I found a cool training aid for my 2 year old - masking tape!
My son likes to hit his golf clubs, but he does a couple things that keep him from hitting good shots and getting hooked on golf. He stands to the ball different on every swing, and he has a funky left hand low grip that I've not been able to get him to change. He rarely makes good enough contact to hit the ball well. I haven't been pressing him to play golf, but I found something that worked on the first try.
I was at my brother's and he had some tape on the floor so his daughter had a reference point to put her feet when she hit golf balls or baseballs. I looked at it and thought no way my son has the patience/focus to line up to that tape...in fact, he'll probably just try to pick the tape off the floor. Man was I wrong! He took to it instantly. We put down a line of tape for the stance line and a couple smaller, perpendicular pieces where his feet go (think dowels minus the risk of the kid smashing stuff with the dowels). I put a little "X" so he could place the ball, also. He loves lining up to the marks with his feet and getting the ball exactly on the "X". He immediately started making consistent contact with the ball. I figured if it worked for his stance, it would work for his grip, so I put a piece of tape where his left palm touches and a piece where his right palm touches, and that fixed his grip - I'm going to put two different colors on there so he can do it himself a little easier. After about 3 solid shots, he was hooked. I put the ball on the "X" for him for quite a while today; he even had this nice little finish swivel with his new grip!
He's hollering for me to hit more balls (seriously)...
I found a cool training aid for my 2 year old - masking tape!
I was at my brother's and he had some tape on the floor so his daughter had a reference point to put her feet when she hit golf balls or baseballs. I looked at it and thought no way my son has the patience/focus to line up to that tape...in fact, he'll probably just try to pick the tape off the floor. Man was I wrong! He took to it instantly. We put down a line of tape for the stance line and a couple smaller, perpendicular pieces where his feet go (think dowels minus the risk of the kid smashing stuff with the dowels). I put a little "X" so he could place the ball, also. He loves lining up to the marks with his feet and getting the ball exactly on the "X". He immediately started making consistent contact with the ball.
I'm going to put two different colors on there so he can do it himself a little easier.
This worked really well, also. Blue tape for the right hand, white tape for the left. same on his putter. He checks it and gets it right on his own now.
I've done something similar. Except I took small diameter pvc pipe and made marks where their feet go. The marks are made from masking tape that I colored. That way as they grow you can move the marks around. You can take it anywhere and not worry about putting tape down, especially out on grass, etc..
My 6 year old daughter has a pretty good swing and my 2 year old son has an amazing swing. Has a better follow through than 3/4 of the golfers out there. He loves the game, best thing is I don't push him like some parents do. Only problem is he likes to hit pink balls on red tees. Oh well...
I've done something similar. Except I took small diameter pvc pipe and made marks where their feet go. The marks are made from masking tape that I colored. That way as they grow you can move the marks around. You can take it anywhere and not worry about putting tape down, especially out on grass, etc..
My 6 year old daughter has a pretty good swing and my 2 year old son has an amazing swing. Has a better follow through than 3/4 of the golfers out there. He loves the game, best thing is I don't push him like some parents do. Only problem is he likes to hit pink balls on red tees. Oh well...
We were using sticks outside, but the pvc w/ tape is perfect, thanks for the idea!
This is probably going to far, but I like to build stuff - I'm thinking I could take the pvc and made a 'T' shape, where the long side of the T is pointing towards the ball. And to make it more fun, it would be cool if the pvc were big enough to put a golf ball in, then setup the PVC so the whole thing sits on a slant towards the ball. Instead of a 'T' fitting, use a T with another female fitting on top (I'll get a pic), so they can put the ball in and have it roll out in perfect position to hit it. OK, I gotta make this; my son would love it!
You and me must be alike. I've made something pretty cool myself (different from this). Won't go into detail since some day I would like to market it. I think it's a possibility. Good product, decent price, and good marketing, it could work. Like I said, it's pretty dang cool. I love PVC!
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