The San Francisco call., 1903-01-25


my right hand, raise IL above my bead
and hold II there a. long as possible Lat
Or In the day I repeat the exercise with
this differences, that hold the chair aloft
en- my feet and keep them extended
straight out IN front OF me until ths mus
slss are thoroughly tired.
The usual trouble with the woman golf
O. In that she - 50 weak in all hSr mus
dee and limbs that the slightest Overex-
trtion tires her and irritates her % that
she comes down with a nervous attack OF
some sort before she has been playing for
q weak
It Is simply that she has not learned to
pay properly. and It Is for just that sort
Sf girl that these arm twisters are now
made easy.
To begin properly sverJ gir1 should
gtart with few lessons, for to begin cor
rectly Is the most important thing OF all.
Al IN everything else there Is a great deal
In temperament, though a tremendous ad-
vantage IN golf is that strength is not
necessarily an advantage. The great Sc
fret Is In knowing when and how to hit
the ball-a secret which will enable even
q weak woman TO drive as far az tha
strongest man. In fact some women can
oUtdrive the average man. Among tbs
best woman players the usual drive -
about 80 yards, but the average woman
drives only about 10 yards. OF course,
there are some women who drive 100 or
200 yards, but they are few and far BE-
tween
Before you learn anything slss learn -
keep your eye on the ball always Don't
keep looking UP to see where the ball Is
going. II YOU do you are sure either to
"top the ball. which means missing IL
altogether. with the consequent wrench
70 the whole system Ike unto that which
occurs when you try to step down q step
where there IS step there. or you
"shlaff the ball." which means hitting thS
ground a few inches back Of the ball.
mans wrists are so strong that be can
purposely take up the turf In this way
without hurting himself or impa1rtnG thS
accuracy Of the shot. but II woman
does lt-wos u me- what an AEm-tWiStss
abe will get
In golf there are inzumsrabls esubA
and the best way to make the arr-tv1Se-
ers easy II to know when 70 use the right
one. To start with. there n the driver,
the brassie. the mashie, the cleek and the
putter, and each can only be properly
used IN its proper place.
The object Of the driver IL to gain the
greatest distance possible; ot the brassie,
to gain the greatest distance out Of .
lie" too bad to permit tho use OF the
driver. The cleek Is used when the dis
tancs is too short for the brassle. or when
there is some obstacle in the way that
necessftates a 'lofting shot" The mashie
Is used to get out OF trouble, to play short
shots and to approach the green" from
shorS distances. The putter II used when
on or almost on the green to put the ball
into the hole.
A glance al the pictures on this page
will show you how each Is held and how
much force Is put into the stroke to be
used with them. To save yourself many
an arm-twister learn how to hold all
these clubs naturally. That might Be
golf.
AS a rule the instinct Of the average
woman Is t0>hold the driver as she would
a broom. with the hands spread far apart
a mans natural instinct tells him that
he cannot make a free, clean shot this
way. but that he Is likely 10 strain every
muscle in his body The club should Be-
gether, but in such position that the
wrists are able to work freely and in
unison This Is most important for X
the club is gripped more tightly with one
hand than with the other there Is an
arm-twister IN every stroke.
You are now ready for the nsxt step
"the stance" which means simply how 70
stand The most important thing about -
is TO stand absolutely comfortable. with
both feet set well apart, so that you feel
steady and secure-securely braced. Then
have the golf ball "teed" up on q nttis
reach II with your club, and. for ths
drive, little nearer In line with your
left foot than your right
In the full drive every part Of your
body does its full share OF work without
your knowledge II you are quite expert,
but with many an ache next morning II
you are not.
The wrists are the first and most I'M
portant thing TO think Of You start ana
finish the swing with their aid. Take the
club back along the ground with the
wrists and arms. keeping tho body still
until the club begins to rise, then bend the
left knee slightly and then Il In itself
will finish the back swing for you. When
you reach the top OF the swing pause a
second and then with the wrists again hit
hard. IL you go back correctly and start
the down swing with the wrists. the FOL
low through will be Irresistible. The
follow through" Is the most essential
part Of the shot. but you could never FOL
low through" without a severe arm twist
er II you did not go back correctly.
Ths brasste YOU Will play exactly as you
did the driver. so there Is nothing to add
to that
The cleek club Is gripped in the sans
way for the drive. but the stance IA
somewhat different. Stand with the ball
In front OF you and midway between the
feet With this shot instead OF a full
swing the three-duarter swing Is better
for the reason that women are apt to lose
ceRtrol OF the club and overswing. BY a
three-quarter swing I mean not taking
the club back ali the way as in tho drive.
Never vary the length OF your shot by
your follow through" That Is always
the same II you wish 10 shorten your