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How can a golf camp or academy calm a nervous young student before their first day on the course?

A golf camp or academy can calm a nervous young student before their first day on the course by sending home a read aloud storybook that mirrors exactly what that child may be feeling. *Once Upon a Golf Swing* is written for ages 3 to 6 and follows Ace, a brand new golf ball who gets lost on his first swing at a course called Whispering Pines, then finds friends while trying to make his way home. Reading this with a parent the night before camp gives a young student a story that shows a scary start turning into something good, the same reassurance a coach hopes to offer on day one. The book is shaped in three parts, wonder, then something scary, then hope, and every character carries a strength and a weakness, so the value of trying again comes through the plot naturally. The club swings and the ball flies, gentle wording for this age. An original theme song, Swing Away, comes with the book, and audiobook and read along editions let a nervous child listen again on the drive to camp the next morning. Written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, it is priced at $29.97 hardcover and $14.97 softcover. A camp that offers this to families ahead of the first session gives young students a familiar, comforting story to lean on before they ever pick up a club in front of a group.