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6 Steps to Playing Your Best Golf This Season

4 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Mon, 06 May 2013, 09:41

It’s the start of a new season! The air is full of anticipation for fun times on the course, friendly wagers and low scores. So here is my question to you as we start this new season – What are you going to do this year to make 2013 your best season of golf ever? I ask my students this Continue Reading...

Play Your Best Golf – Where to start

0 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Thu, 07 March 2013, 18:13

Where am I? Before you can go anywhere, whether it be drive to New York City or lower your golf scores, the first thing you need to know is where you are right now. In the case of driving to New York, your actions would be very different if you were starting in Los Angeles than if you were starting Continue Reading...

There is More to Golf Than Just the Swing

0 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Tue, 05 February 2013, 11:00

Watch any PGA Tour telecast and all you will hear are commentators talking about how beautiful a certain players swing is, how someone else has a less than desirable quirky move in their swing and the things the average player should copy from the tour players. Last time I checked the ball doesn’t care what your swing looks like. It Continue Reading...

Playing Your Best Golf is Simple – The Personal Performance Plan

0 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Sun, 14 October 2012, 10:46

Is your golf game getting better? Are you improving? Are your scores getting lower and lower year after year? These are critical questions that should be asked on a regular basis. For if the answer is “No, I am not getting better”, then it might be time to do something different. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing Continue Reading...

5 Biggest Mistakes Golfers Make in Trying to Improve Their Game

0 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Wed, 19 September 2012, 23:25

There is not a golfer on the planet that doesn’t enjoy playing well. We all have so much more fun when we hit the ball long and straight and add up a score which is lower than we have ever had before. But too many golfers experience this feeling far too often. There is a definitive process to follow in Continue Reading...

The Key to Your Best Golf – Long Term Player Development Part III

0 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Wed, 19 September 2012, 23:23

In the first two parts of this series I spoke about how to go about setting your goals and collecting the necessary data to know exactly where you are now. The next step is to implement your plan. Implement the Plan Once all the planning is complete and the player and coach have agreed on the how the plan will Continue Reading...

The Key to Your Best Golf – Long Term Player Development Part II

0 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Wed, 19 September 2012, 23:22

In part I of this series I outlined the goal setting process and how I go about helping a player create a clear picture of where they want to go. Once we know where to go we now need to have an accurate representation of where the player is starting. Where are you now? In order to reach any destination you must Continue Reading...

The Key to Your Best Golf – Long Term Player Development – Part I

0 Submitted by Derek Hooper on Wed, 19 September 2012, 23:20

Many golfers believe there is a magic fix to all that ails their golf game. They believe it can be found in a magazine swing tip, on television or the Internet, and that when found, their game will instantly and miraculously improve and they will hit the ball long and straight every time. If only it was that simple! The Continue Reading...

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