ISBN: 9781152289802

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...so far around, the stroke is largely made by the arms working on the joints of the shoulders, the shoulder blades being taut and only moving with the body, the right elbow keeping close to the body and the left foot not rising much from the ground. (3) With the forward swing do not let the right shoulder swing as far down as when making a full swing. By swinging the right shoulder down too far the stroke becomes a bad full iron shot and its effectiveness is lost, as the head of the club cannot describe the proper ellipse. Because one is apt to swing the right shoulder down too far, the three-quarter stroke is quite the most dangerous stroke of golf. (4) With the finish of the follow through, the shaft of the club should be resting on the left shoulder and be parallel with the ground. Suggestions. Avoid haste. By pausing at the top of the backward swing there is less liability of slicing the ball. 70 With the thought of shortening the distance which the ball is to travel, one is apt to take a full backward swing and check it with the concussion. But remember that, by clipping the swing, there is no basis to gauge the amount of momentum which is to go into the ball. The Half Swing. When the hole is less than 90 and more than 40 yards away, the distance is regulated, according to the skill of the player, by shortening the swing from a three quarter swing down to a half swing. In making the stroke with a half swing, the elbows and wrists bend but little, the essence of the stroke not being a movement of the forearms and wrists but the proper management of the shoulders and upper arms which must work in a pendulum movement in harmony with the body. In making the stroke (1) Stand facing the line of flight with the ball a little to the left of the centre of the bo... Charles Stedman Hanks, Books, History, Hints To Golfers Books>History Publisher: Salem, Mass.: For the author by the Salem Press Subjects: Golf Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.<