the OntheMark library of shows.

Karl Morris is an instructor, an author, a podcaster and one of the leading minds in golf instruction.  Widely recognized as Europe's leading performance coach, Karl has worked with 6 Major Championship winners and over 100 PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Ladies European Tour golfers.

He joins #OntheMark to share insights on a new concept he has been using to help golfers, of all skill levels, to better levels of focus in practice, play and competition.

Karl describes "One Point" and the elements to applying it for narrowed, more productive focus and attention.  He elaborates on One Point's 5 Points of Attention:

1. Target
2. Ball Flight
3. Golf-Club Face
4. Body Center Point, and an
5. Element Unrelated to the Task

Karl also teaches on topics like:

• Becoming your own Golf Shot Coach
• Solving the Puzzles of Golf
• Training around Impact Conditions
• Clarity of Intention, and
• Some Advice on Success from Coach Lou Holtz

Help yourself to play and focus with more intent and better attention, while you develop both your "playing mindset' and your "training mindset."  Download and share or go to YouTube and search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

A rising star in the Golf Instruction industry, Nathalie Sheehan has an easy way of explaining and teaching golf-swing and game improvement concepts.  Based at The Pelican Club in Tampa, Florida, a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher and hosts a Game Improvement show on The Golf Channel.

She joins #OntheMark to talk about the value of good drills to learn and improve golf-swings.  She demonstrates (on YouTube - Mark Immelman's page) and explains the following drills and how they work:

• The Waist to Waist Drill - to control clubhead speed
• The Wrist Hinge and Re-hinge Drill - to release the golf-club and hit square shots
• The Slo-Mo Wedge Play Drill - to improve Wedge play and distance control
• The Better Backswing Drill - to improve the alignment and pivot of the backswing, and
• The Ball Between the Feet Drill - to stabilize and power up the golf-swing.

Nathalie helps you to become your own coach and straighten your shots with the help of these simple drills.  You can watch how she does them in you go to  Mark Immelman's YouTube page - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

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Tom Stickney is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and a Golf Digest Top 50 International Instructor.   He is a specialist in Biomechanics for Golf, Physiology, and 3d Motion Analysis, and has been a Director of Instruction for almost 30 years at clubs and resorts around the world.  Tom is still sought after by leading players on various Professional Tours for help with their respective games.

Stickney joins Mark Immelman to discuss golf instruction, game improvements and how a number of "Old School" swing ideas and feels are still relevant in today's game.  As he and Mark draw parallels between golfers past and present, Tom introduces the following feels and thoughts:

1. Golf Swing Connection by Jimmy Ballard
2. The X-Factor by Jim McLean
3. The "Magic' Right Elbow Move by Harvey Penick
4. Swinging Barefoot by Sam Snead, and 
5. Rotating and Pivoting "Inside the Barrel" by Percy Boomer

Tom also discusses the motivation for making swing changes, golf swing "Danger Zones" and how thinking like a kid when creating golf shots is a sure-fire eway to success.

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Almost 10 years after getting his Doctorate in Management, Dr. Izzy Justive pivoted towards Neuroscience with the advent of wireless EEG technology that allowed real-time access to brain while performing all kinds of tasks.

Since then Izzy has observed 1000s of human performance activities resulting in the creation of a library of patent-pending Neurohacks that allow real-time quick 'cognitive performance boosters' by temporarily reducing distractions to allow high performance in critical moments on an off the golf course.

He joins Mark Immelman to discuss his new book, "Your Brain Swings Every Club - Chasing 10Hz," and illustrate how your brain works, and how you can "neurohack" your way to a calm, focussed mind for effortless performance under pressure. 

Among many topics, Izzy highlights the following:

• How golf technique gains from improvements in technology are being eroded by over-stimulated, distracted brains
• How your brain works
• What is 10Hz, why it is important for peak performance, and how your brain activity spikes and lowers 
• The Human nature to chase after cheap Dopamine hits
• Izzy's Red, Yellow and Green Scale to measure brain spikes
• Neurohacks, what they are and how they work, and
• A "10/10" Neurohack to calm your brain and your mind for improved performance.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.  

"Fast" Eddie Fernandes is an American Golf Professional as well as a Long Drive Professional. He is a 3X World Long Drive Champion, and now in his 50's is still one of fastest swingers of the golf club in the world. (His longest ball in competition is 480 yards.) 

Eddie has won over 50 professional Mini Tour events, 15+ Long Drive events and he made the PGA TOUR Champions Q-School finals in 2021 - he joins #OntheMark to show us exactly how he does it, and how you can drive the ball farther too.

Eddie dives into the Mechanics and the Must-Do's for more speed:

• How to Create a Bigger "Runway" for Acceleration
• Footwork and its Value in Speed Creation
• Creating a Pivot that "Opens up the Body"
• Hand and Wrist Action for Speed Transfer
• Golf Swing Freedom and Swinging in Balance
• Center Contact and Understanding "Anticipitory Muscle Reaction"
• Equipment and Shafts for More Speed Generation
• Trajectory and Tee-Heights for Added Distance, and
• The Mindset for Success off the Tee.

This podcast is also available as a Vodcast, and you can watch Eddie hit drives at his "cruising speed" of 190+mph. Search and subcribe to Mark Immelman.

Dana Dahlquist is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher and a Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Instructor.  Recognized as one of the best on the Professional Golf, Dana's goal is to help players create swings that are functional and repeatable under pressure, not just swings that look good on camera on the driving range. Originally trained with a background in mechanics (MORAD specifically), his teaching has evolved to understand the forces players must apply to create the matchups needed in their swing. 

Dana also works with Bryson DeChambeau and joins #OntheMark to set up the US Open and help you get a better understanding of how to build a dynamically stable and repeatable golf swing.

He takes a deep dive into technique as he discusses elements that a lot of golfers misundestand:

1. Hitting Down in Contrast to Presenting Better Dynamic Loft for better Strikes and more Power
2. How to effectively Make Changes for Consistency when embarking on Game Improvement Measures, and
3. Managing Expectations and Setting Positive Timelines for Improvement.

As he elaborates on these important topics Dana talks about Ben Hogan, Mac O'Grady, Lee Trevino and Bryson DeChambeau.  He also talks about game improvement's "Heirarchy of Needs" and how hitting the shot that is needed is better than hitting a good shot - as he uses Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler as examples.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@MarkImmelman

Henri Johnson is the Inventor/Founder and CEO of FlightScope Golf.  He has a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Electical and Electronics Engineering at The Stellenbosch University in South Africa.  Henri began his career in the development of Radar and Sonar Systems for the SA Defense Force.  Thereafter he parlayed that experience into a career in golf ball and golf-club performance measurement and FlightScope was born.

Henri joins #OntheMark to talk about FlightScope and its array of products incl. Launch Monitors and the new FS I4 Rangefinder. 

As he does this Henri educates on game improvement by teaching about and explaining the following measurement and learning concepts:

• Ballistics - how the golf ball travels and what elements affect its performance, incl. Lift Forces, Air Density, Kinematic Viscosity, and Air Resistance.
• Understanding Launch Monitor Data and How to Properly apply the insight for more appropriate game improvement decisions.
• D-Plane Data and Understanding the information the Data Points offer.
• Golf Ball Launch Angles, Speeds, Spins and Descent Angles and their impact on Distance and Power.
• Maximizing Equipment and Golf Ball combinations for Optimum Speed and Carry Distance.
• Using the FS Launch Monitor for Productive Practice and Game Improvement, and
• The I4 Rangefinder and how its Smart-Gapping Technology and Real-time Environmental information can help you select the proper club for each shot.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.