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From Bobby Jones, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan beliefs. In this issue, we go back the best part of a to , , and century — to the 1920s and 1930s — for a detailed Adam Scott, in a new series starting this month analysis of the swing of the legendary Bobby we look at how the golf swing has evolved over the Jones. We also investigate the methods and beliefs past century in response to both major advances of one of the most pioneering coaches of those in manufacturing technology and coaching between-the-wars years — Seymour Dunn. THE TORQU Bobby Jones' swing influenced teaching until the 1960s. Luther Blacklock is your guide to a truly venerated player.

In an era when the top amateur golfers were held in higher esteem than their professional counterparts, one of them — Bobby Jones — dominated golf in the 1920s. Jones, who completed an unprecedented Grand Slam in 1930, is without question the greatest amateur golfer of all time. Many believe that despite fierce competition decades ctn from Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, he remains the best golfer ever. It is a testimony to Jones' incredible talent that he was able to'shoot such low scores desrSt1 e usingO unpredictable hickory-shafted clubs. The wooden shaft would twist and bend quite violently and cause ^ the clubface to open and close erratically compared to todays steel-shafted clubs. However, as we will see from the following sequence, Jones' rhythm, co- onimation and artistry were'more Ipari a match f«ff the whimsical equipment he used. *. , SWING EVOLUTION BOBBY JONES

Bobby Jones has taken his address position Jones starts his swing mainly with his hands Jones' right leg is now fully extended with in preparation to hit a fairway wood. The and arms. Early into his takeaway, his left little sign of any flex. In conjunction with his most noteworthy aspect of his set-up is that arm moves across his chest, causing the arc 'wristy' backswing, the club is in the process he has made very little effort to lean forward to become very narrow. This move could be of travelling way beyond horizontal and is from his hips and, therefore, his spine angle dangerous if it was allowed to continue but pointing right in a 'laid on' position. The is relatively upright. Consequently, Jones has because his upright posture keeps his hips redeeming feature is that Jones' forearm to drop his chin slightly. This address position close to his arms, he has to lift the club up rotation has been quite mild. A flat, rolling will influence the entire swing and enable into a steeper plane. It is important to note backswing would have been risky, causing Jones to compensate for the volatile twisting that Jones' right leg will have to straighten if the shaft to rotate even more and the nature of the hickory shaft. his hips are going to be able to coil fully. clubface to twist and writhe out of plane.

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Jones' immense talent now pulls those loose How different this image is compared with Even at this very late stage, the volatile backswing components together. His upper the rather casual, languid and leisurely pose nature of the rolling and twisting shaft and body, legs, hands and arms are now united at address. Jones' leg action and his weight clubface continues to influence and dictate in their task to deliver the club to the ball. transference synchronise the speed of the Jones' technique. In his followthrough, Jones Despite the flexible, twisting nature of the club, hands and body perfectly. The shaft is has had to brace his left leg. He diffuses the hickory shaft, Jones' weight is in unity with now at almost the same angle as it was at danger of the shaft's unpredictable the speed and artistry of his hand action. address as Jones is forced to hold the face behaviour by hinging his wrists freely at the Look how quickly he has instinctively shifted square through impact. A split-second later, finish of the swing. The end result is that a his weight to his left foot when a nano- the momentum of the twisting hickory shaft mirror-image of the backswing is created in second earlier, his weight had been resting will cause the clubface to roll over, along the followthrough - all in order to protect totally on the pillar of a straight right leg. with the hands, wrists and forearms. against the twisting of the shaft.

February 2014 Golf World 53 THE DEFINING IMAGE OF THE HICKORY ERA Bobby Jones is seen here frozen in time. left heel has risen some six inches off the home. Instead, keep your right knee Everything you see is built around the ground. All of these swing characteristics flexed, don't allow your left heel to float hickory-shafted club. The clubshaft is on counteracted the effects of a wildly too high, hinge your wrists no more than its way past horizontal, the wrists have twisting shaft. Since modern equipment 90 degrees and say a big thank you for hinged beyond the recommended 90 is so much more stable, no such risks are that new graphite, torque-resistant shaft degrees, the right leg is straight and the needed. As they say, don't try this at in your Callaway or TaylorMade driver!

WHY JONES HAD TO TRAVEL 8,000 MILES TO BUILD A SET OF CLUBS

and sanded to fit the exact hosel the first was stolen in 1929. Eacr dimensions. The wood was then ciub in Jones' set that season treated to bring out the grain was hand-made. Most irons and polished before the grip were engraved with Stewart's could be applied. famous 'pipe* trademark; others Jones turned to Stewart to had been collected one by "no