US Kids Yard Club Review: $55, and My 7yo Asked to Go

I bought a plastic Fisher-Price set that snapped in twenty minutes. Then a cut-down adult 7-iron so heavy my kid could not take it back. Then a $150 junior set from a big-box store that produced exactly zero good shots. The clubs were still too heavy and too long.

A $55 club from U.S. Kids Golf called the Yard Club. He asked to go to the range three times in the first week. That is the real review.

What It Is

The Yard Club is a single pitching wedge built for kids who have never held a club. Not a plastic toy. Not a cut-down adult club. A real 45-degree wedge designed around how a child’s body actually works.

It comes in six sizes based on your kid’s height with shoes on: 36”, 39”, 42”, 45”, 48”, and 51”. Not by age. This matters because two 7-year-olds can be five inches apart in height, and the wrong size guarantees they will never want to hit balls again.

Each size gets a different club head weight: 100 grams for the smallest kids up to 161 grams for the tallest, plus a grip size that grows with the hands. The shaft is a lightweight composite U.S. Kids calls Y-flex, which is their way of saying “your 5-year-old can actually swing this.”

The grip is the smartest part. It has molded hand-position guides: two thumb imprints and finger grooves that show a kid exactly where to put their hands. Every time they pick up the club, they practice a correct grip. Not thinking about it. Not being told about it. Just doing it.

Every Yard Club comes with three soft foam Yard Balls and one rubber tee. The balls fly about 25 to 30 yards max, so you can use them in the backyard without the neighbor filing an insurance claim. The club also hits real golf balls.

It costs $55. Available in blue or pink, right or left-handed.

What Happens When You Hand It to a Kid

I cannot tell you how this club feels to swing because I am not four feet tall. What I can tell you is what happens when you hand it to a kid who has never hit a golf ball.

The face is about 30% bigger than an adult iron. That means the kid makes contact. Not necessarily good contact, but contact. This alone is worth $55. A kid who whiffs six straight is done. A kid who gets the ball airborne on the third try wants to go again.

The foam balls are weirdly important. They are real enough to feel satisfying, with a nice pop off the face, but limited enough that an errant shot does not go through a car window. That changes the whole dynamic. You are not standing there saying “careful, careful” while your kid gets progressively more nervous. You say “hit it” and they hit it.

What Parents Actually Say

U.S. Kids Golf has been making junior clubs for decades. The reviews across dealers are consistently positive.

One parent on Morton Golf said their 6-year-old daughter “was able to quickly become familiar with how to hold the club properly” because of the molded grip. Another wrote simply: “Perfect. 5 yr old daughter loves it.”

On Reddit, a dad who bought both the Yard Club and the next-step-up UL series compared them: “The yard club is great and very light, my son did great with it until it was too short for him.”

There are durability complaints. One Morton Golf reviewer said the shaft broke after two days. Another parent’s kid hit the club against the driveway and it snapped.

What It Is Not

The Yard Club is one club. Not a set. Your kid will not learn to hit a driver or a putter with it. It teaches grip, stance, and a basic motion. That is the entire job description.

It is also not competition-legal. The molded grip violates equipment rules. If your 9-year-old qualified for Drive, Chip & Putt, this is not their club.

SNAG Golf makes a more comprehensive starter system used in schools and junior programs. It costs more and has more pieces, but it is built for organized instruction, not the backyard. The Lag Shot Junior at $129 to $149 is a tempo trainer with a flexible shaft for kids who already have a swing to refine. Different category entirely.

The Verdict

Buy it if you have a kid between 3 and 8 who has shown any interest in golf and you do not want to drop $200 on a junior set that may live in the garage. At $55, the risk is low and the upside is your kid asking to go to the range without you bringing it up first.

Skip it if your kid already has a junior set and has played a few rounds. The Yard Club is an entry point, not an upgrade. For the next step, look at the full UL series from U.S. Kids or the Lag Shot Junior if they need tempo feedback.

$55 is about the cost of taking your kid mini-golfing three times. It is less than a round at a decent public course. And it is the only $55 I have spent on golf that got an unprompted “can we go to the range today?”

Where to Buy

• US Kids Golf Yard Club $55 at Amazon (also at uskidsgolf.com)
• Extra Yard Balls $15/dozen (search Amazon; also at uskidsgolf.com)

Prices updated July 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.