Sixteen reusable tools that carry a lesson into the week between lessons. Each one answers a problem the student can name, which is why it gets used instead of filed. Print the card, print the sheet, or work the numbers here on screen.
Prescribe it when the handle sits in the palm, the right hand is compensating, the ball leaks right, or the club crosses the line at the top.
Outcome: the club points at the target at the top, and the body drives the swing instead of the arms.
Prescribe it when the full swing grip is showing up on chip shots, the face is the variable, and contact inside 30 yards will not repeat.
Outcome: loft gets controlled by weight and ball position instead of the hands.
Prescribe it when the ball will not start on line, the shape will not repeat, and the hips are open at address.
Outcome: the ball starts where it was aimed, so the shape becomes repeatable instead of accidental.
Prescribe it when you identify core type in a first lesson, or when stance width is fighting the golfer's natural pivot.
Outcome: the student stops copying a stance built for somebody else's body.
Prescribe it when solo practice has no structure. Give this one to every student after lesson one.
Outcome: same setup every ball, so the feedback from practice finally means something.
Prescribe it when there is a hook, a block, or a draw that comes and goes, and the path has run past the 2 to 4 degree window.
Outcome: the student can diagnose start line and curve before changing anything.
Prescribe it when misses are mixed across the bag and you need real data on the table before the next lesson.
Outcome: you find out whether the face is moving or the aim is wrong, which are different fixes.
Prescribe it when contact sits in the heel or the toe and needs to migrate toward center over weeks, not in one session.
Outcome: six sets of evidence on one page, so progress is visible instead of remembered.
Prescribe it when a student is building a shape and needs to call the shot before hitting it, then score the match.
Outcome: range balls turn into practice, because every swing now has an intention attached.
Prescribe it when there are no carry numbers inside 100 yards and you have assigned clock system calibration.
Outcome: the student picks a number and commits instead of guessing at the shot that matters most.
Prescribe it when the student thinks in total distance, or has no reliable number for any club in the bag.
Outcome: club selection gets built on the average carry, not the best one.
Prescribe it when the score does not match the ball striking, and a handful of big holes are doing all the damage.
Outcome: after three rounds the student knows which single category is costing the most.
Prescribe it when a student believes they need a swing rebuild. Show them the arithmetic first. The calculator below runs the same math.
Outcome: the project gets named honestly, which is either decisions or ball striking.
Prescribe it when strokes are going to decisions rather than mechanics: pin chasing, hero shots, and drives that had no business being hit.
Outcome: three to four strokes found before anything about the swing changes.
Prescribe it when a student depends on the coach to diagnose every miss and needs to start describing their own patterns.
Outcome: self assessment between lessons, which is where independent players come from.
Prescribe it when homework is not getting done, or it is getting done and the pattern still has not moved.
Outcome: you learn whether the drill failed or the drill was never tested.
Enter three recent rounds with the number of costly shots in each: a drive out of play, a missed pitch, or a three putt. The math shows what the student is already capable of shooting.
| Round | Score | Costly shots |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| Strokes each costly shot costs | ||
| Scoring goal | ||
Ten shots, one club, one target. Log where each one finished. The pattern tells you whether the face is moving or the aim is wrong, and those need different fixes.
Shoot all three in one session, post them to CoachNow, and reuse the same links for every student who needs that drill. Full script sheet Library index
Open Sun behind the left shoulder so the shadow falls to the right. That shadow is the only camera you need.
Teach Take the grip. Check in the shadow that the club runs across the base knuckles, not through the palm.
Demonstrate Slow motion to the top, freeze, show the club pointing at the target, then show it crossing the line.
Assign Ten slow backswings a day, checking the shadow at the top on every one. No ball required.
Open Alignment stick across the front of both hip bones, camera face on.
Demonstrate Open, pointing left of target. Then square, pointing at the target. Hold both long enough to photograph.
Teach What open hips do to the shoulders and the path, so the student understands why the fix lives at address.
Assign Check before every third swing. Alignment drifts fastest when the golfer is hitting it well.
Open Start with the athletic reference, not the golf one. A kettlebell swing, a hockey stride, a throw.
Demonstrate Small bump into the lead foot, then rotate the chest through to the target. Three reps, no ball.
Teach Show the failure pattern too: hanging back and moving the ball further back in the stance.
Assign Ten slow rehearsals before hitting balls, then five shots holding the same sequence.