ROYAL LIVERPOOL’S HEAD PROFESSIONAL, JOHN HEGGARTY, GOES BACK IN TIME TO Low scores Top tips for


EXPLAIN HOW THE ADAPTATION OF A MOVEMENT FROM THE PAST CAN BE GOOD FOR YOUR GAME IN THE FUTURE.


MOST MODERN TOP PLAYERS are extremely athletic, powerful and strong. In an ideal world, all of us would benefit from a stable lower body, but not all of us can achieve it. As a result, many players try to emulate the sort of swing their bodies simply cannot facilitate. Please note that the photo below of me ‘in


action’ was posed. My body will no longer allow me to get into this position while actually making the shot! If turning is becoming a challenge for you, why


not consider emulating the right hip and left heel movement of some of history’s greatest players? Let’s take a trip in my golfing TARDIS through some of Royal Liverpool’s wonderful 150 years.


This is now... That was then, the end of the 19th century


From John Ball to Tom Watson, from Harold Hilton to Jack Nicklaus, and from Bobby Jones to Bubba, many great golfers have made a movement which, when applied in the correct manner, may well improve your ball striking. Great Golfers, written by


22 ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB MAGAZINE 2019–2020


George Beldam and published in 1904, was one of the earliest instructional books to feature action photography supported by swing analysis. Within its pages, the role of the left knee and right hip is discussed by the Great Triumvirate.


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