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NEW Episode:
Jeff Smith – Technology in golf – How it is being used to improve skills and What are the down sides of its overuse? Why the way coaches convey information is so important and how to develop that, Educating the next generation of coaches and how he’s helping to ensure it’s done correctly. |
Scott CowxNever stop learning, Not relying on technology and why going outside the box is the best thing you can ever do.
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Dr. Sasho MackenzieWhat are the 4 Factors every golfer needs to swing faster? The Stack System – what is it and why should everyone be using it?
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Scott FawcettHow he developed DECADE, why it's the easiest way to lower your scores, and why there is more to life than the perception of success... even at the highest levels.
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GOLF 360 Podcast #156 - Jeff Smith, GOLF Magazine Top 100 Coach
Jeff Smith – Technology in golf – How it is being used to improve skills and What are the down sides of its overuse? Why the way coaches convey information is so important and how to develop that, Educating the next generation of coaches and how he’s helping to ensure it’s done correctly. Jeff Smith – (IG: @jeffsmithgolfinstruction, X: @JMSPGA, FB: @JeffSmithGolfInstruction) is the Director of Instruction at the Pine Canyon GC in Flagstaff, Az in the summer, and Vintage Club in Indian Wells, Palm Springs in the winter. He has given over 27,500 lesson hours in his 26-year career as a PGA professional and was the #1 Ranked Golf Coach in the state of Indiana as well as a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Coach/Instructor. Jeff has been invited to teach at golf courses in 20 states and is currently an Adjunct Faculty Member of Instruction for the PGA of America, educating aspiring teachers on his successful teaching techniques. |
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GOLF 360 PODCAST #155 - Dr. John 'Trey' Rogers
Dr. John ‘Trey’ Rogers – Everything you needed to know about turf grass, but didn’t – Revolutionizing the way putting greens are built, Grain; which way does it go? Aerifying; needed or not? and What is the number one thing to do for better turf? Dr. John ‘Trey’ Rogers – (X: @MSUturfdoc) is a Professor of Turfgrass Management in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University. He has been on the faculty there since 1988. Since 1988, he has advised and graduated over 1000 students. His current turfgrass research interests at MSU include performance turf renovations, turfgrass establishment and soil modification. He served as the lead scientist for the indoor turf project at the Pontiac Silverdome for the 1994 World Cup Soccer matches and the project leader of the Spartan Stadium turfgrass conversion in 2001-02. He was a turf consultant and project leader for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the 2008 UEFA Cup. His consultations on golf course, athletic field, and turfgrass matters are extensive throughout United States as well as China, Greece, Japan, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Wales, England, and Spain. His National and International lectures and presentations total over 185 with over 115 publications and one book. He is the senior author of two U.S. Patents. National organizations include the American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society of America. If you would like to attend his Turf School Program at MSU CLICK HERE |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #154 - Boo Weekley
Boo Weekley – What life’s like on the Champions Tour – challenges, struggles, and successes, Why believing in yourself is so important, and The most important ingredient to success at any level. Boo Weekley – (IG: @cruisin_with_boosan, X: @booweekley) is an American professional golfer that has played the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour, and is currently on the Champions Tour. He is a 3x winner on the PGA Tour (2x at the RBC Heritage and 1x at Colonial) and is seeking his first win on the Champions Tour since turning 50 in 2023. He was also a member of the victorious 2008 US Ryder Cup Team where he posted a 2-0-1 record. He is nicknamed after his favorite cartoon hero Yogi Bear’s sidekick ‘Boo Boo’. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #153 - Jon Sherman, Practical Golf
Jon Sherman – The easiest ways to improve at golf, What are the Top 3 things you can do to lower your scores, What its like to write two award-winning golf coaching books. Jon Sherman – (X: @practicalgolf, IG: @practical.golf, YT: ) is the owner and founder of Practical Golf where he has dedicated his career to helping golfers of all skill levels improve and enjoy the game more. He is also an award-winning author writing ‘The Four Foundations of Golf’ and ‘The Foundations of Winning Golf’. Jon is currently a +2 handicap and is the reigning club champion at St. George’s Golf & CC in Setauket, New York. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #152 - Joe McGee
Joe McGee - Why understanding people is the best skill you can develop. What he’s learned working for some of the best clubs in the country, How golf has changed in the five decades he’s been in the business and what he would change. Joe McGee has been around golf most of his life. He’s seen and done almost everything and we discuss that in today’s show. Originally from Clinton, SC Joe came to Hilton Head island at the rigging of a fraternity brother, to become an assistant golf pro at Harbour Town GL. Not long after he was recruited to help get the famous Secession GC started and spent more then two decades at the iconic club doing everything from answering phones, to cutting grass, to running one of the most successful caddie programs in the nation. After moving on from Secession, Joe found himself at another Lowcountry gem, Old Tabby Links on Spring Island. Joe always seems to find himself at very fine clubs, each distinctly different but all contributing to his skill development that has led him to be one of the most gracious and finest people in golf. Joe is scheduled to retire in the spring of 2025 where he plans to embark on learning fly fishing, hanging out in Key West, Florida and enjoying life to the fullest. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #151 - Matt Ginella
Matt Ginella – What's a ‘Travel Insider’ and is it the best job in the world?, How to plan the ideal great golf trip, Where did he get his passion for telling human stories centered around golf? Matt Ginella (IG: @matt_ginella, X: @MattGinella) is many things; a digital creator, Travel Insider, and Storyteller & Founder of Fire Pit Productions. He is also the Host of Ginellas Journeys, BONFIRES, ‘In the Dirt’, and The Fire Pit Podcast. Matt is well known for his golf travel expertise, places to play around the world, and how to create the perfect golf destination vacation. If you’re planning a Dream Golf Vacation and not sure what or how to do it, he is one you need to contact. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #150 - James Piot
James Piot – LIV Golf from an insider’s perspective. What it is like being mentored by Phil Mickelson, What he’s learned in his first few years as a professional golfer James Piot (IG: @jjpiot, X: @jamespiot1) is a professional golfer and former US Amateur Champion. After completing a standout career at Michigan State University James went on to win the 2021 US Amateur Championship at Oakmont Country Club. In 2022, after playing in the Masters and US Open James received an offer to play LIV Golf and he jumped at the opportunity. At the end of the 2023 season, he was relegated to the Asian Tour to work out somethings with his game with the goal of playing on the biggest stages in golf once again. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #149 - Ben Shear
Ben Shear – His philosophies and thinking on Golf Fitness, The importance of time off and recovery, What’s better strength, mobility, or flexibility for golf? Ben Shear (X: @Ben_Shear, IG: @bensheargolf, FB: @ben.shear.9) is the industry’s leading Golf Performance Coach, having worked with numerous PGA Touring Professionals, including former World #1, Luke Donald, and US Open Champion, Webb Simpson. Ben’s unique combination of physical, technical, and technological knowledge is the basis of his highly sought-after performance training programs and makes him the go-to of a wide variety of professional and competitive amateur athletes. Having worked with athletes from the NHL, NBA, NFL, MLS, and the Olympics, he provides insightfully-designed sport-specific strength and conditioning programs, biomechanics and performance nutrition expertise. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #148 - Kraig Kann
Kraig Kann – Stories with the former Golf Channel Host and Lead Anchor. What is branding and why should you care? Why having multiple careers can be a great, and important thing. Kraig Kann (X: @KannAdvisory, IG: @kraigkann, LIn: @KannAdvisoryGrp, FB: @KannAdvisory) is a former lead anchor and studio host for NBC Sports’ Golf channel. He then progressed to Chief Communications Officer for the LPGA where he was part of a dynamic leadership team that raised the organization to new levels of prosperity. Today he is a successful entrepreneur mastering his own brand, Kann Advisory Group. He remains relevant in broadcasting, hosting weekly shows on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio, hosting his podcast ‘Tracks To Success’ and serving as a faculty member in the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fl. Be sure to check out his book ‘Can You Get Your Attention?’ to learn more about branding and how to improve your skills. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #147 - Stuart Morgan
Stuart Morgan – What is skill development? Why are we looking in the wrong place for answers to our golf game? and Why do golfers crave comfort and what to do about that? Stuart Morgan (FB: @stuartmorgangolf, T: @StuartMcoaching, IG: @stuartmcoaching) is a sports performance expert that also happens to be a world class golf coach. After spending many years honing his craft in swing instruction he knew there was more he could offer his students and he went in search of answers. What he discovered is more commonly referred to as sports performance. This is a widely untapped segment of the game and in this episode, he tells us what it is, how to practice for better performance, and why so many are missing out. Stuart has coached champions at every level – junior, collegiate, professional and tour levels and is sought out by players around the world. To learn more about some of his work with junior golfers be sure to check out his book ‘Gifted Junior: A Player’s Journey in Life and Golf’. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #146 - Larry Bobka
Larry Bobka – How he got into the design business, What he’s learned in 35+ years of designing some of the best golf clubs in history, and Working with Tour pro’s on their clubs designs. Larry Bobka - (IG:@lbobka, X: @2ndSwingGolf, FB: @larry.bobka) has a resume that is perhaps one of the most impressive and versatile in the entire golf industry. In his 35 years of experience, he has worked as a golf professional, golf equipment designer, and club fitter. He spent 30 of those years working for Wilson and Titleist, where he had the opportunity to work closely with the best Tour professionals in the world. Larry teamed up with Tiger Woods to build the Titleist 681 T Forged irons that Woods used to win multiple major championships in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In addition to his club fitting and advisory role at 2nd Swing, Larry also serves as a coach for many professionals and top amateurs, including the University of Minnesota golf teams. He has fitting certifications from PING, Titleist, TaylorMade, Callaway, Trackman, and Quintic. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #145 - Dr. Ashu Goyle
Dr. Ashu Goyle – Everything you wanted to know about Pain Management, The difference between Stem Cell and PRP therapies, and The difference between Bioidentical Hormones and TRT. Dr. Ashu Goyle – (IG: @drashugoyle, YT: @drashugoyle, FB: @ispwscottsdale) is the Founder and Operator of Integrated Spine, Pain, and Wellness (ISPW) in Scottsdale, Arizona. At ISPW, Dr. Goyle delivers effective, non-narcotic health solutions that alleviate the pain and suffering that is prohibiting you from living your best life. A double board-certified, fellowship-trained anesthesiologist and interventional pain specialist, Dr. Goyle is committed to hearing you, understanding you and treating the whole body so you can experience life to the fullest. ISPW provides multiple conservative and interventional treatment modalities to alleviate pain caused by injury, genetics, age and lifestyle factors and to improve aspects related to your physical, emotional and mental health. Graduating from Ohio University, Dr. Goyle received is Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. He then went on to complete his residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 2008 and worked at Valley Pain Consultants until 2021, before opening Integrated Spine, Pain, and Wellness. If you’re interested in an eBook copy of Dr. Goyles ‘Pain and Survival Guide’ CLICK HERE. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #144 - Bernie Najar
Bernie Najar – Learning from experts outside of golf to improve your coaching, Coaching beginners to World Champions, and How your delivery can help/hurt your students. Bernie Najar – (IG: @bernienajargolf, X: @BernieNajarGolf, YT: @BernieNajarGolf) is the Director of Instruction at Caves Valley Golf Club in Ownings Mill, Maryland and one of the best coaches in the world. He has taught everyone from beginners to tour professionals, juniors to World Long Drive Champions. Bernie has an unparalleled knowledge of the golf swing as well as a fantastic understanding of people, both allow him to help such a wide range of students. Bernie is also the author of the book ‘The Game’ as well as writing numerous articles for ‘GOLF’ magazine and ‘Golf Digest’ |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #143 - Colin Rigney, PT, DPT
Colin Rigney – What is Musculoskeletal Ultrasound? Can MSK Ultrasound be a better way to diagnose the cause of your issue than traditional methods? Which methods of training/therapy are good for you, and which may not be? Colin Rigney- PT, DPT – (IG: @advan_msk, YT: @advancedmskultrasoundcenter3319, Linkdin) is the Co-Director of Education for Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He is also an educator and world leader in the use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound which allows him to see things that may be causing your pain issue, that others are unable to identify. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound may not yet be the go-to method for diagnosing your issue, but it is quickly becoming more utilized due to experts like Colin and the great work they do. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #142 - Michael Burcin, Under Par Consulting
Michael Burcin – How to prepare your junior for college athletics and beyond, The college recruiting process and how to make your junior stand out, and Identifying the best college fit for your child; academically and athletically. Michael Burcin – (X: @ConsultingPar, IG: @underparconsulting) is the owner/operator of Under Par Consulting. A former college assistant coach at the University of South Carolina (where he won top men’s assistant coach in the nation) he moved on to become the Head Golf Coach at the University of Wisconsin. It’s not coincidence that at both institutions Michaels expertise and assistance allowed both programs and the players within to flourish by achieving levels not seen before. Upon leaving the Univ. of Wisconsin Men’s Golf Program Michael started Under Par Consulting, where he’s dedicated to helping young players and families navigate the road from junior golf to elite professional ranks. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #141 - Julie Garner, Head Coach Rollins Golf
Julie Garner – The coach of one of the most storied women’s golf programs on Building a collegiate powerhouse, Why success does not always take a linear path, and Adversity as a necessary building block for success. Julie Garner (X: @RollinsGolf, IG: @rollinswgolf, FB: @RollinsWomensGolf) – is the Director of Golf and Head Women’s Golf Coach at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida. Julie isn’t just one of the most successful women’s golf coaches in history, she’s one of the most successful in all collegiate sports. But success to her isn’t simply defined by National Titles, of which she’s had six (along with five runner ups), or the fact she’s been the National Coach of the Year, or even that she was inducted into the WGCA (Women’s Golf Coach’s Association) Hall of Fame. Julie largely defines her success by how well her players/students are prepared for life once they leave Rollins College as well as their success in their chosen career and life after graduation and throughout their life. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #140 - Mark Lye
Mark Lye – A review of the 2024 Master’s Tournament, Are PED’s being used in professional golf?, What it’s like to have your words twisted and have the establishment cancel you, and How he’s teaching and raising his kids in an ever changing junior golf world. Mark Lye (X: @letitflye) – is a former PGAT player and Lifetime Member. He also spent almost two decades as a commentator/analyst for ‘The Golf Channel’ and Sirius Radio. Mark is one of the few that can offer an insider look into the life of a professional golfer and a behind the curtain view of the PGAT and professional golf. Mark won early in his career on the Australasian Tour, played the PGAT for almost two decades (1977-1991) where he won the Bank of Boston Classic, and went on to play the Champions Tour. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #139 - Dr. Thomas P. Seager, CEO Morozkoforge
Dr. Thomas P. Seager – Everything you wanted to know about ice baths but didn’t, When should you do the ice bath; before or after training, The amazing health benefits ice baths continue to reveal. Dr. Thomas P. Seager (IG: @seagertp, X: @seagertp) is the Chief Science Officer of Morozkoforge, (IG: @morozkoforge, YT: @Morozkokforge, X: @Morozkoforge) the premier ice bath company in the world. Dr. Seager’s is also one of the top researchers on ice baths and cold therapy. He has gotten so well-known he was featured on the JRE (Joe Rogan Experience) Podcast (to watch that episode -CLICK HERE). In addition to running Morozkoforge, Dr. Seager is also an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. His teaching and research is focused on a new approach to personal development called Self-Actual Engineering, which is about redesigning ourselves, our relationships, and our lives to realize more of our fullest potential. He has authored more than 150 scientific articles, but you can read more about his work on human resilience, personal psychology, and entrepreneurship at his personal blog- https://seagertp.substack.com/ |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #138 - Sam Bettinardi, CEO Bettinardi Golf
Sam Bettinardi – After almost 3 decades in golf, why get into the iron business? Building a strong company around trust and leadership, and The importance of the details, especially when your name is on the product. Sam Bettinardi (IG: @bettinardigolf, X: @BettinardiGolf, YT: @BettinardiGolf) is the President of Bettinardi Golf. He is also the son of company founder and CEO, Bob Bettinardi. The Bettinardi Family has a long history in the machining business and almost three decades ago, combined that with their love for the game to create Bettinardi Golf. Their precision milling and commitment to making the finest golf clubs possible has led to one of the great American family golf companies. On the business side, they have also created a fantastic company culture built largely around trust. When employees trust leadership and vice versa it leads to amazing things, as their success illustrates. To watch the Bettinardi iron video with golf legend Fred Couples CLICK HERE. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #137 - Tim Briand, Foresight Sports
Tim Briand – From launch monitors to in-home simulators with an industry leader in the launch monitors, The changing dynamic of golf and how Foresight Sports is playing an integral role, and Everything you need to know about their product line, but didn’t. Tim Briand (IG: @foresightsports, X: @foresightsports, FB: @foresightsports, YT: @Foresight_Sports_) is the Director of Business Development for Foresight Sports. Tims wide range of experience in the golf industry spanning two decades. He has been an asst golf professional, Lead Master Instructor, Master Fitter, and General Manager. Throughout his career Tim has demonstrated a strong understanding of the golf industry, exceptional leadership skills, and a track record of driving growth and customer satisfaction. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #136 - Brian Carroll, McGill Method
Brian Carroll – Is it better to be strong like an oak or pliable like a tree limb for golf? What is true core strength and stability? Should golfers be doing Olympic lifts such as squats and deadlifts? and Can an injury setback be the best gift you could receive? Brian Carroll (YT: @BrianCarroll1306, IG: @briancarroll1306, X: @bcarroll1306) is a retired powerlifter with over two decades of world-class powerlifting. After years of back pain and failed therapy, Brian met with world-renowned back specialist Professor Stuart McGill, which changed the trajectory of his life. In 2017 they authored the book ‘Gift of Injury’ about Brians triumphant comeback to powerlifting where Brian set the all-time squat record of 1,306 lbs. Brian has taught and lectured to phys. therapists, chiropractors, medical doctors, professional and strength condition coaches, and experts from all areas of sports on how to minimize injury risk while building strength and resilience. He has worked with athletes and coaches in all major sports including the PGA Tour. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #135 - Alex Prasad, CEO V1 Sports
Alex Prasad – How he and his team revitalized V1 Sports by asking their customers simple questions, How to create a dynamic culture within a business, and How to navigate a continually evolving business in the tech space. Alex Prasad (X: @v1sports, IG: @v1sports, YT: @v1sports, FB: @V1Sports) is the CEO of V1 Sports, a digital motion analyzing system used heavily in golf and baseball. During his four years at V1 Sports he and the team have resurrected the titan in the digital swing analyzing space to a point where they have doubled their sales. How did they do it? By keeping it simple and asking for their customers’ input. They are also in the process of revamping their app so there are multiple offerings depending on whether you are a curious golfer or a top-level coach. If you would like to reach out to Alex, he can be reached via email at [email protected]. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #134 - Michael Neff, GEARS
Michael Neff – The development of the GEARs System, Why Coaching and Club fitting should be one in the same, the importance of knowing what the body & club are doing for a correct diagnosis. Michael Neff (X: @MichaelNeffGolf, IG: @michaelneffgolf, YT: @gearssports, FB: @Michaelneffgolf) is the owner and CEO of 3DGolf LLC, and the developer of GEARS Sports – a 3D body and motion tracking system. He is also the Director of Instruction at Pumpkin Ridge Learning Center, in Portland, Oregon, a Master Club Fitter and Class A PGA Teaching Professional, as well as the author of ‘Drive Like the Pros’. His deep passion for coaching, the knowledge of what makes players better and continually asking ‘Why?’ has led him to become one of the most sought out coaches in the game. |
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GOLF 360 Podcast #133 - E.A. Tischler - Top 50 Coach
E.A. Tischler – The differences between Structural and Dynamic influences in the swing, How an injury lead him to deep levels of understanding the body, The importance of understanding a golfers biomechanical design. E.A. Tischler (X: @EATischler, IG: @eatischlergolf, YT: @eagolfpro, FB: @newhorizonsgolf) is not only one of the games most interesting and best coaches (he is a Golf Digest Top 100, and a GOLF Top 50 2017-2018), he’s also one of its smartest. He is the founder/developer of ‘NEW Horizons Golf’ as well as the inventor and designer of several training aids. If you think he’s someone that can help you play your best, you’re correct. He has an exceptionally deep understanding of all parts of the game, highlighted by his development of the various systems at play in the golf swing and has published 28 books on the topic. He is more than generous with the information he has discovered and helps both players and coaches reach levels of understanding they never thought possible. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #132 - Liam Mucklow (The Mad Scientist), The Golf Lab
Liam Mucklow – The Founder and owner of The Golf Lab discusses the differences in perception and real improvement, advancements in technology, and why testing and measuring are so important to a golfer’s improvement. Liam Mucklow – (X: @theliammucklow, IG: @liammucklow) is the Founder and Owner of The Golf Lab (X: @the_golf_lab, IG: @thegolflab, YT: @thegolflab, FB: @thegolflab) headquartered in Toronto, Canada. After spending time as a touring professional and the Long Drive circuit, Liam started The Golf Lab in 2009 and has been helping golfers ever since. Today there are over 1,000 certified professionals under The Golf Lab banner in five different countries. In addition to instruction (both adult and junior), Liam and his team also have elite level club fitting. Their continued research in all areas of the game has allowed coach and golfer alike to better understand what’s needed to play their best. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #131 - Doug Lawrie, Focus Golf Group
Doug Lawrie – Coaching Juniors from beginners to elite, Failure as a requirement for progress, learning, and excellence, and why ADHD is a superpower. Doug Lawrie (IG: @focusgolfgroup, X: @FocusGolfGroup, FB: @DougLawrieGolf) is the Director of Instruction and owner of Focus Golf Group just outside of Toronto, Canada. Doug and his team have a unique ability to work with juniors of all types allowing the kids and himself to achieve tremendous success (Doug was awarded the 2020 Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year Award). It starts with the simple, yet necessary fundamentals such as communication and identifying what the student wants to achieve that leads to them building a map of how to get there. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #130 - Dr. Alex Ehlert, PhD
Dr. Alex Ehlert – Using research and data to understand what makes you better. Should you always do full range of motion when exercising? How to do Speed Training to improve your distance. Dr. Alex Ehlert (X: @AlexMEhlert, IG: @alexehlert_phd) is a PhD in Applied Sport Science, Researcher and data analyst. His research has shown the effects of a multitude of different fitness and nutrition practices and how they work to improve sports and/or occupational performance. His current focus is on applying marker less motion capture to fitness and spots performance contexts, and the development of applications and software’s to make these capabilities easily accessible to users. He regularly shares some of the results of his research on his social media outlets and is great at taking detailed research and turning it into useable information any golfer can benefit from. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #129 - Dr. Raymond Prior, PhD
Ray Prior PhD – How to perform at your best under extreme circumstances, Is there a difference in the performance of athletes, musicians, and actors? Is the ‘Zone’ a real thing and how can you get there? Ray Prior PhD (X: @bts_mindset) is a psychologist and performance consultant at RFP Performance Consulting. In addition to his role at RFP he is also a researcher and published author. His book ‘Golf Beneath the Surface’ has received rave reviews and he has also published in the famous Journal of Applied Sports Psychology. Dr. Prior has helped countless golfers, from beginner to tour professionals, achieve levels they never thought possible. In addition to his work in the golf world he has helped numerous athletes in all professional sports – NFL, MLB, WNBA, WTA, MLS, the list is endless. If that wasn’t enough, he also works with entertainers from Tony to Emmy winners, Oscars to Grammy’s. If you want to perform at a higher level, regardless of the endeavor, Dr. Ray is someone you want to listen to. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #128 - Derek Deminsky aka golfbettertucson
Derek Deminsky – All about wedges and creating spin, How he became so proficient with a wedge, and Are there differences between what he teachers tour pros compared to amateurs? Derek Deminsky (IG: @golfbettertucson) better known as ‘Golf Better Tucson’ is the Director of Instruction at the Forty Niner Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. Dubbed the ‘King of Spin’ he has rapidly become one of the top wedge coaches in the game working with everyone from juniors to club golfers, collegiate golfers to the best players in the world, and they all seek him out for his vast amount of knowledge and skill with a wedge. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #127 - Mike Forsey, Payntr Golf Shoes
Mike Forsey – Are golf shoes a piece of your equipment or clothing? What should be the focus of a shoe company: A) aesthetics or B) functionality? & Why Ground Force Reactions should be at the forefront of shoe design. Mike Forsey (X: @PayntrGolf, IG: @payntrgolf, FB: @payntrgolf) is the Co-Founder & President of Payntr Golf. Mike has extensive golf industry experience and has been instrumental in the success of multiple golf footwear brands (Nike, Reebok, Under Armour). Over three decades, Mike has studied and learned from the best golfers, shoemakers, and biomechanists in the sport. Mike holds numerous golf footwear patents, has driven industry transforming innovation, and has helped engineer many of golf’s most popular footwear styles (such as the TW1-TW 10). He has helped a multitude of the world’s greatest golfers on the PGA, European, Korn Ferry, and LPGA tours with their footwear and performance. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #126 - Brian Manzella, Top 50 Coach
Brian Manzella – Everything you wanted to know about the Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine Top 50 Coaching List – It’s history, how to get on the list, how to move up, who votes, etc. Brian Manzella (T: @brianmanzella, IG: @brianmanzella, FB: @brianmanzellagolf) is the Director of Instruction for Brian Manzella Golf as well as Jacobs 3D. He has been amongst the best coaches in the country for many years and has been on Golf Digest’s Top 50 for 6 years running as well as Golf Magazines list of 100. He has helped numerous coaches learn more about the coaching and instruction business with some going on to win Section teaching awards as well as becoming Top 100 and Top 50 coaches themselves. He has taught everyone from beginner to world-class tour professionals. Over the years he has written numerous articles, produced countless videos and continues to delve deep into science as a part of the Jacobs 3D Initiative. |
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, Golf 360 Podcast #125 - Jason Zuback 6X World Long Drive Champion
Jason Zuback – What it’s like being a 6x World Long Drive Champion, Everything you ever wanted to know about hitting longer drives – from swing mechanics to speed training, Force production vs strength training, and what low hanging fruit can all golfers adopt to hit it longer? Jason Zuback (IG: @golfzillazuback, X: @Golfzillazuback), often referred to as GolfZilla Zuback, is arguably the greatest Long Driver to ever walk the planet. He won a record four WLD Championships in a row (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) and another in 2006 then one more in 2015 in the Senior Division, making a total of 6 WLD Championships. Jason is also a member of the LDA (Long Drivers of America) Hall of Fame (2003) as well as a long standing member of the TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) Advisory Staff where he works with golfers in improving their swing speed through training, technology and mechanics and more than two decades of competing at the highest level. Swing Speed training aids mentioned in this episode and their discount codes: The Stack – Discount code ‘GOLF360’, Super Speed Swing Sticks – Discount code ‘Paddy10’, Smart to Move (Force Plates) To watch Jason's winning 400+ yard drive at the 1997 WLD Championship CLICK HERE. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #124 - Jake Reeves, PGA
Jake Reeves – The Director of Instruction at the Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee opens up about a lifetime of success in golf and what it looks like. A 2X PGA Teacher of the Year, a Golfweek College All-American at the University of Tennessee, a 15-year playing career; Hooter’s Tour Money Leader, 2X Korn Ferry Tour Full Membership, U.S. Open participant. Jake Reeves (IG: @jakereevesgolf, X: @JakeReevesGolf) has an impressive background in the golf industry and has produced many tour players and PGA Professionals such as Gareth Maybin, Dave Picket, Peter Malnati (Knoxville Open Winner), Wes Short, Allie Knight, and numerous college players. He was a proud 4-year letterman at the University of Tennessee where he was a member of a winning SEC Championship team! He was also a Golfweek ALL-AMERICAN in his senior season. Jake had a 15-year playing career where he participated in the 2000 U.S Open and was a 2-year member of the Web.com Tour. He joined Fox Den in February 2019. Jake teaches at least 1,000 lessons annually, is dedicated to growing the game, and continuously finds new ways to advance players' techniques. He is a two-time Tennessee PGA Section Teacher of the Year (2016 & 2019). |
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Golf 360 Podcast #123 - Dr. Tracy Gapin, The Gapin Institute
Dr. Tracy Gapin – What is Preventative Medicine and High Performance Health? Is our Health Care System really broken? Why are testosterone levels plummeting around the world? And What should you be doing to ensure you’re living a healthy life? Dr. Tracy Gapin (IG: @drtracygapin, X: @DrGapin, YT: @DrTracyGapin) is Founder/CEO of Gapin Institute for High Performance Health. He is a board-certified Urologist, Men’s Health Expert, Author, Contributor to Entrepreneur and Professional Speaker focused on providing men with a personalized path to optimizing health and performance. He offers precision performance programs including state-of-the-art biometric monitoring, nutrition and lifestyle intervention, and bio-individualized hormone optimization to help men optimize their potential. Dr. Gapin is board certified by the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. After his undergraduate education at Texas A&M University and medical school training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, he completed a general surgery internship and urology residency at the University of Florida. If you would like to watch Dr. Gapins TEDx Talk – ‘The Men’s Health Crisis’ you can do so HERE. You can also get a copy of Dr. Gapins book ‘Male 2.0’ by clicking HERE. All GOLF360 listeners and subscribers can get a free copy of his ‘High Performance Health Handbook’ by texting HEALTH to 27326. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #122, Bud Still & Jeff Champion
Bud Still & Jeff Champion – Two of the best story tellers in the golf world discuss stories from the mini tours, life as a professional golfer, and hanging out with John Daly. Why playing mini tours can be the worst and best time of your life, and The extraordinary difficulty of going to PGA QSchool and Monday Qualifying. Bud Still is a former professional golfer from Texas. In the 80’s Bud was the most highly recruited junior golfer in the state of Texas when he chose to attend the University of Arkansas where he went on to become a 3x All American and 4x All Conference selection. He later played the Korn Ferry Tour (full time) and PGA Tour (part time). Jeff Champion is an Alabama golf legend. He spent many years playing professionally while seeking fame and fortune on the PGA Tour and along the way met some of his best friends; Boo Weekley, Bud Still and others. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #121 - Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Dr. Sasho MacKenzie – Researching golf shafts; How they function, Does ‘Spine-ing’ help you hit the ball better, & How deflection and toe droop play a role in shafts? How to get the most out of The Stack to improve your swing AND increase swing speed – warm up, training schedule, and what NOT to do. Putting: The latest update to The Stack system is helping golfers improve with as little as 7 minutes a day. Dr. Sasho Mackenzie (T: @SashoMackenzie, IG: @sashomackenzie) is currently a professor of Sports Biomechanics at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He is known in the golf world as its foremost biomechanist due to his work and research that is helping coaches and instructors with the top players in the world to the earliest of beginners. His area of expertise is the training and biomechanics of speed generation, which allowed him to develop The Stack System, along with PING engineer Marty Jertsen, and they are seeing phenomenal results from those utilizing The Stack. Not only is Dr. Sasho a professor, but he also consults with some of the industry’s top companies such as PING Golf and Foot Joy. He has published over 20 golf related research articles in scientific peer reviewed journals and has been a guest speaker to golf instructors around the world. If that wasn’t enough, he is a regular contributor to GOLF Magazine. To read Dr. Mackenzie’s research on golf shafts CLICK HERE. The Stack System is the ultimate device to use when looking to biohack your swing speed. Co-developed by ‘The Savant of Speed’ – Dr. Sasho MacKenzie, and PING engineer Marty Jertsen, it is a device that every golfer can utilize to increase their swing speed. The Stack System uses AI to ensure that your development is as efficient as possible. To order The Stack you can do so on their website at www.thestacksystem.com. Be sure to use the discount code GOLF360 to receive your special discount. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #120 - Marty Jertson, PING Golf
Marty Jertson – The philosophy behind how he and the team at PING Golf develop great products that are continually changing the world of golf for the better, The process of taking mountains of scientific data and making it extremely simple and efficient for the end user, How he and his partners developed such great products like ‘The Stack’ and ‘Ballnamics’ Marty Jertson (IG: @jertybird, X: @jertybird) is the VP of Fitting & Performance for PING Golf and the co-host of the PING Proving Grounds podcast. He has a deep passion for building solutions to the myriad of challenges in golf. This is clearly illustrated by some of the products he has helped develop. From designing drivers (G30 & G410 drivers), co-inventor of the PING Putting App, to ‘The Stack’ system and Ballnamic golf ball fitting program (www.ballfitting.com) Marty is continually striving to find solutions for golfs challenges, even those we may not know about yet. With more than 125 patents he is only getting started. As he says in this episode, each door he opens when looking for an answer only leads him to many more questions. It’s this mind set that has allowed him, and the team at PING Golf, to always challenge themselves and continually develop great ideas and products. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #119 - Jack Purcell, President, LINKS Magazine
Jack Purcell – A lifetime in and around the magazine business: How he and his wife built LINKS Magazine into a premiere golf publication and media company, How does a print company manage the challenges of a tech world and digital, and Why taking risks is sometimes the best thing you can do. Jack Purcell is the President and Publisher of LINKS Magazine (IG: @linksmagazine, X: @LINKSMagazine, FB: @linksmagazine). Jack and his wife Nancy have owned and operated LINKS Magazine for more than three decades. They have been in and around the magazine industry almost their entire lives and publish one of the best magazines in the world of golf lifestyle. LINKS differs from many golf publications in that they have a niche focusing on lifestyle in golf, travel and resorts, best courses, and leading communities. As the industry changes and digital becomes an integral part they have accepted that challenge by coming up with a wonderful subscription program and e-news sign up called LINKS Premiere. If you’re interested in becoming a subscriber or curious about all the great that program offers you can read more about it HERE. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #118 - Scott Cowx (Part Deux)
Scott Cowx – Has the short game been revolutionized or is steep something that’s been around a while? Taking a peek behind the curtain of a Tour event and the day in the life between a professional golfer and their coach. and Is the speed and distance craze all its cracked up to be and when hitting it longer can hurt your game. Scott Cowx (T: @ScottCowxGolf IG: @ScottCowxCertified) is the Head Teaching Professional for the Devil’s Pulpit Golf Association, located in Celadon, Ontario, Canada, and one of the best coaches/teachers in the game. Outside of being named the 2011 OPGA (Ontario PGA) Teacher of the year and the 2019 Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year, Scott has gained worldwide recognition as one of the top coaches in the game. His expertise in the geometry of the swing, coupled with an amazing understanding of biomechanics and physiology, as well as motor skill development has allowed him to be sought out by some of the best players and coaches in the game. His continued desire to help others led him to develop ‘Scott Cowx Certified’, a program designed to develop golf teachers around the world through a series of educational and certification programs on all areas of coaching. He is currently offering the 9.0 program for anyone interested, contact Scott at www.scottcowxgolf.com. Products mentioned during this episode: www.oscarbravogolf.com, www.blacksmithputters.com |
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Golf 360 Podcast #117 - Lee Cox
Lee Cox – Everything you wanted to know about more speed and distance – What are the best methods you can use to swing faster? Do you need a lot of technology to increase your speed? What are the differences between the longest hitters in the world and you? Lee Cox (IG: @leecoxgolf, T: @leecoxgolfcoach, FB: ) is the Director of Instruction of The Shire London in Barnet as well as an expert in increasing swing speed and coaching Long Drive. He has coached multiple World Long Drive Champions – Martin Borgmeier (2022), and Joe Miller (2010 & 2016), and Para World Long Drive Champion Mike Gays (2018). He has also coached over 100 Long Drive Champions around Europe. Lee is a world leader in helping golfers hit the ball longer and his Force & Flow Program is one of the best in the world. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #116 - Scott Fawcett, DECADE Golf
Scott Fawcett – What’s new and improved within the DECADE system? The changing paradigm of the chipping game in today’s world; His personal development journey, what he’s doing to improve and why it can help you too, and What are the ‘Tiger 5’ that will help take your game to a new level? Scott Fawcett (IG: @decade_golf) is the developer of the DECADE system. DECADE is an acronym; Distance, Expectation, Correct Target, Analyze, Discipline, and Execute and is revolutionizing the game of golf from juniors all the way up to the best players in the world. DECADE is a course management system that takes the guess work out of your game and allows you to develop the skill needed to make large improvements in your scoring. If you routinely walk off the course and know you should have been 5 shots better, but don’t know how to get there, DECADE will show you and allow you to make the necessary adjustments so you can shoot lower scores and have more fun in the process. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #115 - Bryce Turner, ELDOA USA
Bryce Turner – What is SOMA Training/Therapy and why should you care? Different levels of education; memorization vs. implementation, which is better and why you should never stop learning. The differences between understanding the basic movements of the human body compared to the intricate details of an integrated system, and how that has taken his practice to an unprecedented level. Bryce Turner (IG: @beachbryce) is the co-owner of Beach Fitness, located in Seal Beach, CA, a world-class facility that provides Osteopathic fitness and rehabilitation, ELDOA, Personal Training, Strength & Conditioning, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture, Pilates, Yoga and Nutritional Counseling. He is a certified Exercise Coach, Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Golf Biomechanics Specialist, and a Fitness Practitioner from the CHEK Institute. He specializes in functional therapy in regard to the total body joint and spinal mobility, stability, and alignment. His breadth of knowledge and experience has allowed him to create the Rehab Program. Since 2012, Bryce Turner has been studying under the world-renowned French Osteopath Guy VOYER, DO. He graduated from the SomaTraining™ & SomaTherapy™ programs in 2016 and as a Certified ELDOA Trainer in 2017. In 2014, under the guidance and instruction of Guy VOYER DO, Bryce entered the Osteopathy program at Sutherland Academy in Montréal, Canada (Académie Sutherland d’Ostéopathie), graduate candidate of 2022. Bryce’s advanced level makes him one of the elite few approved ELDOA (1-4) and SOMA Training Instructors in the US, offering educational courses for advanced level trainers, therapists, and practitioners. He is also appointed host for ELDOA 5.1 taught by Guy VOYER, DO, in April 2021, Montréal, Canada. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #114 - Scott McNealy
Scott McNealy – Why it’s more important to raise kids with good fundamentals and principles than it is to try to raise a professional athlete, What is the best thing to do to improve any entity – business, company or golf facility – and what is the number one question to ask when doing so? What it was like being Golf Digest’s number one ranked golfing CEO in the country and did that help or hurt the business? Scott McNealy (T: @scottmcnealy) is an American businessman, exceptional golfer, husband, friend, former CEO of Sun Microsystems but to the golfing world he is better known as ‘Golf Digest’s’ Top Rated golfing CEO in America as well as the father of PGA Tour star Maverick McNealy. Scott has a long history of success as a businessman starting with his Co-Founding Sun Microsystems (where he was the CEO for over two decades) followed by also Co-Founding Wayin, being an Operating partner and advisor for Flume Ventures, as well as the Co-Founder and Board Member at Curriki. His success doesn’t end with his business savvy, as he and his wife Susan have raised four amazing boys (Maverick, Dakota, Colt, and Scout) to be successful in their own fields as well as great individuals and human beings. Most notable to those in golf, is his son Maverick, who was the top-rated amateur in the world and now a card carrying member of the PGA Tour. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #113 - Allesandro Romagnoli, Oxylab
Alessandro Romagnoli – An in depth dive into Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, and Psychosomatic Medicine and why knowing how these work will allow you to not just handle stress but thrive in it, Understanding the best type of breathing exercise to allow you to thrive while under stress, and How to breathe, based on your breathing type, to allow you to perform your best in any situation. Alessandro Romagnoli (IG: @dott.alessandro_romagnoli, FB: @alessandroromagnoli) is the Co-Founder of Oxylab and a world renowned psychologist that is helping athletes of all kinds and all levels do things they never thought possible. In addition to being a Psychologist specializing in Cognitive Neuroscience he also has multiple graduate diplomas in Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychosomatic Medicine where he specializes in Neuropsychological Cognitive Psychotherapy. In addition to his formal education, he is also an Oxygen Advantage Master Instructor and a Wim Hof Instructor Trainee. All said, he is one of the world leaders when it comes to how your brain works and how you can control your actions with breathing. Alessandro has helped athletes in MMA, Olympians, and various sports as well as the Special Forces. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #112 - Clyde Johnston, Architect
Clyde Johnston –How technology has affected course design; grass growth rate, mowing heights, and sun/shade, Different eras in golf course architecture from Ross and Mackenzie to Dye and Fazio, to the modern era, What are the best things someone could do if they wanted to get into golf course design and architecture. Clyde Johnston is a golf course architecture and designer based out of Hilton Head Island, SC. After growing up the son of a golf professional, and being around golf his entire life, at the recommendation of some of the era’s best architects he went on to earn a degree in landscape architecture from N.C. State University. Soon after he got his first job with William C. Byrd & Associates, a golf community and course design firm, designing in the Atlanta area. Not long after that was sent to Hilton Head Island, SC to consult and do design work, and never left. Clyde is one of the most sought-after architects in the Southeast and country and has designed golf courses around the world. Clyde’s fingerprints are on some of the Lowcountry’s most beautiful golf courses. Now in his 70’s he still loves what he does and continues to work with many golf courses and developers on developing new courses or giving dated courses a new look. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #111 - Jason Baile Top 100 Coach
Jason Baile – Coaching Tour players and how the simplest of things make the biggest impact, Why the Director of Instructor model is broken and what needs to be fixed, How to give back and grow the game in special ways. Jason Baile (IG: @jasonbailepga, T: @jasonbailepga) is a Class A PGA Professional serving as the Director of Instruction at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta, Florida. Jason is a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America, a Golf Digest “Best in State” Teacher, and a GRAA Magazine Top 50 “Growth of the Game” Professional. He is also a TPI Certified Level 3 instructor. Swing Catalyst has named Jason one of their Global Ambassadors by virtue of his extensive knowledge of ground force reactions. Jason coach’s players of all skill levels, including players from the PGA, LPGA, Champions, Canadian and Latin American Tours. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #110 - James Leitz Top 50 Coach
James Leitz– What is true passion and why following yours can provide you with a wonderful life. What he’s learned from more than four decades in the golf industry. Why guess when you can measure? Using technology to the benefit of you and your students. James Leitz (IG:@jamesleitz, FB:@james.leitz.9, T:@LeitzGolf ) is the Director of Instruction at the Tchefuncta Country Club in Covington, Louisiana. James is also considered ‘the Godfather’ when it comes to technology in coaching. He is recognized as one of the Worlds Experts in Ball Flight Analysis and 3-D Golf Swing Research and 3-D Dual Force Plate Technology. James is ranked in Golf Magazines Top 100 Golf Instructors in America and has been ranked by Golf Digest as a top 50 Golf Instructor in America. James is the only ranked golf instructor to also be ranked by Golf Digest to the Top 100 Club fitters in America. James has spoken all over the world on his teaching expertise and is known as “The Teachers Teacher” He has influenced thousands of fellow Golf Teachers including Sean Foley, Mike Adams, Chris Como and many more. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #109 - Juan Carlos Jiminez
Juan Carlos Jiminez – Cigars, Coffee, and Wine – some of golfers most favorite things, Why ‘Start your own business’ is the best advice he ever received, All the great things about the Cuban culture you wanted to know, but weren’t sure who to ask. Juan Carlos Jiminez (F: @tacarontradingcompany, IG: @tacaron_boutique_wine_shop) along with his wife Isabella, are the owners of ta-ca-ron Trading Company and Juanitos Cigars. Their shop, also called ta-ca-ron, is located on Highway 170 in Ridgeland, SC, halfway between Hilton Head Island and Beaufort. They have become the most beloved (and successful) wholesalers of cigars, coffee, and wine in the area. Their unique selection, ability to customize orders for their clients, and shipping around the country (and internationally) has allowed them to become favorites of many. This is clearly evident as many of their customers have turned into life-long friends. When you step into their shop you feel like you’ve taken a trip to Cuba. The atmosphere is uniquely upbeat, everyone enjoys themselves, and you always leave anxiously waiting to return. Even if you can’t make it to their boutique shop, you can still enjoy all they have to offer by visiting their website |
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Golf 360 Podcast #108 - John Tattersall
Jon Tattersall – How to increase your swing speed and distance, Why horizontal forces play a larger role in speed development than rotational forces, Increasing/Decreasing bounce on a wedge – which is better for you? Jon Tattersall (T: @jontattersall11, IG: @tattersallgolf, YT: @tattersallgolf5179) is the co-founder of Fusion ATL and one of the top coaches/instructors in the game. Originally from the UK John came to the States in the late 1980’s to pursue his knowledge of the game – playing and coaching. He has worked for and with some of the best players in the world and is one of the pioneers in using technology to aid his coaching as well as the games of his students. One of his areas of study is speed development and increasing how far his students hit the golf ball. John has a strong believe, backed up by mounds of data and science, that lateral forces play a larger role in the development of speed than do rotational forces and is helping coaches and golfers of all skill levels; from beginner to tour professional, have a better understanding and implementation of this. The result is not only an increase in speed/distance but also accuracy. If you would like to connect with Jon, be sure to do so at Fusion ATL in the Atlanta area. For more on how to increase swing speed be sure to check out Jon’s discussion with Lee Cox HERE |
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Golf 360 Podcast #107 - Dr. Rick Sessinghaus
Dr. Rick Sessinghaus – What comes first the chicken or the egg? Why being in a good flow state is better than thinking positive, How being an expert in swing mechanics AND having a doctorate in psychology has proven highly beneficial to all his clients. Dr. Rick Sessinghaus (T: @RickSessinghaus, IG: @ricksessinghaus, FB @RickSessinghaus) is one of a rare few performance coaches that has expertise in swing mechanics and the mental side of performance. He is also the founder of FlowCode and The Flow Code Golf Academy. A former Division I golfer and touring professional with a background in coaching/instruction has been helping golfers of all skill levels for more than 20 years. Couple that with a doctorate degree in applied sports psychology and he is a leading performance consultant to athletes, executives, and corporations looking to achieve optimal performance. He has helped golfers at all skill levels; juniors, amateur, collegiate, and tour professionals achieve success at the highest levels. Rick is also the author of the highly sought after book, ‘Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game.’ If you are interested in taking your performance to levels you never thought possible you can watch some of his Master Class videos or reach him via any of the links in this summary. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #106 - Karen Stupples, LPGA
Karen Stupples - What its like to win a major golf tournament, The LPGA dilemma- maintaining your edge while trying to have a family and the challenges that comes with it, What could be done to make women's professional golf more appealing? Karen Stupples (IG: @stupplesk , T: @Ktupples) is an English former professional golfer who played primarily on the U.S.-based LPGA-Tour and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Over the course of her 15-year career Karen won LPGA’s Welch's/Fry's Championship and followed that with the 2004 Women’s British Open. She accumulated almost $4 million in career earnings on the LPGA and Ladies Euro Tours. Since 2013, Karen has worked as an on-course reporter and analyst for the Golf Channel in their coverage of the LPGA Tour and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #105 - Ali Gilbert
Ali Gilbert – What is HRT & TRT and why should you care? Why TRT is so important for overall health and improving your game, and What is the amount of protein you should be eating on a daily basis? Ali Gilbert (IG: @thealigilbert, YT: @aligboner, FB: @thealigilbert, T: @thealigilbert) is a Golf Digest Top 50 Trainer as well as the ‘Queen of Men's Health’. She is also a wife, dog mom, and meathead. She also loves a good steak. Most of all she normalizes boner talk. Her expertise is in helping busy men get jacked, look great naked, optimize testosterone and conquer nutrition. This is done because she can help sift through the bullshit and provide her clients with a structure and plan that works for their lifestyle. She’s the one men hire when they have taken themselves as far as they can alone. She’s highly unfiltered (loved by her clients) and extremely truthful which has led her to coach thousands of attorneys, doctors, other coaches, CEO’s, executives, veterans, current military, golfers and any dude looking to optimize health. She has a true passion for men’s health and has made it her life’s work to help guys find solutions to their fitness, nutrition, and hormone needs. Be sure to check out her Silverback Summit, which she hosts on an annual basis and follow her on social media for the latest on how you can play and feel better. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #104 - Rob Stocke
Rob Stocke – The full career path of a golf coach/teacher, Why learning never stops especially in the technological age, and How to build amazing junior golfers and programs. Rob Stocke (T: @dagolfdoc, IG: @dagolfdoc, FB: @robstockepga, YT: @RobStocke) has been teaching and coaching golf for three decades. When Rob got into the golf business shortly after college, he knew he wanted to teach others. He went to work for his golf teacher and spent summers at Elk River Club, in North Carolina, and winters at the Golf Digest Schools in Florida. Rob was the 2012 Georgia PGA Section North Chapter TOY. Named the 2015-2018 GRAA Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional. A 2012 & 2015 U.S. Kids Top 50 Instructor Honorable Mention and from 2012-2019 was #11 on Golf Digest’s ‘Top Teachers in the State’. He is also one of the first five PGA Professionals to be certified in instruction. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #103 - Dr. Erik Henrikson, PING Golf
Dr. Erik Henrikson – From idea to design, the lifecycle of creating great products, Why the culture of a company is so important and how it can foster amazing innovation, Is AI going to revolutionize the golf industry and what may help or hinder that? Dr. Erik Henrikson (T: @Ehenrik, IG: @e_henrikson) has possibly the best job in golf as the Director of Golf Science for PING Golf (T: @PingTour , IG: @pingtour, FB: @PINGGolfFans, YT: @PING). If that wasn’t enough, he is also a Board Member for Golf Science. Not only does he get to use his educational background in engineering, he has a B.S., Mechanical Engineering and a M.S.E., PhD., in Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University, but he also gets to scratch his curiosity itch in the innovative and creative culture at PING Golf. He began as a research engineer and has since moved into fitting and innovation, fitting science, and testing. One of a number of very bright minds at PING Golf, it’s no wonder they are doing some amazing things in the industry and so many golfers, from tour pros to weekend warriors love playing their products. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #102 - Michael Finney
Michael Finney – Why discussion, debate, and continuing the conversation is good for everyone, especially elite level coaches with mountains of data. Getting junior golfers to be successful at the next level – from entry to the game to elite junior golf and even a college scholarship, plus everything else that’s happening in the golf world – from The Masters to the ball roll back to LIV Golf. Michael Finney (T: @mfinneygolf FB: @michaelfinneygolfacademy ) is one of the top coaches/instructors in today’s game and you can find him coaching and instructing at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Not only does he constantly stay on top of the latest and greatest scientific data coming out of the research world, but he has a way of explaining that, so it’s understood by everyone. Whether you are a beginner, golf aficionado, or nay-sayer arguing ‘science’, Michael has a way of explaining very detailed things exceptionally well so it can be understood by everyone. Be sure to check out Michael’s new video series ‘Golf Research – 100 minutes’ HERE. For more of Michael’s videos and educational information check out his Vimeo page HERE. To learn more from Golf’s Leading Research Ph.D.’s watch the Zoom Meetings HERE. Also be sure to check out Michael’s educational seminar titled: ‘Golf Swing Kinetics’ |
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Golf 360 Podcast #101 - Dr. Rob Neal, Wedgecraft and Golf Bio Dynamics
Dr. Rob Neal – Why you struggle with your wedge game and what you can do about it, Common misconceptions about hitting wedges, What 40 years in education, academia and study has taught him about coaching, students, and the learning process. Dr. Rob Neal (T: @RoberJNealPhD, IG: @drrobneal3d, FB: @dr.robert.j.neal) is a world-renowned Biomechanist. Originally from Australia and now living in Orlando Florida, Dr. Rob has worked with many of the world’s best players and coaches. He has developed his own 3D motion analysis system and is now starting to use his years of experience and knowledge in the field of biomechanics to understanding the short game skills. He is the founder and runs Golf Bio Dynamics at Champions Gate Golf Course, in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Rob has also done a tremendous amount of research, with Layne Savoie, on wedges (you can view their work through their Wedgecraft website) – from chipping/pitching around the green to distance wedges and is changing the way coaches and golfers approach their development. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #100 - Jason Hiland, Sub70
Jason Hiland – What it’s like starting, managing, and growing an OEM in the golf industry, The direct-to-consumer model and why it’s the future of business, What Sub70 does, that sets them apart from other companies in the business. BONUS: the complete design process of a golf club from start to finish – from idea, to concept, design, manufacturing, build, tweaking and finished product. Jason Hiland (IG: @golfsub70, T: @Sub70, FB: @GolfSub70) is the CEO and Founder of Sub70 Golf. They are a direct-to-consumer golf OEM that is doing a phenomenal job in making very high quality equipment at a very fair price. Not only do they make beautiful golf clubs, but their customer experience and service are other areas that are setting them apart from their competition. For anyone that has purchased a set of clubs, or even only one or two clubs, from Sub70 it’s not uncommon for Jason to talk directly to customers when they reach out with a question or concern. To experience the highest level of customization and see this for yourself, it’s highly recommend you visit ‘The Seventy’ which is their custom club fitting center in Sycamore Illinois. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #099 - Ismail Benhayoun, Altair
Ismail Benhayoun –How AI is changing golf and the world around us for the better, Why using data to drive golf club and shaft design is a wonderful thing, and What is his and Altair’s role in that process? Ismail Benhayoun is a senior director of engineering and the account director for the golf industry at Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI). He works shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s leading golf manufacturers like PING, Cleveland Golf, Titleist, Taylor Made, Wilson, and many more to leverage the convergence of simulation technology, high-performance computing, data analytics, and AI to design better performing golf equipment. Based in Irvine, CA, Ismail has 15 years of experience in product design and virtual engineering and has been interviewed by media outlets including Forbes to discuss the methodologies and technologies used to design golf equipment. Ismail has a double Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering and applied physics from the National School of Engineering of Nancy (France) and Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden). Ismail began his career in the automotive industry at General Motors Europe – Saab Automobile AB where he was focused on accelerating the product development cycle by applying simulation-driven design to speed up the time to market while reducing cost. Ismail joined Altair in 2012 at its operations in Sweden and has held several technical and leadership roles during his tenure. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #098 - Trillium Rose, PGA/LPGA Top Coach
Trillium Rose – What is Motor Learning and how does it apply to golf? Why it’s so hard to take your game from the range to the golf course, and what you can do about it, and How our path in life may change when we least expect it. Trillium Rose (IG: @trillium_rose, T: @trilliumrose, YT: @trilliumrose3367) is a certified teaching professional and Director of Instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland. An innovator and life-long learner, her knowledge of teacher effectiveness, mechanics and practice training has proven highly successful. She has improved the games of over 2,000 individuals who rely on her cutting-edge expertise, and honest, straight- forward approach. Her area of expertise is in helping golfers develop their skills as quickly as possible and help them practice efficiently. She is highly skilled at designing and implementing curriculums that develop golf athletes with targeted practice plans. A graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University with a master’s degree in Motor Learning and Control, she also has a formal education in the science behind how people acquire and adapt skills. She is recognized as a Top 50 Teacher by the both Golf Digest and the LPGA and honored as the 2017 Middle Atlantic PGA "Teacher of the Year.” She is also a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America. Also a US Kids Master Instructor, Trillium Rose's name has been synonymous with quality practice standards and trusted education. Check out Trillium’s ‘First Step’ program HERE |
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Golf 360 Podcast #097 - Ricky Stanzi, GOATA
Ricky Stanzi – What is GOATA and why should you care? The path that lead him from pain and unanswered questions to GOATA and a pain free active lifestyle, How GOATA has evolved from its inception to today and how the message but not the principles, have changed. Ricky Stanzi (IG: @glsgoata_education, T: @GOATA_education, YT: @GLSGOATA) is a former NFL quarterback who after years of using traditional methods of training and physical therapy was not getting the answers he was looking for and set out on a journey to find them. Along that journey he learned a lot and ultimately found GOATA which is a training philosophy and style that stands for Greatest Of All Time Athletes. GOATA is based on the ancient ways people were meant to move. It starts at your foundation; the foot, and works it’s way up as the systems of the body spiral but are aligned in fractals. GOATA practitioners often go through a ‘re-code’ (also known as ‘Recode 225’) which retrains the nervous and muscular system to move in a more efficient manner, allowing the individual, and/or athlete, to live and play longer, and most importantly without pain. GOATA offers certifications where you can learn more about this system at GOATA Institute. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #096 - Peter Croker
Peter Croker – Being a ‘free-thinker’ in a conventional game, Changing the Coaching Paradigm…again, & Why the Laws of Accuracy are so important to your improvement. Peter Croker (IG: @croker_golf_system, T: @crokergolf, FB: @crokergolfsystem, YT: @golfcroker) For the past 45 years Peter Croker has dedicated his life to understanding the great game of golf, firstly as a touring professional and then as a PGA golf coach. His students have included prime ministers, golfing greats and multiple PGA Teachers of the Year. Peter has written three books, appeared on the cover of Golf Digest as well as writing numerous coaching articles for numerous golf magazines and publications. He has also spent many thousands of hours studying under his mentors, sometimes questioning their methods and delving deeper when needed. For the past 25 years, he has been developing what is now known as the Croker Golf System. It has been the culmination of his entire life’s work and extensive teaching knowledge. To Book a Lesson with Peter Croker, please SMS Peter on +61415292549 with your cell # – email & Time Zone so Peter can call you to discuss your lesson/coaching requirements and book a convenient time for your lesson. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #095 - Notah Begay III
Notah Begay III – Excited to play the PGA Tour Champions, What he’s learned most transitioning from a PGA Tour member to being an on-course analyst, and The changes he’s seen in the PGA Tour from decades ago to now. Notah Begay III (T: @NotahBegay3 ) is a professional golfer and analyst for NBC Sports and The Golf Channel. From 1999-2000 he won 4x worldwide and more than anyone else at that time, except for Tiger Woods. After struggling through injuries and the difficulty of getting his game back in shape to compete on the world’s highest golf stage, he segued into an on-course commentator and analyst role and has been doing so for almost 20 years. He is currently preparing for his PGA Tour Champions debut and plans to play a full season in 2023. Notah also does a tremendous amount of giving back to his local community and through charitable work the NB3 Foundation, NB3 Consulting, KivaSun Foods, and the Notah Begay III Junior Golf Championships. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #094 - Tom Reilley
Tom Reilley – Hilton Head Island - the growth of a sleepy coastal island to a world destination, What he learned on the RBC Heritage Foundation Board of Directors and running the RBC Heritage Pro-Am, The history of the The Reilley’s Match Play - and why it’s been so successful. Tom Reilley (FB: @ReilleysHHI, T: @ReilleysHHI, IG: @reilleysbarandgrill) is the patriarch of the Reilley Family which started and has owned the famous Reilley’s Restaurant on Hilton Head Island for more than 40 years. Reilley’s restaurant, as well as Aunt Chiladas, The Crazy Crab, The Boardroom, Fishcamp at Broad Creek, and The Carolina Crab Company, have been favorites of island locals and visitors for decades due to their welcoming atmosphere, great food, and hospitality. Tom’s connection to golf is second to none as he has served as a Board Member for the RBC Classic Heritage Foundation which manages the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage Classic golf tournament, started his own tournament – The Reilley’s Match Play, which is 40 years old and the second biggest tournament on the island. He also started Hilton Head Island’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and has been influential in the growth and development of the island for many decades. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #093 - Jerry Foltz
Jerry Foltz – What you don’t know about LIV Golf but should, Meteoric growth - starting from scratch to major sport contender in its first year, and Why the CW Network is the ideal television partner. Jerry Foltz (T: @JerryFoltzGC, IG: @jerryfoltzgc) is a former professional golfer turned golf commentator. After his playing career ended, he started with the Golf Channel as an on-course commentator and quickly earned the respect of players and fellow analysts. In 2022 Jerry became a color commentator and analyst for LIV Golf. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #092 - Dr. Meghan Teed
Dr. Meghan Teed – Scoliosis: Are you born with it, or does it develop through asymmetry? How she used her own experience to help others when they had given up hope, and Why dry needling is so effective, and worth it. Dr. Meghan Teed (IG: @thescoliotherapist, FB: @thescoliosisstrengthcollective, YT: @thescoliotherapist) is a doctor of physical therapy with a specialty in scoliosis and certified in Pilates instruction. Her well rounded education has allowed her to help many get back to living an active lifestyle. Dr. Meg, as she is commonly referred to, is constantly looking for new ways and modalities to help people and also includes breath work in her practice. Combined with her massive amount of experience and education, and more importantly the improvement in health her clients see and feel, she is someone to pay attention to. Also, be sure to check out Dr. Meg’s podcast ‘Ahead of the Curve’ on your favorite podcast app or simply by clicking here. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #091 - Colin Swatton
Colin Swatton – A look behind the curtain of the most well-rounded world-class golf coach and mentor. What he’s learned in four decades of coaching, how his unique perspective has proven invaluable to those he helps and Working with elite golfers at every level. Colin Swatton (T: @colinswattonpga) is a world class coach, PGA Tour caddie, mentor, and commentator/analyst for PGA Tour Live and ESPN+. He is most well known for his coaching and mentoring of Jason Day helping to coach and mentor Jason from his teens to becoming the #1 Golfer in the World. Colin has a unique perspective no one else has. Not only are his decades of working with elite golfers around the globe exceptional, but being inside the ropes as a caddie has given him a real time experience on what’s going through a golfers mind in the ‘heat of battle’ be they PGA Tour events, major championships, or Presidents Cups. He also has viewed this as a commentator for PGA Tour Live and ESPN+ where his experience with all facets of coaching and elite level golf are illustrated. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #090 - 'Fast' Eddie Fernandes
Fast Eddie Fernandes – The amazing journey from professional golf to long drive, What the World Long Drive Tour is like, What every golfer can do to increase their swing speed? Fast Eddie Fernandes (T: @FastEddie480, FB: @FastEddie480, IG:@fasteddie480, YT: @fasteddiefernandex1167) is an American Golf Professional as well as a Long Drive Professional. He is the 2018 Volvik Masters World Long Drive Champion. His longest ball in competition is 480 yards which was also the longest ball of the 2018 World Long Drive Tour season. He has made six World Long Drive Championship Open appearances and was the 2015 United States Senior Long Drive Champion. Eddie is currently ranked #1 in the World - Masters Division, and #14 in the Open Division. Eddie has an amazing story; from his days of playing professional golf to his leaving the game to start a family and ultimately to his competing and winning the 2018 Volvik Master World Long Drive Championship. He was gracious enough to come on and discuss his story, what it’s like on the WLD (World Long Drive) circuit, his speed, swing & training development, and what all golfers can do to increase their swing speed. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #089 - Barry Fleming
Barry Fleming – From the PGA Tour to entrepreneur, The golf business and why it’s good for business, and The PGA Tour in the ‘old days’. Barry Fleming has done it all in the golf business. He’s played the PGA Tour, worked as a Head Golf Professional, and hung out with celebrities. After playing on the golf team for two years at West Virginia University Barry transferred to Florida State University where he received his degree in Business and Hotel Management. After pursuing a playing career on the PGA Tour, of which he was a member for a year, he realized his dream had been met and he went into the club side of the golf business for a few years before becoming an entrepreneur in the golf world. He is currently the President of Fleming Golf Events, which owns, creates, and manages Golf Tournaments and Events as well as a longstanding member of the Low Country Golf Course Owners Association. If you would like to contact Barry to produce and coordinate your next big event, he can be reached at [email protected]. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #088 - Justin Price, CSCS, CHEK Practitioner Lv 2, ELEIKO WL L1
Justin Price – Training fads vs What really works, Traditional vs Holistic Health & Wellness, and Why ice baths and sauna are beneficial? Justin Price is the owner of Aspire Fitness & Wellness in Charleston, SC. He grew up with a traditional medical background family where his dad was a top-rated extremity surgeon and received his degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in Kinesiology and Integrated Physiology. As someone with a deep desire to help others and a passion for learning more about all the system of the body, he continued his learning by going into the holistic side of fitness and wellness through the CHEK Institute where he holds certifications in Golf Biomechanics, Corrective Exercise & Postural Analysis, Advanced Program Design, and Lumbar Pathologies. All this along with his CSCS (Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist) and ELEIKO L1. With all these specialties and a lifetime of learning in this field he has helped everyone from everyday health to high level professional athletes. If you would like to contact Justin for an assessment or training he can be reached at [email protected]. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #087 - Lou Stagner Golf Stat Pro
Lou Stagner – How data analysis is changing the game, The best things to improve if you want to break 100, 90, 80, or 70, and What’s the difference between some of the best putters on the PGA Tour vs the rank and file. Lou Stagner (T: @LouStagner, IG: @loustagnergolf ) is one of the people behind the scenes that is having a massive impact on the game of golf. He is sought out by coaches, touring professionals, and amateurs around the world for his unprecedented work in statistics and data analysis. Using the PGA Tour’s Shotlink data and through his work with ARCCOS Golf he’s able to analyze tens of millions of golf shots to identify, and quantify some long held believes to determine if they are helpful or harmful to a golfer’s game. He is also able to show golfers where they can make the biggest gains, based off their skill level, so time spent on improvement is as efficient as possible. Through Lou’s help many golfers have been able to not only play better but also adjust their expectations allowing them to enjoy the game more too. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #086 - Garry Singer CEO, CLEAR Golf
Garry Singer CEO Clear Golf – Clear Golfs guiding principle: quality over quantity, Why their products cost more than others, and playing golf with 007, Sean Connery. Garry Singer is the CEO of Clear Golf (T: @ClearSportsGolf, IG: @cleargolf, FB: @cleargolf) and makes the premiere golf ball in the game today. If you’re asking, ‘What makes Clear the finest golf balls on the market?’ look no further than 1. Their adherence to the principle of they only make their balls with the highest quality products. 2. They will not do anything that doesn’t allow them to provide their customers with the best quality product, i.e., they will not under any circumstance cut a corner. Knowing that, you can understand why they are growing so quickly. Clear’s proprietary W74 core includes a chemical element with such a high density that it’s applied by the military in penetrating projectiles. Why is that important to you? Great precision. Unprecedented stability in the wind, and maximum competitive advantage. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #085 - Sean Foley
Sean Foley – Working with the best in the world, Why failure is necessary, & How following your curiosity is the best thing you could ever do. Sean Foley (IG: @seanfoleyperformance) is one of the biggest names in golf instruction. He has coached some of the best players in the world including Lydia Ko, Cameron Champ, Justin Rose, and Tiger Woods. He has been voted as the top golf teacher in the world by players on the PGA Tour. Born and raised outside of Toronto, Foley set out to be a teacher of elite players after watching David Leadbetter work with Nick Faldo on the range at the RBC Canadian Open in 1988. He played college golf at Tennessee State University and went on to begin his teaching career at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, ON. Today, Sean is the host of ‘Playing Lessons with the Pros’, on Golf Channel and some of the most widely – consumed content on Revolution Golf. Sean Foley Performance in Orlando, Florida, offers elite golf training and a world-class experience for players of all ages. Sean’s core teaching philosophy is driven by a passion to help golfers evolve into the best players and people they can be, incorporating biomechanics, leading technology, physiology, performance psychology and philosophy into his instruction. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #084 - Padraig Lynch from 'Paddy Talks Golf'
Padraig Lynch from Paddy Talks Golf – Everything you wanted to know about golf in Ireland, what to do to make your visit better than you ever thought possible, and how having a small podcast allows him to do great things. Padraig Lynch (T: @paddytalksgolf, FB: @PaddyTalksGolf, IG: @paddytalksgolf, YT: @paddytalksgolf) is the host of the ‘Paddy Talks Golf’ podcast. He, like most golfers around the world, loves the game and wants to improve. Within that quest he started a podcast to allow people to follow his journey, learn what can be done to improve, and what to do when visiting Ireland to make it the best experience possible. His show is full of fantastic stories from golfers and the world of golf in and around Ireland and provides information any golfer would find beneficial when they are planning a trip to the emerald isle. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #083 - Andrew Rice
Andrew Rice – Coach Camp: Genesis to today, How Covid helped make it better, and Why the right culture is the best environment for learning. Andrew Rice (TW - @andrewricegolf, FB- @andrewricegolf, IG – andrewricegolf) has been teaching and coaching golfers of all levels for 25 years. He is currently the Director of Instruction at The Golf Club at Savannah Harbour, at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa. In 2016 he and his wife, Terry, started Coach Camp, which has become one of the top seminars for golf coaches and instructors in the world. Each year Coach Camp has improved and the 2022 Camp is slated to be the best one yet. Andrew and Terry used what they learned during Covid, when the event was completely virtual, to further enhance the coaching and attendee experience. They have created a fantastic environment for coaches of all skill levels to attend and learn from some of the best in the world. If you would like to attend Coach Camp or learn more about it be sure to check out their website www.coachcampusa.com. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #082 - Tania Tare
Tania Tare – Her best advice for improving, How destiny shapes your life path, and why its important to stay true to who you are. Tania Tare (IG: @taniatare63, FB: @taniataregolf, T: @taniatare, YT: @TaniaTare) is a professional golfer and trick shot artist. Her journey to stardom began when she did a few trick shots for her family. That lead to performing more trick shots with Solo cups, and not long after she released her Instagram account, with an array of trick shots (that went viral) she was off and running on an amazing career. She’s one of the most interesting, entertaining, and fun to watch figures in the golf world. Tania performs around the country and world and is continually in high demand. If you would like to contact her to perform at an event you can do so through her social media channels (links above) or via her website www.taniatare.com. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #081 - Hunter Gathright G.O.A.T.A.
Hunter Gathright – Why deadlifts maybe the worst thing you can do for your body and game, Why GOATA is changing how people move and play, and is there a future with TPI and GOATA? Hunter Gathright (IG: @gathrightgolf_goata) has a wide array of talents he brings to anyone looking to look, feel, and play better. Hunter is a TPI Certified Level III Fitness Trainer and TPI Level II Junior Fitness Trainer. He is also a Certified GOATA movement fitness coach. He teaches and coaches at Gathright Golf with his dad, Bryan, a ‘Golf Magazine’ Lifetime Top 100 Teacher. Hunter is also the co-inventory of the TRUSpeed Golf training aid that fuses OverSpeed/UnderSpeed training with pliable tip technology. Providing feedback through the entire swing it allows you to work on your speed without sacrificing the fundamentals of your golf swing. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #080 - Greg Schmaus 4D Healing
Greg Schmaus – From junior golf academy to Division I golf, What he’s learned about himself through his journey in golf and life, being mentored by the great Paul Chek. Greg Schmaus (IG: @4d_healing) is the owner and CEO of 4D Healing which was born out of Greg’s own journey of healing and self-discovery. While competing as a national ranked junior golf and Division I athlete in college, Greg found himself facing both physical and mental health challenges. This began his journey into holistic health and healing. Through his work with various mentors, Greg was introduced to the healing powers of meditation, nutrition, movement, and a wide variety of lifestyle practices. While working with clients and teaching seminars, Greg shares that his physical and mental health challenges were the greatest gifts he ever received. These gifts have inspired Greg to share these healing practices, guide others on their healing journey, and raise awareness that these challenges are not necessary happening to us, but in fact happening for us. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #079 - John Dunigan
John Dunigan – Coaching made simple with Skilled Coaching Alliance, What is motor learning and why you should care? What are the best things junior golfers, and their parents, can do to ensure their game flourishes? John Dunigan (T: @JohnDuniganGolf, FB: @johndunigangolf, IG: @john.dunigan) is a PGA Master Professional and one of the best teachers/coaches in the game. He’s in almost every ‘Top’ coaching/teacher list you can think of and for good reason…he makes golfers better. Over many decades in the business his approach is broad and wide so he can identify where a deficiency is and how to improve it. From mechanics to the mental, tech to mental, and anything else you can think of. He is also the author of ‘Hole It: Master Puttings 3 Essential Skills’. John, along with Dr. Will Wu, are also the developers of the Skilled Coaching Alliance, where they work with new and passionate coaches to develop their motor control and learning techniques and optimize their coaching ability. There are over 100 courses within this program, and more than 125 coaches around the world have taken the course both interactively and through mentoring. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #078 - Flanigan Bilt Putters
Ken Flanigan – Everything you wanted to know about customizing and specializing golf clubs; from finish to welds, milling to finish, stamping to custom logos and anything else. PLUS: what it was like working on Arnold Palmer’s clubs. Ken Flanigan (IG: @flaniganbiltgolf, FB: @flanigan-bilt-putters, T: @flaniganbilt) is the President and owner of Flanigan Bilt Putters. He started in the golf industry as a collector and has appraised over 24,000 golf clubs. His custom-built putter line was honored by Golf Digest and their 2013 Hot List. Whether you want a logo, stamping, refinish, different weld or anything else done to your golf clubs he can do it and make it beautiful. He has combined the science of metals with the art of amazing graphics to create some of the most jaw dropping club work in the business. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #077 - Scott Fawcett DECADE
Scott Fawcett – How he developed DECADE, why it’s the easiest way to lower your scores, and why there is more to life than the perception of success, even at the highest levels. Scott Fawcett (T: @scottfawcett, IG: @decade_golf) is the developer of the DECADE system. DECADE is an acronym; Distance, Expectation, Correct Target, Analyze, Discipline, and Execute and is revolutionizing the game of golf from juniors all the way up to the best players in the world. DECADE is a course management system that takes the guess work out of your game and allows you to develop the skill needed to make large improvements in your scoring. If you routinely walk off the course and know you should have been 5 shots better, but don’t know how to get there, DECADE will show you and allow you to make the necessary adjustments so you can shoot lower scores and have more fun in the process. |
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Golf 360 Podcast # 076 - Bob Harig - Sports Illustrated
Bob Harig – The Open Championship review, Tiger vs. Phil, and why is LIV Golf gaining momentum? Bob Harig (T: @BobHarig IG: @bobhariggolf) is a nationally recognized golf writer. He worked for ESPN prior to moving over to Sports Illustrated and Morning Read. He is also the author of the book “Tiger and Phil: Golf’s Most Fascinating Rivalry,” where he looks back on the rivalry the golf world wanted and if it ever really existed. After following both players for more than 20 years, along with a front row seat to their accomplishments, who better to write such a book. To read more of Bob’s work you can check out all of his latest articles at si.com. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #075 - Mark Lye
Mark Lye – LIV Golf, Who else is making the jump? And what you didn’t know about the PGA Tour. Mark Lye (T: @letitfly) is a lifetime member of the PGA Tour and during his almost 50 years in the professional golf ranks has seen it all. He won early in his career (1976) on the Australasian tour, played the PGA Tour for almost two decades (1977-1991) where he won the Bank of Boston Classic, and went on to play the Champions Tour once turning 50. He has won on the grandest stage in golf, became a lead commentator for the ‘Golf Channel’, was an on-course analyst, and a radio host. He knows the PGA Tour inside and out; how it works – both the good and bad and is one of the most qualified people to discuss the hottest topic in the world of golf…the LIV Golf Tour. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #074 - Dr. Eric Goodman & Jessie Salas
Dr. Eric Goodman & Jessie Salas – What is ‘Foundation Training’?, How will it help you get out of pain and enjoy life, and What is the endocannabinoid system and how will it help your game and life? Dr. Eric Goodman (IG: @drgoodmanft, FB: @foundationtraining1, @FoundatoinTrng) is the creator and founder of Foundation Training a life changing practice that is helping people across all walks; athletes, celebrities, and everyone else, get back to being active and enjoying life. Born out of a need to eliminate pain Foundation Training is a series of corrective body weight exercises making you stronger, balanced, and pain free. Dr. Goodman has published 3 books – all contributing to health and has a phenomenal streaming experience to help you accomplish this – FT Streaming. Jessie Salas (IG: @coachjsalas, FB: @jessie.s.salas, T: @JessieS03819613) is Foundation Trainings program director and Strength Coach. A Brazilian jujitsu practitioner and former firefighter, Jessie’s commitment to helping others is illustrated by his desire to continue learning and traveling abroad to share his knowledge. What is Foundation Training? WATCH HERE The ‘Original 12 minutes’ video WATCH HERE The NEW 12 minute video WATCH HERE |
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Golf 360 Podcast #073 - Mark Lye
Mark Lye – LIV Golf, Is the PGA Tour wanting to have its cake and eat it to? Why no one is talking about the other side of this story? Mark Lye (T: @letitfly) is a lifetime member of the PGA Tour and during his almost 50 years in the professional golf ranks has seen it all. He won early in his career (1976) on the Australasian tour, played the PGA Tour for almost two decades (1977-1991) where he won the Bank of Boston Classic, and went on to play the Champions Tour once turning 50. He has won on the grandest stage in golf, became a lead commentator for the ‘Golf Channel’, was an on-course analyst, and a radio host. He knows the PGA Tour inside and out; how it works – both the good and bad, and is one of the most qualified people to discuss the hottest topic in the world of golf…the LIV Golf Tour. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #072 - Will Wilcox & Jeff Champion
Will Wilcox & Jeff Champion – From the golden roads of the PGA Tour to rehab: What you learn, How you deal with it, and Why it makes you a Better person (and golfer). Will Wilcox (IG: @wavegodwilcox1, T: @willwilcoxgolf, FB: @willwillcoxgolf) has one of the best stories in golf. He was one of the ‘young guns’ everyone had their eye on a decade ago when he won on the Korn Ferry Tour and made his way onto the PGA Tour. He was one of the best ball strikers on the planet and the sky was the limit. Then he went down the wrong path. Even with his family and friends giving full support it wasn’t until he realized he was the one that had to make the change did it start to happen. Today we discuss all these things as well as what he’s learned, how he has changed, and what his new perspective on the world is. Will is also the co-host of the Ture Time podcast, along with Jim Renner, so be sure to check him out there too. Jeff Champion (FB: @jeffchampion IG: @jeffchampion28 ) is a regular on the show and has been a mentor, and friend, to Will for more than 30 years. They go all the way back to when will was a youngster, hanging with the big boys, around Pell City, Alabama during some of the fiercest golf matches and dog fights you could imagine. They are tied at the hip for eternity and not only is Jeff a big supporter of Will’s, he’s also a dear friend. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #071 - Stuart Morgan & Iain Highfield
Stuart Morgan & Iain Highfield – What you can do, but aren’t, to improve your game, The LIV Tour from a European perspective, and why Snoop Dog is a creative genius. Stuart Morgan (FB: @stuartmorgangolf, T: @StuartMcoaching, IG: @stuartmcoaching) and Iain Highfield (T: @iainGLT) are both exceptional golf and performance coaches. Stuart spent many years working as a golf instructor but upon realizing there was more to improvement than how you swing embarked on a journey to find answers on how his students could improve in a more efficient way. This lead him to performance coaching which focuses on what the golfer needs, often overlooked by others, to see the improvement they desire. Iain, is currently the Director and Mental Performance Coach at the KOHR Academy in Natick, Massachusetts. He continues helping golfers of all skill levels – weekend golfers, juniors, collegiate, and professional of every level improve their game. He has an expertise in education and has an amazing way of inspiring others to create psychological habits of excellence. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #070 - Swing Fit Clubs
Swing Fit Club’s Chris Wycoff & Michael Montanez – What is Club Fitting?, How AI is changing the club fitting process, and What are the Most important criteria in club fitting. Chris Wycoff is the owner of Swing Fit Clubs (IG: @swingfitclubs, FB: @SwingFitClubs) located on Hilton Head Island, SC and Miami, Fl. Chris, along with club tech Michael (Gunny) Montanez, are utilizing the latest technology to ensure everyone receives the best club, matched to their personal swing. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a new driver, fairway wood, irons, wedges or anything else. They have you covered. Two of their most prolific pieces of tech are the proprietary AI (artificial intelligence) and the Gears System. It doesn’t matter if you’re a tour professional, beginner, old, or young, everyone can benefit from this one-of-a-kind fitting system. To contact Chris or Michael for your fitting do so at Swing Fit Clubs or via telephone at 844-843-GOLF. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #069 - Stuart Morgan
Stuart Morgan – Why you practice and don’t improve, What does improvement mean, and How to get the most out of your practice time. Stuart Morgan (FB: @stuartmorgangolf, T: @StuartMcoaching, IG: @stuartmcoaching) is a sports performance expert that also happens to be a world class golf coach. After spending many years honing his craft in swing instruction he knew there was more he could offer his students and he went in search for answers. What he discovered is more commonly referred to as sports performance. This is a widely untapped segment of the game and in this episode he tells us what it is, how to practice for better performance, and why so many are missing out. Stuart has coached champions at every level – junior, collegiate, professional and tour levels and is sought out by players around the world. To learn more about some of his work with junior golfers be sure to check out his book ‘Gifted Junior: A Player’s Journey in Life and Golf’. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #068 - Joe McNamara (Impact)
Joe McNamara – What is Leadership? How to become a great leader, & Why true Leadership is important at all levels of any organization. Joe McNamara (T: @joe_mcnamara, FB: @JoeMcNamara03) is a former combat decorated U.S. Marine Corps officer and the founder of Impact, a premier leadership development and team building firm. During his service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Joe led elite teams through multiple combat deployments in Afghanistan, orchestrating and leading more than 100 combat missions throughout enemy strongholds. Joe returned from combat and was selected to command and lead Marine Corps drill instructors at the notorious Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island. Upon his departure from active duty, Joe founded Impact, a leadership development consultancy which deploys battle-proven leadership solutions. Joe has partnered with athletes, coaches, and corporate teams around the nation – helping cultivate a championship culture and build high-performing teams. Joe is the recipient of multiple combat awards, and numerous other personal and unit awards. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech and holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School |
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Golf 360 Podcast #067 - Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Dr. Sasho MacKenzie – What are the 4 Factors every golfer needs to swing faster? The Stack System – what is it and why should everyone be using it? Dr. Sasho Mackenzie (T: @SashoMackenzie, IG: @sashomackenzie) is currently a professor of Sports Biomechanics at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He is known in the golf world as its foremost biomechanist due to his work and research that is helping coaches and instructors with the top players in the world to the earliest of beginners. His area of expertise is the training and biomechanics of speed generation, which allowed him to develop the 4 Factors of how to swing faster. It also helped him to develop The Stack System, along with PING engineer Marty Jertsen, and they are seeing phenomenal results from those utilizing The Stack. Not only does Dr. Sasho a professor, but he also consults with some of the industry’s top companies such as PING Golf and Foot Joy. He has published over 20 golf related research articles in scientific peer reviewed journals and has been a guest speaker to golf instructors around the world. If that wasn’t enough, he is a regular contributor to GOLF Magazine. The Stack System is the ultimate device to use when looking to biohack your swing speed. Co-developed by ‘The Savant of Speed’ – Dr. Sasho MacKenzie, and PING engineer Marty Jertsen, it is a device that every golfer can utilize to increase their swing speed. The Stack System uses AI to ensure that your development is as efficient as possible. To order The Stack you can do so on their website at www.thestacksystem.com. Be sure to use the discount code GOLF360 to receive your special discount. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #066 - Boo Weekley & Jeff Champion
Boo Weekley & Jeff Champion – How the PGA Tour has changed in 20 years, why mini-tours are important, & stories from a lifetime in golf. Boo Weekly (T: @booweekley, IG: @the.boo.yah) is one of the most beloved people to play the PGA Tour. Originally from Milton, Florida he never forgot where he was from and still lives in the area to this day. A 3-time winner (RBC Heritage – 2x, and the Crown Plaza Invitational) and 2008 Ryder Cup member he remains one of the best ball strikers of his era. He played the mini-tours from 1997-2002, the Nationwide Tour from 2003-2006, and the PGA Tour 2003, 2007-2017 and hopefully soon the Champions Tour. Jeff Champion (FB: @jeffchampion IG: @jeffchampion28 ) is an Alabama golf legend who has spent more than 35 years in and around the golf industry. Jeff spent many years playing professionally and taking his shot at fame and fortune on the PGA Tour and along the way met one of his best friends, Boo Weekley. When Jeff didn’t make it, he spent sometime caddying for Boo and had a hell of a time doing so. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #065 - Dr. John Paul Guidry DPT
Dr. JP Guidry – Are golfers’ athlete’s, Does weight training lead to more injuries, and the difference between training for speed and power. Dr. John Paul Guidry (T: @Guidry_golf_fit, IG: @guidrygolfandsport_performance) is the owner of Guidry Golf and Sports Performance in Mandeville, Louisiana. He has been helping people get out of pain and improve their life and game for many years. He started in the business by getting his doctorate in physical therapy and as he started working with more clients, many of those professional athletes he continued learning by getting his National Strength & Conditioning Association certification and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach. He is also holds a certification with TPI (Titleist Performance Institute). His theories are based on the fundamentals that have stood the test of time and revolve around the Big 5 – pushing, pulling, hinging, squatting, and pressing. Why these continue to be the best training methods for golf and health and why you should be cautious of fringe ideas that seem to be rampant in the fitness industry. If you would like to discuss how you can get healthier, be in better shape, and hit the ball longer, Dr. Guidry now has online coaching – through his website www.guidrygolfandsport.com. Or, if you’re in the New Orleans area reach out to him at his facility by phone: (985) 792-7580 or email: [email protected]. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #064 - Blake Austin Hitting Coach
Blake Austin – Are the golf and baseball swings similar? Why speed development is the top thing to develop, and How going outside of your field to learn, can be the best thing you ever do. Blake Austin (T: @RAKEwBLAKE, IG: @usaprimebaseball, FB: @usaprimebase) is one of the most sought after hitting coaches in baseball. He’s often referred to as ‘the mad scientist’ because of his willingness to go outside the box and into other fields, such as golf, to learn more about swing mechanics. His ability to do so may have rubbed some traditionalists the wrong way but it has allowed his clients to achieve levels no one thought possible. Blake is also a golf fanatic and has been applying his knowledge of the baseball swing to golf. Along that journey he has identified many similarities, as well as differences, and believes coaches from both sports would benefit greatly from consulting with one another. Blake has mastered blending the ‘old school’ ideas with modern technology and has helped many improve their game and reach the next level. If you’re interested in learning more about Blake and what he does you can visit him at his facility, just outside of Atlanta, Georgia at USA Prime Baseball. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #063 - Dr. Will Wu
Dr. Will Wu – Why how you learn is as important as what you learn, What is motor learning, How motor learning will help you get to the level you never thought you could. Dr. Will Wu (IG: @drwillwu) is a Professor of Motor Control and Learning at Cal State University - Long Beach. He has been helping golfers of all skill levels to better understand and implement what they need to so they can improve quickly and better. He is not a swing coach but works with you and your coach to determine what is missing so your growth and development as a golfer continue on an upward trend. In addition to his duties as a faculty member, Dr. Will is also the Founder of Skill City, an Associate Editor of Motor Learning for the International Journal of Golf Science and Research Quarterly Exercise & Sport, and the Director of the Center for Sport Training and Research. Last but certainly not least, he is a consultant to many top-level golf coaches and players. You can follow Dr. Wu’s work through many of his lectures (on YouTube) or other podcasts. But the best way to learn more about him and his work is through his golf curriculum ‘Skilled Coaching Alliance’ in unison with Coach/Teacher John Dunigan. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #062 - Luke Kerr-Dineen, GOLF.com
Luke Kerr-Dineen – How media has changed in 20 years, the best thing you can do to improve your communication, Does he have the best job in golf? Luke Kerr-Dineen (T: @LukeKerrDineen, IG: @lkerrdineen, FB: @LKDGolf) is the Content Editor for GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com (T: GOLF_com, IG: @golf_com, FB: @golf). An accomplished player in his younger days he soon realized the professional game wasn’t his calling which led him down the path of journalism. This allowed him to scratch his curiosity itch and once he combined his writing skill with his golf knowledge he hasn’t looked back. Luke creates content, meaning he writes articles on topics such as coaching, equipment, and training golfers and gets to talk to the best players in the world, their coaches, equipment companies and trainers on a regular basis. Along the way he probably gets a tip or two about his own game and gets to play with new equipment before anyone else even hears about it. Be sure to check out his articles at GOLF.com and definitely check out a show he was instrumental in putting together called ‘Pro’s Teaching Joe’s’ where professional golfers from all tours teach average Joe’s (usually GOLF.com staff) how to improve their game. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #061 - Dr. Richard Guyer, Spinal Surgeon Texas Back Institute
Dr. Richard Guyer – Spinal disc replacement and golf – everything you need to know, What you should be doing to protect your back, and What’s the next big thing coming in the back/spine world? Dr. Richard Guyer is a pioneer in disc replacement surgery that has helped thousands of people, from professional athletes (pro golfers included) to everyday Joe’s get out of pain and resume an active life. He performed one of the first disc replacements in the United States in 2000 and has been doing them ever since. Dr. Guyer is a caregiver in the truest sense of the word and that is clear in his ‘Family Test’ mantra that guides him in his decision-making process. One of the original founders of the Texas Back Institute (and a past President), Dr. Guyer is also the Director of the Texas Back Institute Spine Fellowship Program, as well as the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the TBI Research Foundation. In addition to these responsibilities, he still performs disc replacement surgeries, lectures around the world, and has written numerous articles. In fact, one of his latest articles, which he co-published with numerous others (including former podcast guest Dan Hellman) was the number one downloaded article in 2021 in the ‘Sage Journals - Global Spinal Journal titled ‘Is Golf a Contact Sport? Protection of the Spine and Return to Play After Lumbar Surgery’. If you would like to make an appointment for a consult or visit with Dr. Guyer you can do so HERE For a complete list of Dr. Guyer’s published articles CLICK HERE |
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Golf 360 Podcast #060 - Dr. Thomas P. Seager, CEO Morozkoforge
Dr. Thomas P. Seager – Everything you need to know about ice baths, untruths in ‘science’, and why everyone should be doing cold exposure. Dr. Thomas P. Seager (IG: @seagertp T: @seagertp ) is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment at Arizona State University in Tempe AZ and he is also the CEO of Morozkoforge (IG: @Morozkoforge, FB: @Morozkoforge T: @Morozkoforge). Dr. Seager is not your typical professor that relies on the information he is given. His teaching and research is focused on a new approach called Self-Actual Engineering, which is about designing our infrastructure, our relationships, and our lives to reach our fullest human potential. In this episode we discuss the life altering experience that led him down a path in search of better health and a happier life, what he has learned along the way, and how he got into cold exposure, i.e., ice baths. During that journey he and his business partners (Jason Stauffer and Adrienne Jezick) started Morozkoforge, the finest ice baths in the world (used by biohacking genius Ben Greenfield and podcast superstar Joe Rogan among others). Dr. Seager gives a ton of information such as Why cold exposure is important, The challenges of getting started with cold exposure and how to work around that, and What sets Morozkoforge head and shoulders above the rest. In the truest sense of helping others Dr. Seager provides his writings to anyone wanting to learn more where he writes from his engineering expertise in resilience, finance, and his personal experiences as a father, a scientist, a writer, a journalist, an artist, and an entrepreneur. This information is provided for free at any of the following: Morozkoforge Journal, www.seagertp.substack.com, www.medium.com |
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Golf 360 Podcast #059 - Jeff Champion
Jeff Champion – Golf, Life, and more stories from the PGA Tour, mini’s, and everywhere else. Jeff Champion (FB: @jeffchampion IG: @jeffchampion28 ) is an Alabama golf legend who has spent more than 35 years in and around the golf industry. After playing the professional 9 ball pool tour in his younger days, he was introduced to golf and immediately fell in love with it. In a short period of time, he became exceptionally good, began playing for money and took his shot at fame and fortune on the PGA Tour. In this show we talk about that journey, and he tells some of the best and funniest stories from his favorite year of playing professional golf. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #058 - Jeff Pelizzaro 18STRONG
Jeff Pelizzaro – Building the 18STRONG platform, Training golfers to be and play better, and why learning never stops. Jeff Pelizzaro (IG: @18Strong_ , FB: @18strong) is the co-founder of 18STRONG one of the best training platforms in golf. The 18STRONG podcast is also one of the best podcasts in the game. Jeff and his cousin, Ryan McMullen – also a co-founder, have partnered with the sole purpose of helping golfers play better golf, enjoy doing so and just as important…doing it pain free. With a background in physical therapy and a passion for sports, Jeff never thought he would end up in the golf industry, but we never know where life is going to take us. He feels fortunate to spend time in and around a game he loves so much and help many others do the same. His desire to continue learning from experts around the globe, and from various fields, gives him an education and perspective that has allowed him to help all his clients and will continue doing so for years to come. Get Jeff's book here - 'The Golfers Guide to a Bogey Free Workout' |
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Golf 360 Podcast #057 - Dondi Wall
Dondi Wall – Falling in love with golf, Hilton Head Island in the early 1980’s, and why the culture of a community is so important. Dondi Wall has lived in and around the Lowcountry of South Carolina his entire life. He grew up in Ridgeland, SC and as an avid hunter and fisherman never cared much for golf. But that all changed once he moved to Hilton Head Island in the early 1980’s. Once introduced to the game by a few friends he was hooked. In today’s show he talks about the culture of the area in the early days of the island, why meeting and talking to people is so important as a life skill, and sheds light on some of the history of golf on Hilton Head Island. He also touches on the different cultures each community in the area has and why selecting the right one is so important. After listening to him there won’t be any question why he is one of the most beloved people in the Lowcountry and anytime you mention his name around this area the first thing people do is smile. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #056 - Dr. Michael Hollis - Naturopath
Dr. Michael Hollis – How diet changes based on your metabolic profile and what you’re training for, when inflammation is a good thing, and the water myth – how much should you drink? Dr. Michael Hollis is a board-certified, licensed, Naturopathic doctor that specializes in preventative medicine with a focus on optimal health and longevity. He has an extensive background in athletics, as well as metabolic balancing and has been helping athletes (and the general population) be healthier and play better for many years. Dr. Hollis believes everyone is different and therefore the best way to determine what and how they should eat, and drink depends on their metabolic profile. There is no magic diet, or one size fits all approach when it comes to your golf game or your health and Dr. Hollis is someone that can help you determine what is best for you, your life, and your game. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #055 - Dr. Craig Boatright
Dr. K. Craig Boatright – From Sylvester, Georgia to Oxford, England the personal growth at a world level, why most golfers do NOT need back surgery, and why playing golf can be one of the best things for your overall health and longevity. Dr. K. Craig Boatright is one of the best and most respected orthopedic spine surgeons in the country. He currently practices medicine in and around the Lowcountry of South Carolina (Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, and Beaufort) where he has resided since 2008. Dr. Boatright has helped many a golfer return to playing golf, and enjoying life, without having to have surgery. In fact, he only uses surgical means as a last resort. Why should you listen? Not only is he one of the smartest people you will ever meet, but his resume is also second to none; Emory University – Magna Cum Laude, Oxford University – Rhodes Scholar, Harvard University Medical School, University of Washington – Residency, Emory University – Fellowship. Once you listen to him you will have a great understanding, tremendous amount of respect and know why he is one of the most revered and sought after orthopedic spinal surgeons in the country. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #054 - Brian Manzella
Brian Manzella – From driving range instructor to the Top 100, the importance of continuing to learn and improve, what is the Alpha War and why you should care. Brian Manzella (T: @brianmanzella, IG: @brianmanzella, FB: @brianmanzellagolf) is the Director of Instruction for Brian Manzella Golf as well as Jacobs 3D. He has been amongst the best coaches in the country for many years and has been on Golf Digest’s Top 50 for 6 years running as well as Golf Magazines list of 100. He has helped numerous coaches learn more about the coaching and instruction business with some going on to win Section teaching awards as well as becoming Top 100 and Top 50 coaches themselves. He has taught everyone from beginner to world-class tour professionals. Over the years he has written numerous articles, produced countless videos and continues to delve deep into science as a part of the Jacobs 3D Initiative. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #053 - Jeff Champion
Jeff Champion – Being an Alabama golf legend, playing pool for a living, and why life on the mini tours can be the best time of your life. Jeff Champion (FB: @jeffchampion IG: @jeffchampion28 ) is an Alabama golf legend who has spent more than 35 years in and around the golf industry. After playing the professional 9 ball pool tour in his younger days, he was introduced to golf and immediately fell in love with it. In a short period of time, he became exceptionally good, began playing for money and took his shot at fame and fortune on the PGA Tour. In this show we talk about that journey, and he tells some of the best and funniest stories from his favorite year of playing professional golf. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #052 - Michael Finney
Michael Finney – The difference between Science and Pseudo-Science, Being passionate about what you do, and why forces and torques are so important in the golf swing. Michael Finney (T: @mfinneygolf FB: @michaelfinneygolfacademy ) is one of the top coaches/instructors in today’s game and you can find him coaching and instructing at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Not only does he constantly stay on top of the latest and greatest scientific data coming out of the research world, but he has a way of explaining that, so it’s understood by anyone. Whether you are a beginner, golf aficionado, or nay-sayer arguing the ‘science’, Michael has a way of explaining very detailed things exceptionally well so it can be understood by everyone. For more of Michael’s videos and educational information check out his Vimeo page HERE. To learn more from Golf’s Leading Research Ph.D.’s watch the Zoom Meetings HERE Also be sure to check out Michael’s educational seminar titled: ‘Golf Swing Kinetics’ |
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Golf 360 Podcast #051 - Hack Motion with Reinholds Pirags
Hack Motion – From snowboarding to golf, the importance of wrist angles, and the hottest piece of technology in the golfing world. Hack Motion Golf (T: @HackMotion, IG: @hackmotion, FB: @hackmotion) is a wrist sensor system designed specifically to identify what the wrists, and ultimately the club face are doing during the stroke. For such an advanced piece of technology, it is extremely simple to use and provides tremendous amounts of data that allows coaches and students to quickly identify issues and patterns. Once identified they can more readily prescribe the fix and Hack Motion will allow them to develop a ‘feel’ for that fix much faster than trial and error alone. It is quickly becoming one of the most utilized pieces of technology in the golf world and helping everyone from beginners to the top players in the world. Hack Motions Director of Golf Development – Reinholds Pirags gives some amazing, detailed information about how the product was developed, the continual process of evolution – improving the product and user experience, and why the data they have accumulated over the years has proven extremely valuable as they look to continue helping golfers and coaches at all levels. To watch the video on improving club face control with hack motion CLICK HERE |
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Golf 360 Podcast #050 - Scott Cowx
Scott Cowx - Never stop learning, using technology but not relying on it and why going outside the box is one of the best things you can ever do. Scott Cowx (T: @ScottCowxGolf IG: @ScottCowxCertified) is the Head Teaching Professional for the Devil’s Pulpit Golf Association, located in Celadon, Ontario, Canada, and one of the best coaches/teachers in the game. Outside of being named the 2011 OPGA (Ontario PGA) Teacher of the year and the 2019 Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year, Scott has gained worldwide recognition as one of the top coaches in the game. His expertise in the geometry of the swing, coupled with an amazing understanding of biomechanics and physiology, as well as motor skill development has allowed him to be sought out by some of the best players and coaches in the game. His continued desire to help others led him to develop ‘Scott Cowx Certified’, a program designed to develop golf teachers around the world through a series of educational and certification programs on all areas of coaching. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #049 - Mark Silvers
Mark Silvers – What it’s like to play the PGA Tour, how he won 15 tournaments in one year, and why making the PGA Tour is so difficult. Mark Silvers (T: @MarkSilvers3, IG: @marksilvers3) is a former college All-American from the University of South Carolina and long time professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and various others around the world. Not only does he discuss why slow and steady progress was the best path for him but also how the simplest of things can lead to you playing your best golf. On the flip side of that coin he also sheds some light on how easy it is to go the other way, lose your confidence and the dark abyss that leads to when playing golf as a profession. This is an awesome episode if you have ever wondered what goes on in the mind, both good and bad, of a world class golfer. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #048 - Tim O'Neal
Tim O’Neal –A lifetime of playing professional golf. From traveling around the globe to how sponsorship agreements work, winning in Latin America to playing on the PGA Tour. What he’s learned, what he would do over and what his plans are for the future. Tim O’Neal has been in one profession his entire career, playing professional golf. He has played professional golf around the world and won on multiple continents. He has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows; from winning on the Latin American Tour to missing out on gaining his full PGA Tour membership by one shot, twice. He discusses all these things, and so much more in this eye opening episode. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #047 - Jason Sutton, the Golf Guru
Jason Sutton– Why being uncomfortable is a necessity, the importance of always learning new things, and why providing value to someone else is one of the best things you can ever do. Jason Sutton (a.k.a. the Golf Guru) (T: @golfgurutv IG: @golfgurutv) has been a Top 100 Instructor for many years. He spent most of his teaching career in the Charlotte area but has recently moved to Bluffton, SC and is currently the Director of Instruction at the Colleton River Club. He has spent a lifetime in and around the game and has helped golfers of all skill levels to reach their goals. Jason’s desire to always improve is illustrated with his educational background where he has numerous certifications that have given him the know how to help golfers at ever level; beginner to scratch, collegiate to professional, and he’s always looking at how he can provide value to others. He is also the host of one of the best golf podcasts on the web, The Golf Guru Show which can be found on all podcast apps as well as his website www.golfgurutv.net. If you would like to reach out to Jason you can do so via his social media (links above) or via the Colleton River Club Learning center at 843-836-4413 or via email [email protected]. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #046 - Dr. Paul Wood, PING Golf
Dr. Paul Wood-PING Golf – Everything you ever wanted to know about club design, fitting and how they work by one of the leading experts in the industry. Dr. Paul Wood (T: @paulwood79 IG: @paulwood_79) has been helping PING Golf for almost two decades. In this episode you will learn how he went from studying solar flares to helping one of the leading manufacturers in the industry continue to produce great equipment. But it doesn’t stop there. Dr. Wood is one of the foremost experts on brining all elements of the club process together; design, fitting, materials, technology, and innovation all into a product that is an engineering marvel, aesthetically pleasing, and will help improve your game. Quite a feat given the multitude of things involved in that process. Dr. Paul takes us through all of them and it is mind blowing what goes into that process. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #045 - Dr. Scott Lynn, Swing Catalyst
Dr. Scott Lynn – What is ‘Swing Catalyst’, Why you need to know more about Pressure and Force Mapping, and the next big thing that will change the golfing world. Dr. Scott Lynn (T: @ScottKLynn_PhD, FB: @DrLynner, IG: @drsklynn) is one of the smartest people in the golf world today. To the masses he may not be a house hold name but behind the scenes he is one of the people developing and improving technology so everyone can play better and have more fun. Not only is Dr. Lynn a Professor of Kinesiology and Biomechanics at Cal State University Fullerton but he is also the Director of Research and Education for Swing Catalyst (a video analysis software company that also provides pressure and force plate technology to teachers/coaches in golf). Dr. Lynn has worked with some of the best coaches and players in the world in developing Swing Catalyst and his analysis of the stresses on the body during the golf swing and how this may be used to develop a safer and more effective swing and a golf specific exercise program is helping golfers around the world. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #044 - Brent Henley, PGA Tour Caddie
Brent Henley – Caddying beyond ‘Show up, Keep up, & Shut up’, What it’s like to have a 20 year career on the PGA Tour, and the Presidents Cup ‘Aqua man’ story (long version). Brent Henley (T: @brenthenley FB: @brent.henley.9 IG: @pgacaddy13) has been a caddy on the PGA Tour for more than 20 years. After winning in his very first tour event, he thought life would be easy. After losing his job roughly 4 weeks later he learned life at ‘the Show’ isn’t all glamour and glitz. In this episode Brent speaks to the ups and downs of one of the best jobs in golf, a PGA Tour caddy. He pulls back the curtain so anyone that has wondered, can see what that life entails. The travel, preparation, how are caddies compensated, the excitement you feel in being in the last group and the exhilaration of being in the Presidents Cup. Brent is one of the most liked and well-respected caddies in the game and after listening to this episode you are going to understand why. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #043 - Geoff Mangum, Putting Theorist
Geoff Mangum - How to fix the number one problem in putting, Reading greens by instinct & science, & why Tour pro’s putting is lacking by 20%. Geoff Mangum (FB: @geoff.mangum, YT: @geoffmangum, W: www.puttingzone.com) is a Putting Theorist and the worlds leader when it comes to putting. He has spent more than three decades studying and researching everything there is to know about anything associated with this aspect of the game. This is the second time I had Geoff on the show and he never disappoints. Talking to him is like opening a full encyclopedia collection on putting. In this episode we discuss why golfers have trouble aiming the putter correctly (90%+ of golfers of all skill levels cannot do this). How to read greens – both instinctively and scientifically, whichever suits you. Also, why even PGA Tour pros are putting 20% less than their potential. This episode is full of jaw dropping information and everyone is sure to know more about putting after listening. If you would like to read Geoff’s book ‘Optimal Putting: Brain, Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting’ you can get it HERE |
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Golf 360 Podcast #042 - Charley Hudak PUMA/Cobra Senior Shoe Designer
Charley Hudak – From concept and design to materials and marketability; what makes a great golf shoe, the development of the creative process, and why he loves ice baths. Charley Hudak (IG: @charleyhudak, FB: @charley.hudak, P: @charleyhudak) is the Senior Designer for COBRA PUMA Golf. He has had an amazing career in the shoe design business where he has designed for many well-known brands such as GREATS, DC Shoes, and AND1. Charley’s love of shoes and design started at a young age but did not take the linear path many believe successful careers take. You could say Charley’s career found him as much as he found it and upon completing his education at the prestigious Industrial Arts Program at the University of Cincinnati his career has seen continual growth and development. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #041 - Coach Gil Boesch GOATA
Coach Gil Boesch – What is GOATA, why it’s helping so many, and why ‘re-coding’ maybe the secret to becoming pain free. Coach Gil; aka Jose Guillermo Boesch (IG: @goata_loco, FB: @goataloco) is the founder of GOATA which stands for Greatest Of All Time Athletes. GOATA Movement, and their training facility GLS Training, is getting a lot of attention from golfers and athletes around the world because it is helping many avoid or overcome injuries that traditional training/therapy methods have fallen short on. If you want to play more golf, lead a more active lifestyle, and continue doing so as you age gracefully then continue reading and definitely listen to this episode. In today’s show Coach Gil, an avid and die-hard golfer, drops some serious truth bombs that sheds light on his; why and how he developed GOATA, why cadaver science and traditional training methods maybe hindering your progress, and what you can do to ‘recode’ your body and system. To learn more about Coach Gil, GOATA Movement, Recode 225, or find a GOATA coach be sure to hit them up on their website -www.goatamovement.com, YouTube channels or simply google GOATA and start your own recode process. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #040 - Bryan Gathright
Bryan Gathright – Working with Harvey Penick, teaching the best players in the world, and great stories about four decades spent coaching. Bryan Gathright (FB: @bryan.gathright.9, IG: @bryangathright) is a Top 100 Instructor that has been helping golfers of all skill levels take their games beyond what they believed they could for decades. In today’s show not only does he discuss the wonderful experience of working with Harvey Penick for years, but what Mr. Penick taught him about his message and how to use words when teaching. Bryan has also worked with several the best players in the world. Household names like Notah Begay III and Jimmy Walker, both multiple winners on the PGA Tour and tells some amazing stories of what that dynamic is like. Bryan has such an easy way about him that it’s impossible not to like him and his reputation throughout the industry is impeccable. If you would like to contact Bryan for a lesson, school, corporate outing or speaking engagement he can best be reached via his website www.bryangathrightgolf.com. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #039 - Chris Sywassink
Chris Sywassink – Learning branding from the PGA Tour, Why failure is often the key to doing something revolutionary, and how knowing your culture is one of the best things any business can ever do. Chris Sywassink is the owner of Ghost Coast Distillery (FB: @ghostcoastdistillery, IG: @ghostcoastdistillery, P:@ghostcoastdistillery). Located on Indian Street in the Historic District of Savannah, Georgia they have made some big waves in the short amount of time they’ve been around. In only four short years they have gone from start-up to consistently winning national taste awards around the country. I recently go to sit down with Chris, at the Ghost Coast Distillery, and discuss all things about the liquor business, why failure is the steppingstone to the revolutionary things they’ve doing, why the city of Savannah is so important to him and how it helped during the pandemic, and what he learned from being a sponsor of the local PGA Tour’s Korn Ferry event. Whether you’re a fan of the 19th hole and a drink or two after a round of golf, this is one of those shows that is extremely interesting and for some even eye opening. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #038 - Chedo (Chad) Popovich
The PXG Experience, How he looks to grow the brand, and How networking can be one of the best things you ever invest in. Chedo Popovich is the Territory Manager for PXG. He started early in the companies growth as a club fitter/local rep and has worked his way up as PXG continues growing at a phenomenal rate. But he didn’t just magically acquire the know-how, connections, and ability to deliver on PXG’s model of ‘the customer experience’ overnight. His path had a 20 year history of working in the golf business as an assistant professional, Demo specialist, and club fitter at some of the most well respected golf facilities in the Hilton Head area. In this episode you will hear how PXG has changed the industry forever, how he used a lifetime of networking to help his career, and the best part is the friendships he’s made along the way. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #037 - George Goich
From bottom to top, a lifetime spent in and around the golf industry. Follow the career of one of the most respected and successful PGA professionals and how he’s turned Flossmoor Golf Club into ‘the’ club to join in the Chicago area. George Goich is an owner of Flossmoor Golf Club which is located approximately 25 miles south of Chicago. He and his partners (2 of his brothers and a close friend) have created an amazing niche when they purchased then converted Flossmoor from a country club to a golf club. Their focus is on the golf course and experience at a very affordable price. The 100+ year old facility has an amazing history and George is focused on making sure that continues. Prior to becoming an owner, George had worked in every facet of the golf world; bag drop, assistant, Head Professional, and Director of Golf. He has taken clubs from start up to extraordinarily successful all around the country. In addition to his success on the club side of the business, he also had a great playing career that came remarkably close to playing on the PGA Tour. In today’s show he talks about all these things and tells some wonderful stories about celebrities, golf pros, and much more. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #036 - Aaron Terrazas
The trajectory of a professional golfer. From child prodigy to collegiate and amateur golf to the PGA. Aaron Terrazas (FB: @aaron.terrazas.16, T: @aaronterrazas2) is a former member of the Mexican Junior National Team, graduate of the IJGA (International Junior Golf Academy), graduate of UTEP (University of Texas El Paso) where he won multiple NCAA golf tournaments and was an All-Conference selection twice, and current member of the PGA Tour Latin America. In todays show we follow Aaron’s career from junior prodigy, to world renowned academy, to Division I collegiate golf, and finally onto his dream of playing golf professionally on one of the major golf tours in the world. His story is just beginning, and he is sure to attain one of his goals of becoming a member of and winning on the PGA Tour. Find out more about his story, the development and trajectory of a child prodigy and stories along the way with this great kid. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #035 - Bob Koepka
Sports and the Koepka Family, How teaching your kids to be a good person is the first step to becoming great at anything, and How failure can become your child’s best teacher. Bob Koepka may have raised his boys to be champion golfers, but first he taught them how to be good people. Teaching and implementing the fundamentals and principles that allow someone to grow, learn, and develop was the first step. Allowing them to make mistakes and learn from them was another. In today’s show Bob sheds some light on what the Koepka Family did to help Brooks and Chase become the successful individuals, and great golfers they are today. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #034 - Matt Reagan
The Startup, Early Challenges, and Amazing Success of Operation 36 Matt Reagan is the CEO & Co-Founder of Operation 36 (T: @Op36golfacademy IG: @operation_36 FB: @op36golf ) . I have the deepest respect for Matt and his business partner Ryan Dailey for taking their passion; coaching and turning it into a very successful business. They are helping introduce kids and beginners of all ages to the game, teach and allow them to develop into golfers and most importantly have fun in the process. To learn more about Operation 36 or to find a program near you, visit their website at www.operation36.golf. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #033 - Me, Myself & I
What I’ve Learned in a Year of Having a Podcast This episode doesn’t have any world-renowned guest, coach or speaker. Today’s guest is just me, myself, and I - the host and steward of Golf 360. I shed some light on various parts of the show and answer some of the most asked questions; Why did you get into podcasting? How do you get such interesting guests? Why are episodes so long? My hope is that it gives you a better understanding of what Golf 360 is all about. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #032 - Shihan Marinus Hook
The similarities between martial arts and golf, Why he left the golf business, and being inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Shihan Marinus Hook has spent a lifetime learning. He entered the world of martial arts at age 4 and has been in it for almost five decades. During that time, he has owned his own martial arts school, trained with some of the most famous people in the world; the Gracie’s of BJJ, the Chinese monks, and many others. This has led him to hold numerous black belts with the highest rank being 8th Dan. He also spent several years in the golf business. Starting as many do, as a student of the game, then following that passion into an assistant professional and in alignment with his martial arts teachings he got into golf instruction. He has returned to his roots of teaching martial arts and life’s lessons to those willing to learn and is back in his dojo called Family Tree Karate where their motto is ‘Changing the world one student, one family at a time.’ To learn more about his amazing career, in martial arts and golf, you can do so by listening to this episode and visiting his website (or dojo) Family Tree Karate. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #031 - Krista Dunton
Having the best mentors in the game, Growing up in a sports family, and How to maintain your passion by always looking to learn and improve. Krista Dunton (T: @kristadunton, FB: @krista.dunton, IG: @krista.dunton) has been a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor for many years. She has written numerous instructional articles for major golf publications and won teaching awards at almost every level you can think of yet has never stopped learning. She maintains her passion by always looking to improve herself, her students, and anyone else she can help. She is the consummate golf professional and a role model for both young men and women who aspire to become golf professionals or instructors themselves. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #030 - Justin Tupper
How following your passion is the best decision you can ever make, How to turn that passion into a business, and How he built one of the largest online platforms for golfers in the world. Justin Tupper (T: @justintupper, FB: @justinctupper, IG: @justintuppernyc) is currently the Senior Vice President at the Golf Channel and the CEO and founder of Revolution Golf. For anyone that followed Revolution Golf you know how that has evolved in the ever popular, and always growing Golf Pass on the Golf Channel. In this episode you will get to hear the amazing success story of how Justin started Revolution Golf out of his bedroom, grew it into one of the largest online platforms in the industry and how almost all of this got started from what appeared to be a set back early in his college career. But selling Revolution Golf to the Golf Channel and creating Golf Pass is not the end of the story. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #029 - Lorin Anderson
How coaches/instructors can improve their business, the most common challenges coaches/instructors face, and the evolution of Proponent Group. Lorin Anderson (Twitter - @Loringolf, FB - @lorin.anderson, @loringolf1) is the founder and President of Proponent Group. In case you were wondering, the Proponent Group is the organization that assists, advises and helps coaches and instructors around the world improve their business. They advise on all aspects of the instructional and learning process such as; building teaching centers, branding & marketing, junior development, golf instruction and so much more. Lorin, who was once a writer and editor at ‘Golf’ magazine, is also the creator of the Top 100 coaches/instructors, which has been copied by almost all major publications. He is a very smart businessman, an innovator, a creative genius but most of all he and his organization want to help coaches and students improve as much as they can. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #028 - Mick Colella
What it was like running the most successful retail golf shop on Hilton Head Island. Mick Colella is the patriarch of the Colella Family which for almost 40 years owned and operated the most successful golf retail store on Hilton Head Island. Who in their right mind would open a retail business with 21 competitors all within a 5 minute drive? Find out the answer and the story of how this small family owned business became the hub of golf activity on a small South Carolina island. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #027 - Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
What is biomechanics? Why will it help your golf game? and Using science to hit longer drives. Dr. Sasho Mackenzie (T: @SashoMackenzie, FB: @sasho.mackenzie, IG: @sashomackenzie) has a Ph.D in Sports Biomechanics and is currently a Professor in the Department of Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Even if his name doesn’t sound familiar, that’s ok because his work is influencing coaching and golfers around the globe. Dr. Sasho does research on all areas of the game but at present is most known for his work on how golfers at all levels can increase their swing speed from a biomechanical perspective. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #026 - Dan Hellman
Fixing broken golfers, long term effects of swinging harder and faster, and what is H3TV? Dan Hellman (Twitter - @DanHellman1, FB – H3 by Dan Hellman, IG – h3bydanhellman) is the owner of H3 by Dan Hellman; a.k.a. Hellman Holistic Health and his new channel H3TV. He has spent a lifetime learning from some of the best in the world; Paul Chek, Dr. Guy Voyer and others to ensure his ‘tool box’ is as full as possible and allows him to help all of his clients. He has worked with everyone from your average Joe to world class athletes in all sports. He maybe most known for his work in helping golfers recover from injury and using the ELDOA method. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #025 - Todd Barranger
Mentored by a golf icon, how to manage a golf course, and surviving cancer. Todd Barranger (FB: @tbarranger, T: @toddbarranger) was a professional golfer that played on the PGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and Asian Tours. He won the Asian Tours Thailand Open (later called the Johnnie Walker Open) and the Korn Ferry Tours Dayton Open. He played on the PGA Tour 1994-1995, 2002-2003. In his second year on the PGA Tour he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that sidetracked his playing for a number of years but culminated in his beating the dreaded disease not once but twice! His return to competitive golf was in 2000 where he earned membership to the Korn Ferry Tour (then called the Buy.com and Nationwide Tour) and he earned a return trip to the PGA Tour by coming in the Top 15 on the Korn Ferry money list. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #024 - Scott Parel
Life as a touring professional, goal setting, and success at the highest level. Scott Parel (FB: @Scott.Parel, T: @ParelGolf, IG: @parelgolf) is a professional golfer. He has played and won at the highest levels; mini-tour, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Champions Tour. He is currently 2nd on the Charles Schwab Cup Money List and is having another great year. If you don’t know Scott, you wouldn’t know his path to fame did not take the conventional route. He didn’t turn professional until age 31, didn’t have his first win on a major tour until 48, but never gave up on his goal and dream of playing at the highest level. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #023 - Karen Moraghan
What is PR, why it is so important and How to sell the most important product you have…YOU. Karen Moraghan (FB: @HPRPebbleBeach, IG: @HPRPebbleBeach, TW: @HPRPebbleBeach) is the President of Hunter Public Relations & Special Events which focuses on hospitality and golf-marketing strategy. She is also a long-time producer of national sporting events, and one of the golf industry’s leading media-relations specialists. Her experience in positioning and opening properties includes 12 hotels and 63 golf courses since starting her career in 1981. Under her leadership HPR has put together some of the nation’s most momentous special events, including the Reunion of U.S Open Champions at the 100th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (2000) and many others. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #022 - Iain Highfield
How to make swing changes stick and taking your range game to the golf course. Iain Highfield (T: @iainGLT, FB: @GameLikeTrainingGolf, IG: @iainhifey_beyondthemind, YT: Game Like Training) is quickly becoming one of the most sought after coach’s in today’s game. He was recently named to Golf Digest’s ‘Best Young Teachers in America’ and his program Game Like Training is helping golfers of all skill levels improve. His book ‘Golf Practice: How to Practice Golf & Take Your Range Game to the Course’ is one that should be on every golfer’s ‘must read’ list and will make a huge difference in the way you practice and approach the game. To hear more from Iain check out his podcast; ‘Beyond the Mind’ on iTunes and Spotify. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #021 - Jon Sinclair
The best technology you’re missing out on - Golf Psych, Using 3D AMM & 4D Motion Capture, and how technology has changed the game…for the better.Jon Sinclair is not only a top-rated golf coach and instructor teaching everyone from beginners to tour professionals, he’s also one of the leading researchers in the game today. He conducts his teaching and research utilizing a myriad of technology; Trackman, 3D AMM System and is a golf motion Master Specialist under legendary Dr. Phil Cheetham. He also uses and sits on the Advisory Staff for 4D motion. On the mental side he is one of only three Golf Psych Masters in the world. If that was not enough, he also completed Dr. Kwon’s Level 1 & 2 Golf Biomechanics Instructor Training Program. His most recent video ‘It’s the Motion NOT the Position’ , on the differing wrist angles in the swing, is packed with great information. If you want to learn more about Jon, his work, or schedule a lesson you can reach him via his website – www.sinclairgolf.com, |
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Golf 360 Podcast #020 - Dr. Michael Hollis
Why hormone and metabolic profiling is so important, what is preventative medicine, and how this helps you perform your best. Dr. Michael Hollis is a board certified, licensed naturopathic physician focused on true preventative medicine. He has an extensive background in athletics, metabolic balancing and endocrinology. He has worked with everyone from world class athletes to the everyday person to improve their health, life, and general well-being. Every individual has a metabolism that is based on lifestyle, biological uniqueness, and specific hormone and metabolic profiling, and Dr. Hollis uses this concept to unveil the unique layers of imbalance within each of us. Lab results, along with Dr. Hollis’s Metabolic Profile and Discovery process, reveal clues to help build a Food-Supplement Program, a Custom IV, and a Metabolic Balancing Program with exercise recommendations just for you. Dr. Hollis focuses his practice on optimal health and longevity. The process of detecting underlying cause for any current condition is what makes everyone’s treatment program unique. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #019 - Dr. Bhrett McCabe
The 21st century athlete, how coaching is changing, and the similarities between elite athletes and grandmothers Dr. Bhrett McCabe (T: @DrBhrettMcCabe, IG: @drbhrettmccabe, FB: @drbhrettmccabe) is a clinical & sports psychologist and founder of ‘The Mindside’. Additionally, he is the Sports & Performance Psychologist for the University of Alabama Athletic Department and one of the most sought-after high-performance psychologists in the country. He’s helped countless numbers of athletes, coaches, entrepreneurs and business executives become better at what they do. Whether you’re tired of not achieving the success you dream about or just looking to better yourself (or your game) Dr. Bhrett is someone you want to listen to. In addition to working with a stable full of PGA Tour professionals, he is also a motivational speaker, author, and advisor. He has published a number of articles and books; ‘The Mindside Manifesto’, ‘The Game Plan’, and ‘Elite Performance Journal’. He’s also in the process of writing another book; ‘Suckville’ and creating a ‘Catalyst LIVE’ for webinars and interactive discussions that is sure to be amazing. He has also appeared on ‘The Golf Channel’ numerous times to provide insight for golfers on how to improve the way they think. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #018 - Bob Stevens
Inside the ropes as a PGA Tour reporter, being an ESPN ‘Sportscenter’ anchor, and a lifetime in communications. Bob Stevens has been in and around the communications and broadcasting industry his entire life. For anyone that loved ESPN’s flagship show ‘Sportscenter’ you will remember Bob from his time there as one of the shows anchor hosts from 1996-2002. After leaving ESPN he went on to become an on-course reporter for PGA Tour Radio on XM Sirius. Over a 40+ year career in and around the sporting and golf worlds he’s seen and accomplished a lot. In todays show he discusses what he’s seen, gives his thoughts on some of the hottest topics in golf, and tells some amazing stories. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #017 - Tim Moraghan
Planning and running a US Open, how technology is advancing the game beyond equipment, and stories with some of the biggest names in golf. Tim Moraghan (T: @TimMoraghan, F: @timothy.moraghan) is the owner of Aspire-Golf a company that specializes in golf course and turf management, long range planning, professional development, and tournament consulting. You may know him better from his 21 years spent as the Chief Agronomist of the USGA (United States Golf Association) where he was instrumental in preparing and running all 14 of the USGA’s major championships, including their marquee event, the US Open. We discuss what that was like, rubbing shoulders with some of the best players in the game and what he’s learned from them. Part of today’s show also revolves around technology, from an agronomy standpoint and its effects on the game. So many people are familiar with how equipment has affected the game but not many are aware of how changes in grasses, developments in machinery; i.e. mowers, GPS watering and other advancements have affected the game. In a lifetime in and around golf he has seen it all and is kind enough to share some of what he’s learned. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #016 - Michael Napoleon (Super Speed Sticks)
The SuperSpeed co-founder on more speed, more distance and the product that makes that happen. Michael Napoleon is the co-founder of SuperSpeed Golf (FB: @superspeedgolf, T: @superspeedgolf, IG: @superspeedgolf), one of the fastest growing and most used developmental aids in golf today. While owning and operating a golf performance academy called Catalyst Golf Performance in the Chicago area, he started working on an Overspeed training product that later became known as the SuperSpeed Golf Training System, which was eventually brought to market in 2014. Since then SuperSpeed Golf has helped countless golfers, from weekend hackers to PGA Tour professionals around the world (and everyone in between) swing faster, increase their distance, and lower their scores. Michael and his team were gracious enough to extend a discount on the SuperSpeed Golf line of products. Go to SuperSpeed Golf (or click HERE) and use the code GOLF 360 at checkout. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #015 - Tim Cooke, Bryson Nimmer, & Andrew Orischak
The Coach/Student relationship, how they train during the year, and what it takes to reach the next level. Tim Cooke (Facebook: @tim.cooke.94, Instagram: @timcookegolf, Twitter: @TimCookeGolf) is the Director of Instruction at The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. He is also a Top 100 Golf Coach, PGA Master Professional with a Masters in Education in Pedagogy and a list of certifications that follow. Tim has helped countless juniors achieve their dream of playing collegiately and beyond by working with players on the LPGA, Korn Ferry, Canadian, and PGA Tours. He has written articles for Golf Illustrated and Golf Digest and has made numerous guest appearances on Golf Channel’s ‘The Turn’ and ‘Weekly Fix’. Andrew Orischak (Facebook: andrew.orischak.5, Instagram: @andrew_orischak) grew up on Hilton Head Island and was one of the top junior golfers in the nation. He was runner-up in the 2015 US Junior, was the 10th ranked junior in the nation and is currently a senior on the University of Virginia Men’s Golf Team where he is on the ACC All Academic Team and the PING All-East Region Team. Bryson Nimmer (Facebook: @bryson.nimmer, Instagram: @bnimmer15) was a four-time, First Team All ACC selection and one of a small few to ever accomplish that while at Clemson University. He was also the ACC Player of the Year in 2019/2019 and was an All American his junior and senior years. Bryson played the Mackenzie Tour (Canadian Tour) full-time in 2019 and made 8 cuts with four Top 25 finishes. He finished the season ranked 37th on the Order of Merit and retained his tour status for the 2020 season. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #014 - Suzy Whaley
The first female President of the PGA on multi-tasking & what it’s like being the head of the world’s largest sports organization, the PGA of America. Suzy Whaley (T: @suzywhaley, I: mammawhales, FB: @suzypgapresident) has been successful at everything she’s ever done. In additional to being the President of the PGA of America (and the first female President ever!), she is also the current PGA Director of Instruction at the Country Club of Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida as well as the PGA Director of Instruction for Suzy Whaley Golf. After playing for the University of North Carolina women’s golf team she quickly moved on to become a member of the LPGA Tour in the early 1990’s. When that didn’t work out, she worked with the Jim Flick Golf Schools before becoming a Head Golf Professional at Blue Fox Run in Avon, Connecticut. She transitioned back into coaching & instruction and has received many awards along the way; 10x Golf Digest State Teacher of the Year, 2x Connecticut Teacher of the Year, LPGA Top 50 Instructor, Golf Digest Top 50, GOLF’s ‘Top 100 Coaches in America’ plus many more. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #013 - Steve Wilmot
The PGA Tour’s longest standing Tournament Director on the early years, what you don’t know about the Heritage Classic, and why ‘Yes’ is the answer, even before he knows the question. Steve Wilmot is not only the Tournament Director of the RBC Heritage, presented by Boeing, but he’s also one of the nicest people you will ever meet. In his 34 years of being involved in the Heritage Classic and the Heritage Classic Foundation, he has seen it all. In today’s interview he discusses how important the community is to him and the tournament, the two times the tournament almost didn’t happen, his ‘team’ style of management and a whole lot more. Mention his name to anyone in the Hilton Head area, the state of South Carolina or at PGA Tour headquarters and the first thing they will do is smile. It’s a testament to him as a human being as well as his total dedication to the Heritage Classic and its Foundation. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #012 - Dr. Greg Haff
Training & Strength for improved performance, Programming vs. Periodization, and Can you become too strong as an athlete? Dr. Greg Haff is a Professor of Strength & Conditioning and is currently the course coordinator for the Masters of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning) in the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. If his name sounds familiar it maybe because you have read his book ‘Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training’ 5th Edition written with the legendary Tudor Bompa. If you’re lucky you may also have read one of his published articles and if you’re really lucky you may have even attended one of his lectures. Why? Because he is one of the leading minds in this field and when Dr. Haff talks, many people listen. Haven’t heard of him? That’s ok too but if you are a trainer, an athlete or someone simply looking to improve your fitness and health, than today is your lucky day because Dr. Haff gives a ton of jaw dropping information in this discussion. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #011 - Preston Greene
Sports Specific Training, Being mentored by Charles Poliquin, and the role of nutrition & supplements in sports performance. Preston and I have an amazing discussion that revolves around his start in the field at an early age, his apprenticeship under Coach Poliquin and what he’s learned from a lifetime spent in his field. Not only do we discuss sport specific training, but we also get into discussing nutrition and supplements and how in todays nutrient depleted world they are musts if one is perform at the highest levels successfully. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #010 - Martin Chuck
Learning from Legends, Developing Products, and Improving Golfers. Martin Chuck (Twitter: @tourstriker, Instagram: tourstrikergolf, Facebook: @TourStriker) is the Founder of Tour Striker Training Products and Golf Academy. Martin is a Top 100 Coach that began his career under the tutelage of golf legends George Knudsen and Moe Norman. Martin has worked to help improve the games of golfers of every type; from beginner to major champions and everyone in between. His line of golf training aids under the banner ‘Tour Striker’ and have been used by players at every level to improve their game. You may have seen them on the Golf Channel or in some of Martin’s videos for Revolution Golf. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #009 - Michael Carroll
Golf specific training, What you should NOT be doing, and How to hit the ball longer. Michael Carroll (Twitter: @Fit_For_Golf, Instagram: fit_for_golf, Facebook: @fitforgolf18) is a Strength & Conditioning Coach from Cork, Ireland who now practices and resides in Irvine, California. He has honors degrees in Sports and Exercise Science, is a TPI Level 3 instructor, and is an accredited Strength & Conditioning coach with the UK Strength & Conditioning Association. Simply put he makes people better at golf. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #008 - Andrew Rice
A career in teaching/coaching, Trackman, and why he prefers to teach Average Joe’s (not touring pros) Andrew Rice (TW - @andrewricegolf, FB- @andrewricegolf, IG – andrewricegolf) has been teaching and coaching golfers of all levels for 25 years. Andrew is a Revolution Golf Staff Instructor, a TrackMan Master, and one of nine Trackman University Partners in the world. He is also a Swing Catalyst Ambassador. Andrew is currently the Director of Instruction at The Golf Club at Savannah Harbour, at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa. In 2017, Andrew was named to Golf Digest's Top 50 Teachers in America and Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructors. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #007 - Dan Hellman
Physical therapist and Fitness professional on training the best golfers on the planet, the CHEK Institute, and the ‘Magic Bullet’ for golf…ELDOA. Dan Hellman (Twitter - @DanHellman1, FB – H3 by Dan Hellman, IG – h3bydanhellman) is the owner of H3 by Dan Hellman; a.k.a. Hellman Holistic Health, and one of the best physical therapists/health and fitness professionals on the planet. He has helped some of the best golfers in the world recover from injury, get back to playing at a world class level and make sure they don’t injure themselves again. His ‘toolbox’ of disciplines is out of this world and in 2017 he was recognized by ‘Golf Fitness’ Magazine as one of the ’50 Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America’. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #006 - Geoff Mangum
Putting Theory, the 4-Skills of Putting, and How to become a great putter Geoff Mangum considers himself to be a Putting Theorist, not a Putting Coach or Putting Guru. In this episode we discuss why he chooses to be called such. If you haven't heard of Geoff I wouldn't be surprised if you struggle with your putting because Geoff is probably the most knowledgeable person on the planet when it comes to putting, green reading or anything associated with both. Geoff is also the author of the book 'Optimal Putting: Brain Science, Instincts, and the Four Skills of Putting'. His website: www.puttingzone.com gets millions of views regularly due to the amount of information it contains and provides. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #005 - James 'Bubba' Kroeger
How To: Select the best golf ball, the Foot Joy brand, and Does he have the best job in golf? 'Bubba' has had two of the best jobs in golf. His first was with Titleist golf ball R&D where he would go up and down the East Coast, gather research on Titleist golf balls and take it back to the engineers at Titleist. He was also a club fitter at their Massachusetts headquarters. Today he is the Manager of Foot Field Marketing where he is primarily focused on managing Foot Joy's amateur promotions program at the same time overseeing Foot Joys infield fitting and consumer marketing initiatives. He's one of the best guys in the game and after listening to this you're sure to agree. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #004 - Rande Somma
Many of you have and know your 5-year goal. But how many of you have asked yourself what that success looks like for you? Did you change as a person to achieve it or did you compromise your values to get there? While President of Worldwide automotive Operations at Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), Rande Somma's first question to his team wasn't 'What do we need to do different to achieve these new goals?' it was 'What won't we do, under any circumstances, to achieve our new goals?" They first defined what they wouldn't do; which was violate their values. In today's show, we discuss that entire process, how to develop an amazing work culture so the business and everyone involved can flourish. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #003 - USMC Ret. Colonel Andrew 'Drew' Smith
Andrew 'Drew' Smith is a Retired USMC (United States Marine Corps) Colonel. Some of you maybe thinking what does a retired Marine Corps Colonel have to do with the game of golf and Col. Smith asked me the same thing when I asked him to come on the Golf 360 Show. Col. Smith wanted to make sure he provided something of value to a golf podcast. I asked him if he played golf and his answer was 'Yes' (he's a golf fanatic). I then asked if he had a pre-shot routine and the discipline to stick to it? He said he had one but not as disciplined as much as he should be in sticking to it. The last question I asked was 'What organization around the world is known for their ability to have a rotuine and the discipline to stick to it?' He got a big smile on his face and said "I'm in." |
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Golf 360 Podcast #002 - Coach Conrad Ray
The College Golf Experience, The Difference in Collegiate golf over the last 25 years, and winning multiple National Championships Conrad Ray (T: @cardcoachray) is the Director of Men's Golf at Stanford University and if you are a junior golfer, coach one or are the parent of one and they have a lot of promise, and they want to play at the collegiate level you are really going to want to hear what Coach Ray has to say. Not only did he play on a NCAA National Championship team as a student-athlete while attending Stanford, but he also coached the Cardinals to not one, but two National Championships. the latest being shortly after this interview. |
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Golf 360 Podcast #001 - Mike Harmon
Playing the PGA Tour, the golf industry and what's wrong with it, building a world-class club from the ground up. Mike Harmon is a titan in the golf industry, he's also the Director of Golf at Secession Golf Club in Beaufort, SC. Mike has been in and around the game for 50 years and has seen and done it all and we talk about this in todays show. From playing the PGA Tour in the 1980's, to his transition to the club side of the industry to helping build Secession Golf Club from nothing but marsh front land to one of the top golf clubs in the world. Mike has won numerous awards at the local, Section and National levels and his mentoring program for assistants and young boys and girls in Beaufort has positively effected the lives of many. |
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