This evening I told the boys it was okay to swing their golf clubs in the front yard as long as they weren't hitting anything.

I was outside anyway and I gave them each a spot to stand so they wouldn't hit any of our trees, our house, me, Sophie, or each other.

The swung clubs for quite a while.

More than one time they asked it they could hit golf balls since we live next to a huge open area.  No, you cannot hit golf balls.  The only place we will hit golf balls is at a driving range or on a golf course...no exceptions.