Our guest for this episode is Dr. Mark Bull who is one of the premier bio mechanists working in the game today. He has worked with and helped thousand of golfers from all levels, club golfers to major winners and as far as I am aware there are very few who know more about how the body works in and out of a golf swing. 

For this episode we explore the influences around movement and how understanding your own can be a big key in helping improve your performance. We chat about related movements in the golf swing and some of the discoveries Dr.Bull has been working on in 2024 and he also brings us through some of the commonalities that the best movers in the world have.

For the coaching section Dr.Bull provides some guidelines for those approaching or working with 3D for the first time, we chat about his coaching discoveries this year and how they are based more perhaps of human interaction and learning as opposed to technical aspects. We have a look at the Bull3D system and look at some 3D tracings of movements and lastly Mark discusses his membership site and how the catalogue of the site represents his view on important aspects to performance.  

Mark is without a doubt one of the smartest people in golf. You will gain more information by simply being around him. His level of research, experience, time and dedication is elite and amongst the best in the world. If you ask any coach, player or student that has worked with Mark they will tell you that is level of understanding of the golf swing is only matched by his level of commitment to understand the player in front of him. A man who is expert in seeing movement but committed to knowing what makes it work….  so I hope you all enjoy this Podcast. 

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Jason is back for part 2 of our recent sit down and this time he gets in to his players patterns for short game and full swing and gives us a glimpse into how a tour coach works with a player to achieve the players goals. 

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My guest today is Jason Sutton, Director of Instruction at Colleton River in Bluffton, South Carolina. Jason is one of the top coaches in the game, working with elite amateurs, college players, and professionals across many different tours. A Golf Digest Top 100 coach and the recent recipient of the PGA Carolinas Section's Top Golf Professional award, Jason’s expertise speaks for itself.

This episode is packed with practical insights. Jason starts with a detailed discussion on putting, providing actionable advice for club golfers to not just improve their strokes, but to create a focus on development of other putting skills like green reading and speed judgement. We also explore how students can maximize lessons by asking the right questions and fostering a collaborative learning environment. From there, Jason shares his philosophy on chipping, analyzes the short games of two of his tour players, and walks us through their full-swing actions—explaining not only what they worked on but also what he intentionally left unchanged. It becomes very evident that his clear focus is on helping players achieve their ball-flight goals and not changing aesthetics for self promotion. He relies on fusing his vast knowledge and experience while actively listening to his players to create their idea of success. 

Jason is not only one of my closest friends but also a mentor to me and many others in the golf world. His willingness to use his journey, including both triumphs and missteps, while giving feedback and advice is what makes him not only a great friend to many but a mentor aswell. His dedication to teaching and mentoring, paired with his growth mindset, inspires both his students and fellow coaches. His work on the Golf Guru Podcast has been a learning resource for countless people, including me.

Jim Rohn once said “Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development” and I can think of no finer example of that in our game than Jason. He is a man dedicated to his craft, who gives far more than he receives and who has earned the respect of the golf coaching world while doing it. If what Jim says is true then I have no doubt that Jason will become a familiar name to many more in the years to come.   

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My guest for this episode is Terry Rowles who is currently based at Hudson National Golf Club in New York. As well as been a Golf Digest top 50 teacher he has worked with many notable players, major winners, former world # 1’s, more than 50 PGA Tour, LPGA, DP World Tour and other tour players. Terry has worked alongside PHD’s Phil Cheetham and Sasho Mckenzie on his research into measuring and defining the grip in golf and has also alongside his colleague Mike Adams developed their own system for measuring players, both from a static and dynamic perspective, that can help determine what the best is the best way for you to swing the club for optimal results. 

On top of all of this Terry has also been one of the leading coaches working with Sportsbox as an advisor in bringing to the Golf Markert the first commercial mobile 3d app for golfers….

I normally at this stage give some highlights on what we discussed but for this podcast I am going to refrain from that and just let Terry talk… this is an amazing insight into growth mindset individual from a golf and coaching perspective. It is an incredibly well versed, experienced and dedicated individual giving his honest and detailed perspective on grip, movement, 3D and much more… we do get into the weed at certain points but that is sometimes where the gold I buried.

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Part 2 of the Podcast with Sean Kennedy. In part two we move into the world of coaching discussing Sean's process and thoughts on short game, his involvement in a new format for coach education seminars and his thoughts on technology and its place in current coaching. 

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My guest for this episode is Sean Kennedy. Sean is the Director of Instruction at the Cliffs Community in the Carolina mountains, one of the most picturesque areas in the US and he works with all levels of players from club golfers to elite players. 

During this podcast we get to chat about many things in golf and we look to help the club golfer with narrowing the gap between doing and knowing. We get to discuss some of Seans favourite drills and tasks for players as well as his passion for on course and playing sessions. 

In the coaching segment, we delve into Sean's inspirations, address queries from the Podcast community, and explore whether his instruction focuses on technical adjustments or skill enhancement. We also touch upon topics such as short game strategies and challenging moments. Finally, we talk about Sean's collaboration with other like minded coaches  in organizing an annual two-day seminar offering advanced education for any golf teacher wanting to enhance their knowledge. 

For some of you, this may be your first introduction to Sean. I like to delve into the coaching world when I have the opportunity, meeting new people during my travels to learn from them in various ways. Sometimes, I feel compelled when getting to know individuals who may not be as well-known to highlight their work and skill. While you may not hold Sean's words in as high regard as those of Butch Harmon or Mark Blackburn, underestimating them would be a missed opportunity. Sean is one of the most genuine, intelligent, respectful, and exceptional coaches I've ever encountered. He looks at the human and the golf swing as an ever-interacting system and one which must be treated as such…it would be easy to look at the golf swing as simply  numbers on a screen but Sean has uncanny knack for looking past those and bringing out the skills in the person as opposed to bringing the skills to the person…

Ladies and Gentleman 

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A frank and honest conversation with one of the smartest techincal coaches in golf but also one who is at the forefront to change in the Golf Coaching industry. Hugh Marr has had success at all levels of the Golf Coaching world but now has turned his attention to helping other coaches improve the quality of the lessons we are giving to you the club golfer.

This Episode is a great insight into the perspective of someone who genuinely wants you to improve your game and not through gimmicks or quick fixes but through accurate, evidence based assessments and recommendations. Hugh disucsses some of the common misconceptions he encounters for the club player as well as discussing some beneficial drills or tasks you can do that will actually improve the only important things in your golf game and that is impact. 

For the coaching side of the episode we discuss the reason for Hugh now focusing on helping other coaches, the reception and reaction he has got to this point and then we delve into his own process and structure for coaching. We also discuss how he helps other coaches out there with his education website and his work with other elite instructors like Andreas Kali and Mark Bull,

Sit back and enjoy this is an episode full of just simply good content.

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My guest for this episode is Andrew Rice. Andrew is the Director of Instruction at The Club at Savannah Harbor, located at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa. In 2019, Andrew was named one of Golf Digest's 50 Top Teachers in America and #1 in Georgia. He has written books, appeared on numerous television productions and runs one of the most successful 3 day golf schools in North America

This episode is absolutely bursting at the seems with information and content. We discuss Andrews path to where he is today, his experience with club players perceptions and understandings, and how impact has perhaps become the forgotten aspect of online swing content and as he wrote a book on it that section gets pretty good. We chat a little about the proposed roll back of the ball and then we move into the coaching section…

IN the coaching section Andrew delves into his coaching influences through the years, his explorations into golf swing theory and technique alongside the team at Ping Golf, and the process he uses when exploring such material as the wedge game or wind effect etc….

We chat about his work with other coaches on content projects and we discuss Coach Camp, the Golf Coaching event which he runs every year bringing coaches form around the globe together to learn and improve. Lastly Andrew highlights some of the lessons he has learned form running his golf school and distils some advice for those starting or indeed looking to improve their own school..

I have been aware of Andrew for nearly 5 years now in the golf coaching realm but never really got to spend too much time with him personally. I enjoyed his content from afar and when I started to try to produce my own content and my own explorations into the why’s and how's of the golf swing, my respect for what he did and how he did it grew. There are the coaches out there who wait for the information to be distributed or discovered and then they learn or study it after it has been filtered through opinions and perspectives. There is nothing wrong with this however and it does produce a level of learning and knowledge. What appears to me about Andrew is he is not happy with that level nor the wait and its not because he wants to be the first or the smartest its because he truly loves the game like we all do and he wants to make sure we are right and he knows to truly truly help golfers our information has to be right…. It is not enough to know the information you must own the information…..

As Andrew refers to many times in this Podcast he sees himself as a constant learner, a constant evolver and a recognizer that the more specifics he knows about the golf swing the more he realizes the broad spectrum there is for greatness..

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My guest for this episode is Mike Carroll whose website/app Fit For Golf has become one of the most prominent golf fitness apps in the industry over the last few years. Mike who is originally from Ireland but now calls California home has created an amazing resource where golfers of all levels both golfing and fitness wise can get custom designed workouts to help you not only in the golf swing but also improve your every day fitness levels which we will gladly take as a bonus.  

Our first question in the POD looks at perspectives and with Mikes expertise in fitness this was a fun one to start. We move on to discuss where perhaps the club golfer can improve in relation to golf specific conditioning. To help you in choosing the right fitness professional for you we discuss some traits or skills you might want to take into account when making that choice. 

Moving into the coach’s section and we start with Mike perspective on the potential depth of knowledge that a golf coach can know or indeed should know when it comes to fitness and movement to his level.. We chat about Mikes pursuit of more speed in his own game and the learning path that has taken him down in terms of marrying physical capabilities to golf technique, forces and the like. Lastly Mike gives his views on coaching education and where to look to improve your knowledge as a golf coach and perhaps looking more outside the industry to gain that extra knowledge. 

I make no bones about it I am always immensely proud to have fellow Irish professionals on the show and especially ones who have created a successful career or platform. At the start of this Pod Mike gives us all an insight into his journey to get to where he is now both geographically and business wise and towards the end he gives us a glimpse into the future of the fitforgolf platform. When you hear the story you get a sense of how hard he has worked but what you wont really hear is how much time Mike has dedicated to learning the golf swing side of this equation. He already had the fitness knowledge but his pursuit of learning from golf experts like Sasho MacKenzie, Dana Dahlquist and many more is what impresses me the most. The best professionals in this sport are the ones who take their expertise in one field and apply it to achieve greatness in others. 

Ladies and Gentleman 

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My guest for this episode is Doug Lawrie. Doug is one of the premier Junior golf coaches in the country In recent seasons he has won the PGA of Ontario Coach of the year in 2022 as well as his players receiving numerous accolades season upon season with many now pursuing successful college scholarships in the states. 

In this podcast we start with some Junior perceptions which Doug sees when working with players. We discuss some of the tendencies of the club players in working on their own games and we chat the fast approaching winter season here in Canada and what are some drills and tips they can work on.

In the coach section we look at the areas Doug has developed from an education perspective over the last few year including speed and other areas and what peaks his interest moving forward. We discuss some of the challenges that we might face when coaching junior players and the teaming up with other coaches to not only help your players but also your own knowledge in the long term. 

We also look at the process of assisting your players when they graduate to college or university and how you can help them in the best possible way from both a lifestyle and a game perspective. 

There are many coaches that I encounter either through my education or indeed with this podcast and it is always interesting to see their skills and their passions and how they discuss both. I think when I look at Junior coaching it takes something else to be successful. Yes, you need to care about your players, well we all do that and yes you want performance or results at the end of the day but I believe when it comes to the best coaches there is an investment beyond those measurements. There is an unquantifiable commitment to the education and the development of the young person that has been intrusted to you. That education and development, like the young person themselves, is always ever changing and challenging but that is the role. I think Doug Lawrie not only accepts that role as part of his profession but is welcoming of the opportunity to not only help create great golfers but to also be part of creating great humans. 

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