The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

tMr. Hutchinson drivlngJ
Looking at the sketch OF Mr.. Hutchinson driv
that Dunn was perhaps correct IN his argu
inent that the right elbow of the player wa.
nited TOO nigh. Fernie. advocates the right
ELBOW being Kent rs close under the RICH
SHOULDER MS possible.
brought lower down than the right shoulder,
as close TO the body MS the swing will allow"
weight '% should G rennin so Miig on nu she i iefs l tSe
The weight, he said, should be equally dlstriD.
"Badmlnton" IN which it says ,''iet the club
turn freely in the, right hand and Dunn's
not, be allowed, 70 do so. I'm my opinion.
said he; 81 think IT is wrong 70 grip the handle
low II TO turn too freely. In fact. I disagree
altogether with the advice given In 'Badminton'
siigH ffIS p nna i, for Mo th d f hs ny will q1 nat Ira y, turn N n
or any one else to prevent This altouether.
eye should, he kept on the bull. Dunn Is en-
their eye, on the ground about a quarter OF an
impossible. and that ONES attention Wien GG"Ht drivs
Ing would naturally lie attracted to II. My
advice Is. ,kcc.n. your nose on the ball in the
I pointed out to Fernic Dunn's statement as 20
the pres;nre On the club beginning about a foot
ana a half before meeting the ball. In answer
to this he said he thought that the club should
wing easily The whole, time, and should not
beginners, as well as old players" said he. "is
that they should learn what ! may term the
all. | have taken badly formed styles to pieces,
Analysed. and rebuilt them. II is a too commo !:
nha nnrnInl iauit WIN learners to try to learn
usod.'
Fernie has had . unique experience In teach.
ing the game to all classes Of pupils. and is we'll
known all over England and Scotland as a golf
ing authority.
IAMEs BrAup.
James Braid. another professional PLAYER.
sends me the following:
.i cannot see how there can he any %snecifed
some players keen the arms much furti er
away from the body than othe"s. In my own
case. when addressing the bail for the, drive,
always put the toe Of the club Mt tn" bnll. as
hold there l. II tendency TO fall forward when
in the 9ct Of striking. and when standing erect
inches from nv left knee.
s,h,d stand Nth my feet rs near square az ~
position for every full shot. only nearer the
"""ii hold the club ia N not t' more "m than Ml' haiif an inch
ing and putting, when / grip lower down. nc.
right foot, With the driver and brassie I hold
hrm with left hama and moderately SO with the
the hand. Both hands are tight when strlk.
Ing the ball: With al, iron clubs l hold both
hands ms firm as possible.
getting the ball about the centre Of the feet
ara ,ha h SUI more advancing the right foot T,earor
the ball with a slice by drawing the arms We'll
into the BODY on the downward stroke. In
BILE inward and toward the body. rather than
away from It. At the top Of the swing mv,cl.
below than above. with the weight Of lie
body, on the right foot, which is transferred to
one continuous motion ana Is rather onickks
swing rather quick back. although slow lack
]s Sc nssTiu eeryai heT of 5ify." nRt ths the soE hl% %i,6 is so All;
decree T ACCURACY. The pressure commc' Ccs
when start the downward stroke. anl ! IN;
which l am going to strike"
MIR. LESLIE BALForR MELVILLE.
Mr.. Leslie ,Rnlfour Melville: one of the best
known golf PLAYERS IN Great Britain. and the
in a different way. and consequently probably
both the ~'Bndminton' library and Dunn are
suits him best. and et1t this Phh" eS can m o 5ns iesre f thMt
experience" Mr.. Melville, nevertheless. said
words: i think a great deal ( to be fes r Tmd
from watching good players. and this | fancy
of them, who learn the game when they are
young should not turn out as good players as
those in this cohntry."
Mn. F. G. TAFT.
EnGIsnd and next to Mr.. Blackwell and Doug;
himi i;pi' az 5o,,t tHs :st"TG2n ron ,ns !RdS expressed
on golf there are some rules laid down very
likely Z. mislead beginners. ] will deal with
NV VI nv liiFk ihII or IHt'Sp ONLY. |
For example. the 'Badminton' says: The bali |
should be a; such 2 distance from the player
the centre Of its face. to the ball. the end Of
the club shaft renches the players left knee
''The distance the player stands from his ball
depends entirely on the length and lie Of his
iii, 'Badminton'- The right foot is two or
three inches TO the rear OF the loft foot
This | consider is optional. Many fine play
srs play with the right foot two or three inches
In front of the LETT
III. 'Radmipt9n'-,As the club comes to the
turn gently with IT'S weight on tn" right foot.
md the rich, elbow Is considerably above the
h of d fnG p rig4' ~ aa "a -u,o ID al r,n,, I'm,
all to see hoT anY one can effect the correct
downward swing 4 h" COMMENCES y with the
In az attitude Of a%alnfnI cGnstrHintS at
throughout 10 he perfectly unfettered. Only
m the rack or in, a stra,ight waistcoat are such
permissible"
MR.. LISsKILL.
Mr., W. T. Linskill of the Cambridge Univer-
ity Golf Club, and = noted player aud author
LAY cub, ar driver. upon which point | see
Iqnn and 'HadmintGn, aTr at yarIapce,I
v ii" the iSeH upper pc hand While The i lover hand must
'e held loosely. The lower hand sim ply acts AS
guide S. 70 g t ; sE SlmGi ~ nut gti t%SS "nGfi" I'M notice Of
nd not with the palms OF tho hands, In pre-
aring to make n stroke the feet should be
well apart. In order 10 give steadiness
o tho body, as we'll as 10 provide for IT'S future
In the full delivery Of IA stroke. For
imilar reasons also the knees should be
lightly bent and the body leaning forward. In
he position thus taken the ball should he as
early as po,,l6le in a line with the front or
ut foot. stand at such n distance that the
can he REACHED with ease In the down-com-
lg swing of the club. DO. not stand too near
r over the ball, nor commit the opposite fault
y standing too far away, thereby, causing a
lss OF force 10y OverreaChing. II these simple
were followed | think the legrner
'ould avoid those frightful errors which, In
Oltlng terms, are known AS topping, "heeling,'
and the like.
II quite agree with 'BadmintOn' and think
hat the playcrshould not on any account allow
Is eyes TO wander from the ball"
EDITOR or GOLF.
The editor OF GOlf, the leading paper devoted
the sport, when asked his views on the sub
'ct said: personally | think tho true and
enerplly accepted position Is 10 stand with tho
three or four inches to the right OF the LEFT
eel; but there are many players who stand
open, and with the ball In the centre OF
ne fork OF the legs. The average stance, how
yer. Is that | have Indicated"
Mr.. Low.