The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-06
GOLF TUTORS AND PUPILS
LEARNING NEW METHODS
Few Instructors Nowadays Try to Force Style on Begin
ners Which Does Not Suit Them-Watch the
Professionals Closely Now.

OF Interest was whether the man in ques-
ton wa q good ~greenkeeper or was
handy about the curse, attending to MS
duties with little trouble. Hut since that
time hundreds and thousands of women
have begun to play the game. little chill
dren have been taught, and the profess
sional has become much more or u per-
sonal friend than In bygone days. Now
the subject OF teaching ability and per-
sonality has caused the lima decisions.
II IL not 90 be expected that the in
huence Of such people would be lost on
the professional. nor hat he could fail
to see the path which he must tread IL
he would make himself more and more
valuable. As a result the professional
who was wise took more interest In his
pupils. and to-day within a hundred
miles radius Of New York city are at
least a half hundred pros who are be-
love- by the members.
Kindly Pros. Beloved.
II IL needless TO mention names still.
what golfer Is there who does not feel
more In love with the game after gazing
into the kindly face OF George Strath.
who listens with such evident concern
TO The golfers tales Of WOO or happiness.
or sees Jack Mackie out by the orchard
at D~unwoodie. or Jack Iiobens down by
the big tree ut the first hole At f.ngle-
wood getting the kinks out Of a drive
OF some club member. Patience is writ
ten all over the efforts OF Iiobens. and
when the ball flies straight and true
what golfc- can help but feel the power
or the man. We might go on md give
many other instances OF similar import.
all or which would tend TO show that
there has been a change in the attitude
both or the professional and tho member.
From time 20 time We hear from "A
golfer that he did not have success with
such and such Il professional because the
latter forced him TO adopt the style
which was that OF the professional. THIS
in some cases is a had fault. not TO
take into sufficient account the physical
attachments OF the golfer. bu, II is not
a a idea IL the learner IL altogether
new AZ the game. and wha, Is more i'm
portan,, the professional has a game
which is founded upon a reasonably cor
rect style. No man should ever force
upon another a style which his own
physical parts makes good for him.
II you stand near the first tee AT some
championship meeting you will see
a hundred different styles OF driving al,
made 80 by n personal o. ph~sica,
choice M 10 a few years ago the pupils
OF all these players with the varied
swings woul have been taught TO swing
~ did their teachers. but to-day finds
most OF the professionals su!,ing the
height II weight and seeming Strength
and ap;ness n kcerness 10 the part
GUAR style which these attributes would
warrant.
You canno: come as near 20 Vardon IN
execution by trying To copy his style
when 1t :s II laborious act TO do SO. as
by adopting "a your own pccu, .ari;.es
a style which approaches hi. Ard the
fact that the professionals Of the ooun-
try as never before realize this fact
causes me tn say that 7 believe In Tia.
past five years their teaching nhility and
iCowess has increased 100 per cen;