Golfhacker11

You will be amazed at how much fun golf
can be and how much the kids love to learn
with him, without even realising it!
One thing stuck in my mind chatting to
Sam, “I want to give the kids life skills, and
golf is great for personal development.”
He is 100% right, golf teaches you manners
and etiquette but also the ability to talk to
people, to make conversation. Something
Sam equates to a life skill. If his kids play
golf at any level in the future, it’s a win.
Over the past two years, Dexter has
continued to improve, but I’m never really
sure if he’s enjoying it. Golf is such a tough
sport with so many movements and variants
that for an 8-year-old kid, it can become a
bit of a slog.
It turns out that Dexter is pretty good; he
has inherited my somewhat natural hand-
eye coordination. Armed with that ability
and some superb coaching – last season in
2017, he embarked on an introduction to
competitive golf, playing on the Shires Tour
and in a Bedfordshire Schools competitions.
He also inherited my super competitive
nature and loves winning (and also hates
losing!), which leads to some seriously
frustrating times both on the course and at
home.
An example of these conversations;
1st Hole: -“8 is rubbish!” “Yeah, but you were
on the green for 3 and didn’t hit your putts
hard enough, next time hit them a bit
harder.”
“Stop shouting at me, you’re telling me off!”
“You’re upset because of your score, and I’m
trying to explain why”
“Stop telling me off!”