Two weeks later Littler won the Phoenix Open and the Tucson Open in succession and during the summer won three more tournaments.
Throughout the golfing world the big question was how did Littler get back on his game. A short time later, credit was given to Paul Runyan of La Jolla, California.
If ever there was an exponent of the one-two-three-four rhythm that I have been advocating, the honor must go to Paul Runyan, because he has a most emphatic, in fact, almost exaggerated application of the four movement rhythm. It has done well for Paul Runyan, a star player on the circuit in the early 30's, twice winner of the PGA Championship, U.S. Senior and World's Senior Champion in 1961-62.
It occurred to me that some of this rhythm must have rubbed off on Littler, but when Runyan explained how he got Littler out of his slump, I was personally disappointed. Runyan stated that all he did was to shift Lit-tler's right hand position on the club-he made Littler bring his right hand to an on the top of the shaft position and this cured his hook.
Littler is a great golfer-his record proves it, but it is my contention that if he would employ the forward press and the reverse press his record would be even more impressive.
So just as Gene Littler's swing is subject to an analysis, and a subsequent rating, so is your swing subject to a rating.
In my book, Bobby Jones and Sam Snead get the highest rating-their forward press and reverse press have been the most consistent and most uniform. With this fine one-two start, they balanced themselves perfectly for a full free action bodywise, but their one-two action also led their hands to a point where they could easily and naturally apply over the club the perfect positional control. To do this hand action and body movement from a dead still start puts a great burden on the player. It isn't as easy to get the needed rhythm, the body and hand action that a golf shot requires. continue to how to rate yourself and others' golf game...