On the Mark Golf Podcast

Scott Fawcett is a professional golfer, coach, and the inventor and founder of the course management and stats system - DECADE.

Scott joins #OntheMark joins talk golf and game improvement.  As he revisits his journey through qualification to The PGA TOUR Champions, Scott visits and elaborates on multiple game improvement and score improvement topics:

• Ranges of Scores and applying the concept to Realistic Expectations
• Pragmetism vs. Emotionality
• Being Golf-enlightened
• Productive Thought Loops
• The "Tiger" 5
• Good Driving and Play off the Tee
• Processes over Outcomes
• Watching for Statistical Trends for Productive Practice and Decision-making
• Waiting out "Runs" for Great Golf
• Understanding Strokes Gained Data and Using Information Productively
• Probability and "Pot Equity" in Course Management and Play, and
• Meditation and its value in Post-round analysis and Pre-round preparation.

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Alex Buckner (England) is a DP World (European Tour) Golf Instructor.  One of the leading Short Game Coaches in the game, he also works with Ladies European Tour and Challenge Tour players.

Alex joins #OntheMark to discuss Short Game skills and proficiency and he dives into the mechanics of how to create certain shots by understanding Golf-club, Ball and Turf interactions.  

As he talks about 4 different shots - the Compressed Strike, the Non-compressed Strike, the Slider and the Bunker shot - he elaborates on golf-club Entry Points andLow Points in relation to the golf ball.  As he explains these concepts he also talks about:

• The Difference between Entry Point and Low Point
• Launch Angles
• Ball Speeds
• Adding Spin to shots
• Body and Clubface Alignments
• "Bounce" and how it's used
• Clubface Alignment vs Swing Path for shot creation, and
• Intention prior to the shot for success.

Alex also shares a drill that is guaranteed to help you improve your presentation of the club to the ball for improved greenside chipping and pitching.

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Todd Adcock is a British PGA Accredited Golf Professional and a Scott Cowx Advanced Certified Coach.  Todd turned to golf instruction after a successful playing career, highlighted by being ranked as high as 8th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, representing England and winning the English Amateur Championship.

Todd uses a holistic approach to golf instruction and most certainly applies his expertise and experience gained as a leading amateur and tournament-winning golfer.

As a player he said he always looked for answers to problems and that bent led him to develop his "STOP Principle" for better decision-making, course management, and golf:

• S - Can I get a... Stance and Strike?
• T - What is the required... Trajectory"
• O - What are my... Options"
• P - What is the... Probability (of success)?

He elaborates on each one of the relevant decision-making questions and illustrates how they can improve course management and scoring.

He also dives into a few other game improvement concepts - (1) Finishing a Round well, (2) 1st Tee Nerves and the Opening Tee-shot, (3) Shot-shaping Windows and Club Selection, (4) Good Practice Habits, (5) Pragmatism vs. Emotionality, (6) Chasing Zeroes on a Launch Monitor, and (7) The Goldilocks Effect in Golf.

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Dane Cvetkovic is a Serbian professional golfer who has grown a large social media presence thanks to his informative and helpful golf coaching videos

As a young man Dane dreamt of becoming a Chess Grandmaster, but when he was introduced to the game, as a 12-year-old, his dreams changed.  Golf became his passion, and as a member of the Serbian National Golf Team golf took him from Serbia to the Netherlands to the United Arab Emirates.

He joins #OntheMark to share his journey in golf, lessons learned along the way, and also some of his best golf tips and insights to to demystify the game.  He talks about various concepts relating to game improvement while emphasizing the value of "playing golf vs. golf-swing."

• Understanding your misses
• Understanding how to create certain ball-flights and trajectories, and 
• Four Swing Thoughts that helped him become a Scratch Golfer:

1. A Transition Feel of an "outward push" instead of a "downward pull"
2. Turning "inside of a barrel" for a better pivot in the backswing
3. Stabilizing the clubface through and post-impact
4. "Hammering the Nail" through the golf-ball at impact.

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Justin Tang is based in Singapore and is one of the foremost golf instructors in the Pacific Rim.

Tang is supremely qualified and is certified in the Kinesiology and Biomechanics of Golf (KMG – Level 4 certified in Spine Mechanics and Qualitative Biomechanics.)   He is a Certified Human Movement Specialist and Personal Trainer, and has been trained in The Golfing Machine and Mac O’Grady’s MORAD system.

Overall, Justin adopts a holistic approach to instruction - an approach that balances the mental, physical and technical aspects of the game to meet every every golfer's unique needs.  He brings that experience to the #OntheMark podcast as he talks about a number of subjects and topics related to game improvement and better golf:

1. Setting Patterns for the Golf-swing, and Practicing in a Variable Fashion
2. What is the True Measure of the Golf-swing
3. Being a Golf Technique 'Fact-finder' and Understanding Why Something Works
4. Understanding How the Golf Club and the Golf Ball Works
5. Situational Golf-swing errors
6. The Motivation of the Learner and How that Impacts Development
7. Advice for Students on How to Actively Manage Golf Lessons
8. Coaching Advice for Teachers and Instructors, and
9. Understanding Cause and Effect and the Use of Data for Constructive Work on the Game.

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Aimee Cho is a professional golfer, a YouTube star and one of the best golf instructors in the game. A former AJGA girls champion, All-America at The University of Florida, and LPGA pro, Aimee's playing career was curtailed by back injury - an injury that ultimately lead her to a career in golf instruction.

She joins #OntheMark to share insights and lessons from her career as a player, while also illustrating how you can "Aimeefy" your game with 5 Simple Disciplines:

1. Improve Weaknesses but be aware of your Strengths with the use of STATISTICS.
2. Improve your ALIGNMENT and CALIBRATE your eyes.
3. Timing and perfecting your PRE-SHOT ROUTINE.
4. The SWISH DRILL for longer and straighter Tee-shots, and
5. The BMF Drill for more short putts holed.

Aimee also advises on how to deal with the pressure and stress of golf, how to prioritize practice time for better results and the mindset required to consistently excel in golf.

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Dr. Hunter Champion received his training in Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Johns Hopkins where he later directed the Bernard Laboratory for the Study of Cardiovascular Disease.  Thereafter he was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh to join the faculty of the Divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine and the Cardiovascular Institute as an Associate Professor of Medicine where he directed Translational Research for the University of Pittsburgh Vascular Medicine Institute. He is a Heart Failure trained specialist and a Pulmonary Hypertension trained specialist and treats patients with hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart rhythm issues, and valvular disease.

Dr. Champion joins Mark Immelman on the #OntheMark podcast to introduce 5 lifestyle changes that are sure to lead to a healthier, happier existence - habits which will also set you on the path to better physical performance and, by extension, better golf.

Dr Champions elaborates on:

1. Healthy body movement
2. High quality sleep
3. Morning sunlight, fresh air and breathwork
4. The practice of gratitude, and
5. Healthier eating involving protein and green vegetables.

He also talks about the 'mind-body connection', alcohol consumption, managing stress, hydration, dietary supplements, meditation, hot and cold water therapy and grounding.

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Gary Christian (England) is a retired Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR professional golfer.  He is now a full time TV broadcaster who works for the Golf Channel and PGA TOUR LIVE.

Alongside Dr. Curt Ickes, Christian recently authored a golf instruction and game improvement book and he joins Mark Immelman to talk about the book and share insights and excerpts that will help your golf.

Amongst various instructional topics Gary elaborates on the following aspects of the mental game:

1. Dealing with the question - "Am I ready?"  Is my game in a place where it is reaady and prepared to deal with any challenge under pressure.
2. A golfer's secret weapon - A repeatable and productive pre-shot routine.
3. An important space in golr - That time between golf shots.
4. Making the most of practice and taking your golf game to the course, and
5. "Showtime" - Performing when it matters.

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Based at The Dye Preserve in Jupiter, FL., Jeff Leishman is a Golf Digest Top 100 Golf Instructor, and a coach to many leading players on the PGA TOUR and the LPGA.  Jeff is widely respected and known for his ability to lead players to status and success on the major professional Tours.

Leishman has over 20 year of coaching experience and he brings that knowledge and insight to the #OntheMark podcast as he discusses the development of golfers, including rising star Luke Clanton, and what the best practices are for elevating your game.

Jeff elaborates on various topics incl.:

• Advice for parents and kids on Objectivity and Perspective
• Game improvement elements such as - Practice vs Play, Technique vs Shotmaking, Long Game vs Short Game, Speed Training and Club-fitting.
• Game Evaluation and the value of Statistics and a Data-driven approach
• Goal-setting
• Managing Expectations and Playing under Pressure
• The Blurred Lines between the Mental and the Physical Games
• Embracing the ebbs and flows of Golf, and
• Wanting the Spotlight.

Jeff references leading players throughout his chat and this podcast is sure to hit home as it helps you to do the right things to improve your golf.  The podcast is also available on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Dr. Tyler Standifird is a Professor of Biomechanics in the Exercise Science Department at Utah Valley University (UVU).  One of the most informed minds in the field of Biomechanics, Ground Reaction Forces and Speed, Dr. Standifird focusses on force and motion capture data of various sports including weightlifting, running and golf.  His lab research has resulted in many years of golf data pertaining to force plate metrics and Trackman ball-flight data for swing velocity improvements. 

Tyler joins #OntheMark to share some of his research and findings to help you understand how velocity and speed are generated, and how you can improve your clubhead speed and power.  Topics of discussion include:

• His partnership with Superspeed and anecdotes from Padraig Harrington on how to create "Dynamic Motion" and clubhead speed.
• An in-depth explanation of Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) and how they can be exploited for extra power - Mass Shifts, Pressure Shifts, and the Timing and Amount of these events. 
• Grip Pressure and its influence on the Kinetic Chain, Hand-speed, Centripetal Acceleration and Clubhead Speed.
• Nutrition both on-course and off for enhanced performance, and 
• The new Superspeed App, how it works and what features and Speed Protocols it offers.

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