Getting my son into golf. Any tips?

Prob some really nice kid sets on eBay

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Should I get lessons for him before trying to put him on the cart to play a round? if so, who in BR would be a decent option for a kid?

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Sign him up for the First Tee program at Santa Maria.

Lessons are way more important than expensive clubs for a kid

I want to do this with my daughter, but she's only 3 right now. I plan on just getting some clubs, and letting her hit around the yard before we take anything too serious. If she wants to really play, then we think of lessons around the age 10 or so mark.

If you choose to get him lessons, make sure the teaching pro likes to work with beginner kids. This sounds obvious, but some of those guys/ladies just don’t do well with kids, especially if they are just beginning.

Get him into group lessons or similar summer programs. It sounds like you don't play or haven't played in a while. I played a lot when my son go into it at around that age, and I still wasn't qualified to teach him.

Still take him out with you and let him hit a shot or two per hole plus putt, but he'd pick it up faster and therefore enjoy it more with a pro giving him swing guidance.

Two college-level golfers.
Daughter played, but my son passed because he knew he wasn't DI and wanted to major in ME (at State).

Mistakes I made:

Didn't do lessons early enough.

Skimped on equipment early on.

Too many lessons later (took the fun out of it). They became perfectionists and so focused on execution they didn't scramble well.

I'm sure there were many more.

I’ve posted a lot about this - but since you asked - 1st grade is very young. I found the first time my girls played in the world championships- I’d say 85% of the top girls took Tae Kwan Do or some sort of similar discipline- for me it was a happy accident my kids did - but to earn the belts you aren’t fighting karate kid style - you have to learn to master forms - or specific body movements - which is a great way to learn the discipline to properly execute a good swing and rotation…

I’ve put my other suggestions on here such as breaking water balloons with golf clubs - and personally I’d steer as far away from group lessons - I think that ends more young golfers than it starts - if he’s serious - you need individual lessons with a good teacher - even just 30 minutes at a time or whatever …

I started playing golf with several friends of mine whose daddy also played golf. Our mothers would drop us off in the morning with $5.00 and pick us up around noon. The money was enough to buy two RC's and a couple of moon pies. Each of us were either Jack Niclaus, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and so on. My point is he would have more fun hacking it around with friends and could become lifelong friends. We were probably 8 years old.

The earlier they start the better possibility that they will achieve their full potential, what ever that might be. Get him lessons sooner than later. Golf is a sport for life.