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Today’s guest is Mark Immelman who has pioneered the incredibly popular ‘On the Mark’ podcast from the PGA Tour Mark Immelman is a golf coach and author. He also covers live golf for the PGA TOUR on their live-streaming mobile app, PGA TOUR and stars in golf instruction videos for CBS Sports In addition to his broadcasting career, he's also the Director of Golf at Columbus State University and the author of Scandalously Simple: The Easy Way to Accurate Golf Shots. Mark is the older brother of 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman and son of former South African Sunshine Tour commissioner, Johan Immelman. In our time together we talk about how the podcast came about and some of the very best guests he has had over the years. The effect Gary Player had on Mark’s career How Gary pioneered the concepts of looking after the body and how he has now been proven to be correct in so many ways. How the mental and spiritual part of the game play such a role in becoming the best player you can possibly be. How the greats of the game like Player, Palmer, Hogan and Nicklaus all had the ability to understand THEMSELVES How they found out what they could and couldn’t do How they took ownership of their own learning process How understanding the concepts of the game comes before everything How a good coach should in effect make themselves redundant Coaching on the PGA Tour What does and doesn’t work The mistakes some players make How coaches can spend too much time with a player What great players do under pressure to get the job done What Tiger did when he was at his very best The use and misuse of technology Sam Snead and his simple way to change your golf swing What you need to do with the golf club to produce better shots Getting good at shot NUMBER THREE This is absolute GOLD A simple concept that if you embrace WILL make a huge difference The best use of analysis data How you need to know where you are NOW before you aim to go somewhere else How to find the right coach for YOU as an individual The vital role communication plays in the learning process The PLAYER and CADDIE role on the PGA Tour Lessons from the greats How GRATITUDE can be a vital skill to develop and the effect it will have not only on your game but your life itself The power of PERSPECTIVE The concept of CONVERSION shots A great session that I am sure you will find a tremendous benefit for you game Simple and effective To find out more about Mark go to ITunes and subscribe to the ‘On the Mark’ podcast www.Pgatour.com/onthemark To find out about Karl Morris go to www.themindfactor.com Buy the ‘Lost Art of Putting’ by Karl Morris and Gary Nicol at www.amazon.co.uk |