El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-23

the various clubs and their use. A
few lessons from professional ana
he is fairly on the way to an i'm
proved game.
Good golf calls for the finest grade
of judgment and under varied con-
ditions. The man of good mental
training and superior self-control VIII
always Surpass one whose only
ability is to slug the ball for great
distances and who once in while
really does accomplish a remarka bic
performance In this connection L
have in mind a player who can drive
a ball for over 230 yards every time
and occasionally exceeds 800 yards.
He can get terrific distances with a
brassey, cleek, or mid-iron, and oc-
cassionally putt very well. He Is
man of great physical strength, but
totally lacking in the phase of mental
training that I am trying to describe.
This fellow will outdrive an oppo-
nent anywhere from 10 to 100 yards,
and yet through inability to use his
head frequently be further away from
the pin in two than his slower going
opponent. He may be said to press
every stroke, and when he is called
Upon to make a short stroke either
tops, slices, or OTerplays the distance
Friends have frequently pointed out
his weakness to him and urged him
to practice. but to no purpose. for he
cannot control his temper upon a bad
stroke and has not sufficient head on
him to acquire the sort of judgment
needed.
In the round of golf, where shot
after shot calling for nice calculation
must be played under varied conditions
of lie, stance and distance, one is very
apt to try to do just too much and
meet with disaster. 1t takes a cool
judgment to restrain a man who knows
that he cannot bring off a certain long
shot to a green once in 10 times to be
satisfied with one a shade shorter and
then try to lay his next dead to the
hole
This is an everyday occurrence with
many players and they wonder why
they can never make a creditable
card They say: Il can do much bet
ter at match play than in a stroke
bad holes" Every time they go around
the links they allow leisure to over
come caution and sound Judgment just
enough to mar their card
For instance, they face a 5O0-yard
hole mostly uphill. and in the desire to
get on the green in three strokes mess
two strokes and get home in seven or
eight. On the other hand, if they took
things comparatively easy they would
normally reach just short of the green
or on it in three for a sure six, and
perhaps five.
Accurate club judgment, which Is the
incest sort of a test for the golfer,
plays a very important part in the
exactly which club you need to get
the required distance from various lies
and under different conditions of wind
and ground, you play at a great dis
advantage. The safest rule is to make
a mistake in favor of the club that
will land you beyond the point you de-
sire to reach
There are always abundant POSSIBLE
tiles that will prevent you getting the
ball away sweetly and that will neu-
ra11ze the greater distance you might
get from a true stroke. The secret
II low scoring is a knowledge OF the
clubs you carry in your bag and what
you can get with each of them.
It is these requirements of sound
Judgment and possession of a high or
Ter of self-control that makes golf so
fascinating to the judges on our
our leading professional and
business men. 1t holds their undivided
attention when they are at play, and
hey derive healthfuI exercise walking
'Yer the green turf. 1t provides lust
ne sort Of hard mental gymnastics
nat they require to keep their active
minds from reverting to the office and |
he city.