The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

OF driver. ana the smart has more eA-
tended angle II is claimed FOR this new
conner that il is an absolute cure for pulls
or slices. because Of its breadth Of face
and angle Of incidence. IL is called the
Demon Driver
With the opening OF the golf season Of
IT,. comes The usual discussion OF grips
| and stances. the two most essential
factors in long driving and in general
| play and the ones upon which the pro-
fessi0cal and the semi-professionaI dru
their pupils urwear.edly year after year.
I bur which always present some new as
pect Of hope or despair 10 the aspiring
golfer. Nowadays. almost every one
drives with the ball opposite spot half
way between the heels. or even two or
three inches in front But the cIeek shots
1 are played with ,he ban farther back.
! and in approach play the stance usually
brings the BAH opposite his right heel
I tt is. first and foremost. a question Of
finding the exact equilibrium Of the body.
/ the perfect 00.se. the center Of gravity
/ that VIII best respond 90 the action %
/ the muscles in a given series Of strokes.
a writer i'm The Word of Golf Loadon)
.
formula However you stand. you must
I have your weight so distributed that Your
/ center Of gravity is opposite the ball az
I the moment Of hitting &c. An ordinary
( EO.f club IS so constructed that II the bail
/ is 90 De hit souarely the shaft must al
l that moment o. impact be au right angles
/ % The direction IN which the player
wishes his BAN -1 travel. that is 10 saw.
( the r.aver's hands must be opposite the
/ ball II they are not. The club face. as
Ia comes in contact with the ban. can
/ uo- possibly, be az right angles 10 the
1 line of a.Eh-. and a eIa1cing blow re-
smiling in q uur or slice is the inevitable
rezuIr
/ IL is however eqev for golfer o
rrave for himself how the ~a-r7--1 -os.-
|r.o1 cr ire hands in holding any two
/ handed rea1or srrh a. q rltf c-vb de-
parFs -rer Tho ffs--ia--fou NJ tho v-a-r-.
4 80 the body. Lee, him CLASH his hands f1
/ front rr him. then shift. his weight r-.a
I his left foot and none r1v r------r-- his
/ arms fan forward Ike soma delicate
pendulum fin accordance with -ra change
+ Cortrarvfze. If be- throws mis- v-as~--
ONTO his ~.~r-- f--+ AMI a--z----s -- -+..
same time 20 keen his hands Wen -.
rr. left as II he were going -a NAV --r
4 HE r.rr Tee ra WIN realize -ra- -r. --sr-
. ton is one OF corsrratrc IN when
+ powerful stroke IS impossible Il is this
/ fact which u-Ees it So awkward I'D
/ play from aa uneven 5r insecure stance.
/ The players weight has 20 be distributed
{ differently from usual owing 10 tie
necessity Of obtaining a firm footing. and
/ the natural position Of his hands being
. thus altered 90 play his ordinary strike
/ becomes impossible. Every one has exc
+ perIeuceG tae fact that where some
{ hllocE or hollow i1 The ground prevents
I him from resting the same proportion 0c
/ his we.Eh- as usual upon each foot
I though The stance is otherwise The same.
/ ae feels that he simply cannot play the
/ stroke according To his accustomed
method, often he is constrained 90 play
Tin some fashion quite uu-rsed-and with
. complete success. Because as he must
/ know. the most important thing IS not
/ that he must stand I'm particular way.
+ bgt that stance and swing should be
suited o. one another Golf like fencing
. and other sports in which che stroke de-
m-uGs great nicely OF aim, demands that
/ tla uoise OF the body be reck0ued as Of
/ the utmost Importance.
Attaius Great Force.
/ Driving with he han vau forward and
driving with II as rrr hack as Dcss-bra
have each certain ADVANTAGES b,,- neither
IS the SLIGHTEST good unless rba rrs,.av 20
standing So thar the natural r7sf-f7D 40
the hands the rozf-fon fD+, ,,bi,I -
fall ar The lowest poirt or Tho s--,,-s 10
exactly or7osfra tba han r. % ~.
necessary q, r~ov4 thai - il - 49,,
hands are i'm mis- rafr,rsI ,osf.;ar 49,
The blow attafrs ifs GREATEST force
I'm theory II IS -r,ira s-.fi-ie-,- -r-- IN,
body should be- nro7arr-- rara0rs5 - e..
moment Of strEIi0r the han Acoo-4.-~r,-
svaving the BODY is r0t necessarily. sstsl
20 "a soo5 shot. In practlce hov-ays- ,.,..
case is rather different. because WIEN a
PLAYER swings back with tba ,,-y.,-7
swing of his cIub tho chances GA
against him sw7vi-- forward p, avac,1,,
the right degree in the down stroke
physical narmities have sometimes