Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-22
GOLF SWING Is
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
Don't Be Too Bound by Rules
and Precedents When II
Comes to Taking the Proper
Grip History, Ancient and
Modern

WOuefI
There may be some doubt about the
statement that all men are born free
and equal. but II one has ever investi-
gated thai matter in the dissecting
room one knows there is no gainsay-
ing the assertion that they are all
constructed differently. Therefore, all
preachnlent laying down hard and fast
rules governing any particular method
of procedure which one must follow
to arrive at proficiency In the whole
realm OF sports must be taken with
portion Of salt
Concerning the grip. 1t Is an inter
esting fact, and at the same time i
cruel blow to the so called scientific
writer's. that large number Of the
foremost players hold the club in a
manner differeing widely from each
other and also from the classical no
sitions.
One might say these players have
after more or less lengthy period OF
experimentatien been able to cast Oft
the baneful Influences OF his bugship
previously mentioned and to have
nailed up some one Of the many pass
ing afflictions and made pet Of It.
Therefore, Il one finds, after giving
the method prescribed BY his profes-
sional thorough trial, that some
slight or even radical change brings
about better results. he should not look
upon the matter in the light Of brea;c
Ing al the ten commandments ct one
time, bnt should 60 to II. A JonnnIs
Eall or Travis may be the result.
The 1nes bod Of holding the clab IN
the hands which was almost univer
sally In use twenty-five years ago. has
been largely superseded by 5oiuc fcFni
Of the overlapping OF interl0ckihg grip
and there are many who maintain hat
this modern innovation Is Responsible.
for the great strides In proficiency
noted during this period
While there f considerable evidence.
20 back Up this claim. the fact must
not Be lost sIsnt Of that even though
many 6 those who now lead particn-a
larry the prof. sIonal players, do use
the modern grip, the majority Of first
class amateurs. both n this country
ana abroad, still use the old orthodox
grip Or some modification Of i.
emateure 4rknooox:
Hilton, John Bali, Maxwell, Travis,
Iraxers, Chandler, Egan and Chick
Evans al hold the club with the left
tnumo around the shaft, or at least
place i on the side and not on top Of
l, the latter being the chief point Of
distinction between the modern and old
method
POSSIBLY there is q bit OF common
clay or perhaps Il Is bunker sand upon
Of IN which all these variations meet
ana nave their nandicaps adjusted, as
Z were. However, II would seem, after
taking INTO consideration the wonder
gu things done BY apparently differ
emf methods, that it makes little diff;
ference now the club Is held 90 long
q tne swing can pc made with ease,
mo tne pail met properly.
After al golf + game and the real
'iln lies ~ hitting the ball and best
ng ones opn0nentA few other things |
might be mentioned here Is this con-
lectlon which are In the nature OF |
monuments Sunsnine no particular
'Ian eo0u-IeiioWsn1p, five -andtake
able and an ability to be good loser
When We we're all boys together
Town on the farm, before we had cul-
waited the straw taste, ordinary hard
'luer being quite good enough! or I'll
N good terms with the minister's
'ons, wine such as used in the kirk
night be got, 3 swing was divided in
9 three parts.
First. convenient tree or barn
after. Second. q fairly good rope. not
90 strong, for Its breaking often al
eviated the suffering Of the long
walk to school and the morning and
'yening chores. A piece of board jack
Inifed at either end furnished the
bird part.
soifin1 Game.
Even now in the highball days the
wing can be conveniently decided into
hree parts ali same Gaul-- but,
whereas the whole outfit then never
ost bean, all our substance. mentaIi
he limit in order that we NAV he ahle