John Jacobs has taught more golfers well than perhaps any instructor who has ever lived. The charismatic Yorkshireman has done it with wit, charm and empathy, but most important by imparting a breakthrough unifying principle: diagnosing swing faults by looking at how the ball flies. Because he cut to the game's essence, a who's who of today's top teachers, including Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Hank Haney, Jim McLean and Jim Hardy, name Jacobs as one of their most important influences. Along with a record of success, Jacobs' experience testing technique in the fire of competition -- he played in 14 British Opens and won his singles match at the 1955 Ryder Cup over then-Masters champion Cary Middlecoff -- gave him added credibility with the best players. Over the decades Jacobs has "had a look" at, among many others, Peter Thomson, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Ernie Els. "It's frightening, because you could do real harm," says the 2000 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee. "But I would go forth because something inside that I could not ignore told me I was right." by Jaime Diaz Senior Writer for Golf Digest
"THE GOLF SWING has only one purpose: to deliver the head of the club to
the ball correctly, and to achieve such impact repeatedly. Many unorthodox
players achieve correct impact -- so long as it's repeatable, it's OK. If golf
were about getting into correct positions throughout the swing, then the
greatest players in the world have had it wrong. The only position that matters
is the club's at impact, which is determined by the clubface alignment (the
most important factor), the path of the swing, the angle of attack and the
speed of the clubhead. The biggest step in becoming a good player is
understanding how the flight of the ball teaches the correct geometry of
impact." John Jacobs
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