Whats up everybody and welcome to another episode of the golf guru show, I am your host, Jason Sutton and I am the Guru,  I am  also the director of instruction at the beautiful Colleton River club in Bluffton, SC where it is my mission to break down high performers in the teaching and coaching business and all fields of study, unpack and tease out what makes them great and successful from daily habits, their continuous growth journey,  to how they help and train with their students. Make sure that you download this episode and hit that purple subscribe button so you don't miss out of future episodes that will be coming your way. All I ask is that you share this podcast on social or with your friends and with other coaches and players that might benefit from the information. My guest this week is Derek Demensky. You can follow him on instagram @bettergolftucson where he has a massive following of more than 149 thousand. A little bit about Derek, he is the director of instruction at the Forty Niner Club in Tucson Arizona where he has been for the past 16 years. He teaches all parts of the game but has found his niche in the short game where he teaches a few tour players, such as Erik Van Rooyan, Michael Thorgbornsen and Matt Wallace and alot of really good college and amateurs as well. He is on the Ping advisory staff and did some really cool research on how the high launch, high spin shot is produced. When I saw that video a few years ago I was amazed at what Derek can do with a wedge which is what makes him so special as he is still a fine player himself. In this conversation we get into everything short game including his framework for assessing whether to use the ground or hit the ball first on your shots around the green to the different pieces that are necessary. We also discuss some of his work with a few of his players and some of the common mistakes that amateurs make around the greens. Finally we cover a few of his favorite drills and how to practice your short game and much more including some personal growth tips and how he stays sharp everyday. This is the first time that I have met Derek and I really enjoyed his caring personality and you can tell that he has intentional passion or golf and for people which is why he is one of the most sought after coaches in the game. So without further adeiu here is Derek Deminski.....enjoy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices