New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

-.,r. many errors in stroke play
,e sc common 20 all beginners IN
VIZ" .crnis. but DO is not always easy
ia"" royico 10 discover where ms
iN eve One looks at the pictures
isul's Good form and reads the IN
EMOTIONS, and then goes ou' 10 pI'
80 execution what has oeen stuuleu.
!. sser,s easy. and many BEGINNERS
IN mo bad habits IN ohssiul lgho-
So of the trouble that causes mem
r.. think they are following the
- ~, thew have studied for good form
~. 80 some experienced player tells
.ler, Of their errors.
;s no easy task 90 see your own
,..i.s and. for this reason, IT, is an
..~-~eiiert plan 20 practise swinging inc
e.. In 'front.' of q large mirror wneh
iSeaS,tl 20 watch the style of the
l.sotes being rractised and sec n they
risvcd as required by the dictates
The absence Of a professiona
IN even The mirror test IS not al
eyse-' ss+isfsctorv. and / have planned
.'!low bv photographs some OF the
W -,o.+ common TO beginners, so
e....bev NAV identify their own ms
ms bv locking 81 these pictures; A
.a-sfrl study Of the Illustrations Whlcil
.s.o-,narv this chapter may show some
- ~ stumbling blocks IN making
Ground strokes. ,- -.
TIE same troubles that have been
3,s,r.bed in the chapter on the errors
efbscirrers in positions and grips also
univ In stroke play. The snort STlt
-tfio racket and the resulting short
-, are deadly faults that viii pre-
80 che bcr.uner from ever making
$3.50 strokes. These two travel TO-
sss.ber hand in hand, and when one is
ssNwiratod the other disappears win
q so they are doubly important 10
conquer e. - ,
.l.,..',s sbov,n I'm the illustration of a
roor backhand stroke. another WeaA'
Iess haDdica0s the player. There is no
rower Doc e. stroke made 10 thls way
and. whom combined with @ snort Gtlo'
tsis position so cramps the player ma,
he has 10 chance az all Tor a lQll
stroke 40 the ball. When the Welsh-
cannot swing with the arm, and me
reach is cut of by the short racket,
what chance has the ball got for good
Standing upright. with fat feet, the
weight down on the heels, and WIN
stiff knees. also prevents the DodE'
swing and follow-through that are
reeded to- make a good stroke. one
las got 10 throw himself az the ball
so 20 sneak. not wait Tor 70 20 come
20 him and then push 10 away again.
Pr-inrcrs often fall into the haoh
o. fghtug the ball away from them
j. IS not uncommon TO see "a movie.
centre all attention on the simple
EFFORT 10 push the ball away as though
he we're afraid TO would bite him. Tic
riycs n0 heed 90 how he hits the ball
or where Dee knocks it; all that hC
wants is 10 get 10 away from him and
back over the net again.
This q bad habit Of mind 10 get
lcto. You want 90 get more the dea
o. jumping 90 the ball 10 punish H.
and put enough steam i'm the stroke
80 that 10 becomes an attack against
the a'versarv. Soon you viii find II
lot difficult 20 aim or place the sho'
also. and then the attack becomes
toubiv effective.
Never under any circumstances move
backward when the stroke Is beine
made. All power will be robbed from
the blow IF your weight is moving
away from the ball instead of toward
t. A constant error Of beginners IS
70 move up too close 90 the ball as Il
tpproaches and then 10 step back as
they strike. No habit could be worse
than this They get in close for fear
that the ball viii come short and that
they VIII not have time TO 60 forward
70 meet &. but If they will cultivate
,te bending position and jump at the
BAN each time they viii find 1T much
letter 70 tay we'll back Of where they
expect D. to bound and then TO move
forward stead of backward to meet t.
Few beginners ever realize that It is
Necessary 90 have the body abreast OF
the ball when 10 is hit. They think II