Teaching the short game
How to coach players to read the lie, picture how the ball will come out and choose the shot the lie allows.
Podcast & Lectures by Chris Brook
Three decades of coaching thinking, recorded for coaches: how to teach the short game, why swing changes fail to transfer, and what to do when pressure takes over a player’s golf. Join for the full library, or buy single episodes as you need them.
Every episode takes one coaching problem and gives it the time it deserves. The library is built around four areas, drawn from the books and from three decades of work with players.
How to coach players to read the lie, picture how the ball will come out and choose the shot the lie allows.
Why a change shows in practice but not on the course, and how to design practice that reaches the scorecard.
Expectation, self-interference, and who the player thinks they are when they stand on the first tee.
Choosing the few measures that matter for this player and turning a graph into something they can feel.
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How to coach players to read the lie, picture how the ball will come out, and choose the shot the lie allows, using the framework from Read It Before You Hit It.
Access, integration and ownership as separate stages, what each one asks of the coach, and how to tell which stage a player is really at.
Spotting when a player’s expectations are driving tension and poor decisions, and the conversations that help them get out of their own way.
How a golfer’s sense of who they are as a player shapes the way they compete, and how a coach can work with it rather than around it.
Choosing the two or three measures that matter for this player, explaining them in plain words, and turning a graph into something they can feel.
Designing sessions that move a skill from the range to the course, and the signs that practice is only building comfort.
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The Coaching Room is for coaches thinking about how they teach. If the question is about your own golf, coaching with Chris is the better route.
You coach golfers at any stage, from newly qualified to experienced, and want to think more clearly about the short game, swing change and the psychology of performance.
See membership options →Your main question is your own swing, short game, putting or how your golf holds up under pressure, in the studio near Bournemouth or online.
Explore coaching services →Several episodes build on frameworks from Chris’s books and coaching. For the full range of his teaching, visit Learn with Chris Brook.
Books, courses and resources in one place, for golfers and coaches who want to understand performance more deeply.
The short-game framework behind the V.E.R.T. episode: read the lie, picture the outcome and choose the shot the lie allows.
One-to-one work on expectation, pressure and performance identity for golfers who want it applied to their own game.
Golf coaches at any stage, from newly qualified to experienced, who want to think more clearly about the short game, swing change and the psychology of performance.
Yes. You can cancel at any time through Payhip, and you keep access until the end of the period you've paid for.
Podcasts are audio you can listen to anywhere. Lectures come with the slides, so they're best followed at a desk.
Yes. Get in touch and group access can be set up for your team.
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