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SWINGING THE CLUBS
To enhance safety and assist play, clubs should need to be swung above waist height on
the back swing or follow-through.
To understand how far to swing the club in order to hit the ball the required distance
encourage players to firstly play games by rolling (putting games) or throwing (chipping
games) the ball (see Treasure Island.)
Always encourage players to have a practice (rehearsal) swing in order to ?brush? the
ground with the club before introducing the ball.

COACHING POINTS

PENDULUM SWING
Pupils should be encouraged to
try equal back and forward
strokes of varying lengths to
gauge the distance the ball will
travel.

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HOLDING THE CLUBS:

Ask players to stand side on to an intended target with arms
outstretched.
The hand that is nearest to the target is placed at the top of the
club (i.e. nearest to the end of the black grip).
The hand furthest away from the target is placed underneath the
hand at the top, still remaining on the black grip part of the club,
with the hands close together. Alternatively, the throwing palm
should face the target and be nearest the clubhead.

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Turn And Point:

To encourage the pupil to rotate their body correctly in order to maintain the extension of the arms in the forward swing.

Encourage the pupil to point their arm furthest from the target at the ball with the arm nearest to the target behind their back (1). Make a swing back and forwards holding the forward swing finish position for a few seconds to check that: the arm points at the target the weight is onto the forward leg and the body has turned to face the target (2).

Start Golf - Long Game - Exercises

Divots!:

Scatter some cones (divots) across the area, some the right way up, and some upside down. Split the group into two teams - 'Hackers and Greenkeepers' - and spread them out across the area.

On the word 'Go' the Hackers run round turning the divots upside down and the Greenkeepers must turn them the right way up.

Tri Golf Warm Up Games

Introduction clubs:

THE CLUBS
Activators should highlight the differences between the blue
chipping clubs and the red putters. Putters are for use on
greens or shorter grass areas to roll the ball and chipping clubs
are designed to make the ball fly in the air towards the
intended target.

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