I refer now to the school that insists there should never be any body action in a golf shot. This school does admit that on the longer shots with the driver and other woods there may be some body action; but when it comes to the iron shots there must be none. Of course, when putting, complete rigor mortis should set in.
If ever one wanted to develop an unnaturalness in a physical endeavor, the way to do it is to eliminate or restrict all body action. Nothing could be more unnatural because the basis of all athletics is a full, free use of the body. For example, whether one is throwing, kicking or punching-whenever one is trying to get power into a hand or a foot-it is with a sense of body action. In fact, it is only with a full, free sense of body action that the desired effect of throwing, kicking or punching is accomplished.
Because of the confusion, contradiction and conflict that the above three theories developed, because of the inhibitions and restrictions that the three theories have created, because of the inefficiency that has resulted, because of the ineptness that must result from this conflict and confusion and because this ineptness caused countless players to give up the game in sheer disgust, I wrote my first book, Par Golf in Eight Steps, several years ago.
It was recognized that the greatest need of people learning the game-and the greatest need in producing a consistency of play-was the need of a pattern, a clear-cut program whereby a player not only knew what he should do, but by knowing exactly what he should do he automatically learned exactly what not to do. continue reading erroneous golf theories...