Young Starter Golfer

[daluqfam]

*I'm 60yo & 1 yr deep into adapting Alignment Golf (TGM) to my personal swing/game. I have a 6yo grandson who loves to hit range balls with me. My only instructions to him, so far, have been "swing to the top ... then swing down and thru". *Would the forum recommend any intro of TGM to this age group & starter level? If so, what? And to what degree?

[daluqfam]

I must've asked a very dumb question? No replies!

[JerryG]

No dumb questions here. I'm just not sure where to begin. I would suggest even for a 6 yr. old to make sure they get the idea they have to swing Down on the ball and not Up.

[Daryl]

*I'm 60yo & 1 yr deep into adapting Alignment Golf (TGM) to my personal swing/game. I have a 6yo grandson who loves to hit range balls with me. My only instructions to him, so far, have been "swing to the top ... then swing down and thru". *Would the forum recommend any intro of TGM to this age group & starter level? If so, what? And to what degree?

TGM is a lot of things.

The simple answer is "Basic Motion". Six years is old enough to understand the Right Forearm Angle of approach. The difficulty is teaching you enough about TGM to teach your Grandson.

From Release through Impact, for all good ball strikers, the Left Wrist Rolls but the Right Wrist Doesn't. It's the #1 reason (in my opinion) some players start Golf with a 10 Handicap and most everyone else starts Golf with a 30 Handicap. For 30 Handicappers, when the Left Wrist Rolls, the Right Wrist Swivels.

If my explanation was perfectly worded, I still don't think you would understand. These concepts are easily understood through "Show and Tell".

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However, I have a proposition. I taught "Innercityteacher" the Right Forearm Angle of Approach in about 30 minutes by telephone last weekend. PM Him. Ask him to teach you. He was wonderful to talk with. I really enjoyed our conversation. I'm glad he chose "Teaching" as a career.

Get 2 red dots and a bucket with a handle. Then, get ready to be amazed. Only a couple of alignments are responsible for 90% of your performance. I'm starting to sound like an info-commercial. But it's true. There are thousands of ways to swing a club but only TWO critical alignments are needed for the Impact Interval. Learn those first. "Basic Motion" is designed for you to learn these TWO Alignments. These are the "Flat Left Wrist",(The Left Arm Flying Wedge is the Plane of the Left Wrist Cock) and the "Right Forearm Angle of Approach". The Right Forearm Angle of Approach is the Clubshaft, on the Plane of the Right Wrist Bend (the Right Forearm Flying Wedge) moving On-Plane through Low-Point.

The Right Forearm Angle of Approach is what makes "Hinging" possible. And, there are three possibilities.

My Grandson just turned "TWO". Next year, I'll put Two Red dots on his Wrists and show him what they should look like at Impact. At Three years old, he'll understand.

[Burner]

However, 6 year old boys should just be allowed to hit the ball without any though for technique or consequences.

The only instruction he needs right now is how to grip the club properly - then grip it and rip it.

The more he is "shown" at this age, the less he will like it.

[BCGolf]

Hopefully you are spending some time on the putting green with your grandchild. Help him learn the flat left wrist and basic motion while putting. Also steady head. Play games on the putting green. Line drills and circle drills work well. Try to always start with putting.

[KevCarter]

Some wonderful replies before me... I agree with all of them. I LOVE Burner's comment to teach him to "Grip it and Rip it" and maybe mix in just a little bit of basic motion, just a couple minutes at a crack so he doesn't get bored with it, to introduce the concept of great impact alignments, which include a flat left wrist and weight on the left side to strike down like my friend Jerry mentioned. Above all, have some fun!!!