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

GET DOWN TO BASICS

(SA Golfers Yearbook 2009) Valuable pointers from Derek James,  voted top PGA teaching professional in 2008.