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Hack It Out Golf

Sean Foley's Greatest Coaching Accomplishment

Hack It Out Golf

Hack it Out Golf - Mark Crossfield, Lou Stagner, Greg Chalmers

Education, Sports, Golf

4.8709 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is the second part of Mark's interview in Sean Foley. Here, Mark asks Sean what Sean regards as his greatest accomplishment in coaching. The discussion turns philosophical, as Sean reflects on what he really values most in coaching, what he's learned over the years, and what he appreciated most when (as a surprise gift) his wife compiled thank you videos from all his students over his coaching career. Where to find us: Mark Crossfield's weekly newsletter: https://www.crossfieldgolf.com/subscribe Mark Crossfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4golfonline Mark Crossfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline Lou Stagner's weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.loustagnergolf.com/subscribe Lou Stagner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouStagner Greg Chalmers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregChalmersPGA The Hack It Out Golf Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HackItOutGolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9

So this is part two of the time I spent with Sean Foley, one of the world's most recognized

0:34.8

golf coaches. I asked him what was his, in his mind, his biggest golf coaching achievement.

0:42.5

You know, I think with a coaching achievement, it's easy to think about, you know, when I had years where players won 10 times.

0:51.0

I had players win majors.

0:53.3

I had players win U.S. amateurs. The problem with

0:57.0

achievement as a coach is that the person on the course is the one achieving. Right. So you can't

1:07.4

identify with them playing well or missing cuts. Now, I'm always going to look in the

1:14.4

rear view quite constantly. So I charge my players roughly 5% of what they earn on the course.

1:22.4

So I'm 5% of a win. I'm 5% of a loss from a business standpoint.

1:27.9

Now, personally, I don't feel that way.

1:30.9

For whatever reason, I am cursed with this idea that I'm never doing enough and that I'm not good enough.

1:40.4

And the cool part is it stops right at the point that it could turn into a mental health issue.

1:46.0

Yeah.

1:46.4

Okay.

1:47.0

So I'm aware of it, which is the most, being aware is the only thing you can be, right?

1:53.9

It's okay to not be okay.

1:55.6

So that's kind of what pushes it.

2:00.1

The thing is, I've helped four players get to number one in the world.

2:04.6

I don't really count Tiger because he should have always been.

2:07.6

That's not really it because most of those relationships business-wise, not personally,

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