The Long Drive Series Part 3
This is the second entry of the series, to read The Long Drive Kings - Before the Steel Shaft, click here.
With the advent of the three-piece Haskell ball at the turn of the century and the disappearance of the traditional St. Andrews swing, the mechanics of the golf movement became more athletic.
As the century slowly moved on into the twenties and beyond the new steel shaft began to take hold of the game. It was at the right time as the prominent players were asking more and more from their golf clubs.
Also, the durability and strength of steel shafts allowed the great players to apply a more forceful change when initiating the forward action. The return to ball movement became more dominated by the body revolving at a higher pace, leaving the arms and wrists more passive to the forces that be.