Since he can always know what his hands are doing, his hand action is his primary swing key. Why does Boros say that he keys in on hand action?īecause what his hands are doing is the easiest thing for him to feel during his swing. Rather, I want you to key in on that last sentence. (p.55)I don’t quote this to try and prove that hand action is important. While I cannot see my hands at all times in the swing, I can feel what they are doing much more easily than I can feel, say, my left shoulder or hip. If my hands work correctly everything else falls into place. Some people feel that the “key” in golf is the left shoulder.
#JULIUS BOROS HOW TO#
Boros was a very “handsy” player, and he wrote something in his book How to Swing with an Effortless Swing that fits in very well with our recent discussions about feel (as you read this, remember that Boros is righthanded): That last major, won at age 48, made him the oldest player ever to win a major – a record that still stands, since Tom Watson fell just short at this year’s Open Championship. Julius Boros was a 3-time Major winner (1952 & 1963 US Open, 1968 PGA Championship). Hopefully these posts will show just how varied the approaches of successful players have been, and maybe they’ll inspire some improvement in your game for the coming year. Over the next month (yeah, I’m gonna be lazy over the holidays) I thought I’d do some posts featuring things that great players have said about their swings.