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In this podcast Peter Croker and Jake Hower chat about Peter’s recent tour of the US and Canada. For Peter is was an incredible teaching and learning experience that gave him insights into how to radically improve every golfer’s game, both in terms of golf mechanics and that most important state of mind. In This Podcast You Will Learn About • A 3 day school at Saticoy Country Club with Christo Garcia from My Swing Revolution and the Hogan Code • Dr David Wright and his formula for the correct stance width and posture for more power • The importance of starting and finishing the golf swing in balance • Introducing Vijay Singh to FocusBand mind training • PGA Teacher of the Year and Hall of Fame inductee Mike Adams and his very busy teaching schedule • Mike Adam’s integration of pushing and the A to B concept into his system • The success of Peter’s ‘super sticks’ workshop in delivering increased club head speed to all participants • Injuries as an indication of incorrect golf technique • Alleviating stress to deliver more power and consistency • Half day workshop with Brooke Henderson, Canadian sportswoman of the year and LPGA Tour Professional • Reflections on the LPGA tour and the accessibility of the players • Tim Cramer, happiness, and applying the right attitude for maximum results • Importance of combining technique with mind control • Customizing golf mechanics for different body types and states of mind • Future workshops in Australia, South Korea and the US

In this podcast Peter Croker chats with Stuart Leong, Victorian and Australian PGA teacher of the Year in 2014 and 2015 respectively, and Director of Technology at Golf Australia, about how to lower your score using AimPoint for green reading. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Getting started in golf at the age of ten • Being coached by Peter Croker at an early age • Stuart’s time as a trainee pro and playing tours in Australia, Asia and Europe • Working as the Director of the Sandhurst PGA Learning Centre and Director of Coaching Programs • Using golf technology to improve the learning experience • Using statistical analysis to improve the scores of both professional and recreational golfers • The 3 key distance ranges for improvement for high handicap golfers • Stuart’s “Shots to the Hole” online subscription program • The importance of training the short game for golf improvement • Aimpoint as used by pros such as Adam Scott, Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis • How to read the green using Aimpoint • The pleasure of coaching in New Zealand • Adapting your golf game to cope with different playing conditions • Peter Thomson’s advice about the best way to learn golf • The 85% of time on the golf course while not hitting shots • Stuart’s coaching venues and fees Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode STUART LEONG GOLF – CERTIFIED PGA PROFESSIONAL Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Hunting Scratch Golf Show on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Stuart for joining us this week. Until next time!

Peter Croker chats with Christo Garcia from My Swing Evolution and creator of the instructional video “The Hogan Code”, about the upcoming Ultimate Golf Workshop and the benefits of golf workshops as opposed to individual lessons. In This Episode You’ll Learn • The Ultimate Golf Workshop at Saticoy Golf Course Ventura CA on July 18 with Peter Croker, Christo Garcia and Tom Szwedzinski • The difference between workshops and single lessons • The problem with the “quick fix” mentality of the single lesson • Workshops being like being a whole series of lessons in one day to understand and implement the golf swing from the ground up • Mind training for concentration, relaxation and getting in the zone • The benefits of FocusBand as a learning and teaching tool • Maximizing club head speed using super speed training and drills • Incorporating swing technique with club head speed • The importance of the efficiency of training • Appreciating good fundamentals as demonstrated in the Hogan swing • Booking your place in the Ultimate Workshop • How Peter got to meet Ben Hogan Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode THE ULTIMATE GOLF WORKSHOP – CROKER GOLF SYSTEM Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Peter Croker chats with Martin Chuck, fast becoming one of the world’s most sought after coaches largely through his exposure on the internet golf instruction channel Revolution Golf. Martin is also the inventor of numerous golf training aids including the hugely popular Tour Striker Training Club. • Martin’s early background in Canada being trained by and working with Canadian PGA George Knudson • How he met and was influenced by Moe Norman • Jim Furyk and his amazing competitive streak • Martin’s experience of being taught by Peter Croker and how it assisted him both as a coach and a player • The importance of not being territorial about sharing information • Revolution Golf and its elite coaching team • The invention of the Tour Striker Training Club, its purpose and worldwide success • The success with PGA touring pros of Martin’s Smart Ball in ensuring the elbows stay in the correct position during the swing • Martin’s coaching schedule • The Knudson/Croker golf tip • The importance of educated hands • Martin’s reading, planning, executing and review routine • Being able to switch on and switch off when playing golf • Focus band and how it assists in teaching golf • Getting in the zone state with controlled breathing and restful eyes Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode * TOUR STRIKER * MARTIN CHUCK Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this podcast Peter Croker chats with Christo Garcia from My Swing Evolution, the extremely popular golf You Tube channel with over 24000 subscribers and millions of video views. Peter and Christo, both ardent Ben Hogan devotees, discuss Christo’s love of golf, his success in fields other than golf, and his five year journey in learning and developing a swing based on Ben Hogan’s famous book "The Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf". In This Episode You’ll Learn • Christo’s introduction to golf by his father and the inspiration of his older brother and role model, Donald • His background in Martial Arts and film and television • Martial Arts as a means of developing emotional control • Working as a professional ballet dancer • Viewing his swing on video at the age of 40 and the realization it lead to • The importance developing a reliable set of swing mechanics in order to hit the ball with authority • How “The Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf” changed his golfing life • Peter Croker’s meeting with Ben Hogan • How sleeping on the couch set Christo on the right path to developing the Hogan swing and making videos • How bad his golf got before it started to get better • Overcoming being stuck on a learning plateau • Breaking par for the first time using breath control and his pre shot breathing routine • The hero journey • The importance of control to compliment power • Finding a system and sticking with it as opposed to trying to learn the golf swing from tips from different teachers Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode MY SWING EVOLUTION MY SWING EVOLUTION MY SWING EVOLUTION | LEARN TO SWING LIKE BEN HOGAN BEN HOGAN'S FIVE LESSONS: THE MODERN FUNDAMENTALS OF GOLF Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this podcast Peter Croker chats with E A Tischler, commonly referred to as the Pro’s Pro, sought after by so many Top 100 golf instructors. E A founded the New Horizons Golf Approach, co-founded Bio Swing Dynamics with Mike Adams and Dr. David Wright, and is the author of many golf instruction books including "Secrets of Owning Your Swing". In This Episode You’ll Learn • His golfing trilogy – The Physical Game, The Inner Game and The Mental Game • The interview practice to assess where a coach should start on instructing a player • The 3 fundamental principles of accuracy, power and feel • Owning your swing and owning your game • Developing Bio Swing Mechanics with Mike Adams and Dr. David Wright • Understanding your body structure and its limitations for best golfing performance • The advantage of and how to best use bio feedback devices like FocusBand • Using the principles Bio Swing Dynamics to develop a repeatable swing that fits your body and avoids injury • E A’s background in gymnastics and martial arts and why Bruce Lee’s chose Wing Chun Kung Fu as a martial art form • The influence of Tim Gallwey’s “The Inner Game of Golf” and Homer Kelly “The Golfing Machine” • Jason Day’s behind the ball, focused awareness and quiet mind pre shot routine • E A’s 3 tips to become a better golfer • Ben Hogan’s recipe for golfing success Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode BECOME A CERTIFIED BIOSWING DYNAMICS INSTRUCTOR: THE PROGRAM IS A 6 Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this podcast Peter Croker chats with the World number one caddy Steve Williams. With 37 years of experience on the bag, Steve has caddied for World Champions Greg Norman, Tiger Woods and currently for Adam Scott. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Steve starting as a caddy in New Zealand at the age of 6 • The joy in caddying for 5 times British Open winner Peter Thomson in the 1976 New Zealand Open • Caddying for Greg Norman and the how he learnt so much from him • Raymond Floyd and his incredible short game • The 3 phone calls Tiger Woods made to get Steve to caddy for him • The highlight in his time caddying for Adam Scott • Steve’s favorite golf course • What is required of a caddy apart from just providing yardage • The importance of keeping a log or record of a golfer’s performance • The reintroduction of a club caddying program at the New South Wales Golf Club in Sydney • Tiger Woods obsession and focus on winning the majors • The binding moment that cemented the relationship with Tiger Woods • Sergio Garcia as the best player never to win a major and his lack of self-belief • Why most amateurs should always loosen up before playing and why they should take one extra club when playing shots Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode OUT OF THE ROUGH: INSIDE THE ROPES WITH THE WORLD’S GREATEST Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Golf Digest described him as the foremost expert on balance and Golf Magazine ranked his golf schools as number one in America. In this podcast Peter Croker chats in depth with Dr. David Wright about the cutting edge of golf teaching from the bio mechanics of an individual’s golf swing to the mental and psychological side of the game. In This Episode You’ll Learn • David’s background in clinical and experimental psychology and his work with Dr. Frank Jobe and the introduction of the PGA fitness trailer • Gary Player and Nick Faldo as pioneers of golf fitness training • The growth of psychology in the game of golf after it was initially perceived as a stigma • His involvement with Mike Adams and E. A. Tishler in the Biodynamics swing program • Hip planers, torso planers and shoulder planers and famous golfers who fit into these models • The overwhelming popularity of David’s workshops among golf professionals • Assessing a person’s ideal swing based on size and body measurements and characteristics • The importance of knowing your ideal swing plane to avoid injury • The 9 regions of the core and how they affect stance width • How to know your ideal stance width with the assistance of a mirror • Achieving longer distance by understanding body symmetry • Balance and its direct relationship to vision • The problems created for themselves by people who live in the past and the future • Blocking meditation, mindfulness and biofeedback • How famous golfers worked on slowing down the mental process and getting into the moment • How flooding the brain under stress affects visualization and focus • How Sam Snead overcame performance anxiety • The power of positive visualization and deep abdominal breathing • The image of precise targets as a key to successful golf Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode WRIGHT BALANCE – PHYSICAL AND MENTAL BALANCE FOR PEAK Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this podcast Peter Croker chats with Charlie Earp, coach of the great Greg Norman and who, through his involvement with the Greg Norman Junior Golf Foundation, has guided so many talented Australian golfers including world number ones, Adam Scott, Jason Day and Karrie Webb. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Charlie’ golfing apprenticeship in Coolangatta, Queensland • The inspiration and influence of Norman Van Nida on Charlie and Australian golfing greats such as Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle • Australian golf in the mid 1950’s • Charlie’s time as head professional at Royal Queensland from 1958 – 2003 • Charlie’s involvement with the Greg Norman Junior Golf Foundation • Telling aspiring young golfers to go back to school • The natural talent of Greg Norman and Karrie Webb • Getting a reluctant Greg Norman to change his grip • Teaching Greg Norman how to adapt his game to European conditions • The incredible dedication of fellow Queenslanders Greg Norman and Wayne Grady • The importance of keeping the swing simple with sound fundamentals • The ‘din and dip’ philosophy • Knowing how to work the ball • How to start the swing to ensure to develop your best swing tempo • Water Hagen’s goal of always trying to hole the ball • Contact Charlie Earp for lessons on 073 268 3289 Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode JUNIOR GOLF QUEENSLAND – JUNIOR, TEACHERS, COACHES AND PARENTS GOLF Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Peter Croker chats with Mike Adams, aka ‘Swing Doctor”, developer of the Bioswing Dynamics program, mentor to some of the US greatest teachers including PGA and LPGA ‘Teachers of the Year’, and coach of numerous highly successful touring pros. In This Episode You’ll Learn > Mike’s background in golf after starting at the age of 4 > His father’s special relationship with Homer Kelley and The Golfing Machine > Recognizing that individual body characteristics cause people to swing differently > The development of Bioswing Dynamics and its use as a blueprint for individual students. > Limitations of modern technology when applied to golf teaching > Learning golf on the golf course and the concept of “54 holes a day” > Why a sound bio mechanical swing is so important > The efficient as opposed to the optimal golf swing > Jordon Spieth and Scott Fawcett’s Decade Course Management System > The passion and caring shown by great golf teachers > Working as ‘the last chance pro’ to help save failing golfers > The amazing coaching record of ‘old school’ coaches > Importance of patience and sticky with a teaching program Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode Mike Adams Golf – BioSwing Dynamics Instructor Psycho-Cybernetics, Updated and Expanded About Playing Lesson Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this Podcast Peter Croker chats with Junior and Ladies PGA Golf Coach Joe Hallett about Joe’s coaching career, most particularly as coach of Stacey Lewis who overcame a major ongoing physical condition to become the World’s number one Women’s golfer. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Joe’s background on the mini tours and why he became a golf teacher. • Joe’s involvement with coaching juniors to seasoned golfers at the Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club in Tennessee • The influence of Bob Koski, Jimmy Ballard and Joe Lopez • Joe’s time as PGA Director of the Learning Center at Port St Lucie • Coaching players such as Angela Stanford, Luzette Sallas and Stacey Lewis in the victorious US team’s 2015 Solheim Cup victory • Coaching Stacey Lewis to become the 1st US Player to become Women’s number one in 18 years • How Stacey Lewis helped him to become a much better coach • Stacey Lewis’s major physical health condition and how it made her a great short game player • Stacey Lewis’s detailed training regime • The importance of being able to play shots you can count on • How elite women golfers are able to achieve such power in their swings • The necessity of keeping the arms in front of the body and maintaining the upper body triangle • Building on the strong parts of your game • The 3 questions Joe asks every golfer at the start of each year Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode JOE HALLETT Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this chat Coach Peter Croker and Student Jake Hower discuss the concept of how to learn the game of golf well, both as a journey, and in a safe, efficient and enjoyable way. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Why people struggle to learn the game of golf and get better • Knowing what is to learnt and why, and absorbing it at your own pace • Learning by trial and error and viewing mistakes as learning opportunities • How learning the game of golf incorrectly can harm or damage the body • Learning golf as a happy experience • Understanding the physical laws and alignments in the golf swing • The importance of video analysis in learning the golf swing • The necessity of regular coaching and assessment for improvement • Drills as the essence of learning golf • The major drills Peter advocates in learning the golf swing and how to do them • Learning and over learning • Being “out of your mind” to play good golf • The essentials required to improve quickly • The value in joining the Croker Golf System Master Coaching Community Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode SPIRIT OF GOLF Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Peter Croker chats with Tim Kremer President and Founder of Spirit of Golf, and PGA and LPGA mentor, about the importance of maintaining a positive emotional attitude and self-belief when playing and coaching golf, and how these factors separate truly great golfers from those with a similar natural ability. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Golf as an emotional game and the need to get into that “emotional” good place • Mood and negative thought and the way it plays through us • How the body moves in relation to our emotional state • Why people plateau • The role of belief in achievement • Not using performance to judge your belief in your ability • Junior golfers with a positive belief in their performance are those that thrive • Emotional stability preceding and leading to enhanced performance • Going neutral by using breathing to create calmness and acceptance • Golf as a joyous and happy experience • Biofeedback as an aid to supplement a positive emotional state. • Optimizing emotions to assist and enjoy the learning process • Patience and understanding the nature of gradual improvement • Meditation as an all-day everyday practice Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Peter chats with 82 year old Alex Mercer, inaugural chairman of the Australian PGA, and master coach of record breaking NSW State teams, the victorious 1992 New Zealand Eisenhower Cup team and numerous champion golfers including US major winners Steve Elkington and David Graham. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Alex’s incredible winning record while 32 years as NSW state amateur and junior golf coach • Coaching the 1992 New Zealand winning Eisenhower Cup team • His involvement with country golf • Coaching David Graham and the incredible determination he had to succeed • His continued involvement with Steve Elkington • Importance of trust and confidence junior golfers must have in their coach • Golf as a lifetime activity • Why Peter Senior continues to be such a great player • Golf itself as a great teacher and a philosophy of life • Working on ‘feel’ and building swing technique into ‘feel’ • Importance of balance and rhythm • Relaxation, breathing and the lower jaw • The need for golfers to maintain a positive and confident physical and mental attitude • Whole body synchronization as a means of fast tracking improvement. • How to contact Alex Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode QI GONG TEACHER TRAINING & INTENSIVE Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this podcast Peter chats with Peter Knight, former National Coach for Golf Australia and the present coach of the Chinese Taipei National Golf Team. Having also played a significant role in the reestablishment of the Australian Institute of Sport, Peter’s insights are based on a wealth of experience in coaching players at all levels of golf. In This Episode You’ll Learn * Peter’s background as a caddie, PGA golf trainee and teacher * His appreciation of Homer Kelley’s Golfing Machine * Experience teaching at luxury resorts * Players have different ways of finding the ‘zone’ depending upon personality * Peter’s involvement with Adam Scott and Aaron Baddeley * The Yarra Bend Golf Complex and programs specifically designed for juniors * Peter’s goals for the future * The 3 important questions he continually asks himself as a teacher * Coaching flexibility to cater for all levels of golfer * Perceptual barriers and misunderstood concepts * Forgetting as part of the process of learning * How the position at impact is a means of detecting a player’s strengths and faults * Importance of persistence, good information and good practice habits * Balance, rhythm, tempo and timing * Accepting where you are on the golf journey as a means of developing confidence Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode Melbourne Golf Coach | Peter Knight Public Golf Course Melbourne | Yarra Bend Golf | Home Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Founding golf coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport, and coach of US PGA Tour Players including Stuart Appleby, Robert Allenby and K.J. Choi, Steve Bann chats with Peter about golf – past, present and future. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Steve’s background as a professional golfer and why he became a coach • Steve’s 30 year involvement with Tour Players • The amazing story of KJ Choi’s introduction to golf having no previous knowledge of the game • The influence of elite coaches from a variety of different sports • Steve’s involvement with the Yarra Bend Golf Complex in Melbourne • Teaching children to ‘move’ as a means of encouraging ongoing participation in golf • The importance of mental preparation when playing competitive golf • The nature of concentration • Quieting the mind to avoid emotional anticipation and potential stress • Golf as a lifetime game and continual learning experience • The incredible numbers of skills and variants in the game of golf • The willingness of Tour players to share information and help each other • Ian Baker-Finch and his road to eventually winning the British Open in 1991 • Steve’s US PGA Tour involvement in 2016 Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode Public Golf Course Melbourne | Yarra Bend Golf Home BannLynch Golf – The World’s Premiere Golf Coaching Team Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this podcast Peter and Jake talk with Jayne Storey from chipowergolf.com about how the essential principles of Tai Chi and the Martial Arts enable not only golfers, but athletes in all sports, musicians and dancers, to reach peak performance through awareness and relaxation techniques to unite the mind and the body. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Jayne’s background in Tai Chi and golf • Parallels between the bio mechanical grounding principles of golf and Tai Chi • Stillness and the control of motion • What set Jack Nicklaus apart from other golfers • Awareness as opposed to mind control • The biochemistry of performance under pressure • How analysis interferes with timing • Breathing as a means of overcoming the stress response • Importance of abdominal or naval breathing • The difference between a good swing and a default swing • The maximum time the average person can be in the ‘now’ or ‘zone’ • Breathing to assist timing and power Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Mark Evershed, life-long friend of Moe Norman and teaching professional at Orange County National in Orlando Florida, discusses with Peter the best ways to teach and train golfers, about what to learn and how to learn, and the evolution currently taking place in golf teaching. In This Episode You’ll Learn • The influence and inspiration of Mark’s daughter • Being taught by Golfing Machine Master Teacher Tom Tomasello • His forty five year friendship with Moe Norman • How communication skills lead to desired results • Providing information in different ways to foster learning • The role of FocusBand to accelerate learning and understanding • Golf Schools versus 30 minute lessons • The need to truly understand the golf swing • Benefit of web sites to assist teaching • Orange County National as a unique learning environment • Mark and Peter’s combined golf school in January 2016 • Mark’s secret of golf • Mark’s Christmas golf tip Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode EVERSHEDGOLF.COM Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

Peter chats with internationally renowned master golf teacher Michael Hebron. Michael established the first Golf Coaching Conference in the US in 1988 and later conferences around the world. As a National PGA Teacher of the Year Michael has, through decades of coaching experience and intensive multi discipline study, developed a revolutionary approach to golf coaching in which the brain is the gateway to learning the best way to play. In This Episode You’ll Learn • Michael’s Background • How Michael Teaches • Neuro learning and teaching • Learning through shared information • Importance of a flexible, portable golf swing • Random training as opposed to block training • Metaphors and stories in learning • Changing insights rather than habits • Learning through experiment • “Length, lie, loft and lean” • Understanding golf as a game of inconsistency Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode Home See and Feel the Inside Move the Outside, Third Revision Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.

In this episode Peter chats with top Australian golf coach Gary Edwin. Gary has coached many successful tour golfers including Peter Lonard, Rod Pampling, Nathan Green, Gavin Coles, Michael Campbell as well as the 2015 Australian Masters winner Peter Senior. Peter and Gary share their insights into what makes a successful coach. In This Episode You’ll Learn Nine Major Alignments • The pleasure in helping and sharing information with people who want to learn. • Teaching beginners and high handicappers being as rewarding as teaching tour pros. • The challenges and insights into on course coaching • Technology as an adjunct to good coaching • Problems with technology and inexperienced coaches • The importance of fixing a problem at its source as opposed to quick fixes • Educating golfers about why things happen • Coaching famous politicians • The changes in Peter Senior’s swing from when he first came to Gary • Gary Edwin’s golfing heroes Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode Master Coaching Community Australian Masters > Home Thanks for Listening! Thanks for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Key To Golf Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates.