There is no shortcut to this one-two action of the forward press and the reverse press. Not only will the body be set up so it can swing the club up on the inside, but the hands will be put in a position where their action of cocking the club into position can be synchronized with the action of the body on movement 3.
Incidentally, it is this four movement rhythm which made Bobby Jones a golfing master and which keeps Samuel Jackson Snead still going at top form.
I could go on with countless examples of great players who use this one-two forward press and reverse press to start their swing. Gary Player, the great South African champion, says: "I feel strongly that one's weight should shift to the right foot on the backswing and to the left on the downswing."
Just after winning the Masters Championship at Augusta in 1950, Jimmy Demaret was interviewed about his golf during the event. Jimmy made this statement: "I have always used a forward press, but this week I used a triple press." He didn't discuss the matter any further but apparently prior to every shot he made triple sure that he was properly balanced for the shot.
About the same time, Sam Snead appeared as the golfer of the year before the annual meeting of the Professional Golfers Association at the Southern Pines Golf Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina. As is customary for persons in that role, Snead related his golfing experiences, and after his talk agreed to answer any questions. Not surprisingly, the first question asked was: "Just now do you star^ your swing? What is the very first thing you do when you make a golf shot?"
Snead's answer was, "I always make a forward press and then I make sure that I get back onto my left foot before the club meets the ball."
I cite these comments by these three great golfers to point out that uppermost in their minds when they are playing golf is the matter of balance and footwork.
I view unhappily the present day theory of the one-piece swing and those who say you must hold your left heel on the ground as you make the backswing. In the latter instance, I should say that the most common fault in golf is turning too much with the entire left side as the backswing is made. Such an action tends to throw the player too far forward on his left toe as the backswing is made and consequently he must lose his balance, which, of course, would minimize his power.
This excessive use of the left side on the backswing would produce a very flat, much too low, around the waistline movement of the club. However, by making the player hold his left heel on the ground as the backswing is made, the entire left side is arrested. To get any action or movement of the club, the player would be forced to pull back with his right side. continue footwork, the key to good golf...
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