We bit the bullet, doubled down, and went for fitted clubs for our child golfer. You may have read that he was hitting off the shelf TaylorMade Burner Plus irons and Burner Rescue hybrids. He could surely make some fantastic golf shots and often was at the top of the leader board. However, our ten-year old golfer was struggling with consistency. Continue reading
We found shopping for golf clubs to be quite confusing at times. There is so much “information” out there but what felt like no answers. Some folks would be emphatic that using cut down clubs is a bad answer. Others would say to use as long a club as possible. We heard Continue reading
We have met many parents, my wife included, who see golf in their child’s life, who don’t know anything about golf. Well here is a basic primer Continue reading
First, don’t give a child three and under metal clubs. Go ahead and get the plastic setup. Find ways to make it fun. Fun is the critical component from now on, never neglect the fun. Two reasons you don’t want metal clubs are: Continue reading
First, welcome!
Second, let me start by telling you this is not another blog all about junior golf instruction, raising a winning junior golfer, or the next Tiger Woods. This blog is about child golf for kids of all talent levels and parents of all types. I have seen a number of sites out there about junior golf equipment, instruction, and “success”, but I have not run across any help specifically for us parents, to teach us how to get started in child golf, and get into competitive kids golf.
Success will mean something different to different folks. Golf is a gift from you to your child and from your child to you. I also believe it is nearly impossible to predict what golf will become for any child as they grow into adults, but I can predict it is a gift they can enjoy forever. If through this site, you learn how to give the gift of golf to your child, and at the very least they become a golfer for life, and learn the sport, and enjoy the sport, then we will both have been successful. More than that is absolutely possible, and I believe you’ll set up a good chance for more here, but that will be icing on the cake far into the future!
You will find some good instruction on these pages, but it will be very practical for this age and from the perspective of a parent.
So, this blog is a forum to help you learn what to do as the parent of a child golfer. Most parents really don’t know what to do, especially when it comes to tournaments and such. Continue reading