Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-19
GOLF GOSSIP

thusiasm and the patience to practise
ones game, but some players forget
that practise Is merely ingraining
faults unless 1t be intelligent Some
useful hint came out in a recent issue
of Ladies Golf. written by w. II.
Horne, thu well-known professional
who, It viii be remembered. holds the
worlds record for the longest drive.
He says:
Practise Is very essential If you
wish to improve your ganD, but all
the practise in the world Is OF no use
unless you set about it the right way
and carefully study your shots before
lplaying them. There are several shots
which require more studying than 9TH
ers, and think are the most valuable
of all and It is very important that
they should be played with great ac-
earacy and Judgment.
When going out to practise. pick out
an object to play at. any distinctive
mark will do. as II teaches one to
judge distances. Don't play at the
same object all the time. but change
often and vary the distance and angle
as much as possible IN fact, try to
trick yourself These strokes are
very important, and often make the
difference between good score and
an ignominions failure.
| The Value Of Charge.
Different courses require different
shots TO reach the green. and probably
a different way Of playing them |
think plaving on ones home course
continually does not tend to improve
ones game The player gets so used
to the same style Of approach to the
green that when ne goes to plav ON
strange course, where probably there
Is greater variety of strokes required
Of him. he Is. In way, lost
An excellent club to practise with
Is an iron. varying the distance from
half. three-quarters. to q full shot.
as these are the strokes oftenest re.
auired On nearly all courses. Then
there are different ways Of playing
the maEhie, such as the pitch and run.
and the full pitch to the green; or
sometimes 1t would be unwise 70 play
a mashie at all, and much better
to run the ball with straighter.faced
club. It does not follow because you
are within mashie distance OF the
green that the mashie is the club to
take. Sometimes it Is practically Inn.
possible to stop mashie shot on the
green, the ground not being Of q ma
ture to allow you to pitch the bail
without shooting Off one; therefore, 1t
would be much safer 10 play the run
Eups These are The problems that pre-.
sent themselves to one when PLAYING
and the player who can adapts himself
to the circumstances is the one who
lis the most successful.
Some courses require nearly all
n1ashie play to the hole. The home
player continually playing on such
links gets SO used to that club, he
could never attempt to run ball
when occasion requires. This kind
OF player, when on another course,
thinks 1t very hard luck, after play.
ing a beautiful mashie, to find his
ball kicked away off slope. whereas
Il he had given the stroke little more
attention, and had been able to play
the run-up, he would not have been
kicked away. but come to rest on the
green; therefore It isn't hard luck. as
the player thought. but his not being
able to play the proper stroke reutlir-
ed. Obviously 1t is up to the player
to practise these two very important
strokes pitching and running.
OF course, there are technical
strokes than can be- played with the
mashie. such as putting backcut on
the ball to stop It from running after
the pitch. instead OF making the bali
pitch and run. don't think the ay-
erage golfer had better try these I'M
til he has mastered the more straight.
forward shots.
Use Of the Jioper. As
= think the approach shot to Be
pract1sed Is one from so to 15D Yards.
as you win find that distance euoonl.
passes the usual strokes to Be played
to green. That Is why previously
mentioned the half. threequarters
and full swing with the iron. Players
not being able to spare an iron. 81
play these half or three-dlarter sfots.
viii find jigger the club for them,
How often one gets the very aWk
ward shot. where II Is littls too fIll
for mashie, and not far enough FOL
spared iron stfoke7 You either
have TO put too much into masliie
and lose great deal Of aecuracy, 81
over spare the iron and stand good
chance Of a foozle
That Is just where Tiger Is use
| fnls ass Il IS practically cross Is