JR Lesson # 1 Club: Dalewood Golf Club Date: July10, 2014 Location: Putting Green Time: 2:00 - 2:30pm Age: 13 Number of Participants: 1 Goals: To get the junior golfer to hit/putt the ball off of the center of their putter more consistently. Equipment: • Putter
• 2 tees
• Golf Balls
• Tape
Engage: 3 minutes • Go over the safety rules of the putting green, and how to use the putter properly
• Ask the JR if they know what the sweet spot of the putter is and where it may be located
• Explain to them the drill they will be working on
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Explore: 5 minutes • Take the JR’s putter and set it up with the tees being just farther apart than a ball width on the face of the putter. Tape the tees so they are in a vertical position on the face and then have the JR hit some putts. During this time I will be observing their stroke and mechanics.…show more content… Explain t what happens when one of the two tees becomes trapped between the ball and the putter face, the ball would shoot off in different directions, and you will feel a big difference between hitting the tee and the sweet spot.
• Demonstrate this activity to them by hitting 5 putts that don’t go farther than 5 feet. Explain to them by making a shorter stroke, it will make them focus on the sweet spot of the putter. Once they can hit 5 in a row, allow them to make a longer
