The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-24
Golf NJ OWES Amaze Professionals
Chicago Pros Watch Early Re-
lease Of Bobby Jones' and
Joyce Wethered's Film

Chicago, March 24-(P-Many pro-
tessionals. who have been teaching
buffers how and when not to swing
their golf clubs all these years, may
have some explaining to do this sum-
mel when the ultra slow movies OF
those two aces of golf, Bobby Jones
and Joyce Wethered, are exhibited in
their home town clubs.
For the movies, to be shown by the
Professional Golfers Association Of
America, will convince MI. and Mrs.
Duffer that not even their pro knows
everything about the royal and an
cient game. and that, In three start
ling instances, they were wrong.
AS a group of well known Chicago
pros watched the %pre-review of the
slow movies in the ante room of the
P. G. A., there were expressions of
establishment and chagrin.
well, I'll be q baked golf ball."
unused Alec Prize Of Chicago, former
president Of the p. G. A., and well
known teacher Of golf since 1898. did
you see what I saw? Why neither
Bobby nor Miss Wethered broke
their wrists on the back swing until
the club head has travelled approxi-
mately one-third Of the way.
Hesitate In Swing
And did you notice how Bobby hest.
tates at the top of his swing to shift
his body and get planted before he
brings the club head back again? And
did you notice that neither Miss
Wethered or Bobby broke their wrists
at the point Of impact with the ball
as most of us have been teaching for
all these years? Well, I'll de dog
goned: Let's take another look at
them"
But another view of the pictures,
exactly 200 times slower than the slow
movies seen In the average cinema
house, only succeeded in further con-
vincing the pros that either they had
been wrong or else Miss Wethered,
classed as probably the greatest Of all
women golfers. or Bobby, emperor OF
the men divot diggers, were unortho-
dox players. But the pros admitted
the strong possibilities that they were
wrong.
The most startling revelation
gained from the pictures was their
action at the top Of the swing. The
commonly accepted style was that the
first action at the top Of the swing
was made with the hands, their left
heel firmly to the ground. thus an
early pivot and fixing a fulcrum,
which combines to give great power
and the finest timing. The switch
eliminates any a%ppreciable sway and,
in the words of Prize, makes them
sock it a mile" Jones' shift is far
more noticeable than Miss Weth-
ered's, the pictures revealed.
Wrists Should Break
For years. golf teachers have been
instructing pupils that the wrists
should break almost the am time
the club head leaves the ground on
the backward swing. Not so with
Bobby and Joyce. Bobby brings his
club back almost horizontal with the
ground before even the slightest
break is noted in his wrists. Miss
Wethered brings her club almost two
fifths of the way back without a wrist
break.
The third -"Unorthodox" style of
the two champions is at the impact
of the ball.
"Snap your wrists when the club
head connects with the ball." the pros
have taught with stentorian voices.
But Bobby and Joyce go through
steadily without a break. Not until
their follow through Is almost hori-
zontal again with the ground Is q
break noticeable.
The p. g. A. took the films at a cost
Of nearly $4,000 and will exhibit
them this summer. Meanwhile golf
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