Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Derek Hooper Golf - Professional Golf Instruction in Houston TX Golf Lessons in Houston TX with PGA Coach Derek Hooper ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://derekhoopergolf.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://derekhoopergolf.com/blog/) - [Pelz Short Game Skills Tests - Putting](https://derekhoopergolf.com/pelz-short-game-putting-skills-tests/) - [Practice Like the Pros](https://derekhoopergolf.com/practice-like-the-pros/) - There are many things that set professional golfers and amateurs apart. One of the biggest is how they practice. Learn how to practice like a professional - [New Golf Equipment Alone is Not the Answer to Playing Your Best Golf](https://derekhoopergolf.com/new-golf-equipment-alone-not-answer/) - Every year we are promised that the latest golf equipment is the answer to all our golf problems. It is a part of the solution, but not the most critical part - [The Consistent Scoring Myth](https://derekhoopergolf.com/consistent-scoring-myth/) - Every week I meet players who complain to me about their lack of scoring consistency. Discover what consistency in golf really means - [Thin and Fat Golf Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/thin-and-fat-golf-shots/) - Thin and fat shots are when golfers have trouble controlling the low point of the swing. This video shows how to improve your contact through low point control - [Bunker Shots – Faults and fixes #1](https://derekhoopergolf.com/bunker-shots-faults-and-fixes-1/) - Too often players struggle with bunker shots due to poor concepts. This article clearly explains who to correctly play bunker shots - [A Golf Swing Tip is Not Going to Make You a Great Golfer](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-swing-tip/) - [Making Golf Swing Changes, Hitting the Ball Longer and Straighter is Easy, Right?](https://derekhoopergolf.com/making-swing-changes/) - [Want to be a Better Golfer? You Must Embrace Change](https://derekhoopergolf.com/be-a-better-golfer/) - [What Skills Do I Need to Improve to Shoot Lower Golf Scores](https://derekhoopergolf.com/skills-to-shoot-lower-golf-scores/) - [Deep Dive or Sample Your Way to Better Golf](https://derekhoopergolf.com/deep-dive-sample-way-better-golf/) - [The Consistency Myth and Shooting Lower Golf Scores](https://derekhoopergolf.com/consistency-myth-2/) - [Failure is the Key to Success](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-success/) - [Take Your Range Game To The Course](https://derekhoopergolf.com/take-your-range-game-to-the-course/) - [Ideal Tempo for Your Golf Swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/ideal-tempo-golf-swing/) - [Three Steps to a Consistent Golf Swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/three-steps-consistent-swing/) - [Ball Then Ground Contact](https://derekhoopergolf.com/ball-ground-contact/) - [Two Steps to Fix a Slice](https://derekhoopergolf.com/two-steps-fix-slice/) - [Add 20 yards to Your Drives](https://derekhoopergolf.com/add-20-yards-drives/) - [Stop Scooping and Hit Solid Iron Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/stop-scooping-hit-solid-iron-shots/) - [Consistent Golf Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/consistent-golf-shots/) - [Stop Shanking Your Golf Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/stop-shanking-golf-shots/) - [Turn Your Slice into a Draw](https://derekhoopergolf.com/turn-your-slice-into-a-draw/) - [How to Start the Takeaway](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-start-the-takeaway-2/) - [Ball First Contact](https://derekhoopergolf.com/ball-first-contact/) - [3 Keys to 300 Yard Drives](https://derekhoopergolf.com/3-keys-to-300-yard-drives/) - [Online Golf Coaching](https://derekhoopergolf.com/online-golf-coaching/) - [More Powerful Iron Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/more-powerful-iron-shots/) - [Golf Lessons Simply Don’t Work](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-lessons-simply-dont-work/) - [Chipping from Tight Lies](https://derekhoopergolf.com/chipping-tight-lies/) - [How to Play a Pitch Shot](https://derekhoopergolf.com/play-pitch-shot/) - [How to Play Uphill Lies in Golf](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-play-uphill-lies-in-golf/) - [How to Play Downhill Lies in Golf](https://derekhoopergolf.com/play-downhill-lies-golf/) - [How to Spin Your Bunker Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/spin-bunker-shots/) - [Buried Lie Bunker Shot](https://derekhoopergolf.com/buried-lie-bunker-shot/) - [Pelz Short Game Skills Tests - Around the green](https://derekhoopergolf.com/pelz-short-game-skills-tests-around-the-green/) - [The Mindset Critical to Improving Your Golf Game](https://derekhoopergolf.com/mindset/) - [Consistency in Golf is Not the Key to Lower Scores](https://derekhoopergolf.com/consistency-in-golf/) - [Chipping from Greenside Rough](https://derekhoopergolf.com/chipping-from-greenside-rough/) - [More Consistent Putting](https://derekhoopergolf.com/more-consistent-putting/) - [How to Hit Fairway Woods](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-hit-fairway-woods/) - [The Best Putting Training Aid](https://derekhoopergolf.com/the-best-putting-training-aid/) - [Effortless Power](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effortless-power/) - [Secret to Distance Control of Pitch Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/distance-control-of-pitch-shots/) - [Stop Topping Your Golf Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/stop-topping-your-golf-shots/) - [Putting - Aim and Start Direction](https://derekhoopergolf.com/putting-aim-start-direction/) - [A Simple Way to Start The Downswing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/start-the-downswing/) - [How to Play a Golf Shot With The Ball Below My Feet](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-shot-with-the-ball-below-my-feet/) - [Distance Control on Chip Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/distance-control-chip-shots/) - [Solid Chip Shots Every Time](https://derekhoopergolf.com/solid-chip-shots-every-time/) - [Correct Downswing Sequence - Part II](https://derekhoopergolf.com/correct-downswing-sequence-part-ii/) - [Correct Downswing Sequence - Part I](https://derekhoopergolf.com/correct-downswing-sequence/) - [Address versus Impact Positions in the Golf Swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/address-versus-impact-2/) - [Golf Swing Plane](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-swing-plane/) - [Solid Contact Golf Shots - Part II](https://derekhoopergolf.com/solid-contact-golf-2/) - [Solid Contact Golf Shots - Part I](https://derekhoopergolf.com/solid-contact-golf/) - [Play Your Best Golf This Season](https://derekhoopergolf.com/play-your-best-golf-2/) - [Learn to Stop Sliced Golf Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/learn-stop-sliced-golf-shots/) - [Create a Stable Backswing from More Consistency](https://derekhoopergolf.com/stable-backswing-golf/) - [How to Play a Golf Shot with the Ball Above Your Feet](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-play-a-golf-shot-with-the-ball-above-your-feet/) - [Play Better Golf This Year](https://derekhoopergolf.com/play-better-golf/) - [Better Putting Blueprint](https://derekhoopergolf.com/better-putting-blueprint/) - [How to Hit Longer Golf Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-hit-longer-golf-shots/) - [How to Practice Bunker Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/practice-bunker-shots/) - [How to Play Bunker Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-play-bunker-shots/) - [How to Release the Golf Club](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-release-the-golf-club/) - [Best Way to Make a Swing Change](https://derekhoopergolf.com/best-way-to-make-a-swing-change/) - [9 Ball Flight Drill and Test](https://derekhoopergolf.com/9-ball-flight-drill-and-test/) - [The Basics of Putting](https://derekhoopergolf.com/putting-basics/) - [How to Start the Takeaway](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-start-the-takeaway/) - [Golf is a Team Game](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-is-a-team-game/) - [Effective Practice Will Guarantee Better Results](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effective-practice-will-guarantee-better-results/) - [3 Keys to a Solid Backswing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/3-keys-to-a-solid-backswing/) - [Hit Longer Golf Shots](https://derekhoopergolf.com/hit-longer-golf-shots/) - [Effective Golf Training](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effective-golf-training/) - [Are Your Swing Faults Physical or Conceptual](https://derekhoopergolf.com/are-your-swing-faults-physical-or-conceptual/) - [Distance Control Putting Drill](https://derekhoopergolf.com/distance-control-putting-drill/) - [Make More Short Putts](https://derekhoopergolf.com/make-more-short-putts/) - [Your Golf Practice is Failing You](https://derekhoopergolf.com/your-golf-practice-is-failing-you/) - [6 Steps to Playing Your Best Golf This Season](https://derekhoopergolf.com/6-steps-to-playing-your-best-golf-this-season/) - [Stop casting and create lag in the golf swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/create-lag-in-the-golf-swing/) - [Stop Hooking the Ball](https://derekhoopergolf.com/stop-hooking-the-ball/) - The hook in golf tends to be a better players ball flight error. In this video I explain why you hit this shot and show your drills for how to fix it. - [Fix Your Slice Forever](https://derekhoopergolf.com/fix-your-slice-forever/) - The most common ball flight error in golf is the slice. In this video I explain why you hit this shot and how to fix it forever. - [How to Play a Lob Shot](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-play-a-lob-shot/) - The ability to play high, soft shots around the green will save many strokes from your golf score. The lob shot is a very useful shot to play close to the green - [Play Your Best Golf - Where to start](https://derekhoopergolf.com/play-your-best-golf/) - Before you can work on improving your golf game you must know your current strengths and weaknesses. - [Contact the Ball Before the Ground Everytime](https://derekhoopergolf.com/contact-the-ball-before-the-ground-everytime/) - This video explains what causes you to hit ground before the ball and shows a series of drill that will have you hitting solid fairway golf shots every time - [Connection in the Golf Swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/connection-in-the-golf-swing/) - Improving the coordination of your arms and body during the golf swing will help you hit more consistent golf shots. Includes demonstration of Towel Drill - [How to Start the Down Swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-start-the-down-swing/) - Starting the downswing correctly is possibly the most misunderstood and difficult move in the golf swing. The lower body must lead if you want maximum power. - [There is More to Golf Than Just the Swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-is-not-about-the-swing/) - If your goal is to shoot lower scores then you must balance your practice time to work on all the key areas and not just your full swing. - [Putting Lesson - Make more short putts](https://derekhoopergolf.com/putting-lesson-make-more-short-putts/) - Holing more putts on the course is directly linked to effective putting practice. Here is a putting drill that simulates what you experience on the course. - [Golf Swing Misconceptions - Take the club straight back](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-swing-misconceptions-take-the-club-straight-back/) - The back swing in golf works on an arc. Taking the club straight back to start the back swing is not the correct move, such a swing thought can hurt your swing. - [Golf Swing Misconceptions - Keep your head still](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-swing-misconceptions-keep-your-head-still/) - Players believe the head should stay perfectly still during the golf swing. This swing thought has ruined many an athletic golf swing. - [A Key to Consistent Golf Shots - Pre-Shot Routine](https://derekhoopergolf.com/a-key-to-consistent-shots-pre-shot-routine/) - Poor metal processes will interfere with how you well you play a golf shot. A good pre-shot routine is very a critical ingredient to success. - [You are NOT Lifting Your Head - Video](https://derekhoopergolf.com/you-are-not-lifting-your-head-video/) - Hitting topped or thin shots is not the result of lifting your head. There is another, not well known reason and in this video I share I share it with you. - [Club lie angle at Address vs. Impact](https://derekhoopergolf.com/club-lie-angle-at-address-vs-impact/) - Many players believe the club should contact the ground in the same way at both address and impact. This is simply not true. - [Golf Club Lie Angle at Address and Impact are Not the Same](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-club-lie-angle-at-address-and-impact-are-not-the-same-2/) - Many players believe the club should contact the ground in the same way at both address and impact. This is simply not true. - [How to Make a Swing Change - The Right Way](https://derekhoopergolf.com/how-to-make-a-swing-change-the-right-way/) - The key to making a golf swing change is to use a systematic, building block approach. This will make the process as easy as possible and guarantee results. - [Dave Pelz Putting Skills Test - Breaking putts](https://derekhoopergolf.com/dave-pelz-putting-skills-test-breaking-putts/) - Being able to start your golf ball where you aimed it at the correct speed is critical for good putting. But that does not matter if you are unable to successfully read the break of the putt. - [Dave Pelz Putting Skills Test - Lag putts](https://derekhoopergolf.com/dave-pelz-putting-skills-test-lag-putts/) - Use this skills test to discover how good your distance control and accuracy is with longer putts. Success on this test will help produce lower golf scores. - [Swing Plane Drill](https://derekhoopergolf.com/swing-plane-drill-2/) - [Solid Contact Everytime - Part II](https://derekhoopergolf.com/solid-contact-everytime-part-ii/) - [Solid Contact Everytime - Part I](https://derekhoopergolf.com/solid-contact-everytime-part-i/) - [The Secret to Longer Drives](https://derekhoopergolf.com/the-secret-to-longer-drives-2/) - [Dave Pelz Putting Skills Test - In between putts](https://derekhoopergolf.com/dave-pelz-putting-skills-test-in-between-putts/) - There are two ways to stop 3 putts. First you could hit the ball closer to the hole. Second, improve your putting from longer distances. - [Playing Your Best Golf is Simple - The Personal Performance Plan](https://derekhoopergolf.com/playing-your-best-golf-is-simple-the-personal-performance-plan/) - Playing your best golf is not the result of golf swing tips or quick fix lessons. The best players in the world use a plan that matches their goals, so can you. - [Makeable Putts Skills Test](https://derekhoopergolf.com/makeable-putts-skills-test/) - If you want to hole more putts you must get better in the 10 to 25 feet range. This skills test will show you how good you really are from these distances. - [5 Biggest Mistakes Golfers Make in Trying to Improve Their Game](https://derekhoopergolf.com/5-biggest-mistakes-golfers-make-in-trying-to-improve-their-game/) - Golfers are not getting better because they do not know how to practice. Article outlines the 5 most common errors players make and how to practice smarter - [The Key to Your Best Golf – Long Term Player Development Part III](https://derekhoopergolf.com/the-key-to-your-best-golf-long-term-player-development-part-iii/) - To play your best golf and reach your goals you must have a plan. In this article i outline how to implement your plan. - [The Key to Your Best Golf - Long Term Player Development Part II](https://derekhoopergolf.com/the-key-to-your-best-golf-long-term-player-development-part-ii/) - In order to play your best golf you must have a plan for how you will get better. Before forming that plan you need to know your stengths and weaknesses. - [The Key to Your Best Golf - Long Term Player Development - Part I](https://derekhoopergolf.com/the-key-to-your-best-golf-long-term-player-development-part-i/) - If you want to play your best golf you need a plan. To from that plan you must first know where you are and where you want to go. - [The Search for the Perfect Grip](https://derekhoopergolf.com/the-search-for-the-perfect-grip/) - There is more than one best way to hold the golf club, but there is only one best way for each player to hold the club. - [Best Results Through Highly Effective Practice](https://derekhoopergolf.com/best-results-through-highly-effective-practice/) - Why do some golfer's improve their game while others do not? It's all to do with how you practice. Learn how to maximise your practice time. - [Building Your Performance Plan - Part II](https://derekhoopergolf.com/building-your-performance-plan-part-ii/) - If you want to play your best golf, you need a plan. To build this plan you need to assess your physical abilities as well as your tactical and mental skills. - [Building Your Performance Plan - Part I](https://derekhoopergolf.com/building-your-performance-plan-part-i/) - To play your best golf you must consider all aspects of your game. Two key aspects to consider are your technical abilities and your equipment. - [Better Planning Means Better Golf](https://derekhoopergolf.com/better-planning-means-better-golf/) - To improve at anything you must have a plan. Golf is no different. A plan with clear performance indicators so you can track progress. - [Is the Physical Limiting the Technical](https://derekhoopergolf.com/is-the-physical-limiting-the-technical/) - If you have been trying to make a golf swing change and are not having any success it could be because you are not physically able to make the new move. - [Debunking the Myths – Keep Your Head Still](https://derekhoopergolf.com/debunking-the-myths-keep-your-head-still/) - The head should not stay still during the golf swing. Doing so reduces power and can lead to other detrimental swing faults. - [Debunking the Myths – Keep Your Lead Arm Straight](https://derekhoopergolf.com/debunking-the-myths-keep-your-lead-arm-straight/) - Width during the golf swing is more important than keeping the lead arm perfectly straight, in generating maximum distance. - [Debunking the Myths – Club lie angle at address and impact are not the same](https://derekhoopergolf.com/debunking-the-myths-club-lie-angle-at-address-and-impact-are-not-the-same/) - How the golf club lies on the ground at impact is different to it's position at address. Setting the sole of the club flat on the ground at address hinders how the club moves into the backswing. - [Debunking the Myths - Keep Your Head Down](https://derekhoopergolf.com/debunking-the-myths-keep-your-head-down/) - Keeping your head down is not the answer to stop hitting topped shots. Keeping your head down too long can casue loss of distance and accuracy. - [How to Make a Permanent Swing Change in 5 Minutes](https://derekhoopergolf.com/make-a-permanent-swing-change-in-5-minutes/) - Changing your golf swing can be done in as little as 5 minutes per day, when you work on the correct drills with the appropriate focus. - [Debunking the Myths – Take the Club Straight Back](https://derekhoopergolf.com/debunking-the-myths-take-the-club-straight-back/) - The golf club is swung in essentially a big circle. Trying to take the club straight back elongates that circle and places the swing out of correct position. - [Effective Practice - Chipping](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effective-practice-chipping/) - If you want to hit better chip shots you have to practice the right way. - [Effective Bunker Practice](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effective-bunker-practice/) - To improve your bunker game you must break your practice into technical practice and performance practice. - [Effective Practice – Putting Distance Control](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effective-practice-putting-distance-control/) - The fastest way to lower scores is through avoiding 3 putt greens. The best way to stop 3 putt greens is through better distance control. - [The Improvement Process at Work - Elite Junior Programs](https://derekhoopergolf.com/the-improvement-process-at-work-elite-junior-programs/) - There is a definite process you must follow if you want to play your best golf. Here is an example of how to implement such a plan and the results that are possible. - [Effective Practice - Pitching](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effective-practice-pitching/) - To pitch your best break your practice into technical practice and performance practice. - [Technical Practice vs. Target Practice](https://derekhoopergolf.com/technical-practice-vs-target-practice/) - To play your best golf divide your practice so that you invest time on swing technique as well as focussing on getting the ball close to the hole - [Effective Practice - Full Swing](https://derekhoopergolf.com/effective-practice-full-swing/) - There is more to practicing golf than hitting balls on the range. These keys are essential to getting the most out of your practice time. - [Not at Home on the Range](https://derekhoopergolf.com/not-at-home-on-the-range/) - [Golf - It's the hard that makes it great](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-its-the-hard-that-makes-it-great/) - [Practice is a Waste of Time](https://derekhoopergolf.com/practice-is-a-waste-of-time/) - [Short Putt (3 feet) Skills Test](https://derekhoopergolf.com/short-putt-3-feet-skills-test/) - [Golf Specific Fitness – How to get started](https://derekhoopergolf.com/golf-specific-fitness-how-to-get-started/) - [Bunker Shots – Faults and fixes #2](https://derekhoopergolf.com/bunker-shots-faults-and-fixes-2/) - [On Course Practice](https://derekhoopergolf.com/423-2/) - [Give Up Control and Hit the Ball Longer](https://derekhoopergolf.com/417-2/) - [Short Putts (6 feet) Skills Test](https://derekhoopergolf.com/short-putts-6-feet-skills-test/) ## Pages - [home](https://derekhoopergolf.com/) - Derek Hooper is a golf instructor known for his expertise in golf coaching and instruction. 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