About this episode

Dr. Luke Benoit discusses the challenges of transferring range swings to the golf course and offers insights on effective practice strategies.

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman welcomes back Dr. Luke Benoit, golf instructor, motor learning expert, and creator of the RypStick , for a deep dive into one of golf’s biggest questions: Why is it so hard to change your swing — and why does your range game often disappear on the golf course? Luke shares insights from his upcoming book, The Golf Textbook, and explains how motor learning, biomechanics, practice design, and performance psychology all work together when golfers try to improve. The conversation challenges common assumptions about practice, range work, swing changes, and the way golfers train. Instead of simply “hitting more balls,” Luke lays out a smarter path for building better patterns, transferring them to the course, and learning when to think mechanically — and when to play freely. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why your practice swing often looks better than your real swing. Why hitting range balls is not always the best way to change a motor pattern. How pressure changes your movement patterns on the golf course. Why golfers must separate swing-building practice from performance practice . The difference between changing your swing for…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Immelman

Guest: Dr. Luke Benoit

Topics covered

• swing mechanics
• motor learning
• practice design
• performance psychology
• golf training
• swing changes

Keywords

• golf swing
• motor patterns
• practice techniques
• performance
• swing improvement
• video feedback
• calibration

Mentioned in this episode

Products: RypStick

Books & works: The Golf Textbook

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