Golf IQ How to use digital coaching (the smart way)
Nov 10, 2025
Baden Schaff, co-founder of Skillest and expert in digital golf coaching, shares his insights on leveraging remote lessons for golfers. He discusses how Skillest connects students with coaches while emphasizing the benefits of small, frequent lessons for lasting improvement. Baden explains the value of experimenting independently and staying connected with coaches through ongoing messaging. He also offers tips on finding the right coach and highlights the emergence of proactive coaches who provide free content to engage students early in their journey.
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Learning Becomes Continuous
- Digital coaching turns lessons from infrequent events into continuous interactions that fit your life.
- Skillest enables remote video, voice, text, Zoom, and AI summaries to keep learning consistent.
Choose Little And Often
- Do small, frequent practice check-ins instead of rare, long overhauls to make changes stick.
- Subscribe to a coach to enable quick follow-ups and incremental progress.
Weekend Pressure Breaks Overhauls
- Overhauls fail under weekend pressure because players revert to old habits when performance matters.
- Incremental change lets you play well while slowly adopting a new swing.