| So your kid is finally at that age. No not the age where | | | | than necessary but, I don't recommend going more |
| they take their first steps. I mean your kid is ready to | | | | than an inch longer. It will alter their swing. The length of |
| take their first golf swing. Of course your first reaction | | | | the golf shaft is the most important part of choosing |
| would be to get an old set of golf clubs you have lying | | | | the right junior club. |
| around and cut them down to size. There are so | | | | So now you found a club with the right length and flex, |
| many things wrong with doing that I don't even know | | | | what about the golf grip? Are you using an adult grip? |
| where to start. Establishing a proper swing is very | | | | Can you imagine playing hockey with a stick that you |
| important no matter what age you are. If the child has | | | | can barely fit your hands around? You would have no |
| problems swinging the club because it is too heavy or | | | | control of the stick. Make sure the golf grip is a junior |
| too long or they can't fit their hands properly around | | | | grip. Have your kid test out the different grips and see |
| the golf grip, your child will lose interest or even worse, | | | | what size fits best. You would not want your kid to |
| your child will hurt themselves. | | | | wear shoes that were too big, it is the same concept. |
| First things first, if you cut a few inches off an adult | | | | Ok, your child has the right grip and the right shaft but, |
| club, you will be getting rid of the clubs flex. Can you | | | | is the club to heavy for them to complete a golf swing |
| imagine a child swinging an extremely stiff golf club? | | | | without straining themselves? They make junior club |
| They would not be able to lift the golf ball off the | | | | heads pretty light these days. Make sure your kid can |
| swing. make sure the club can bend. Now I know golf | | | | swing the club. If they have to force to complete a |
| sets are expensive and you most of us can't afford to | | | | golf swing, it will hurt their mechanics. |
| buy our kids a new set every summer. I seriously | | | | I hope you take all this into consideration when buying |
| recommend buying amateur junior sets for your kids. | | | | your son or daughter their first set of golf clubs. I |
| They make them for juniors and they really are not | | | | guarantee you it will help them in the long run. Chopping |
| that expensive. You can find sets for under 100$ now. | | | | down adult clubs for them is really not an option. |
| Kids grow fast so the club length can be a little longer | | | | |