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Short Game Practice in Derby
Short game practice near Derby, on real surfaces. Around half your shots happen inside 100 yards, so practise chipping, pitching, bunker play and putting on real grass and real sand.
FIND YOUR PLAN
Find the shots costing you,
in under a minute.
Answer a few quick questions and we will show you where your short game is leaking strokes, and what to practise first when you come down.
Short game practice at our academy near Derby
Short game practice,
where scores are made
Short game practice is the fastest way to lower a handicap, because around half your shots happen inside 100 yards. Yet chipping, pitching, bunker play and putting are the shots most golfers practise least, usually because most driving ranges give them nowhere to do it properly.
Our short game area lets you play every scoring shot on real surfaces: chip and pitch from real turf lies onto a proper green, practise every trajectory and landing spot, play bunker shots out of real sand, and roll putts on a green that runs true, working on pace, lines and the pressure putts that decide a card. Balls are provided on the practice green and there is nothing to book.
It sits beside the driving range at Ormonde Fields Golf Club in Codnor, near Ripley, so full swing and short game fit into one practice session, around 20 minutes from Derby.
What you can practise
What the short game area
gives you
Four surfaces that cover every shot you face inside 100 yards.
Real turf lies around a proper green, so you can practise every trajectory and landing spot.
A practice bunker with real sand, which is how you turn your worst shot into a genuine strength.
A true rolling green for pace, lines and the sort of pressure putts that decide a card.
Add a lesson with a PGA Professional and find out exactly which shots are worth your practice time.
Nobody ever regrets the hour they spent chipping. It is the cheapest handicap reduction in golf and it never leaves you.
OUR APPROACH
The Evolution Approach
Six things that stay the same, whichever part of the academy you use.
Before anything changes, we take the time to understand your goals, your golf and how you actually want to spend your time here.
Trackman technology and TPI movement principles mean every decision is based on what is really happening rather than an opinion.
Technical, physical, or simply how you practise. There is always a reason changes are not sticking, and we identify it before we act.
Our PGA Professionals, physiotherapist and strength and conditioning coaches share what they find, so nothing gets missed between them.
You leave with a clear, personalised plan built around your body, your goals and the time you realistically have to practise.
We measure again as you go, so improvement is something you can point at rather than something you hope is happening.
Golf coaching in Derbyshire
supported by Modern Facilities.
Whatever your game needs, we have the coaching, facilities and environment for all ages and abilities to practice, learn and play. One to one PGA Professional Coaching, Junior Academy, Ladies Academy, Trackman Driving Range, Trackman Simulator, TPI Screening and more. For golfers in Derby, Alfreton, Ripley, Belper and Ilkeston.
Why golfers choose us
Why Golfers Choose Evolution Golf Academy
Golfers travel to Codnor from Derby, Nottingham, Ripley, Heanor, Ilkeston and Alfreton for one reason:
everything needed to actually improve sits on one site, and every change is measured rather than guessed.
Every golf lesson is taught one to one by a PGA Professional and built around your body, your goals and your golf swing. No templates, no generic swing models.
The same radar technology used on tour measures your club and ball on every swing, so changes are proven by numbers rather than opinion or feel.
Trackman driving range, simulator, teaching bay, grass range, short game area and golf fitness suite, all at Ormonde Fields Golf Club in Ripley.
Roughly 20 minutes from Derby and 25 from Nottingham, with free parking directly outside the bays and the teaching studio.
Covered, floodlit bays from 7am to 10pm every day of the week, so your practice and lessons continue right through winter.
Golfers across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire rate the academy five stars for coaching, facilities and value for money.
Reviews from Derby & Nottingham golfers
Trusted by golfers
across the Midlands.
The practice facilities here are second to none. I couldn’t of been more impressed, the grass range is an amazing touch and the track man bays are top notch as well, mats are perfect not worn, balls aren’t battered, great value for money, definitely my go to practice facility now.
Great range, balls are in very good nick, Trackman too, plus a nice little chipping area.
Great place to start your golfing journey. The Trackman facilities are excellent.
I had a lesson with Will. He was attentive and planned an approach to how I could improve. After some practice the planned improvements paid off. Highly recommended.
Golf coaching with Will was a great experience. He helped progress my game using their Trackman technology and the driving range facilities to practice what I had been taught.
Will gave me good advice and made adjustments to my swing. Huge improvement in just one lesson, best £50 I have ever spent.
golf questions and answers
Short Game Practice in Derby FAQs
Chipping and pitching from real turf lies onto a proper green, bunker shots out of real sand, and putting on a green that rolls true.
Beside the driving range at Evolution Golf Academy, Ormonde Fields Golf Club, Codnor, Ripley DE5 9RL, around 20 minutes from Derby.
No. Turn up with your wedges and putter whenever suits.
Yes, balls are provided on the practice green, so you only need your own clubs.
Yes, a practice bunker with real sand, which is the only way bunker play genuinely improves.
Yes, and it is usually the fastest handicap improvement a golfer can make, because around half your shots happen inside 100 yards.
Visit the academy
Visit the Academy in Condor.
Address. Nottingham Rd, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9RJ
Mon to Sun · 7:00am to 10:00pm
07710 582036