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re: Tricks to teach a young golfer
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:33 pm to OutofTownAlumni
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:33 pm to OutofTownAlumni
quote:I never said you need to teach a kid how to do anything too complex..
Nobody said u can't teach. It's the fact teaching certain things means nothing. Grip posture stance hit ball.
Regardless of what age you are, you have to learn the basics first.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:35 pm to PrimeTime Money
No people are talking legs being bent and staying on one side and not hanging back. Lol. They are saying things id teach to single digit handicappers.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:36 pm to OutofTownAlumni
quote:I bet those kids were coached like they were in the army to the point where it is like a job.
If you want take a look at the top jr golfers from Asia, Mexico, and others and see the ones who won a ton early then stopped playing once high school came. It's a ton of them. They were taught too early and they got worn out.
I'm not suggesting that at all.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:36 pm to PrimeTime Money
The basics. Grip aim posture stance Gaps. And hit ball.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:37 pm to PrimeTime Money
But the comments others made is implying that.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:42 pm to OutofTownAlumni
I posted about how I never had any real instruction until high school and had to break bad habits I taught myself from the time I started playing when I was a little kid. And you said:
That's all I'm saying.
quote:If a kid never has any instruction and they are teaching themselves, they will develop bad habits.
Lol at forming bad habits at 7. C'mon man.
I'm so pissed at my dad because of that time I developed that bad habit swinging the club at 3. Damn him. I'm still trying to fix that.
That's all I'm saying.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:44 pm to OutofTownAlumni
When I have a young Nitro Eviscerator, I'm gonna give him an ax and make him chop wood until he's 11. On his 12th birthday, he gets a Colt .45, as I did, with pearl grip and a 4 iron.
When he shows me something worth looking at, I'll hand down my 910.
When he shows me something worth looking at, I'll hand down my 910.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:44 pm to PrimeTime Money
For example.. my shot, while pretty good, could not improve anymore because I was not shooting properly. There was a ceiling.
It took a long time to break the old habit and change my shooting form to the proper form to the point where it became second nature and I actually improved past where I was before I changed my shot.
If I would have been shooting properly from the start, I would have put in so many more reps with good form and would have been an even better shooter.
It took a long time to break the old habit and change my shooting form to the proper form to the point where it became second nature and I actually improved past where I was before I changed my shot.
If I would have been shooting properly from the start, I would have put in so many more reps with good form and would have been an even better shooter.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:49 pm to PrimeTime Money
Side we talking about a 7 year old. Who hits maybe 40 balls a week. Lol he isn't developing anything. And I doubt you took more shots than that a week to develop a bad habit.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:58 pm to OutofTownAlumni
quote:40 balls a week? Or 40 shots a week?
Side we talking about a 7 year old. Who hits maybe 40 balls a week. Lol he isn't developing anything. And I doubt you took more shots than that a week to develop a bad habit.
Who is only hitting 40 balls in an entire week?
Edit: I mean who is only shooting 40 shots an entire week.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 10:14 pm
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:03 pm to OutofTownAlumni
What do you mean by:
quote:
And I doubt you took more shots than that a week to develop a bad habit.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:04 pm to PrimeTime Money
Dude in not arguing anymore. You can think what you want from a basketball background. I'll think what I want from a golf background.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:15 pm to HubbaBubba
You should have that little shite putting like there's no tomorrow.
I know very little about golf training, but I do know you start close, and work your way out.
I know very little about golf training, but I do know you start close, and work your way out.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:40 pm to MrFreakinMiyagi
Take a little wisdom from the great Harvey Penick. He knew more than anyone in this thread...
LINK
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This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:54 pm to BayouBandit24
quote:
some kids are competitive and want to be better
derp
quote:how do you know he's forcing it down the kids throat?
get that vibe from the post
I don't know man. When I was seven I was competitive as shite. All I wanted to do was play baseball and be the best at it, nothing else mattered to me. Might have been odd, but I think some kids are just wired that way. Maybe his kid really likes golf.
That being said, I know my dad wasn't about the details like the OP about my athletics at that age or any age really. Different strokes. I don't have a problem with it.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:17 pm to RGJ18
At that age, it's the basic fundamentals. The most important thing is that it's fun, and they want to do it, you don't force them to.
Good grip, no happy feet, back to the target, belly button to target.
And let him just run around and putt.
Good grip, no happy feet, back to the target, belly button to target.
And let him just run around and putt.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:23 pm to hehateme2285
No running any time at the course Range or practice green.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:40 pm to MrFreakinMiyagi
quote:
You should have that little shite putting like there's no tomorrow. I know very little about golf training, but I do know you start close, and work your way out.
Once every few weeks we play a game at the driving range. They have a ten foot wall to use in practicing wedge shots from up close. I line up twenty tees, beginning 10' from the wall and then every foot back to around 30' away. From each tee area he hits one shot to get it over the wall. If he gets more over than not, I give him $10. If less, then I give him $1. The little guy has taken $10 from me three times this summer. It's a game for him and he loves winning but hates losing more, but for me it teaches him shot visualization with his wedges. The pro at Hank Haney taught me to use this technique with him to do just what you suggested; start close and work your way out.
Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:42 pm to HubbaBubba
My dad was a college golf coach for a time while I was growing into the game. He just let me go out there and hit balls and play a few holes with him during the weekday. You're overthinking all of this Earl Woods.
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