tigertot
Medal Winner
first post.
sorry its a long one but I felt it right to share the experience.
This was my 15 year old son’s first attempt to play on a recognised golf course. He has been joining me on the practice range and hitting balls for around 3 months but showing no interest at all in wanting to play the game.
He considers it a game for old men and much prefers his team sports such as football, rugby and cricket. Golf is not seen as cool by him or his peers.
I spoke to my club professional about trying to encourage him as he also has seen a natural swing and ability that I want to develop. He suggested booking a round after school in the quiet twilight period and ,as always, I followed his advice.
We started the round in bright sun shine and shirt sleeves.
2 holes in there was a hail storm of biblical proportions that turned the greens white.
I was concerned that this would put him off but surprisingly he seemed to be enjoying every minute of the hypothermic conditions. It rained for the remained of the round but it didn’t matter as we were both striking the ball well , we were having a good game. He was competitive and this added to the fun.
We approached the ninth tee with trepidation.
Elevated green protected by 6 bunkers all to the front and side.
OOB left and right. Two lakes to carry directly in front of the tee.
Adding to the fun is the fact that the green is overlooked by a restaurant and conservatory habited by members who take pleasure in seeing the travails of other golfers while they sit in the dry and eat and drink.
This was a proper test of bottle!!
My 161 yard tee shot was straight but short next to a bunker. “Follow that!†I said as we moved forward onto his 138 yd tee.
He then hit the sweetest iron shot I have ever seen , arrow straight, beautiful shape over the water, the bunker, MY BALL and dropped softly next to the flag. 40†inches away to be exact.
We walked to the green and I looked up to see a number of the warm and dry residents standing and applauding his shot. He took a wet bow and then sunk the putt for a two which received another round of applause. I lost the plot and carded a 5!!!
He has taken to reminding me of his shot at every opportunity and is leaving a copy of his first scorecard around the house to wind me up even more.
Has he got the golfing addiction like his Dad?
I’m not sure, but he can certainly hit it better than I could at his age.
I would love him to become more engaged with the game as we have a fantastic junior section at my club.
Any thoughts from other forum members as to how I can encourage his involvement without pushing/forcing him into something he doesn’t want to do?
sorry its a long one but I felt it right to share the experience.
This was my 15 year old son’s first attempt to play on a recognised golf course. He has been joining me on the practice range and hitting balls for around 3 months but showing no interest at all in wanting to play the game.
He considers it a game for old men and much prefers his team sports such as football, rugby and cricket. Golf is not seen as cool by him or his peers.
I spoke to my club professional about trying to encourage him as he also has seen a natural swing and ability that I want to develop. He suggested booking a round after school in the quiet twilight period and ,as always, I followed his advice.
We started the round in bright sun shine and shirt sleeves.
2 holes in there was a hail storm of biblical proportions that turned the greens white.
I was concerned that this would put him off but surprisingly he seemed to be enjoying every minute of the hypothermic conditions. It rained for the remained of the round but it didn’t matter as we were both striking the ball well , we were having a good game. He was competitive and this added to the fun.
We approached the ninth tee with trepidation.
Elevated green protected by 6 bunkers all to the front and side.
OOB left and right. Two lakes to carry directly in front of the tee.
Adding to the fun is the fact that the green is overlooked by a restaurant and conservatory habited by members who take pleasure in seeing the travails of other golfers while they sit in the dry and eat and drink.
This was a proper test of bottle!!
My 161 yard tee shot was straight but short next to a bunker. “Follow that!†I said as we moved forward onto his 138 yd tee.
He then hit the sweetest iron shot I have ever seen , arrow straight, beautiful shape over the water, the bunker, MY BALL and dropped softly next to the flag. 40†inches away to be exact.
We walked to the green and I looked up to see a number of the warm and dry residents standing and applauding his shot. He took a wet bow and then sunk the putt for a two which received another round of applause. I lost the plot and carded a 5!!!
He has taken to reminding me of his shot at every opportunity and is leaving a copy of his first scorecard around the house to wind me up even more.
Has he got the golfing addiction like his Dad?
I’m not sure, but he can certainly hit it better than I could at his age.
I would love him to become more engaged with the game as we have a fantastic junior section at my club.
Any thoughts from other forum members as to how I can encourage his involvement without pushing/forcing him into something he doesn’t want to do?
