Gone Golfing

The Golf Swing by Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner).
What is the golf swing by Roy McAvoy? I tend to think of the golf swing as a poem. The critical opening phrase of this poem will always be the grip. In which the hands unite to form a single unit by the simple overlap of the little finger. Then lowly and slowly, the club head is lead back and pulled into position, not by the hands, but by the body, which turns away from the target shifting weight to the right side without sifting balance. Tempo is everything, perfection unattainable, as the body now coils to the top of the swing, there’s a slight hesitation and a "nod to the Gods" {because he is fallible, perfection is unattainable} and now the weight begins shifting back to the left, pulled by the powers inside the earth. It’s alive, this swing, a living sculpture. And down through contact, always down, striking the ball crisply, with character, and a tuning fork goes off in your heart and your balls. Such a pure feeling is the well-struck golf shot. And the follow-through to finish, always on line. The reverse "C" of the golden bear……. Every finishing position is unique. That’s what the golf swing’s all about. It’s about getting control of your life and letting go at the same time.

There is only one other acceptable theory about hitting a golf ball….. "Grip it and Rip it!"

Tin Cup, I love that movie. Went golfing today, and all that I can say is a quote from former President Gerald Ford, "I know that my golf game is improving because I'm hitting fewer spectators."