PGA Professional Coaching

One to one coaching for every level, from total beginners to professionals.

Fitness Professionals

Strength, conditioning and physio under one roof, so your body can make the change.

TPI Principles

Your movement screened, so your swing is built around how your body really moves.

TrackMan Technology

Every swing filmed and measured, so we are not guessing.

Evolution is a modern, forward-thinking golf academy combining PGA professional coaching, TrackMan technology and TPI principles with specialist strength, conditioning and physiotherapy support. Together, we help you understand your swing, identify what needs to change and provide the guidance and support to make lasting change.

How it works

A team made for lasting change

Evolution is a modern golf academy driven by a team of Advanced PGA Professionals available for all levels of golfers to reach their goals. Using TrackMan Technology and Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) principles we have a modern, forward thinking approach with a team of experts on hand to not only understand what you need to improve but provide the support to make lasting change.

Will Painter pointing at 7 iron club path data on the TrackMan screen while a golfer watches, during a lesson in Derby

Understand your swing

Advanced PGA Professionals

Want to understand your golf swing's characteristics and faults? Our Advanced PGA Professionals break down your performance using TrackMan Technology to analyse and measure data so we aren't guessing.

With Will Painter, Advanced PGA Professional

TPI movement screening results on a laptop at Evolution Golf Academy, Derby

Understand your body

TPI Principles

Struggled to make changes to your swing? Our coaching works under Titleist Performance Institute principles with our experts assessing your movement to fit a swing to your body or receive the support your golf swing needs to make lasting change.

With Luke Ellis, Head of Strength & Conditioning

Luke Ellis coaching a golfer through a strength and movement drill in the TrackMan bay at Evolution Golf Academy, Derby

Fitness Professionals

Strength & Conditioning

Need support to make lasting changes to your swing? We offer support through our fitness professionals to improve your awareness, movement and strength to build coachable golfers ready for lasting change.

With Luke Ellis, Head of Strength & Conditioning

Not sure where you fit? Start with a lesson.

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The people

Who you will be working with

Will Painter, Academy Director and Head PGA Professional at Evolution Golf Academy, Codnor near DerbyDirector

Academy Director | Head PGA Professional

Will Painter

Advanced PGA Professional. Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified.

@willpainter96

Will specialises in

  • Developing personalised pathways for lasting improvement
  • Advanced PGA Professional coaching
  • TrackMan technology and swing analysis
  • TPI principles and movement screening
  • Understanding the relationship between the body and golf swing
  • Combining coaching, technology and fitness to support lasting change
Connor Ashby, PGA Professional and Head of Player Development at Evolution Golf Academy, holding an iron on the coursePlayer development

Head of Player Development

Connor Ashby

PGA Professional.

@cdagolfcoaching

Connor specialises in

  • Advanced PGA Professional coaching
  • Personalised player development pathways
  • Structured coaching programmes with ongoing support
  • Helping golfers understand and implement swing changes
  • Developing golfers from beginner to elite amateur
  • Structured practice and skill development
  • Providing guidance and accountability for lasting improvement
Luke Ellis, Head of Strength and Conditioning at Evolution Golf Academy, working with a golfer in the TrackMan bayStrength

Head of Strength & Conditioning

Luke Ellis

@lestrengthandconditioning

Luke specialises in

  • TPI movement screening and physical assessments
  • Understanding the relationship between the body and golf swing
  • Identifying physical limitations and movement patterns
  • Developing personalised golf fitness programmes
  • Supporting lasting swing changes through strength and conditioning
Kash, physiotherapist and clinical and recovery specialist at Evolution Golf Academy near DerbyPhysio

Physiotherapist | Clinical & Recovery Specialist

Kash

@kashphysio

Kash specialises in

  • Clinical physiotherapy and injury assessment
  • Pain management and injury treatment
  • Hands-on therapy and rehabilitation
  • Personalised recovery programmes
  • Restoring movement and physical function
  • Injury prevention and long-term physical wellbeing
  • Supporting a safe return to golf
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