Golf Science Lab: Recent Episodes
Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
We help golfers understand what it ACTUALLY takes to get better at golf and perform your best.
Ignore the BS and cut to truth as we talk with leaders in the industry, from professional golfers, coaches, instructors, biomechanists, researchers and more.
Host, Cordie Walker is on a mission to figure out how to improve the way we learn and get better at golf.
Ben Carr joins Tony Ruggiero to talk about his past year; the mistakes and lessons that led to finishing as runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Championship. They share what they did to get him back on track, such as blocking out external pressures, getting back to fundamentals, understanding his swing, and what are the next steps in leveling up his game.
Tony Ruggiero and Jackson Koert talk with Peter Knade and Emilio Gonzalez about getting through Q School, and their korn ferry card this year after missing it last year. They discuss the differences and process that lead to their growth and success from the year before.
Tony is hanging out with Donald Cooper and Vaughn Taylor at RSM, for the last tour event of the year. They talk about what the best players do with practicing and practice rounds. Coop shares how practice rounds are to adapt to the conditions, not to work on your swing or your game. Cooper and Taylor share what they focus on the days before the tournament, what he needs to get out of practice at home vs. a tournament. Cooper shares the best practices he's ever seen, and why he studies divets.
Tony Ruggiero is joined by six coaches to discuss the many ways to cut your handicap by 20%. Everyone weighs in on what to focus on to make that happen. From understanding how far you carry the ball, your numbers, using technology, important fundamentals, short game, and course management. They discuss how to navigate the challenges and help players from recreational to advanced improve their game.
Josh Gregory shares his journey from playing in college and on Tour to coaching some of the best players today. The most important factor for him is having a personal connection and relationship. He shares past mistakes and how he’s developed his simple and effective approach. You’ll hear how he helps his players get out of learned tendencies, bringing technical feels onto the course, and how he focuses 99% of short game training on and why. This episode is full of advice on how to get your players to find their own identity and with a plan to playing better.
Tony Ruggiero, Jackson Koert & Morgan Hale hold a Q&A with players before heading into a training program. You’ll hear their team philosophy and plan for the training program. Each of them weigh in on how to coach recreational players, advanced players returning to the game, their advice for players transitioning from high school to college. They explain the foundations of golf, how not to overcomplicate practice and why they often find themselves coaching players on how to unlearn behaviors.
Tony Ruggiero is joined by Paul Schempp, Steve Moore, Robert Campbell and Jackson Koert to discuss the differences between good and great coaches and define what novice coaches do compared to confident coaches. Discussion is full of great advice to get your players to owning the information you teach them. Each of them share significant coaching moments that will help every player and coach.
After Tony Ruggiero and Smylie Kaufman reflect on their years working together – Smylie was one of the best students Tony ever had. Smylie shares the secret to his success it was his understanding of his swing and keeping his focus simple, by having three to four things he’d monitor. They dive into specific techniques and approaches, as well as the best advice he’s ever received, what the best players can do and how his greatest strengths as a player have helped him in broadcasting.
Zack Sucher, Eric Brunner and Tony Ruggiero talk about getting Zack ready for Q School - mentally, physically and technically. They dive into the biggest factors that have improved his short game, full swing and how to get back to the habits that work best. For Zack, refocusing his priorities was crucial. For some time he was chasing speed, but he had to go back to focusing on hitting the ball solid all the time first, before working on distance and speed. They also discuss the lessons learned during the season and much more.
Ralph Bauer and Tony Ruggiero talk all things putting. He explains where he starts when work with tour players, it’s changing their perspective to understanding how they missed is due to misreading instead of pushing or pulling. He talks about his new app, and how it solves the missing part to putting better is reading the greens better. The technology accelerates what would take years into weeks. They also discuss which grip is best for your putting, and the data he found from testing twelve tour players on left to righters and right to lefters. This episode is full of ways to improve your putting, and stories from Ralph and Tony on how they’ve helped players improve over the years.
Hal Sutton joins Tony to talk about what he learned from his success of playing on Tour and how he transitioned into instruction. Hal shares how instruction has taking away his feel for the game, and what he would tell his younger self about goals, who to work with and how to navigate success. He gives his best advice to college players wanting to pro, how to gain experience, the necessity of being honest, disciplined and playing with freedom. This is episode is full of great insight, stories and what it takes to become a great player.
Tony Ruggiero, Dr. Scott Lynn, Mark Hackett, Dan Terlescki hold a Q&A for members of Palm Golf Club to share what exercises and areas to focus on for injuries, and how to adjust training to accommodate changes in physical ability. They share a variety of ways to improve balance, strength training and adjustments to alleviate pressure. They also discuss how technology, focusing on movement, setup, screening can help.
Ralph Bauer and Tony talk all things putting. He explains where he starts when work with tour players, it’s changing their perspective to understanding how they missed is due to misreading instead of pushing or pulling. He talks about his new app, and how it solves the missing part to putting better is reading the greens better. The technology accelerates what would take years into weeks. They also discuss which grip is best for your putting, and the data he found from testing twelve tour players on left to righters and right to lefters. This episode is full of ways to improve your putting, and stories from Ralph and Tony on how they’ve helped players improve over the years.
Tony Ruggiero is joined by Luke Kerr Dineen, Jackson Koert, Justin Parsons and Wayne Flint to discuss how coaches can develop their influence with social media and improving player’s performance. Luke shares his experience as a player and Golf Magazine/GOLF.com Editor, to give tips on what’s impactful to their audience and the average golfer, that can build traction for teachers. You’ll also hear from each of the coaches on keeping your coaching SIMPLE because being complicated is NOT a compliment. Every part of this episode is rich with tips to further develop your coaching and media presence.
Tony Ruggiero is joined by Luke Kerr Dineen, Jackson Koert, Justin Parsons and Wayne Flint to discuss how coaches can develop their influence with social media and improving player’s performance. Luke shares his experience as a player and Golf Magazine/GOLF.com Editor, to give tips on what’s impactful to their audience and the average golfer, that can build traction for teachers. You’ll also hear from each of the coaches on keeping your coaching SIMPLE because being complicated is NOT a compliment. Every part of this episode is rich with tips to further develop your coaching and media presence.
Tony sits down with Armando, from Lee Trevino's #1 fan page, to talk about how he decided to research Trevino and how it's improved his game. He shares his journey becoming a better recreational golfer, the less traditional information he's discovered. They get into the nitty gritty of training. This episode is full of interesting tips on weekend warrior transforming his game.
Peter Sanders and Tony Ruggiero on the podcast to share how he created Shot by Shot, now called Strokes Gained analysis. With his expertise with analyzing data and stats through the years, he shares the commonalities he’s found amongst players at each level, the stats of average players on Tour, the similarities of winner’s data and the direct correlations of data and the outcome. Jam-packed with stats, you’ll learn great information for improving you or your players’ game.
Tony Ruggiero and Chris Mayson to talk about all things coaching, from juniors to tour players. Chris shares how he started coaching, and what’s changed since he first started. He shares the challenges and solutions that he uses with teaching players at different levels, as well as the essential tools a coach should have. This episode is full of excellent advice for coaches of players at all levels.
Tony sits down with Kolby and Greg to discuss the US Open, the level of commitment it takes for players to compete at the highest level, the value of consistency over time, and how any player is vulnerable to settling into comfort zones after stretches of success. Their conversation is full of insight for all coaches and players.
Tony Ruggiero hosts a round table to discuss practicing effectively with Dr. Greg Cartin, Wayne Flint, Morgan Hale, Mark Hackett and Ryan Moque.
Justin Parsons joins Tony Ruggiero, to talk about how to understand the individuality of your players and their tendencies. They share unique challenges with players, as well as coaching from a point of view that is holistic, including aspects outside of golf and their performance. Justin shares how he coaches on Tour, uncovers his players’ success and how he believes that by adding changes can also mean taking away from areas that are working. This episode is great for teachers and players who want to look outside the box to improve your game.
Tony Ruggeiro has Adam Schriber on the podcast, he shares his secrets on developing young players, the key to understanding their patterns developed in a specific age windows, learning movement patterns. They also talk about their ways of solving players' problems, how they keep their players on the track of getting better. This episode is filled with tons of great stories and advice.
Tony Ruggiero and Brady Riggs talk about how their coaching perspectives have changed in the past two years, and their greatest means to keep learning along with the best advice they received throughout their careers. They talk about the benefit of challenging your own coaching and being wrong, as well as getting fired for being right. This episode is full of great stories, and practical insights. Brady Riggs has more than 30 years of experience in golf instruction, Riggs has been named as one of GOLF Magazine’s prestigious Top 100 Teachers in America, and GOLF.com regularly features him in their training and instruction videos online. He has also published more than 200 articles for Golf Tips Magazine and has appeared on the cover more than 12 times. In 2017, Riggs was inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame. Currently he’s the Director of Instruction at Four Seasons Hualalai Resort.
John Tillery, PGA Tour Coach works with Scott Brown, Roberto Castro, Brice Garnett, Kevin Kisner, Rick Lamb, Will McGirt, and Brandt Snedeker as well as mini-tour professionals and up-and-coming collegiate athletes. He’s previously been selected as one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America, Golf Digest’s #6 Best Teacher in the state of Georgia and the Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year. Tony and John discuss the many factors of coaching Tour Players, where he starts when working with someone new, how he communicates for effective results, some key factors when dealing with the challenges of the Tour Schedule, and the best way for a competitive player to work. You’ll hear great advice on how to adapt your strategy for the specific player you’re coaching.
Tony Ruggiero and Jackson Koert sit down with PGA Master Professional, 2019 PGA Teacher of the Year and a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America; Kevin Kirk. They discuss the lifelong commitment to better coaching. Kevin shares how he started coaching after playing professional for six years. He explains what he's learned at looking back to his time as a player, becoming a good teacher, and why he believes the next ground breaking ideas for golf will come from outside of the insdustry. He also shares his greatest advice on staying curious, building a network, and why taking pauses to reconsider is not a bad idea. This is an amazing episode full of wisdom on how to improve as a coach and player.
Tony Ruggiero, Dr. Scott Lynn, and Eric Brunner answer questions from club golfers at a weekend retreat. They share their insights on topics about consistency, different disciplines ever coach should know, overestimating how good tour players are, learning strategies on how to deal with your bad shots, dealing with mental blocks, the drills they use, why you should separate your training and so much more. Packed with great advice!
Tony Ruggerio and Zack Sucher sit down to talk about a year that didn't get the results that Zack had hoped for. He shares how he took responsibility and what drills and focus to change his performance. Amazing episode on his process of the changes he's made and how it's impacted his game.
Coming off a weekend program for developing Juniors, Tony Ruggiero sits down with Kevin Kirk, Kevin Sprecher and Ian Highfield to talk about all things coaching. From the mistakes that young teachers make, how to make learning stick and what they've learned from personal experience. They discuss Team Coaching in depth; its benefits, how to manage it, and its potential detriments, if it's missing vital factors, such as discipline, and structure.
This episode is focused around our partner show, Tour Coach by Tony Ruggiero. He's joined by Cody McBride, from "No Laying Up", Wayne Flint and Ryan Smith, to talk about the unique culture of “The Dewsweeper” and the future of instruction. Tony’s guests share their Dewsweeper experience, from what their expectations from what they’ve seen on his Instagram to training in person. They also share what they’ve been focusing on with their players and what’s effective for instruction and players going forward.
Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teacher, Ted Sheftic, joins Tony Ruggiero to talk about what’s the same and what’s changed in his 56 years of teaching. They talk about the greats of golf instruction, and how instruction has changed over time. They discuss how even with advancing training technology, the information still points back to the importance of timeless fundamentals. Ted and Tony share their favorite training aid, talk about developing juniors and so much more. An amazing episode with a brilliant instructor! Don’t forget to participate in our giveaway!
Tony Ruggiero and Dr. Bhrett McCabe, a Clinical and Sports Psychologist, take a look at mental health, and the new pressures that players experience. He shares his thoughts on success, and incredible insight into success, doubts, and fears. Finding the Catalyst School, Dr. Bhrett McCabe offers training for managers, parents, coaches, everybody involved in a player's development. You'll hear seven key points that are crucial for you being an effective coach and learn from their personal experience in handling difficult situations.
Tony Ruggiero sits down with legendary instructions at the Golf.com Top 100 Teachers Summit. He’s joined by Tom Resendez, Rick Silva, Jackson Koert, Jake Thurm, Mark Hackett, Wayne Flint, Ted and Mark Sheftic. They review what they’ve seen at the summit, the golf instruction business currently and where it's going along with technology, the role of 3D, developing juniors and what is the model of a great teacher. This episode brings together nine incredible instructors weighing in on all things golf instruction.
Tony Ruggiero sits down with Brad Pullin to hear about how he went from an early age to becoming a golf professional. He never thought about becoming a teacher but as his career path evolved it became clear it was the right choice. Tony and Brad share their personal experience in understanding those pivotal moments in making professional changes. Tony and Brad share what they do to keep growing, what they would tell younger teachers and what they would've done differently. Brad shares his experience coaching Sam Burns from 15 years old, what they worked on then, how that’s built into what they do now and what they do in practice.
Tony Ruggiero and Dr. Greg Cartin discuss the adversities they've seen Tour Players and teachers face. They dive into how success follows the joy of the action and how balancing the three components of results, fulfillment and learning are intricately intertwined in preventing burnout and sustaining a long career.
Heading into Q School, Tony Ruggiero sits down with Tour Players, Rick Lamb and Emilio Gonzalez, to talk about heading into Q School. Both share how their mentality plays a huge role in the lead up, the process to getting where they are today, what they do to prepare and how it changes as they get closer. They also offer advice to younger golfers they learned from their own mistakes, other golfers and offer an inside look into what it takes to be compete at the optimum level.
Tony has Tour Player, Akshay Bhatia, on the show this week. Tony shares what really stood out to him about Akshay. They talk about his journey and choices with turning Pro at 17 years old. The uncharted challenges he struggled with and how he’s worked through them the past two years. He talks about the amazing coaches that have helped on the journey, and what he’s learned from playing with some of the greatest in the game: Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Bill Haas, Bryson DeChambeau and many more.
Tony sits down with legendary instructor Rick Smith. With decades of experience coaching the game’s greatest players, this episode is full of wisdom to all players and instructors. Rick shares the greatest lessons he’s learned from his players and experience. They also discuss the art of teaching, current obstacles for competing and the mindset a player needs to be the best.
Coach Adam Schriber, is recognized as one of the top 100 instructors and known as a pioneer of integrating fitness, biomechanical-influenced instruction, and digital technology tools into the game. Adam shares how meeting Mark Verstegen had a significant impact on his philosophies, the ways his approach to coaching Tour Players has changed over time, the new program he’s starting and why “a lot of things that help you to be good hold you back from being great.” Tony and Adam have a candid conversation that's jam-packed of insight. Make sure to listen!
This week's episode is a roundtable at the Ocean Reef Retreat with Tony Ruggerio. He's joined by Dr. Scott Lynn, Jackson Koert, Michelle Winkler and a few players. They discuss the benefits of technology, science has brought to coaching alongside of the “old school” principles that will never lose their value. Along with what they see commonly overlooked components in coaching and how there’s a lot more to learn about the variations of anatomy. Amazing episode full of stories and examples for better coaching.
Kevin Kirk, PGA Master Professional, 2019 PGA Teacher of the Year and a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America is Tony’s guest this week. Kevin attended the 2021 Olympics and has incredible insight from what he saw firsthand. Tony and Kevin also dive into the past, present and future of coaching. From expanding the scope of developing adults, the evolution of a coach’s role, coaching imperatives to what the path forward looks like for golf and the discrepancy of current youth programs to what sport science recommends. Awesome episode; don't miss out!
Jeff Smith and Tony talk about the recent boom in golf and give their predictions for how that'll play out in the future. Jeff shares how he started, the lessons he learned starting out from coaching all levels and how that led to his current success. Tony and Jeff exchange coaching's most valuable experiences, their greatest influences after they've had success and what they've learned from their different tour players.
Suzy Whaley, former president of PGA tour and Top 100 instructor, shares her experience learning from the greatest coaches, the non-linear path from college golf to the LPGA and instruction, and how to continue growing the game. Tony and Suzy dive into how the game of golf hasn’t changed but expectations, technology and readily available information have had a significant impact for junior players and young coaches. They also talk about overcoming the greatest challenges of coaching. Suzy and Tony are bring tons of insight to compelling topics - don't miss it!
This week we hear the great story of how Noah Montgomery went from being an officer to coaching some of the best players in the world, like Gaganjeet Bhullar and John Catlin. He shares candid stories of being on tour, how players have changed the DNA of his coaching through the years, where he starts with players and what he focuses on the most.
Five experts: Tony Ruggiero, Kolby Tullier, Wayne Flint, Dr Greg Cartin and Jay Coffin discuss how to create a successful training program. Each sharing their experience on the environment, process of instruction and the significance of having different expertise but the same coaching values. This episode is full of key insights and good stories.
Michael Jacobs - 50 Best Teacher in America by Golf Digest, and top 100 Teacher in America by Golf Magazine; shares his journey, with Tony Ruggiero to creating his own research software and what the Jacobs 3D team is working on now. Teaching for 22 years, Michael explains how his focus changed and the 2 steps to becoming a great coach if you’re just starting out. Tony and Michael also discuss the culture of golf instruction and the great modern debate of pushing vs. pulling on the back of the shaft and so much more.
This week’s guest is Shaun Webb - he’s a top 100 teacher, been coaching for 20 years and has achieved great success with his business Athletic Motion Golf. Athletic Motion Golf integrates other sports' exercises and drills to golf instruction. He also studies the commonalities of great players to incorporate and improve the uniqueness of each student. Tony and Shaun share four different similarities of great players, they also talk about what it takes to become a successful coach. This episode is loaded with great teaching techniques and experience.
Tony Ruggiero is passing over his baton as Director of Instruction at Frederica Golf Course to Jackson Koert. For this significant moment, Tony sits down with Jackson and Abby Koert, Emilio Gonzalez, Nathan Jolly, and Joseph Dent to talk about mentoring. Tony shares the immense amount of wisdom he’s gained from mentors and years of coaching. They all reflect on the purpose that they find in their work and the biggest lessons they’ve learned. This episode is entertaining and insightful - a must listen !
Tony Ruggiero and Tim Briand talk all things Golf Technology, from hybrid instruction, remote learning, on-course data, to fitting and equipment. A major driving factor is directly related to the average golf's age being younger.
Tim Briand is the Global Director of Business Development with Foresight Sports. He’s spent the past 20 years in different aspects of the golf industry, helping companies be cutting edge in their Sales, Marketing, and Operations.
This week, Tony Ruggiero talks with Rick Silva, from Movement 3 Golf, about implementing golf research and biomechanics into better coaching. Rick was one of the first teachers in the USA to build his own 3d-capable studio and study advance biomechanics for golf performance.
Tony Ruggiero and James Oh sit down to discuss improving your game, where to put your focus in practice and what it takes to get better. They also explain the mindset of the best players, and what instruction looks like for helping all levels of players.
James Oh is a former PGA Tour player, his track record consists of developing top tour professionals and amateurs for over two decades. James shares his philosophy on short game training and what's the best start in developing young players.
There's a BIG difference from having a lot of knowledge about the golf swing and actually being able to implement and instruct for a better outcome. Justin Parsons and Tony Ruggiero compare and explain how to turn knowledge into better performance. This episode is full of great tips and wisdom.
Justin Parsons is an Elite Golf Instructor at The Sea Island Golf Performance Center on St. Simons Island, Georgia. His coaching philosophy is influenced by extensive research across the worlds of golf, fitness and psychology. His current client list of PGA Tour players includes Louis Oosthuizen, Brian Harman, Harris English, Patton Kizzire, Michael Thompson and Seamus Power.
Tony Ruggiero and Rob Houlding discuss the ins and outs of developing Junior Players and coaching Tour Players. They share how they've brought their diverse career experiences to creating successful training programs and developing elite players. Tony and Rob give the essentials of golf instruction for players of different age groups and skill level. This episode is a gold mine of insight in creating and structuring programs, golf instruction overall and training.
Since 1970, Rob Holding has been coaching; then in 1994, he began coaching golf full-time. He’s received PGA of Canada’s highest recognition, National Teacher of the Year, and awarded Top 75 International Teachers by Top 100 Golf Digest.
This episode is full of amazing insights about being on tour, coaching players of all ages and what Tony Ruggiero and Dana Dahlquist have done to see their career success. Dana is a Golf.com top 100 coach and Golf Digest top 50. They discuss their teaching mentality on and off tour, how they keep evolving and get the best information for their players. Dana shares his greatest teaching influences through the years and the ideal things he wants to see in a golf swing.
This week we have Brian Manzella and Tony Ruggiero tackling information. Although accessibility is limitless now, they discuss the importance in determining which information is ACTUALLY beneficial for coaching and playing. They also discuss what attributes to being the best teacher and being able to offer the best instruction.
Top 100 Teacher, Jim McLean joins Tony this week. Jim has incorporated biomechanics into his golf instruction since the mid 90's, and his own success as a player filling this episode with tons of insight for coaches and players at every level.
Tony Ruggiero and Former PGA Tour pro, Colt Knost, discuss how distance has changed the Tour, training, recruiting, and the entire approach to golf. They also breakdown what works for the game's greatest players, and how they bring all of it into their coaching. This episode is entertaining and insightful - hope you enjoy!
Tony Ruggiero and Pete Cowen, discuss great ball striking, the Spiral Staircase, and developing innovative coaching techniques. Being a former Tour champion himself, Pete established his reputation as a first class coach - he's achieved over 250 main PGA Tour victories and 8 majors.This episode is loaded with insights from two phenomenal coaches.
We sit down with Luke Benoit, a renowned instructor and Founder of Ryp Golf, the inventor of Rypstick, a speed training tool. He's done interesting work in the fields of attention of focus and learning. There's tons of GREAT info to help you train and play better.
In this episode,Tony Ruggiero, Dr Greg Cartin and Mac Barnhardt get into Tour Player mentality and performance. They discuss the biggest reason that Tour Players lose their careers or hit a slump, they change who they are, thinking they'll be able to have success by copying another player who won.
A super interesting episode, that applies to all players and coaches alike.
This week we have the pleasure of sitting down with Trillium Rose. She shares her perspective on the foundations of great ball striking, helping her players understand their unique tendencies, the value of saving the data, making the most of feedback and having a go-to shot.
Trillium is the Director of Instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland and she’s been recognized by Golf Digest as one of “The 50 Best Teachers in America,” and a “Top 50 Master Kids Teacher” by U.S. Kids Golf. This episode is FULL of fantastic information.
Brady Riggs joins Tony Ruggiero from our partner podcast, The Tour Coach. Brady has been recognized as a Top 100 Teacher for the past 13 years, and was inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame, in 2017. Alongside of coaching Tour Players, he's added Director of Instruction at Hualalai Golf Hale. Tony and Brady talk in depth about his practice strategies - 'Combine-arama', and utilizing stress - as well as the evolution of teaching.
This episode is from our partners, Tour Coach Podcast, Tony Ruggiero and Kevin Kirk talk about being on the course together, the many aspects of developing players, and the three things that made him better. Kevin is one of the greats in the game and his list of players from Patrick Reed, Jhonatthan Vegas, Graeme McDowell and others is impressive. Enjoy this candid conversation that also features a cameo by COOP, Lucas Glover’s caddy!
Drew Steckel sits down with our partner, Tour Coach with Tony Ruggiero. Drew has been recognized as one of the Best Young Coaches by Golf Digest - he shares his journey to coaching Tour Players and his keys to being a great coach. Tony and Drew talk in depth about being on tour, what are the most effective ways of coaching.
This episode is from our partner, Tour Coach with Tony Ruggiero. Tony sits down with Baden Schaff, the CEO of Skillest and a leading PGA Professional, to discuss : what's changed in the world of golf over the past 20 years, what's crucial for teaching golf presently - especially amidst the pandemic, and what the future of coaching will look like.
They also breakdown what it takes to be a great coach, and how technology is playing a significant role in the evolution of golf; another great episode you won't want to miss.
Our Partner, Tour Coach with Tony Ruggiero sat down with Boyd Summerhays. Summerhays speaks frankly on what he's realized in hindsight about what hurt him as a young player, but how it's also made him into a better coach. They both share what makes a good coach, why variety is important in the players they coach along with a lot of great expertise.
This week we talked to Mike Malaska about what is good Ball Striking. He shares three super specific ways that you can improve your ball striking in practice. This discussion has tons of insight, great stories, helpful tools for you to check out.
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We are kicking off a new series today; it's all about ball striking. How can we do that more effectively? We have tons of accessibility to feedback with golf technology, but how do we use it to improve our ball striking. To kick off this series, we have Tony Ruggiero sharing what he is paying attention to when it comes to his Tour Pros and their ball striking - full of great info.
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We talk with Dr. David Harris who works at the University of Exeter in the UK, he’s a researcher in psychology and specifically interested in skill acquisition. He's done a lot of research in the world of VR, and has some conducted studies on quiet eye with VR equipment, and experimented with using VR as a way to practice. He offers insightful and relevant conclusions in terms of technology and sports.
Kevin Kirk is a PGA Master Professional, 2019 PGA Teacher of the Year and a GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America. He has taught an impressive list of students, works with a bunch of players on the PGA tour and is currently the Director of Golf Instruction at The Woodlands Country Club. In this episode, he talks with Tony Ruggiero candidly about his coaching career and the big picture in developing great players.
Our Partner, Tour Coach with Tony Ruggiero had the chance to sit down with Chris Como. Como shares what he's learned from his coaching career, why Bryson and him work well together, his favorite players to watch, and what he does first when working with a new tour player.
Masters Roundtable with three amazing coaches: Jeff Smith, he works with Viktor Hovland, Chris O'Connell, who works with Matt Kuchar and Jamie Mulligan who works with Patrick Cantlay.
They each have a ton of insights into how they're preparing for the masters - what they're doing beforehand, what they're doing there while on-site and some insights in strategy, jam packed with insights.
This installment is part two of our conversation with Gal Ziv. If you didn’t catch the first part, make sure you go back and give it a listen – there’s some really interesting stuff we talk about that’s sure to pique your curiosity.
Today, we’re going to talk about gaze behavior and the quiet eye.
The quiet eye as described by Gal, is “the final fixation on a specific area in your visual field before a critical movement.” In golf, this is usually your last look at the ball before you hit a shot. Gal’s research has found that the best players in the world have longer quiet eyes than amateurs. In other words, “they fixate on the golf ball for a longer duration before they putt… and they maintain it longer.”
Gal has applied the principle of the quiet eye in his research of people putting. He’s found that golfers of all levels have longer quiet eyes on successful putts and shorter quiet eyes on unsuccessful putts. What makes this interesting is that the concept of the quiet eye is something that can be taught.
He then goes on to describe what that training looks like. Keep in mind that in order to do this, an eye tracker is needed.
To begin, a golfer starts in their address position and gazes at the ball. After the student looks at the hole and is comfortable with where they’re aimed, they fixate on the ball for two to three seconds. From there, the stroke begins, and the fixation point of the golf doesn’t change.
The tendency for most golfers is to look up from the ball before they’ve made contact. Gal’s research shows that this is a sign of a “busy brain.”
I asked Gal why he thought the quiet eye was so important in putting. He said there is more than one theory. First, the preprogramming hypothesis maintains that “once your eyes are fixated on the ball… you give your brain time to calculate and plan the correct movement.” The second theory is that “during the putt… if something isn’t right, you still have time to correct it.” Lastly, the inhibition hypothesis maintains that “quiet eye time gives you time to pick the option you think is optimal…”
When I asked Gal if the quiet eye concept translated to other areas of the game like full shots, he said that there’s more research that needs to be done. However, theoretically speaking, there’s no reason the same idea shouldn’t apply.
Gal has some interesting suggestions on how you can implement the quiet eye practice into your putting. First, he says people have to understand that it’s not easy in the beginning. However, “after 10 or 20 repetitions…” it’s not that tough. One of the best ways to do this is to “maintain a journal.” This will help you see if it helps you or not. For most people, improvement will be gradual, it doesn’t happen in a single day.
Once again, Gal shared some really interesting information with us. We can’t thank him enough for his time and hope to hear more about future work he’s doing in the future.
Thanks for taking time to hang out with us here on the GSL Podcast. We have more exciting content on the way so stay tuned!
In this installment of the GSL podcast, we’re going to take a deep dive into research as it pertains to golf and human behavior. As you know, we’re firm believers in data, backed by science. Our goal is to deliver it to you in a way that helps you better understand the game of golf and play your best.
We’re privileged to be joined by Gal Ziv who has done a lot of work on “gaze behavior and enhanced or diminished expectancies.”
This conversation is being broken down into two parts. In this first part, we’re going to explore enhanced or diminished expectancies. In a nutshell, we’re talking about “do you think you’re doing well in your practice, or do you think that you’re not doing well?”
Our conversation begins with Gal describing an add-on he did to a study done about enhanced or diminished expectations. In this study, Gal wanted to know ‘if participants were given easier criteria for success, would it help them perform and learn better?” With that premise in mind, it was important to make the distinction between performance and learning. “Performance is everything you do right now… Learning is the long-term retention… of what you practice.”
For this study, two circles were placed on a putting green, one smaller and one bigger. The goal for participants was to land the ball in the circle. One group of golfers was used for each circle. As expected, the group of golfers hitting putts to the larger circle had more immediate success. Two days later, the participants went through the same process from the same distance. Then, they repeated the process from slightly farther away. Again, the group hitting putts to the larger circle performed better.
In short, the conclusion was that participants given easier criteria for success both performed and retained better. I asked Gal if “does this same principle carry out through any task or skill that folks are learning outside of golf?”
Gal says that the results are little mixed, especially based on some similar studies done with darts and billiards. This is likely because “human behavior is a very complex thing… there are so many variables… personal traits, anxiety, reaction time, the difficulty of the task…”
As far as this study is concerned, Gal looked at PGA Tour statistics and found that “even for the best putters, above a certain threshold of distance from the hole, putting statistics dropped.” Gal wonders if this threshold of distance is different based on a golfer’s skill level. He’s also quick to point out that the conditions in the lab for this experiment were done on flat surfaces that might not mirror the realities golfers face having to account for other variables like break.
My next question for Gal was “would you suggest that we carry this concept beyond putting, like an iron shot, or hitting a driver… in a coaching scenario?”
Gal says the simple answer is yes. “There is a great potential for this to help people in golf… It’s going to be up to the coach to stay on top the literature that is added all the time…”
He also acknowledges that people have a limited amount of time to practice. The key is to make the most of that time with the best evidence-based practice.
From a coaching standpoint, Gal emphasizes the role of positive feedback versus negative feedback. This isn’t just from the coach, but also from the perceived feedback the student is getting from their practice.
We're sharing an episode from Tour Coach. Tonny Ruggiero and Sean Foley discuss candidly about how quickly coaching and pro golf is changing.
Adam Young, Jon Sherman, and Cordie Walker have a practical conversation about gaining accuracy in your golf game and what it actually means.
We sit down with Viktor Hovland to talk about how he's getting ready for the US Open at Winged Foot. We talk about what he's working on in his golf swing and the strategy he takes toward choosing targets and right clubs around a US Open venue.
Two questions we need to talk about when we look at the golf swing. #1 - When do you make a swing change and #2 - How do we do it. PGA tour coach Mark Blackburn talks about his process and how it played out while working with Kevin Chappell.
Today we’re talking through some unique concepts to explore if you want to increase distance and gain club head speed.
We look at 3 steps to gaining more distance and how to do it. Adam Young and Jon Sherman (Practical Golf).
Casual conversation about block and random practice with Adam Young and Jon Sherman (Practical Golf).
Adam Young (author of Practice Manual) and Jon Sherman of Practical Golf join host Cordie Walker for a Q&A session around "swing your own swing".
This conversation was recorded at Open Forum in January, at the PGA showtime frame. At that time, Eric was traveling around full-time on the road. We talk a little bit about his experiences; they're really unique. I enjoy hearing the different people he's spending time with, what he's learning, all that good stuff. We also talk about some of his teaching and what he’s learned from all his students. He has a huge platform on YouTube and gets a lot of comments, a lot of feedback. And I’m so curious what he has learned from that.
Michael Hebron has helped push golf instruction to pay more attention to the brain, how we learn, and improving the practice of golfers all around the world. To back it all up he's been a PGA NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR and TOP 50 INSTRUCTOR GOLF DIGEST AND GOLF MAGAZINE.
The legendary, Bill Harmon shares with us amazing stories from the Masters and so many years of coaching the best players in the world. He has been a top instructor for years and also a caddie for Jay Haas for 7+ years.
The legendary Mike Adams joins us to help understand different swing types by walking us through some screens to better understand your golf swing.
While competing at golf at any level you deal with stress and pressure. In todays podcast we talk with 2017 US Mid Am winner, Matt Parziale about his experiences and Dr Greg Cartin about how to thrive when the pressure is on.
Dr Greg Cartin is on the podcast answering your questions about the mental game in golf.
We answer some questions from all of you like:
How do I stop myself getting tense on tight driving holes ! Usually followed by hitting it way into the cabbage
When I play my best, I always feel as if I'm "not thinking" I'm simply just swinging. How do I keep or maintain this?
After playing 12 holes, getting tired and keeping form and overthinking mechanics.
How to not think about a score your going to make or shoot!
How do you quickly forget the bad shots and just move on to the next one? Especially if that bad shot has left you in a precarious position.
If a bad miss develops mid-round, how to adjust without over-analyzing and falling down that rabbit hole.
This week we're tackling the most common mental questions with performance consultant Dr Greg Cartin.
Here are some of the questions we tackle this week:
“Everyone says ‘trust your swing’. What if it can’t be trusted?“
“How do I block out the negative thoughts once my swing starts to struggle in the middle of my rounds which always seems to happen? Thanks.“
“I’ve always played with one mechanical swing key and tried to ride it for 18 holes. Top level players always talk about simply pre-visualizing the shot and the shape only. Am I limiting my ability to get to the next level by thinking of a swing key?“
We hear about how top players like Justin Rose and Suzanne Pettersen approach putting and putter fitting with legendary instructor, David Orr and fitting expert Tim Briand.
We talk with Tony Ruggiero, Dr Greg Cartin, and Kolby Tullier about what the tour players they work with are doing during the COVID-19 shut down.
Today we sit down with Nick Clearwater, the VP of Golf Instruction for Golftec to talk about the biggest data study in the history of golf. Essentially, Golftec has collected data from all 205 of their Golftec’s locations to figure out how golfers move throughout their swings, and what movements the best players possess.
We chat with Arccos Golf CEO and Co-Founder, Sal Syed about what he's seeing from the 200million+ shots they have collected data on.
Learn from top instructor, John Tillery as we talk about his work with players on the PGA tour like Kevin Kisner, Scott Brown, and others. He shares how he approaches swing changes and what we all can add into our practice to help them stick.
Learn from longtime agent and performance coach, Mac Barnhardt as we talk about his experiences working with the best tour players in the world like Davis Love III, Harris English, Brian Harmon, and more.
Join host, Cordie Walker as he sits down with Tony Ruggiero, Tom Lovelady, and Jackson Koert after a day of work at Frederica Golf Club talking about the realities of playing golf for a living and what makes it so difficult.
He's played on almost every tour and lost his PGA tour card in 2018. For Lanto to win his first PGA tour event in 2019 and be on the path to playing his best golf ever is an amazing story.
If you can start choosing smarter targets and clubs in your course management you're going to shoot lower scores. In this podcast with DECADE founder, Scott Fawcett we talk through some practical ideas for your golf game.
Watch the video https://youtu.be/jF9ZlUMO0Qw
While fitting someone for a driver has become fairly streamlined, fitting good players for irons and wedges is different process. It’s not all about watching them hit stock shots on the range and analyzing Track Man data. Today we're talking with PING's VP of Engineering, Dr Paul Wood to share what they're doing to help players make smarter decisions about irons and wedges.
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How do you discover what you should ACTUALLY work on in your golf game? Legendary instructor Chuck Cook talks about his work with players like Payne Stewart, Luke Donald, Keegan Bradley and more in this podcast.
We sit down with Tour Coach podcast host Tony Ruggiero and talk about the past season and what he's working on with tour players like Lucas Glover, Robby Shelton, Zack Sucher, Sepp Straka and more...
Get a look into the unique mindsets and tactics used by some of the best long drive competitors out there. We talk about everything from optimal equipment, technique, and training methods with Bobby Petterson and Ryan Reisbeck.
Want learn more about? Click this link and check out our new Practice Secrets Training Program https://get.golfsciencelab.com/practice-secrets
After hours of practice and years of work why hasn't your handicap dropped to the level you really want it to? You know you have the ability to pull off the shot but when it matters the most you can't seem to access that skill you have worked so hard to create.
You work on your swing for hours on the range. Hitting ball after ball and finally it feels like you have it. You head to the course a couple days later and that awesome swing change disappears... Why? That's what we tackle in today's episode with Iain Highfield.
[UNEDITED] Derek Ingram: Why Canada has more players than ever on the PGA Tour by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
We sit down with Derek Ingram, the head coach of the national amateur and Young Pro Teams for Golf Canada. We talk about the keys to developing elite level players from practice plans, key stats, and swing technique training.
We talk with the founder of Sense Golf Grips, Andrew Chung and discuss the square and rectangle putter grip.
WHOOP has made a strong appearance on tour with Scott Stallings, Justin Thomas, and Rory Mcilroy all wearing it throughout the year. We learn from founder, Will Ahmed exactly what it does and why.
We talk with 2019 World Long Drive Champion Kyle Berkshire's longtime golf instructor (for 10+ years) Bernie Najar. In his interview we learn how he got started as a long drive competitor and some of the secrets to his rapid speed gains.
Check out the unedited version as we sit down to hear the keys to Tom's growth and success along his journey. From junior golfer, playing at Alabama, and onto the PGA Tour we dissect the key factors that have helped him continually level up his play and skill.
We sit down to hear the keys to Tom's growth and success along his journey. From junior golfer, playing at Alabama, and onto the PGA Tour we dissect the key factors that have helped him continually level up his play and skill.
3 time PGA Tour Winner, Scott Stallings shares his story from junior golf to the PGA Tour as well as his thoughts on practice and more effective training.
We talk with two coaches involved in the Golf Australia high performance program and learn how they're developing some of the best golfers in the world like Cameron Smith and Minjee Lee. Listen into this conversation with Nick Randall and Richard Woodhouse.
We talk with Zack Sucher about his experiences coming back from injury on the PGA tour.
We chat with Tony Ruggiero and Dr Greg Cartin as we walk along during practice rounds at the 2019 3M Open
Listen into our full conversation on swing thoughts with Dr Noel Rousseau. Learn more from Noel here http://bit.ly/noelrousseau
Adam Halseth, PT from Sioux Falls SD goes through our round of quick questions. Make sure to go back and listen to our full episode.
We're joined by PT and TPI medical expert Adam Halseth to talk about low back pain and what you can do about it.
David Ogrin has years of experience as a professional competitive golfer. From the wins through the slump we talk about everything that happened along his journey and what we can learn from that.
We talk with long time pro golfer Willy Wilcox as he talks about his journey. We dive into all the details and find out the methods and mindsets behind his success.
We listen into an awesome interview between Tony Ruggiero and Brad Gehl as they talk about his journey to the PGA tour after playing college golf at OSU. Go listen and subscribe to the Tour Coach podcast if you haven't yet!
We sit down with coach Will Robins to get some practical coaching for better scoring and game management.
Learn more about Will thescoringmethod.com/
We sit down with coach Will Robins to get some practical coaching for better scoring and game management.
Learn more about Will thescoringmethod.com/
We sit down with coach Will Robins to get some practical coaching for better scoring and game management.
Learn more about Will http://thescoringmethod.com/
How can someone see a massive jump in club head speed in just 3 golf swings!?! We dive into a case study of how Dr Sasho MacKenzie helped Golf Science Lab host Cordie Walker do just that.
Watch the video here https://youtu.be/z3V8doDTXhc
We had the 2017 US Mid Am winner on the podcast recently and ran him through our round of quick questions.
Listen to the full episode here https://golfsciencelab.com/matt-parziale-from-mini-tours-to-the-masters/
Performance consultant, Dr Greg Cartin shares with us the big lessons we can learn from Matt Parziale’s story and how it can be applied to our own golf.
We sit down with Matt Parziale, 2017 US Mid Am winner to learn how he developed skill, what he learned playing on mini tours for 3 years, and what it was like to play in The Masters and US Open in 2018.
We sit down with Dr Bhrett McCabe and talk about the lessons learned from Hal Suttons story and what we can apply to our lives and golf games.
In this episode of our "how to be a tour pro" series we sit down with Hal Sutton to hear his story and talk about the practice and techniques that helped him become a major winner on tour.
We share one of the episodes from the brand new podcast, TOUR COACH. Host, Tony Ruggiero is taking us behind the scenes of golf instruction on tour with interviews and insights we don't often hear. Subscribe and listen to "Tour Coach" in your favorite podcast app.
Get all the details on our latest Golf Science Lab workshop with Mark Blackburn! https://golfsciencelab.com/mark-blackburn-workshop/
We sit down with our friends from Golf OTEC to dive into practice and help one Golf Science Lab listener improve their practice sessions.
Learn more and use code GSL at the Golf OTEC site http://bit.ly/golf-otec
We sit down with last week's podcast guest Mark Pilling and learn a little bit more about him on this episode of quick questions.
Learn about the data and insights from a recent study looking at the careers of professional golfers who did not make it on the European Tour. Fascinating insights into how they developed skill and what potentially separated them from reaching their goals.
Learn some of the tactics and techniques that can help you increase the speed of your swing changes with Zach Parker.
Zach is the former director of golf at the Gary Gilchrist and Bishop’s Gate golf academies. Zach is a golf coach, an expert in skill acquisition, and he has years of experience setting up effective training scenarios for golfers of varying abilities.
Will your fitness and gains in the gym translate to club head speed? In this podcast we sit down with Par 4 Success, founder Chris Finn to learn about the new data he's collecting and what he's found
Listen in on this conversation with Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson of Vision54 as we talk about their work with Ariya Jutanugarn.
We cover everything from what you can actually control in golf to techniuqe changes.
Today we're talking about the best ideas to get you tournament ready with better practice routines, habits, and mindsets with Dr Ed Coughlan. We'll even dive into some actions you need to take during practice rounds to make sure your tournament ready and optimized for your best performance.
Listen into the full converstation from our latest podcast with Peter Arnott, Ed Coughlan, and Olly Logan
We’re going to cover a lot of the myths and misconceptions about golf practice in this roundtable episode with Peter Arnott, Ed Coughlan, and Olly Logan.
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Last week's podcast guest Clay Ballard of Top Speed Golf joins us for a few quick questions so we can get to know him a little better.
Today we’re talking through one golf instructors concepts to explore if you want to increase distance and gain club head speed. Clay Ballard of Top Speed Golf joins us on the show to discuss this topic of gaining distance.
Join in on this conversation with Zack Sucher (PGA tour player) his coach Tony Ruggiero, Mark Wood, and others as we talk about his journey to the tour and now his journey back after surgery and extended time away from the game.
What does it take to make it to the WEB.COM tour? And then how do you get from the WEB.COM to the PGA tour? We sit down and talk about the journey to better with current WEB.COM player Michael Johnson, and his coach Tony Ruggiero, along with Wayne Flint and Mark Wood.
After his awesome episode on learning and growth we sit down with Dr Mark Guadagnoli to learn a little more about him.
The real reason GETTING BETTER is so difficult w/ Dr Mark Guadagnoli by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
Last week we had on Dr Greg Cartin to talk about myths of the mental game. Listen to that here http://golfsciencelab.com/5-golf-mental-game-cliches-to-forget-w-dr-greg-cartin/
There are a lot of mental game cliches we repeat without much reflection or evaluation. Today we're tackling a few of those with Dr Greg Cartin and giving you 3 keys to take with you to the course.
We sit down with Barney Adams to talk about the new putter shaft from Breakthrough Golf Technology.
We tackle common putting contradictions like "straight back and straight thru" "pendulum" "lock the wrists" and give you a game-plan to improve your putting.
This past weeks podcast guest, Paul Wood answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
We talk through common golf club design myths of drivers, irons, and putters with Ping's VP of Engineering Paul Wood.
Listen in to learn about some awesome new research in the field of practice and learning conducted by Dr Nicky Lumb. You'll learn how to maximize your time spent on the range and get some simple practical concepts to improve your practice.
On this podcast we recap some of the latest interesting research that's taking place and recap the 2018 World Scientific Congress of golf.
This past weeks podcast guest, Tony Ruggiero answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
Learn more http://golfsciencelab.com/teaching-a-pga-tour-player/
What does an instructor that works with players on the PGA tour actually do? That's what we're talking about today with Tony Ruggiero, diving into everything from what they do on a tournament to the work they put in during the off season and off weeks.
This past weeks podcast guest, Sam Bettinardi answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
We talk with Sam Bettinardi about common putter myths he hears and the truth you need to know.
Get all the details here golfsciencelab.com/bettinardi-putter-design-and-myths
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This past weeks podcast guest, Scott Fawcett answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
Listen to the podcast with him here golfsciencelab.com/3-common-myths-of-course-management-w-scott-fawcet/
Scott Fawcett shares 3 course management and strategy myths far too many golfers believe. If you want a better strategy on where to aim and make smarter decisions around the course make sure to listen into this podcast!
Get all the details here golfsciencelab.com/3-common-myths-of-course-management-w-scott-fawcet
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This past weeks podcast guest, Jon Sherman answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
Listen to the podcast with him here golfsciencelab.com/the-myth-of-consistency-in-golf/
We've all heard it said (or said it ourselves) "I just need to work on getting more consistent". Today on the podcast we have an honest conversation about why this is one of the biggest myths in golf and what understandings you need to shift in your mindset.
Get all the details here golfsciencelab.com/the-myth-of-consistency-in-golf/
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This past weeks podcast guest, David Edel answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
Listen to the podcast with him here http://golfsciencelab.com/putter-aim/
We all like to think we're aimed at the hole when we line up a put but are we? Maybe you've purchased a putter with bold alignment aids and hope that's the cure. But what impacts alignment and how well do golfers actually line up their puts?
Today we talk with putter designer David Edel.
Get all the details here golfsciencelab.com/putter-aim/
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This past weeks podcast guest, Dr Bhrett McCabe answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
The mental game in golf is full of misguided and incorrect “mental game myths”. Today’s guest Dr Bhrett McCabe, shares his experience and best practices from his work with PGA tour players and athletes that perform at the highest level.
Get all the details here golfsciencelab.com/golf-mental-game-myths-w-dr-bhrett-mccabe
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This past weeks podcast guest, Mark Broadie answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
We sit down with the creator of the Strokes Gained concept, Mark Broadie to talk about golf stats myths and how a lot of our common conceptions of golf stats like FIR and GIR aren’t helping us make smart decisions.
Get all the details here http://golfsciencelab.com/3-common-golf-stats-myths-mark-broadie
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Today we sit down with Bob Lamkin of Lamkin golf grips to talk about the technology and development of golf grips.
The 2018 World Scientific Congress of Golf is coming up in July and in this podcast we're going to talk a little about it and hear from a few of the keynotes.
This past weeks podcast guest, Steve Buzza answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
Enjoy hearing the entire conversation? Listen into this unedited interview with Steve Buzza. We've all stood up on the tee-box of a hole with a tree lined fairway and tried to just hit that accurate controlled drive. On the opposite end of the spectrum you have a wide open fairway and it's "bombs away". THE QUESTION - do those mindsets coming into those tee shots help or hurt you? We talk with Steve Buzza about his study and what he found.
We've all stood up on the tee-box of a hole with a tree lined fairway and tried to just hit that accurate controlled drive. On the opposite end of the spectrum you have a wide open fairway and it's "bombs away". THE QUESTION - do those mindsets coming into those tee shots help or hurt you? We talk with Steve Buzza about his study and what he found.
This past weeks podcast guest Nick Randall answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
It's always good to hear what the best in the world are doing when it comes to certain aspects of their game. That's why it's fantastic to sit down with Nick Randall to learn his process and hear examples of the training he's doing with the likes of Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith.
The Problem with "Perfect Practice Makes Perfect" by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
This past weeks podcast guest Mark Blackburn answers a few questions about his own golf game and experiences.
Two questions we need to talk about when we look at the golf swing. #1 - When do you make a swing change and #2 - How do we do it. PGA tour coach Mark Blackburn talks about his process and how it played out while working with Kevin Chappell.
This past weeks podcast guest Daisy-May Kenny (who joined us to talk about her study using SuperSpeed) answers a few questions about her own golf game and experiences.
You’ve probably seen some info on SuperSpeed golf and might have some questions on how they’re helping people gain speed (hitting the ball farther) and why 350+ touring pros are using them including Phil Mickelson. Today we’re trying to figure out WHY it works and what changes are happening with Daisy-May Kenny.
This past weeks podcast guest Dr Sasho MacKenzie joins us for some quick questions so we can learn a bit more about his golf game.
We learn about a key indicator for increased club head speed involving ground reaction forces in the lead foot. We get a good understanding of the research and examples of why it happens with Dr Sasho MacKenzie.
This past weeks podcast guest and World Long Drive Champ, Justin James joins us for some quick questions so we can learn a bit more about his golf game.
We sit down with 2017 World Long Drive Champ, Justin James to hear about his development, how he learned to hit the ball so far, and what he's doing today to train more effectively and get even better.
Listen into the unedited interview with Dr Matt Bridge.Looking for some cold hard facts and data to prove that a better pre-shot routine can lower your scores and if you play for money… help you win more?!? That’s what we have today with Dr Matt Bridge.
Partnering with RSM and the European Tour Dr Matt Bridge found 3 incredible correlations between the pre-shot routine and score.
1 - Spending less time over the ball could earn a European Tour player an extra €189k per season 2 - A shorter time over putts results in a 90% increase in strokes gained. 3 - Consistency of time over the ball in rounds 1 and 2 increased a players odds by 50% change of making the cut when compared to less consistent players.
Looking for some cold hard facts and data to prove that a better pre-shot routine can lower your scores and if you play for money… help you win more?!? That’s what we have today with Dr Matt Bridge.
Partnering with RSM and the European Tour Dr Matt Bridge found 3 incredible correlations between the pre-shot routine and score.
1 - Spending less time over the ball could earn a European Tour player an extra €189k per season 2 - A shorter time over putts results in a 90% increase in strokes gained. 3 - Consistency of time over the ball in rounds 1 and 2 increased a players odds by 50% change of making the cut when compared to less consistent players.
We all bring mindsets into our learning and practice. Today we're going to talk about what mindsets and traits or most effective for improving your practice and learning.
Today we answer a few questions from you the audience around building a practice plan for more effective growth in your golf game. It’s a real conversation about practice and getting better in a world where most golfers struggle to follow through with a lot of these best practices we’ve talked about in the past.
How to get BETTER FASTER w/ Corey Lundberg & Matt Wilson by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
We all want to shoot lower scores but often that brings about it's own unique set of emotions and challenges. Today we're talking about this idea of being a SUPERGOLFER or actually shooting 54 over 18 holes.
Today we’re talking all about the mindsets (growth and fixed mindset) we can bring to the golf course during learning and performance. Pia and Lynn from Vision54 share what they’ve learned from Carol Dweck author of the book Mindset and help us apply these concepts to golf.
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We all face variability when we come to the golf course and want to play our best. Whether it's changing weather, carrying over stress from your job, or any other change that happens to you when playing with golf. Striving for consistency is a just a myth!
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We start a 4 part series with Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson of Vision54 talking about how to BE A PLAYER. We kick off with a conversation about the human skills, what they are, what you need to know, and some ideas for you to explore new concepts in your game.
4.11 Why Are Pressure Mats and Force Plates so Popular? by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
Motion capture is a critical tool to get accurate data on what the body is doing in the golf swing and a piece of technology that's helping biomechanists do better research and golf instructors make better informed decisions.
In this episode we're looking at launch monitors; how they're used, how the technology works, and what they're role is in golf with our guest Liam Mucklow.
We've learned a lot about biomechanics and gone through a lot of important concepts and ideas, but what now? How is this info applied and what do we do about it? That's what we talk about in this podcast.
4.7 What Makes a Good Putter Good? w/ Dr Rob Neal by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
4.6 Let’s Talk About Pressure Shift Instead of Weight Shift by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
With all the buzz about "GRF" and "center of pressure" what do the different terms mean and what does the research say about the golfers interaction with the ground? In this episode we learn from Dr Mike Duffey and Dr Scott Lynn about the forces going on with the ground and talk about what ground reaction forces actually are.
We'll look at the role of forces in the golf swing, from definitions to a practical application you'll get an overview of kinetics with Dr Sasho Mackenzie.
In today's episode we're taking a look at the research around X-Factor and X-Factor Stretch done by our guest Dr Phil Cheetham. First popularized in the 90's by Golf Magazine and Jim McLean, X-Factor is the difference between the rotation of thorax and pelvis at the top of the backswing. Is it relevant? Does it hold up under research? Listen into the episode below to find out.
In this episode you'll learn about one of the most commonly referred to measurements of the golf swing, the kinematic sequence. Learn from Dr Phil Cheetham, leader in the industry of 3D analysis and kinematics as he explains what it measures, what it means, how it relates to performance, and the story of the development.
In the first episode we lay the groundwork for your understanding as we go over a few definitions, concepts, plus why we're doing this series.
Over this series we're looking to explain what biomechanics is and make it as understandable as possible while we explore the golf swing and research going on around it. So you get a fundamental understanding of the golf swing from a correctly researched and sourced biomechanical perspective.
The Truth About SINGLE LENGTH IRONS w/ David Edel by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
We sat down with two leading driver designers to explain what's going on "under the hood" and explain some of the driver terms you might have heard but might not fully understand.
Are your wedges hurting or helping you? Today we're diving into everything you need to know about wedges, from design to features and how it will impact your game.
In this episode you'll hear stories of players going from horrible wedges players to good and the technical reasons to many people have the wrong kinds of wedges in their bags.
The putter... One of the golf clubs in your golf bag that seems to be more than just a piece of metal, it can make or break a round and one putt made or missed has changed careers for countless players.
Today we're trying to figure out what goes into making a putter, from design to fitting with two incredible designers, Austie Rollinson of Odyssey Golf and David Edel of Edel Golf.
In this episode of the Golf Science Lab we dive into everything golf shafts, so you can make a better educated decision the next time you're purchasing a new club and it comes time to select a shaft.
The shaft in each golf club has an impact on the ball flight...
The height of the shot. The curvature of the shot. The speed of the club head. The direction it’s traveling (hitting it in-to-out or out-to-in, positive or negative angle of attack) The orientation of that club head with the face. Is the face open to the path, you know, are you going to slice the ball? Is it close to the path?
All of these variables can be influenced by the shaft of a club and was talk through each step on this episode with Dr Sasho MacKenzie and Liam Mucklow.
Hear the Golf Science Lab's latest show. Hosts Matthew Cooke and Cordie Walker are dedicating an entire show to learning and practice so that you can play your best game on the golf course instead of on the range. Because the topic of learning is so under explored, Matt and Cordie are going to explore more effective and efficient training environments, have conversations with experts in the field, and also dive into research papers on different topics related to golf training.
Learn how your eyes influence your body and specifically putting. We'll walk through what you should be doing with your eyes and a solid pre-shot routine to get you making more putts this season with Dr Mark Wilson.
We've pulled out some amazing clips from the Unlocking Performance Summit so you can get some critical advice to help you go play better golf this summer.
Learn 6 of the critical concepts we've learned on season 2 of the Golf Science Lab and discover what you need to know about the mental side of golf.
In what state do we play our best golf... Should be trying to be left brain, right brain, high, low?!? With today's guest Dr Debbie Crews she's revealing a large amount of research and concepts to help you play your best golf.
Learn why most early specializers and junior golfers loose their dominance as they get older and what to do to combat burn out in golfers. Fantastic info every golfer, coach, parent, and jr golfer need to hear from Dr Bhrett McCabe.
The golf course can represent a threat to our brains and we need a system to deal with the pressure that comes along with that. Learn what’s going on in our brains during a round of golf and a pre-shot routine to deal with it.
We’re going to take a look at personality traits and see what we can learn by seeing what separates the elite golfers (who can win) and those that don’t. Our guests have done the testing only directly with players on the LPGA, PGA, and Champions Tour players.
We all face stress in similar ways on the golf course no matter if you’re a +7 handicap or a 27 handicap. Today we’re talking with Dr Adam Nicholls about how to better deal with stress and telling some stories of the good and bad.
We’re looking at mindfulness, awareness, and changing habits with Dr Joseph Parent who combines eastern wisdom and western psychology in a unique and effective style.
What’s going on in a players brain during extremely high performance on the golf course? And how do we explain stories of time slowing down, and the mind completely blank or even forgetting entire rounds? Learn from Dr Michael Lardon as he explains what you need to know about the Zone and how to get there more frequently.
1.9 Find Your Best Challenge Point with Dr Mark Guadagnoli and Dr Chris Bertram by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
Where should your focus be in during a shot? Or when you're learning how should you think about a move to make a change in the most effective way.
We're going to answer those questions in today's episode on FOCUS with Dr Gabriele Wulf.
1.7 The Unknown Truth about Learning Golf and Motivation by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
1.6 Golf and the 10,000 Hour Rule with Dr Bhrett McCabe by Golf Science Lab w/ host Cordie Walker
What if tournaments and potentially "stressful" rounds of golf suddenly seemed easy? Well that's what we're going to talk about today with a constraint based approach to coaching and learning.
The general tenant we're going to talk about with Peter Arnott and Graeme McDowall being - Your solution to problems are different from anyone else's, so let the individual find a way that is fit for them to solve that problem instead of putting them in positions.
How do we explain great players? And what can we discover when we ask questions like. “How do PGA tour players become PGA tour players?”
We’re sitting down with two guys, Graeme McDowall and Peter Arnott, who have some interesting concepts that might explain away a lot of “luck” and “mystery”
Today’s episode is all about learning and performance in golf and how this understanding should affect the way you practice and learn golf. Our two guests for today’s episode are Dr Robert Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor, and Adam Young, golf coach and author of The Practice Manual.
We’re answering questions like “Do we trick ourselves into thinking we’re improving, learning, and actually getting better?” and “What should we be going for in our learning environment?”. Start listening below!
Dr Tim Lee is one of the experts in motor learning and he’s giving us an introductory look at how we’ve been falling short in our golf practice and learning environments.
In this episode you’ll learn the nature of golf, what you need to know about random and block practice, and the actions you should start taking to create a better learning environment.
Trillium Rose is the head director of instruction of Woodmont Country Club. She also has a Masters Degree in Motor Learning and Control which has “really helped shape my perspective and how I approach people’s learning, how they change their habits, and how improve their habits or learn new ones.”
Today we’re talking about what golf research is and how we’ve become a little confused with the role research vs inferences and observations plays in the growth of golf.