Teaching Kids Golf: A Baffled Parent's Guide - Softcover

Moore, Bernadette Detty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071370250 ISBN 13: 9780071370257

Publisher: International Marine Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Teaching Kids Golf is all any parent will ever need to welcome a child to the sport he or she will play for a lifetime. Written by a golfer with more than 25 years of teaching kids and adults at some of the country's most prestigious golf schools, this latest addition to the acclaimed Baffled Parent's series covers everything from the basics of proper grip and swing techniques, to putting, pitching, driving, and managing time on the course.

• Q&A sections provide solutions to problems new instructors face
• Designed for golfing and non-golfing parents alike
• Takes a drill-based approach to teaching the basics

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Detty Moore will give your kids the best foundation for getting involved and enthusiastic about golf, providing you both with a common bond that will last forever."--­­Beth Daniel, LPGA Hall of Fame

"Introduce your children to golf the right way! Let Detty Moore guide you through this wonderful and mutually rewarding experience."--­­Karrie Webb, LPGA Champion

You want to introduce your child to the wonderful game of golf, but you're not sure how to go about it. Whether you're an ardent golf nut or an enthusiastic but occasional player, Detty Moore is here to help. An LPGA teaching professional, she's taught golf to kids for thirty years, and Teaching Kids Golf is specifically designed to help you teach the basics of good golf, including fundamental skills, basic rules, etiquette, and course management.

• Create a positive yet disciplined learning environment
• Teach the basic elements of swinging a club, including club grip, posture, and body alignment
• Use drills and games to practice and improve fundamental skills--putting, chipping, pitching, and full-swing tee shots
• Make lessons challenging, fun, and rewarding

"A good solid start in golf begins with sound fundamentals. This book gives you the basics you need."--Darren Clarke, European Tour Champion

"Detty has the great ability to convey her love and enthusiasm for the game to others. If you are starting your child out, you will find this book invaluable."--­­Ita Butler, Captain, Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Teams, 1996, 1998

About the Author:

Bernadette (Detty) Moore is a Class A member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Division and has thirty years of experience teaching golf at the high school and college level in Ireland, Australia, and the U.S. She has been a fitness advisor to the Irish men's and women's golf teams and an instructor at the Gillette LPGA Golf Schools. Detty is currently a professor of physical education at Lamar University, a director of the LPGA Girls Golf Club in Beaumont, Texas, and an instructor at Peggy Kirk Bell's Golfari at Pine Needles, North Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071370250
• ISBN 13: 9780071370257
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140