My Little Golfers

Posted by jblack on Sep 13, 2011

Horseshoes, Golf Balls and Putting

A critical factor for success in raising your young golfer is playing games. The games don’t have to be structured or have any basic rules, the key is just to go have some fun and let your creative juices flow. Through games kids will learn…what parents need to recognize is that giving them instruction or having them do boring drills will create an environment where candidly… the game is not that fun for a youngster.

Posted by jblack on Sep 5, 2011

Look for Teachable Moments (and stay half full)

The question… is the glass half full, or half empty? Bill Cosby answered the question like this… “It depends on whether you’re pouring, or drinking.” For parents it is imperative that we answering this question the correct way when teaching our child the game of golf The Importance of being Half Full In golf, especially over the course of teaching a child the game, it goes without...

Posted by mikeenglemann on Feb 22, 2011

Putting Game… Pennies, Nickels, Quarters!

If you are looking for a really fun game to put some extra money in your child’s piggybank, I would recommend a putting game that Sadie and I play with some quarters (but any size coin will work).

Posted by jblack on Feb 5, 2011

The Power of “the Adventure list”

Earlier, I had one of my favorite blogs on the power of creating a list (Click to see Adventure Blog). I have used this strategy now several times and I can promise you that it works…my little Ally has taken it too an entirely new level. See the latest photo, where she took $10 dollars from me over our 3 hour adventure. Based on this success, I wanted to write a follow up blog because it...

Posted by jblack on Dec 4, 2010

One of those special moments…

Being a parent is a special gift… the “gift that keeps on giving” are those special memories that you store in the memory bank that will make you smile when you old and wrinkly.

Posted by jblack on Nov 30, 2010

When is too early?

Over the last 3-4 years, I have had countless people ask me the same question, “when is the right time to start their child (or grandchild) playing golf?” The short answer is now, but the long answer is below! Let me explain…

Posted by jblack on Sep 30, 2010

Best Practices – Making every outing an Adventure

For me, going to the golf course with my girls is the highlight of my week. There is no greater satisfaction than seeing them spending quality time with them while also enjoying the “classroom setting” of the golf course. About a month ago, I came up with a trick to ensure that FUN is incorporated into our golfing adventure – the Golf Adventure Checklist. My goal with creating the checklist was...

Posted by jblack on Sep 30, 2010

5 Things I have learned

Both of my daughters have been playing going to the golf course with me since they were in diapers. Through this time, I have learned a lot of “what not to do” and “what to do”.. .in this blog, I will focus on the 5 things that I think would be beneficial for any parent: 1. Having Fun is the top priority – Golf is a secondary activity When golf becomes not fun, everyone loses. Every time you go...