Check out this video. I would say, if the kid doesn't get burnt out on the sport, he is well on his way to a solid golf career. I like the fact he enjoys putting the best. I know I started playing when I was 7 and well, I don't play much anymore. I got burnt out by playing too much. Never got back into it. At my peak I was around a 8-10 handicapper. Nothing to brag about but I knew the fundamentals. Just couldn't get through the battle of the mind, still haunts me when shooting competitive archery. Anyways, thought I would share this link. http://www.comcast.net/data/fan/html/popup.html?v=1021946810&pl=1021291312.xml&plc=1021291312&launchpoint=Cover&cid=fancover&attr=default_headline&config=/config/common/fan/default.xml