About this episode

Mark Immelman and Rick Currin discuss practical strategies to simplify golf and improve performance across all aspects of the game.

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman is joined by South African golf instructor Rick Currin , who teaches in Malaysia and specializes in making golf simpler, more playable, and easier to improve. Rick brings a biomechanics and sports science background to his coaching, but his message is refreshingly practical: stop overcomplicating the game, manage the course smarter, and build a swing and short game that help you avoid big numbers. Mark and Rick walk through a “mini boot camp” for your whole game —course management, driver setup, iron play, pitching, bunker shots, lag putting, and short putts—with one clear goal: help golfers score better by making better decisions and executing simpler shots. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✅ Why avoiding double bogeys is one of the fastest ways to lower scores ✅ How to manage a golf course by playing to your strengths—not your ego ✅ Why “boring golf” can be the smartest path to better scores ✅ How better posture and setup can help you drive the ball more consistently ✅ Why irons should be treated like precision clubs, not power clubs ✅ A simple pitching key: narrow stance, toe down, rhythm, and less tension ✅ The bunker-shot…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Immelman

Guest: Rick Currin

Topics covered

• golf instruction
• course management
• swing improvement
• short game
• putting techniques
• biomechanics in golf

Keywords

• golf boot camp
• course management
• double bogeys
• lag putting
• bunker shots
• iron play
• swing setup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PGA TOUR

Places: Malaysia

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