"How I Play Golf" by Bobby Jones

[iacas]

Discuss "How I Play Golf" by Bobby Jones here.

[hamletsdead]

I just finished watching the first seven 10-minute shorts plus the extra shorts that Jones did a few years later -- How to Break 90 -- and they are fantastic. Just watching Bobby Jones swing is pretty cool, but his playing tips are really right on the money too. Basically all golf instruction coudl simply repeat what he says in these little presentations they put together some 80 years ago with a bunch of Hollywood's then-leading stars, and you wouldn't have to do anything else as an instructor.

Plus, it's really cool watching Jones hitting his old persimmon 3-wood 245 onto the green 10 times in a row with this syrupy, easy swing.

[shortgamewiz]

I just finished watching the first seven 10-minute shorts plus the extra shorts that Jones did a few years later -- How to Break 90 -- and they are fantastic. Just watching Bobby Jones swing is pretty cool, but his playing tips are really right on the money too. Basically all golf instruction coudl simply repeat what he says in these little presentations they put together some 80 years ago with a bunch of Hollywood's then-leading stars, and you wouldn't have to do anything else as an instructor.

I just recently bought the DVD. It's awesome. I was a Jones fan since I started playing. Such a huge figure in golf. He said a few things that really helped me. Once thing that I swore elevated my game significantly, at least at the time, was something like this "golf is an apparently right sided game played predominantly with the left side... until one truly learns this they will forever remain a duffer." I am sure I am not quoting him right but that's how I remember it. Interesting how much Jones' thoughts on the swing differed from Hogan who wanted "more right hands". Jones mainly didn't want to think about using the right side at all. I guess hardy would say it was because jones was a two planer and hogan was a one planer. Uggh. In any case, I like Jones and was never much of a Hogan fan. I think Nicklaus was a big jones fan. It's almost mind boggling to look at Jones address position, even now.. his left arm is so bent-- but it straightens out immediately. But it's so relaxed looking at address. Hmmm. He looked soo good at impact.