Author Archives: Derek Hooper

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Effective Practice – Putting Distance Control

One of the more common challenges players have with their putting is how to consistently [...]

The Improvement Process at Work – Elite Junior Programs

Each year I conduct three junior golf programs for athletes aged 11 to 18 years. It is [...]

Effective Practice – Pitching

Many shots can be shaved from your score when you get the ball consistently close [...]

Technical Practice vs. Target Practice

If you are serious about getting better at golf, then you will need to spend [...]

Effective Practice – Full Swing

If you want to get better at this game there is only one way to [...]

Not at Home on the Range

I read the below article recently in the Wall Street Journal – Golf Journal and [...]

Golf – It’s the hard that makes it great

In the movie “A League of Their Own” there is a fantastic interaction that sums up [...]

Practice is a Waste of Time

That’s right! The time you are spending on the driving range is doing nothing to [...]

Short Putt (3 feet) Skills Test

I have written often about the need to know where you are today with your [...]

Golf Specific Fitness – How to get started

Historically golf has been viewed as a relaxing game where you walk on a manicured [...]

Bunker Shots – Faults and fixes #2

The majority of players I work with identify the bunker shot as one of the [...]

On Course Practice

The golf course offers many opportunities to work on your game and test what you [...]