On the Mark Golf Podcast

In a weekly podcast Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can glean from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 41, Mark revisits the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua in Maui. Immelman delves into Justin Thomas's victory and shares three tips to help you improve your accuracy off the tee and on approach shots. Specifically Mark shares how Justin Thomas hits his "Fairway-Finder" shot off the tee. Immelman also talks about playing in the wind, and how you can manage your swing pace for increased control and more greens in regulation. As a bonus he also illustrates a lesson you can learn from Patrick Reed's approach to holing short putts.

Karl Morris is one of Europe's leading Performance Coaches. He has worked with 6 Major winners and over 100 PGA TOUR, European Tour, LPGA and LET golfers. Alongside Gary Nichol, he has written 2 books "The Lost Art of Putting" and "The Lost Art of Playing Golf". He joins us to talk about the art of playing golf and elaborates on various thoughts in the book incl.:  Does the swing create the shot or vice versa? What does a good shot look like? What is your strategy for playing golf? Adjusting and adapting on the golf course. How to deal with adversity. Training games and drills for effective practice and good use of time. Karl also shares insights from Rudy Duran, Tiger Woods' childhood golf coach.

Kyle Porter has been a writer for CBS Sports since 2012 covering global and PGA TOUR golf. He is also a part of the CBS Sports Podcast 'The First Cut". He joins Mark Immelman to wrap up the 2018/2019 PGA TOUR wrap-around season.  Among other fun topics discussed, they hand out Festive Season Christmas presents to Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth. They also give out "On the Mark Awards" for the "Best Player of 2019", "The Best Tournament of 2019" and 'The Most Memorable Moment of 2019". And of course there is a golf-tip enclosed...

In a weekly podcast, Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can glean from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 40 Mark revisits the 2019 President's Cup at Royal Melbourne (Australia). Mark shares 7 Course Management insights from former US Open champion and International Assistant Team Captain, Geoff Ogilvy. Ogilvy preached the following to the International Team to help them to navigate around the golf course successfully: Precision over power off the tee, Play from under the Hole on fast greens, Play to the front yardage and not the hole, Stay clear of "Dead Zones", Sharpen up Your bunker play, Chip and Run with various clubs, and Take your medicine. Mark Immelman embellishes on these insights to help you lower your scores.  

Dr. Gregg Steinberg was voted by Golf Digest as one of golf's great masterminds. He has worked with many PGA TOUR professionals including Brandt Snedeker and Brian Gay. Steinberg is a tenured Professor at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. He joins our podcast to discuss Emotional and Mental Mastery in golf and life. As he delves into the subject he addresses elements like confidence, commitment, bouncing back from slumps in form, overcoming fear and anxiety, controlling temperament and managing expectations for success in golf. He also shares action points like post-shot routines and self-awareness and relaxation.

Chris Green is a PGA Professional and the Director of Instruction at the Glenview Club just north of Chicago. He is widely researched and vastly experienced in the application and use of Launch Monitors in golf instruction. He joins the podcast to discuss the appropriate and correct use of a launch monitor. He delves into the data that launch monitors provide; discusses how different brands can show differing data values and explains the appropriate data matchups and relationships for the correct use of the launch monitor. Specifically he talks about: Clubface Angle, Swing Path, Angle of Attack and Spin Loft and highlights drills for practice and improvement of data and functional golf shots.

In a weekly podcast Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can glean from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 39, Mark revisits the 2019 Hero World Challenge at Albany in the Bahamas. Mark shares golf swing pivot insights, and a nugget from Gary Player, to help you to compress the ball at impact like Henrik Stenson. Immelman also shows how, in his opinion, Tiger Woods has freed up his golf swing and eliminated the "big miss" off the tee. Both insights will help you to more successful with the Driver.

Jeff Martin is the founder of "Thinking About Golf". He is also the author of "Hogan as it Happened: Setting the Record Straight". Jeff joins our podcast to discuss and share his research and work. He shows how golf swing technique has evolved of the years and he illustrates a number of lessons you can learn from the greats of yesteryear like Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. He also compares and contrasts the "modern day" golf swing (Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hofland) to the swings of the past (Miller Barber and Jimmy Bruen). Jeff addresses Body Pivot, Swing Length and Shaft Plane. He also talks about the effect of improvements in golf equipment technology and the corresponding increase in power off the tee.

Mike Napoleon is a PGA Professional, a golf instructor and the Founder of Catalyst Golf (which became Superspeed Golf). He joins "On the Mark" to delve into the mechanics of improving swing speed for increased power off the tee.  He discusses "Overload/Underload Training" and how Superspeed uses "Overspeed Training" to remove the "Governor" from your golf swing.  He talks about Kinematic Sequencing, Proximal Stability and the transfer of power and Ground Reaction Forces. He addresses the Superspeed Pyramid with an emphasis on Sequencing and Wrist Mechanics. Mike also explains the Superspeed Training Protocols.

In a weekly podcast Mark Immelman reviews the most recent PGA TOUR event and highlights lessons you can glean from the world's leading golfers. In Episode 38, Mark revisits the 2019 RSM Classic in Sea Island, GA. Mark examines tournament-winner Tyler Duncan's golf swing and shows how his stable foot action, and pressure shift, leads to effective swing stability and rotation. Those two elements enhance Duncan's golf swing timing, transition, downswing shaft pitch and ball-striking consistency. Learn how you can improve your footwork to tighten up your downswing and hit better shots.