Alex Buckner (England) is a DP World (European Tour) Golf Instructor. One of the leading Short Game Coaches in the game, he also works with Ladies European Tour and Challenge Tour players.

Alex joins #OntheMark to discuss Short Game skills and proficiency and he dives into the mechanics of how to create certain shots by understanding Golf-club, Ball and Turf interactions.

As he talks about 4 different shots - the Compressed Strike, the Non-compressed Strike, the Slider and the Bunker shot - he elaborates on golf-club Entry Points andLow Points in relation to the golf ball. As he explains these concepts he also talks about:

• The Difference between Entry Point and Low Point
• Launch Angles
• Ball Speeds
• Adding Spin to shots
• Body and Clubface Alignments
• "Bounce" and how it's used
• Clubface Alignment vs Swing Path for shot creation, and
• Intention prior to the shot for success.

Alex also shares a drill that is guaranteed to help you improve your presentation of the club to the ball for improved greenside chipping and pitching.

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Todd Adcock is a British PGA Accredited Golf Professional and a Scott Cowx Advanced Certified Coach. Todd turned to golf instruction after a successful playing career, highlighted by being ranked as high as 8th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, representing England and winning the English Amateur Championship.

Todd uses a holistic approach to golf instruction and most certainly applies his expertise and experience gained as a leading amateur and tournament-winning golfer.

As a player he said he always looked for answers to problems and that bent led him to develop his "STOP Principle" for better decision-making, course management, and golf:

• S - Can I get a... Stance and Strike?
• T - What is the required... Trajectory"
• O - What are my... Options"
• P - What is the... Probability (of success)?

He elaborates on each one of the relevant decision-making questions and illustrates how they can improve course management and scoring.

He also dives into a few other game improvement concepts - (1) Finishing a Round well, (2) 1st Tee Nerves and the Opening Tee-shot, (3) Shot-shaping Windows and Club Selection, (4) Good Practice Habits, (5) Pragmatism vs. Emotionality, (6) Chasing Zeroes on a Launch Monitor, and (7) The Goldilocks Effect in Golf.

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Dane Cvetkovic is a Serbian professional golfer who has grown a large social media presence thanks to his informative and helpful golf coaching videos

As a young man Dane dreamt of becoming a Chess Grandmaster, but when he was introduced to the game, as a 12-year-old, his dreams changed. Golf became his passion, and as a member of the Serbian National Golf Team golf took him from Serbia to the Netherlands to the United Arab Emirates.

He joins #OntheMark to share his journey in golf, lessons learned along the way, and also some of his best golf tips and insights to to demystify the game. He talks about various concepts relating to game improvement while emphasizing the value of "playing golf vs. golf-swing."

• Understanding your misses
• Understanding how to create certain ball-flights and trajectories, and
• Four Swing Thoughts that helped him become a Scratch Golfer:

1. A Transition Feel of an "outward push" instead of a "downward pull"
2. Turning "inside of a barrel" for a better pivot in the backswing
3. Stabilizing the clubface through and post-impact
4. "Hammering the Nail" through the golf-ball at impact.

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