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The Skillest 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
52 episodes
From Mars Bars to The Open: Alex Buckner on Winning, Reinvention, and Building Marco Penge
Alex 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 reverse engineering an entire career: from a failed playing career ...
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Storytelling Over Swing Data: Inside Jerome Theunis's Coaching Philosophy
Jerome 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 under-the-radar) coaches in the game. It started with his roommate on tour, a ...
Stop Selling Lessons. Start Building Relationships.
What 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 Clapp to unpack what great modern coaching really looks like...
Why Busy Coaches Stay Stuck (And What the Best Do Instead)
The 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 the next decade won't simply teach more lessons. They'll bui...
Sean Foley.... Unfiltered: Tom Kim, Skill, Process & Becoming a Better Coach
Sean 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 discussions we've ever had on coaching, performance and what it ...
Clappy's back from Coaching at the Open!
Clappy 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 waves getting the calm before the afternoon storm, and how firm-and-fa...
Brett Rumford: The Short Game Virtuoso Launches his Skillest account!
Six 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 fours in two, so he built a short game that carried him around the ...
Shallow Early, Steep Late: The Fade vs. Draw Debate
Baden 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, and finally ditching his "Ben Hogan delusion." Clappy previews hi...
Clappy plays with KEVIN HART! Men's and Women's US Open chat, and teaching Kids.
When 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 player Pauline Del Rosario (Philippines represent 🇵🇭), giving u...
Why Club Fitting Is Broken! Chris Trott (Trottie Golf) on Tour Truths, Fitting Myths & the Future of the Game
Chris 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 tour-style fitting trailer in San Diego, and what he's seeing from everyda...
Women's US Open at Riviera, Has Golf Coaching Gone Too Technical, and When to Change Coaches
The 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 why Riv might actually suit the women's game better than...
What Happens When a 24-Year-Old Starts Coaching the World's Best Golfers? The Drew Steckel Story
Drew 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 what's already there.In this episode, Baden sits down wi...
Keith Bennett built a 360,000-follower coaching empire as a self proclaimed introvert.
In 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 the game. Keith gets brutally honest about the mental rewiring it...
PGA Championship Preview, Chris Wood's Comeback & The LIV Endgame
Baden 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 in summer — before getting into the golf that matters.Chri...
The Most Powerful Man In Golf Coaching! Luke Kerr-Dineen
What happens when one of golf’s smartest media minds sits down with two golf-obsessed coaching nerds? You get a conversation that goes everywhere — tour players, TPI, coaching methods, golf media, LIV, mobility, practice, AI, and the future of ...
Methods vs Systems: The Truth About Golf Coaching Today!
Why do great golf coaches disagree on so many things?And more importantly… does it actually matter?In this episode, Baden and Alex unpack the reality of modern golf coaching — where data is everywhere, opinions are stronger than e...
High Performance Habits: What Elite Coaching Really Looks Like — with Mark Govier
This week on the Skilly Pod, Baden and Clappy sit down with Mark Govier — Welsh Dragon, high performance coach at Altus Golf, and one of the most engaged coaches on the Skillest platform.Mark's coaching journey spans 30 years, from runni...
Ball Rollback, Ground Reaction Forces & LIV's Reckoning
Baden and Clappy are back to unpack a massive week in golf. They kick off at Harbour Town — a course that makes the case that great design, not a rolled-back ball, is how you defend par. From there it's a proper debate on the USGA's bifurcation...
Rory's Masters, Steep vs Shallow & Where Are Golf's Next Superstars?
The Masters is done for another year — and Rory McIlroy made it look frighteningly comfortable. Baden and Clappy break down how a man who ranked second-last in driving accuracy for the weekend somehow won by three, why Augusta may be more forgi...
Masters Preview!
Augusta National is the greatest stage in golf, and this week it's centre stage. Baden and Alex (Clappy) kick off Masters Week with an unfiltered preview — debating why the Masters beats every other major (no phones, perfect contrast, Amen Corn...
The man who built Bryson's clubs! Tom Bailey of Avoda Golf
What do you get when a pain-riddled amateur golfer goes down every rabbit hole imaginable — coaching, biomechanics, club grinding, and manufacturing — and ends up accidentally building one of the most disruptive equipment brands in the game? Yo...
Tiger, VR Golf & Lie Angles
The comeback continues.In Episode 2 of The Skillest Pod, Baden Schaff and Alex Clapp dive into everything happening in golf right now — from Tiger’s latest situation to the rapid rise of launch monitors, VR golf, and what the future of c...
WE ARE BACK!!! (By somewhat popular demand)
The Skilly Pod is back — and we’re kicking things off with Alex Clapp.In this episode, Baden and Alex set the tone for what this podcast is all about: getting better at golf, building better coaching businesses, and having a bit of fun a...
RECAP of the 2024 U.S. Open
We had an AMAZING FINISH at Pinehurst, and Ludda (our boots on the ground) had plenty to document. The boys broke down the iconic moments from the tournament, analyzed Rory's swing (and collapse), as well as discussed the significance of the fa...