With the presentation of the double 4 outline of the golf stroke, it is hoped:
(a) that a positive and definite method of establishing a uniform starting position from which to make the golf shot was learned from following the first 4 steps.
(b) that the second 4 steps provided a definite procedure of weight shift, so that the body could be established and utilized as the basis and means of motivating the club on the upswing as well as on the down swing and follow through.
(c) that a clear understanding has been reached that this combination of weight shift and "body action" is and should be present in each and every shot in golf, from the drive down to and including the putt.
The above matter of body control and body influence in a golf shot constitutes Lesson 1.
We now come to Lesson 2, the part of the golf stroke we purposely omitted so that we could give it the emphasis it deserves. This lesson concerns the part that the hands play in a golf shot.
Upon the hands devolves the all important task of not only putting the club in the right position, but keeping it in that right position throughout the swing.
It does happen, however, that only if and when a player has established his body as the motivating factor and control of his swing, are his hands free to execute over the club the proper positional control.
To further explain why this important matter of hand action was deferred until this time, let me state that in all fields of learning there is a certain sequence or procedure and in this respect a golf stroke is no exception. In golf the learning process is as follows: continue the crux of the golf stroke...