"Certain points may be noted about the grip, but it is a mistake, in striving after a prescribed fashion, to work the hands into a position of discomfort. 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 into the palm, and it is not to stir from this position throughout the swing. It is the left hand, mainly, that communicates the power of the swing ; the chief function of the right hand is as a guide to direction."Horace G. Hutchinson
Download : "Now you are at the top of the swing. The down-swing, so-called, need not be a swing at all; but a firm, clean hit at the ground under the ball. Above all, a downward hit, gashing the turf and coming firmly through it to the ball by the straightening of the elbow and tightening of the wrists and fingers at the moment of striking. Thus you will communicate to your ball that underspin which holds it firmly on its course through the air, even though the gale blows roughly upon it." 'Iron play' Charles Clarke COMMON-SENSE GOLF, Professional to the Rotherham Golf Club, Yorks NEW YORK McBRIDE, NAST AND COMPANY 1914
Download : "With the strong left arm I have, I am able to hit past my left wrist and can actually control the flight of my ball by regulating the point at which I brake (not break, note) my left arm and allow my wrists to throw."'MY SWING' HENRY COTTON Open Champion 1934, 1937, 1948, London Country Life Limited Published in 1952
Download : "This is a downhill chip shot from a scruffy lie and you can see that I play it with my right hand well down 'on the metal'. I play it with a hinged left wrist and from there, as I start on my way down, the hands will go forward so it will not be a lofted shot but a push onto the green with the hands low."'THANKS FOR THE GAME Worth Knowing' The Best of Golf with HENRY COTTON Sidgwick & Jackson London
"I don't think the fundamentals will ever change. All right, then. What are the major things a golfer must do to be correctly poised and positioned as he hits through the ball? He will be essentially correct in the impact area if he learns to execute three major movements. 1) He must initiate the downswing by turning the hips to the left. 2) He must hit through to the finish of his swing in one cohesive movement, hitting with his hips, shoulders, arms and hands, in that order. 3) He must start to supinate his left wrist just before impact. This is, essentially, all he need concentrate on. The average golfer's problem is not so much a lack of ability as it is a lack of knowing what he should do. The left is a power hand too."Ben Hogan
"Players who use a minimum of wrist-work - those who push the ball with a stiff-armed action - can be well advised to acquire a flick of the wrists; this can be done by hitting the ball with less follow-through during practice. "Hitting and stopping" - pupils of the "Cotton School" will know this expression."Henry Cotton
Download : "The speed of the swing must come solely and entirely, from the arms and hands. The upper arm muscles, that is, those about the shoulders swing the arms and the HANDLE end of the club while the muscles of the forearms operating the hands through the wrists swing the club HEAD. The muscles of the forearms must also control the direction in which the club faces."By The DUNNS of MusselburghScotland 1897, 1907, 1922, 1930, 1934
"Always the club is so held that full benefit is derived from the wrists." Percy Alliss
Download : "The combined movements of the arms and wrists cause the club head to describe a vertical curve like the curve described by a sledge hammer in the hands of a blacksmith striking downward upon an anvil. In the golf stroke we find the scythe and sledge hammer strokes blended into one stroke. The student should prove this point immediately by taking a golf club in hand and addressing a ball. See Illustration 5."'PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE GOLF SWING', ORIGINAL GOLF FUNDAMENTALS By The Dunns of Musselburgh, Scotland, 1897, 1907, 1922, 1930, 1934
Download : "To curve a ball sharply to the right to circumvent a tree or other obstacle, aim to left and swing the club in a course across the line of play swinging club down outside line of play cutting across to inside line of play. At impact club face must be at "offset" facing somewhat to the right by having club handle somewhat aheadof the club head." By The Dunns of Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Scotland's Golf Coast, East Lothian, Scotland
"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
Download : "Concentrate all the power in that spread of about three or four feet. Upon the wrists devolves the main burden of this particular part of the swing. 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
