Padraig Harrington joins Claire Rogers of golf in the spoon.
Ema Devine
Ongoing SPOON: Padraig Harrington!
The big triple sample and fanatical instruction joined me for a spoonful of chocolate and vanilla ice cream (why choose only one? No rules in the spoon!) To discuss all things Golf.
I have become a big fan of Padraig Harrington in recent years. I mean, I have always appreciated his game, don’t go wrong. But it didn’t happen until I started watching the PGA Tour Champions press conferences that I realized how much Irish I like to speak Golf. At Senior Open, USA last June, Harrington returned what may have been a 10-minute conversation with the media in a 30-minute. When my collaborator, Zephyr Melton, asked him about instructions, Harrington gave a long and thought -out answer with examples. He wanted to make sure that Zeph’s question had answered properly. After that, I knew he would be a dream guest for the spoon.
Harrington and I discussed a lot, including the way he almost became a accountable, his favorite pro-am moments AND The biggest mistakes he makes random players makeBut his advice to athletes’ parents is what stuck me the most. He had a lot to say about the subject.
“Look, you can’t force your children to do anything. You have to bring them together and put them in an environment they will enjoy. And once they are enjoying it, they will like the sport … bring them to a place where you certainly don’t stress them … It doesn’t matter what level of skills they are. As parents, we are very worried. We want to jump inside and help our children get better immediately because we think they don’t have time. They have all the time in the world. They don’t need to be better next weekend. They have years to become better. I think we are anxious to make them better immediately. They will find a way on their own. They will understand it. I think we are worried to try and take them there quickly, instead of leaving them at their own rhythm and enjoying it. “
“If you want your children to be good in sports, put them somewhere where they are upset and where they have nothing else to do. Again, if you were going to the most professional players, we were cyclled at the club all summer, 9:00 in the morning until 5:00 pm and just hanged there because there was nothing else to do … if You love be good, let them sit with their friends, play football on the field and they get that love. They join the local club and they continue. “
