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Old 03-30-2006, 10:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Teaching Your Kids Golf

At what age do you think that you should start teaching your kids golf? I don't want to pressure them, but would love it if they played.
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I can't give you an exact age or time frame, just make sure they are having fun. When you do first take them onto a course, make sure they understand basic ettiquite. Worry about score later. 9 holes is enough at first, and don't even bother taking your kid out if your real reason is to work on your own game. Teach by example. If you're tense, worried, throwing clubs, and cursing all the time, your kid will think that's how the game is played. That's how I was taught at a young age and I'm still struggling with it.
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I think it's important, like the previous poster said, that you don't make it a highly competitive thing early on. Don't worry about your kid having the perfect technique or just the right swing. Teach them to enjoy playing the game, and when they get older they can learn the technical side a little better.
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