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Episode 173: Nick Iacono – Understanding the nuances of science in golf, Why learning is a never ending process, & How he avoids falling into the ‘tech trap’.
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Nick Iacono – (IG: @nickiaconogolf, FB: @nick.j.iacono) is quickly becoming a household name in the golf coaching world. Nick's mission is to provide elite developmental coaching programs for his students. His coaching has yielded success for golfers at both amateur and professional levels. Nick was nominated to the Golf Digest Best in State Teachers list for PA (22-23', 24-25'), along with the Golf Digest Best Young Teachers in America list in 21-22', 23-24', and 25-26'. With the ability to coach his students both in person and virtually year-round, he is able to share his enjoyment and passion for the game to golfers of all ages and skill levels. Over the course of his coaching career, Nick has earned a wide variety of certifications to help give him a better understanding of the golf swing. Some of Nick's certifications include TPI: Golf Mechanics Level 2, SAM PuttLab Level 3, Aimpoint certified instructor, and is a TrackMan Certified Professional. To help further his knowledge of the golf swing, Nick has been mentored by Top 100 Golf Instructor John Dunigan for over a decade.
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PAYNTR Golf Shoes - Payntr Golf delivers performance traction resulting from our shoe’s ability to resist, support, & enhance – allowing golfers the capacity to leverage ground forces, control movement, and maximize speed at impact. https://payntrgolf.com/golf360
Books by Rande Somma
- Why Do We Call Them Leaders?: https://amzn.to/3VIhDI6
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The Stack System is the ultimate device to use when looking to biohack your swing speed. Co-developed by ‘The Savant of Speed’ – Dr. Sasho MacKenzie, and PING engineer Marty Jertsen, it is a device that every golfer can utilize to increase their swing speed. The Stack System uses AI to ensure that your development is as efficient as possible. To order The Stack you can do so on their website at www.thestacksystem.com. Be sure to use the discount code GOLF360 to receive your special discount.
Sponsors: Get your 15% discount on your next order of JustThrive Probiotic at https://justthrivehealth.com/ (use code: GOLF360)
Looking to play one of the best golf courses in the Hilton Head Island area? Be sure to check out Old South Golf Links and have one of your best golf experiences ever https://www.oldsouthgolf.com/
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Manage episode 476831586 series 2532007
Nick Iacono – (IG: @nickiaconogolf, FB: @nick.j.iacono) is quickly becoming a household name in the golf coaching world. Nick's mission is to provide elite developmental coaching programs for his students. His coaching has yielded success for golfers at both amateur and professional levels. Nick was nominated to the Golf Digest Best in State Teachers list for PA (22-23', 24-25'), along with the Golf Digest Best Young Teachers in America list in 21-22', 23-24', and 25-26'. With the ability to coach his students both in person and virtually year-round, he is able to share his enjoyment and passion for the game to golfers of all ages and skill levels. Over the course of his coaching career, Nick has earned a wide variety of certifications to help give him a better understanding of the golf swing. Some of Nick's certifications include TPI: Golf Mechanics Level 2, SAM PuttLab Level 3, Aimpoint certified instructor, and is a TrackMan Certified Professional. To help further his knowledge of the golf swing, Nick has been mentored by Top 100 Golf Instructor John Dunigan for over a decade.
Affiliates:
PAYNTR Golf Shoes - Payntr Golf delivers performance traction resulting from our shoe’s ability to resist, support, & enhance – allowing golfers the capacity to leverage ground forces, control movement, and maximize speed at impact. https://payntrgolf.com/golf360
Books by Rande Somma
- Why Do We Call Them Leaders?: https://amzn.to/3VIhDI6
- Leadersh!t: https://amzn.to/3VY4zib
The Stack System is the ultimate device to use when looking to biohack your swing speed. Co-developed by ‘The Savant of Speed’ – Dr. Sasho MacKenzie, and PING engineer Marty Jertsen, it is a device that every golfer can utilize to increase their swing speed. The Stack System uses AI to ensure that your development is as efficient as possible. To order The Stack you can do so on their website at www.thestacksystem.com. Be sure to use the discount code GOLF360 to receive your special discount.
Sponsors: Get your 15% discount on your next order of JustThrive Probiotic at https://justthrivehealth.com/ (use code: GOLF360)
Looking to play one of the best golf courses in the Hilton Head Island area? Be sure to check out Old South Golf Links and have one of your best golf experiences ever https://www.oldsouthgolf.com/
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1 Episode 180: Craig Gile – What are Cool Mitts and why should you care? The innovative technology behind Cool Mitts, and How are Cool Mitts revolutionizing sports and training? 1:33:53

1 Episode 179: James Hong – Why it’s important for kids to play various sports, The secret to working with juniors and their parents, Problem Solving and the struggle: A part of the Success Recipe 1:43:54

1 Episode 178: Susan Harp – Life as the spouse of a tour pro, The excitement and challenges of life on the road, Why trust, support, and communication are so vital to success on tour and in… 1:18:01

1 Episode 177: Dennis Sales – Is he really anti-science? Why challenging conventional thought is a good thing, and What does he really think of force plates? 2:50:30

1 Episode 176: Geoff Mangum – Real vs. Fake Science in putting and golf? Is Aim Point an effective way to read greens? The torque no one’s discussing with zero torque putters. 2:09:39

1 Episode 175: Dr. Patti Milligan – What saliva can tell us about our health, How your diet influences your golf and health, and Is saliva the new blood test? 1:38:45

1 Episode 174: Chris Finn – The need for strength training in golf, Why strength development is important for aging golfers, How he approaches strength development for golfers with prior injuries. 2:01:51

1 Episode 173: Nick Iacono – Understanding the nuances of science in golf, Why learning is a never ending process, & How he avoids falling into the ‘tech trap’. 1:48:23

1 Episode 172: Jon Sinclair – Why can coaches look at the same data and still disagree what’s happening? How AI is changing the coaching world, and the Science behind TPT shafts and fitting. 1:47:17

1 Episode 171: Bill Holowaty – From hockey to golf, an amazing story, The Miura Way and why it’s so important, Miura production, how they make the best golf clubs in the world. 2:17:02

1 Episode 170: Dr. Sasho MacKenzie – The Stack – Wedge, the latest in short game improvement, Why is there so much disagreement about ‘science’? What updates have been made to The Stack Speed & Putting? 1:44:51

1 Episode 169: James Leitz – The Four Laws of Golf, Why guess when you can measure?, The Greatest Golf Story ever told 2:19:25

1 Episode 168: Dr. Stuart McGill – Physiology and Neuroscience of the back, Muscular sequencing and patterning of the golf swing, Training for golf: Why stronger isn’t always better. 2:19:11

1 Episode 167: Dr. Ryan Peebles – What is Core Balance Training?, Is it possible to cure spondylolistheses? Why low intensity spine engagement may be the key to healing your back. 2:02:14

1 Episode 166: Dr. Cassie Beard – How the sun is damaging your skin, What level SPF should you be using, and Does your diet influence your susceptibility to skin disease? 1:20:52

1 Episode 165: Michael Michaelides – Stories from the Open Forum, What is ‘Optimal Health?’, and is the water you’re drinking making you sick? 3:19:42

1 Episode 164: Ben Shear – Mistaking flexibility issues for stability issues and how to tell, How often and deep should you stretch, How to maintain flexibility as strength increases. 1:51:27

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1 Episode 161: Dr. Will Wu & John Dunigan – Why you’re practicing but not improving, What is better: Block or Random Practice? How the Perfect Coach App is revolutionizing how you practice and improve. 2:07:00

1 Episode 160: Gregory Lebrat –The story of Smart 2 Move – from concept to development, to taking a step back in order to take two forward, How technology can help and also hurt, if used incorrectly,… 53:31

1 Episode 159: Nick Chertock – Open Forum, from idea to the Golf Science Redefined, How do he and his partners go about selecting guests, formats, and topics, What he has learned in more than a decade… 2:17:44

1 Episode 158: Michael Jacobs – Taking Science in Golf to a level that’s more than just measuring, The Jacobs 3D System and how an airplane can change your game for the better, Working with world… 1:37:38

1 Episode 157: John Novosel Jr. from Tour Tempo – In a tech world sometimes the best things are the simple ones, How tempo and rhythm maybe the key to improving your swing, and The growth of the Tour… 1:25:43

1 Episode 156: Jeff Smith – Technology in golf – How it is being used to improve skills and the down sides of overuse. Educating the next generation of coaches and how he’s helping to ensure it’s done… 1:44:48

1 Episode 155: Dr. John ‘Trey’ Rogers – Everything you needed to know about turf grass, but didn’t – Revolutionizing the way putting greens are built, Grain; which way does it go? Aerifying; needed or… 1:48:11

1 Episode 154: Boo Weekley – What life’s like on the Champions Tour, Why believing in yourself is so important, and The most important ingredient to success at any level. 2:00:18

1 Episode 153: Jon Sherman – The easiest ways to improve at golf, What are the Top 3 things you can do to lower your scores, What it’s like to write two award-winning golf coaching books. 2:02:14

1 Episode 152: Joe McGee - Why understanding people is the best skill you can develop. What he’s learned working for some of the best clubs in the country, How golf has changed in the five decades… 1:36:56

1 Episode 151: Matt Ginella – Discusses what being a ‘Travel Insider’ is and is it the best job in the world?, How to plan the ideal great golf trip, Where did he get his passion for telling human… 1:10:41

1 Episode 150: James Piot – LIV Golf from an insider’s perspective. What it is like being mentored by Phil Mickelson, What he’s learned in his first few years as a professional golfer 1:28:07

1 Episode 149: Ben Shear – His philosophies and thinking on Golf Fitness, The importance of time off and recovery, What’s better strength, mobility, or flexibility for golf? 1:54:48

1 Episode 148: Kraig Kann – Stories with the former Golf Channel Host and Lead Anchor. What is branding and why should you care? Why having multiple careers can be a great, and important thing. 1:45:44

1 Episode 147: Stuart Morgan – What is skill development? Why are we looking in the wrong place for answers to our golf game? and Why do golfers crave comfort and what to do about that? 1:47:54

1 Episode 146: Larry Bobka – How he got into the design business, What he’s learned in 35+ years of designing some of the best golf clubs in history, and Working with Tour pro’s on their clubs designs. 1:37:32

1 Episode 145: Dr. Ashu Goyle – Everything you wanted to know about Pain Management, What are Stem Cell and PRP therapies and should you use them?, and The difference between Bioidentical Hormones and… 1:39:54

1 Episode 144: Bernie Najar – The importance of continuing to learn new things, Coaching beginners to World Champions, and How your delivery can help/hurt your students. 1:44:22

1 Episode 143: Colin Rigney – What is Musculoskeletal Ultrasound? Can MSK Ultrasound be a better way to diagnose the cause of your issue than traditional methods? Which methods of training/therapy are… 1:39:20

1 Episode 142: Michael Burcin – How to prepare your junior for college athletics and beyond, The college recruiting process and how to make your junior stand out, and Identifying the best college fit… 1:41:53

1 Episode 141: Julie Garner – The coach of one of the most storied women’s golf programs on Building a collegiate powerhouse, Why success does not always take a linear path, and Adversity as a… 1:55:56

1 Episode 140: Mark Lye – A review of the 2024 Master’s Tournament, Are PED’s being used in professional golf?, Is he really a fan of professional women’s sports? and How he’s teaching and raising his… 1:35:56

1 Episode 139: Dr. Thomas P. Seager – Everything you wanted to know about ice baths but didn’t, When should you do the ice bath; before or after training, The amazing health benefits ice baths… 2:00:06
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