That is such great news. As I told one of my friends who was ranting about her son always at the golf course, "There is nothing for him to get into trouble with at the golf course because they have insurance and he may meet someone who will give him good advice about getting an education, etc." Good luck and oh, let him hit it as hard as he wants. He can always learn control later, if he needs to.
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:25 PM, <j...@clubmaker-online.com> wrote: > My son is 13 1/2 and has played golf for some time but was never really > all that fired up about it and I never pushed it. All that changed this > fall/winter and he's now obsessed with golf on TV and Tiger Woods. > > I made him a driver last summer with a ladies flex shaft/12 deg head that > he hit really well. > > He spent all winter out in the snow practicing his Tiger Wood swing, > complete with perfect Tiger follow through (he can do the Peter Jacobson > swing imitations, too...pretty funny). > > I noticed his swing getting faster and faster, plus he grew quite a bit > and started developing some muscle. > > We took advantage of the mid-80 degree weather here in sunny Traverse City > last weekend and played a quick 9. All of his drives with his driver from > last year went about 50 yards, straight up in the air. All his other shots > were great. I gave him some lame advice like "don't tee it up so high" > which of course didn't help. > > When we returned home I remembered that he had a Tiger Woods "My Swing" > video swing app that he put on my Iphone that he filled up with super slow > motion video of his (my son's) swing. (it's a cool app) > > I cracked up when I saw a front view of my boy in slo-mo. The clubhead had > almost reached the ball and the golf shaft violently bent in a sort of a C > shape about ready to snap in two. He had cranked up his swing over the > winter probably 20-25mph! > > We tried a stiff flex Aldila RIP in a R9 I have and he proceeded to smoke > it the next day when we played 18. > > It's probably a little too stiff for him but it won't be in another month > or so. This could be worse than buying new shoes every 3 months. > > Maybe I should put the ladies shaft back in so I will still have a chance > to beat him this summer?? > > > -- > > > John Muir > shoptalk > > skype: jhmuir > AIM: golfcas...@mac.com > 810.923.7396 > http://clubmaker-online.com > http://gripscience.com > http://clubmaker.mobi > http://thedriverstudio.com > > Golf equipment updates at http://twitter.com/golfcast > > Facebook-- http://www.facebook.com/pages/**Clubmaker-Online/181867993392?* > *v=wall&mid=**20b6914G6046d421G0G66<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clubmaker-Online/181867993392?v=wall&mid=20b6914G6046d421G0G66> > > sponsored by the new Aldila RIP Phenom > http://www.clubmaker-online.**com/products/aldila.rip.html<http://www.clubmaker-online.com/products/aldila.rip.html> > > > > > > > > -- > Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. > Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ >
