Does your child want to pursue golf? Paige Spiranac has advice for parents: 'I felt I had so much pressure on me'
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Paige Spiranac, a former golfer turned influencer and the host of 'Playing a Round' podcast, never shies away from sharing her professional and personal experiences to her fans. The American beauty often shares new golfing strategies and advice with her fans on social media where she enjoys a massive fan-following.
In an earlier episode of her podcast, Samantha Marks joined Spiranac and the two talked about "How to Get Your Kids Into Golf?" Paige and Samantha talked about their opinions on learning to play golf at a young age in a brief video that was posted to 'Playing a Round's Instagram page.
'I felt I had so much pressure on me'
One of Paige's followers wanted to know how to play golf for a lifetime of happiness. The question was: "My 8-year old daughter is just getting into golf. What are some keys to lifelong happiness on golf?" In reply, Paige Spiranac said, "Don't push them and let them lead the way. I felt I had so much pressure on me to get full-ride scholarship when I was a junior golfer, that that felt like work. And when you're playing in college, that feels like work. And then you go to play professionally and before you know it. You're so burned out."
She added, "You don't want to play. You don't want to practice. Because golf is such a unique and interesting sport that you can play for such a long time, and you could peak at any point. Don't put too much pressure on when they're first starting out."
Samatha Marks joined her and shared her experience as a young player. She said, "I started playing and competing actually, at the age of six, which is pretty young. And you know, I was playing in these little US kids' 9-hole events, 6-hole events, 3-hole events. I would say one thing that kept me in it for as long as I was, My dad would just let me do what I wanted to do. When I was 5-year-old and if I wanted to roll around in the sand trap, and that was my practice for the day."
"That was what we did for the day. As your child gets a little bit older maybe say like 10, 11, 12, is really gamify things. Me and my dad bet for everything we did on the range. I would like, I bet I can bounce the ball on the wedge for longer than you. And we'd bet for like a 7-eleven slurpee for $0.99," she added.
Paige Spiranac added, "You need to learn how to play and you need to learn how to score, especially under pressure. So gamifying it, spending, if you have just a small amount of time play 3-holes instead of practicing on the driving range. Play, play, play, play, play, play."
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'Gorgeous Babe'
Several fans commented on Spiranac's clip. A user wrote, "LOVE this Stunningly Beautiful ANGEL." The second user wrote, "For a second I thought you had the daughter." The third user wrote, "If you could teach them like child prodigies like tiger woods and Rory mcilroy when they appeared on tv shows when they were very young kids. Then the job is easy that way." The third user wrote, "Gorgeous Babe", while the fourth user said, "You say don't push Paige but what hurts your argument is all YOU have."
