Teaching 10 yr old son to GOLF?
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Whatever you do...don't force it upon him.  If he wants to learn to play golf that's great.  Don't make it a pressure.  As long as he's having fun.  I believe it's best to start with the driver at the range and then the other clubs (some instructors might disagree, but if you think about..the driver needs the most practice and if he can hit that he'll hit'em all).  Show him the proper grip.  That's one of, if not "the" most important fundamentals.  He'll probably do better with an interlocking grip to start.  Allow him to not be absolutely perfect and allow him to take a full swing and stay in balance.  Teach him the proper foot work to develop rhythm.  Spend a lot of time putting and chipping.  Let him watch a good golfer swing and allow him to emulate.  Don't let him play on a public course until he can make decent contact so he will enjoy it more and not frustrate the 4 some behind you.  Unless there is a shorter, less traveled golf course available.  Seeing him hit his tee shot down the middle will be worth all the patient it takes to get there.  ENJOY and Good luck.
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Dont know any sites but if you have a Football in the community office in your area (usually your most local profesional club). They do soccer schools and boys or girls showing promise they will duely offer a trial if your son is deemed good enough. Hope he is and gets to live his dream and probably yours I know its mine. Good luck.
288415
Well I'm only ten years old, but I'm pretty good at basketball. I taught my brother how to play basketball by thinking up drills to help him shoot and pass. Maybe you could try that.
915287
Listen, if he likes ultimate frisbee and golf then he will love disc golf. Go to pdga.com to find out if there are any courses near by you. If there is then go to almost any sporting goods stores even Play It Again (used stuff) and buy him 5-10 discs and a nice bag. You should spend about $50-80 on some new and used discs and he is set, 99.99% of courses are free. The game rocks, trust me he will like this game if he is cordinated and likes being outside. Your local sporting goods store will have someone working there that can help you get the right stuff. Good luck!
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The best thing would be to see a professional golfer and he can advise you on how to improve your game. Yahoo's golf tips suggests selecting a target area and focussing on that. \n\n# Stand behind your ball on the tee and pick out a 10- to 15-yard landing area, then picture an imaginary line from that spot back to your ball.\n# As you address the ball, focus on an intermediate target a few feet in front of you. Align your ball square to that point, and don't worry about hazards, distant mountains or anything else.\n# Right before you pull the trigger, take one last look at your landing area. Take a cue from the Tour players, who by this point are only thinking about getting their ball to that spot.\n# Make a confident swing, knowing that you've done what it takes to line up the shot. Practice this on the range, and you'll be ready to conquer any intimidating visual tricks.\n\nThere are also plenty of training aids available see Yahoo directory.
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You should go to www.playgolfamerica.com and take a class called Link Up 2 Golf or at least take the free golf lesson in May with one of you local PGA Pros's\n\nYou can also go to www.pga.com improve your game section and find some great tips.
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Go to www.playgolfamerica.com they have all kinds of great programs.  Enter your zip code to find the programs in your area.  I suggest looking for the Link Up 2 Golf format it's great
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You can find several different types of junior golf programs for kids.  The first place to look is www.juniorlinks.com The is a great place for information about programs in your area.  The site also has games, information for parents and information for kids to help them learn the game.  The second place to look would be www.playgolfamerica.com enter your zip code and it will show you a list of programs in your area.  The 3rd place would be your local PGA Section.  Every section has a key person in charge of junior program.  They could help you find something in your area.  You can go to www.pga.com or www.pgalinks.com to find out what section your in and how to contact them.  Good luck  I have a lot of links on my 360 blog roll .  Let me know if I can help\n\n\nNow if anyone is interested in helping put together a junior program they should start with the golf pro at a local golf  course.  Men's and Laide's assoications can play a major role in junior programs.  I find it's best to keep the programs at a affordable price, but not free.  Free does not work, we have one for $49.00.  We teach the PGA's first swing program.  Every get is issued a starter set up clubs with bag and several other items.  All they have to do is complete the classes and demostrate golf knowledge in a fun event.  Once they do that they get to keep the golf clubs.  That is where people can help support junior programs.  The men's and ladies clubs can help raise money to pay for the clubs.
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I was pretty much like you about golf....What is the point?  Well the point for me was that my sons were golfing and wanted me to golf with them.  \n\nI found someone (another teen friend of my boys' who went to state a couple of times) and had him teach me proper stance and swing and rules and such.  I offered to pay him but he refused.  So I paid for him to golf with me, paid for a bucket of balls just for him every time we went to the driving range, took him out for lunch...just little ways to pay him.  But he was an excellent teacher.  He got me far enough that I could golf with my boys without hurting myself with improper swings and stance.  \n\nI fell in love with golf.  Mostly I think because it was time with my boys but I really did enjoy it and am glad I took the time to learn it properly.  \n\nYou might find someone to give you a few basic lessons and surprise your husband.  It's really great that he wants you to play golf with him.  Don't miss this opportunity.
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lmao at the first answer, but that might be a little extreme. my suggestion would be take him with you to shooting range everytime you go, he will learn alot of it just by watching you handle the gun, next get him ready for the hunter education course (if available in your state) and i prefer to make my son's first gun a single shot, so he will learn to appreciate 1 shot at a time instead of going into the "rambo mode" just because he has a few rounds up in the mag. and be strict about gun safety he will only learn to repect firearms as much as you do.
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I dont personally know of any golf schools there but an internet search of California golf schools will provide you with a great many options.\n\nNow without going to a golf school you can always get lessons at your local course from the pro there , they are generrally around 60 dollars an hour.\n\nHowever the quickest way to lower you score is to work on your short game , chipping and putting. Get proficient at this part of the game and lower your scores by 10 strokes very quickly. \n\nLeon
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it is never to late to learn anything you want to try! I'm 39 and want to learn to play golf. so, if I'm not to old, then your not either!! i wish you the best of luck!
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You may want to go to www.playgolfamerica.com and sign up for a free golf lesson from a local PGA pro \n\n\nhitting down on the ball is good with all clubs in your bag except your driver.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_rihm040704.cfm
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That would be a GREAT idea... for someone to create forum/blog independently hosted with anonymous user ratings, kind of like eBay feedback.  Golf instructors are typically under-qualified  in my opinion.  There are merely a handful that really worth their salt.  One acid test I use is whether the instructor has a grasp that golf cannot be explictly "taught"... the learning, for any player, comes thru self-discovery and experience.  The instructor's role is to convey WHAT needs to happen in a cause/effect fashion, but there are numerous ways to "implement" a given what. And more over, the verbage rarely translates into "feel".  You can't explain "feel"... but rather guide a student to constructively acquire feel thru guidance.  Finally, I feel instruction RARELY touches on the mental aspect of both playing and learning.  What constitutes good practice??  How to play under pressure...  My list of rants goes on and on... so YES, I think an objective reviewing source would be fantastic.  Other comments?
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Try Golf Demension's or Dicks Sporting Goods. Some websites that looked pretty good were: \n\nhttp://www.allkidsgolfclubs.com/  \nhttp://www.jrgolfwarehouse.com/\nhttp://www.theworldofgolf.com/juniors.asp\n\nHope I could help :)
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I concieved my son on a golf course.
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Golf lessons.  I learned it is a waste of money spending on clubs.  You can hit it much better if you know how to hit it dead center consistently.