This podcast and community is dedicated to junior golf helping golf parents, players and coaches through the fun yet complex journey you and your junior golfer will experience. We dive deep into the real stories golfers go through and as a community answering the long list of questions we all have! We learn from the most experienced golf parents, top coaches, players and child development experts on how to help groom your junior golfer to their best potential!
Episodes
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
It is hard to watch our junior golfers feel defeated and upset after a loss in a match or tournament. It may happen time and time again as there is usually only one winner in this sport. Arnold Palmer said it very well “What separates great players from the good ones is not so much ability as brain power and emotional equilibrium.”
In this episode I will discuss some ideas I have had about this topic as well as tactics taken from The Positive Coaching Alliance. I hope that this episode inspires junior golfers to get back out there and keep their heads high. I also hope it helps parents and coaches help assist your junior golfer through these times.
Discussion Topics:
- When it comes to filling your junior's tank, some things that might help
- Avoid Comparisons Ep #58
- Setting Goals
- Sportsmanship
- Having a discussion on what your junior wants out of their golf experience
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Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Have you ever been concerned about teaching your child to play golf and wondered if you might teach them bad habits? Of course we want our children to succeed and try to always do what is best for them. In this episode I discuss what to do when you have this concern.
Discussion Topics:
- What would be considered bad habits?
- Look at any swing on the PGA tour, most are different.
- Are you teaching bad habits or wrong focus points?
- Encourage vs Discourage.
- When help is needed and not.
- Parent's role vs. Coach role
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Fitness in golf has taken off over the last few years from a professional level all the way to junior golf. George Tate, who has a doctorate in physical therapy and specializes in building more strength, mobility and speed, comes and shares how important this is for junior golfers!
Discussion Topics:
- George’s background in golf
- The difference between physical therapy and fitness in golf
- Can Juniors get injured
- How to get juniors involved in a fitness program
- How Coaches can start a fitness program
- How to educate juniors on fitness
- Why playing multiple sports is so important.
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Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Comparisons are ingrained in human nature, we do it everyday in our own lives, at work, at the store, in a restaurant or just scrolling through social media. Golf is no short of that. If you are a coach, parent or player listening, you can all take something away from this episode.
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Lisa Cornwell is a former Golf Channel Reporter who has quite the professional career. She grew up and loved golf from an early leading her to be an All-American and Hall of Famer at the University of Arkansas. She has an amazing network of people from the best players in the game to her cousin President Bill Clinton and more! She shares an inspirational story for listeners on what golf taught her and how it lead to her successful professional career!
Discussion:
- (1:51) When Lisa realized playing professional golf wasn’t for her.
- (5:35) How Lisa was introduced to golf.
- (8:44) How important the role of Lisa’s parents was to help her get to her level of golf.
- (13:37) The burning desire to play golf.
- (20:00) Who Lisa enjoyed interviewing at the Golf Channel.
- (24:29) What within golf shaped Lisa’s personality to be where she is professionally now.
- (27:52) Lisa connection with her cousin President Bill Clinton.
- (32:07) What is next for Lisa.
- (36:23) Where to follow Lisa on Social Media.
- (37:04) Final words of inspiration for raising golfers.
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Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Why isn’t my junior improving? When will they get better? How will they improve? What are you missing that could help them progress? These are questions, us as adults have all the time. In this episode it will just be me, Travis Howser, going over why the progression may not be as fast as we would hope, and what we can do to help!
Discussion:
- (1:06) The burning desire
- (6:39) The importance of practice and play
- (8:05) Children are growing
- (8:59) Rating a golf swing instead of how they play
- (10:50) The power of playing different sports
- (13:45) When don’t know when it may all click
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Have you ever wondered how to get your children more into golf? Having them fully immersed into anything will really spark their interest levels. This immersion has to be not only out on the golf course but also at home. Mom's play a huge role in children's development and golf is just one small part of that. In this episode my wife, Bianka shares her experiences raising our two little golfers. She talks about what she thinks golf will provide for our boys and what she has began to create for young learners to be more educated and immersed in golf both on and off the golf course!
Discussion:
- (1:34) How Bianka was introduced to golf
- (2:47) Why did you let me coach you?
- (4:12) Why do you like golf for our children?
- (5:37) Why Bianka likes golf for our kids
- (6:27) Bianka’s goal for our children in golf
- (7:52) What has made the golf experience for our oldest son so good up to this point?
- (12:30) Early Learner Golf Riddles
- (13:44) Example of the golf riddles
- (14:42) How to find out more about Little Riddles
- (15:57) Final words of inspiration for raising golfers
Show Links:
- Follow My Little Riddlez on IG
- Email Bianka for a FREE sample of her riddlez: mylittleriddlez@gmail.com
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Does your junior golfer have the burning desire to play the game? If not how to do help get them there? If they have the burning desire for the game now, how can you help maintain that desire so that it doesn't burn out?
In this episode we have PGA Master Professional Dave Malone coming back on the podcast to discuss this topic which he brought to me attention. I think it is easy to see if a junior has interest or no interest but how deep is it? In this episode we are going to discuss all these things and share some stories from our experience!
Discussion:
- (2:10) The difference between a mild desire and burning desire
- (4:00) Why the gauge of desire may not be so accurate coming from parents
- (11:15) How parents can help their children go from mild desire to burning desire
- (26:04) Why over teaching juniors can be a problem
- (30:21) Operation 36 Developmental Program
- (33:07) Dave’s personal experiences with desire
- (36:06) Final words of inspiration for raising golfers with burning desire
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Have you ever wondered if what you are teaching your junior golfer is actually working or clicking with them? I certainly have for the last 10 years and still constantly trying to improve in this area. Today in this episode I will discuss different types of learning and how junior golfers are going to best learn new skills and why they may not learn how us adults learn new things.
Discussion:
- (2:12) The four types of learning
- (3:46) My observation of children going from Unconscious incompetence to Unconscious Competence.
- (5:31) How children learn
- (12:56) Learning is not linear
- (13:52) See how you can help your junior golfer learn best
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
This is the one year anniversary episode of the podcast! I didn't give up on this podcast and don't want you giving up on your child playing golf! There are going to be a lot of ups and downs along the journey and many times either you or your child will consider giving up, but I hope you decide otherwise. In this episode I am going to go over the best wisdom shared from guests over the last year and share some real life experiences on why not giving up, opens many doors to opportunity!