Overview

Dr. Nico Darras, Ed.D, M.A., is a fast-rising star in elite golf instruction and the co-founder and CEO of a popular coaching app called Golf Blueprint. Darras takes a unique, data-based approach to helping some of the best players in the world get better results, and he focuses almost exclusively on training athletes to perform in stressful situations. By using tools like Whoop to study his students’ biometrical data, he’s learned that on-course pressure takes a physical manifestation in elevated heart rate, and training to perform during rapid heart-rate conditions is the key to successful tournament golf. The programs he’s developed to help players simulate these conditions in practice have gained popularity fast, and it’s no secret that he counts some of the best players in the world as his clients. Golf Digest spent a day with Darras to learn about his findings, and how golfers of all abilities can implement them.