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‘They Don’t Want To Watch, They Want To Whack!’ How To Get Your Children Hooked On Golf… And Keep Them Interested

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‘They Don’t Want To Watch, They Want To Whack!’ How To Get Your Children Hooked On Golf… And Keep Them Interested

Lots of parents, especially those who have fallen in love with the game, long for their children to discover the simple joy of hitting a little white ball around.

However, just because you love the game, it doesn’t mean that your children are going to be joining you on the course as soon as they’re old enough to walk or swing a golf club.

There’s a skill to getting kids into golf. Here, Norman Marshall, who runs the Tommy Fleetwood Academy at Formby Hall in the UK, offers his top tips on how you can encourage your kids to take up the game.

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Here’s a club and ball. Go and hit it. Why doesn’t that work?
What did you like doing as a child? What did you say when your Mum or Dad asked what would you like to do? It was probably something like, ‘Will you play with me?’ Kids want to play. This is what adults lose sight of.

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