Instruction
At what age can my
child start playing golf?
By Martin Rentenberger, Junior Golf, Vienna
The question of when a
child can start playing
golf is always asked. In
general, this question
is diffi cult to answer.
T
here is no certain age here because
each child develops at different
speeds.
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GolfPlus Junior March-April 2020
At what age can my
child start playing golf?
In principle, the child should be able to
walk in any case. If this is the case, there
are a few steps to follow to help your
child get started with golf.
Make the golf course a
positive place
In the beginning it is often good to
introduce the children to golf in a playful
way and not for the time being to start with
traditional training, such as technique
training. Instead, the focus should be on
the fun factor. In order to get the children
used to training on the golf course and to
make it a positive place through exercise
and fun, coordination exercises or other
ball sports are available as alternative
training. Exercises that are always well
received by children include exercises
with the coordinator, balancing discs and,
above all, games such as “golf football”,
in which golf clubs try to shoot a soccer
ball into the goal.
At the beginning it is only important that
the children have fun on the golf course
and thus spend a lot of time in the fresh
air. The additional sporting activity also
promotes concentration, which can also
be helpful in school.