Thomas Kincaid's diary: extract 9
An extract from the diary of golf enthusiast and Edinburgh medical student Thomas Kincaid.
Transcription
'small of your back so that the left shoulder will turn a little down wards, because the body is inclines a little forward, but ye most beware of raising the on[e] shoulder higher than the other as to their position in the body, for that motion is not convenient for this action.
- I found that in bringing down the club ye most turn your body as farr about towards the left following the swinge of the club as it had been turned before towards the right hand.
- I found that seeing the swinge of your body by the turning it upon your legg is the largest and strongest motion, therefor it most begin first, and the turning at the small of the back most only second it, and then most follow the motion at the shoulders. The other motions most be but verie little and imperceptible, neither most these motions at the small of the back and shoulders, being till the club have hitt the ball or at least be verie near it. I thought on these and wrott them till 5. James Craige came in and sat till 7 ...
27 Jan Thurs[day] I rose at 7 I thought on severall things ... I joynd a piece to the shaft of the club till 4'
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