“I wish I would have….” (starting your young golfer)
In talking to my friends who started playing golf at a later age, they consistently sing the same tune “I wish I would have started playing golf when I was younger.”
Yes, like snow skiing, golf is one of those sports that the golfers that start playing at a younger age, will have the advantage of developing a more fundamentally sound swing into their adult years. Said differently, if you just introduce the game to your child, they will have a much higher probability of both taking up the game as well as enjoying the sport at a higher level.
Think 10-20 years later… really all we want to focus on is laying a foundation for the game so that your child can enjoy the sport for a lifetime.
Have no regrets… take the time to share the great game of golf to a young person.