Michael Kim is a former All-America at The University of California, Berkeley and the 2013 winner of The Jack Nicklaus Award as the National Collegiate Player of the Year. He was also the 2013 winner of The Haskins Award for the Outstanding College Player of the Year.
Michael is now a winner on the PGA TOUR and he joins #OntheMark to discuss his career in golf, winning at the highest level, golf instruction, and navigating slumps and dips in form.
Michael shares lessons learned in Junior and Collegiate Golf, including insights on acclimatizing to different golf courses and conditions.
He talks about his ascent to the PGA TOUR and his 2018 win in The John Deere Classic.
He addresses work on his technique and his golf-swing and he shares his mindset to navigating tough times.
Michael then shares advice on Method and Technique and other elements key to good golf including:
The Golf-swing Pivot and Rotation, and the influence as either a Clubface "Opener" or "Closer," using Viktor Hovland as an example.
Putting Consistency with a reference to Strokes Gained Putting.
The Mental Game and Thought-life for Success, including insights on dealing with Nerves and Anxiety.
Making Changes for Improvement and how to do so successfully, and
Long and Short Golf-swings and how to make a longer, more powerful swing properly.
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