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Mathew

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quote:Bobby Jones on golf - Chapter 1/3

I like to think of a golf club as a weight attached to my by hands by an imponderable medium, to which a string is a close approximation, and I like to feel that I am throwing it at the ball with much the same motion I should use in cracking a whip. By the simile I mean to convey the idea of a supple and lightning-quick action of the wrists in striking- a sort of flailing action.
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quote:In my conception of the stroke, it is always the left arm that should be the guiding member. In the case of nearly all good players, it is the left arm that starts and controls the direction of the stroke until it comes time to hit.
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quote:The right wrist and arm are the primary means of supplying speed and imparting force culminating at the ball. They should therefore remain relaxed throughout the stroke
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No wonder he was such a wonderful player. He worked out many of the key elements of swinging. Not bad for a guy that has never had a lesson and yet won the grand slam and other numerous tournaments while getting two college degrees, a law degree and married at the same time.
 
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Iowagolfpr

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Bobby Jones had many golf lessons. His teacher was the great Stewart Maiden. In the movie Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Stewart Maiden was played by the actor Alistair Begg. Stewart Maiden emigrated from Scotland. Bobby Jones is said to have copied Stewart's swing. Here is a quote from the book The Wit and Wisdom of Bobby Jones, "I have never had any better advise in golf from tee to green than contained in a telegram sent to me by Stewart Maiden in 1919. It read: "Hit'm hard. They'll land somewhere." In regards to golf, Bobby Jones said in the same book, "The first aim of form is simplisity." He also said, "The enemy in golf is tension."
 
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Mathew

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quote:Originally posted by brianman

I disagree.

See page 37, paragraph 1.
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Theres nothing there that confirms 4 barrel swinging...

If you have a swinging procedure and add acc no.1 to the equation... you are then hitting - 2-M-3 does not contradict that...
 
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holenone

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quote:Originally posted by brianman

I just disagree.

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For the basic Clubhead Drive...

Let's just let Muscular Thrust (Hitting) and Centrifugal Force (Swinging) fight it out.

And the winner is...

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Mathew

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quote:Originally posted by Iowagolfpr

Bobby Jones had many golf lessons. His teacher was the great Stewart Maiden. In the movie Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Stewart Maiden was played by the actor Alistair Begg. Stewart Maiden emigrated from Scotland. Bobby Jones is said to have copied Stewart's swing. Here is a quote from the book The Wit and Wisdom of Bobby Jones, "I have never had any better advise in golf from tee to green than contained in a telegram sent to me by Stewart Maiden in 1919. It read: "Hit'm hard. They'll land somewhere." In regards to golf, Bobby Jones said in the same book, "The first aim of form is simplisity." He also said, "The enemy in golf is tension."
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Ill have to watch that film sometime :)
 
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EdZ

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quote:Originally posted by holenone

quote:Originally posted by brianman

I just disagree.

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For the basic Clubhead Drive...

Let's just let Muscular Thrust (Hitting) and Centrifugal Force (Swinging) fight it out.

And the winner is...

?
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A tie = 4 barrel

Hands and chest working in proper rhythm

See Zach Johnson
 
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wanole

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quote:Originally posted by EdZ

quote:Originally posted by holenone

quote:Originally posted by brianman

I just disagree.

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For the basic Clubhead Drive...

Let's just let Muscular Thrust (Hitting) and Centrifugal Force (Swinging) fight it out.

And the winner is...

?
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A tie = 4 barrel

Hands and chest working in proper rhythm

See Zach Johnson
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long time, no see!
 
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EdZ

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Back from a trip to CA and a nice long holiday ;)

BTW - Excellent quotes Mathew, thanks for posting them
 
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Matt Taylor

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This may be redundant, but I think Bobby Jones is one of the most amazing people ever to have walked the planet. I know that's a bold statement, but I'm talking about more than golf.

I haven't seen the movie, but I've read a book that I think inspired the screenplay. Engineering, law, and oh yeah, a few major championships.

And he would go long periods of time with no practice, then show up at an Open Championship.

What an incredible life. I wish I could accomplish 1/20th of what he did.
 
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drewitgolf

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quote:Originally posted by Matt Taylor

This may be redundant, but I think Bobby Jones is one of the most amazing people ever to have walked the planet. I know that's a bold statement, but I'm talking about more than golf.

I haven't seen the movie, but I've read a book that I think inspired the screenplay. Engineering, law, and oh yeah, a few major championships.

And he would go long periods of time with no practice, then show up at an Open Championship.

What an incredible life. I wish I could accomplish 1/20th of what he did.
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Do yourself a favor and get Mark Frost's (author of THe "Greatest Game Ever Played" and now a movie by Disney) book "Grand Slam". It is pure Jones and should be part of every golfer's library. I've studied Bob Jones for over thirty years. This book will be a classic that available in bookstores now.;)
 
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wanole

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quote:Originally posted by Matt Taylor

This may be redundant, but I think Bobby Jones is one of the most amazing people ever to have walked the planet. I know that's a bold statement, but I'm talking about more than golf.

I haven't seen the movie, but I've read a book that I think inspired the screenplay. Engineering, law, and oh yeah, a few major championships.

And he would go long periods of time with no practice, then show up at an Open Championship.

What an incredible life. I wish I could accomplish 1/20th of what he did.
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My favorite golfer even though I have never seen him play a round. I just think he was so far ahead of his time.
 
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drewitgolf

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"When the One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, he marks not that you won or lost, but how you played The Game."

Grantland Rice
 
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David Alford

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I've never read anyone actually stating the truth about Bobby Jones' golf swing. IMO, it is not a model to emulate because it has some serious faults. Bobby Jones, was a hero, I admire that and for how good he was in his era.
 
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drewitgolf

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quote:Originally posted by David Alford

I've never read anyone actually stating the truth about Bobby Jones' golf swing. IMO, it is not a model to emulate because it has some serious faults. Bobby Jones, was a hero, I admire that and for how good he was in his era.
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He was, however, pretty good from start down to finish (for a swinger:)).
 
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