child reveals rodricks whose classes which include theory about shots are conducted on the golf course itself a threehour session with one hour of theory and two hours of practise costs rs 1600 in fact suresh nanda of golfnext a thanebased academy that offers golf lessons for kids at rs 2500 a month says he recently got a call from a mother who wanted to enroll her 18monthold nanda who set up the firm with an aim to popularise the sport had organised a golfthemed birthday for a family not too long ago the firm is also coming out with an inschool golf model which will not only teach the basics but also introduce them to history golf personalities players and etiquette through a series of video sessions some schools expressed their unwillingness saying it may create disparity we are looking for sponsors so that we can offer these sessions for free says nanda however the benefits are many while many count patience calmness and a certain maturity among the takeaways yogesh manjrekar who runs golf shack which offers indoor golf lessons in pune says the game helps develop focus above all you have to visualise before hitting a ball and theres no room for selfdoubt says manjrekar it teaches you to attain your goal with minimal effort and drives you to develop a vision he adds this change in his daughter you cannot blame anyone else for your failures is for sanjay karhade a decent compensation for the whopping sum he paid for the two golf kits she has outgrown we may have missed paying one lic or two but it paid off he says the fact that golf is now an olympic sport has lent it more credibility it is one of the few noncontact sports where chances of getting hurt are remote say experts