Gear

Junior Golf Equipment Guide

Size clubs by height with shoes on, then match a set to the stage your player is actually in.

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How to size junior clubs

  1. 1

    Measure height with golf shoes on. U.S. Kids Golf fits from that number, not from age alone.

  2. 2

    Use the height band that starts at the player’s height. A “57–60” set is for players about 57 to 60 inches.

  3. 3

    Recheck when they grow. A driver speed of 90 mph or more is the U.S. Kids signal that adult equipment is the next step. Fitting chart

U.S. Kids height bands, in inches: 36–39, 39–42, 42–45, 45–48, 48–51, 51–54, 54–57, 57–60, 60–63, 63–66, and 66–69, plus an infant size.

Age and height progression

Ages are the ranges printed by the set makers. If height and age disagree, follow height.

StageHeight and age in the guidesSets that match
About 3–5The shortest measured sets in this guide start at 36 inches (U.S. Kids Golf, shoes on) and 38 inches (Callaway Pay As You Grow).U.S. Kids Golf height bands begin at 36–39 inches. TaylorMade’s youngest boxed sets, Team TaylorMade Size 1 and the Rory 4+ set, start near age 4 and about 42 inches.
About 6–8Cobra’s younger complete set is ages 5–8 and 46–52 inches. TaylorMade Size 1 is about 42–47 inches (ages ~4–6); Size 2 is about 48–53 inches (ages ~7–9).Cobra Junior, Team TaylorMade Size 1 or 2, and the matching U.S. Kids height band.
About 9–11Cobra’s older set is ages 9–12 and 53–59 inches. TaylorMade Size 3 is about 54–59 inches (ages ~10–12). Callaway XJ2 is 47–53 inches and XJ3 is 54–57 inches.Cobra Junior, Team TaylorMade Size 2 or 3, Callaway XJ2 or XJ3, and U.S. Kids Tour Series or Ultralight in that height band.
About 12–14Boxed TaylorMade and Callaway XJ sets in this research stop in the high 50s. Taller players keep using a height band, or move to a fitted set.U.S. Kids Golf still fits by height through the 60s. PING Prodi G is custom-built with WebFit Junior. Callaway Pay As You Grow lists a 62–69 inch band if that program is taking orders.
15 and teensU.S. Kids Golf says a driver speed of 90 mph or more is the point to move into adult clubs. Until then, its height bands run to 66–69 inches, shoes on.A U.S. Kids height band, including epTOUR for an elite player, or a fitted PING Prodi G set. Adult clubs when the speed guide says so, not only because of a birthday.

Brand cards

U.S. Kids Golf

Ultralight (UL7) is beginner to intermediate. Tour Series (TS5 and TS6) is intermediate to advanced. epTOUR is the elite line. Yard Club, AV Cloud, and Ultralight for Women are specialty sets. Height coverage runs 36 to 69 inches.

TradeUP turns eligible clubs into a promo-code credit on uskidsgolf.com, in the continental United States, in good condition. Five clubs is the minimum for a free box and FedEx label. Credit is $7 a club for Tour Series TS5 and TS6, and $5 a club for UL7, WT, Yard Club, AV Cloud, and women’s sets. Buy five new clubs and the 6th Club Free code covers a sixth: $55 per five for UL7 and Yard, $80 for TS5 and AV Cloud, and $100 for TS6. Used and outlet clubs do not count.

Fitting · TradeUP and 6th Club Free

PING Prodi G

Custom-built junior clubs, not a boxed set from a big-box shelf. Fitting is WebFit Junior. Get Golf Growing: buy at least five Prodi G clubs in one transaction and PING will lengthen, re-shaft, re-weight, or re-grip them once for free as the player grows. The buyer pays shipping to PING. PING ships them back free. The offer covers 2018 and 2024 Prodi G only.

PING junior clubs

TaylorMade

Team TaylorMade Junior Sets include a bag and QR content. Size 1 is 42–47 inches (about ages 4–6). Size 2 is 48–53 inches (about 7–9). Size 3 is 54–59 inches (about 10–12). The Rory 4+ kids set is about 42–52 inches, ages 4 and up, with five clubs and a bag.

There is no separate junior grow program. TaylorMade’s general trade-in is the path into new TaylorMade clubs.

Junior sets · Trade-in

Callaway XJ

XJ1 is 42–46 inches, with a fairway wood, 7-iron, sand wedge, and putter. XJ2 is 47–53 inches and adds a driver and a 9-iron. XJ3 is 54–57 inches and adds a hybrid; the Level 3 putter is an Odyssey Jailbird-style head. The sets use titanium drivers, graphite junior shafts, a stand bag, and headcovers.

Pay As You Grow is a rental: clubs arrive, the player uses them until they are outgrown, then the family swaps up or sends them back. Listed prices start at $15 a month or $165 a year, with a six-month minimum. Height groups are 38–46, 47–53, 54–61, and 62–69 inches. Availability may vary. The junior site has shown a pause on new orders, so check before you count on a swap.

Callaway · Pay As You Grow plans

Cobra Junior

Ages 5–8 and 46–52 inches: six clubs and a stand bag. Ages 9–12 and 53–59 inches: seven clubs and a stand bag, right- or left-handed. Cobra also offers an on-site trade-in estimate toward new clubs.

Junior complete set

Wilson junior

Wilson’s golf line, sold on wilson.com, includes junior ProStaff and Dynapower. This guide does not list a Wilson height chart or a junior trade-up program.

Wilson

Trade-in and grow-with-me

  • U.S. Kids TradeUP

    Promo-code credit for eligible clubs. Five-club minimum for free return shipping in the continental U.S.

  • PING Get Golf Growing

    One free lengthen, re-shaft, re-weight, or re-grip after five Prodi G clubs bought together.

  • Callaway Pay As You Grow

    Swap or return rental clubs as the player grows. Confirm the program is open. Callaway also runs a general Trade In, Trade Up toward new Callaway clubs in the contiguous U.S.

  • 2nd Swing and GlobalGolf

    2nd Swing powers PGA Value Guide trade-in values. GlobalGolf takes clubs, tech, and pull carts for GlobalCash or cash, using Golf Blue Book values, with free shipping when the trade is at least $149.

U.S. Kids programs · PING · Callaway Junior · 2nd Swing · GlobalGolf trade-in

Bags, shoes, training aids, apps

Sun Mountain

Junior bags, including a Sun Mountain and Victus junior stand bag. No separate product page was in the notes used for this guide, so this card is not a shop link.

FootJoy

A usual pick for junior shoes and gloves. The notes name the brand and do not list a height or model chart.

Blast Motion

A swing sensor. The brand publishes an affiliate page; this link is the company site until a shop link is added.

Blast Motion

Rapsodo

Launch-monitor training gear. The notes confirm a publisher program and do not include a product address, so this card has no outbound link.

Arccos

Shot-tracking sensors. A publisher listing has been reported, separate from the member referral that gives free months to members. No official address was in the notes, so this card has no outbound link.