Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09

well satisfied with the Country ciuh ss
y pa.ueheld for the Philadelphia omen
utle last week. It was thouaht b,, thn
galleries and by the players themsetves
lhRt there would be some phenomenal
scoi'hg' but this did not prove 10 be the
practically every hole is only 4. drive
ana pitch" said Gl! Nichols. "and a
L1enoW ought to get 70 every trip. 1
didn't use my brassle except To drive
win u more than few times The
putt" 4' w Vou'H"
There was much moaning over the
@ @pIacernent of the holes. As usual, In
local tournaments care seemed to have
been taken to place the cup In the most
deceptive places on the whole greene.
81. Ihe result was that long puts, losing
.helr momentum as they approached the
mole. would ourl away or stop short, re-
curing that maddening extra tap 10 tin
II In: The home hole was the worst
omeneer, While no player on a strange
green expects to roll his ball down a
trough into the hole, II would seem as II
he were entitled to a little consideration
and that the hole might be placed where
he would have half chance with the
long ones.
Speaking Of holes, there was some talk
OF getting up petition to make holes
io'5S' hl h'e AutuTe
Miss NJ. Naylor, playing with Mrs
Caleb Fox recently, topped her ball with
her brassie so heavily going to the sew
enth at the Cricket Club, that her ball
bounced backward several feet.
THAT must be ouimet's boomerang
shot" she remarked. I'm not sure |
like II, though" And she reiterated this
remark when she topped her ball six
times going up the hill. Finally she de-
cided II was her stance and then ended
her troubles with an iron.
HOW TO MAKE A SWELL DRIVE:
To do this do not swing on the ball and
miss, Tee the ball well up in order to
be sure at least Of getting a piece Of It,"
Use as little sand as possible and remem-
Der that a high tee affects ones playing
through the green.
The stance is the most important thing
in making a good drive. Do not stand too
near or too far from the ball. stand Just
right. Do not stand pigeon-toed, as this
does not look nice.
The grip is very important. Be sure to
hold tho club Just right.
The preliminary waggle Is the most i'm
portant thing. This is the golfers chance
to think over all the other bum drives he
has made, to wonder where this one Is
In his bag, to shift his feet, and get things
out Of gear In general.
Just as the golfer thinks the ball is
woozling away In kind of haze, and he
feels himself on the verge of a collapse,
he should suddenly snatch back his club
taking 1t back slowly, but not too slow,
At the top OF the swing do not wonder Il
the face of the club Is turned In the
wrong direction or II you are in range OF
the ball, Do not bring the stroke forward
too quickly or too slowly. II the player
sees he Is going to hit the ball. he should
yell at once practice shot," thus saving
himself the trouble of explaining later tO
his exponent.
II he thinks he will hit the ball, he
should not hit the ground behind It nor
in front. Hit the ball In the middle with
great power. 1t is better to get ''pieee
OF 1t" than to miss, When hitting be
sure to knock 1t of the tee,
This In short Is the secret of driving,
II the ball goes 300 yards 1t Ia said to be
a 'swell drive"