Inside 100 yards, more shots are lost to the wrong decision than to the wrong technique. Coaching starts with the read—how the ball will come out of this lie—then builds the shots that read asks for, and makes sure they hold when the score matters.
Near Bournemouth, Dorset · Online in real time · At tournaments or your own base
What We Work On
Every shot from 100 yards in
The same diagnostic standard as every session: find what truly limits the shot, protect what already works and build the smallest change that lasts.
Chipping and pitching
Strike, low point, face and loft delivery measured rather than guessed, so your stock shots carry and release the way your read predicts.
Bunker play
From clean sand to plugged and downslope lies, reading how the ball will come out before choosing what to play.
Putting and green reading
Slope, speed and start line, with putting analysis showing how your stroke really behaves. Detailed stroke work continues in Advanced Putting Coaching.
Decisions under pressure
Cues built into your routine so the decision you made holds when consequence rises, drawing on Chris’s golf psychology work.
The V.E.R.T. Read
Four questions before every short shot
Most golfers pick the shot they want, then hope the lie lets them play it. Coaching teaches the read the other way round, until it takes seconds.
1
Read the lie
How will the ball come out? Launch, speed and spin.
2
Rate the shot
What does this shot need? Height and carry, landing, release, and what a miss will cost.
3
Compare
Can the way the ball comes out deliver what the shot needs? If it can, play it.
4
If not, choose
What are the other options, and which one leaves you the best next shot?
It works at every level, because it is a decision, not a swing change. You choose a shot the lie will let you play.
How a Session Works
Read real lies, then build the shots they ask for
1
Read real lies together
We play the shots you meet on the course, not perfect ones off a mat.
2
Find what limits the shot
If the read calls for a shot you cannot yet produce, 3D biomechanics and launch-monitor data show why.
3
Build one change that lasts
The smallest useful change, checked by data, with practice that transfers to the course.
First short-game session? 90 minutes is recommended, giving time to read a range of lies, find what limits the shot and begin the change. Every session length, from 30 minutes to a full day, is available.
Where
In the studio, online or where you play
Near Bournemouth, Dorset
Private performance studio sessions, by appointment.
Online in real time
Live coaching on the read, decisions and practice, using video of your own lies. Online coaching
At tournaments or your base
On-course and on-site work by arrangement, in the UK and internationally.
The Book Behind the Coaching
Read It Before You Hit It
How to Read the Lie, Predict the Landing and Roll, and Choose the Right Shot Inside 100 Yards
The complete V.E.R.T. method, a reference of 156 lies and conditions and 20 worked scenarios. Read it before a session, or use it afterwards to keep building the read on your own.
Released November 2026 · Hardback, paperback and Kindle eBook
Why Work With Chris Brook?
Three decades of short-game coaching
Chris Brook is a specialist short-game and putting coach and the creator of the V.E.R.T. method. He teaches golfers to read the shot in front of them—the lie, the slope, the green—and to choose the right strategy, not just the right technique.
That work sits within the Chris Brook Clarity Method, which connects biomechanics, performance psychology and performance identity, so a short-game problem is understood fully before anything is changed.
Players coached include tour professionals, England international Jenson Bull and Lee James (former Walker Cup player, Amateur Champion, Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner and European Tour professional), as well as county players and keen golfers.
No. Sessions teach the read directly on real lies. The book is a useful companion afterwards, especially its reference of 156 lies, but it is not required.
Will you change my technique?
Only where the read asks for a shot you cannot yet produce. The aim is the smallest useful change, checked by evidence, not a new short-game swing for its own sake.
Does short-game coaching include putting?
Yes. Green reading, pace and start line are part of short-game work. Golfers who need detailed stroke, strike and roll analysis can continue with Advanced Putting Coaching.
How long should a short-game session be?
A 90-minute session is recommended for a first visit, because it allows time to read a range of lies, find what limits the shot and begin the change. Every session length, from 30 minutes to a full day, is shown on the booking page.
Can I have short-game coaching online?
Yes. Live online sessions work well for the read, decision-making and practice design, using video of your own lies and shots. Studio and on-course work suit strike and technique changes best.
Where do sessions take place?
Near Bournemouth in Dorset, online in real time, or at tournaments and your own home course or base by arrangement.
Choose Your Next Step
Bring the shots that cost you most
Book a session if you are ready to start. If you are not sure which length fits, describe what is happening around the green and Chris will suggest the most useful starting point.
