On the Mark Golf Podcast

Erik Barzeski brings both an extensive scientific understanding as well as a history of teaching to his golf instruction. Recognized as a Golf Digest “Best Young Teacher in America” in 2017 and a Golf Digest “Best in State” instructor in 2017-2020, Erik is the Director of Instructor Development for 5SK® and co-authored the golf instruction book "Lowest Score Wins." He joins On the Mark to help you to improve your golf by becoming a better student and lesson-taker. Erik shares 6 (of 13) ideas that, if applied, will certainly help you to make you lessons, and practice, more fruitful. Among various concepts he discusses: Making changes and dealing with the different "feels", Understanding concepts and Question-asking, Managing speeds - emotionally and physically, Being patient with expectation and results, Lesson frequency and Working on one element at time.

Ted Scott is a Golf Professional, Golf Instructor and a long-time PGA TOUR Caddy. Having spent many years at the highest level of the game working for Grant Waite, Bubba Watson and now Scottie Scheffler, Scott is hugely experienced and has a wealth of knowledge about: Playing and Getting the Most out of the Game, Course Management, Attitude and Mental Acumen, Productive Practice and Positive Habits for Success. He joins "On the Mark" to share lessons from his journey and experiences whilst working for Bubba and Scottie.  He also relives The 2022 Masters Tournament and shares insights and anecdotes from the week inside the ropes - Lessons that will help you to play under pressure and get the most out of your game.  Ted also shares a funny story from the final green while Scottie was trying to hole out to win The Masters.

Dr. Robert Winters is a sought after and internationally renowned Sports Psychologist who works with golfers and athletes of all skill levels. Based in Orlando, FL. at The David Leadbetter Golf Academy, Dr. Winters is the founder of theconfidencedoctor.com. The author of multiple books, Bob joins the podcast to talk about his ideas and mental concepts for consistently great putting. He shares ten insights/tips that are easy to comprehend, simple to apply and guaranteed to help you hole more putts. Some of the concepts discussed are: Dealing with Pressure, Performance Anxiety and Tension, Maintaining Perspective, Positive Thinking and Self-talk, and Making the Big Putt When it Matters. In his discussion Dr. Bob uses players examples like Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and Mark McNulty. *This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.

Craig Foster is a long-time golf club-maker and fitter and the founder of Dynalign Golf LLC - a dynamic putting pre-shot alignment technique.  Craig used his knowledge of golf club manufacture and design and an exhaustive research of human biomechanics to beat the "Yips", and that experience led to the development of Dynalign. He joins us to share his story, his research and his insights to help you develop a more stable and reliable putting stroke. Craig walks you through the concepts of his Dynalign system and illustrates how simple it is to stabilize the "13 joints" at address. This promotes dynamic stability and leads to a more reliable and stable putting stroke - both in terms of Swing Path and Face Alignment. Craig also talks about his concept of "soft" End of Range Motion and contrasts it to the "hard" version as used by Bryson DeChambeau. He talks about tension vs fluidity in the putting stroke and how Dynalign promotes the latter for a pure roll of the ball. He also illustrates how to train your start lines and how you can overcome aiming biases.  

Chris Mayson is a GOLF Magazine-Top 100 Teacher, and a Golf Digest-Best Young Teacher in America. He works with a number of elite level golfers including PGA TOUR and LPGA players and is uniquely qualified to advise on things the pro's do that you should too. Chris illustrates lessons and approaches you can emulate in Practice, On the Course and After the Round: Practice: Create a "bandwidth" - functional shot dispersion, Understand your numbers/yardages applicable to the day and the conditions. On Course: Develop great Mental Processes, and Play Conservatively and according to the "Bandwidth" of the day, and recognize when you are out of position. After the Round: Develop a Growth Mentality, and Gain Confidence from what was done well, and recognize what needs work and Implement a Plan to Improve in Ppractice.

Mark Immelman is the host of the "On the Mark" Podcast, a GOLF Magazine "Teacher to Watch" and an Announcer and Analyst for CBS Sports and ESPN+. He was the analyst for The Amen Corner Channel at the 2022 Masters and he recaps the event and shares lessons you can learn from Scottie Scheffler, Cam Smith and The Augusta National Golf Club. Mark discusses: Practicing and playing from Uneven Lies, Course Management and the importance of Smart Misses, Mental Perspective and Understanding the Effect of Pressure on Performance, and Scrambling and its value on Shot and Score Saving.

Bernie Najar is the Director of Instruction at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland. Recognized as one of the top instructors in both the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area and the USA, Bernie is one of Golf Digest's 50 Best Teachers and Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers. He is also Kyle Berkshire's (World Long Driving Champion) lifelong instructor. Bernie joins the podcast to share his take, and some industry secrets, to hitting the ball farther and more powerfully off the tee. With a view to turning longer drives into lower scores he also talks strategy for scoring and harnessing speed for control if necessary. Bernie addresses: Realistic expectations and managing speed and distance expectations. Moving your body in a better fashion for more speed. Impact points and ball speed. Swing speed at the correct time, Footwork and continuous motion, and how to finish a powerful swing in balance. He uses PGA TOUR references throughout the podcast and talks about the TOUR's longest drivers of the ball.

Iain Highfield is the Director of of The KOHR Academy, an award-winning Mental Performance Coach and a published author. He joins "On the Mark" to help you develop skills to make your practice productive with the goal of turning it into lower scores. Iain shares his take on what makes practice effective, describing how learning happens via cognitive stress. He describes "Spacing" and Variability" Effects and how they can make your practice count. He also contrasts "Working Memory Stimulation" vs "Muscle Memory" and how practicing using the former is more beneficial to improved performance. Iain further discusses "Degrees of Freedom" and helps you to find freedom and "flow" for an improved golf swing under pressure. Finally, Iain addresses "Breathing" and how it can help you reduce stress for improved play and vitality of life.

Jeff Fisher is nationally recognized and decorated golf instructor. He works with golfers of all skill levels including PGA TOUR, LPGA and Mini Tour professionals. Vastly experienced, Jeff has seen the game at all levels and is uniquely qualified to contrast and compare the Pro and Amateur games. He joins "On the Mark" to illustrate certain golf swing elements/moves the athletic professional can pull off consistently; moves with which the club golfer may have a problem in consistent execution. Jeff talks about: Disassociation between the Upper and Lower Body and references Davis Riley as an example. Golf Swing Sequencing and Timing and using Jack Nicklaus, Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa as references. Footwork and Ground Reaction Forces and the skill of being able to present the club squarely to the ball consistently. Lag for Power in the Downswing. The Reduction of Rate of Closure of the Clubface through Impact and "Open" and "Closed" Clubface swings, and The Correct understanding of Statistics and the Appropriate application of comparisons at various skill levels

Lexi Thompson is an LPGA champion, a Major Champion and one of the leading golfers in the Women's game. Compliments of Bridgestone Golf she joins "On the Mark" to discuss her career in golf and how she get the most out of her game. Lexi talks about her life in a golf household with two brothers who play the game well. She relives the story of her childhood in the game and some of her amazing feats including qualifying for the US Women's Open as a 12 year-old. Further, she talks about her transition into the professional game, as a teenager, and the lessons she learned along the way. Lexi shares a day in her life (both at home and on the road), that includes practice and playing regimens, gym work, nutrition and hydration for best performances. She discusses her technique, her golf swing and how she maximizes Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) for power off the tee. She shares her take on handling pressure situations and as an add-on she advises young lady golfers on the best practices for better golf