Golf Science Lab

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.

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.

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.

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.