I HEREBY APOLOGIZE FOR THIS MISINFORMATION, AND I'D LIKE TO STATE THAT THE ACTION OF THE BODY IN A GOLF SHOT IS NOT A TURN, IT IS A STRETCH, A DOUBLE-HANDED, TWO-WAY STRETCH ACTION.
What actually happens in the properly executed golf shot is that the body produces or goes into a distinctive, diagonal stretch action-on the upswing and again on the downswing and follow through. This stretch action keeps the player centered on the ball at all times, whereas, a turning action takes the player off the ball on the upswing and throws him out and over the ball on the downswing. No wonder there are so many balls struck with the neck of the club (causing bad shots and broken clubs).
I think I can make myself clear on this subject of stretching versus turning by utilizing a comment made by one of my pupils. The pupil in question had a pretty good sense of footwork, but he had an excessive action with his left side on the upswing-in fact, he turned so much that he actually turned his back on the ball as he took the club away on the backswing. Such an action tended to swing the club low and around his waistline leaving him in a very difficult position from which to hit the ball.
I call his attention to this excessive turn. I pointed out the very low around the waistline position to which he was taking the club, and I also indicated his inclination to swing out and over the ball as he came through. I suggested that instead of turning he should use his body in a diagonal stretch action, which would come quite naturally on the backswing if he would learn to use his right, rather than his left, side. If he did this, the club would travel to a much more upright position and would then be higher and over and around his neck rather than low and around his hips.
Almost before I had completed my explanation, he said, "I see, I see-you want me to get off the merry-go-round and get on the ferris wheel."
"Yes," I answered, "that is a very good way to explain the difiEerence between a turning action of the body as compared to a stretching action."
Note in Illustrations 5A and 5B how the turning action throws the player forward onto his toes to an unbalanced position, while the stretch action automatically keeps him back on his heels in a steady, strongly balanced position. continue the new concept of body action in the golf swing...
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