#14 A Journey of Emotions and Wonderful Experiences

In this episode with Euan McIntyre, author of Gregor the Golf Ball, we discuss the emotions and experiences junior golfers go through. It is hard to fully understand exactly what a child is thinking or experiencing when introduced to the game of golf, but we as adults have to do our best to try to understand how they are feeling.

We discuss a variety of topics and Euan relates these emotions and experiences to those of the characters in his book, Gregor the Golf Ball. The book says “There are a lot of ups and downs in a round of golf, especially if you are a golf ball.” He put together a fantastic book for children to help them related to characters in a story.

Discussion Timeline:

How did the idea of Gregor the Golf ball come about? (1:58)
How to control nerves on the golf course (7:20)
What would be some ideas on how to get kids more excited about the game of golf (10:18)
The importance of curiosity (14:45)
What is it that we as adults misunderstand about kids making mistakes? (17:10)
What are the positive things kids take away from continuously improving in the game of golf? (20:26)
The importance of being in a positive learning environment (22:07)
How to introduce the rules of the game (27:46)
Setting simple goals (30:36)
What is next for Gregor the Golf Ball? (32:58)
Clarifying the authors name (34:56)
Where can you purchase Gregor the Golf Ball? (35:27)
Euan’s final words of inspiration for raising golfers (36:50)

Show Links:

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