On the Mark Golf Podcast

Matt McKay, TPI Certified Golf Fitness Pro, shares 5 key beliefs for better golf incl. posture improvement, core stability, and athleticism through exercises like glute activation and balancing. Practical tips on enhancing balance, stability, and overall fitness for improved golf performance.

Dr. David Spiegel, a renowned psychiatrist and expert in hypnosis from Stanford University, shares insights on the power of hypnosis for well-being and performance. He explains how hypnosis enhances focus, especially in golf, by improving concentration and managing anxiety. The discussion touches on the mind-body connection in stress management and showcases the Reverie app for self-hypnosis. Spiegel also highlights the significance of a mindful pre-shot routine in achieving a state of flow, revealing hypnosis's potential for pain relief and overall wellness.

Kevin Redfern is an award-winning clubmaker and the founder and owner of Custom Golf Stix.  He has crafted, made and repaired golf clubs for over 25 years has been a trusted advisor to amateur and professional golfers alike.  He has helped some of the game's best including Seve Ballesteros, Fred Couples, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Matt Wallace and Suzann Pettersen to dial in their equipment for peak performance. Kevin is also a respected golf instructor and he joins #OntheMark to talk about the value of club-fitting for better scores.  As an added bonus he demonstrates his training aid, The Wedge Trainer, and illustrates how it can help iron the kinks out in your chipping and pitching swings. With regard to club-fitting for success Kevin addresses: The importance of properly fitted golf clubs, and  The biggest errors he sees in clubfitting, incl. shaft length, grip size, shaft weight and swing-weight, shaft kick-points for trajectory control, and the sole of the club incl. Bounce. He also talks about the Wedge Trainer training aid and shares the inspiration for the design.  He illustrates how to use the Wedge Trainer and what it is used for, incl. eliminating flipping and excess wristiness, inproving incorrect angles of attack and inconsistent landing points, and enhancing poor swing rhythm and tempo. This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.  NOTE: Kevin has also offered a discount code of 10% off your purchase of a Wedge Trainer.  Use code: OntheMark  

Ian Peek is a Performance and Transition Coach with over 35 years of ‘hands-on’ coaching experience.  Ian has a Master’s Degree and a PhD in Sports Coaching.  He understands every client’s needs are unique and his coaching style and training methods are holistic and all-encompassing.  Ian joins us to share insights from his doctoral thesis and information on how the elite players improve their performance by focussing on more than their golf game, i.e., also on certain mental, emotional and behavioral concepts. He discusses the his idea of "Adaptation to Exceed the Demands of the Field" and breaks them into four buckets - Biological, Physical, Psychological and Social.  He also illustrates how you can see the "Big Picture" to improvement and elaborates on a few of those concepts: The coach/player and player/caddy dynamics A player's game-face and their media/personal game face Mental health challenges to players and competitors Gratitude as a superpower, and How to find a way, your individual way, to success. Dr. Peek uses PGA TOUR and DP World Tour examples in Sir Nick Faldo and Rory McIlroy to personalize some of his lessons. This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.    

Jordan Spieth is one of the great American golfers of all time.  His resume is extensive; he is: A 2-time US Junior Amateur Champion, a NCAA National Champion, a 3-time Major Champion (The Masters, The US Open and The Open), a former PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year (2013), the PGA TOUR and PGA Player of the Year (2015), the FedEx Cup Champion (2015), a Vardon Trophy winner (2015, 2017) and he has been ranked #1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Spieth has 13 PGA TOUR victories (and counting) and his career has seen the highest of highs and also some heartbreaking lows.  Jordan joins Mark Immelman to talk about his career in the game, highs, lows, tournament victories and defeats, and his approach to the golfswing, the short-game and scoring. He addresses his appearances as an amateur in the Byron Nelson tournament, his first PGA TOUR win at The John Deere Classic, his career at The Masters including the 2015 win and the 2016 defeat.  Jordan also revisits the victory at the 2017 Open Championship and his mindset to chase down Matt Kuchar. Spieth also talks about his slump in form, injury, and how he managed the journey back to the winner's circle at the 2021 Valero Texas Open. With regard to technique and playing, he talks about: The Mindset of being "Mastery Driven vs. Ego Driven" Being Aggressive on and around the Greens Golf-swing "Feels" Beliefs for Playing your Best Wedge Play, Chipping and Pitching Holing Short Putts, and How he Manages Emotions and Expectations. This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Seth Pepper is a former World Champion and #1 Ranked Swimmer in the World.  He has also been a multiple National Champion and All-American at the University of Arizona.  Seth is now an elite High-Performance Mental Coach and helps athletes of differing sporting codes, including PGA TOUR and LPGA golfers, perform fearlessly and achieve their best under pressure. Seth joins #OntheMark to share his incredible story.  A story of a young man who had a dream to become a champion and an Olympian.  A young man who was obsessed with discovering the secrets to success and unlocking the path to greatness.  A young man who worked hard, competed without concern, and rose to the top of his game and became a champion. As Seth tells his story he weaves (1) Life Lessons, (2) Insights on How to Make Winning a Lifestyle, and (3) Llessons on How to Practice and Compete with No Limits or Fear. Concepts discussed include: The Blueprint of Greatness Building a Lifestyle of Winning Learning from Failures Personalities that are likely to become Champions Sacrifice and Intrinsic Motivations Strategy and not Story as a Mindset Stoicism and realizing Resistance is the Way Repeat Exposure to Train the Mind, and The "Performance Battlefield" and (1) Relationships to Success, Failure and Pressure, and (2) Reframing Uncomfortable. This podcast is also available as a Vodcast.  Search and Subscribe to Mark Immelman.    

Terry Hashimoto is the founder of Jazz Golf in Canada, a co-developer of the BodiTrak Golf Pressure Mapt, and inventor of the world's first inertial measuring unit for golf and other major golf products.  He is a PGA Professional and one of the foremost experts in the field of Pressure Mapping and Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) and he joins #OntheMark to teach you the mechanics of building a good golf-swing from the ground up. He talks about GRF at length and illustrates important charts and data that pertain to the "Flow of Energy" with specific regard to:   Efficient and Inefficient Pressure Traces, The Center of Pressure and what it represents, Velocity Charts and how Peak Velocity is created, and Vertical Forces, what they are, how they are exploited and when they are exploited in the swing. He also shows the differences between Professionals and Amateurs, Long Drivers and Short Drivers.  He shows what Long Hitters do in the swing for power and he describes and illustrates Power Address and Impact positions.   He talks about Rotary, Lateral and Vertical Forces in the swing and when and how they should be used, and he shows how Pressure Mapping and the correct use of the ground can mitigate injuries. This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Andy Johnson is the founder of The Fried Egg newsletter, golf blog and podcast.  He has quickly become one of the more respected voices in golf and he joins #OntheMark to talk about Golf Course Design, his philosophy on Design, and Course Management for better golf. Andy shares his favorite courses, both on a budget and not on a budget, to play.  He talks about his likes and dislikes in Course Design and setup. With regard to better Course Management, Mindset and Decision-making Andy addresses and elaborates on the following: The Mindset of Playing Par 5's as Par 4's and vice versa, Understanding the Design of the Hole and Playing with the Correct Mentality, Making Golf Fun, Turning Disadvantages into Advantages, Playing Outside of the "Book", Conservative Approaches, and Understanding the "Pulse" on Your Game. This podcast is also available on YouTube.  Search and Subscribe to Mark Immelman.

Michael Kim is a former All-America at The University of California, Berkeley and the 2013 winner of The Jack Nicklaus Award as the National Collegiate Player of the Year.  He was also the  2013 winner of The Haskins Award for the Outstanding College Player of the Year.  Michael is now a winner on the PGA TOUR and he joins #OntheMark to discuss his career in golf, winning at the highest level, golf instruction, and navigating slumps and dips in form. Michael shares lessons learned in Junior and Collegiate Golf, including insights on acclimatizing to different golf courses and conditions. He talks about his ascent to the PGA TOUR and his 2018 win in The John Deere Classic. He addresses work on his technique and his golf-swing and he shares his mindset to navigating tough times. Michael then shares advice on Method and Technique and other elements key to good golf including: The Golf-swing Pivot and Rotation, and the influence as either a Clubface "Opener" or "Closer," using Viktor Hovland as an example. Putting Consistency with a reference to Strokes Gained Putting. The Mental Game and Thought-life for Success, including insights on dealing with Nerves and Anxiety. Making Changes for Improvement and how to do so successfully, and Long and Short Golf-swings and how to make a longer, more powerful swing properly. This podcast is also available on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.  

Andy Matthews is a former Professional Golfer and a winner on the Mackenzie (Canadian) Tour.  He is now a Pilot, and the Director of Golf Performance for Neuropeak Pro and he joins us to talk about the importance of good breathing and its influence on overall health, well-being, stress reduction and golf performance. Andy delves into Precision (Diaphragmatic) Breathing and how it can can help you (1) Relax,  (2) Improve Muscle Function and prevent strain during exercise, (3) Increase Blood Oxygen levels, (4) Make it easier for your Body to Release Gas Waste from your Lungs, (5) Reduce Blood Pressure and (6) Lower Heart Rate.  As part of the Precision Breathing discussion Andy also contrasts Nasal and Mouth Breathing and their commensurate effects on the Nervous System. He also talks about how proper breathing can improve Heart Rate Variability (HRV) which is a function of a balanced Autonomic Nervous System.  A higher HRV can lead to better Sleep, Enhanced Cognitive Performance, Increased Adaptability and Resiliency and a Better Stress Response. All of these factors lead to better performance on and off the golf course and Andy talks about how Intentional Breathing can lead to an improved Physiological state and the ability to prepare for both powerful Drives and deft touch Greenside shots. You have heard countless PGA TOUR professionals and coaches talk about breathing properly under pressure.  Thanks to Andy Matthews, and the Neuropeak Pro NTel Belt, you can know how to do so, practice properly and chart your improvement. Also, take advantage of a special promo code to get a 1-Year Free Membership to the Neuropeak Training module with the purchase of the NTel Belt.  Code - OntheMark This podcast is also available on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.