The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
NEW Light ON GOLF.
Interesting Advice from the
Highest Authorities.
LEADING ENGLISH PLAYERS on PORN
a Chapter Of unequalled interest on
the Royal Game.

roet' the Hands, and che SwinE-Th
sens Articie OF Dunr We. B.am,p,oS,
tho Test-Mr. Hutohiu.on. who y-o,,
che Book. Approves Dunn. Comment. 4,
some Estent. but Thinks They Ar,
Too sveeDinE-so no Most OF the u,p,
e'ass Amateur and P-ofessionni Player,
s"nderaeehen's" Opinions Theor,
Against Practice nstruction NECESSARY
LONDON, March 11.-To nine ort y, %,
golf players the 'Badmlnton" yolume bold.
the place of the golfers rdde mecum. II NAV
easily be guessed, therefore. with what interes,
THE SUNS article containing Willie Dunh,s
criticism upon Mr.. Horace Hutchinson's core.
rully considered advice as TO style and NAV
was read In the smoking room OF every English
Roi cup. The papers devoted specially 70 the
royal and ancient game all reprinted in full
lHE SUNS article. and 50 II has attained nj.
most rs wide n circulation among the plevers
mere ms " undoubtedly has among those of the
'hitcl states. Golfers here. however, what.
ever theysinay be across the Atlantic, are, In
scotch phrase. "klttle ca .tle,'' and though ALI
or them have something OF interest TO saw. II IA
not every ono who Is willing to say Il. Never.
theless | have been able. luckily. to obtain the
views and criticisms of some Of the best known
amateur and professional golfers both in Eng.
land and Scotland. which. in view Of the tech.
ntctl nature of the subject, have in nearly
every case been ommitte - writing by those
rom whom they proceed. The points discussed
In THE SUNS ny irle. which was rrIrtel on
Zee 10, 1898. will he sufficiently indicated by
the context, hut the more important were upon
the manner of m'king the frat and most com
plicateh stroke. tho drive. "Ralminton" thinks
that for this the left foot should be In front Of
the right foot by several inches, the right elbow
considerably above tho wrist Mt the ton OF the
swing. an the right hand 40 loose in its grin
thnt tn" club turns freely In II. Dunn thinks
that tho lrtt foot should be only half an inch in
front OF the right, that the right ha1l shouldn't
turn. and that The right elbow at the ton Of the
swing should be Level with tho wrist. The dis
crssion tina: follows provides one Of the most
interesting chapters on golf play yet written.
MIR. HUTCHINSON HIMSELF.
Mr.. Horace Hutchinson. the writer of the
'BNdminto1' volume on golf and ex.ama-
tour champion. expressed himself as much
pleased ut having the opportunity offered 70
him OF answering these criticisms on his hoor,
all took u" frat paragraph ot the interview
"a al example. He said: ~ cannot exactly
saT that Dunn Is wrong in his contention that
the 3sntre 81 fs'e Of the clun a1l ro tho heel
should he lail next to the ball. But then 7
do not bulge In the least from what | said in
my book, that the ball should I've ut such a dis
tance from the PLAYER that when the Climb ,s
laid with its henl-not the centre Of its fnce-
IN tbe hall IN. anil NJ ,bo c1,r, sha .. naao.
the plnyer's lott knce as ~, s,a,1s ,nr,.,.
This was merely meant rs n measure of dis
fance. OF course when addressing the hall
the centre of tho fare IL To he placed tn IL. In
the next place Dunn thinks that the right foot
should he about half an inch behind the lcrt.
and q, ys that In the diacr,m in tbo .polm,rton,
volume tho MI, yar 10 NOT su9cio,trr S,ah;n.,
or To the RIGHT o. the hal, thint ,bis 10 I'm.
esnall mntter I'm, i. ia verv si,,;e,,,t .h,.
our ,yo ,onysz, drivor. poIo,j o,5 Too.oaI
b,ve tho rigb. r,,. marie uu n, rs,r ~ ~ ,.t,
uo IA anita rich. +, s,vi,, th,t tho o,o A.
scrib,l sho,Id h. n. vi1e n, noss;hlo hrt :.
should b. the orc OF n, Gins, rather thon ~,
CIRCLE.
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banJI, pro.r,1i,, f-,.r h.,;nJ ~. o,,, ;s
spe,o,o,t N o,or1o tho how, .o ,o, = o...ut.
of the c,,b ,,d ,h,. th.rs IA m oco,sio, ,or
mora In. 7 ,ouh. ,yh.,hor =, ;ncb is onauah
NIL think n, 7 have said In my ,ook Tho, a
cre,,or co,,r,,d ovar the c,rh is oooriro, !,
IN, ty, mr. thrce inc,,es NJ the shaft ia ol,owoI
% nro I.ct own IN. lest bo,d
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co,oo-,i,o rho .p,Imi,to,, a,rro -, ~ -.
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rJ,ht s,h,,v i. lfftnl t,o bi,h I,I yoro vr,t
In, noy c.r,oIn1r shor,5 MOI ,,s,st Nv t,,o r;.h,
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b,,l Thi, mns. h, horn, in mini and am
not In a2corI with Damn by any means when
,ttt,S that IL tho right han il permitted to
turn about the club the right wrist will rise
ab1vc II. lie Is perfectly right to say that the adj
,ic, .s,oyy boc,,, hoI1s ocod for all r,avsrs a,5 ~
WV ''" 49,
- very tras tlac n com IN ana harmful rant
IN players IL to try to get In their strength too
zoo, ~, tha s,r,yo ybis n a bo truIv sova is
Sooi % ~ e.'oH ms :, Nv ."y siys,"
ygrY ar to cNlnli the DlayeT'S strength before