Golf Talk Radio With Mike & Billy Podcasts

During Mike's Course - Mike & Billy share a listener email from Austrailia via Facebook.com/Golftalkradio Mb.  There are two very important words of the U.S. Kids Golf mission to help kids have fun learning to play golf. The words are fun and play. Our research into the development of young golfers has shown that when golf is no longer fun for kids, they lose interest. According to studies from the Positive Coaching Alliance, parents and coaches tend to become too technical too early with our kids. The trouble with golf is that it’s highly technical. When kids 11 to 13 were surveyed and asked, “Why did you quit golf?” they were almost unanimous in their response: “It wasn’t fun anymore.” So how do we make it fun for kids—and keep it fun? As a baseball coach, I had some kids on my team who were striking out too much, and I noticed they weren’t keeping their eye on the ball. They’d come back to the dugout frustrated because they tried so hard and had not succeeded. But instead of being frustrated with the