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SHOTS OF FAMOUS GOLFERS
Will Anderson Wins Fame by slicing
Ball at Will with No Errors.
TRAvERs MAKES WONDER SHOT
Bycrs fs Expert on Full Brassie Up
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famous golfers like most and the way
they play them is ever an interesting
topic for devoteeo Of the game. both here
and abroad. Much has been written about
Harry vardon. James Braid and J. ii
Taylor. but there are others on the other
side possessing marvellous control over
certain shots. Take. for instance. Arnsud
Massey.
There Is probably no more picturesqds
golfer than this Frenchman. and espe-
cially In playing mashie shots he Is the
personification Of grace. At North Ber-
wick. where hassy perfected the game he
picked up at Biarrttz. modelling his style
something after Horace Hutchinson. but,
of course. more subdued, the full mashis
shot can be effectively played at many Of
the holes.
Massey likes this full shot. but his favor
ite 10 playing the mashie for half
shot. In his address he has the Vardon
grip. with both thumbs down the shaft.
the risht-hand thumb finishing Just q
little above where the grip OF the golf
club begins. The weight Is thrown some
what on he right foot and the body over
hangs tho ball In the upward swing. the
weight Is all on the right foot and the
left knee Is down Just a shade. The club
has been swung. but Ia not exactly az the
perpendicular. The LETT arm Is almost
straight. The body Is not dropped at all.
The finish Of the stroke Is an exceed
lnsly easy one. One would think that
there was nothing more than the weight
of the club coming through on the ball
from the swing. but Massey gets q little
power from the right foot and follows
the ball I'LL the weight Is oil naturally on
the left. II Is an essy, graceful shot,
and a very simple one. as the Frenchmar
plays II.
Herd Great ON Full Brassie.
Although there Is no shot which Alex
ander Herd. the English professional. does
not play well. he Is at his best when he
ls'required to play full brassy or full
lroh In heavy wind. Reared on st. An
drew's. where the gusty wind and the
open exposed course soon compel the
young golfer to learn how TO play the
wind. no, matter from what part OF the
compass II may blow. SANDY" Herd has
perhaps an advantage OF all other pro-
fessionals when the day is blustery.
In playing the full iron shot, the stance
Is easy; In fact. the address Is as ortho-
dox as can be. His grip Is the old st.
Andrews one. In so far as there Is no
lnterloeklng. but the right thumb Is down
the shaft. not around II. as Is usual with
st. Andrews men. and the left hand Is
very well over. In the upward swing.
the left knee has Just bent little. but
the swing is entirely a body one. The
weight has been transferred TO the right
foot, but the left foot stu retains almost
It's original position. and does not rise
from the ground in any way.
At the finish of the swing the hands
are well ", the weight OF the body has
Travelled after the club and Is now on
the left foot. but the right foot Is stu
on the ground. II Is noticeable that when
the ball Gets away Herd sull has his head
down, although many consider he could
play the shot blind" "
Horne Longest Driver.
As for driving. W. H. Horne. the
Chertzey professional. IL considered the
longest driver in the world. James Braid
Is credited with the longest drive. bu,
Horne's drive Of sSS yards at North Ber-
wick on July !. 1919. is the most thor
oughly vouehed distance in England
In any event, Horne's favorite shot 4
the fun drive. Hornes stance Is wide
and he Is well away from the ball The
grip 10 lnteriocked. but the thumbs arr
not down. but are over the shaft. Tbs
swing Is free and very full, but there
, Is not much body action. The hands
1 are raised very high. but there Is nC
suggestion Of overswinging. the club be.
Ing under perfect control From this
position, Horne gets a tremendous swing
I He Is tall and powerfully built and once
he begins the forward motion, the secret
OF the remarkable distance he can gel
from the tee reveals itself. His swins
is perfect. The left foot Is kept thor.
oughly IN position. There Is q eomplet'
control over the body and the right les
does not bend very much. but the Who'll.
attitude Of the body Is that Il has failer
4 In perfect control AFTER the Dali, anu ths
polse at the finish Of the stroke Is alb
solutely correct.
In the opinion OF Harry vsrdon. th'
acme Of control lies in the ability Il
slice or pull ball at will On occasion
vardon has extriested himself from
tight places BY resorting to this form
Of master shots. but II Is doubtful II am
one has the pulled ball down to such I
point Of science as had the late VS.
Anderson.
Anderson starties Opponents.
IL was over al Oakland fully twelvi
years ago. when the course at Bayssd'
consisted Of nine holes. that Andersen
had q chance 10 show his wonderful
eleverness IN this line. Being the Bal
tusrpi professional at the time. Ander