Talk Birdie To Me

By Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen | Kaizen Media

Tour Pro's Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen talk golf every week on Talk Birdie To Me. The latest news, issues, and stories from Australia and Worldwide. As two golfers who played at the highest level, t

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Number 1: Ep219: Our LIV Insider says: 'Jon Rahm, Tyrell Hatton, Ian Poulter are Gone'. Has Wyndham Clark been dodgy (again)? And Nick wants a Shot Clock.
HUGE show today. So much to discuss, and we start with some more inside info from Mark's LIV insider in the US, he reads the texts. 01:00 Info from inside LIV Golf from Marks LIV insider. He names four players who are definitely (according to his intel) leaving LIV, three players who are likely to be out, and one (not Bryson) who is all in. 02:30 The players who are bullish on LIV 2.0, are bullish pending access to the majors, in other words whether they get meaningful ranking points on LIV or not. 04:00 The insider says LIV will file for bankruptcy in the next 3-weeks, however there is a 'whale' in the background ready to invest in 2.0 05:00 Staff will be exited mid-September, with some rehired following the restructure 07:00 Mark says that LIV has proved that golf starved areas will respond with big crowds and the PGAT will have noticed this. 10.30 We discuss Brysons comments after the weekends LIV tournament. 12.30 Nick says Bryson is a content dream and great for golf 15:00Mark has an update to his watchlist, with a player making a move following the weekend. 17:00We watch the video of Wyndham from the weekend....should he be penalised? 20:00Nick - we need a shot clock in golf. 21:30Mark has found himself on Golf Australia's watchlist after last weeks Top 5 where he listed 5 things he reckons GA have gotten wrong. 22:00We chat to Heath McLeod, Tournament Director of the PGA tour of Australasia who addresses Marks comments about playing in pairs at weekend in the AO. He explains why the AO had 3-balls at the weekend last year. 26:00For Hostplus, our plus for golf this week from Mark goes to Rory McIlroy....Mark explains. 28:30And for BMW, Nick awards his touch of class to Scottie Scheffler, when compared to Rory McIlroy. After the turn: 31:00We put our 6th person in the draw to play The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island with Mark and course architect Darius Oliver....two more people to go! Link to enter on our socials. 32:00For Betr, Nick's Top 5 good, bad, and whacky things that LIV has given us. 38:00Onto feedback....we start with a question about LIV players and the Presidents Cup 40:00A comment on last weeks chat about some players being 'scared off the leaderboard'. Nick and Mark talk about playing in Canada and how much they loved it. 42:00Comment on our 'weird and wonderful' putting strokes conversation from last week. 43:00Comments on Aaron Baddely, and Mark talks about his irons and how unusual they were. 45:30Last week Mark said most members of clubs wouldn't mind giving their course over to a major tournament, one listener disagreed and explains why. 46:00Mark talks about the calibre of courses juniors used to play on in qualifiers years ago. 48:00An interesting message on our hypothetical 'fast 3-ball vs slow 3-ball' concept from last week. 49:30Plenty for Nick to discuss in the Global highlights. 51:30And the boys got a message from Tour Pro Zach Murray who enjoyed the chat with Claude Harmon 3rd last week....if you haven't seen Zach's YouTube channel, do yourself a favour it's a ripper. Check it out here. 59:00Mark saw a video from Jason Day last week with him trying something - Mark gave it a crack at the weekend and it worked well. He explains it for us for the Golf Clearance Outlet in todays masterclass. Big show, touch longer than usual, too much golf to discuss !!!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 25, 20261h 6min
Number 2: Friday Feedback: A Listener tells Mark to 'Get Over Yourself'...ouch. Plus, we talk Tapering on Tour, and a Slow Play Enforcement Idea
The weekends nearly here, hope you've got some downtime, some family time, and some golf time planned! Today on our Friday Feedback pod we have a lot of fun, although we start with Mark thinking for some reason he is qualified to give medical advice and makes some observations on the cut that Dan has on his head from the kitchen cupboard. Helpful from Mark. After we get through that, onto the golf chat....! 01:00Peter has some thoughts on bunker play to run by Nick and Mark. 02:00We chat about some of the great South African bunker players. 04:00We love Chooky Fowler, but he could occasionally play slow. If you've not seen our chat with him, google Chooky Fowler and Talk Birdie To Me and it will come up. 05:00A question about Nick and Marks fitness regime during non competition weeks when they were on the tour, and how did they manage their motivation. 06:30We talk about the importance, as a pro, of tapering. 08:00Nick talks about how Tiger would prepare for competition 09:00How Augusta get the course ready for The Masters in the weeks leading up, and how brilliant it is for the members. 10:30Plenty of feedback on our Claude Harmon 3rd show last week. It was a ripper, if you haven't listened or watched, well worth doing. 14:00Comment from a wolfpacker on Cam's putting when he won The Open Championship 15:00Some comments on LIV and where it's at, and its legacy. After the turn: 18:00We put our next finalist in the draw to win. trip to Kangaroo Island to play 18 holes at The Cliffs with the architect Darius Oliver and Mark Allen. 20:00Phil has an idea on the policing of slow play, inspired by the Olympics, Nick and Mark are big fans. 23:00A wolfpacker gives mark a serve telling him to 'get over himself' 25:00A fun comment on a piece of commentary that a wolfpacker heard during The Open Championship a couple of months ago that they thought Mark particularly might enjoy. He does. 27:00And a spur of the moment top 5 'blinkered' players in tournaments. A fun Friday Feedback show today, we'll have a bonus mini this weekend, it's a cracker so keep an eye out for that on Saturday morning - or Sunday, depending on if we're playing golf and couldn't be arsed coming in on Saturday. Hit em well !! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 27, 202631min
Number 3: Guest: Claude Harmon III: His Coaching Philosophies, Coaching Cam Smith, Watching His Dad Coach Tiger and The Shark.
Well this is a bit exciting. Earlier this year Cameron Smith joined with Claude Harmon III to turn his performances around, and since doing so there have been some significant changes. Today, for Hostplus, we speak with Claude about his career, some of the great players he has worked with and been around his famous Dad working with, and how the relationship with Cam came about and what they're working on. 01:00Nick and Mark give a background to how Cam got to the point of deciding to look at a new coach. 02:00We welcome Claude and get his background, surprisingly he was never a golfer, however with his family pedigree he feels that he has been on tour since he was 2-weeks old! 03:00His approach to golf coaching given he was not a player. 04:00Claude talks about whether golf is a simple game (or not?) 06:00He chats about his family history and some of the huge golfing names that the family has worked with, and he has been around 08:00Claude tells us why his Dad was 'brutal' about Claude's early coaching sessions 09:00How he video'd his Dad working with Tiger and what he learned from it. 10:00Nick talks about what he witnessed when he saw Butch Harmon, Claude's Dad, working with players 11:30How Claude disconnects from golf and how he uses that in his coaching 12:30Claude explains his 'domino' theory. 13.30Does golf coaching have something in common with the TV Show The Bear....you'd be surprised. Claude explains. 15:00Why he focuses on 'quality of strike', the contact, and why he feels it is the main ingredient. Mark asks if that applies to all golfers Claude has worked with? 18:30Claude says that golf coaching is similar to training a dog. 20:00On working with Ernie Els, how it came about and what he said to Ernie when first asked for a critique of his swing 22:00The one thing for all golfers to focus on for the rest of the year. After the Turn: 27:00He explains how it came about that Cam asked him for some swing thoughts. 29:00 Claude credits Cam's prior coach Grant Field with getting Cam to such a high level.speaking of cams old coach grant fields 30:00Mark shows some stills of Cams' swing and what he is seeing. 31:00Claude talks about Cams' driving. 31:00He says that all great players have a superpower 32:00Adam Scotts' putting 35:00His Dad working with Tiger and what he learned from that 37:00The one thing that he and Cam have worked on since mid April, and the drills they've been doing. 39:00Cam has a short window to take advantage of 40:00On watching his Dad work with The Shark 41:00The surprising thing that he and Cam used as a training aid in the rain in Korea 42:00The drill that his Dad would do with Tiger, and Claude's role in it, that he now gets Cam to do. (Tiger hated it) 43:30The 3 phases of the golf swing, and the 1 phase that he believes everyone ignores 46:00What he and Cam did prior to the PGA 47:00Nick on Cams' swing development, swing positions, and why giving advice in different ways helps 49:00The moment Claude says was a huge one for Cam in their relationship 51:00Numbers vs Feel, and how Claude uses data. 53:00Cams' short game is ridiculously good 56:00Why the ceiling is really high for Cam 58:00What's next for Claude, where does he see himself in a few years? 59:00Claude bumped into Nick's old caddy Wilbur recently! A fantastic chat with Claude Harmon ||| for Hostplus, Claude certainly is a plus for golf, and we loved this conversation. If you've not had a listen to Claude's podcast Son of a Butch, it's a ripper, you can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts, Spotify and Apple links here: Listen to Son of a Butch on Spotify. Listen to Son of a Butch on Apple. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 17, 20261h 3min
Number 4: Friday Feedback: Mark Allen - 'We'll never see anything like LIV Adelaide again, and it will leave a huge hole in our Summer'
The weekend is thisclose and that means a Friday Feedback show. Some ripping questions and comments from you this week to discuss and debate. 01:00Firstly Beau Hossler is not exactly the fastest player around, and a wolfpacker noticed something funny in the Wyndham tournament last weekend to do with Beau. 02:00In our Main show this week we talked about a 'pursuit' style comp with Keegan and Cantlay vs Aberg and Ryan Fox. Today we extend the hypothetical to add Beau to the slow group, and Nelly to the fast group, and figure out how many holes the slow group would have completed by the time the fast group are done. 03:30A wolfpacker says that LIV collapsing would be a disaster for Australian golf 06:00Bit of talk about sandbelt bunkers lately, turns out not everyone likes them. One wolfpacker explains why he dislikes them 07:00Mark talks about how to improve your bunker play 09:00We've recently talked about great swings, and a wolfpacker reckons we missed Aaron Baddeley circa 98/99. 10:30A comment on our Graham Marsh special recently and what his OWGR would have been. 12:00And we head to the turn with a mea culpa on an error we made on the show last week, which was inadvertently disrespectful to the Elkington family. Our apologies. After the turn. 14:00We put our 5th wolfpacker in the draw to win a trip to The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island...3 more entries left, if you've not entered, you can do it here. 16:30Following Marks introduction of his 'Talk Birdie Watchlist', a wolfpacker writes in with his own 'Anchoring' watchlist, and gives us three players to start with. 18:00Excellent question from Sutto who is keen for Nick and Mark to outline the different levels of pros, in short, the differences between a Top 10 player and a Top 200 player. Mark talks about increasing by 'levels', or 'level jumping'. 22:00Nick adds to it, he calls them 'slivers' and says that it is largely between the ears. 27:00And we finish with a fun one, a wolfpacker gives us his excuses for when he has a bad round. A fun Friday Feedback show, have a great weekend ! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 20, 202631min
Number 5: Monday Mini: Cutting Shafts, Gripping Down, and how do Swing Weights work?
Todays Monday Mini is inspired from a voicemail from wolfpacker Asher in New Zealand who has a question about his irons. Asher was listening to our recent ep where Kell was on and was missing to the left with his driver, and Asher is interested to know rather than cutting his shaft, does gripping down achieve a similar outcome? Nick and Mark run through Asher's question and kick around grip techniques, and talk about some pros who grip down. Mark talks through swing weights and how to ensure that if you dod cut an inch off your shaft, how to ensure your club is weighted appropriately. And we finish talking about a gun Tour Pro with perhaps the most unfortunate name in golf. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 30, 202610min