| It's never to early to get a youngster started playing | | | | a junior bag. Junior bags are smaller and lighter. Lugging |
| the world's greatest game. Maybe not as early as two | | | | a too heavy golf bag and clubs around the golf course |
| years old, when Tiger Woods started playing, but by | | | | is a great way to discourage even the most ardent |
| the age of six there is no reason why children can't be | | | | junior golfer. |
| out on the golf links. Tiger Woods actually shot a 48 | | | | Cobra Golf offers an excellent junior starter set that is |
| over nine holes, at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, | | | | custom designed for juniors in both the six to eight and |
| California, when he was three years old. | | | | nine to eleven age groups. Just like the adult models, |
| Cobra Junior Golf sets ate a great way to give junior | | | | each junior golf club is engineered with computerized |
| golfers a good first golfing experience. | | | | design and high tech materials that match the juniors |
| These days, junior golf clubs are not just cut down | | | | size and strength. The J/Speed Cobra set includes a |
| versions of the adult models, but individual and | | | | King Cobra 300 cc driver and a King Cobra Baffler |
| complete sets of quality golfclubs. While the shafts are | | | | utility fairway metal. The irons are a stainless steel 7 |
| naturally shorter, another major difference is swing | | | | iron and pitching wedge. An IM Series mallet putter |
| speed. Children aren't as strong as adults | | | | rounds out the set. The bag is a lightweight stand |
| and,therefore, swing the golf club slower. | | | | model with dual carrying straps |
| The more flexible shaft compensates for the slow | | | | Cobra even throws in a J/Speed hat to round out the |
| swing by whipping the club through the ball at a faster | | | | junior golfer's image.. |
| than a normal driver, fairwaywood or iron. While it is | | | | Don't forget to purchase the correct golf balls. Look |
| hard to produce a truly flexible shaft when the golf | | | | for junior golf balls or ladies golf balls. Both are |
| club is so short, the folks at Cobra golf have found | | | | designed for lower swing speeds. |
| thetechnology works in every club in the junior's bag. | | | | The good news about junior golf clubs is they are |
| However, unlike Tiger, junior golfers really don't need | | | | designed for youngsters. The bad news is, youngsters |
| every golf club in the bag. The primary focus should | | | | grow up. The shelf life of a set of junior golf clubs is |
| be on developing a good swing, not a great score. It is | | | | only a few years, unless there is a younger brother or |
| much better to hit a good 9 iron short of the green | | | | sister waiting in the wings. |
| than a poor 3 iron that happens to bounce along the | | | | If price is an important consideration, another option to |
| fairway and end up on the green. A great way to | | | | consider is used junior clubs. An Internet online store is |
| start is simply by hitting a seven iron in the back yard. | | | | a great place to find Cobra and Callaway, Nike, Ping, |
| Then add a driver, a fairway wood or metal, a wedge | | | | Taylor Made and other brands of junior golf clubs. |
| and naturally, a putter. When your junior begins to | | | | Used drivers, irons, fairway woods, metals and putters |
| score well with those clubs, then consider filling out the | | | | and complete sets of junior golf clubs are available at |
| complete set. | | | | a cheap price. |
| Junior golf clubs come in three or four basic age | | | | Our favorite is Austads. Austads is a premium online |
| categories. Three to five years old for the Tiger | | | | store that offers junior golf clubs. Their price points are |
| wanna- be's. Six to eight, which is a good age to start | | | | excellent. Take some time to compare offers and |
| playing golf. Nine to eleven and eleven plus. There are | | | | brands and select exactly the right junior golf club set |
| also height guidelines if your junior is a little larger or | | | | for your junior Tiger Woods. And all from your |
| smaller than average. | | | | computer room. |
| When buying junior golf clubs, make sure to purchase | | | | |