62 THE MET GOLFER • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2011 WWW.MGAGOLF.ORG Game On! With juniors, competitive practice always trumps regular practice BY MITCHELL SPEARMAN WITH DAVE ALLEN Photos by Leonard Kamsler MET METHODS L ike most 10-year-old junior golfers, my young student Tyler Eichmann (right) views practice like he does homework: It feels more like a chore than it does fun. Kids don’t like to practice, but they love to compete. They understand the concept of winning, so if you introduce games and other forms of competition, you get their attention. In our junior camps, we try to bring a competitive game aspect to every part of the learning process. Most of our practice time is spent giving the kids a chance to compete against each other, another instructor, or myself—they sure do like to beat me! This is much more effective than having them repeat the same swing motion 50 times. In the process of playing each game, they learn key fun- damentals without even trying, and they develop the skills necessary to become better golfers. Try some of these games with your kids or on your own—you don’t have to be 10 years old to enjoy them. These games will not only improve the quality of your practice, but they’ll help you perform better under pressure on the course as well.
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62 THE ME T GOLFER • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2011 W W W.MGAGOLF.ORG
Game On!With juniors, competitive practice always trumps regular practice BY MITCHELL SPEARMAN WITH DAVE ALLEN
Photos by Leonard Kamsler
MET METHODS
Like most 10-year-old junior golfers, my young student
Tyler Eichmann (right) views practice like he does
homework: It feels more like a chore than it does fun.