Episode 3

Junior Development

Learn techniques for working with kids from ages 5-11.

Episode Details

Episode Details:
Denis McDade, the former coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport, and the guys from SNAG join us to discuss junior development for golf.  We will focus on ages 5-11 and show you techniques to help build tomorrows superstars.

Warm Up:
- Jump Rope skipping lower body warm up and strength
- Vertical Throws, to develop energy from the ground up.
- Overhead Pass 
- Side Bends, great for rotation in the golf swing.
- Razor Blades, Rotating body side to develop flexibility and strength.
- Hip Twister, helps to develop a key skill for starting the downswing correctly.

Developing core rotary speed:
- Denis and Greg, talk baseball and how it relates to the golf swing.
- Baseball swings, to highlight the eye hand coordination and rotary speed.
- Tennis swings, two enhance skills acquisition in the forearms and wrists.
- Throwing a football leg up for posture and balance.

Arm and Wrist Speed:
- Wrist Speed, Tennis swings for wrist release speed.
- Frisbee throws to teach proper wrist release mechanics.

Snag Golf Products:(www.snaggolf.com)
- Grip with 5 sides easy for kids to hold onto the club and promote and proper grip.
- Putter with Brush to help the putting motion and visually help them understand the putting stroke.
- Hoop clock to help kids learn swing motion.
- Snapper to teach how to swing the club and create the proper lag and release.