Posts by Golfing Dad

I just purchased a Taylor Made Burner for my 12 son. The nice thing is that he is now hitting the ball onto the fairway more often, and his score has been coming down. He is also hitting it further, but he has a tendency to hit it high...

Yesterday I tied my best front nine and my second best score for the back 9. I shot a 51 and 52 respectfully. Today I shot a 60 for nine holes and gave up. Why does this happen? Does anyone have any idea how to prevent it?

I started playing golf a year ago with my son. When I started I was shooting about 85-88 shots per nine holes. Most of the time my goal was to get my tee shot past the women's tee box. I used my 4 iron for every shot after that except...

My son has been playing golf for about a year and I am interested in getting him a wedge. He already has a Callaway X12 pitching wedge and X12 sand wedge, but I was thinking of getting him a "real wedge." I was wondering what...

I have been playing golf for about 9 months now. When I started last July I was shooting in the high 80's for NINE holes (yes 9). I have been practicing and/or playing about 2-5 times per week. I am now shooting in the mid 50's for nine...

Originally Posted by CalBoomer Wow. And I thought Little-League dads and Soccer moms were bad. Thanks for the insult. Just to let you know, when he doesn't want to play we don't play or practice. I always tell...

Mulligans are almost the same as lying about your score. What's the sense? No mulligans for me

Originally Posted by Parker0065 As a golfing dad myself, it sounds like you are pushing too hard! If your son is doing as well as you say(putting everything out and playing by the rules) in just 4 months and he's really...

My son is 11 years old, he started playing about 4 months ago. He started off in the high 70's (9 holes from the whites 3300 yards) and within three weeks was hitting in the low 50's. Since then he has plateaued. He went from four cheap...

Right in Pomona is Royal Oaks Golf Course and down the street is Diamond Bar Golf Course. I haven't played Royal Oaks since my high school days. My son and I played Diamond Bar two weekends ago. Not too bad of a course. The only downside...