ABOUT PLAYGOLF

Ten years ago we received a phone call from Playball parent telling us how much his son had enjoyed the Playball program. “What now?” he asked. Our initial response was for the child to start tennis or cricket,however neither of those sports interested the child. The conversation moved to golf. His son wanted to play golf, but he did not know where to go to have him taught.

At the time we did not know of one organized, children’s oriented golf program. Some preliminary market research affirmed what we suspected. Golf at the time was not geared for the child.

At just about the same time a young, fit, handsome American started making his mark on the golf course around the world. Children started relating to a 22 year old “kid” who had the makings of a world champion. Playball then started developing the Playgolf program.

HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?

Whilst capabilities are for the most age related, golf does not necessarily adhere to these norms. The reason being that few children are exposed to golf at a young age, making it difficult to establish a norm.

Playgolf combines focused instruction with a variety of shots and games, which children find fun and which motivates them - despite the new learning environment. Golf is a game, which at this level, should limit its coaching to getting the basics right. In order to master the basics though, a fair amount of repetition is necessary, which poses the problem of boredom and which can result in losing an interest in the sport. The Playgolf formula rectifies this by providing lots of opportunity for fun, games and variety. Playgolf will have them loving the game, and learning the all-important basics of golf!

The Playgolfers are taught:

1            Full Swing
2            Pitching
3            Chipping
4            Putting
5            Tournament Play
6            Golf Etiquette
7            Golf Rules
8            Golf Safety  
9            Golf Knowledge      
10          Golf Warm-Ups