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p26 weekender april 26 1986 sxa golf guide 86 secret to good golf is all in the swing by greg coates staff reporter whats the secret to successful golf its all in the swing says canadian golf pro george knudson knudson has been studying the golf swing for more than 30 years and describes it as the singlemost important aspect of the game of golf its what every golfer has to understand before they pick up a club said knudson winner of eight us pga professional golf association events the princi ples of the golf swing apply to all golfers young old male and female now retired from the pro tour knudson operates his own golf school at buttonville fairways on woodbine ave his latest project is to develop standardized teaching techniques for the game of golf starting with the swing proper motion you cant do anything until you have the proper motion he said every shot has the same swing whether youre using your pitching wedge or driver he stressed the key to developing the proper swing is to have a clear idea of what it is youre trying to do its simply connecting a proper starting position to a proper finishing position and understand ing how to do so to help golfers get this under standing knudson has produced a 25minute video tape on the swing its the first of five golf tapes he plans to do filmed in bermuda the tape fea tures 55 golf swings which as stated earlier are all the same its the same for all clubs said knudson youve got one swing and 14 clubs obstacles adopted by the canadian pga the tape also makes 135 statements about the game of golf knudson said the biggest obsta cles facing golfers today are the many misconceptions about the fundamentals of the game ie keeping your head down during your swing there are all kinds of documented tips that are all wrong said knudson its not hard to understand why people are so confused they receive a lot of misinformation the tape entitled the swing mo tion is being distributed by titleist and is available in vhs and beta format at most golf shops for 2495 future tapes will cover drills to formulate the swing and the fitness aspect of golf how to develop shot making and course management the short game and the psychology of playing the sport used in classes now in his fourth year at button ville knudson uses the swing mo tion in his classes for 400 stu dents receive an orientation class the tape to review drills to formu late the swing and eliminate un necessary motion clinics through out the season and 50 buckets of balls to practice with we try to give people a clear vi sion of what theyre trying to do in the game of golf said knudson then theyve got a chance class sizes are limited to 12 allow ing for personal attention to all stu dents were here to talk with all the time added knudson we pro vide the knowledge to bring a per son to their potential bring your car back to where it belongs we now have a laser beam alignment machine for precise unibody repair and downdraft painting equipment iil- enclosed bake oven for dustfree base coats finishes also complete rust repairs our body shop will match or beat any advertised special with this ad manager lome shiver asst manager barry mclaughlin service hours moathurs 730 am9 pm friday 730 am- pm guaranteed service guaranteed gm parts guaranteed price eb3se woodbine ave just south of hwy7 your time is important use our convenient computer appointment system book up to 30 days in advance if desired buttonville pro george knudson has operated his golf school at the buttonville golf and country club for the past three years hes now working on videos to help students and other duffers improve their performances steve houston sleepy hollow golf country club golf special offer our private golf tennis swimming club is now offering a special blue card membership for the residents of markham stouffville richmond hill neighbors for only 100 this allows you membership and you pay the greenfees only monday to sunday you can book your starting times for weekends holidays with no lineups or wailing this will give you an opportunity to enjoy the golf tennis swim ming for a reduced price hopefully you will join our friendly country club in the future as full members our food has been outstanding for years with our special sunday buffet for the whole family featuring roast beef ali mike our chef our professional bob kennedy cpga who has an excellent teaching background is available for class instruction this offer is limited will be cancelled without notice so come up today for a tour of our facilities call 6402426 sleepy hollow golf country club 1 mile north of stouffville on hwy 47 membership only does not include club service charges