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Date: 29 Aug 2006 13:41:04
From: AKA Gray Asphalt
Subject: When/if my grandson starts to play
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I'm going to get him to tee up everything for a while, on the range, on the
course ... so that he can learn to hit the ball without worrying about fat
shots. I think that hitting the ground shapes people's swings too early in
the process of learning the fundamentals. Any thoughts?
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Date: 29 Aug 2006 22:40:36
From: Hi Ho Silver
Subject: Re: When/if my grandson starts to play
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"AKA Gray Asphalt" <goodidea1950@hotmail.spam.com > wrote in message
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> I'm going to get him to tee up everything for a while, on the range, on
> the course ... so that he can learn to hit the ball without worrying about
> fat shots. I think that hitting the ground shapes people's swings too
> early in the process of learning the fundamentals. Any thoughts?
Yes, teeing up everywhere on the course (except the green) worked well for
my grandchildren when I was teaching them. They figured out pretty quickly
on their own that 'real golfers' hit off the turf in the fairway, so they
began doing that about round 2. What I have found is that they tend to
make thin shots rather than fat shots, because for some reason, hitting
under the ball and scraping the ground ('taking a divot' so to speak) was
unnatural to them. So I do emphasize that for them (as well as telling them
it is ok to break the tee on the first drive).
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Date: 30 Aug 2006 17:27:04
From: AKA Gray Asphalt
Subject: Re: When/if my grandson starts to play
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"Hi Ho Silver" <24601@hidden.org > wrote in message
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> "AKA Gray Asphalt" <goodidea1950@hotmail.spam.com> wrote in message
> news:VI1Jg.1721$nL2.1668@fed1read02...
>> I'm going to get him to tee up everything for a while, on the range, on
>> the course ... so that he can learn to hit the ball without worrying
>> about fat shots. I think that hitting the ground shapes people's swings
>> too early in the process of learning the fundamentals. Any thoughts?
>
> Yes, teeing up everywhere on the course (except the green) worked well for
> my grandchildren when I was teaching them. They figured out pretty
> quickly on their own that 'real golfers' hit off the turf in the fairway,
> so they began doing that about round 2. What I have found is that they
> tend to make thin shots rather than fat shots, because for some reason,
> hitting under the ball and scraping the ground ('taking a divot' so to
> speak) was unnatural to them. So I do emphasize that for them (as well as
> telling them it is ok to break the tee on the first drive).
If they are hitting thin naturally, that seems cool to me, but my thought is
that if kids or beginners in general, are hitting thin because of having hit
fat shots before they can hit some good teed up balls, then they will
continue to shy away from taking a divot and maybe exaggerate things in
their swing to avoid hitting the ground.
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Date: 29 Aug 2006 20:52:54
From: DaveB
Subject: Re: When/if my grandson starts to play
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:41:04 -0700, "AKA Gray Asphalt"
<goodidea1950@hotmail.spam.com > wrote:
>I'm going to get him to tee up everything for a while, on the range, on the
>course ... so that he can learn to hit the ball without worrying about fat
>shots. I think that hitting the ground shapes people's swings too early in
>the process of learning the fundamentals. Any thoughts?
>
>
Thats what I have been doing with both my grandson's, we have been
going to the range now for a few weeks.
The one that is 12 is already hitting the ball pretty well, the 9 yo
is another thing.
But its fun and I get to spend time with em.
This evening is soccer practice so I wear my shades and check all the
soccer mom's out.
Best
Daveb
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Date: 29 Aug 2006 14:03:06
From: AKA Gray Asphalt
Subject: Re: When/if my grandson starts to play
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<DaveB > wrote in message news:44f4a87f.10647420@news.dslextreme.com...
> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:41:04 -0700, "AKA Gray Asphalt"
> <goodidea1950@hotmail.spam.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm going to get him to tee up everything for a while, on the range, on
>>the
>>course ... so that he can learn to hit the ball without worrying about fat
>>shots. I think that hitting the ground shapes people's swings too early in
>>the process of learning the fundamentals. Any thoughts?
>>
>>
> Thats what I have been doing with both my grandson's, we have been
> going to the range now for a few weeks.
>
> The one that is 12 is already hitting the ball pretty well, the 9 yo
> is another thing.
>
> But its fun and I get to spend time with em.
>
> This evening is soccer practice so I wear my shades and check all the
> soccer mom's out.
>
> Best
> Daveb
heh heh. Soccer moms. Be careful you might end up dating a Senator.
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