On the Mark Golf Podcast

Max Homa has won tournaments at every level of the game: Amateur, NCAA College, Korn Ferry Tour and The PGA TOUR. He has grown as a player and a person through every level, culminating with his first victory on The PGA TOUR at the Wells Fargo Championship, and he joins us to shares insights and experiences from his career. Max dives into player-coach relationships and managing them properly, playing under pressure, visualization, playing out of a slump, maintaining a good attitude and perspective, practicing efficiently. And he takes some time to roast a few swings off the PGA TOUR!

Franks Nobilo (New Zealand) has won events around the globe. A winner on The European Tour and The PGA TOUR, he is now a full-time announcer for CBS Sports. A true savant of the game, he has always been one of the brightest minds in golf and he joins us to share his take on the game, his experiences as a Touring Professional and an Analyst and his insights on some of the greats in golf. Nobilo addresses and contrasts the differences between the modern game and the players of yesteryear. He talks instruction and golf-swing technique while sharing his take on what you can learn from golfers like Peter Thomson, Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. 

Scott Fawcett is a former professional golfer and the inventor of The DECADE Course Management System. DECADE has solved golf strategy and decision-making by combining shot distribution patterns and PGA TOUR scoring statistics to optimize target selection. He joins "On the Mark" to explain DECADE (Distance, Expectation, Correct Target, Analyze, Discipline, Execute) and share his PGA TOUR insight into how to lower golf scores simply and easily. He cites examples like Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson and delves into elements like Par 3 and Par 5 Scoring, Shot Angles, Lag Putting and Bogey Avoidance.

Baden Schaff (Australia) is the Founder of Skillest.com and the Skillest Golf Instruction App. He has been teaching golf for over 15 years and his talent and insight have led to him becoming a Contributing Instructor for Golf.com (Golf Magazine). Baden joins our podcast to discuss his App, how it has become the biggest online coaching marketplace in the world, and elaborate on all of the digital features and interfaces it offers the user. He also talks golf instruction and highlights his beliefs, his "cause and effect" approach to game improvement, and his thoughts on the body-club relationship throughout the golf swing. He also shares a few tips to help you off the tee, on approach shots and on the green.

Originally from England, Jon Tattersall is based at Fusion ATL (Atlanta, GA). TPI certified and an expert in 3D Motion Analysis, Jon has worked with PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour, LPGA and European Tour winners. He has also advised and helped Ryder Cup team-members and an Open Championship winner.  Tattersall shares his insights and research on the "5 Commonalities Between Great Ball-strikers". He elaborates on: Swing and Club-head Speed  (for appropriate level of play), Arm Structure, Launch Conditions and Spin Loft, Body Acceleration, and Relative Backswing vs. Downswing Speeds. As part of his explanations Jon shares drills to help you improve each element in your golf-swing.   

Colt Knost is a former US Amateur Champion, US Walker Cup Team Member, PGA TOUR Professional and Korn Ferry Tour Winner. Known for his accuracy off the tee and his gutsy and competitive manner, Colt has always "played a big game" and he joins "On the Mark to share how he approached golf, the golf-swing and competition at the highest level. He shares PGA TOUR experiences and stories as he takes a deep dive into Swing Rhythm, Tempo and Timing. He also shares his take and some tips on Driving Accuracy. Finally, Colt talks you through how he played under pressure and how you can bring out your best when the chips are down.

Erika Larkin is one of Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers (USA) since 2012. She has also been ranked as the Best Teacher in Virginia since 2014 and the 2010 Mid-Atlantic PGA Teacher of the Year. The Director of Instruction at The Club at Creighton Farms, Erika joins us to unpack a few of her "Swing Hacks" - simple ideas to improve your golf swing and your game.  She shares Hacks for: The Pivot, Posture throughout the Swing, Timing, Sequencing and Tempo, the Release of the Golf Club, Improved Swing Speed, Clubface-control and better Ball-striking.

In recent years, Dr. Bhrett McCabe has become a trusted Sports Psychology resource for Amateur, Collegiate and Professional Golfers on The PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry and LPGA Tours. Dr. McCabe, also the Sports and Performance Psychologist for The University of Alabama Athletics, works with a number of golf's luminaries including Jon Rahm. He joins "On the Mark" to share insights on the "Mental Game" of the PGA TOUR's best. Subjects covered include: Dealing with and overcoming adversity, Scoring well without your best game, Perfection and the quest therefore, the playing golf and not "golf-swing".

Stuart Morgan is a PGA Professional and a golf coach.  Based in Austria, Morgan focuses on junior development and performance players. He has coached a number of professional golfers, national champions and elite-level golfers. In this podcast he discusses the aspect of Practice vs. Play with a view to improved performance and consistency. Within the subject matter he delves into elements such as the Ratio of Practice to Play for improvement, Self-talk and Attitude, Resilience and Handling Adversity, Situational Awareness, correct Shot-selection and Response and productive Self-assessment.

David Poulton is a South African golf professional who lives and works in Scotland. The originator of the Social Media handle @doglegpar3, David is a noted author and blogger on golf and golf instruction. He has built an extensive library of golf swing videos and images, and he joins our podcast to analyze, illustrate and share information from the golf swings of the legends to help you improve your golf swing. The elements he focuses on are simple and easy to incorporate and are sure to help you swing like a legend. Among other Hall-of-Famers he focuses on Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els. Golf swing subjects include: Fundamentals like the grip and posture. Swing positions like the Top of the Backswing and Impact and other important elements like Timing, Tempo and Sequencing.