On The Mark Golf Podcast

PGA TOUR Radio play-by-play announcer, Will Haskett, joins Mark Immelman to break down the five Foursomes Matches from Day One of The 2017 President's Cup at Liberty National Golf Club outside of New York City.  Immelman and Haskett break down each match and delve into the performances of both teams.

Jose Campra is a leading global golf instructor from Argentina as well as a PGA TOUR caddy.  He has worked for multiple Major Champion, Angel Cabrera, among other professionals.  Campra currently works for PGA TOUR winner, Emiliano Grillo. Jose joins our podcast and shares golf lessons you can learn from some of the leading South American golfers for whom he has worked.  Campra talks about good ball-club contact, swing rhythm and timing, controlling the spin of a golf ball and imagination around the greens.  Jose also talks about the 2017 President's Cup at Liberty National and he opines on potential International Team pairings.

Jeff Pierce has spent time under the counsel of two of the best golf teachers in the game, Butch Harmon and Pete Cowan.  He has parlayed that experience into a successful career in golf instruction at both the professional and amateur levels.  Jeff joins the podcast to talk about college golf (he has been an Assistant Coach at Georgia Tech) and the bridge between College and the Pro Ranks.  He gives insight on elements, like on-course decison-making, collegians (and all golfers) can apply to shoot better scores.  He then also highlights lessons you can learn from some of his PGA TOUR clients, including Brooks Koepka, Stewart Cink, Ollie Sneiderjans and Chris Kirk.

Mike Weir is Canada's most accomplished golfer and the 2003 Masters Champion.  He joins "On the Mark" to talk about his career, the ups and the downs, the highs and the lows and some anecdotes from his career in golf.  Mike talks about The President's Cup and his famous Singles victory over Tiger Woods in 2007 in Montreal.  He shares advice he got from the great Jack Nicklaus that can help your game; he talks about navigating the way through golf instruction and he reminisces over his victory in the Masters.  He also shares insights on his mindset over the final putt he made in regulation - insights that will help your game.

Story-time with "Uncle Verne" is a favorite pastime of many of the CBS Sports Crew.  Mark Immelman brings you into the fold to hear some of Verne Lundquist's many stories as he recounts his career in sports broadcasting.  The "Golden Voice" of broadcast talks about some of the great sports events he has witnessed including the 1992 Duke/Kentucky NCAA Basketball game when Christian Laettner made "The Shot" to win in overtime.  Verne also talks at length about College Football and, among other spectacular events, the unbelievable Auburn victory over Alabama in the 2103 "Iron Bowl".  And of course Verne recounts his history at The Masters including his famous calls of Jack Nicklaus' birdie on the 17th at Augusta National in 1986, and Tiger Woods' pitch-in on the 16th in 2005.

Damon Goddard is a highly sought-after physical trainer given his success with Jordan Spieth.  He brings interesting insights to the podcast regarding the natural movement of the body and he talks about how to work out with a contra-lateral focus to allow maximum golf swing performance.  Damon also speaks about the value of addressing the ankles and how ankle strength and mobility can improve the functioning of the golf swing.  He also takes you into the gym and shares how Jordan Spieth prepares during his on-and-off weeks.  

6-Time World Long Driving Champion Jason (Golfzilla) Zuback takes you "inside the ropes" at a Long Driving Contest.  He talks about how Long Drivers create massive clubhead and ball speeds in order to launch the golf ball those mammoth distances.  He delves in-depth and talks about the physical training of a Long Driver and the Mental and Strategic approach to driving the golf ball a long way.  He also shares ideas to help you gain a little more distance off the tee - Ideas that include, physical training advice, pre-shot routines and triggers, launch angle maximization as well as a few other industry "secrets".  

Andrew Rice is a long-time member of the #OntheMark Tribe and a leading voice in the world of golf instruction.  He joins the podcast to answer questions about golf ball performance in variable conditions, Conditions such as wind, variable temperatures, golf ball damage and variable ball-club contact.  He also delves into the subject of "Style vs Substance" and he shares his take, using examples such as Jim Furyk, Miller Barber and Calvin Peete, on what elements in the golf swing are directly appropriate and influential on consistent golf ball control.  

Bradley Hughes is an Australian professional golfer with 7 wins on the global professional stage.  He has played on the PGA TOUR, the Web.com Tour and the European Tour and is now bringing his talent and knowledge to the golf instruction arena.  Bradley was always one of the more accurate ball-strikers in the game and he shares some of his insights to help you strike the golf ball with more consistency and accuracy.  He also illustrates lessons you can glean from watching the golf swings of champions like Ben Hogan, Greg Norman, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson.

Jason Glass is one of the leading Rotational Strength and Conditioning Specialists in the world. He joins "On the Mark" to talk about elements that pertain to speed and power in the golf swing, especially "Windows for Speed" and "Acceleration and Deceleration".  Jason shares ideas for kids and adults alike to take advantage of the "Windows for Speed".  He explains how "Deceleration" in athletics and golf can actually help athletes (and you) gain power.  Jason also talks about Adam Hadwin, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka and how they work out physically to improve their performance and how you can do so too.

Jake Thurm is a foremost expert in use use of Pressure Mapping systems (BodiTrack) and he joins the podcast to share his research and insights on how the body interacts with the ground during the golf swing.  Jake differentiates between Center of Mass (COM) and Center of Pressure (COP) and helps you to understand those descriptors and how they apply in the golf swing.  He discusses how the feet pressure the ground and the vertical forces involved in the golf swing.  Jake shares acceptable ranges  of movement, and uses PGA TOUR examples such as Kevin Streelman, Hideki Matsuyama, James Hahn, Nick Faldo and Gary Player as examples. He also helps you understand how the correct use of the feet on the ground can help you make more accurate, and powerful golf swings.

Dr. Bhrett McCabe is the founder of "The Mindside" and a Sports and Performance Psychologist and coach to many leading PGA TOUR golfers.  He is also a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a wealth of experience in sports having been a top performer and National Championship winner while in college at Louisiana State University (LSU).  In this podcast Bhrett shares thoughts and insights on a healthy mindset and a constructive mental approach to golf and life.  He unpacks and advises on understanding and dealing with emotions on and off the course.  Dr. McCabe also discusses and shares mental lessons you can learn from some of his clients on the PGA TOUR.

Ted Scott is a highly experienced PGA TOUR caddy with a wealth of knowledge.  He joins our podcast to share stories, lessons and analogies from his 18 years of travel in the professional game.  Ted shares lessons you can learn from some of the players for whom he is caddied and players he has spent time around.  (Ted has caddied for Paul Azinger, Grant Waite, Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson but also shares insights from Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods.)  Among other things he talks about the mental game, playing to your strengths and weaknesses and the value of shot-shaping and trajectory control. 

Mike Thomas is a PGA Master Professional and the father of the 2017 PGA Championship winner, Justin Thomas.  An accomplished player and a decorated teacher, Mike shares some lessons he has given Justin from childhood through the present.  He talks about properly fitting and advising junior golfers.  Mike also shares insights on how to best communicate and direct competitive children and juniors and he talks at length about Justin Thomas and Justin's growth as a player from his junior days to his PGA Championship victory.  

Pete Cowen is arguably the leading golf instructor in the professional game.  Among others Cowen teaches Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen and Danny Willett and he joins our podcast to share lessons you can learn from these great ball-strikers and champions.  Pete also shares his thoughts on the golf swing and how an effective golf swing operates.  Pete talks at length about pressure vs. speed and gives tips and drills on how you can create more compression at impact and how you can control spin by applying the correct pressure to the golf club.

VJ Trolio is a PGA TOUR Instructor and a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher.  Trolio is also the co-inventor of the popular golf training aid "The Putting Arc".  VJ joins the podcast to talk about the swinging arc of the golf club, from the putter through the bag.  He shares insights on the putting arc and tips to improve your putting.  He then takes you off the green and talks about the expansion of the swing arc and how it pertains to "Swing Path", "Clubface Alignment" and "Angle of Attack".  Using examples like Ben Hogan, VJ shares tips and drills for you to improve your swing arc and as a result hole more putts and strike better quality shots.

Randy Smith is a member of The PGA of America Hall of Fame and the all-time leading PGA of America National Award National Award Winner (18 times).  Randy Smith is also a highly sought after instructor on the PGA TOUR.  He joins the podcast to share stories and lessons he gleaned from such Hall-of-Famers as Harvey Penick and Lee Trevino.  Smith shares wisdom and insights on the Clubface Alignment and Swing Path relationship and how that impact hooks and slices.  He also addresses the timing between the body pivot and the swing of the arms and club and the influence on spin.  Smith then opines further on the golf swing, golf swing technique and golf instruction and he talks about playing golf like a Pro.

Kapil Gupta M.D. helps professional golfers, hockey players and Olympians to achieve greatness by conquering their minds.  He joins the podcast to share insight and wisdom to help you to understand your mind and how it works.  Dr. Gupta talks about hope and fear and their relationship to each other and achieving greatness. He talks about the understanding of what is necessary to play good golf.  He also shares personal anecdotes from his experiences in the game - those anecdotes explain more deeply the very nature of golf and competition.

The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale was an intriguing affair with story-lines aplenty.  Mark Immelman puts on his golf instructor and coaching hat and unpacks them all for you.  He illustrates lessons you can learn from the major protagonists:  Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar, Rory McIlroy and Branden Grace.  Immelman talks about the nature of golf and how to successfully navigate the inevitable ebbs and flows it presents.  He talks about the value of attitude, awareness and shot selection.  He also delves into elements like the long bunker shot, body alignment and self-talk. 

Skip Guss, the 2014 New England PGA Teacher of the Year, employs a simple and easy to understand approach to the game and the instruction thereof.  It is an approach he learned from some of the great golf teachers like Jim Flick and Bob Toski.  Skip also learned the game from the World Golf Hall of Fame member, Sam Snead, and he shares some of the lessons he learned from "Slammin' Sam".  He also shares anecdotes from one of the best swingers of a golf club of all time.  In short, he brings you simple to understand, and easy to apply lessons that will help you improve your golf.