New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

ben II comes 70 golf instruction
you hear lot at different times, abou.
the grip, wrist action, the head, turn
OF the body and the stance.
}ou will also hear about the strain; {
left arm ard tbs right clbow close in
against the side.
1t lsn't often that Sou hear anything
about tho action OF the shoulders, and
yet the shoulders have q lot to do with
the right sort Of swing.
they arc much more important than
most golfers seem 20 tnink them. Thcv
can make or epoil good shots as often
as any other part Of the body.
Shoulder Movement
In the first place should saw the
shoo!ders are used too much in taking
the club back.
III; Tnls belongs to the hands and arms.
The shoulder shor,d turn in nat.
nral way, with the left ono dropnin9-
sIghtly on tie back swing. But the
ehort here should be natural one.
Skylng ~ caused chiefly by shoulder
trouble. The let shoulder is raised
nIrlng the swing and at this moment
tne f!gnt one drops. The weight is
Ihen thrown too much on the right
root and remains that way until the
ball is struck
ms means that you are striking of
balance and that the right shoulder
IS too low to let the club through
properly. Oe -
AS the right shoulder ducks under
there tt Is then a tendency to hit under
we call and pep it Up in the air.
Ill ~ you nave tendency to pop the
2e!l up watch the action of your
ind the trouble right here witbout
having to look any further.
The Cause of Top2;ng
Just as bad shoulder action is the
cause OF much skyiAg, so in the same
way it plays its part in topping The
ball. VIZ
| should say first that topping was
mainly caused by lifting motion with
the body, where the body and shout
ders are lifted in place Of turning 80
tAey should with the swing.
II they turn in the right wav thev
help to keep the head in one place. If
the head is lifted going back thn
chances are it will stay that way ali
through the swing. which means that
tne right shoulder is going to be too
high when you strike
II the shoulders are too high or too
10" most OF the power is taken from
the swing and there is little control
left. '''Ao'
There is certainly no way to have
,he feellng OF power with the shoulders
!oGKed or drawn out of position.
BUT II the shoulders turn naturally
ana Keep the plane they help to brinp
about balance and to back up the swine
all the way through.
Topping or sky.ne Is the result Of
hot letting the body turn properly more
o1ten than not. It is remarkable to
see now many golfers start their back
SWING by first lifting their shoulders
and then letting the bodv comn IN
yet If you watch Walter Hagen. or
OhlcN Evans in particular. you can
see now smooth and even and in place
the shoulder should be and how It
ITS INTO tie swing. Their left shout
ders come well around without effort
dropped just triflc, and on the for
"ard SWING the right shoulder goes
OCT back Of the arms in a wonderful
v'ay, lending both power and control.
In addressing the ball the rirht
shoulder s oild be held a little lover
than the let. Ten tnc left and and
lett wrist start the club head back ard
IS they begin to move the left sloul
Ter easily and gradually comes around
until the top Of the back swing is
-eached. Don't make the mistake Of
citing the left shoulder stop too soon
n this turning process. 1t should not
'e ne!d up or checked until it comes
o the end Of the turning motion. with
ne lett knee turned in toward the ball. |
The left shoulder and the left knee
hould start. turning together on the