1944 Goofy How to Play Golf
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00:00 [music]
00:23 How to play golf.
00:25 Contrary to popular belief, golf is not a waste of time.
00:29 The transforming of city dumps, vacant lots, and civic eyesores
00:33 into beautiful greens and fairways more than justifies the existence of the game.
00:39 Out in the green open fields where a man can get away from it all.
00:44 [music]
00:49 Happily, the golfer chooses his club.
00:52 [music]
00:54 A modern golfer comes standard equipped with a set of scientifically matched and balanced clubs.
00:59 A tee is used to support the ball.
01:02 The interlocking grip is extremely scientific.
01:06 The club is held loosely betwixt the thumb and forefinger of the right hand.
01:09 Place the left hand, palm open facing away, then slide the right hand below the left.
01:14 Now flex the thumb and close the palm while moving the index finger over the lower thumb.
01:18 Once this grip is mastered, the golfer is in a position to hit the ball,
01:23 which is the object of the game.
01:25 [music]
01:33 The interlocking grip gives the golfer a virtually unbreakable hold on the club.
01:37 [music]
01:47 This is a divot caused by an incorrect swing.
01:51 [music]
01:55 Now let us analyze the correct swing by reducing the figure to its simplest form.
02:00 [music]
02:03 This diagrammatical figure clearly shows the symmetrical design created by the path of action.
02:08 Note how the golfer completes the stroke with an easy, graceful follow-through.
02:13 [music]
02:18 [music]
02:22 This isn't as easy as it looks.
02:24 [music]
02:33 Perfect form requires delicate coordination of the hands, feet, arms, legs, elbows, nose, and mind.
02:41 [music]
02:44 And, oh yes, always remember, keep your eye on the ball.
02:50 [music]
02:56 The putt is the simplest of all strokes.
02:59 The ball is simply hit from here to here.
03:03 However, better golfers leave nothing to chance.
03:06 They consider all the elements, wind velocity, humidity, rotation of the earth,
03:11 time of day, temperature, drift indication, lay of the land, trajectory angle,
03:17 longitude, latitude, and a bit of mental calculation.
03:22 [music]
03:28 This routine completed, the putt can now be made with confidence.
03:33 [music]
03:35 [cheering]
03:39 Missing a putt is very aggravating.
03:43 [music]
03:49 The approach shot, or chip to the pin.
03:52 [music]
03:58 A ball incorrectly hit is known as a hook, slice, flub, dub,
04:03 or something which causes the ball to curve in flight and usually results with the ball landing in the rough.
04:09 [music]
04:17 The golden rule of golf is to play the ball where it lies.
04:23 The golfer is sometimes tempted to remove his ball to a slightly better position.
04:29 This is strictly forbidden.
04:31 Always play the ball where it lies.
04:35 [music]
04:41 Even in a sand trap, the golfer must obey that ironclad rule to play the ball where it lies.
04:49 This may prove a bit trying at times, but that is why golf is known as the character building game.
04:56 To lose one's temper on the golf links denotes a weakness of willpower.
05:01 [music]
05:04 Golf develops a man's best qualities.
05:07 He learns restraint, poise, dignity, and self-reliance.
05:14 [music]
05:17 [music]
05:24 [applause]
05:27 Always play the ball where it lies.
05:31 [music]
05:47 Playing the ball where it lies becomes an obsession.
05:51 [music]
05:56 [applause]
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07:10 Having covered the course, we come at last to the 19th hole,
07:14 where we join our friends in the proverbial bull session that ends a perfect day of golf.
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