On the Mark Golf Podcast

Bridgestone Golf pride themselves on the ability to fit all golfers to the golf ball that best suits their respective games.  Consider these numbers: 7 out of 10 golfers use the wrong ball and 75% of golfers swing at speeds less than 105mph.. Futher Bridgestone Golf has measured over 2 million golf swings and performed over 300, 000 live golf ball fittings.  In other words Adam Rehberg (Bridgestone Golf R&D and Golf Ball Marketing) is uniquely qualified to give sound advice on proper golf ball fitting.  Adam shares advice on this element and also speaks about Bridgestone's other equipment offerings that may help improve your game.

Noted analyst and on-course roving announcer, Jerry Foltz, has watched and called all of the top golfers on the PGA TOUR and the LPGA Tour.  He thus has great insight on what the great golfers of the world do and what they employ to become successful.  In this podcast Jerry shares those "trade secrets" and insights.  Hear Jerry's take on what you can learn from: Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.  Jerry also analyses Lydia Ko, Lexi Thompson and Brooke Henderson, among others off the LPGA Tour.

Tommy Morrisey (five years old) has made a splash in the world's game over recent months.  Tommy has overcome a congenital birth deficiency and plays golf at a very high level despite not having a completely developed right arm (which he calls "Nemo".)  Hear from his father, Joe, as he shares anecdotes from Tommy's life in golf.  Joe also describes lessons and golf tips that golfers and parents of golfers can learn from young Tommy.

World Golf Hall-of-Famer, Gary Player, joins the podcast to celebrate his birthday, talk about life, golf and his career in golf.  The "Black Knight" shares anecdotes from his travels around the world, he talks physical fitness and health, and he shares his personal workout regimen.  Mr. Player also talks about golfing legends such as Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus and elaborates on things golfers can learn from those great champions.  And of course, one of the greatest bunker players of all time shares a tip that will help you to success out of greenside bunkers.

Scott Hamilton brings a simple and easy explanation to help you understand the swing plane and how you can improve yours.  He further explains how to use a video camera or a mobile device to video yourself correctly for the most accurate feedback.  Scott then also shares tips and drills you can learn from a number of PGA TOUR players in his stable of clients.

Aimpoint Certified PGA TOUR Putting Instructor, John Graham, joins the podcast to talk about putting, effective green reading and the mechanics of an effective putting stroke.  John also shares tips to improve your green-reading and drills to practice and improve your putting.  

PGA TOUR and European Tour Golf Professionals use the "off-season" to get into better physical shape.  Why don't you?  TPI Certified Physical Trainer, Chris Kendrick, talks about the value of getting yourself in better physical shape over the "off-season".  He elaborates on the general components that every work-out regimen should contain and he lists exercises that golfers of every physical skill level, from Beginner through Intermediate to Advanced, can do to get into better shape during the "off" months.

Spurred on by a picture of his youngest daughter, Sophia, hitting a golf ball, Mark Immelman chats about ways to get your child to fall in love with golf and improve in the process.  Mark talks about the grip, the stance, the swing and how you can approach your child's correct understanding thereof.  He also talks about ways to keep the child engaged and the learning fun.

Developer of the "Strokes Gained" analytical approach to measuring golf performance on The PGA TOUR, Mark Broadie, takes you inside the numbers.  He makes sense of statistics like: Strokes Gained from the Tee, Strokes Gained on Approach to the Green, Strokes Gained Around the Green and Strokes Gained Putting.  Broadie gives examples of players on TOUR and how they have used these numbers to improve their games.  He also shares tips on how you can use "Strokes Gained" to improve your game and hone your approach to the game.

PGATOUR.com Equipment Insider, Jonathan Wall, brings you up to speed with all of the latest equipment and apparel news on the PGA TOUR.  Jonathan discusses what the Nike Golf staffers, incl. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau and Patrick Rodgers are doing as they test new equipment.  He also talks about Jason Day and Dustin Johnson and their renewed relationships with Adidas.  Finally, Jonathan brings in-depth insights on getting properly fitted for a Driver.  He also talks about Driver set-ups and how you can match the club-shaft to the club-head to maximize your power and accuracy returns.