Parent Stories: From Reflection to Near Perfection

In this episode, Nicole Katz, single mother of Asher Katz shares her experience raising Asher in the game of golf. She has seen it all, the good, bad and ugly of junior golf and feels that she and her son have grown a lot through this journey. Nicole has done a lot of reflection along the way and continuously adjusted what she has said and done with her son to make his experience in golf a positive one that will hopefully last a life time!

Although results aren't everything, Asher has had 12 wins this year and a number of top fives. Last year he had a hole-in-one caught on video from his mom that went viral on social media around the world! He attends a full time golf school at The Golf Performance Center in Ridgefield, Connecticut and really taken ownership of his own game. 

 

Discussion Timeline:

• Nicole’s golf game (2:10)
• How golf was introduced to her son Asher (4:45)
• How did you know how to introduce the game in such a positive way? (6:52)
• Mistakes made early on in raising Asher as a golfer (9:30)
• What to talk about after a tournament (14:30)
• When did Asher start showing interest in wanting to play more golf (20:57)
• Other sports Asher plays (24:11)
• Asher’s full time academic and golf school (27:03)
• How to balance work and time off for golf as a parent (30:30)
• What parents misunderstand about the progression in the game of golf (32:25)
• Asher’s hole-in-one video that went viral (34:04)
• How Asher persevered through the tough learning experiences of golf (39:40)
• Nicole on failure (41:17)
• Asher’s longterm goals (49:47)
• Nicole’s final words of inspiration raising golfers (55:20)

Show Links: 

Follow Asher's journey on Instagram

Hole-in-One Heard Around the World!

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-only-thing-better-than-this-kid-making-a-hole-in-one-is-his-moms-reaction

Asher Katz interview on The Perfect Par Podcast