What happens when a coach builds such a strong brand that Hollywood calls?
This week Baden and Clappy sit down with Nathan Leonhardt. He founded Tour Development Academy in Vancouver, won PGA BC Teacher of the Year, was one of Skillest's original top coaches, and is now the full-time golf consultant on Apple TV's Stick, starring Owen Wilson.
A back injury ended Nathan's playing career on the Canadian Tour and in Asia, so he built his teaching around the body. He was one of the first coaches to bring TPI screening to Skillest. Then he walked away from a thriving online business to open an academy and start a family. Now he's back online.
In this episode:
The out-of-the-blue phone call that asked him to become a golf consultant on an Apple TV show, with an answer due by the end of the day
How he priced a role that had never existed before
Building a believable "Tiger early-2000s" swing for an actor who'd never played golf, and why shanks didn't matter
The left-handed swing double who turned out to be right-handed
Why your body should shape your swing, and how TPI changes the way you coach
What thousands of online lessons taught him about communication and the lesson "experience"
The "300-pound pencil" (credit to Cam McCormick) and why the off-season is the best time to change your swing
His advice for coaches starting on Skillest: free lessons, reviews, and start small
Stick Season 2 drops November 4 on Apple TV.
Find Nathan:
CoachToCEO mentorship: coach2ceo.com
Instagram: @tda_golf
Online lessons: Nathan on Skillest
Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:00 Nathan's playing career and how he started teaching
06:30 TPI and body-based coaching
09:50 Building Tour Development Academy
12:40 Staying ahead of the curve
14:10 CoachToCEO
21:10 The Hollywood call
31:10 On set with Owen Wilson
35:30 Developing Santi's golf swing
38:40 The 300-pound pencil and off-season training
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