What Happens When a 24-Year-Old Starts Coaching the World's Best Golfers? The Drew Steckel Story

About this episode

Drew Steckel discusses his experience coaching top golfers and the intricacies of reviving careers at the highest level.

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 with one of the most in-demand coaches on tour to talk about what it actually takes to revive a career at the highest level, why working inside the ropes changes everything, and how he thinks about teaching players who've already "made it" but know there's more. We ge...

People in this episode

Host: Skillest

Guest: Drew Steckel

Topics covered

• coaching
• golf
• career revival
• high-level performance
• swing mechanics

Keywords

• golf coaching
• Drew Steckel
• Kevin Na
• swing mechanics
• performance coaching

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