Advertise on podcast: Talk Birdie To Me

A Friday Feedback show today, we hear from you with several questions and comments, always fun! 01:00Clarity on whether the Augusta Chipping Green is not available to members. 02:00Nick and Mark played Huntingdale last week, there was an incident, more on that later. And Nick played Long Island, raved about it, he gives some feedback on Long Island, and we hear a request from a wolfpacker regarding the course. 04:00Last week we asked for you to tell us 'who have you lost to', some excellent messages that we read through! After the turn... 09:00Following a comment about Y.E.Yang, Mark had some homework to do on him in the turn, and runs through it. 10:00Is golf expensive? We discuss. A wolfpacker says yes, another says their course is very reasonable. 13:00Malcolm on losing distance and stretching. 15:00Teresa has been 'sucked in' to watching Talk Birdie To Me by her husband John....nice work John, cheques in the mail. 16:00After Mark had a 'buggy incident' at Huntingdale which we posted on socials, we read some of the comments from wolfpackers. 18:00A fantastic story from wolfpacker Jeff about Peter Thomson....you've got to hear this one, it is a ripper! A fun Friday Feedback show today, have a great weekend ! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another big show this week.... 01:00We start with Mark considering a potential change to the watchlist involving Rory McIlroy. Is there a precedent for what happened to Rory, and what he did, is he now watchlist worthy? 03:00We look at the before and after pics of Rory's lie, and discuss what we can see. 06:00Given the technicalities around this, we give rules guy Blakey a yell to explain what he, as an international rules official, saw. 07:00Blakey explains the rule infraction and the variables around it. 09:30There is one nuance to the rule that Blakey explains which Nick and Mark were unaware of and are very surprised to learn! 12:00Mark makes a statement that he reckons he'll be 'howled down' for' 14:00What does Blakey say about Wyndham Clark in the US Open, and would he have pinged him ? 18:00We award our Hostplus 'That's a Plus for Golf' to the DP World Tour for giving Rory a 2-shot penalty. 19:00Big win from young superstar Blades Brown at the weekend, and Mark saw something in his game that he loved, and gave Blades our Touch of Class this week. 22:00We play a clip from super coach Jonathan Yarwood analysing Blades' amateur swing vs pro swing. 25:00Bubble watch 27:00Frank Kennedy's DQ from Q-School. Fair? After the turn... 31:00Putting routines that you could copy and not go wrong with - Mark lists his Top 5 for Betr 37:00Plenty of Global highlights from Nick 41:00Feedback - Rory, APAC, Bryson & Rahm, Leish, our Aaron Baddeley chat 45:00 Poor 'fashion on the course' chat 47:00Who is the worst dressed pro on tour? Mark names names. 55:00Nick's masterclass for the Golf Clearance Outlet on ensuring your swing path is in shape, and using alignment sticks to help. Some excellent, free videos at NickOHern.com on this topic - click on 'Find Your Free Lesson' on the homepage. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fantastic to chat with Australian golfing star Aaron Baddeley today, and there is plenty to discuss! 03:00From cricket to golf, and how old was he when he got into golf? And how did he go from playing casually to having such a 'beautiful action'? 04:30His experiences with Dale Lynch and their plan to get him on the US Tour by the time he was 21. 07:00Mark describes Badds swing as 'simple yet powerful', where did the power come from? 08:00Nick remembers the 1999 Australian Open when Aaron won the tournament as an amateur, he talks about watching a young Badds killing it. 09:00Aaron explains his weeks leading up to the AO, and the plan to peak that week, how he did it. He also had a 'motto' for the tournament, he explains. 11:00Mark says him backing up after the AO win in Sydney, to win again the next year in Melbourne, was even more impressive. 13:00Badds explains how he got his tour card. 14:00He talks about being invited to play Augusta during the 'Tiger Slam' era, and being paired with Tiger as an amateur! What was it like, how nervous was he, and he tells us the advice Tiger gave him during the tournament. 15:00Badds tells us the advice Butch Harmon gave him about playing with Tiger. 17:00We discuss his period with Leadbetter, and the Stack and Tilt guys. How does he view it in hindsight? 19:00Nick is curious about how the Stack and Tilt period worked with driver. 20:00Mark makes a confession to Aaron...eek. After the turn... 23:00How he developed into one of the best putters in the we world, and what he was doing in practise to get to that level. 24:00Badds 'I wasn't a great putter when I was young'. 26:00Nick asks about his putting routine 30:00And for Hostplus, what's next? The next phase of his career and life, and down the track into retirement, what is he thinking? A fantastic chat with Aaron Baddeley today and a huge thanks to wolfpacker Garry Pritchard, who is a mate of Aaron's and helped to arrange the chat! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is fun. An email from Greg in Minnesota who asks Nick and Mark about whether they can recall any times where a caddy had a material influence on a shot, and the result. Nick and Mark have a bunch of stories, and Mark tells a ripper about Stevie Williams having a disagreement with Tiger, and what happened on that shot - did Tiger get his way, or did Stevie? Greg also asks Nick and Mark to list their Top 5 caddies, and we go down the Top 5 'famous' caddy angle. Some big names. And at the weekend Mark played a round with his former caddy Troy and his son Conor...catching up on old times! A fun monday mini today, always good to chat caddies!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wolfpacker Evan heard Nick and Mark talking about unusual training aids, and recalls one that he saw advertised in the mid-90s which he reckons was one of the strangest he's seen, have a listen to his voicemail....do you remember the aid Evan is referring to? We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fashion chat returns, but this time with a valid reason...and Mark has let the team down. 01:00Mark tells a story about when Gary Player was 'rude' to him. 02:00Ralph with putting tips that work for him, Nick and Mark discuss putting techniques 04:00Ricky on the yips 04:30Mark talks about Brett Ogle 05:00We reveal that we'll be chatting to Aaron Baddeley on the show next week...exciting! 05:00Marco with a question about identifying your dominant hand 06:30Steve from California on the yips, including a Jerry Haas update, and a gentle dig at Nick 08:00Scott on the yips 09:00Nick and Mark each tell a story about NZ Tour Pro Grant Waite after the turn... 13:00Dbu on pre shot routines 14:00Peter and Phil and Tim on spot lining 15:00Mark on something his Texas Tech coach taught, and allowed, players to do 17:00Christopher on Minjee, and the young up and coming Australian women 18:00When Bubba changed balls...disaster 19:00Comments on our recent show on great South Australian courses, and on our question about the best Canadian course - we were inundated with response 22:00Steve on slow play and what his Dad taught him A fun Friday Feedback show, have a ripper weekend !!! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They may not have announced it yet, but mark today's date as the day that LIV Golf officially died, there is no coming back from this investor withdrawing. And Nick and Mark jumped on for a quick chat about what has happened and what it means. Nick says the writing has been on the wall for some time, we've known they've been in trouble for a while. He does say that if every LIV event around the world was as successful as Adelaide and South Africa, LIV would have continued. We discuss the players. What does Bryson do in 2027 now? Nick says that he feels the tour will do something to accommodate Bryson and Rahm. Where does Dustin Johnson go? And we chat about the Aussies: Elvis, Herbie and Cam Smith. Nick believes Cam will lend up on the DP World Tour, and his game suits that tour. Mark wants to see Mickelson on the Champions Tour. And we finish this breaking news pod with a chat about whether LIV was good or bad for golf? Plenty still to come on this story, however it is now clear that LIV is over. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As always plenty to discuss on the show. Strap in for a fun hour of golf chat and bad gags... 01:00Mark saw a tweet from Ryan French at Monday Q which alerted him to something fantastic from DP World Tour Stage 2 Q School at the weekend, and we hook into it right away and award it the BMW Touch of Class. Nick and Mark run through the scores hole by hole...it is wild. 09:00How scary is Q School? Nick and Mark talk us through it. 10:00When David Feherty taught Mark a lesson in not getting ahead of himself. 11:00The iconic National Golf Club in Victoria has some political issues. What is happening? 14:00Mark puts up fees for some Texan courses to compare with Australia's top end course fees. 20:00The APAC tournament was held at the weekend in New Zealand, and Nick and Mark are very unhappy about one particular aspect. 26:00We look at the confirmed departures and confirmed remaining players from LIV 2.0. 29:00Nick reads a message re: LIV from a player currently on the Asian tour who looks like being offered a spot on LIV 2.0. After the turn: 32:00The Hostplus 'plus for golf' is something very close to home for Mark. 34:00Top 5 for Betr, the Top 5 short areas that Nick has seen. 35:00Something Mark has heard about Augusta's chipping green, can any wolfpacker confirm? 38:00Sergio Garcia's bizarre announcement about leaving LIV. 41:00Nick runs us through the Global Results Highlights. 44:00A very funny story about a 'privileged' Tour Pro. 47:00Onto Feedback for Southern Golf Club: Ryder cup ownership clarificationSean Crocker The drama of the PGA Tour ecosystemAn eagle eyed wolfpacker has spotted something interesting in Byrons latests videoSergio, and Eddie Pepperell's hilarious Sergio tweet.53:00And we wrap, for the Golf Clearance Outlet, with a masterclass on chipping equipment (sort of). A big show! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plenty of feedback lately so we thought we'd do a bonus feedback pod and run through some more of your comments and questions. 01:00Feedback on our chat about the redeveloped Links Kennedy Bay, Nick and Mark discuss their top 2 WA courses (they disagree) and Nick reveals the one thing about Lake Karrinuyup he doesn't rate. 02:00Question about taking divots 04:00Gary with a story about the Tassie open from years gone by, and the clubs that he saw some of the stars using 05:30Sean with a question about Tigers clubs, Mark tells a story about taking inside the bag of a huge Tour Pro when he wasn't around 08:30Martin from the UK with a suggestion for a different version of the Ryder Cup. 09:30Sledge with a message about a recent great caddy experience After the turn... 13:00Monty comment 15:00A pump-up for Bradley Hughes 16:00A wolfpacker from Canberra on NSW South Coast courses, and a question about Top 100 course lists 19:00A question on stretching 20:00A couple of comments on our recent Graham Marsh special 24:00And we wrap with a message for Nick from Troy, who had an experience with Nick in his younger WA days We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Monday Mini we look at a message from wolfpacker Alex who is a 30-handicapper and listens from Darwin. He is having trouble on reaching Par 4's in two shots, just can't seem to do it. His short game isn't bad, he just needs his driving to be a little better to take advantage of it. Nick and Mark discuss 3 or 4 things that Alex could consider to improve his Par 4 performances, particularly considering his handicap. A quick little Monday Mini with some good advice, and one or two (bad) gags on the way. Happy Monday! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Mark asked Nick on the show this week how his 'golf lessons' work, where he spends an entire day with someone and teaches in a slightly less orthodox fashion than some others, Pete left us a message telling us about a lesson he had with Nick a couple of years ago, how it went, and how it's going 2-years on. Got a comment or question? You can leave a voicemail here. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some conflict at the start of the show today when there is dissent over some content choices. Is there trouble in paradise? But...we resolve our differences and get on with the Friday Feedback show. 01:00Matthew enjoyed Mark's 'hairline' comment last week. 02:00Jase in South Korea wants to add his course to Nick's 'tight courses' Top 5 from last weeks show. Mark talks about playing Hidden Valley in Melbourne's north last week and commented on how tight some of the holes were. 03:00Phil on cart use in championships at his course. 05:00Comments on our '12-year old Adam Scott' story from last week, with a couple of other clashes between wolfpackers and big names when they were younger. We decide on the fly that, if we get enough comments, we'll do an episode on 'who have you been beaten by'. Wolfpackers vs big names when they were young. If you've got a story let us know here either in message form or voicemail. 06:00Message from Brucey Young with a suggestion for another young player who did something extraordinary. 07:00Gary Lisbon on Chacarra 08:00Stuart with a question on shaft weight. Nick explains what he likes and why, Mark shows what he uses. After the turn... 12:00Request from a wolfpacker to get Ritchie Smith back on to ask about some of his players underperformance this year. 13:00 A wolfpacker feels we're letting Golf Australia off the hook by not challenging the dates and support for the Capital.com Australian Open. 15:00Chris asks Nick about some of his comments about handicaps during commentary on the TV coverage in South Australia last week 17:00Graham with a question on Jeeno Thitikul and Anthony Kim's techniques. 19:00Sam asks Mark why a particular, very famous, Adam Scott performance does not warrant being on Mark's greatest shots of all time list 20:00Owen on Marks' alignment stick demonstration last week, with a question about strange training gadgets. Fun show, thanks for being a part of it, have a great weekend !! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fun show today, and we start with the latest from the world of LIV. There is a lot going on as we get closer to the deadline for players to decide. 01:00On LIV, the players who have left and those who have confirmed that they are remaining. There are a number of verbal commitments which are yet to be confirmed in contract form. 03:00LIV have messaged us overnight with a statement about their negotiations with players, we read it out on the show. 03:30Mark outlines what he believes a 'verbal commitment' to LIV is designed to achieve for the players. 05:00The payouts to LIV execs and former execs. Reasonable or unfair? 07:00With the exodus, where will LIV 2.0 players come from? Mark feels they'll struggle for players, Nick says they won't. 10:00Is Bryson in for LIV or not? 12:00The bubble time of the year is here, and we love it. 13:30Sean Crocker, on the bubble, and snuck in at 100. We discuss how he did it. 14:30For Hostplus, our Plus for Golf is the DP World Tour showing the bubble action (and Sean for making it). 15:30We discuss what Scottie Scheffler calls 'the greatest chip shot of my career' 16:00Nick talks abut the most important bunker shot he ever played. 17:00Of course for every Sean Crocker, there is someone who misses, and on the Champions Tour Shane Bertsch was that player. We hear what he said afterwards. 20:00The controversy over Q School being dropped as part of the Champions Tour. 22:00DPWT and PGAT - when their current agreement is up, do they remain connected? 25:00Mark asks Nick when he does a coaching day, what it entails? Nick talks through his day long lessons. 28:00What AFL players could learn from golf After the turn... 36:00For Betr, Mark's Top 5 things to make your scores better. 42:00Nick runs through the Global Result Highlights, including the BMW Touch of Class....it is a ripper! 51:00Feedback for Southern Golf Club: 1992 vs 1977...the final verdict on which was better, a slow play suggestion, Adam Scott and Aaron Baddeley using 'the force', Nick using the force, 55:00And following last weeks adhoc Top 5 on 'triggers', where we could only come up with 4 and asked for your help, we've got a heap of suggestions....we fill the 5th spot with one of them. 1:00:00And for the Golf Clearance Outlet, Nick's masterclass is on 'feel vs real'. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A message today from wolfpacker Grant who recently spoke to Nick about putting right handed, while swinging left handed, and Nick had shared some great tips with him. Grant asked if we could elaborate further on the show. Nick explains why he believes it is an excellent way to solve the (apologies for the language) yips, and he talks about grips. Nick is a huge proponent of this, so it's great to delve into some detail. It reminds Mark of when he was playing in a US tournament on the Korn Ferry tour and he saw an excellent golfer experience the putting yips during the tournament calling it 'the most horrible thing I ever saw'. He tells us the story on this mini ep today. We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Monday Mini today, unfortunately beginning with more 'fashion chat' from our resident Miranda Priestley (aka Mark Allen). Feel free to fast forward through the 30 seconds of fashion chat....this show is on the verge of jumping the shark... But....there is an excellent golf question today from a Canadian Wolfpacker Gary who is heading to South Australia for Christmas and wants to play some golf while he's there, and is after some tips on courses to look at. Nick and Mark kick around a couple of courses in Adelaide that Gary should try to get on, and he's fortunate because there are some crackers around the Victor Harbor area where he will be staying. Mark also makes a recommendation for Gary to hire a helicopter to get to one specific course.....yes it is slightly ridiculous....unless Gary is loaded with cash in which case it is a great idea. We also talk about how wonderful the South Australian golf, and sporting, heritage is...it is an amazing state and under-rated by far too many people. Nick finds a way, after a lunch at a winery in South Australia, to claim credit for Elvis Smylie's win in the 2024 Western Australian Open...seems a long bow, but we'll let him have it. And given our wolfpacker is from Canada, it leads to a chat about great Canadian courses, which are the best, and what is the absolute best...we don't know, and we would love you (if you have any thoughts) to tell us the best Canadian course and why! Thanks for the message Gary, have a great trip to Australia in December and hit 'em well! We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners: Hostplus, Talk Birdie To Me's official retirement partnerBMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;The Find My Player app - follow every player on every tour;And Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.