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This brings me to the post-impact action of the right knee. The more freely the right knee is allowed to fold in towards the left leg and the more emphatic the ultimate formation of the letter “K" in the leg-action, the longer will you keep the club-face on the ball and moving after it along the line of flight. It will help also to prolong the left arm-action and delay the easing off that arm as the momentum is spent.
(This "K" formation of the right knee actually originated in the downswing. I deliberately chose not to dwell on it at this stage because it is automatically set in motion by the correct left side action in the downswing. The left side must initiate and control the downswing, and to concern jour self with positive action by the right side in this phase of the operation could threaten the whole system of co-ordination.)
There is an old story about the batman who was detailed to caddie for his CO. It was his first introduction to the game of golf, and later he was heard to describe it to one of his cronies as "a kind of 'ockey played at the 'alt!".
How far that is from the truth! In golf, just as in other games, footwork is all-important. A boxer uses his feet to put him into position to deliver a punch and to take him out of trouble. Correct footwork is vital to the batsman's skill at cricket.
In golf, the work done by the feet and the legs, while more limited, is no less important. It is often said among the professionals that when a golfer's legs start to "go" his form deteriorates in proportion. That is why a tired golfer's shot-making loses its precision. Fatigue has made the response in the legs and feet sluggish.
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