Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan

Darin Hovis of Par4Fitness joins us to talk golf fitness and how you can prevent injury. Feel better and play better golf. Darin is located in Naples Florida and work with Players on the PGA LPGA, and LatinoAmerica Tours along with the PGA Tour of Canada. 

The founder of BodiTrak joins us for episode 186 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Understanding pressure and weight transfer can improve your swing path and ball striking. BodiTrak does just that and terry is here to tell us how we can improve with this understanding. Terry is always learning more about the game and finding ways to help improve golfers everywhere. 

Rick Wright joins us for episode 185 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Rick is the creator of the Putting T- Bar training aid and The Putting Laser Optics used to improve a players aim and is a great practice and teaching tool. Rick has been working with players of all skill levels for several years. We talk about his take on improving your putting and how he came up with the Laser Optics and Putting T-Bar to help improve his players putting stroke and accuracy on the putting green.

Sam Adams PGA first picked up a golf club at the age of 9 years. He played at a high level and assumed he could teach the game. At first he struggled helping his students at first but over time he learned to teach the game of golf and spend time with several great teachers fine tuning his craft. One was Harvey Penick. He wished he could talk to him today because he could ask so many more questions now then back when he was younger. He has found that teaching for several years there is always something new to learn about the game and how to help other improve. Today we tap into that knowledge in this interview with Sam. He make several points that anyone who loves this game will benefit from. Like the mental side of the game and motor skills and how they are learned.

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan Episode 183 our guest is Bradley Converse the founder and creator of Bradly Putters. Bradley putter are custom made wood putters like no other. His story of how it began and how it is growing into the market of putter in the game. You want to catch this episode also on our YouTube Channel. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdRYMkfD4e3UhuCT8VAcF1g

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan our guest is Brian Stoyer of Fix Your Divot to talk about his simple product divot tool and ball marker that makes it easy to have your divot tool with you on the green. 

Todd Stofka of Philly Hypnosis Performance joins us to talk about the mental side of the game. How to control your mindset on and off the course. Todd is known as one of the leading experts in mental performance. He talks about how it can help you improve your scores. 

Darren Falk of Holly Ridge Golf Club joins us for episode 180 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Darren is a young Pro who is certified in Stack and Tilt and Flatstick Putting. Darren talk golf with us and how he got into the industry.

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan we speak with motivational speaker and coach Robert Vitelli. Robert has worked with Anthony Robins and Zig Ziglar. He is here to let us in on how positive process and elevating your life can also elevate your game.

Robert Vitelli is a highly in demand Business Strategist, Coach and Mentor as well as the author of several National Best Selling books.

There are many products in golf and on this weeks show our interview is with John Mike the founder of Swing Shade Golf. This is a simple idea that address a problem that all golfers face in the heat of the summer when they practice. it provides shade and a place to set you phone and a drink. John Mike tells us how he came up with idea and where you can now go to purchase one yourself. This is a compact easy to use product that all golfers will like. 

Find it at https://swingshadegolf.com/

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan Mark Russo PGA from Maryland joins us for episode 177. Mark was voted by Golf Digest as Top teacher in State for 2017-18 season. Mark works with beginners to accomplished, low handicap players and even fellow golf professionals. Mark takes a caring approach that is based in serious study of all aspects of the game and how people learn. In this weeks interview Mark talks about his journey in the game and his passion for golf instruction.

Dan Gaucher PGA ,TPI joins us in this weeks episode of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Dan is the Director of Junior golf programs at Lyman Orchards and has a passion for developing the next generation of golfers. In 2015 Dan was recognized as one of US Kids Golf Top 50 Golf Instructors.

Welcome to this weeks Episode 175 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. This week Lisa Longball Canadian Women's Long Drive Champion returns to our show. This is a great interview and Lisa talks about what it's like to compete and all of the ways to hit it longer. 

Ed Oldham joins us this week for episode 174 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Ed is a two-time Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year and a PGA Master Professional, brings a love for the game of golf and teaching the game to The Ranch Country Club in Westminster, Colorado. Ed’s many accolades include being named to every Golf Digest Top Teachers in State list since they started the list in 2000. 

Ed has been a teacher of teachers through speaking at education programs through the Colorado PGA and Proponent Group Teaching Summits.

Adam Schriber is an internationally-acclaimed golf instructor. Adam is one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers. He works with LochenHeath Members while teaching touring professionals and top-ranked amateurs from around the world.

A former PGA and Nationwide Tour player, Adam most recently taught in Michigan at the Kingsley Club near Traverse City and Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville. He worked as an instructor with The David Leadbetter golf academies for 10 years. Adam was referred to by Sean Foley, as one of the top coaches in golf.

Adam graduated from Ferris State University’s Professional Golf Management Program, has coached PGA Tour standout Anthony Kim since age 14 and LPGA standout Candie Kung since age 16. Adam also works with PGA Tour player Jim Renner, a recent runner-up in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Casey Wittenberg and Randall Hutchinson, from Traverse City, MI are on the Web.com Tour as well as David Lipsky on the Asian Tour as part of 12 current full-time touring professional students.

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan Andrew Rice from Revolution Golf joins us to tell us about his journey in the game.

Andrew is the Director of Instruction at The Club at Savannah Harbor, located at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa. In 2017, Andrew was named one of Golf Digest's 50 Top Teachers in America. He has been teaching golf for almost 25 years and uses current teaching technology to help golfers of all abilities improve.

Andrew is a Revolution Golf Staff Instructor, a TrackMan Master and one of nine TrackMan University Partners in the world, He is also a Swing Catalyst Ambassador. Andrew also is the author of "It's all about Impact"and also produced a dvd call "The Wedge Project".

Contact Andrew -https://www.andrewricegolf.com/

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan episode 171 Michelle Holmes LPGA joins us to talk about being a junior golf leader.

Michelle and her team have been developing Juniors and students of all ages at the school for the last 7 years.  Michelle opened her school, with Dan Shea, PGA, in Spring 2011 and has had tremendous success in growing Junior Golf in the Hampton Roads area. In 2015, Michelle was offered the opportunity to expand her School to a second location. With Laura considering a change in the golf business, they all agreed that Laura would be a perfect fit to join the team by being the Director of Instruction at the second location, Kempsville Greens Golf Club, in Virginia Beach.

The Michelle Holmes School of Golf mission is to “create experiences that encourage kids to want to play the game FOREVER”. Laura, Michelle and Dan live by this mission every day by providing a fun and inviting environment for Pee Wees, Juniors and students of all ages.

This weeks on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan 170 Will Robins PGA Pro joins us from the Will Robins Golf located at Empire Ranch Golf Club. Will has been teaching the game since 2008. Will is the creator of The Scoring Method™, the teaching system that is revolutionizing golf instruction worldwide. The Scoring Method™ system guarantees lower scores and more enjoyment from the game. Will also has worked with students of all level and he is here to talk about the Scoring method and golf instruction. This is a very informative episode your won't want to miss a single second.

Brendan Ryan joins us for this weeks episode 169 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Brendan has served as a coach for Division I, III, and NJCAA schools, as well as individual players, and has published several books about junior golf, coaching, and college golf recruiting. As a coach, he claimed 15 team titles, including two National Championships. As a college placement consultant, Brendan has had the opportunity to help over 100 of the world's top-ranked golfers find their perfect fit. Players include John Axelsen (University of Florida), Leonie Harm (University of Houston), and Christoffer Bring (University of Texas).

Junior Golf Leader Nicole Weller is our guest this week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Here is a little about Nicole.

As Head Teaching Professional at The Landings Club in beautiful Savannah, Georgia, Nicole Weller is a member of the LPGA T&CP, PGA of America and Proponent Group.  She has served on the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Savannah Board, two terms on the PGA National Youth Player Development Committee (currently 2017-2019), PGA Special Awards Committee, is a co-author of the LPGA Girls Golf Playbook and is a proud partner with both Little Linksters and The Littlest Golfer (staff ambassador).

Nicole is a U.S. Kids Master Kids Teacher and is certified with U.S. Kids Golf and Spirit of Golf. She was given the prestigious honor of being the first professional to receive both the 2013 PGA and LPGA National Junior Golf Leader awards in the same year and was listed on the 2017 LPGA / Women's Golf Journal Inaugural LPGA Top 50 Teachers List.  Nicole helped coordinate a U.S. Kids Golf Instructor Certification seminar for U.S. Kids Golf at The Landings Club in December, 2016 for 30 professionals.

Mel Sole & Phil Ritson

Mel Sole joins us on this weeks episode 167 of breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Here is a little bit about Mel's history in instruction. 

After a playing career on the South African PGA Tour, Mel Sole turned his focus to teaching under the tutelage of Phil Ritson back in the 70’s. Phil had been coach to Mel and several other Pros, including the renown Gary Player, who were playing the SA PGA Tour. Mel found the teaching side of golf to be hugely rewarding, and his coaching of Junior Golf Teams in South Africa produced 2 National Champions and several Junior Champions.

In 1984, Mel moved to Toronto, Canada, where he opened the Canadian Golf Academy, an indoor/outdoor teaching facility.

In 1988 his long-time friend and mentor, Phil Ritson–now based in Florida–invited Mel to head up the Phil Ritson Golf Studio in Myrtle Beach, SC. The golf school relocated to Pawleys Island, SC in 1991 as the Phil Ritson – Mel Sole Golf School, and has had great success at beautiful Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club for 15 years. The school was renamed Mel Sole Golf School in 2013. 

Contact Mel- http://www.ritson-sole.com/ 

This week on Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan we speak with the Founder of The Golf Science Lab podcast Cordie Walker of Golf Science Lab podcast. Cordie is growing the game of golf through his interviews on golf and helping golfers and coaches learn more about the the game and ways to improve. Today Cordie talks about what he has been doing to help inform his audience about all that is really going on in golf technology and ways to improve in the game we all love. 

Contact  http://golfsciencelab.com/

This week we have a special guest with Ted Ordorico who is the host of Golf Talk Live!

Ted was born in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. He currently resides in Panama City Beach, Florida. After attending High School in the early 1980’s, Ted served in the Canadian Navy and was stationed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He later completed several sales and marketing courses at Mohawk College.

Using his sales and marketing background, Ted held several business positions before starting his own business in the Credit and Collection’s industry. Having played golf since the age of seven, Ted brings a unique and progressive viewpoint to the Ted & Buck Golf brand. He has a true passion for golf which will allow him to bring a higher level of instruction to the game.

He currently holds a USGTF-Level II Associate Member Teaching Professional certificate. Ted talks about his journey in the game and how he is doing all he can to help grow the game.

Contact Ted - https://tedandbuckgolf.wordpress.com/about/

Peter Wiesel joins us for episode 164 Breaking par with Bernard Sheridan. This is Peter's second appearance and is back to discuss putting and all of the things he has been working on since the last time we saw him. 

This weeks episode 163 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan we are joined by the owner of The Golfer's Toolbox mark Williamson. The golfer's toolbox is a training aid that has so many uses to help you with you game. From alignment to stretching to swing plane. It can help you with your full swing ,chipping and putting. You can gather information on your divots and path and even more. I use it with all of my students at Impact Zone Golf in Naples Fl. Today Mark explains some of the many things that the Golfer's Toolbox has to offer and how it can transform your game. It is great for coach's and players alike and used by several players on both the PGA and LPGA Tour. To find out more just hit the play button and enjoy this great interview. 

Contact or purchase - https://www.golferstoolbox.com/

Michael Bentley the creator of Blast Motion joins us on todays episode 162 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Michael is one of the most innovative minds in the game of golf and his invention Blast Motion is used not only for golf but also baseball. There are so many awesome things this product can perform. It gathers data about your stroke and tempo in putting and full swing. I like it because as a golf coach I can see what my students are doing and help them improve. Michael gives us tons of info on this product and what it can do along with new information that continues to be added. this simple device fits right on the end of the grip of any club in your bag. It then gathers data and sends it to your iPhone via bluetooth. It can capture and analyze swing and stroke metrics for every shot. This is great for the course to gather data and return it to your coach for fast improvement. The price point is affordable for anyone who plays the game. To find out more listen to this episode along with a visit to the Blast Motion website. Brad Faxon former PGA Tour Player and announcer on the Golf Channel is the company spokesperson and uses it himself.