Driving Improvement w/ Mark Russo, PGA

Dec 31 2023 24 ep. 58 mins
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Join Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year & Golf Digest ranked instructor, on a journey to understand improvement from some of the most successful people in golf, fitness and business. Learn what it takes to live your best life and enjoy each step along the way.

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EPISODE TWENTY FOUR: The Codebreakers / Paths to Improvement

Dec 31 2023 57 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, is joined by the triple threat of golf coaches known as The Codebreakers – Rob Failes, Mark Grace, and Sean Kennedy. These 3 have joined forces to find the brightest and most out of the box thinkers in golf, fitness, and science in hopes of helping educate themselves and their fellow teaching profession

EPISODE TWENTY THREE: Lori Russo / Give Yourself a Window

Dec 25 2023 62 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, welcomes Lori Russo, President & Minority Owner of Stanton Communications, for her annual visit to the podcast. In this episode, they dive into the dark and unsettling leap of learning a language, and how the journey must be embraced while finding consistency in practice. Mark & Lori also discuss

EPISODE TWENTY TWO: Ask the Pro / Rollbacks, Golf's Future & Tiger Talk

Dec 22 2023 51 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, jumps behind the mic to answer questions from social media in this solo edition of the "Driving Improvement" podcast. In this episode, he discusses the unstable and murky future of the professional game, as well as how to navigate different learning styles and personalities on the lesson tee. Mark also co

EPISODE TWENTY ONE: PGA Show Crew 2023

Jan 24 2023 54 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, takes you to the dining room table in Orlando, Florida for the PGA Show 2023. Joined by Larry Ward, Tim Conaway, and Chris George, the group discusses subjects from all over the game of golf. Learning environments, what you should be sharing with your coach, and what a good club fitting ACTUALLY is are ju

EPISODE TWENTY: Lori Russo / Leaving Behind the Expectations

Dec 25 2022 68 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, spends some time with Lori Russo, President and Minority Owner of Stanton Communications. Over the course of a fun-filled hour, Mark & Lori discuss global travel, business differences between countries, and the constant search for improvement in a world where the calendar is full. Plus a discussion on

EPISODE NINTEEN: Tempee Warmack / The Other Side is Freedom

Dec 22 2022 61 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, is joined by Tempee Warmack, a US Army veteran who has made a name for himself as an accomplished guitarist, recording engineer, and teacher. On this episode, Tempee shares stories from his career in the Army Band, as well as the experiences that helped mold him into the teacher that he is today. He also

EPISODE EIGHTEEN: MAPGA Junior Summit

Nov 28 2022 39 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, takes you inside the 2022 MAPGA Junior Golf Summit. In interviews done from Richmond, VA, he introduces you to some of the brightest instructors in the game today. Listen in to find out about more than just junior golf, as the podcast covers all kinds of subject matter - from putting instruction, to learn

EPISODE SEVENTEEN: Ask the Pro / Mickelson, Management & Shot Clocks

Mar 08 2022 57 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, brings you another solo edition of the podcast, covering the latest topics in golf and answering student questions. Topics range from the current Phil Mickelson situation to course management ideas to possible shot clocks in professional golf. Mark also dives into swing changes and how best to balance the

EPISODE SIXTEEN: MAPGA Super Meeting

Mar 01 2022 64 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, brings you a fun filled and crazy evening with a table full of PGA Professionals. Recorded at the MAPGA Super Meeting at Landsdowne Resort, this unrehearsed session features a ton of laughs, some great insight in to what you can work on in your game in 2022, and what it's like to be inside the ropes at a

EPISODE FIFTEEN: Teachers of the Year, Part 3: Trillium Rose & Bernie Najar

Jan 18 2022 81 mins  
Mark Russo, 2018 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest ranked instructor, brings aboard Trillium Rose & Bernie Najar, both ranked by Golf Digest in the "Top 50 in America" to discuss ways to help golfers reach new heights. The discussion ranges from the chase for more distance to how to unlock the mystery that is breaking 80. Bernie & Trill also discuss the explosion in