Dave Malone is a PGA Master Golf Professional and has been in the golf industry for more that 30 years. He is the owner and operator of the Pine Lake Junior Golf Academy and has recently released a book to help junior golf parents better understand this long, yet fun journey of junior golf from all perspectives to better assist their children along the way. 

Discussion Timeline:

• Where did the idea of writing the book come from? (2:46)

Show Links:

• www.pinelakejuniorgolfacademy.com

Are you ready for the golf season? If you are gearing up for it, I've added in some of my thoughts and ideas to help spring forward and get you all ready this year! This is the first episode without a guest being interviewed, it is just going to be me covering a variety of topics! 

I will cover:

• How to best be prepared for the season

Discussion Timeline:

• Prep for the up coming golf season (4:06)

Show Links: 

Tiger Woods Media Interview at the PNC Championship

Have you ever wondered how to get your whole family involved in the game of golf? Well this story from Cabdirashid Xuseen, father of six children, has been able to get all of his children, involved in the game! Cabdirashid Xuseen grew up in Somalia where golf doesn't exist. After moving to the United States at the age of 25, he watch a young Tiger Woods playing a sport he had never heard of in his hometown, Los Angeles. Since that moment his whole life and family dynamic has changed and golf is what they all play, together! 

Discussion Timeline:

• Cabdirashid’s upbringing and introduction to golf (2:52)

Show Links:

• Youth on Course

Michelle Holmes is the Director of Instruction at Michelle Holmes School of Golf. She is well known around the world for her coaching programs and junior golf initiative.  Their slogan is "Creating experiences that encourage kids to play the game forever" and that is exactly what we cover in this episode. The experiences children have are what shape them into who they are as adults. It is easy to over look the experiences and jump straight into the tasks or goals we have for each session. Michelle shares her take on this, as well as tournament play, encouragement and so much more, all about junior golf! 

Discussion Timeline:

• Do you educate or involve children in the learning process? (4:48)

Show Links:

Michelle Holmes School of Golf

Follow Michelle on Instagram

Kimberly Liu shares her story of how she went from a junior golfer, to Division 1 College golfer and now in the US Air Force. We discuss her journey, the relationships she had with you coaches and parents along the way, and how that helped her succeed in everything she has done. As adults it is important to understand that professional golf is not the only route or end result to playing the game. Kimberly shares all of the things she got out of the game and how that has helped her to where she is today! 

There is so much to take away from this conversation whether you are a parent, coach or player looking to play college golf. I know you will enjoy this just as much as I did! 

Discussion Timeline:

• Cherishing her junior golf days (3:36)

Show Links:

Follow Kimberly on Facebook 

Follow Kimberly on Instagram 

Noah Montgomery Kimberly's coach

Kimberly's USF Player Bio

We are going to talk all about learning and play in this episode with Michael Hebron who has received over twenty - five awards , including National PGA TEACHER of the Year. In 2013 Michael was inducted into the PGA of America Hall of Fame. In 2019 elected to the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame.

Michael believes there are many good reasons to study and research the brains connection to the nature of learning and they arrive every day in every learning environment. Michael says "Play" stands for Powerful Learning About Yourself. We are going to discuss this and some other topics such as paradoxes around learning golf.

Michael has been researching the brain’s connection to learning with lots of help from award-winning educators and scientists for over two decades. What happens after a lesson is his concern. He has written six books and over one hundred instruction articles .

Michael has been invited to speak all over the world and I feel fortunate that he was so kind to come and join us on the raising golfers podcast.

Discussion Timeline:

• Paradoxes around learning golf (3:44)

Show Links:

Michael's Website

Michael's Books

Vision 54

Parent Stories: This is an interview with the parents of Alex Chin, Division 1 golfer at The University of San Francisco. Alex has built up quite the resume already with recent tournament wins, a number of top 10's and most recently named the 2020 NCGA Player of the Year! Emily and Alan Chin have been the support system needed for Alex since he began playing golf at a young age. In this episode they talk about what they have learned as parents along the way, how much they have enjoyed the whole process and advice for us adults on how to make this the best experience for everyone! 

A few things that Emily and Alan repeat over and over was how important the environment Alex was in during his junior golf years, shaped him into the person and golfer he is today. They also talked about the process and understanding that there are going to be ups and downs, but to not over analyze ever score or situation, but just to see it as part of the process. 

Emily and Alan really spoke on a lot of values this podcast holds and offer a lot of experience and advice for all of us to take away. 

Discussion Timeline:

• How did you get Alex into golf? (3:11)

Show Links:

• Alex's University of San Francisco Golf Profile

I constantly have this inching feeling as a parent to see my children progress, or hit the next developmental stage, and then regularly have to put myself in check and tell myself to chill out. Why do we constantly have this feeling? What do we need to understand as adults about child development to better embrace this process? These are questions Neil Plimmer and myself are going to discuss on this episode! 

In addition we will discuss why there is time, how progression looks, and how long your junior golfer might stay in a particular developmental stage so that we as adults can have a piece of mind and be able to relax and enjoy the journey even more! 

Discussion Timeline:

• Why do we as adults have this inching feeling for our children to progress? (2:40)

Show Links: 

Jolf Man Podcast

Jolf Man Blog "Time"

In today's world, technology is very prevalent and using it in golf is no exception. In this episode Roy Ellis, golf coach from Sussex, England, is going to talk about how to use it effectively in teaching juniors. Roy's journey in golf is very unique and not your classic way to be introduced to the game nor how he became a golf coach.

Roy brings up a great point and that is that if you are going to use technology in lessons, it has to somehow relate to playing the game on course. There are a variety of ways to do this, and Roy discusses how he does it in this episode. 

Discussion Timeline:

• Where are you based and who do you coach? (2:26)

Failure comes at a cost, it isn’t free and it isn’t going to be easy. This week Gavin Grenville-Wood from Leadbetter Kids and I will discuss failure in junior golf. We touch on a number of questions such as, do you run from it or take it head on? What are your values around failure? What are your values for your children growing up in the game of golf? We believe once you have that clear, you will be setting up yourself, your children and those around for success whatever it may be.

In this episode we will leave you with some quotes from famous athletes and give you some actionable tips to help you and your junior golfers. Failure is a feature, take it head on and enjoy the ride! 

Discussion Timeline:

• What is your perception of failure? (2:27)

Show Links:

Francesco Molinari's Mental Coach from Rugby

Challenging Learning - James Knottingham 

Teaching your Children It's ok to Fail