European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 3, 10bb the stars and stripes Page Bagful of secrete deepens Golf s mystery a secret Only works until the first bad shot  relent by Jerry Tarde new York Tittle writer Golf is a game of secrets. Good players make in look to easy they must know something thai we dont  winning the British open last year Nick Faldo revealed his secret a technical thought about is swing. Set the Angle by letting the right hand govern the  he told himself. Golfers who followed his advice probably hit a Bunch of coat Hanger Hooks and won no British opens but it was a elective for  trouble is what works for one player often Means nothing to  Falkenburg the 1948 Wimbledon Tennis Cham Pion Luitich golfer once said that he put a piece of tape an the head of his Driver. On it were printed the letters Kyd Hoyh for keep your foolish head Dow you fatuous  some secrets Are obvious and perfectly sense tilt but difficult to duplicate. Fuzzy Zoeller the 19&4 United Stales Ope Champion addresses the Ball in the Middle of in club face then slides the club out so hat inc Ballini lined up at the Heel. This tells me to try to pull the Heel of the club head Down first in my Down swing he explained. Most amateurs Lake the club Baltok but when they gel to inc top they throw it Down instead of swinging  some secrets turn out 10 be no secrets at All. It swell known that Jackie Burke or. Sent Dave Marr a Telegram on the eve of the final round of the 1965 Poa championship. Fairways and greens cuz it read. Fairways and  the simplicity of the message was hailed As the key to Mart s Victory. Burke sent the Telegram said Bob drum inc Tele vision commentator and pea tour dub poker but bit did t see it until after he d  some secrets sound a Little far fetched. John Schlee the tour s official astrologer would t play unless the stars were just right. Dave Stockton while winning the 1976 Poa Giampi Enship announced thai he had mentally doubled the site of the Hole i aim it at the right lip mid Hood the Blade of the Puller he said. I can t  that week he rarely did. Tim Gallwey the author of the Best Selling Book inner game of Tennis took up Golf and discovered thai humming to himself during tie swing improved his shot making. The sound amplifies the feedback you arc receiving from the Over tightening of Muscles he said. By listening to changes in the sound you can soon gain More control Over Subtle muscular tightness than you might have thought  some secrets arc simply natural Phenomena. The secret of Sam Send s magnificent swing May be just that he has uncommon  in his joints. Even today at 76, Snead can kick the top of an eight foot Doormat no. For years Ben Hogan refused to divulge what his secret was. There were More theories on it than on the Lindbergh kidnapping. Then in life Magazine ini95s. After he had announced his retirement Hogan revealed not one but two mysterious Maneu vers. I moved my left hand one eighth to one fourth Inch to the left so that the thumb was almost direct Lyon top of the Shaft he said. The second adjustment which is the real meat of the secret was nothing More than a twist or a Cocking of the left wrist i cupped inc wrist gradually backward and inward on the backswing so the wrist formed a slight v at the lop of the swing. The Angle was not More than four or six de but Here re three tips that can help Grees almost invisible to inc human Eye. This Simpleman Euver in addition to Itic pronation had the effect of opening the face of the club 0 the widest practical extreme at the top of the  Hogan said inc secret made his swing Hook proof resulting in that Lovely Long fading Ball which is a highly effective weapon on any Golf  same Hill believe that Hogan held Back his real secret. Benlo a me what he really did said one pro. He Only Pul that stuff in life to Stop people from  another former player claimed that Hogan recently took him aside in the locker roam Ai Shady Oaks in fort Worth Texas and showed him the real secret but it seemed even More impossible to perform than he old published version. Others said that Hogan himself did t know the full secret. Carl Loren a leaching pro on Long Island said that the missing move was to Start your swing with your left shoulder. Ai the moment of the take away the very beginning of the Back swing Start your left shoulder turning around your spine he said. Jimmy Ballard a teacher from Alabama taught that what Hogan really did was fire the right  Lee Trevino said that Hogan actually controlled his shots with his lower  another player who encouraged speculation about his secrets was George Low the Brilliant Putter. A couple of years ago. Low revealed in his memoirs that his secret was in Iii fingers specifically the thumb and forefinger of the Rihl hand. These digits provide the greatest control of inc Putter plus the greatest sense of touch needed for Good putting he said. In ilm re Gard think of putting As inc work of a pickpocket Wilh the grip designed to gel the Job  almost All secrets on the pea tour today have to do with equipment. Here s the latest Square grooves Are the hottest discovery. Iron clubs with bos shaped scoring lines instead of the traditional a shaped ones arc supposed to increase backspin out of rough. Tests conducted by inc United Stales Golf association and the pea tour show in conclusive results but Don t try to Tell thai to the 74 percent of tour pros who carry Square grooves. Graphite Shaft and Metal Wood Are perceived to be a magic combination for accuracy. Specially Woods such As inc cobra Baffler for i shots from bad lies Are secret weapons in Many pros Dags. Other secret weapons enjoying increased popularity Are the 60-Dcgrce wedge Cor those hated half shots under 80 Yards. Inc Pine 1-Iron a driving club that a More forgiving and the 50-Inch Putter the secret that resurrected Orville Moody from inc putting ashes. A secret Only works until the first bad  said or. Bob Rotilla a sports psychologist who counsels players on the pea tour. Most people Don t want to hear the real Secris. They re Bonus things like prac Tice patience and trusting yourself. 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