Once a player has mastered the grip
and stance, all he has to bear in mind,
in the brief two-second interval it
takes to swing, is to keep his left
elbow pointed in toward the left hip
and his right arm loose and closer to
the body than the left and take the
club head past his right knee and then
break the wrists at just the right instant
while the left arm is still traveling
straight back from the ball and the
right arm stays glued to the body and
the hips come around in a perfect circle
and meanwhile everything is mucked up
unless the weight is 60 percent on the
left foot and 40 percent on the right
not an ounce more or less and at just
the right point in the turn the left
knee bends in toward the right in a
dragging motion until the left heel
comes off the ground but not too far
and be sure the hands are over the right
foot but not on the toe more than the
heel except that the left side of the
right foot is tilted off the ground
but not too far and be sure the hands
at the top of the swing are high and
the shaft points along a line parallel
with the ground and if its a downhill
lie the shaft is supposed to be pointed
downhill too and pause at the top of
the swing and count one, jerk the left
arm straight down like a bell ringer
yanking a belfry rope and don't uncock
the wrists too soon and pull the left
hip around in a circle but don't let
the shoulders turn with the hips, they
have to be facing the hole and now transfer
the weight 60 percent to the left foot
and 40 percent to the right not an ounce
more or less and tilt the left foot
now so the right side of it is straight
that's the one you hit against watch
out for the left hand, it's supposed
to be extended but not too stiff or
the shot won't go anywhere and don't
let it get loose or you will hook and
let the wrists uncock but don't force
them or you'll smother the shot and
don't break too soon but keep your head
down then hit the ball!
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!!
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