"LEFT WRIST, HELD FIRMLY IN ITS PLACE,
ACTS AS A STOPPING POINT TO PRODUCE THE "SNAP"..."

Download : "You may have the feeling that you are swinging both arms together on the down stroke, but the hit must come from the power of the right as the left wrist, held firmly in its place, acts as a stopping point to produce the "snap" or the "crack" that should follow. It is here that the left wrist momentarily is stopped." Which Is the Hitting Arm in Golf? Further Words On a Discussion that Has Raged for Many Years By GRANTLAND RICE, WALTER J TRAVIS, American Golfer, June 1920, Vol. 23, Iss. 15, pgs. 11, 27. Courtesy LA84 Foundation Knowledge Digital Library Collections

HENRY COTTON SAYS: "IT IS NOT CORRECT
TO SWEEP THE 'WHOLE LOT' THROUGH."

Download : "the left hand resists the hit of the right hand." ; "the release of the full power by the wrists which are kept cocked all this time is delayed until the player feels..." and "It is not correct to sweep "the whole lot" through." By Sir Henry Cotton, Open Champion 1934, 1937 and 1948. Facts And Ideas, Sport & Country. 24.1.51 & STUDY THE GOLF GAME "the great golfing teacher" WITH HENRY COTTON Country Life Limited London. Published in 1964

THE DUNNS SAY:
"THE LEFT HAND HAS TO BEAR BACK
AGAINST THE RIGHT"

Download : "The majority of players who fail in transmission of power, do so because their left hand fails to act as a fulcrum for the right hand to strike against. The left hand has to bear back against the right." FUNDAMENTAL 12, Transmission of power, ORIGINAL GOLF FUNDAMENTALS By The Dunns of Musselburgh, Scotland, 1897, 1907, 1922, 1930, 1934

Download : "By the simile I mean to convey the idea of a supple and lightning quick action of the wrists... It is impossible to execute the stroke in this manner if the club is grasped tightly in the hands... Another common mistake is called "pressing." Trying to hit excessively hard defeats the easy flexibility of the swing. The tension which ruins the shot is the result of sacrificing speed for force. I am not trying to say that we should not try to hit the ball hard, for undoubtedly the harder it is struck the farther it will go. What I am contending for is that we not mistake what we mean by hitting hard, and so lose the supple quickness which is the secret of power." 'About Hitting a Golf Ball' By ROBERT TYRE JONES, Jr., JANUARY, 1928. The picture was taken just previous to his record score of 67 in the National Open at Minikahda

Download : "The Masters was successful because it was Bobby Jones's tournament. Without him, the club and tournament would not have happened." 'Demarbleizing Bobby Jones' By Stephen Lowe Faculty Scholarship - History Olivet Nazarene University Georgia Historical Quarterly 83.4 (1999): 660-682, Bourbonnais, Ill., U.S.A., Free World. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the History at Digital Commons @ Olivet.

Download : "Golf is said to be 90% mental game. A banker who subscribed to that theory appeared for his regular Sunday morning round with one of those chaise-longues-on-wheels so popular for lawns and terraces. "What's your caddy dragging that thing along for?" "Caddy, hell," said the banker. "He's my psychiatrist." 'The Complete Joke Book' By Seymour Dunn Illustrated by Al Ross. Stravon Publishers, New York, 1953, $2.00

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"The most common slice is the one caused by bad timing of the wrist whip which results in in the club handle going through ahead of the club head. Slicers should learn to get the club head through on time with the handle. In this way the slice will be cured and distance gained instead of lost." ORIGINAL GOLF FUNDAMENTALS, Musselburgh, Scotland. 1897, 1907, 1922, 1930, 1934

USE YOUR HANDS i. e. PREVENT LEVERAGE COLLAPSE ORIGINAL GOLF FUNDAMENTAL 12

THE DUNNS SAY:
"THIS BACK PRESSURE MUST BE EXERTED AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT"

Download : "Indoor golf is not by any means a recent development; its beginnings in this country date away back to 1896. In that year a school was started in New York on Forty-second Street by Willie Dunn of the famous Dunn family. The idea spread to Boston and a school for indoor golf was started on the top floor of Noyes Brothers' store which, at that time, was a shop carrying a line of haberdashery and athletic goods. To this store in the winter of 1898 came Willie Dunn." 'INDOOR GOLF SCHOOLS' By JOHN G. ANDERSON' Golf Illustrated & Outdoor America 1915 January Vol. 2, Issue 4, pgs. 34-37

"If it were asked of me, "What do you consider to be the most important one essential in Golf?" I would not hesitate to say - "the correct method of hitting the ball". Give that item your full attention. Practise it, master it, and you will be on the way to playing better Golf." "E. R. W." 1947

WALTER J. TRAVIS SAYS:
"IN A GOLFING SENSE THE HANDS IN A WAY REALLY WORK IN OPPOSITION TO EACH OTHER AT THE CRUCIAL MOMENT"

WALTER J. TRAVIS SAYS:
"NOT DISCERNIBLE TO THE EYE BUT IT EXISTS JUST THE SAME"

Download : "the hands in a way really work in opposition to each other at the crucial moment, the moment that counts, that of impact between the club-head and the ball, the left arm stopping at the wrist for an infinitesimal fraction of a second as the ball is struck, accelerating the speed of the clubhead. This momentary stoppage is not discernible to the eye, but it exists just the same." Building Up A Game, Fifth of a Series of Articles Taking Up in Complete Detail a Course in Golf Instruction By Walter J. Travis, THE AMERICAN GOLFER, 1920. U.S. Amateur Champion 1900, 1901, 1903. British Amateur Champion 1904. Cuban Amateur Champion 1913, 1914

Download : "The left hand must bear back against the right. This back pressure of the left hand must..." FUNDAMENTAL 12. TRANSMIT POWER TO BALL. Original Golf Fundamentals, Seymour Dunn of the Dunns of Musselburgh, Scotland, 1934 (page 53)

Download : "Carrying on the tradition of the DUNNS, Bob, son of Seymour is the present professional at Whiteface Inn. DUNN SETS COURSE RECORD AT MALONE. Setting a new course record of 68 over the Whippoorwill course in Malone on Sunday, Bob Dunn, pro at the Whiteface Inn course won the final Northern New York proamateur golf tournament of the season. Hitting his shots with deadly accuracy the tall Whiteface shotmaker fired fifteen successive par holes, winding up with a birdie, par, birdie. He was out in 35 strokes and in with 33. Hike Tyrell of the Saranac golf club finished in fourth place with 72." 'LAKE PLACID NEWS Mirror of The Adirondacks', September 6, 1940

Download : : 'A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members by Peter C. Trenham Before The PGA 1895 to 1915 philadelphia.pga.com 2016

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"In other words, there was in his swing a sort of left hand against the right hand, a resistance to the right hand somewhere, and I think people overlooked that, and still do. If the shot is to be pushed the hands remain ahead of the ball at impact. If an ordinary shot is required, then the wrist can be allowed to 'throw' or 'flick' the club." Henry Cotton

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