He contradicts himself in Lesson 6. He writes, "the club face was square at address and it must REMAIN SQUARE THROUGHOUT THE SWING." A few paragraphs later, he writes, "At the halfway stage of the backswing the club face will be vertical if no wrist rolling has taken place." Well, if the club face is vertical at the halfway point, it obviously is NOT square to the swing path.

He makes an interesting observation about the takeaway, stating that for the first foot or so, the shoulders should not move, just the arms. I recall reading Ernie Els saying in his book that his takeaway feels like it's "all arms." I think the effect of doing it this way is to let the arms pull the shoulders up, rather than the other way around. Of course, this is literally impossible, since the arms can't move themselves; only the shoulder, chest, and back muscles can move the arms. But I guess the main point is that the arms should move BEFORE the shoulders move. This is something I've found on my own and, when I can remember to do it, I get a better shot.

But Leslie King shares the dogmatic approach of so many golf swing experts, claiming that his way is the only one that works. He claims, for example, that the left arm must not be overly straight, because that will introduce flaws into the swing, reduce distance, etc. But if you look at time-lapse photos of Els's swing, you'll see that his left arm stays ramrod-straight throughout, and he is a superb ball striker.

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Todd
Philadelphia, PA
USA

The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing. ~Phyllis Diller