Welcome to the first episode of our new Golf Science Lab powered podcast Game Like Training Radio.  Hosts Matthew Cooke and Cordie Walker are dedicating an entire show to learning and practice so that you can play your best game on the golf course instead of on the range. Because the topic of learning is so under explored, Matt and Cordie are going to explore more effective and efficient training environments, have conversations with experts in the field, and also dive into research papers on different topics related to golf training.

1.1 Welcome to Game Like Training Radio

Our guest today is Trevor Ragan from TrainUgly.com. Trevor explains his “jungle tiger” analogy and walks us through his four-step framework to achieve amazing results in your game.

Trevor explains that Train Ugly is the marriage of the mental component, or growth mindset, and motor science learning. He emphasizes that a motor learning science practice can get ugly – it’s harder, more chaotic and more random. When you’re in that zone, you make more mistakes.

1.2 The Critical Missing Component in Most Practice Sessions w/ Trevor Ragan

John Kessel is the director of sport development for USA Volleyball and joins us today to talk about the importance of learning and some of the most important learning principles they've implemented with the US Volleyball team.  


1.3 Why Your Practice Doesn't Transfer to the Golf Course w/ John Kessel

In this episode we talk about the phases of participation every golfer goes through when they get into the game and how to best manage them. It's critical to understand the different needs of a golfer to set up the best learning environment possible to avoid burn out and get the best results. 


1.4 3 How to Maximize Your Training by Understanding the 3 Phases of Participation

1.5  Why You Can Accelerate Your Improvement With a Growth Mindset w/  Dr Fran Pirozzolo

FEEDBACK...  What is it and how does it impact how you learn and perform?   That’s the topic of today’s conversation with golf coach Trillium Rose.


1.6 How Types of Feedback Influence Learning w/ Trillium Rose

Learn from one of the "forefathers" of golf motor learning research, Dr Tim Lee as we talk about specificity of learning and feedback so you can discover how to improve your learning environment.

1.7 Specificity of Learning Might Explain Why You're Not Improving w/ Dr Tim Lee

In this conversation we talk about Performance Games, how to create them, why to use them, and give you some examples you can take to the course.

1.8 4 Step Process to Creating Highly Effective Performance Games

There are a lot of misguided common beliefs and myths about player development that we tackle in this episode of Game Like Training Radio with special guest Iain Highfield.  If you're a coach, parent, or junior golfer, MAKE SURE to listen in to this episode!

1.9 5 Common Myths of Player Development And What To Do About It

We have an expert in player development with us in this episode, Stuart Morgan.  He manages one of the largest full time junior golf academies and has years of experience developing skills, and helping players perform their best.

1.10 How to Help JR Golfers Manage Skill Regression w/ Stuart Morgan

Does your game or skills test mean anything?  Today we're talking about learning and importance (or lack of) with common skills testing while sharing best practices for better learning and practice.

1.11 Defining the Goal of Affective Learning w/ Graeme McDowall and Peter Arnott

UPDATE - Expert Golfer

Dr Anders Ericsson is one of the foundational researchers in the field of learning and joins us today to talk about what it takes to achieve elite levels of performance.

2.1 Biggest Misconceptions around Learning Debunked w/ Dr Anders Ericsson

What does the research say about where you should think during the golf swing?  That's what we talk about today with guest and researcher David Sherwood.

2.2 Why Your Swing Thoughts Impact Your Golf Swing w/ David Sherwood, Ph.D.

The dynamics between parent and competitive junior golfer is an interesting one.  We often hear about what’s going on from afar but today we’re going to the source.

2.3 The Junior Golfer and Parent Relationship w/ Stuart Morgan

We’re back with part 2 of our look at the junior golfer and parent relationship. This week we’re talking about what we heard and analyzing the conversation between an elite junior golfer and parent.

2.4 [ANALYSIS] The Junior Golfer and Parent Relationship w/ Stuart Morgan

Today we talk with coaching researcher and educator Dr Paul Schempp about the traits and actions of the best instructors and coaches (plus what that difference is).

2.5 Traits of Effective Golf Instructors w/ Dr Paul Schempp

Today we're talking all about how to increase speed and how to hit the ball farther with two experts in this Kyle Shay and Mike Napoleon of Superspeed Golf.

2.6 Effective Ways to Train SPEED

In this awesome podcast we’re tackling a common learning myth with professor Richard Bailey and having a conversation about a shift in teaching and coaching he’d like to see.

Professor Richard Bailey tackles the idea of learning styles (visual, verbal, etc…) as a myth and what the research says in reality with the emphasis on evidence based coaching.

2.7 The Myth of Learning Styles

Today we're taking a look at what's going inside the PGA Great Britain & Ireland as far as their coaching and instruction with the head of coaching and sports science, David Colcough.

2.8 What are Golf Instructors Being Taught?

2.9 The Myth of "Perfect Practice Makes Perfect"

Welcome to Season 2 of the GLT Podcast/Radio Show. In this episode, we have special guest Chris Hanson of the European Tour. Chris shares with us first hand how he has dealt with adversity. If you have any questions or comments for Chris or the guys at GLT please leave them in the comment section below and we will address them!

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Golfers - Game Like Training Radio is a show dedicated to helping you get more out of your practice and truly understand how to better LEARN golf. 

Hosts Matthew Cooke and Cordie Walker are dedicating an entire show to learning and practice so that you can play your best game on the golf course instead of on the range. 

Because the topic of learning is so under explored, Matt and Cordie are going to explore more effective and efficient training environments, have conversations with experts in the field, and also dive into research papers on different topics related to golf training.


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