Alex Trujillo is the Director of Sales and Fitting for JumboMax Grips. Formerly, a PGA TOUR representative for FlightScope Golf, Alex is one of the best golf data analysts and advisors in the game, and he has parlayed his extensive ballistics and golfclub-performance knowledge and experience into the world of grips and their influence on the performance of a golfclub. Alex joins #OntheMark to introduce JumboMax grips and describe the advantages of using a weighted, oversized grip as it pertains to increased clubhead speed and clubface control. He explains the influence and effects of the grips as follows: How shot patterns can be tightened and straightened with different weighting of the grip How counter-balanced grips have been, and are, used but some of the great ball-strikers like Jack Nicklaus, Bryson DeChambeau and Sergio Garcia. The weight and swing-weight of a golfclub and how a grip, and its mass can influence those. The size effect of a grip and how it promotes a better hold on the club, more control of shot patterns by affecting clubface rates of closure, and how is can reduce hand and wrist injury and pain. This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch this and other episodes of #OntheMark.
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Adrian Rietveld on Club-Fitting and Getting the Correct Equipment for Your Swing
Adrian Rietveld is the Senior Manager for Global Tour Operations for TaylorMade Golf. He is also the Equipment Specialist for PGA TOUR stars such as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa. Adrian joins Mark Immelman to discuss how using the appropriate Golf Equipment and engagin in personalized Club Fitting can help to improve ball-striking, trajectory control, power and consistency. As he shares insights on golf equipment throughout the bag, he tells stories from the TaylorMade Tour Truck with anecdotes from Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy. He also dives into the following equipment and game improvement topics: Proper Club-fitting Practices The Performance Influence of Grips The Performance Influence of Shafts The Performance Influence of Clubheads Reconciling "Feel" vs Data Insights when selecting Equipment The Value of Aesthetics, Feel and Sound in Club selection What to Look for during a Club-fitting Lofts and Lies and their Influence on Trajectory and Control Managing Clubhead Speed and Rhythm, and Blending Power and Accuracy in Club Selection. This podcast with Adrian will entertain and inform, and put you on a path to getting the correct equipment in your hands so that you can perform your best. Share this with your friends and watch it on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman. Â
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Jon Tattersall Elaborates on 5 Golf Swing Moves Golfers Misunderstand
Jon Tattersall makes his second appearance on the #OntheMark podcast as he joins Mark Immelman to discuss some misunderstood moves and elements in a powerful, consistent golf-swing. Originally from Northwest England, Jon is a highly respected and decorated instructor who co-founded and operates Fusion ATL in Atlanta, GA. USA. He is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, a Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor and a former Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year. Jon and his team have worked with numerous elite golfers including Major Champions, PGA TOUR, LPGA and European Tour winners and Ryder Cup and Presidents Cuppers. His insight and knowledge are second to none and, with the help of his data research, he makes sense of a number of misunderstandings in the golf swing, incl.: Body Rotation/Pivot and how much Rotation actually takes place in the golf-swing Shaft Lean, and the illusion thereof Lag, and the illusion thereof The correct and appropriate Timing of the Swing, and Body Tilts and the correct Arc of the swing This podcast can also be watched on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman and share it with your golfing friends.
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Golf Lessons from on a PGA TOUR Golf Bag with Mike Cromie
Michael Cromie is a former NCAA Division I golfer at the University of Georgia. After graduating from UGA, Mike played competitive golf for a short while, but pivoted away from the profession when PGA TOUR winner, Chris Kirk, hired him as a part-time caddy.  After some quick success together Mike decided to become a full-time caddy for Kirk and the Georgia couple has been together for multiple seasons since. In late 2025 Mike also worked for Scottie Scheffler when Scottie won the BMW Championship, and he joins #OntheMark to share lessons from Kirk and Scheffler. Apart from insights as to how Scottie and Chris approach practice, course management, and mindset, Mike also talks about the following keys to better golf: The Biggest Mistake he sees Amateurs make - Carry Distance vs Total Distance and Distance Control. What PGA TOUR Professionals do well - Adapting to Variable Enviroments and Hitting the Ball Pin-high. Intensity and Purpose behind Preparation Trusting your Instincts Speaking Success Managing Ego Golf DNA and Understanding what you do Well Short-Game Practice and Variety Reading Greens and Putting, and Pre-and-Post Round Routines, and Pre-Shot Routines. This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.
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Building an Athletic Golf Swing with Milo Lines
Milo Lines is a PGA Professional, a Golf Digest "Best Teacher in State," and a former Tour Professional. His philosophy on the golf swing is that there is crossover, especially in sports involving hitting and throwing, with golf and the golf swing. As a teacher his goal is to apply the athletic skills you already have and teach you the skills you need in order to improve as a golfer. He joins #OntheMark to help you apply your athletic instinct and experiences to make your golf swing more athletic and effective. Milo shares his "5 Key Elements" to an athletic approach to the golf swing: ALIGNING - Grip, Aim and Alignment SEQUENCING - Swing Triggers, Timing, Rhythm and Tempo WINDING - Turning and Tilting athletically LOADING - The Athletic approach to the Transition and Change of Direction UNLEASHING - The Automatic Release of the club thanks to proper Sequencing, Winding and Loading. Milo also illustrates PGA TOUR examples such as Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus as athletic swing models, and teaches you a Drill (Laddering) that will improve your practice and unleash your inner athlete. This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube. Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.
Mark Immelman, golf broadcaster, acclaimed instructor, and former college coach, delivers top insights to improve your golf game. He interviews PGA Tour Players, swing coaches, caddies, fitness and mental coaches, equipment gurus, and more, giving listeners inside the ropes access to the very best minds in golf.
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