Putting Coach Near Bournemouth · SAM PuttLab · TrackMan Putt
Advanced Putting Coaching: Understand the Whole Putt
Every missed putt is the end of a connected chain. Stroke, strike, launch, roll, pace, perception, decisions and how you handle pressure can all play a part. Advanced putting coaching finds out which link actually needs your attention, so you stop guessing and start holing more.
SAM PuttLab · measures the putterTrackMan Putt · measures the ballThe putting studio: SAM PuttLab measures the putter, TrackMan Putt measures the ball
Tour professionals currently coachedJenson Bull England internationalLee James Walker Cup, Amateur Champion, European Tour31 years specialist coaching90-minute sessions
The Miss Is Evidence
A missed putt is an outcome, not a diagnosis
A pull doesn’t prove your stroke went left. Leaving it short doesn’t prove you lack feel. The same miss can come from very different mixes of aim, delivery, strike, speed judgement, what you see and how you respond to pressure.
Cause 01
Stroke and strike
Face and path behaviour, impact location, loft, rise, rotation, timing and acceleration can change the direction and energy delivered to the ball.
Cause 02
Launch and roll
Start direction, ball speed, skid, roll and distance show what the ball actually did after impact rather than what the stroke merely appeared to do.
Cause 03
Perception and pace
Aim, slope interpretation, intended entry speed and distance calibration influence the movement before the putter starts moving.
Cause 04
Pressure and response
Consequence can alter attention, tempo, muscular tone, decision-making and the golfer's behaviour after a miss, even when the basic stroke remains available.
The miss4 possible causes
On the green: a line of balls traces the real break against a straight stick, while TrackMan Putt records launch, speed and roll
Real building, not chasing relief. The aim isn’t to swap one uncomfortable miss for a new swing thought. It’s to separate the contributing factors, protect what already works and refine the smallest part that’s genuinely holding you back.
Measure the Putter and the Ball
Three evidence streams, read together
Technology answers specific questions. It doesn’t decide what your stroke should look like, and more data isn’t automatically better analysis.
SAM PuttLab analysis in the performance studio
SAM PuttLab: what the putter did
Putter aim, face and path behaviour, impact spot, rotation, loft, rise, speed, acceleration, timing, rhythm and consistency can be examined where they are relevant to the question.
TrackMan Putt: what the ball did
Club, ball and green data can include launch direction, ball speed, skid distance, roll, break, entry speed and total distance, helping connect delivery with the putt's actual behaviour.
Coaching observation: what organised it
Intention, aim, visual strategy, pace judgement, feedback, reaction to misses and behaviour under consequence provide context that a motion trace or launch number cannot supply alone.
Not every golfer needs every measure. The systems are chosen around your question and the time available. A graph only earns its place when it clarifies a decision, a cause or the effect of a change.
The Chris Brook Clarity Method
Putting belongs to the same three performance pillars
“You can’t fully understand a stroke without the golfer who’s making it.”
Advanced putting coaching connects measured movement with how you respond to pressure and what putting performance means to you.
01
Biomechanics
Stroke organisation, face and path behaviour, strike, timing and ball roll are examined without forcing the golfer towards a cosmetic model.
02
Golf Psychology
Attention, expectation, fear of missing, response to distance and behaviour under consequence are investigated where they alter intention or execution. Golf psychology coaching.
03
Performance Identity
The story of being a good, poor, streaky or fragile putter can influence decisions and reactions. That relationship is studied rather than treated as a confidence slogan.
Choose the depth of investigation, not just the time
Both putting sessions last 90 minutes. The real difference is how broad a question you need to investigate.
Focused investigation · 90 minutes
Precision Putting Performance Session
£90
Focused depth
Choose this when your priority is fairly clear, for example start-line variability, unstable tempo, inconsistent strike, poor roll, pace-control calibration or an aim question.
Choose this when the cause is unclear, several problems interact, the pattern changes under pressure, or previous technical and equipment changes haven’t explained it.
Broader putting history and performance context
Biomechanics, ball roll and perception combined
Golf psychology and performance identity where relevant
Ranked priorities and a connected development direction
Neither session promises a complete cure in 90 minutes. The appointment establishes what the evidence supports, starts the right coaching and shows whether your next step is practice, retesting, equipment investigation or continued development.
Development Is Not Equipment Selection
Putting coaching and putter fitting answer different questions
A coaching session asks why your putting behaves as it does and what you should develop. A fitting asks which head, length, lie, grip, weight and build specification best supports you.
Putting coaching
L.A.B. putter fitting
Purpose
Develop the golfer
Select the equipment
Choose it when…
You want to investigate pace, start line, strike, roll, green reading, perception, pressure behaviour or the way your putting changes from practice to play.
You are considering a L.A.B. putter or need formal comparison of models and build specifications. The separate fitting service includes basic and advanced routes. Explore L.A.B. Golf putter fitting →
A new putter isn’t the default answer. Your current putter may be perfectly functional. If the evidence points to a genuine mismatch, a formal fitting can be recommended as a separate decision, never as the explanation for every miss.
From Question to Usable Practice
How the session develops
The order matters. Measurement comes once the problem is understood, and changes come once the relevant evidence has been separated.
Step 1
Clarify
Define the miss, the situations in which it appears, previous changes, current putter and what happens when consequence rises.
Step 2
Baseline
Use the appropriate stroke, ball-roll, pace, perception and performance tasks to establish what is actually changing.
Step 3
Refine
Introduce the smallest technical, perceptual or behavioural change that addresses the supported cause without disturbing functional parts.
Step 4
Retest
Repeat the relevant task and compare movement, ball behaviour and golfer response before turning the work into a clear practice priority.
Preparation Without Friction
Book first, and only do detailed preparation when it helps
Bring your normal putter and be ready to describe your usual miss, your pace pattern and what changes under pressure. If you use more than one putter, or you’re comparing a recent change, bring those too.
Before the appointment
Bring the putter or putters you actually use
Note your most common start-line and pace patterns
Consider when the issue is least and most visible
Do not change your stroke simply to prepare for testing
PDF · 17 pages · Optional
Advanced Putting Intake Questionnaire
Useful for complex histories, or when Chris asks for fuller preparation after booking. You don’t need it before choosing a session.
Explore putting, perception and equipment in depth
These articles show how tempo, perception and putter specification affect performance, without boiling every problem down to one technique. For everything from short game to course management, visit Learn with Chris Brook.
Choose the Precision Putting Performance Session when you have a defined stroke, roll, pace or perception question and want a focused measured investigation. Choose the Complete Putting Session when the problem is long-standing, changes under pressure or may involve several interacting causes. Both sessions last 90 minutes.
Is advanced putting coaching the same as a putter fitting?
No. Putting coaching investigates performance and develops the golfer. Putter fitting compares equipment specifications and selects a build. Coaching may reveal that equipment deserves separate investigation, but it does not assume that buying a different putter is the answer.
Will I need a new putter?
Not necessarily. Your current putter is part of the assessment, but a change is recommended only when there is useful evidence of a mismatch. A formal L.A.B. Golf fitting is a separate service if detailed model and build comparison is required.
Is advanced putting coaching only for elite golfers?
No. It is for golfers who want to investigate their putting seriously, regardless of handicap. The depth of testing and coaching is matched to the question you bring rather than to a playing-status label.
Technology and practicalities
What can SAM PuttLab and TrackMan Putt measure?
SAM PuttLab can examine putter movement, including aim, face and path behaviour, impact spot, rotation, timing, rhythm and consistency. TrackMan Putt can examine club, ball and green variables, including launch direction, ball speed, skid, roll, break and distance. Chris selects the measures that can answer your performance question rather than collecting data without purpose.
Can green reading and pace control be assessed indoors?
Important parts can be assessed indoors, including start-line intention, speed calibration, tempo, launch, skid, roll and the relationship between line and pace. No indoor surface can reproduce every slope, grain, weather condition or green speed, so real-green or on-course work may be recommended when the question requires it.
Can advanced putting analysis be completed online?
Online putting coaching can use submitted video and live observation, and may use a golfer's own connected technology where available. It cannot reproduce the studio's SAM PuttLab and TrackMan Putt measurement environment unless the golfer has equivalent equipment at their location.
Do I need to complete the putting questionnaire before I book?
No. Book the appropriate session first. The detailed 17-page questionnaire is optional preparation and is most useful when Chris asks for it after booking or when your putting history is complex.
Begin With the Right Question
Find out what’s really controlling your putting
Choose Precision for a defined putting question, or Complete when the problem may cross biomechanics, perception and performance under pressure. Still unsure? Get in touch with Chris before you book.
SAM PuttLab · measures the putter
TrackMan Putt · measures the ball
