On the Mark Golf Podcast

Tony Johnstone is one of Zimbabwe's leading and most successful golfers. A 6x winner on the European Tour (DP World Tour) and a 17X winner on the South African Sunshine Tour and now an announcer for Sky Sports, Tony has seen it all and played golf with some of the all-time greats. He shares lessons he learned during his playing days; he teaches you how to hit greenside bunker shots with success. He also shares his take on Nick Price (ball-striking), Seve Ballesteros (shot-making), Bobby Locke (playing one shot), Nick Faldo (course management), Bernhard Langer (attitude), Ernie Els (swing rhythm and Gary Player (bunker play).

The Director of Instruction at Plainfield CC in New Jersey, Ryan Hager is a Golf Digest Top Teacher Under 40. A former college golfer, Hager couples his playing experience with lessons learned from Jim McLean, to offer effective and easy to understand concepts for game improvement. He joins us to share 5 drills you can do to get your golf swing in good shape for the new year. The drills are: The Dynamic Posture Drill for Early Extension, The "Shin Breaker" for Trail Leg control, The "Box Drill" for Swing Path, The "Pelvis Sway Drill" for improved Torso Rotation, and The "Finish Line" Drill for Shaft Lean at impact.

Bryson DeChambeau is a multiple winner on The PGA TOUR, a US Open champion and one of the leading figures on the global golf stage. He joins us to share his life in golf- from a young golfer in California, to a NCAA Champion and US Amateur Champion in college, to a winner on The PGA TOUR. Among many diverse topics DeChambeau discusses: His "one-length" golf clubs and how he came upon them, His approach to golf-swing technique from the Homer Kelley "Golfing Machine" one-plane approach, to his theories and discoveries relating to "End of Motion Range" to his latter day search for power and speed, and A day in his life, both at home and at tournaments.

Mark Immelman, host of the On the Mark Podcast, shares 24 Advent Season Golf Tips to help you improve your golf swing. In Tip #24 (the final tip of the 2021 Advent Season) Mark addresses the Follow-Through and how a correct, and balanced, finish is the signal of good things. Mark describes a sound Follow-Through, a la Ben Hogan, and describes all of the physical elements in detail. He then builds on the finish and shares a drill that teaches how to swing back, down and into the correct Follow-Through.

Mark Immelman, host of the On the Mark Podcast, shares 24 Advent Season Golf Tips to help you improve your golf swing. In Tip # 23 Mark dives into a concept first described by Ben Hogan. The Hall of Fame legend compared the action of delivering the club through impact to the action of skipping a stone across water. Mark talks about this; describes its merits in how it will eliminate a steep downswing and improve clubhead speed and then shares a simple "Throwing" drill that will teach the feeling.

Mark Immelman, host of the On the Mark Podcast, shares 24 Advent Season Golf Tips to help you improve your golf swing. In Tip #22 Mark talks about shallowing (in the downswing) and releasing (through impact) the golf club. He shares a simple drill you can do indoors or outdoors that will simplify the concept of shaft pitch and energy release. The "Shaft/Wall Drill" will teach you about clubshaft angle in the downswing and through-swing. It will teach you the spatial aspect of it and it will teach you clubhead speed through impact.

"On the Mark Podcast" host Mark Immelman dons his Santa Claus hat and shares a few of his "Favorite Things." His favorite things to enjoy, on and off the golf course and before and after the round, include: The Dewiz Biofeedback Golf Swing Modifier The Lagshot Whippy Club The Bridgestone RXS Golf Ball The Cuater "Daily" Shoe The Municipal "Rec" Performance Hoodie The Flightscope Mevo+ Launch Monitor, and Vergelegen Wines available at vclubwine.com. Listen, learn and get promo codes for discounts on your purchases.

Mark Immelman, host of the On the Mark Podcast, shares 24 Advent Season Golf Tips to help you improve your golf swing. In Tip #21 Mark talks about "Hand Path" in the swing and its relationship to the clubhead and "Swing Path." Understanding the correct path of the hands, both back and down, and where they lower and change direction is paramount to understanding how to properly influence the path of the clubhead and shot-shape. Mark goes in-depth on the action referencing Matt Wolff and Tiger Woods as examples.

Mark Immelman, host of the On the Mark Podcast, shares 24 Advent Season Golf Tips to help you improve your golf swing. In Tip #20 Mark talks about how you can master a powerful and consistent impact position and strike better shots as a result. He shares a drill he learned from Nick Price - "The Impact Pre-set Drill." Mark illustrates the drill and explains how to do it correctly. He also explains its benefits and how it can help you improve your compression, control and power.

Mark Immelman, host of the On the Mark Podcast, shares 24 Advent Season Golf Tips to help you improve your golf swing. In Tip #19 Mark shares a simple drill guaranteed to improve your ball-striking. The "Tee Drill" not only helps to locate the ball-strike better in relation to the toe and the heel, it also helps raise the contact into the center of the face to maximize the club's COG (Center of Gravity) and add elevation and power to your golf shots. Better locate the base of your swing arc with this simple drill.