Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf by Penick Harvey

Author:Penick, Harvey [Penick, Harvey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2011-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

The Turn

THE TURN AWAY from the ball and back through it again is a simple movement that has been made to seem complicated by differing teaching theories and personal idiosyncrasies.

As Horton Smith would say, the turn is just like that song children used to sing, “The ankle bone connected to the knee bone, the knee bone connected to the hip bone, the hip bone connected to the back bone, the back bone connected to the shoulder bone … Now hear the word of the Lord.”

Do it this way and keep it simple:

Stand erect with your knees slightly flexed and your eyes on the ball. Think of your swing-the-bucket image to start your forward press. Turn your body to the right with your weight shifting to your right foot, and let your left heel gently come up about an inch. It’s like turning to say howdy to someone on your right. Your arms keep swinging until your shaft is behind you and points to the target.

Now let your weight shift back to your left foot at the same time your right elbow starts back toward your side, and continue turning as if to say howdy to someone on your left.

You will read and hear many complex instructions about the turn—coiling the torso and shoulders against the tension of the hips, for example—but not from me.

I have seen a lot of players who are so concerned with their hip turn they forget that swinging the golf club is the main point. Just remember the turn is a natural movement of the body, and your bones are connected from the ground up.

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