Nearly 4 year old wants to start golfing

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Advice needed folks !!! I have a little girl who will be 4 early next year and she's really keen to start playing "golfsticks" just like her Dad. Well firstly i 'm keen for her not to play like Dad but to get into some good habits early !!! Just wondered if there's any other parents on here who have had very enthusiastic rugrats and :

What do they think the best way is to introduce them to the game ?
Lessons now ?
Is it worth getting a nipper set of clubs at this age ?
Range or just take a few balls and a mini club tot the park ?

Any advice is gratefully received.
 
drewster said:
Advice needed folks !!! I have a little girl who will be 4 early next year and she's really keen to start playing "golfsticks" just like her Dad. Well firstly i 'm keen for her not to play like Dad but to get into some good habits early !!! Just wondered if there's any other parents on here who have had very enthusiastic rugrats and :

What do they think the best way is to introduce them to the game ?
Lessons now ?
Is it worth getting a nipper set of clubs at this age ?
Range or just take a few balls and a mini club tot the park ?

Any advice is gratefully received.
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Get her playing asap and back her to win the British Ladies Open before the age of 25 right now! You could have another Charley Hull, Laura Davies or Rory McIlroy equivalent on your hands, if she is that keen to play the game! However, don't push her too hard and make sure she enjoys playing and practising.
 
Problem I have found is most clubs don't start coaching until aged 8. Or at least round our way.
My lad is 5 and loves golf. He has a junior set and he just loves to hit golf balls.

A nice friendly pro (ok thats a lie, he is s crabbit sod but he is family) told me the best way for them to learn at that age is just to let them hit it how they like just to get fun from it for now.
 
My little nephew started at that age. Group lessons with a pro was the way forward and he then moved on to individual lessons. He is now 10 and has his first membership
 
My 8yo daughter just started coming to the range with me once a week, bought her a PW from Sports Direct (they do a range of sizes).

No instruction from me apart from how to hold the club, just let her swing away. She likes the electronic range mat where the balls come up on the tee automatically, and tries to hit the ball onto the 'trampolines'. At this stage it's about her enjoying it and having fun. If she likes it and wants to continue doing it then we'll look at some lessons in the spring when the light and weather improves a bit.

Every now and then at the range she catches one nicely, the look on her face is priceless.

Santa is bringing her a kids set from AG, in pink, along with some pink balls, pink tees, pink towel and a kids footjoy glove.

I think I may have created a monster...........
 
make it fun- just get 1 club and let her whack balls, give her some basic safety info but after that let her free to enjoy the golfstick time with daddy. Make it serious and no fun at this stage and you could run the risk of putting her off golf for life.
 
Break90 said:
My 8yo daughter just started coming to the range with me once a week, bought her a PW from Sports Direct (they do a range of sizes).

No instruction from me apart from how to hold the club, just let her swing away. She likes the electronic range mat where the balls come up on the tee automatically, and tries to hit the ball onto the 'trampolines'. At this stage it's about her enjoying it and having fun. If she likes it and wants to continue doing it then we'll look at some lessons in the spring when the light and weather improves a bit.

Every now and then at the range she catches one nicely, the look on her face is priceless.

Santa is bringing her a kids set from AG, in pink, along with some pink balls, pink tees, pink towel and a kids footjoy glove.

I think I may have created a monster...........
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Brilliant !!!!! I like the idea of get into golf group lessons too where they can all learn together. My old club in Essex was brilliant for that but up here in Lincolnshire i'm not sure if any clubs in my region do that. My place is "traditional" so the thought of 12 nippers all learning golf together would stir up a hornets nest i reckon !!!
 
Like Break90, buy them a cheap club, take them to the range with you. I litteraly just make sure my lad is safe and pointing the right way roughly holding it right and let him crack on. He loves it, when he is old enough (probably about now actually! he is 5) will get him involved in group lessons.

As someone mentioned, sports direct have some good options, as do american golf etc, my lad has a US PGA 7 iron and a putter. My club have just started stocking a new range of kids clubs though, super light heads, massive face all in cool colours. Just googled and its this lot: http://golphinforkids.com/

My pro there has a 4yr old lad, and he is raving about how good these are for kids.
 
bobmac said:
Contact your local club pro and see if he/she does childrens group coaching.
She will feel more at ease with other children learning as opposed to one on one lessons
These sessions are often free of charge and will normally provide all the balls and clubs.
You can always give ''TRI GOLF a go and see if there's anything near you.

http://www.golf-foundation.org/centers.asp?section=104§ionTitle=Find+an+HSBC+Golf+Roots+Centre
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Are these free Bob?
My boy has had group sessions £5 a time for 45 mins.
We also seem a little out on a limb down in the Southwest.
Ive never seen a golf pro give free lessons down this way.
 
My club is very traditional in many ways, but one of the assistant pro's runs group lessons on saturday mornings, around 6-8 per group, its funny watching them follow him across the car park to the practice area, all in a row with their little bags on their back.

There's also a lady pro who ive spoken to about giving her a lesson or two on her own to get her started.
 
We started a junior academy and we've got some real liitle 'uns coming along. Group lessons with proper small clubs. The assistant pro makes it fun without getting them too bogged down at that age with anything technical. It's about hitting it and enjoying it
 
My little one is just over 4 but finds the small club I got her a bit heavy. The tri golf is good, my eldest did it through school, think I'm getting roped into that next year! God help em!
 
bobmac said:
Contact your local club pro and see if he/she does childrens group coaching.
She will feel more at ease with other children learning as opposed to one on one lessons
These sessions are often free of charge and will normally provide all the balls and clubs.
You can always give ''TRI GOLF a go and see if there's anything near you.

http://www.golf-foundation.org/centers.asp?section=104§ionTitle=Find+an+HSBC+Golf+Roots+Centre
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I agree 100% with this, do not coach her yourself.

Our club takes tots for coaching from about her age, it's nice to see them putting and on the practice ground.

My son started around 7 and had group lessons at a £1 a go, often he was the only one but still got his lesson for a £1, mind you that was over 25 years ago. It gave him the basics properly taught, and although he doesn't play much now he still keeps a good single figure handicap
 
I have a 5 yo and take him to the range when he wants to go, just whacks ball after ball and has fun. lessons start at six so that's something for this year. There is a 9 hole crazy golf course which so good fun too. I bought some kids clubs from DG in the sale last year. The http://golphinforkids.com/ is good kit saw it at the Manchester golf show just a bit pricey to start with but purposed designed by club pros and brightly coloured.
Its all about having fun at this stage
 
I'm gonna stop reading threads like these. Son don't play. Eldest grandson, into football in a BIG way and doesn't want to know about golf. Youngest grandson is showing tentative interest (3yo). Chucks my golf balls around the garden. Fingers crossed.
 
My eldest daughter (currently 13) showed an interest when she was a little younger but that has fizzled out completely. Our 5 year old daughter, however, is very keen on golf. Always asking me to take her to the range; I am hoping to pick up a little set for her after Christmas. She has a few clubs at the moment but they are pretty battered and seeing as she's so keen to play I'd like to treat her to a new little set.

My current course has a very active Junior section, although all that starts around 8 years old, I believe.
 
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