Picking The Right Junior Golf Gear

We all want our little ones to follow us in our footsteps, especially if that takes them onto the fairways. Golf Clearance Outlet’s mid-year stocktake sale has a huge amount of junior gear on sale, giving parents everything they need to have their child swinging the right way. But what to get them? To help you make the smart decisions that will see your child taking strokes off their game, we’ve put together this handy guide to help you choose something special for your aspiring pro. After you’ve made your choice, take a look at the Golf Clearance Outlet stocktake sale and get the best for you and your little one for less.

Know what to get and when

When your little one starts out, it’s unlikely they’ll need a full 14-club set for at least a few years. There are two reasons why: one is that they haven’t begun to learn the finer points of difference between the clubs and are unlikely to make full use of the entire set, and the other is that they lack the strength and resulting swing speed to take full advantage of the club. For this reason, most junior golf sets come with as few as three clubs and as many as eight. Sets designed for kids from ages three to six usually only include a single iron, a driver and a putter, with more cubs like sand wedges, hybrids and fairway woods being added in kits intended for older children.

Golf Clearance Outlet helps you get your littlest ones on the green and swinging with the Pro FX StarMaker Junior Set, specially designed for children 3-5 Years. Further reduced as part of our stocktake sale, the StarMaker Junior Set includes a driver, iron and putter in a well-constructed stand bag perfect for days at the driving range.

Choose a reputable brand

Great things do come in smaller packages. While many children begin having a hit around in the backyard with plastic toy clubs, when it’s time to move to the driving range, it’s important you choose their clubs with the same discerning eye you’d use to shop for yourself. Many of the biggest names seen on the pro circuit also make some of the highest quality junior sets. Browse the junior section at any Golf Clearance Outlet location or in our online store, and you’ll see names such as Wilson and Tommy Armour adorning clubs made for someone half the height of Dustin Johnson.

The perfect fit

There’s not just one size of children’s club. Take a look at any junior selection, and they won’t just have one set. Each company will generally offer a minimum of two or three different sized sets, suitable for a range of different ages. It’s important that you work with the salesperson to ensure your child is sized correctly. While a set may say ‘six to nine years’, your seven-year-old child may need to take a size up or down depending on their physiology, as choosing the wrong sized club can actually hurt the development of your little one’s skills.

Choosing a size up from what they need will mean you’re giving them an overly heavily club that will sit awkwardly in their hands. That extra weight is going to be uncomfortable for your little one to swing, not only making sharing your favourite past-time less fun, but teaching them bad habits they will have to unlearn at a later stage.

Golf sets have come a long way since Jack Nicklaus was a lad. Many companies now specifically make children’s clubs that are as well balanced as their adult models. For example, Cleveland makes a full set of children’s clubs taking them from pre-school to the beginning of high school. Built using the same technology as their standard range and with the same techniques that has made them the favourite of some of the PGA’s best, the Cleveland junior range is an exceptional choice for any parent looking to get their child off on the right foot.

Give your children the tools they need to take their skills further and choose from the junior range at Golf Clearance Outlet.