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Convincing proof that this is the way in which the more or less mature player must approach the problem of temporary loss of form is provided by an experience of my old neighbour Archie Compston, one of the truly great golfers of the pre1939 era, a personality with an extensive knowledge of the game. Archie confessed that he went so stale towards the end of a trip to He decided then and there to devote all his attention to "delivering a firm wallop through the ball-and let the rest take care of itself". It did. He hit the stick three times in the round and trimmed Mac. Smith. Compston, you see, kept faith in the shape of his swing, a shape which had matured with years of training and experience. You will be introduced in this book to terms you may not have heard before, such as the "apex" of the swing (which more clearly than anything else tells me a golfer's class), "upper-arm-leverage" (Ben Hogan is a wonderful exponent of this feature which I have believed in and taught for years). And you will be warned to take no heed of dangerous cliches like, "Make sure the wrists are fully cocked at the top of the swing", "Take the club head back on the inside", "Keep the club head close to the ground on the backswing." There are inherent dangers in these well-meant theories. But more of this in due course. There is just one more point I want to press home at this juncture. The whole of this teaching is founded on the fact that every well-struck ball, from the full tee-shot down to the approach putt, is DRIVEN FORWARD. Let me repeat the operative word, DRIVEN, not flicked or slapped which is the manner of striking of ninety-nine per cent of golfers. You do not, or you should not, flick that simple approach shot from, say, one hundred yards out. You drive it forward. Driving the ball forward you blend power with control, keeping the club-face on the ball along the line for that vital fraction of time which ensures firm, accurate shot-making. If you are already a good player you will notice in dry weather that a large splodge of paint becomes imprinted on the face of the lofted iron club after a firmly struck full shot. Now take a ball and place it against the face of the same marked club. The area of contact is only a fraction the size of the splodge of paint. The splodge got on to the club-face because the ball, in being driven, had been spread across the metal by the speed and force of impact. It needs little imagination or knowledge of ballistics to realize that this ball had a better chance of holding its course and biting the green than a ball which had more quickly parted company with the club-face. The method I am about to expound is the master-key to good golf, the best golf you are capable of playing, which is the golf you would like to play. It is the master-key to all the doors in the labyrinth in which so many desperately keen but frustrated players grope and stumble not knowing where to turn. Some pass easily over one threshold, and the next, and the one after that . . . until they find further progress checked. This method which I teach has proved itself many times. I am convinced that if you read this website as it is meant to be read those doors which have hitherto been closed will begin to swing open. I guarantee you'll lengthen your drive and cut your handicap by 7-12 strokes in just 2 weeks.
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Golf Swing Instruction Tip
Sydney, NSW Australia
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