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Show BrGfefej of a&& (sJamide Tfee kBv y GRANTLAND RICE "On many occasions," writes F. L. II , "I have read statements concerning concern-ing 'flick of ttoe club head' or the snap of the wrists." Frankly, all this has meant nothing to me. I stand up and swing at the ball, but I have no leoling of flicking the club head, or snapping with my w i i!ls. Does any such thing over take place." If It does, ln Just wnat manner. 1. as well as many othors, would appreciate some discussion upon this mystery of tho golf swing." There Is such a thing as "flick or tho club head." and "snap of tho wrists" especially of tho right wrist. And tho most noticeable example of this which we recall from the last Campaign is Abe Mitchell. TH T WHIST SNAP Mitchell's swing, ln one way, is rather rath-er difficult to explain. But ho undoubtedly un-doubtedly geus his outlandish distance by checking the left wrist at the moment mo-ment of Impact and hushing through with the right. It is almost D ?clssor swing with the left working against the right ln a way that develops terrific speed from tho club head. Both hands and wrists help in tho forward swing. But just before, hitting hit-ting the ball, tho left acta as guide and break, or rather as a steadying factor While the right snaps the club head on through. One noted instructor suggests that In driving the golfer should have tho feeling that ho is going to snap off the head of his club. The true hit is tound to bo largely snap, otherwise. It becomes a more push ANOTHER 1LLI STKAIION Hero is still another Illustration Suppose you were going to throw a baseball. Your grip upon the ball would be normal, firm, but not tight. You would hardly Jet your arm keep an on pace all tho way through The arm swings back evenly, starts forward, picks up Increased momentum, momen-tum, and then. Just at the finish, there Is the final snap of the wrist that turns tho trick. This almost exactly expresses the snap of the wrist that talc s place in a golf swing. The club head is snappi l through by tho right hand just as the baseball Is snapped through by tho pltchor. You can try' out a practice throw' without using the ball and get the Idea. And while this Is taking placo at or near tho moment of impact, th left wrist and hand tiro both firm upon the .ihaft, never wobbly nor loose. And In Mitchell's case, at least, tho lert . hand pauses for a half moment as the I right whips through. THE FLICK The term "flick of the tub" Is more often usod for shorter distances It is frequently employed in regard I to tho chip shot and tho short niblick or niashle pitch. H ro again th left hand and wrist help to grip firmly as the right does most of tho flicking, just as 0U might Click a whip Tho main foundation ot timing a stroko Is ln tho wrist action. Yet it is a rl;ky thing for one to think too much about this wrist action, ac-tion, for It must be natural This is especially true on the back swing when the b ft w rist and hand aro ln control and there is no break ln either wtimi i until the top of tho swing Is rem bed. .vhere a flight break is necessary. But this, again. If a natural if fair and la not forced. These who brea i r ithelr wrists at the start of the back-swing back-swing may get away with it. but ordinarily ordi-narily they arc headed for trouble. In 1 i throwing a baseball, tho wrist works f automatically and easily and It should do the same thing In a golf swing. I A year or so ago "Chick" Evans shortened his back swing by holding the club head firmly ln check near the ,1 top. This lost him slight distance, but he believes It helped his control. Jesse Swecster barely breaks his wrist at the top of the swing, letting the straight left arm carry tho club back without permitting the club head to dip back of the shoulder to dip, in fact, very little at the top. oo |