How to Build Confidence in Your Junior Golfer - a podcast by Travis Howser, PGA

How to build confidence in your junior golfer? This is an art in its self and feel that it takes a whole team to make this happen! In this episode, Dave Malone, PGA Master Professional, and I discuss this topic in depth where we cover a variety of areas we feel are needed to help your junior golfer. We will discuss the role of the parent, coach and player and what things we all need to do to help build their confidence as high as possible. 

Discussion:

• (3:59) Parents Role to boost the confidence in golfers 11 and under


• (9:42) Questions to ask children after playing a round of golf


• (11:19) How to help the child benefit from failure


• (15:26) A coaches role


• (21:16) What to praise children for in golf


• (28:46) How junior golfers can build up their own confidence


• (34:41) Dave’s experience raising his son with confidence to be a D1 Golfer


• (41:52) How to follow Dave and find his book “Coaching Parents For The New Generation of Junior Golfers.”

Links:

• www.pinelakejuniorgolfacademy.com 


• davemalonepga1@gmail.com

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