About The Academy

Online Golf Instruction Broken Down Into 3 Easy Courses

SWING - SCORE - PLAY - A SYSTEM FOR BETTER GOLF

We've broken and categorized the game of golf into 3 separate online learning courses:

• The Swing Course focuses on all things that make the ball go far... Swing Fundamentals (Grip, Posture, Alignment), The Driver, Fairway Woods, Hybrids, Irons and a Swing Correction series.
  
  
• The Score Course is all about getting that ball in the hole in fewer strokes.  It has chapters on Putting, Chipping, Pitching and Bunker Play.
  
  
• The Play Course shows you how to play the game out on the course.  You will learn about Course Management and Strategy, how to deal with the mental side of the game and getting the right equipment for your level.

This method to learning and improving ones game came out of necessity. Students may be seeing a coach but needed something to supplement their learning between lessons.  The only way students stuck with it was through lowering their scores and enjoying the game.

Unfortunately, many pros have their students spend much time working on the “perfect” swing and attempting to get more consistent that they forgot the objective - building a game you can take to the course and succeed.

You can IMMEDIATELY improve your game by watching just one video in any of the 3 online courses!

Meet Your Coach

David Emerick, PGA Member and Founder of the NCJGA 

Born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, David began playing golf in 1967. As a competitive junior golfer he was good enough to qualify for the Jr World Championship in 1974, to be held in San Diego!

His parents put David on a plane and after playing Torrey Pines for a week his life was changed. As an All American High School student athlete, his team was undefeated his senior year and finished 4th in the state championship. Along the way he won many junior events one of the biggest was the Ohio Northeast Junior Championship.

Attending college but not finding it interesting enough, he returned to Ohio and worked in the steel mills. He then decide to move to San Diego and turn pro at 21 and began a career in golf.

It first started at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, where he was hired on as a range attendant and 2 years later was a assistant pro and then a group of members sponsored him to fulfill his dream of playing on the PGA Tour.

After competing on mini tour events, he then decided to become a PGA Golf Professional and earned membership to the PGA in 1988.

Teaching became his passion and in 1992 was hired on the staff at Ken Blanchard Golf University where he was the lead instructor for 10 years. Since then his teaching jobs include, Director of Instruction at The Hodges Golf Center, a teacher at the Crossings at Carlsbad, and currently a partner at Goat Hill Park, home of the NCJGA.