This leads us further to some interesting facts about the correct golf shot:
(a) there is only one purpose to footwork and that is to create a point of balance so that the body can be properly used.
(b) there is only one objective to body action and that is to create and supply the power or energy to swing the club. True, this power or energy can be increased or decreased as the shot requires, but the body is only used to produce power (and this is true whether the shot be a drive or whether it be a putt), so body action is also a constant factor.
(c) there is only one time and one way in which the hands work in creating the club position for the shot-and that is the prime purpose of the hand action. However, the club position may be varied to change or shift the direction of the shot, or it may be changed or varied to produce a certain type of a shot, such as a high pitch shot, or a low run shot, and herein lies the true artistry of golf.
To conclude this discussion, a golfer cannot produce various results or effects with a shift of weight because he is considering only balance, nor can he or should he produce various effects with his body because here again he is only considering power. With his hands he is called upon to produce various effects or results in his shots, and he does this by changing the position of the club in the shot, so that the desired effect is produced.
Erroneous Theories and Suggestions About the Hands
I am attaching added importance to the matter of hand action in a golf shot because many experts have ignored it, and others have made harmful and detrimental suggestions.
The most common suggestion made in regard to the hands is that one should lock the club tightly in the back of the left hand, not permitting it to get away. Yet in actual practice the contrary prevails. For years the most commonly used grip in golf has been the overlapping grip, which properly takes all the tension and locked effect out of the back of both hands, so that there can be a natural sense of manipulation and maneuvering of the club. continue the crux of the golf stroke...