On the Mark Golf Podcast

Gabriel Hjertstedt is a 2x Winner on The PGA TOUR and the first Swedish born Golf Professional to win on The PGA TOUR. He played at the highest level around the world for 19 years, but now spends his time teaching and coaching golf. An expert around the greens during his playing career, he has parlayed that talent an experience into success as a Short-Game Instructor to golfers of all skill levels. He joins #OntheMark to share his insights to help you gain Strokes Around the Greens. Gabe explains: Keys to Good Technique, specifically Swing Path, Angle of Attack and Clubface Alignment Misunderstandings and Mistakes Made, including Acceleration through the Shot, "Flipping", Using the "Bounce" of a Wedge. He then explains to you how to hit 3 shots required for scoring - the Chip shot, the Pitch shot and the Lob shot. He also describes what is required to hit consistent shots out of greenside bunkers. He explains everything required from Ball Position, to Body Location and Rotation, to Length of Swing and Speeds, to Face Rotation and Spin. Start saving shots now. Download this pod with Gabe.  

David Orr is one of the most sought after golf and specifically putting instructors on The PGA TOUR and in the game of golf. He  #1 has been ranked as the #1 Teacher in North Carolina and #33 Teacher in America by Golf Digest. He is also one of GOLF's Top 100 Teachers in America and has helped countless pros rise up the ranks, including Justin Rose, who ascended all the way to World #1. David joins the tribe to take you on a deep dive into putting gains and improvement. He talks about "Just Doing Your Job" as it pertains to: Reading Greens Correctly, Setting Your Target, Performing a Sound Pre-Putt Routine, Visualizing the Putt, Having a Post-Putt Routine, and Understanding You are Not Going to Make Every Putt. WIthin those parameters he addresses: Basic Skills of Green Reading, Speed Control, Start Line and Aiming, Process-oriented vs Results-oriented Players. Throughout his lesson he references PGA TOUR winners like Tiger Woods, Brad Faxon and Justin Rose. He also shares drills, insights and tips to use in your quest to hit more quality putts. Download this one and empower yourself to do the correct thing on the putting green, every time.

Ashleigh Buhai (Simon) is a South African LPGA professional. A childhood prodigy, she won numerous events at every level including being the first player in history to win the Ladies South African Open three times. Her crowning achievement is winning the 2022 AIG Women's British Open at Muirfield in Gullane. She joins "OntheMark" to reminisce about the week in Scotland and talk about her mindset, shots hit (incl. the bunker shot on the 18th), decisions made, the playoff and the ups and downs and emotions of the final round. Ashleigh also delves into dealing with expectations, both personal and perceived, challenges , lessons learned along the way and the best attitude and mindset to overcome setbacks and disappointments.  Get advice from inside the ropes on the LPGA from a Major Champion that will help your attitude, mindset and outlook. Download this now.

Mike Fay With has over 25 years of golf teaching experience. Voted the Michigan PGA Teacher of the Year, Mike has quickly become one of the top golf coaches in the country. He also hosts his own podcast, The Mike Fay Golf Podcast, which connects students of the game to great coaches. Mike joins "On the Mark" to share his take on golf instruction and game improvement. He talks about Mike Fay Golf University where you can get online instruction and golf content to improve your game. Mike then dives into a few ways that will ensure that you make your practice more productive and you turn your time invested into lower scores. He talks about: Budgeting time to get the most out of your practice sessions. Putting Drills to improve long-range lag putting and short makeable putts. Short Game work focussing on Target Practice, varying shot trajectories and spin control.  Randomizing Driving Range time and Target Selection. Developing consistent Ball-striking skills Indoor Drills incl. Slow-motion work, Mirror work, Stretching and Mobility, and Mindfulness and Visualization and Course Strategy. Make the most of your practice time. Download and learn keys to turn your work into lower scores!

Trevor Immelman is an 11x winner around the world, a 2x PGA TOUR winner and the 2008 Masters Champion.  He also captained the 2022 International President's Cup Team and joins "On the Mark" to recount his tenure as captain, revisit the Cup matches, share anecdotes and stories from his team, and level lessons on leadership, management and performance under pressure. Trevor talks about: Overcoming Obstacles and Let-downs, Goal-setting and the Communication of Goals and Vision, Staying the Course and Remaining Focussed despite Challenges and Critique, The Value of the "Squad Mentality", and  He shares advice on Motivation, Belief, "Planting Seeds" and Decision-making under Pressure. As an entertaining aside, Trevor shares a few funny and poignant anecdotes from inside the Team Room and in competition. He relives his memories of the event and interactions with Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim, Adam Scott. He talks about The Wright Brothers, Ernie Els and Tiger Woods, and he talks about the International Team Mantra - "Play Free". If you want to learn and laugh, this podcast is for you.

Doug Wood is a golf instructor and the co-founder of "Wanna Be a Champion" based at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate in South Africa. He played on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa for 10 years before turning to golf instruction and coaching. Driven by a passion to teach when people could not provide the answers he sought, he has researched every golf instruction method and believes that every golfer has his/her own unique movement pattern. Doug joins "On the Mark" to share his insights and to help you turn your thoughts and ideas into "feels" that last and stand the test of pressure. Within those parameters, Doug addresses the following topics: Personal belief systems and their influence on technique, Emulating golf swings and models, Dealing with golf swing idiosyncrasies, Looking at golf swings from the "inside-out", Developing a business plan for game and golf swing improvements, Mental and physical consistency in the approach to the golf swing, and Imagery for success. In the end it boils down to two questions: "What am I supposed to do, and am I getting better?" Doug Wood helps you to answer those in the affirmative.  

Ward Jarvis is a Mental Performance Coach on the PGA TOUR. He burst onto the scene in 2018 when he began working with Brendan Todd - at the time Todd was ranked 2045 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Under Jarvis's tutelage and coaching Brendon Todd won twice and ascended as high as 39th in the world.  Ward Jarvis's battles with stuttering drove him from being a firefighter to studying Neuroscience.  His studies and research helped him develop the know-how and tools to overcome his stutter. He applied those principles to life and his lifelong passion, golf, and took to advising golfers at the highest level.  In this podcast Ward predominantly addresses dealing with the Yips, and the "Big Miss" off the Tee. He also looks into the Future of Practice and how it can become more holistic and effective.  In so doing he talks about the human responses of Fight, Flight or Freeze as a reaction to challenges. He also addresses the "Periodic Loss of Automatic Ability" and how it pertains to golf, and discusses dealing with the " Mental State of Discomfort due to Uncertainty". Jarvis then shares skills and drills to deal with adverse and testing situations. He shares "Memory Real-time Inputs". He identifies Challenges and How to Work Around Them. He explains "Discomfort Levels" and How to Identify and Process them. And he looks into how to "Lock into Automatics" for Success and Developing Confidence on and off the Course. Discover what your best performing self looks and sounds like, along with strategies that will improve your practice and performance from tee to green. Download and share this podcast now.

Scott Stallings is a 3x winner on The PGA TOUR. Born in Massachusetts but a lifelong resident of Tennessee he talks about his life in golf from his All-American career at Tennessee Tech, to time spent on the Mini Tours, to making it through PGA TOUR School, to winning on TOUR. He shares anecdotes and lessons learned from every level of the game.  Stallings then addresses his change in lifestyle and fitness which led to a loss of more than 60 lbs. He speaks about diet and hydration, fitness, strength, mobility and flexibility, and worthy routines and their influence on his well-being, his golf swing and power.  He shares his personal motivational mantra of "Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should" and levels advice to better life choices, routines and discipline with a view to a healthier lifestyle. Scott also shares lessons on how to get the most out of your game, including Course Management lessons on Assumed Risk, Shot Selection, Attitude and Effort, the Danger of Second Guessing Decisions, Playing the Ball Down, Embracing Adversity and Being Comfortable with Discomfort. Scott also talks about playing with World #1's and shares stories about Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott. Improve your life and your golf with Scott Stalliings.

Cameron Strachan is one of the leading golf instructors in Australia and certainly one of the foremost putting instructors.  Sought out by golfers of all levels, especially Professionals, Cameron is the founder of the "Look and Shoot" Putting System and has published 12 golf instruction books. Cameron joins "On the Mark" to explain his approach to more instinctive putting. He breaks success on the greens down into Green Reading, "Einsteining" or Pre-Putt Routines, Aiming, and Striking the Putt. In his explanation and lessons he examines: Natural Learning vs Overthinking, Why Natural Skill is better that Contrived Technique, An Idiot-proof Strategy for Dealing with Nerves, Reading Greens and 3-Putt Avoidance, and His system for Making Tricky Putts. Download and listen to his simple and athletic approach to making more putts. Hear anecdotes from his work with the Pro's, notably Aaron Baddeley, and get his promo code - automatic.golf/OTM - for a discount on one of his books.

Mark Immelman puts on his teaching hat and gives lessons and shares insights from Rory McIlroy's play, and win, at the 2022 TOUR Championship at Eastlake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Mark was the on-course announcer for the ESPN+ Marquee Group broadcasts on PGA TOUR LIVE and covered the following groups: Rory McIlroy and Cam Smith (Thursday and Friday), Justin Thomas and Matt Fitzpatrick (Saturday), and Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa (Sunday) While on course and inside the ropes he has a front row seat to their collective performance and also gets to talk to the players every so often. This empowers him to bring over-the-top coverage and expertise guaranteed to help you to better your game. Among various topics, Mark discusses his 5 "P's" to Better Performance - Poise, Perspective, Patience, Playability and Putting - and he illustrates how McIlroy embodied all of those en route to his FedEx Cup win.