That's a great story and it is great for you because not many people have the opportunity to be involved with mentoring a youngster. You can have such an impact his life and his golf game because you are not his parent, so he will listen to you. AND one day he will thank you.
I have the same situation with my neighbor boy. His Great Grandfather told me that he really likes to play golf and he practices in his yard. We live in the country so a yard can be very large. So, I took him to my club and got a couple of bags and headed to the range. He is 10 1/2 and had never been on a golf course or a range. I had never seen him swing. So, I asked him to take a couple of swings and I almost fell on the ground. His swing was perfect and he hit some good shots. We played nine holes and he was overwhelmed. My wife bought him a complete set of clubs. I also bought a hitting net and a really good mat so that we both can practice. My kids are all grown up and I love working with him. He is really a good kid. Sorry for going on and on, but it makes me feel good to maybe have an impact on a youngster, especially when they are a really good person. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Allen Humphrey <sloswingsp...@yahoo.com>wrote: > John.....been there....working with a neighbor LHer...now 13. Last > year....6i.....70mph; driver....82mph; this year...6i...77mph; > driver.....93mph. Growth...+ 4"; fingers...1" longer... > > wants to be next Phil.....as is LH.....has driven the down hill par 4 out > my back door....about 320yds.....Last year...I beat him....this year....I'm > a gonner ! > > Al Humphrey > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Pat Ladner <pat.lad...@gmail.com> > *To:* ShopTalk@mail.msen.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:21 PM > *Subject:* Re: ShopTalk: Golf Shaft Changes-Teenage Son > > That is such great news. As I told one of my friends who was ranting > about her son always at the golf course, "There is nothing for him to get > into trouble with at the golf course because they have insurance and he may > meet someone who will give him good advice about getting an education, > etc." Good luck and oh, let him hit it as hard as he wants. He can always > learn control later, if he needs to. > > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:25 PM, <j...@clubmaker-online.com> wrote: > > My son is 13 1/2 and has played golf for some time but was never really > all that fired up about it and I never pushed it. All that changed this > fall/winter and he's now obsessed with golf on TV and Tiger Woods. > > I made him a driver last summer with a ladies flex shaft/12 deg head that > he hit really well. > > He spent all winter out in the snow practicing his Tiger Wood swing, > complete with perfect Tiger follow through (he can do the Peter Jacobson > swing imitations, too...pretty funny). > > I noticed his swing getting faster and faster, plus he grew quite a bit > and started developing some muscle. > > We took advantage of the mid-80 degree weather here in sunny Traverse City > last weekend and played a quick 9. All of his drives with his driver from > last year went about 50 yards, straight up in the air. All his other shots > were great. I gave him some lame advice like "don't tee it up so high" > which of course didn't help. > > When we returned home I remembered that he had a Tiger Woods "My Swing" > video swing app that he put on my Iphone that he filled up with super slow > motion video of his (my son's) swing. (it's a cool app) > > I cracked up when I saw a front view of my boy in slo-mo. The clubhead had > almost reached the ball and the golf shaft violently bent in a sort of a C > shape about ready to snap in two. He had cranked up his swing over the > winter probably 20-25mph! > > We tried a stiff flex Aldila RIP in a R9 I have and he proceeded to smoke > it the next day when we played 18. > > It's probably a little too stiff for him but it won't be in another month > or so. This could be worse than buying new shoes every 3 months. > > Maybe I should put the ladies shaft back in so I will still have a chance > to beat him this summer?? > > > -- > > > John Muir > shoptalk > > skype: jhmuir > AIM: golfcas...@mac.com > 810.923.7396 > http://clubmaker-online.com > http://gripscience.com > http://clubmaker.mobi > http://thedriverstudio.com > > Golf equipment updates at http://twitter.com/golfcast > > Facebook-- > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clubmaker-Online/181867993392?v=wall&mid=20b6914G6046d421G0G66 > > sponsored by the new Aldila RIP Phenom > http://www.clubmaker-online.com/products/aldila.rip.html > > > > > > > > -- > Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. > Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ > > > > >
