by Staff Writer | Mar 9, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
Quarter-swing, Half-swing, Full-swing, or Best Swing? By Tom Goodspeed Ok…lets assume the full swing is the full revolution starting from down, the half-swing is starting at the top of the swing and a quarter swing is starting from around the horse’s hip. Over the...
by Staff Writer | Mar 2, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
Propping and Stopping by Tom Goodspeed Now stopping is one of the key characteristics in properly assessing top value in a polo pony, whereas the same movement would render a horse nearly useless in both horse racing and show jumping. But the key is to find a horse...
by Staff Writer | Feb 22, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
One Mallet vs. a Whole Bag Full of Clubs by Tom Goodspeed Ok.. so we don’t have sand traps, long grass, angled terrain, and water to contend with like a golf course..,..wait a minute, come to think of it……I have seen some sand traps toward the end of a playing season,...
by Staff Writer | Feb 14, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
Man/line/ball…no…line/man/ball…no wait…line/all player positioning/ ball…no..better still…ball/ball/ball! By Tom Goodspeed How often have you heard…..man/line/ball? More importantly, how often do you apply it? When we first start playing,…………you remember………,...
by Staff Writer | Jan 22, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
by Tom Goodspeed Another solid trait that we look for in a polo pony is what some call traveling true. The definition of traveling true is a horse that travels in whatever line that you place them on. Once you establish the direction, the horse continues on that...
by Staff Writer | Jan 15, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
By Tom Goodspeed In one of my articles, I spoke of mallet head positioning at the finish of your swing being crucial to the direction of your shot. There is another element that is equally essential to the accuracy of your shots, and that is what is commonly...
