IMPROVE YOUR CHIPPING AND IMPROVE YOUR SCORE
All things being equal, and with no real obstacles in your way, from anywhere within a few yards of the putting surface, any teacher would tell any student to make […]
COMMON ERRORS – BUNKERS
Picture a) Picture b) Picture c) For those golfers who understand the importance of the face being open, a common fault is to ‘hang on to’ the club – trying […]
PRACTISE DRILL BASICS
Use right hand only Try different ball positions Practise foot work Try different clubs Extend right arm after contact The one-armed swing This drill is simple enough – you grip […]
IMPROVING YOUR GAME
The set up: For the straight forward chip shot, the address position should be compact – with the feet relatively close together and slightly open (parallel to a line pointing […]
BUNKER PLAY BASICS
Picture A Picture B Picture C Picture D Picture E Picture F Lay 2 clubs down in the sand (Picture A) with one club aiming left of your target and […]
THE BEST TEACHERS 2016 / 2017
(Golf Digest December 2016) Derek James explains the importance of good weight transfer in the short game in general.
SWING THROUGH
(Compleat Golfer December 2015) Derek James explains the importance of good weight transfer in successful bunker play.
GET IN THE HOLE
(Compleat Golfer Sep 2015) Getting the ball into the hole from the putting green
9 HOLES WITH DEREK JAMES
(Golfer’s Digest Aug 14) 9 valuable golf tips.
GET DOWN TO BASICS
(SA Golfers Yearbook 2009) Valuable pointers from Derek James, voted top PGA teaching professional in 2008.