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T o ma i nt a i n per s pec t i v e , s et r ea c ha bl e i nt er medi a t e goa l s a nd k eep t he f oc us on t he pr oc es s of ha v i ng f un. 8. Pa r ent s , don’ t r us h t o s pend. I t ’ s t empt i ng t o r us h out a nd buy e x pens i v e gol f c l ubs a nd a s hy c l ot hes a s s oon a s y our s on or da ught er ment i ons t hey’ d l i k e t o s pend a n a f t er noon on t he gol f c our s e . Hol d on t o y our debi t c a r d f or a mi nut e , howev er . E x pos e y our c hi l d t o t he ga me r s t . Ma ny i ns t r uc t or s ha v e c l ubs a v a i l a bl e f or k i ds t o us e dur i ng l es s ons or c l i ni c s . I f y our c hi l d dec i des t hey l i k e t he ga me a nd wa nt t o c ont i nue pl a y i ng, t hen nd equi pment t ha t t s t hem. Pr oper c l ub l engt h a nd wei ght a r e i mper a t i v e f or y oung begi nner s . Cl ubs t ha t a r e t oo l ong or hea v y c a n i nt r oduc e ba d s wi ng ha bi t s . 9. E nj oy t hi s ga me t oget her . F a t her a nd s on, mot her a nd da ught er . Wa l k ni ne hol es on a wa r m s ummer ev eni ng. S t a r t a hol i da y t r a di t i on of s ha r i ng a r ound, a nd obs er v e i t whet her t her e ’ s r a i n, s l eet or wi nd. Wa t c h t he ma j or c ha mpi ons hi ps , l ea r n t he r i c h hi s t or y of t he ga me a nd di s c us s y our f a v or i t e pl a y er s . At t end a PGA or L PGA T our ev ent a nd obs er v e t hos e who pl a y t he ga me bes t . F i nd t i me t o pl a y a r ound on a f a mi l y v a c a t i on. Cel ebr a t e t he good s hot s , f or get t he ba d ones , l a ugh a l ot a nd l et ea c h memor y s oa k i n.