On the Mark Golf Podcast

On the Mark Golf Podcast

Mark Immelman, golf broadcaster, acclaimed instructor, and former college coach, delivers top insights to improve your golf game. He interviews PGA Tour Players, swing coaches, caddies, fitness and mental coaches, equipment gurus, and more, giving listeners inside the ropes access to the very best minds in golf.

  1. 11 APR

    Will Stubbs On Zen Golf and Purpose-filled Practice

    Will Stubbs (England) is the Managing Director of Zen Golf.   He holds a BSc in Sports Development with Coaching and an MSc in Sports and Execise Science.  His Masters thesis research identified how golf coaching paradigms must change from technique-driven practice to adhere to the dynamic nature where the performer is interacting with the ever-changing environment.  This makes him one of the foremost minds in Skill Acquisition coaching Based in England and established over 20 years ago, Zen is more than a ‘moving floor’. Their unique Adaptive Terrain Technology (ATT) instantly transforms the golf landscape and enjoyment of the game. Zen Golf gives you the world’s most true-to-life, most immersive indoor golf experience by recreating the slopes you find on a real golf course. Gradients of all kinds, on every shot and every putt, on the Zen Tour performance playing surfaces. How Technique changes given Undulation and Slope changes How Biomechanics change off varying Slopes How Practice should include work off Uneven lies The Skill of "reading" the game and the environment and making the requisite technique adjustments necessary for success Physical skill Acquistion vs Mental Skill Acquisition Building Confidence and Competence at the same time Using Uneven Lies to make Golf-swing Adjustments Using Zen Green Stages to Improve Green-reading Recreating Environments to Improve On-course Performance How to Create a completely Representative Learning Environment incl.: Gapping Clubs and Figuring Distances off Uneven Lies.  Putting on Slopes. Learning Skills over Technique. Solving Environmental Challenges. Learning the Skill of Adaptability. Will also descibes the types of Zen Green Stages and gives a green-reading lesson lesson on a Zen Putting Green.  To watch this and see Will give a demonstration search and subscribe to Mark Immelman on YouTube.

    44 min
  2. 24 MAR

    Biv Wadden Shares Data-driven Insights Guaranteed to Improve Your Green-reading, Pace Control and Putting

    Biv Wadden is a PGA Professional, a former NCAA golfer at The University of Notre Dame, and one of the most researched golf instructors in the game. Biv is well-versed in every facet of the game incl. the biomechanics of the golf swing, shot-shaping and course management, and an arsenal of wedge and sand-play methods. He is constantly researching and has evolved into one of the best minds in putting.  Wadden joins #OntheMark to share his "TOUR Level" putting mechanics and his research on how the ball performs on both synthetic and real grass surfaces. As Biv takes us on a deep dive into the performance of the golf ball on different greens he elaborates on: Putting on Artificial vs. "Real" Greens and Elements to Bear in Mind Making Sense of Stimp Readings The 3 Phases on the Roll of the Ball and Why that is Important to Understand Green Reading, and  Adjusting to Varying Speeds If you struggle with reading greens, controlling speed, and putting poorly under pressure this podcast is sure to help you understand and simplify your approach to making more putts.  Biv also talks about TGL Golf and shows a number of graphs and illustrations on how a golf ball performs on different surfaces - he also shares a drill that will help you control your pace on the greens more effectively. You can also watch this podcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.

    54 min

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Mark Immelman, golf broadcaster, acclaimed instructor, and former college coach, delivers top insights to improve your golf game. He interviews PGA Tour Players, swing coaches, caddies, fitness and mental coaches, equipment gurus, and more, giving listeners inside the ropes access to the very best minds in golf.

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