Across the Pond Golf Podcast

James and Chris sit down with the founder of the Baxy Invitational, Brennan Baxandall. Brennan will be running the 7th edition of his golf tournament this year. In this episode, the guys discuss the impact of running an event with 80 people across Western Canada and the charitable aspect of the tournament. Check out the link below! https://baxyinvitational.ca/ In addition to his love for golf, Brennan was an extremely successful hockey player. He played his college hockey at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and had a very good junior career in Alberta. Also, Brennan has experience working with Canada's top junior hockey players through his work experience with Hockey Canada. Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

Ever wonder what the easiest way to get better is? Chris and James welcome the creator of Golf Data Lab, Graeme Leslie, to give you the answers. This episode builds on the recurring theme of feedback, and Graeme, who has been working with a number of the world’s best golfers for many years, explains the importance of accurate data tracking and the pitfalls of not doing so (he also busts a few golfing myths along the way). We could listen to Graeme talk for hours and hope you get as much out of this episode as we did. We encourage all our listeners to check out Golf Data Lab and start your journey to rapid improvement right now. Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

Chris and James welcome Osteopath and LPGA Tour fitness coach, Colin Trigellis-Smith. Colin has an incredibly interesting resume, including working with the New Zealand women’s Olympic Team and some of the best female players on the LPGA Tour. In this episode we discuss preparation for your round; recovery and injury management; the impact of awareness on health and fitness; and - to throw a curveball in there - the importance of deceleration in hitting it further (it blew our minds as well). This was such an insightful episode, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

James and Chris sit down with putting specialist Dave Stockton Jr. Dave spent multiple seasons playing on the PGA Tour, and since his playing days, has had the opportunity to work with some of the PGA Tour's best such as Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, and Rory McIlroy. In this episode Dave shares his philosophy behind putting and tells some great stories. Also, Dave shares his other business that he has developed over the years called Back Nine Greens: artificial putting and chipping surfaces that can be made right in your own backyard. See link below. And if you are looking for help with your game, please Dave's website on ways that you can contact him.   https://www.backninegreens.com/​  http://www.stocktongolf.com/dave-stoc...​  Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

James and Chris welcome Golf Fitness Expert, Shannon Heffernan. Shannon is a PGA of Canada Teaching Professional and certified in TPI-3. She is the founder of Dynamic Motion Golf based in Calgary, Canada. This episode is jam packed full of interesting and useful information. We discuss the importance of strength training and proper preparation for the season, the enormous benefits of mobility work each day, and how to recover from a round of golf in order to continue to perform your best, including lots more techniques to improve your game and health. Shannon and her team have recently launched their new TV Coaching Series. See the link below.  https://www.dmgolfperformance.com/index.html Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

In this episode, James and Chris discuss skill retention and the importance of data tracking. They share their findings over their years in the game and how constant failure helped them discover how to get better as quick as possible. In addition, they touch upon valuable lessons they have learned from great people over the first 5 episodes. Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

Chris and James chat with European and Challenge Tour coach, Sam Truman. Sam is one of the top young coaches in the United Kingdom and he shares his thoughts on creating useful feedback, applying that feedback to improve skill and performance, and the easiest ways to gain speed. If you are interest in getting help from Sam, please see the link below:  http://www.hughmarr.com/  Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

James and Chris chat with their friend and Korn Ferry Tour Player, Shad Tuten. In this episode, they dive into Shad's journey from amateur golf to one of the world's most competitive golf tours. Shad talks about his views on playing great golf, managing time and energy throughout tournament golf, the best ways for amateurs to improve their games, and his travels around South America and the United States. Shad also shares information on a cause that is very close to his and his fiance's heart: their foundation towards Lupus. He will be donating $15 per birdie, $50 per eagle, and $500 per hole in one this season in any competitive event that he plays. If you are able to help out, please see the link below.   support.lupus.org/goto/TutensforeLupus  Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.

James and Chris welcome one of Canada's great coaches, Paul Horton. Paul has spent time working with PGA Tour players, high level professionals, college golfers, elite amateurs, and many players in both the United States and Canada. Paul has a background in Aimpoint and TPI. He has won numerous awards including PGA of Canada National Teacher of the Year twice and has been named FCG Top 50 Elite Jr Golf Coaches in USA. He is currently running the Golf Channel Academy at Heritage Pointe in Calgary, Alberta, and goes by "Master your game, not just your swing." In this episode, Paul, James, and Chris discuss strategy, launch monitors, and YouTube's roll in the game of golf. Paul talks about his experience over the past 25 years in the game and how it has changed. Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.   Feel free to contact Paul about lessons at:   [email protected] https://www.paulhortongolf.com/

James and Chris welcome their first ever guest: friend, college teammate and PGA coach, Jacob Tilton. Jacob Tilton is the Junior Golf Leader at Ansley Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. He shares his thoughts on strategy, improving scores, the impact of modern technology, and some ideas on choosing the right college for those aspiring to be collegiate athletes. Please join the ATP team and share this podcast with anyone you feel will find it useful or enjoyable. Together we can help improvement and enjoyment in golf and life.