Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-06
The Overlapping

| Nardon, Braid and Ray all use the
overlapping grip. This to many is proof
enough that such n grip is the only cor
rect one. They forget that Vardon, Braid
and Ray all began with this grip and
| therefore found in 1t the comfort and
| aaturalness desired. They would very
likely have been quite as successful with
| almost any other type.
t Ike the case of the leading amateurs
OF Notwithstanding Travers, Travis.
Gardner, Ouimet. Kirkby, Marston and
Evans. There never was a great variety
of grips for different shots. yet none OF
these has ever used the overlapping or
Vardon style
Various Grips
In the use OF their wooden clubs, Ira
vers, kirkby, Marston and Gardner all
use the old-fashioned V-grip. Travis uses
the same with the right hand further
under. Evans uses grip with both thumbs
down the shaft, but otherwise there is
no overlapping or interlocking. Ouimet
uses the interlocking with the little finger
of his right hand and the forefinger of
his left hooked together Yet with these
wife varieties all have been successful.
In iron play there is still a greater
sniff Chick Evans employs the same grip
straight through. KirlSby. in iron shots.
uses the overlapping system, while Ira
vers sticks to the V-grip, but changes this
slightly by putting the tip of his right
thumb on the shaft to obtain greater
steadiness and a keener touch.
Four of the greatest iron players Amer
lea has ever produced, in regard to accu-
racy at least, are Travers. Travis. Carter
and Evans. Yet all four employ widely
different grips for practically the same
results. Travis has his right hand we'll i
under with his right thumb away from
the shaft Travers has his right hand well
over with his right thumb tip pressing
on the shaft; Evans has both thumbs
down the shaft; Carter uses the overlap
ping. Yet these four are all masters OF
the iron,
The Leader
Naming the best iron player among |
American amateurs is hard assign |
ment, Yet IL 1t were left TO a vote of |
the prose who have seen all play. we |
believe the honor would be awarded to |
Phil Carter. Carter plays an iron more |
in the professional fashion than any other |
amateur we know of, unless It be Chick |
Evans. Evans or Travers will make a /
greater number OF brilliant shots than
Carter will, but for deadly steadiness and |
control he has hardly an equal. Donald
Ross recently paid great tribute to Car
ter's iron play II have never seen an
amateur in America" he said, who has
such wonderful control OF a low iron shot
have seen others who could get the
same backspin on high pitch. but Carter /
can get il without humping the ball
nearly so high in the air BY keeping his
shots fairly low he can get much better
direction and keep better control in every
way Then, too, he has a sure crlspness
10 his shots firmness that one seldom
sees in an amateur.
1T is remarkable thing to see, even
under pressure, how many OF his APP
'roach shots from $50 yards away up
70 so move on a low, dead line TO the
pin. and how quickly they putt up. once
hey strike the turf"
Carter" continued Ross. never lets
lis hands come up. They are always
ow; low In starting the stroke, low at
he moment OF impact and low at the
Inish."
Returning to the subject matter Of