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Maneuverina The Ball In two Directions... Have you ever wished you could maneuver the golf ball in the other direction? Have you ever stood on a tee and admitted that your slice or hook was just not what the doctor ordered on that hole? My guess is that most golfers can answer, "Yes" to at least one of those questioas. My golfing experience has tracked through both a hook swing and a slice swing. When I began playing the game I had a baseball grip and a flat swing which pro duced long shoLs with a wide hook trajectory. Later, largely due to the success of a chap named Nicklaus, 1 had a pro completely retool my swing to produce a fade and the in evitable slice which constantly lurked in the shadows. That pro really knew what he was doing. He rearranged my swing so well that hitting a hook was almost impossible, and I soon slopped trying to produce the right to left shot. Due to the inherent ac Security Systems III Residential Commercial ? Industrial ?Burglar Alarms 'Fire Alarms ?Closed Circuit TV 'Central Vac ?Sound & Intercom Professional Sound & Security Licensed in North & South Carolina Call John Schwab (91 9)754-5333or (803)399-9999 3769 Sea Mountain Hwy., Little River. SC 29566 1 PELEN inc. I * # Palmetto Electronics & Engineering ?1992 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE! <Z i < jf. y- 7 ar WILLGOLF BY m WILL y COCKRELL % curacy of the fade, I played without a draw for more than ten years. It was not until 1 retired from the Army that I took the time to rein stall the hook shot and eventually refine it into a controlled draw. Many Advantages To Maneuvering The Ball The advantage of being able to maneuver the ball in both directions is significant and one I strongly feel most golfers should be able to use on die course. I also learned dial hitting the ball low or high with consistency was closely related to the direction the ball will curve in the air. The hooked ball is far more reliable on iow shots, and the more upright fade swing wiii get the baii in the air much more quickly. Learning to maneuver the ball in die opposite direction is not all that difficult. If you arc a sliccr, I can take you to the range and have you hooking the ball in five to ten min utes. Of course, I cannot promise how far it will go or whether or not it stays in the fairway. That will certainly require extra work and possibly more patience and dedica tion than you arc willing to invest. Many Ways To Maneuver The Ball It must be said that there arc a variety of ways to convert from one extreme to the other. You may be able to buy custom-built clubs which will producc the trajectory you want. You could do as I did and completely retool your swing. Some golfers with a neutral swing TO SELL QUALITY PROPERTIES, CALL IANA MARTIN RteU LAKHfc I ' ISLAND COAST REALTY 1541 Seaside Rd.. SW, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 579-0300 (800)225-2559 Each office is independently owned and operated plane will be able to learn to ma neuver the ball in both directions with a minor adjustment or two. Changing to a new grip or a new stance may be all you need. Believe it or not, most golfers who curve the ball in the same di rection all the time do so because a very basic swing flaw. The flaw may be the grip, the stance or the swing plane. When I discover this in a student, I have to tell them that we must correct those basic me chanical flaws before moving on to refining a desired trajectory. Golfers with basic errors in their swings will occasionally, and with out notice, rip the ball in the oppo site trajectory without knowing what caused it to happen. A slicer who sets up down the left side of a hole expecting the ball to drift back to fairway and suddenly hits the ball straight or, worse yet, jerks a dreaded hook in the woods, nor mally looks up with a confused ex pression and asks, "Where the heck did that come from?" You Learn Cause And Effect If one is to learn to maneuver the ball with some degree of consisten cy in either direction, it is necessary to understand the cause and effect relationships in the golf swing. Maneuvering the ball is never con sistent when it is the result of com pensating for one mechanical error by overcompcnsating with another. (Continued On Following Page) r EB. Dye has laid down The Gauntlet. Eighteen exhilarating holes along the Intracoastal Waterway in the pristine beauty of St. James Plantation. A semi-private coastal Ccrolina showpiece conceived in the finest of golfing traditions. The Dye is cast. Take up The Gauntlet. Accept the Challenge. P.B. Dye's Newest Design ( ?> Gauntlet Golf & Countrv Club
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