Proud dad thread... A might be a bit early

[vkurup]

So Jr been enjoying his golf lessons and has been doing on course lessons. I took him to our intermediate 9 hole course and had some mixed results. The P4s are way out of reach for him, but he was not too bad with the 4 P3s he played... 2 bogies, 1 double and 1 triple. I can see he has an alignment issue and an issue with tee height, so once we made up some funny drills, he was alright.

We went back to the range while waiting for mummy and I did some hidden can of him hitting 7irons.
https://youtu.be/_xZ5MiKbWs0

Anyways, he was down for his lessons and his pro thinks that once he sorts out his putting, they think he will be ready for kid competitions next month!!

While I have seen the Short Game and don't recommend the pushy parent bit, I must say I m feeling a bit proud of it. While it is not the Open, and he is unlikely to do well against the bigger kids.. I do have a slightly proud dad moment this evening... Thought of sharing it, but don't want to come across as being smug about it..

 

[t0m]

Why not every parent should be smug about there child only natural. I belive mine is the most amazing ever I'm sure you feel the same but your wrong lol

 

[Norrin Radd]

felt pretty much the same when my boy got his first belt [red] at karate.
even more proud when he got his black belt.
its a great feeling aint it.

 

[pokerjoke]

He looks a natural and hits a nice iron.

Im in the camp of its too early.

My son is 8 and yours looks slightly younger and I have no intention of letting him near a comp yet.

My son hits a nice ball and putts ok but there are too many duffs and basic mistakes that I feel I want him to be a bit more consistent first.

Watching a under 9 comp on you-tube the other day the boys looked very capable and look a few stages ahead.
I don't want to demoralise him early doors so he stops enjoying the game however there will be a time when he plays comps but im thinking about 10 years old.

One of the worse things about living in this country and deep in the Southwest is the weather,dark nights so no time after school and the lack of indoor facilities.

 

[Khamelion]

One of the worse things about living in this country and deep in the Southwest is the weather,dark nights so no time after school and the lack of indoor facilities.

Time to build a practice net in the back garden you both can use?

 

[vkurup]

He looks a natural and hits a nice iron.

Im in the camp of its too early.

My son is 8 and yours looks slightly younger and I have no intention of letting him near a comp yet.

My son hits a nice ball and putts ok but there are too many duffs and basic mistakes that I feel I want him to be a bit more consistent first.

Watching a under 9 comp on you-tube the other day the boys looked very capable and look a few stages ahead.
I don't want to demoralise him early doors so he stops enjoying the game however there will be a time when he plays comps but im thinking about 10 years old.

One of the worse things about living in this country and deep in the Southwest is the weather,dark nights so no time after school and the lack of indoor facilities.

My son duffs too many too... he seems alright on the range, but on the course it is a different matter. But he has improved over the summer. I am not expecting him to do well at this stage, but would be good to see how he progresses.

Time to build a practice net in the back garden you both can use?

I agree... i have a practice net/range in the garage.. My son has loved it and when he sometimes goes missing, he is down in the garage hitting balls on the range. Worth the 50 quid investment..

 

[Canary_Yellow]

He swings nicely - I think one of the big problems with young children is that clubs tend to be too big and too heavy and that's going to make it really hard to avoid the duff shots.

In the end though, none of that matters so long as he's enjoying himself. With that in mind I'd keep him well away from all forms of competition until he's older - no need to add any type of pressure or self awareness. On the other hand though, if he found the competitions really fun then I suppose they would be great. Not an easy call.

 

[londonlewis]

So Jr been enjoying his golf lessons and has been doing on course lessons. I took him to our intermediate 9 hole course and had some mixed results. The P4s are way out of reach for him, but he was not too bad with the 4 P3s he played... 2 bogies, 1 double and 1 triple. I can see he has an alignment issue and an issue with tee height, so once we made up some funny drills, he was alright.

We went back to the range while waiting for mummy and I did some hidden can of him hitting 7irons.
https://youtu.be/_xZ5MiKbWs0

Anyways, he was down for his lessons and his pro thinks that once he sorts out his putting, they think he will be ready for kid competitions next month!!

While I have seen the Short Game and don't recommend the pushy parent bit, I must say I m feeling a bit proud of it. While it is not the Open, and he is unlikely to do well against the bigger kids.. I do have a slightly proud dad moment this evening... Thought of sharing it, but don't want to come across as being smug about it..

Love the video and he has a great swing.

There's nothing wrong with being proud of your kids!

hope he keeps it up and he'll be beating you in no time.

 

[Rooter]

He swings nicely - I think one of the big problems with young children is that clubs tend to be too big and too heavy and that's going to make it really hard to avoid the duff shots.

http://golphinforkids.com/

There is the answer, lighter clubs. the head weighting is relative to an adult set, also a larger face, low COG and high loft.

 

[ColchesterFC]

My 6 year old son got his first ever birdie last time out on our local Par 3 course. Drove it onto the green to about 8ft and sunk the putt. The look on his face was brilliant and made even better by the fact I took 4 on that hole. As soon as he learns to putt he'll be beating me regularly. After our last round he asked if he could have a putting lesson.

Make sure you keep it fun. On an 18 hole par 3 course his best score has come down from 142 to 115. Each time he beats his best score we stop for ice cream on the way home. And I've told him that when he beats 100 he can have the new FIFA game for the Xbox.

 

[vkurup]

He swings nicely - I think one of the big problems with young children is that clubs tend to be too big and too heavy and that's going to make it really hard to avoid the duff shots.

In the end though, none of that matters so long as he's enjoying himself. With that in mind I'd keep him well away from all forms of competition until he's older - no need to add any type of pressure or self awareness. On the other hand though, if he found the competitions really fun then I suppose they would be great. Not an easy call.

Agree..

http://golphinforkids.com/

There is the answer, lighter clubs. the head weighting is relative to an adult set, also a larger face, low COG and high loft.

Roots.. if you notice, he is swinging Golphin 7-iron. The G4K is definitely lighter than US Kids, however, I think the sizing is a bit off as the G4K he has is still quiet big for him. So you can see he is choking down. As kids grown really quickly, I am assuming he will be able to get to middle grip by next year. Currently he plays off a shorter set of US Kids that we borrows from the Pro. He is about 17yards longer with USK than G4K

The other issue with clubs is that they get Driver, 7i, SW and Putter, and there is not much difference in the 7i and SW. The USK 7i looks far more stronger loft than G4K 7i , which might explain the difference in length.