64 episodes

Junior Golf Kies focuses on helping families navigate the world of junior golf through conversations with players, coaches, and parents.

Listen to learn about a variety of topics such as tournament golf, instruction, fitness and recovery, nutrition, college recruiting, college golf, mental training, course management, the path to professional golf, golf in business, and more!

Make sure to connect with "Junior Golf Kies" on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube!

Have specific topics or guests you want to learn about or learn from?
Email: matt@juniorgolfkies.com

Junior Golf Kies Matt Kies

    • Sports
    • 4.9 • 33 Ratings

Junior Golf Kies focuses on helping families navigate the world of junior golf through conversations with players, coaches, and parents.

Listen to learn about a variety of topics such as tournament golf, instruction, fitness and recovery, nutrition, college recruiting, college golf, mental training, course management, the path to professional golf, golf in business, and more!

Make sure to connect with "Junior Golf Kies" on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube!

Have specific topics or guests you want to learn about or learn from?
Email: matt@juniorgolfkies.com

    #63 - Jace Derwin - Head of Performance Training, Volt Athletics

    #63 - Jace Derwin - Head of Performance Training, Volt Athletics

    Jace is the lead Sport Performance Specialist at Volt Athletics. He was a dual sport athlete at the collegiate level with a degree in Exercise Science, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Jace focuses on training program design and development of content, manages sport specific programming, and is focused on implementing the newest trends and research in sport performance to the Volt application. Volt is a comprehensive training platform focused on helping people reach their performance goals, whether they’re training for a sport, job, or general health and fitness. In this episode we discuss the Volt platform, sport specific training factors, the balance of training and recovery, quality of training, progressive training, golf specific training movements, and building a foundation of mental strength through physical training.

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    • 51 min
    #62 - Noah Kumar - Florida Southern College Men’s Golf

    #62 - Noah Kumar - Florida Southern College Men’s Golf

    Noah, a second year golf student-athlete at Florida Southern College experienced a rapid improvement in his golf game when his family relocated to Florida around 2017. He was ranked in the 2000’s on Junior Golf Scoreboard and by 2019, Kumar worked his way up to #92 on JGS and was the #1 ranked player in Florida by the FHSAA. In this episode we dive into his journey to learn more about the path and approach he took to develop his game, achieving incremental success along the way to earn his spot at Florida Southern. We discuss goal setting and planning, practice routines, statistics, course management, keeping your composure and staying level headed, mental focus, and Noah also shares his advice for parents and players.

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    • 52 min
    #61 - Greyson Sigg - Professional Golfer, PGA TOUR

    #61 - Greyson Sigg - Professional Golfer, PGA TOUR

    Greyson Sigg is currently 125th in the PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP rankings. He’s an Augusta, Ga native and was an All-American at the University of Georgia. Sigg turned pro in 2017 earning status on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada where he played for 3 seasons before earning his way onto the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2021 Greyson earned his PGA TOUR card after racking up 2 wins, 10 top-10s and 19 top-25s across 35 starts on the KFT. In this episode we discuss his path to the PGA TOUR from getting introduced to the game, junior golf, college golf, and his professional journey. We also talk about patience and perseverance, gratitude, and HAVING FUN with golf, trying not to take it to seriously!

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    • 56 min
    #60 - Kiel Alderink - Mental Golf Type

    #60 - Kiel Alderink - Mental Golf Type

    Kiel Alderink is a Mental Golf Type Master Coach and the Director of Instruction at The Academy at Black Creek in Chattanooga, TN and also remains a co-owner of his junior academy Champion Ways in Lake Bluff, IL.
    Kiel is recognized as a Top Teacher Under 40 in America by Golf Digest. Kiel is also listed as Top Teacher in Illinois by Golf Digest, and Golf Academy of America Top 25 Teachers. Outside of his junior golf academies, he works with professionals, college players and college teams on the Mental Game and Performance Side of Golf.  He is also a Class A PGA Professional.
    Kiel is far more than just an instructor as he serves his players with full coaching on how to raise their performance in any situation.
    Kiel was a successful junior player and played in college. Ever since then he has been on a journey to understand high level performance and how players train to either succeed or fail. The principles of Champion Ways and all of his coaching are based on this journey and showing players the path of how to create their best selves.
    www.mentalgolftype.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mental_golf_type/?hl=en
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalgolftype/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mental-golf-type/

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    #59 - Jake Zweig - Motivational Leader & Goal Driven Mentor

    #59 - Jake Zweig - Motivational Leader & Goal Driven Mentor

    Jake Zweig is back and we’re talking VISUALIZATION!

    We’re going to dive into what visualization is and why it’s important in practice and on the course. Jake talks about how he’s worked with kickers in football and how we can relate that to golf. He discusses his picture book tool for visualization and his 6 week cycle.

    Check out Jake’s YouTube channel and some of the specific visualization content he’s produced there!

    https://youtube.com/user/jakezweig

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    #58 - Derek Radley - Head Women’s Golf Coach, University of Oregon

    #58 - Derek Radley - Head Women’s Golf Coach, University of Oregon

    In this episode, Coach Radley takes us through his journey in golf, how he got introduced to the game, and what his path has been. We talk about building a championship program, building a team, top coaching moments, academics, and more!

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    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
33 Ratings

33 Ratings

TTEnZz ,

Simply Awesome

The Junior Golf Kies is my absolute go to Bible for resources for Juniors as well as Parents in the so many different facets and dimensions in enhancing the overall experience not only for the Junior Golfer but also the Parent.

Of course it is the wish for every parent to have their child perform at their best and be the best that they can. But there are so many nuances especially when it comes to the psyche and the mental relationship between parent child.

On top of that there are so many dimensions for the recipe for success which is what the Junior Golf Kies has shed light on in helping me navigate for myself and my 6 year old daughter ..

SeanLanyi ,

Junior Golf Resources

This is a great resource for parents, coaches and junior golfers!

Junior Golf Ohio ,

Junior Golf

Outstanding content. Matt Kies’ approach to ask questions of guests that are relevant to players, parents, and junior golf coaches is very helpful for listeners trying to gain insight on how navigate through the junior golf experience.

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