The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-13

Scott, the Lakeside veteran, has
new and helpful angle to present.
This idea consists largely in wiping
out all the old slogans, the old max
inns and such that have baffled the
golfer for SO many high-scoring
years.
Things to Forget
'We must first clear UP the golf
er's mental blur" Scott says. she
has been given too many things to
think about and to work on. We have
finally discovered that golf instruc-
ton must be sirnplified. Craig Wood
and others have been working on
this idea in Florida. We have been
working on it along the Pacific
coast.
''Now here are the old slogans or
forms that must be wiped out-that
must be forgotten
81. To keep your eye on the
ball.
ss2. The straight left arm.
"3. Any part Of pronati0n.
~. The body pivot.
''5. Swinging from inside out.
''6. Weight transference from
one foot to the other.
''7. Cooking the wrists.
SO. unlocking the wrists at
certain spot on the d0wnswing.
''9. The upright swing.
ss10. The fiat swing
''11. Foot work.
"These things may be part of q
good golf swing" Lou Scott says,
'but who can put a jig-saw puzzle
together in the second or so needed
to start and finish a swing? 1t just
can't be done. So they all must
be eliminated to give the golfer a
new and fresh start in picking up
the few fundamental things required
for lower scoring. a
The Next Step
eve will now" instructor Scott
continued, stake it for granted that
the golfing brain or mind has been
cleared Of all the old distractions
mentioned before. What is the
next move? Starting with a fresh
slant the first move must turn to
the work Of hands and wrists swing
ing the clubhead.
"You must know what your hands
are doing, what your wrists and
arms, all working together, are do
ing in relation to the head of the
club. Only the hands touch the club
and only the. clubhead touches the
ball.
s'For one thing, the golfer must
pay more attention to the pace OF
his backswing. The natural ten
dency is to think only Of hitting the
ball, to think largely of the down.
swing. But after bad backswing
there can be no such thing as good
downswing, unless an accident or a
miracle happens.
"Take a comfortable stance, I'M
lock those feet and legs, and swing
the clubhead smoothly back In a
natural way. If you do this the body
will turn with the swing and the
foot weight will handle itself. If you
throw baseball you will find that
the weight first goes to the right leg
and then moves back to the left leg.
| But you don't have to think about
this when throwing ball. 1t is a
natural move. 1t should be the same
in golf.
Main Faults
"What are the main faults among
average golfers? The first starts
with tension. The average golfer
has no swing he can trust, he is
trying to think about too many
things, so he tightens up from feet
to neck.
"The first result is usually hur-
ried backswing. This in turn leads
to a hurried, jerky downswing and
to head lifting. This will rarely hap
pen with q smooth, even backswing
where the hands are in control.
"There must, of course, be a firm
left hand and firm left arm. But
that doesn't mean frightened,
straight left ARM"
Golf is a two-handed game, but to
most people it is strictly one-hand-
ed game, with the stronger right
hand in control. But the left hand
must do its full share with the right.
1--WE all realize now that the goh
swing and golf instruction must be
simplifed. The golfer must be Civ.
en- only one or. two fundamental
things to think about. He can't be
expected to operate jig-saw puzzle
In about two seconds and make al
the pieces At. But If he can gel
working cooperation between hands
i and clubhead he viii at least be or
| his way to much better game"