Golf" creates a new entrance to youth golf. FIT Future Infinite Challenge will debut this Saturday

Golf indoor simulator events have been popular in South Korea, China, Europe and the United States for many years, and have gradually become popular in Taiwan in recent years. In order to lower the entry barrier to golf and promote youth participation, the Future Star Golf Association officially launched a new indoor simulator event platform "Future Infinity Tour (FIT) Future Infinity Challenge". The first stop will be on November 14, 2026 at Tee Time Tee Club.

Wu Xianhong, chairman of the Future Star Golf Association, said that the simulator has not only become an important promoter of the popularization of golf, but also an important starting point for young players to connect to the Future Star Junior Tournament (FDT), Future Star Series (FSS), national team selection, and even to the US college golf and professional tours. The birth of FIT is precisely in the hope of establishing a more complete and affordable youth training path.

Wu Xianhong pointed out that indoor simulator competitions have long been quite mature internationally, including various levels of competitions organized by golf technology brand GOLFZON, as well as the TGL Golf League in which many top stars participate, which have proven that simulators are not only training tools, but also have competitive value.

In recent years, more and more young golfers in Taiwan have been exposed to golf through simulators. After observing this trend, Future Stars originally planned to hold a member-only simulator competition, but finally decided to further expand the scale and create FIT for young players as the "third platform" in the association's development system.

"Simulators are the most attractive to children because they have low learning thresholds, are highly interactive, and make it easier to gain a sense of accomplishment." Wu Xianhong said that compared to repeated training with hundreds of balls at traditional driving ranges, simulators use data feedback and gamification design to allow children to establish a foundation of ball feel and movement in a shorter period of time, greatly improving learning efficiency and willingness to continue participation.

More importantly, simulators go deep into urban areas and may be found downstairs in homes or around communities. For parents, it saves them the trouble of traveling to and from suburban stadiums. There is air-conditioning in the room, you can easily control the time, and you can order delivery directly when you are hungry. It is the perfect "convenient walking kid" option. Future Star hopes to use this as a basis to move towards the goal of holding 12 FIT events a year, establish a fixed and large-scale competition system, and allow more families to access golf at a lower cost.

The use of simulators to train young people has been a mainstream tool in the world for many years. Wu Xianhong gave an example. In Sweden and Canada, simulators have long been used as a tool to select young players with potential. Just last month, the Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) just announced the launch of trials at 72 indoor locations across Canada. Especially during the snowy winter, simulators are an indispensable auxiliary core.

Through the simulator, golf can achieve "entry-level affordability." Teenagers can not only save significantly on practice and performance costs, but also enjoy the convenience of “playing 24 hours a day”. In terms of training strategy, beginners can adopt the "28 rule" - initially, 80% of the time is spent on developing the ball feel and basic movements in the simulator, and 20% is spent on the actual court; as the technology gradually matures, the actual off-court ratio is gradually increased, and finally the complete learning process from indoors to the court is completed.

Wu Xianhong said that the simulator has the advantages of high safety, convenient management and great venue flexibility, and is very suitable as a starting point for schools to establish school teams and promote golf. Through online technology, schools in different regions can even break through the limitations of time and space to compete across counties, cities, and even countries, creating a new inter-school competition model. In addition, simulator competition results and participation experience may also become important highlights in students' learning process, further improving their competitiveness for further studies.

"Golf training methods are being redefined by technology." Wu Xianhong said that FIT will become an important entrance for beginners to enter the world of golf. Future Stars hopes to use FIT to establish a more open and popular golf talent cultivation environment, so that more children can be exposed to this sport at a lower cost, and to gradually connect FDT, FSS, national team selection, American college golf system and international professional tours to create a growth path for Taiwan's new generation of players.