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Article: Golf: A rethink of the golf swing
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- December 2, 2004
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
12-02-2004
Golf: A rethink of the golf swing
By Michael Donaldson
SYDNEY, Dec 2 AAP - Forget the golden rules about keeping your head down and watching
the golf ball. Instead think trussed chicken and Christopher Columbus.
Those are two of the catch phrases of Sydney golf professional Peter Lightbown, whose
book "The Fairway Within" takes a revolutionary approach to golf.
Lightbown draws on his knowledge of tai chi, the Alexander Technique, feldenkrais and
yoga to reinterpret the golf swing.
A teaching pro for 30 years, Lightbown has done away with what he calls the "jigsaw"
method of building a swing and has developed a more holistic approach.
He ...