"I wanna be like AK"

That's me. Anthony Kim wannabe. Not YS. I am just hoping he'll use the tag line some day.

Yi Shien started his golf lesson in May 2009. We are just trying hard not to be overzealous with our kids. And we mean it, LITERALLY. Some parents can get overboard and shove one thousand and one things into their kid’s life. We are just trying not too. So at this stage, we are just trying to introduce as many things in life to the kids. And golf is just one of them. We'll let the kid decide what he wants (with some strong persuasion... of course ;-)

I think golf is an essential part of life, I mean after all what other games can u tie the other party down for 4 hrs. It is a mentally charged game. If u think hitting a stationary round ball is easy. Go pick up a club and hit it. Chances are you'll air shot your first 3 balls.

There are millions of people addicted to golf.

The addiction to golf is primarily a psychological one, although there are a number of physical elements that add to the enjoyment of the game.

Ability - Everyone has some!

Professional golfers make the game look easy. They drive the ball a long way and seem to be able to drop the ball on the green at will. You must remember that they are skilled trained sportsmen and therefore make it look easy.

However, that doesn't mean that your average golfer can't hit shots like a professional. Golf is probably the only game in which the average player can sometimes hit shots as well as a professional. The amateur golfer just cannot hit professional looking shots as frequently as a pro, and will not have the "repertoire" of shots. They may not be able to hit shots that are as good as Tiger Woods' best shots (not all pros can even do that!), but they can certainly hit the occasional shot as well as any professional would hit it.

Now and then, the amateur will "pull one out of the bag" - a shot that "fizzes" of the club and stops perfectly on the green. A shot a pro would have been happy with. When that happens, the amateur feels a "rush", a sense of belief that it can be done.

It only takes one shot like this in a bucket of 100 balls on the range, and that is enough to keep you coming back. You enjoyed that shot so much that you want to do it again. You are prepared to hit another 100 balls just to hit that one good one again. You are addicted. There is no turning back now!

So is it as addictive on the course? You bet it is! Even more so.

It doesn't matter if a golfer has just played the round of her life or has "caved in" and returned a null score. They will come back for more. Play well, and you want to do it again. Play badly and you want to prove that you can do better.



Here are some videos of Yi Shien taken at the range, I bought a USKIDS golf club 9 iron (blue color- for his age/height) with a training grip. This way it is easier for a beginner to get the right grip. He's just started in May 2009 and been joining a group of a few other kids once every sunday for an hour under a golf pro supervision. It's really nothing serious like i said, we are just introducing the game to him.

Enjoy the videos







Usually in the morning, there's not many ppl at the range, I will let him run unto the fairway to collect some balls. He seems to enjoy it.