Is it possible for a sixteen year old to start golf and become good at it in 3 months? And is it possible for this child to become a professional golfer and possibly the greatest.
P.s This child practices four times a week
2006-12-15 07:28:52 · 11 answers · asked by you are d 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
Yes if he works hard and believes in himself
2006-12-15 07:32:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
very unlikely. I'm 17 and have been practicing since I was about 6 or 7, and practicing 4 days a week (usually 18 holes) during summer for the past 4 years. I'm a 9 handicap. Golf is way to hard a game to pick up in 3 months. sorry.
If he practices 7 times a week, 6 hours a day like the person above me supposedly does, the kid will hate the game after a week, I promise. Its only fun if you are good, and at a beginners skill level, it's important not to play all the time, or they'll just get so discouraged they won't ever want to play again. Spartan is just about the only person I've ever heard of that has picked up golf in 8 months, for 99% of us it takes years of practice.
the mental game is also much harder to learn. Hypothetically, we'll say the kid has a perfect swing, and very skilled in the physical aspect of the game. He will still shoot high scores if his mental game (the ability to shake off a bad shot, much harder than it sounds) isn't developed. This part of the game takes years to develop, even if they play 24/7.
If the kid is naturally skilled at the game, practices a lot, and takes lessons (especially short game lessons), and doesn't quit, I bet they could get down to a 20 handicap in three months.
2006-12-15 18:50:32 · answer #2 · answered by this Mike guy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, of course.
I'm 14 years old, 12 handicap and I have only been playing for 8 months. I practice 6-7 days a week for about 6-7 hours a day.
In golf, you don't need to have that much talent. If you can afford many good lessons, most people can be good. I have seen little 7 or 8 year old girls at my home course who's parents are very rich and get $2,000 clubs and a $100 lesson evry few days. After just a couple months, they have picture perfect swings.
I however, play with my talent as I can't afford lessons and stuff like that. But I am a member of a course and get free range balls and free course play. Last week I shot a 78 from the blue tees. I am good through hard work and determination and natural talent. It seems like you are also very talented and have potential to be very good, just like me.
Also, when I can't go to the course, I swing for an hour in front of a mirror to analyze my swing. I also watch the Golf Channel alot for tips and to see what good swings look like(the pros). Then I can look in the mirror and try to copy everything that they do.
You have a very good chance to be a professional, but maybe not the best ever, that's pretty hard, lol.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-15 17:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by SG 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not possible to be a pro in 3 months. Even tiger woods took years of practice to reach single digit handicap. You might be able to learn to hit the ball far if you are strong, but scoring low is another thing.
There are so many aspects in golf.. the long game, irons, short game, putting, mental part,...
The golf muscles need time to ingrain the right learn muscle memory, learn the rules, learn strategy, equipment technology, swing mechanics.. the list goes on.
I know people to play everyday, and still they struggle to break 90. You have to be someone really special to become the greatest.
2006-12-16 13:58:30 · answer #4 · answered by terencework 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is this sixteen year old doing in school? How is this sixteen year old's self discipline?
The difference between a great athlete and a professional athlete is in that individuals mind. NBA basketball players go to the playgrounds in New York every summer and many get their butts handed to them by more highly skilled players. These highly skilled players don't have the discipline to submit to fitting in to a particular coach's program, so they can't play pro ball.
In golf, there are amateurs who can hit the ball and putt as well as the pros too. What they cannot do is maintain the mental aspect of the game. When you hit a bad shot, does it only cost you that one stroke? Or does it stay in your mind?
Harvey Pennick, the great golf teacher put it this way. "Take dead aim". What he meant was that when you're about to hit a shot, NOTHING that happened before counts. The ONLY thing to think about is this one shot.
Most professional athletes actually had to choose which sport to go pro in. One, they"re athletic and two, they have the mental discipline required to compete on a steady basis.
Develop that and you can win in sports, business, marriage..... you'll end up pretty happy.
2006-12-15 16:17:31 · answer #5 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is possible, but it is not likely. Setting lofty goals is good, but the goals need to be realistic. Most professional golfers practice on a daily basis, even when they are in a tourney. Years of practice and training separates "good" golfers from pros.
2006-12-15 15:53:39 · answer #6 · answered by x-15a2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is possible.. AND.. if you have a good teacher, you can be fairly good at it in three months.. Professionally good? NO.. it would take longer than that and some experience in competition..
2006-12-15 15:31:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ya look at the pros they have to be good and after 3 months they were better than a normal person after 10 years.
2006-12-15 15:31:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope. give up and go play video games.
2006-12-15 20:40:13 · answer #9 · answered by Rip 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
of cousre you can you can do twhat ever you put your mind at
2006-12-15 15:36:28 · answer #10 · answered by CrippledFingerz 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋