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1. F i nd a PGA Pr of es s i ona l , gi v e y our c hi l d r oom t o gr ow. Res ea r c h y our a r ea a nd l oc a t e a n i ns t r uc t or who s pec i a l i z es i n j uni or gol f pr ogr a ms , i s c er t i ed, or a t t he l ea s t ha s s i gni c a nt e x per i enc e t ea c hi ng k i ds . T hen, offer s uppor t a nd enc our a gement but a l l ow t he pr o t o gi v e t he gol f a dv i c e . T oo muc h i nf or ma t i on f r om t oo ma ny s our c es c a n s t r i p t he j oy f r om t he pr oc es s of l ea r ni ng how t o pl a y gol f . 2. Gr oup i ns t r uc t i on wor k s bes t . Bl a z er pl a y ed c ol l ege ba s k et ba l l , s o he c omes f r om a t ea m s por t ba c k gr ound. He r e ec t s on gr owi ng up pl a y i ng l i t t l e l ea gue ba s eba l l , when he l ook ed f or wa r d t o pr a c t i c i ng f or a c oupl e of hour s bec a us e i t mea nt a c ha nc e t o ha ng out wi t h hi s buddi es . Wi t h t he t i me a v a i l a bl e bet ween s hot s , gol f i s t he mos t s oc i a l ga me I ns t r uc t i on s houl d f ol l ow t hi s l ea d. Ki ds who m . l ea r n, l a ugh, i mpr ov e a nd s t r uggl e t oget her a r e mor e l i k el y t o r et ur n f or mor e . 3. Y ounger k i ds need v a r i et y . Y ou’ r e nev er t oo y oung t o l ea r n, but t he s ma l l es t s wi nger s need a mi x t ur e of a c t i v i t i es t o k eep c l i ni c s a nd l es s ons f r es h a nd e x c i t i ng. F or Pa ul J ohns on, hea d pr o a t t he L i nk s a t L os t Pl a nt a t i on i n Ri nc on, Ga . , t hi s mi ght i nc l ude a n i mpr ompt u ga me of f r eez e t a g i n t he mi ds t of a dr i v i ng r a nge s es s i on, a n obs t a c l e c our s e s es s i on or wha c k i ng t enni s ba l l s i ns t ea d of gol f ba l l s t o bui l d c on denc e a nd br ea k monot ony . Any a c t i v i t y t ha t empha s i z es ha nd- ey e c oor di na t i on, ba l a nc e or a t hl et i c mov ement bene t s a gol f er ’ s ea r l y dev el opment . E v en i f i t does n’ t i nc l ude t ouc hi ng a gol f c l ub or ba l l .