| A foam golf ball, golf club (mid iron junior size, right and left), at least 55 m of space. |
Place a ball on the ground at a marked spot. Hand the golf club to the child. Tell the child to hit the ball straight ahead to finish as possible to a cone place on the ground 50 m away. Point straight ahead at cone. Repeat a second trial. |
Start |
Both hands on golf club (non-dominant hand towards the end of the grip, dominant hand towards the shaft).
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| Stance |
Child side on to intended target (i.e. non/ preferred hip/shoulder faces shoulder towards target. Slight bend at waist and feet are shoulder width apart.
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| Focus |
Head relatively still with eyes focused on ball until after release.
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| Backswing |
High backswing with the club (i.e. club head above shoulder with shaft parallel to ground).
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| Hit |
Contacts ball sending it generally straight ahead in general direction of target (no more than 10 am to 2 PM degrees left or right).
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| Follow through |
Club follows through towards non-preferred shoulder (club head at least at chest level), and in finish position child is facing target with weight on front foot indicated by a raising of the back heel. |
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Score
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