In any event the main value of the forward press is that it brings the flexed right knee forward and in towards the ball, something you have already done in taking up the position at address which I have outlined.

  My advice on these two preliminaries is this.  Waggle simply and smoothly and not for too long.  Do not worry about the forward press unless it is an action which comes naturally.

  What is of the utmost importance is achieving a smooth and correct start to the backswing, and straight away I want to warn you against those two misleading pieces of oft-repeated advice which you may have heard and to which I referred in my opening chapter.

 

 

  Let me explain.  If you take the club back inside the line with the hands you either produce a flat concave plane or cramp the backswing.  This results in a loop at the top of the swing which throws the club head outside the line on its way to the ball.  As you will see, the correct turn of the body must bring the club head back inside without a conscious effort to ensure it. And the extended left arm will give full width to the movement.

 

  A deliberate endeavor to keep the club head low and close to the ground in the initial stage of the backswing is almost certain to have the effect of bringing the left shoulder too far down and collapsing the left side, two evils which we want to avoid at all costs.  The correct body-action, incorporating a free smooth turn of the shoulders can only be accomplished by keeping the left shoulder UP, not down.

 

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