revkev Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I'm starting this thread for those of us who work with kids in the game of golf in some way or another. I coach golf at a small Parochial School in Stetersburg FL. The kids on our team are between 5th and 8th grade. We generally have between 4 and 10 kids participating in golf. Our season runs from March through May. We spend the bulk of our practice time at a public facility that has a par 3 course adjacent to an 18 hole par 72 course. It's an ideal set up for the kids. How many of you are involved in kids golf in so,e way or another? Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I volunteer each summer at my 9-hole practice course. The pro puts on 5 kids clinics each summer; $35 for 3 days Tue-Thu 9am-noon. Kids range from 5-13. We normally have about 40 kids per clinic, but have had up to 70. We break them up by age, not skill level because all of these kids are brand new to the game. It's an introduction to golf and if they have an interest then the next step would be The First Tee, or other formal instruction. We try to have no more than 6 kids per "instructor". I use the term instructor rather loosely. Except for our pro all of the rest of us are volunteers and not teachers by trade. On Tue, the pro introduces them to the activities and the instructors and provides a safety briefing; believe me, they need the safety briefing reinforced each day! Remember, they have weapons in their hands! We have lots of clubs to use if they don't have their own, but surprisingly most kids do have a starter set. The groups by age are positioned at 3 stations: driving range, chipping green and putting green; and they rotate from one to the other on the first two days. On Thu each instructor takes a group out on the course and play as many holes as we can get in for the time allotted. Younger kids start at the 100 yard markers; older kids at 150. We have some kids that come to several clinics during the summer and some that come back each summer. All are really good kids; well, except for Alex. What a pain in the ____! “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfats95 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I've been thinking about doing something around here but haven't worked up the courage to do it. I work with my daughters when they want to, but other than that I have declined when asked to help out others' kids. While I am an average golfer and understand most of the mechanics, I don't want to get into a situation where someone claims I told their kid something wrong. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but it doesn't seem worth the hassle. "I'd play a ladies set of clubs if it allowed me to break par." PING G410 LST Fujikura Pro 2.0 Tour Spec 6 Titleist 17, 19, and 21 degree 818 H2 Hybrids Ping G700 5 - GW Titleist Vokey SM7 54 Wedge Titleist Vokey SM7 58 Wedge Evenroll ER3 Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 I've been thinking about doing something around here but haven't worked up the courage to do it. I work with my daughters when they want to, but other than that I have declined when asked to help out others' kids. While I am an average golfer and understand most of the mechanics, I don't want to get into a situation where someone claims I told their kid something wrong. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but it doesn't seem worth the hassle. Just so you know I always direct the kids to the local pro who runs a great summer program for kids. I teach etiquette and the love of the game. @ Kenny I didn't realize my grandson was out your way. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 They have some of those traveling kids golf leagues here and I have helped some of the kids on repairs and modifications on their equipment. Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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