A once-in-a-generation panel of golf instruction legends takes the stage at Open Forum 9 for a wide-ranging conversation on the past, present, and future of coaching.
Featuring Jim McLean, Pia Nilsson, David Leadbetter, Randy Smith, Mike Adams, Lynn Marriott, and Chris Como as moderator, this nearly hour-long discussion covers technology vs. simplicity, the danger of over-coaching juniors, AI in instruction, the art of reading students, and why relational coaching will always matter more than data.
The panelists share personal stories — from Bruce Lietzke's legendary banana-under-the-headcover story to Pia's pivotal moment with Catrin Nilsmark — and debate whether modern instruction has lost sight of who's actually standing in front of us.