Producing Power with Precision

Abstract

Most golf courses are designed to challenge the golfer. Usually, the distance between the tee and the cup is chosen such that each shot must be well hit if the golfer hopes to par the hole. There is, of course, much more to golf than just the swing of a club. The three- and four-putt greens, the bunker shot that became necessary through misjudging the effect of the wind, the foolish idea that you can hit from deep rough with enough precision to thread the ball through the small opening between two trees, the errors in the choice of clubs, these and the intangible effects of your particular mental attitude of the moment make the game of golf something a great deal more than just swinging the club. Everyone knows that you cannot play a satisfactory round of golf without being able to hit the ball hard and with precision. How far must a golfer be able to hit the ball in order to hope to play par golf? Where is he to find the needed energy?