Identifying the best children’s golf clubs is not as easy as
you might expect.
Never has more time and resources been dedicated to
analysing the best golf clubs for adults, with column inches in magazines,
endless videos on YouTube, and thousands of reels on Instagram. However, when
it comes to advice on children’s golf clubs, the younger generation has largely
been left behind.
That is perhaps surprising, given that while today’s juniors might be penniless irrelevances to the equipment manufacturers, they are tomorrow’s driver-buying adults who will help shape the next generation of golf equipment.
We all remember our favourite trainers or football boots as kids.
Whether they were adidas, Nike, Puma, New Balance, Mizuno, or something else
entirely, that affection never leaves us.
So, it’s perhaps short-sighted for the world’s golf
equipment behemoths not to get junior golfers hooked on their gear and, indeed,
their brand. That, however, might be about to change.
In this article, we take a look at some of the recent advancements in children’s golf clubs, first focusing on the Ping Prodi G range.
The best children’s golf clubs
Ping Prodi G range
Ping has recently released a new range of children’s golf clubs—and a way of buying them—on a completely different level. And when Ping succeeds, you can be pretty sure others will follow.
The Prodi G range (get it?) boasts the same score-lowering technologies of its adult lines but also an app and website that recommends club specifications and set make-up based on the answers to a few questions about the player—namely, skill level, age, height, wrist-to-floor and average driver.
It’s not the same custom-fitting as you’d get from a trip to Ping’s hi-tech Gainsborough fitting bays, but it’s hugely beneficial and a giant step forward for children’s golf clubs.
Prodi G custom-engineered set
The custom-engineered set has 10 clubs and two putter options. The set includes:
- a 15⁰ titanium driver
- a 22⁰ fairway wood
- a 28⁰ hybrid, perimeter-weighted irons
(6-9, PW) - wedges (54⁰ S & 58⁰ H)
- either an Anser or Tyne H putter
You can order any combination of clubs, and there are two smart-looking Hoofer Prodi G carry bags (34″, 4.3lbs. and 30″, 4lbs) to choose from, too.
And here is the bonus—and a big one at that: Ping’s industry-first ‘Get Golf Growing’ scheme includes a one-time, no-cost adjustment to sets of five clubs or more. So the Prodi G clubs grow with the golfer, essentially meaning you can get two sets for the price of one. Re-shafting, lengthening, re-weighting, and re-gripping are all possible here.
More here.
Moving on from Ping’s Prodi G range (although it is tough to beat), below is a selection of other children’s golf clubs and club sets worth checking out.
The best children’s golf clubs: other top set picks
1. Team TaylorMade Junior Set
The Team TaylorMade Junior Set comes in three sizes for
juniors ages 4-12.
Size 1 has a fairway wood, 7-iron, wedge and putter. Size 2
adds in a driver and replaces the fairway wood with a hybrid, while Size 3 adds
the fairway back in as well as a 9-iron for a seven-club set.
The 400cc Titanium driver has a large flexible face designed
for maximum distance and forgiveness, the fairway and hybrid have ultra-low CGs
and an easy-to-hit profile, while the irons and wedges are designed for high
launch and playability.
RRP: £499
2. Wilson Deep Red Junior 8-11 Graphite Golf Package Set
This set features a lightweight stand bag, junior flex
graphite shafts and six clubs: a driver, hybrid, mid-iron, short iron, wedge
and putter.
RRP: £230
3. Benross Junior Aero Blue 55-61″ Package Set
This one boasts lightweight junior graphite shafts, ideal
for slower swing speeds, and includes a high-launch driver, hybrid, 7-iron,
putter and stand bag.
RRP: £169
4. Fazer Junior J TEK 5.0 Package Set
This set aimed at 9-11-year-olds is an ideal starter set comprising of lightweight equipment that is easy to swing and carry. It has a driver and a hybrid, a mid-iron, a wedge, a putter, and a stand bag.
RRP: £119
5. US Kids UL7 Set
Last but no means least, US Kids has long been the go-to
option in the States, but it’s now got a dedicated UK-based operation.
There are a wide range of options, including the UL7 set,
designed for the beginner to intermediate player. It has flexible shafts and
forgiving heads to help kids get the ball in the air.
This set includes a stand bag and includes a driver, a 4-hybrid
(both of which have headcovers), a 7-iron, a pitching wedge, and a ‘Sandhills’
putter.
RRP: £255
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