Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-21
WALTER TRAVIS DISCUSSES
FAULTS Of GOLFERS

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The one fault in golf most in EVIL
dence among the general run Of play
ers is slicfng. There is another more
common, perhaps, but not so no.
ticeable, and that is raising the head
fraction of second before striking
technically called taking ones eye
off the ball.
Slicing, however, Is different and
springs from variety of causes, RI
siding both in the player and his
clubs. For instance, wooden club
with the lead improperly set in
toward the toe-or at wrong angle
with reference to the face-lying on
will have a tendency to slice. So
also will any club with a whippy
shaft or an iron club with a very
short socket, irrespective of shaft.
Now for the faults which reside
with the player himself. Chief
among these is an improper grip. IL
the left hand be turned over too much
TO the left slice will inevitably re-
suit, unless a corresponding change
be made with the right hand by
turning 1t over to the right.
Hands in Unison.
The more the left hand is turned
over to the right the greater Is the
tendency to pull, unless the right
hand is at the same time correspond
ingly turned over to the left. There
is point where both hands act in
unison, and 1t should be, the aim OF
every player to find out his partic-
ular point.
Irrespective of the relative posi-
ton of the handle, balls may be
sliced by gripping firmly with the
left and loosely with the right, or
tightly with the right and loosely
with the left.
Again. apart from any question OF
grip, heaps of balls are sliced by be-
ing hit of the heel of the club This
is generally. though not always, due
to the player standing too far away,
and the fault arises from this very
circumstance, the player in the eff
fort to reach the ball properly falling
In to It. This may easily be cured by
standing comfortable length away
and by keeping the weight Of the
body on the heels during the whole
course of the stroke.
| Another very potent provocation
of slicing is an improper stance
standing around too much toward
the hole. This particular sort OF
fault only fattens with what 1t feeds
upon. How often may you see the
owner of pronounced slice make
allowance for the slice he feels will
assuredly come of in the mistaken
idea that he Is doing something to
correct 1t.
Increases the Slice.
What does he do? He aggravates
the trouble by facing even more to.
ward the hole. This simply causes
the club to cut more than ever across
the tall.
The true remedy is to reverse the
procedure and turn his back more
toward the hole-just the exact op,
posite of what he thinks he ought tC
do. At first he will be inclined tC
scoff at the suggestion and argue
that his ball will unquestionably &C
away off to the right, but 1t will not
If anything 1t will go to the left OF
where he aims. Let a straight driver
stand as If he were about to drive
to the extreme edge of the right Of
the course. Now, ask him, without
changing his stance, to aim right
down the middle, and it's hundred
to one that the ball will go decided,
to the left.
Still another cause OF slicing l!
getting the hands away in front. o.
the club--due to not utilizing tn,
wrists properly. Faults of this char
acter may easily be corrected by NOV
ing the hands back a couple o.
inches from the normal position as
sumed in the address. The bette,
plan, however, is to go little deeper
and endeavor to cure the trouble b,
cultivating proper swing and cor
rect timing.--Walter Travis.
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