"There is a certain snap of the wrists which cannot possibly be described, but which nevertheless is the secret of all very long driving." H. J. Whigham, Onwentsia Club, Amateur Champion for 1896 and 1897
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Download : "They impart that delightful snap which contributes so materially to length without apparent effort.. This wrist movement in itself is not discernible to the eyes of the onlooker ... It cannot be illustrated in the ordinary photograph, and, indeed, is very difficult to accurately describe." 'Practical Golf' The Long Game by Walter J. Travis Illustrated From Photographs New & Revised Edition New York And London Harper & Brothers Publishers 1903 III Page 39-40 From photographs by T. C. Turner Copyright, 1901, by Harper & Brothers All rights reserved May, 1901
Download : 'The Golf Swing - The Gordon Method How To Get Distance' "IN ALL my experience as a teacher I find that the greatest desire of all golfers is to get that extra twenty-five yards. There is no more pleasing sensation, from fingertips to toes, than the resistance of the ball on the club face to a perfectly timed, well-hit drive. Here are some suggestions for getting it 5 - The wrist action is a firm back pressure of left wrist to allow right to climb over just when the ball is hit." 'UNDERSTANDABLE GOLF' BY JACK GORDON PROFESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB OF BUFFALO WILLIAMSVILLE, N. Y. Illustrations By Hare, Buffalo. Caddie at Cathcart Castle Golf Club Glasgow, Scotland. Copyright 1927 By Jack Gordon
Download : The snap of the wrists is nothing more or less than perfect timing, or swinging your club in such a manner that it reaches its highest speed the exact instant it strikes the ball. It is the snap of the wrists that makes you a long driver or a short one; if you can time your wrists perfectly you will be a long driver; if not your energy is wasted and you will be one of the mediocre ones." 'GOLF, THE PROPER WAY' By George Sargent, National Open Champion, The American Golfer Vol. III, No. 6 April 1910
Download : 'THE WAY TO GOLF' "I have heard it stated on very good authority that when Mr. Balfour first began to play he submitted himself to very much the same process of tuition as that which I am about to advise, and that under the guidance of Tom Dunn" ; "indeed, the position of the body, legs, arms, head, and every other detail is, or ought to be, exactly the same when the ball is being struck as they were when it was addressed" and, "Similarly there is a kind of superstition that the elect among drivers get in some peculiar kind of "snap" - a momentary forward pushing movement - with their wrists at the time of impact" and "Generally speaking, the wrists when held firmly will take very good care of themselves ;" Chapter III, Balfour, Mr. A. J., how he learned golf, pages 30; 70; 71. By Harry Vardon THE COMPLETE GOLFER OPEN CHAMPION 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, AMERICAN CHAMPION, 1900 With Sixty-Six Illustrations Sixth Edition Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London First Published June 1905
"As the club comes down on the ball, do not allow the left elbow to swing out and away from the body. It must be kept back so as to allow of the "snap of the wrists" at the critical moment when the ball is struck. If the left elbow swings away an instant too soon the hands go through in advance of the club and the result is either a slice or a loss of power." Alex Smith
"I attribute my own success as an amateur golfer to the fact that I took up the game at an early age and devoted a great deal of time to it, and to the additional fact that I was instructed by Alex Smith, the well-known professional at Nassau. Many marvel at the great distance obtained by some players who appear to use very little force on the drive. The reason is simple. The player getting such results has learned the art of knowing how and when to use his wrists." Jerome D. Travers
"The snap of the wrists is nothing more or less than perfect timing, or swinging your club in such a manner that it reaches its highest speed the exact instant it strikes the ball. It is the snap of the wrists that makes you a long driver or a short one; if you can time your wrists perfectly you will be a long driver; if not your energy is wasted and you will be one of the mediocre ones." George Sargent
Download : "Sir Charles Sherrington, an English neurophysiologist... had written the foreword to a book called 'The Brain and Golf';" and, "He also played "off the left foot" in the Dornoch manner, as it was called; Dornoch golfers tried to hook the ball and hit it low, a useful style in wind and on firm turf." and, "I would be using more of my body and less of my hands." 'A Season in Dornoch' GOLF AND LIFE IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS LORNE RUBENSTEIN Foreword By Sean Connery Mainstream Publishing Copyright © Lorne Rubenstein Reprinted, 2017 "the invisible must be made visible" and, Chapter 14 Swing Thoughts, Chapter 16 The Carnegie Shield
"In the first place, a few inches of the shaft should be allowed to project above the left hand, for thus a greater command over the club is acquired. Secondly, since, as will be shown later on, the club has to turn in the right hand at a certain point in the swing, it should be held lightly, in the fingers, rather than in the palm, with that hand. In the left hand it should be held well home in the palm, and it is not to stir from this position throughout the swing." H. G. Hutchinson
"Keep that picture always ready at the back of your mind - the left arm extended and the right hand passing with a snap over the left, for that is how you have got to apply the fullest possible power to the ball. It is not a bad idea to imagine the left hand working back from the target; to visualize the hands, wrists, and arms as scissors." Reg A. Whitcombe
Download : "The work of the wrist and forearm, properly applied, has a very marked effect on the length of the drive, and especially is it important that the man of small physique should make the fullest use of it... The tightening should be with both hands: with the right to gain extra force and to bring in the muscles of the forearms; with the left to ensure a satisfactory follow through. This "click" of the wrists at the moment of impact is largely responsible for the extra length gained by long drivers. It is a forceful action, akin to pressing, and will only meet with success so long as it is accompanied by correct timing." 'The 6-Handicap Golfers' Companion By "Two of His Kind" With Chapters By HAROLD H. HILTON and H. S. COLT Illustrated From Photographs Of JACK WHITE MILLS & BOON, LIMITED 49 WHITCOMB STREET LONDON, W.C. Published October 1909
"You cannot get crispness out of a pure arm swing. The secret of crisp hitting lies in the scissor movement, the crossing of the right wrist over the left as the club-head comes through the ball. This "scissor movement," is a bit of a puzzle to many golfers, but there is nothing strained or unnatural about it. If you doubt this, just try to swing a club without any roll of the wrists at all, and you will quickly realize which is the natural and which is the unnatural movement. The scissor movement was considered one of the fundamental features of a good swing by the old school of golf instructors." Charles Whitcombe
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