Master Classes Index

Gene Sarazen swings an Iron

The images and text are from "The World's Champion Golfers" 1924 by George W. Beldam.No Photo credits are given.

The instruction may seem a little 'odd' to our modern ears, but it should be remembered that these writers grew up 'feeling' what they were doing and did not have access to photos and movies, indeed this book is realy the first that employed sequenced photographs. Note however how in keeping with modern teaching the elbos are kept close to the body, and he is 'showing' the face of the club to the hole.

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