The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
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19-B Balance.

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during the swing. That balance
must be perfect in order that the
other parts Of the swing may be
made correctly. 1t is exactly as
necessary to the timing of the
swing as the foundation Is for q
house.
Perhaps the best way to learn
this balance Is to make the golf
swing with the arms and let the
movements of the shoulders, hips
and legs he only such as Will let
the arms go through their move
ments correctly. All during this
movement-one can go through
with ii as readily without a club as
with one-the sole effort should be
to keep the balance perfectly. Be
sure the heels are down in the be-
ginning and do not do a particle of
extra foot work. Simply let the
heel come mp with the back swing
and the right heel on the forward
swing as much as they will come
naturally. Take your natural
stance, swing the arms as In the
golf stroke and concentrate IN
keeping a perfect balance all
through the movement.
Beginning this movement slowly
and without a club, one can ac-
celerate the speed gradually and
still retain a perfect balance. Care
must be taken TO 60 through-the
same procedure with the club In the
hands or the same old fault of lack
of balance will appear. Keep it In
mind that you are not practicing a
golf swing solely. Put the swing
entirely out Of mind if it interferes
with concentrating on the balance.
Best of all, try out the whole thing
before a mirror. Keep your eyes
on your reflection and note that the
head stays In the anne place. It
must not bob up or down, or for
ward or backward. 1t turns with
the swing but that must be the
only motion. Least of all must
there be a backward and forward
movement of the head, following
the motions of the arms.
Imagine yourself with your feet
flat, feeling the weight on the heels,
and the forehead against a spot on
a wall. With all the other move
ment the forehead remains against
that spot, with the head twisting as
noted. That idea. carried out, Will
give the sense Of balance.
2O-Action of Left Wrist.
No golf ball is hit correctly ex-
cept with a crisp flirting forward
Of the club head. This crispness
mainly from the action of
the wrists. There must be nothing
Of slackness in this action. 1t is
a distinct flick that urges the club
head forward to do its work. The
feeling Is perceptible IN all shots
with the possible exception of the
putter on a short putt. On the
longer puts the feeling returns.
The center of this whole move
ment Is In the left wrist. The left
hand grasps and controls the club
and the 1irt of the club head comes
naturally. Try 1t with q light club
or cane. Better still. take a putter
but hold 1t just above the head, the
toe of the head toward you. Take
your stance as If using a wooden
club, which of course will let the
end of the club clear the floor by
many inches. Go clear back on the
hack swing and then bring the club
down without bending the wrist.
About half way down the club will
point nearly straight up. This is
the place where the practice begins.
Complete the swing with a crisp
hirt of the wrist. Don't even try
this with both hands. This Is
solely for the left hand. Be sure
the action of the wrist Is correct j: +
that you can see all the knuckles
and that the hirt Of the wrist Is AZ
complished without any aid from
the forearm. that part of the body
keeping out Of the way by
moving forward.
That description was used by a
group of beginners and each seemed
to grasp the idea at once. The i'm
portance of the f1irted wrist may be
seen in the fact that It gives dis {
loft, hack-spin and accuracy
TO the ball. When there is the full
sense Of getting the left wrist work
ing properly in order to make the
club head do its work. comes the !
time when it is necessary to realize !
his feeling must be present In
every golf stroke. Never WELD to :
The feeling that there must be less {
.rispness to the stroke because the
shot Is Of only twenty yards in \
stead of a hundred. Instantly that
feeling is uppermost comes the re- !
axation of the wrist and the haccid
action that spells disaster to the
shot. Play boldly. Never baby c
he ball. :
21-ControI of the Club.
AS early as possible the beginner :
t golf should get the feeling of !
omplete control over the club {
rom the beginning TO the end of =
he swing. This control centers In
he left hand. There is little dan e
er Of using too hard a grip with C
he left hand. The right is an en- o
rely different matter. A good
ule IS TO grip with the left hand :
p to the point Of feeling full con /
Of the club and short of the {
oint where the grip has a tenden- 7
Y to stiffen the left wrist. AT no :
ime must the grin Of the right y
and Interfere with this feeling in \
he left hand. and especially avoid F
ny tendency for the right hand to
AXE control. That always can be
by %loosening the grip of o
re right hand until it merely holds
S place on the shaft. 1t will get n
ITO action without any thought and
hen it should, just before the club
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