Kelvin Kelley Golf Podcast

Known as the “Yips Whisperer”, Jim Waldron is a nationally acclaimed golf teaching professional, mental game coach, author, and lecturer best known for his pioneering research on the mind/body connection approach to learning and teaching golf. His holistic approach to golf improvement blends swing and short game mechanics, mental focus skills, physical fitness and emotional state control. In this...

Had a wonderful chat on how the body should move with Dr. Mark Bull. Mark holds a PhD in Sport, exercise and rehabilitation science from Birmingham University and is also a full member of the British PGA. Mark developed and designed Bull3D and is a pioneer in the world of human movement and golf swing performance allowing him to provide innovative sport science and biomechanical services to golf....

A great conversation with performance coach Iain Highfield. Iain has over 10 years of expertise educating and inspiring golfers to create psychological habits of excellence through his mental conditioning and effective practice programs. In the conversation we discuss the best ways to train a new movement and the best parts of his book. More information can be found on Iain on the link below. http...

Gavin Coles is an Australian professional golfer. Gavin is a five-time winner on the Nationwide Tour/Korn Ferry Tour. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002, 2004 and 2006 and the PGA Tour in 2003, 2005 and 2007. We chat about his upbringing in the the game, battling adversity, the evolution of his golf swing and his current teaching philosophies. More information on Gavin can be found bel...

James Sieckmann is a short game and putting guru that works with several PGA Tour and LIV players. James and I talk about certain short game shots and what he sees in good putting strokes. We also talk some simple putting drills that are great for practice. More on James below.   https://jsegolfacademy.com www.kelleygolf.com  

A great conversation with three-time major winner and former number one player in world Nick Price. Nick was winner of the ‘92 PGA Championship, ‘94 Open, and ‘94 PGA Championship. We discuss the evolution of his golf swing and the process of making swing changes. Nick also talks about never losing awareness to the target on the golf course.  https://www.nickprice.com   www.kelleygolf.com

Had a really cool conversation with golf coach David Leadbetter. We discuss the importance of the takeaway in the golf swing and his new training aid called the “Straightaway”. We also chat about his work with Nick Faldo and dive into his teaching philosophies. More information on David below. https://instagram.com/davidleadbetter?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==      

Paul Gow is an Australian professional golfer. Paul played on the PGA tour and won three times on the Nationwide Tour. He currently resides in Australia and is the host of Fox Sports How Good Is Golf TV. We had a great conversation and discuss his journey from Australia to the U.S and the evolution of his golf swing. More information on Paul can be found at: https://instagram.com/howgoodisgolftv?i...

Had a great chat with Dr. Rick Sessinghaus. Rick is the founder of FlowCode and is the lifelong swing and mental game coach of Colin Morikawa. He is the expert on the mindset principles that make or break performance on and off the course. His coaching has helped top junior, collegiate, and professional golfers reach new levels of performance. Rick has also provided seminars and consulting to busi...

A great conversation with golf coach Luke Ringrose who is based out of the U.K. Luke and I discuss his philosophy on coaching, teaching the golf swing, and how working on the same few tendencies in your swing is actually a good thing. His students are known to have simple golf swings. We also discuss how Luke stills enjoys playing and competing. Luke can be found at:  Luke@rightsidedgolf.com https...

Had a great conversation with golf coach Gary Edwin. We discuss how he developed his teaching philosophy over the years and the swings that influenced him the most. This would include the swing patterns of Peter Thomson, Ben Hogan and Kel Nagle.  We also chat about he goes about fixing golf swings, where to look first, and the importance of getting things right at the start. Gary runs his own teac...

Phil Richards is a world renown strength, conditioning and nutrition expert. Phil has written four books including “Ultimate Strength and Conditioning Book, My Story.” Phil works at the highest level of professional sport and in multiple sports. We cover a wide range of topics including strength conditioning for golf, mental health, and nutrition. Phil has an incredible life story as well. More on...

A discussion with Rich Hunt from Hunt Golf Analytics. Rich is a consultant to over 60 PGA Tour players. We talk course strategy and the best metrics used for keeping your own stats. We also chat about how he got into the field of tracking shot data for his Tour players.  www.kelleygolf.com

Rick is a two-time PGA Tour winner along with  nine second place finishes. He was number one in putting statistics on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the Walker Cup team and has many other great achievements in his playing career.  On the pod we discuss Rick’s transition from playing to coaching, the art of taking your game to the golf course and a few helpful ways to start putting better. More i...

A short game discussion with Karl Morris and Gary Nicol. We discuss their new video series on “The Lost of Putting.” Topics include creating your putting “Story ”, efficient ways to practice and the power of attention in performance. The new program can be found in the link below. https://themindfactor.net/product/lost-art-of-putting-program/?mc_cid=535e3ebb84&mc_eid=6a24459eef

Mark is an announcer for CBS Golf and PGA Tour Live. He is also the host of the “On The Mark” Podcast for the PGA Tour. Mark and I chat golf swing philosophy, what he has learned about the swing over the years and training new movements. We also talk about his very popular podcast. 

Drew is a coach to several PGA Tour and LPGA players. He discusses the difference between coaching world class players and the everyday club golfer. I pick his brain on who is mentors are and what golf swings he enjoys looking at. Also his favorite current training aids in the market. More on Drew can be found at https://drewsteckel.com/contact/

----more----A discussion with Dr. Raymond Prior. We chat about his new book “Golf Beneath The Surface”. Topics include practicing mindfulness, developing stable confidence and separating self-worth from performance. More about Dr. Prior and his book can be found at https://www.btsmindset.com/dr-raymond-priors-books .   

A great conversation with golf coach Sean Foley. We discuss how life off the golf course directly impacts your golf game. Topics include stoic philosophy, creating healthier habits, meaningful books to add to your library and ways to get better on and off the course. Sean also shares how he gets better on a daily basis. More on Sean can be found here: https://www.seanfoleygolf.com    

Dr. Kiran Kanwar is the creator of the “Minimalist golf swing”.  We discuss the biomechanics of the golf swing and why there doesn’t need to be any left side bend or “tilting” in the golf swing.  Dr. Kanwar has a P.h. D. In Kinesiology (major - Biomechanics) and is a master LPGA golf instructor. She has been teaching golf for over 34 years and is a winner of the India National Championship. More i...

Lorne is a Canadian golf journalist and author. He has written over 16 Golf books which includes the “The 1997 Masters: My Story” co-written with Tiger Woods.  Lorne has also co-written books with Jim Nelford, George Knudson, David Leadbetter, and Nick Price. We mostly chat about Moe Norman and his book “Moe & Me: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf's Mysterious Genius”. Tiger Woods told Golf Digest,...

Based out of the Archerfield Links, Gary has been coaching golf around the world since the late 1980s, working with players of all abilities from weekend golfers to winners on the European Tour to Ryder Cup stars and Olympians. He has also co-authored The Lost Art Of Putting, The Lost Art Of Playing Golf and The Lost Art Of The Short Game. We chat about how to approach improving your short game as...

Karl is widely regarded as Europe’s leading golf performance coach, having worked with six Major winners and over 100 PGA Tour,  European Tour and LPGA players. More information can be found at https://themindfactor.net   We chat about the importance of gratitude, having a clear intention on a golf shot, the power of attention and post-shot reactions.   

Mike Carroll is the creator of the “Fit For Golf” app. Mike works with players from around the world including PGA Tour and European Tour players. We chat fitness and developing clubhead speed. His information can be found at https://fitforgolf.blog . 

A chat with golf instructor Brad Hughes. We talk Brad’s playing career and philosophy on golf instruction. More information on Brad can be found at www.bradleyhughesgolf.com