How to Learn Golf (Classic Reprint) ~ Paperback ~ P A Vaile

Excerpt from How to Learn Golf This book is called a Golf Primer and it no doubt will be of service to those starting the game, but it must not be thought that its use is limited to the novice. There are countless thousands of golfers who are not doing themselves justice in their game, simply because they are following out many of the foolish notions which afflict golf and golfers to an extent not seen in any other sport. Much of the tuition in this book was regarded as absolutely revolutionary when Mr. Vaile published "Modern Golf," in London, in 1909. It has since been proved to be sound in every respect and the publishers believe that the great army of players who still follow such notions as putting the weight on the right leg at the top of the swing, allowing the left hand and arm to take command of the stroke and making a "sweep" of the golf drive instead of a hit, will probably benefit their game considerably by a careful study of these pages and a critical comparison of them with the teaching laid down in other books on this subject. The American is keen and intellectual in his games and so he succeeds. In England there is a foolish idea that knowing a game thoroughly means enjoying it less. This has cost England her supremacy in sport. Mr. Vaile saw it coming in golf long ago. He had foretold England's downfall in tennis on account of her defective methods. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.