The Golf Mate training kit for kids

The Golf Mate Kit is designed to introduce golf’s basic fundamentals to the child in a fun and interactive way. The unique teaching mat and coaching DVD included in the kit, is also designed to teach the parents how to teach golf, thus enabling the parent to become the coach.

The teaching kit and system was invented by South African PGA professional and child teaching specialist, Mark Bass. It started out as simple chalk drawings on a driving range mat, and evolved over the next 12 years of product development. The Golf Mate Kit consists of a 25 minute DVD with seven simple lessons, covering all of golf’s basic fundamentals. The lessons are structured in a fun and easy to understand way, and also include songs and rhymes to make it a super fun learning experience. The kit includes a themed learning mat (clown or frog), two golf clubs, a unique rubberised putter and a lightweight graphite iron.

Also included are a mini golf bag, a patented oversized target cup, a flag pole, the DVD and five colourful rubber golf balls, allowing the Golf Mate Kit to be used both indoors and outdoors.

“We have had a phenomenal response to the product in the market so far,” says founder Mark Bass. “I think there was a gaping hole in the golf market for children of this age wanting to learn or needing to be introduced to the game of golf. I wanted to develop something that was fun for them so they don’t get bored, but at the same time learn golf’s basic fundamentals from the start in a visual, tactile world that they can relate to.” 

Children at this age have major difficulty with concentration. The golf mat makes it fun and simple to learn. The colourful golf mat allows them to always position themselves correctly with easy to find positions for their feet and the ball. These mat positions are really easy to understand for them, so the basic set up is always taken care of which is half the battle already won. Their feet are always positioned the correct distance apart, distance from the ball and always in a straight line. The ball position is fixed opposite their front foot which makes it easy for them to get the ball airborne so they see instant results. There are also easy to learn positions for putting, chipping and much more.

There is a special lesson for parents on the DVD as well; it teaches them the basics of golf and how to teach their younger ones the game without being forceful. It makes for an ideal Christmas gift and something for the whole family to get involved in. The product launches December 2012, just in time for Christmas and will move into the global market in 2013. With the guidance of South African and world-great Gary Player, the Golf Mate learning kit is now available in major stores nationwide or can be purchased online for a very affordable introductory offer of R799.

For more information, or to purchase the product online, please visit www.golfmate.org