The Skillest Podcast
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Yips or Fear? Fixing Your Short Game with Louis Savill
Yips or Fear? Fixing Your Short Game with Louis Savill
About this podcast
The Skilly Pod is for golfers and coaches who care about getting better — on and off the course.
Hosted by Baden Schaff and Alex Clapp, the show covers everything from game improvement and coaching insights to what’s actually happening in golf right now.
It’s real conversations, practical advice, and plenty of fun along the way.
Each episode mixes:
• Honest takes on improving your game
• Coaching insights from two of the best in the business
• Current events in golf
• Interviews with some of the biggest names in the game
No fluff. Just better golf, better thinking, and a few laughs along the way.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 58 episodes
- Yips or Fear? Fixing Your Short Game with Louis Savill · 49 minLouis Savill is one of the fastest-rising short game coaches in the world, and a Skillest power user in every sense. He runs his in-person lessons, bookings, subscriptions and a…
- From Saturday Morning Kids’ Groups to Coaching From Dubai in 24 Months. Andy Little · 40 minFor 20 years, Andy Little’s life ran on repeat. Same junior groups, same schools, same capped income. Then, on a balcony in Jamaica for his 40th, he watched a Skillest coach…
- From Google ad exec to one of the busiest online golf coaches in the world, Tyler Coonts · 46 minFive years ago Tyler Coonts was working in advertising at Google, sneaking into empty conference rooms to give free swing breakdowns on the Hudl app. Then George Gankas told him…
- From Skillest to Hollywood: Owen Wilson's Golf Consultant on Stick | Nathan Leonhardt · 47 minWhat happens when a coach builds such a strong brand that Hollywood calls? This week Baden and Clappy sit down with Nathan Leonhardt. He founded Tour Development Academy in…
- Want a big coaching biz? Steve Astle to the rescue! · 48 minSteve Astle joins Baden and Clappy for an unscripted, end-of-season riff on where golf coaching is headed. Steve is one of the most influential figures in the industry, and his…
- Ryan Hager: From Tragedy to Top Teacher · 50 minRyan Hager, Director of Instruction at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey, joins the show to talk about his path into coaching, his time training under Jim McLean, and what…
- From Mars Bars to The Open: Alex Buckner on Winning, Reinvention, and Building Marco Penge · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 22Alex Buckner didn't fall in love with coaching, he fell in love with winning. In this episode, the tour coach behind Marco Penge's breakout three win 2025 season opens up about…
- Storytelling Over Swing Data: Inside Jerome Theunis's Coaching Philosophy · 41 minJerome Theunis was a golf pro himself — a Challenge Tour player who represented Belgium in the World Cup — before he became one of the most sought-after (and quietly…
- Stop Selling Lessons. Start Building Relationships. · 51 minWhat actually separates the coaches building thriving online businesses from everyone else? In this episode of the Skillest Pod, Baden Schaff sits down with Mark Govier and Alex…
- Why Busy Coaches Stay Stuck (And What the Best Do Instead) · 44 min · Season 3The coaching industry is changing faster than ever. In this episode, the Skilly boys dive into what modern coaching really looks like in 2026—and why the coaches who thrive over…
- Sean Foley.... Unfiltered: Tom Kim, Skill, Process & Becoming a Better Coach · 1 h 29 minSean Foley has coached some of the biggest names in golf, but this conversation goes far beyond the golf swing. Sean joins Baden Schaff and Alex Clapp for one of the deepest…
- Clappy's back from Coaching at the Open! · 37 minClappy is back from his first major as a coach, and it was a good one. He breaks down how Royal Birkdale played at The Open — pins tucked on the edge of every green, morning…
- Brett Rumford: The Short Game Virtuoso Launches his Skillest account! · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 12Six DP World Tour wins. One of the most respected short games the sport's ever produced. This week we sit down with Brett Rumford — the Perth kid who was too small to reach par…
- Shallow Early, Steep Late: The Fade vs. Draw Debate · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 11Baden and Clappy are back after a flat-out couple of weeks. Baden unboxes his first new set of irons in six years (thanks to Tommy Bailey at Avoda) and gets real about lie angle…
- Clappy plays with KEVIN HART! Men's and Women's US Open chat, and teaching Kids. · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 10When Mark Govier and Alex Clapp are on, it's officially the Skilly Pod — and this one's a banger. Mark joins us fresh from caddying at the Women's US Open at Riviera with his…
- Why Club Fitting Is Broken! Chris Trott (Trottie Golf) on Tour Truths, Fitting Myths & the Future of the Game · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 9Chris Trott spent 20 years fitting golf clubs for the best players on the planet — from Dustin Johnson to Brooks Koepka to Tiger Woods. Now he's running the Trot Shop, a…
- Women's US Open at Riviera, Has Golf Coaching Gone Too Technical, and When to Change Coaches · 29 minThe crew is deep into summer golf season — and this week there's plenty to talk about. First up, the Women's US Open heads to Riviera Country Club, and the guys make the case for…
- What Happens When a 24-Year-Old Starts Coaching the World's Best Golfers? The Drew Steckel Story · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 9Drew Steckel has coached Kevin Na, Pat Perez, Jason Kokrak, and Chesson Hadley — and he did it all before turning 24. He's not rebuilding swings from scratch. He's unlocking…
- Keith Bennett built a 360,000-follower coaching empire as a self proclaimed introvert. · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode, we sit down with one of golf instruction’s most recognisable voices to unpack how a former snowboarder from Vermont became one of the most diversified coaches in…
- PGA Championship Preview, Chris Wood's Comeback & The LIV Endgame · 28 minBaden and Clappy kick off with a deep dive into the oddities of international timekeeping — Mother's Day, Father's Day, and why Adelaide is somehow half an hour ahead of Brisbane…
