Evening star., 1916-06-12
LITTLE GOLF TALKS.
Sllclng and Pulling Hard to Over.
come-Some Preventives

oie OF 'he hardest things in the world
is TO stop a confirmed slicer from plav
ing this ball. of all balls the worst shot
IN the golfers category. The slice is
largely due to the fact that as the club
Is brought down IT is drawn across
the ball and the resultant spin forces
the pellet to spin from left to right.
causing the curve. Almost every one is
stronger in the right hand than in the
left and the tendency is to carry the
club up with the right hand rather thai
turning the left wrist under and per-
mitting 1t to do the major part Of the
work. The stance has sometimes a lot
to do with the flight of the ball. II the
ball is placed at a spot much nearer
the left foot than the right, the club
head viii have already reached the
farthest point in its outward swing
before it meets the ball and will be in
process of being drown in. The follow
through is not the essential part of the
stroke. 1t has been contended that the
golf1ng stroke is a sweep rather than
hit. but this cannot be SO. as a great
many fine players have no follow
through at all beyond the continuance
Of an even swing after meeting the
ball in order to preserve tho rhythm of
the stroke. The backstroke IL the part
which 1t Is necessary to perform right.
evil Of the slice Is exaggerated, and the
lVardonesque upright swing is unde-
niab1y the one to use. One of the cures
for a chronic slice Hes in keeping the
mitting the right hand and wrist to
get in their work the club head
nears the ball.
pull which can be controlled is an
enviable thing to possess. as the ball
seems to have no limit in length: but
the horrible hook which ends at right
angles to the line OF play is one of
the hardest evils to correct in the cal
endar of the golfers difficulties. The
| cure for this is the exact opposite of
the remedy for the slice. as II will
| usually be found that the left elbow
is drawn in to the side SO closely that
| 1t prevents the arms from following
| the stroke. Another contributing fac
! body may be pushed into the stroke
| too soon. and In the effort to preserve
the uniformity OF the stroke the right
wrist turns too far over. causing the
/ will help materially toward reducing 9
| the pull by subordinating the right
i hand to it's proper relationship with
! the left
as with the closed stance the club hits
the ball on its downward swing and
before the wrists have time to get in
their proper action.
The proper coordination of shoulders
wrists. body and feet is very i'm.
portant factor in the component parts
of the true swing. Footwork counts
great deal. together with the riEhl
turn Of the hips as the clubhead goe.
through the ball. Sometimes the wrist,
are allowed to get slightly in from
Of the clubhead and the ball IL strucl
In the shank Of the instrument. Thi,
happens moro frequently with TN,
mashie than with any other club AM,
is one Of the hardest faults and tbs
most vfrulent in the mysterious worIf
of missed shots. II the ball is socketeT
often the player would do well to SLOW
up his backstroke and to concentrat,
his attention on attaining smooth
even swing with this most satisfa ctor,
lof clubs when played we'll The bod
must not be allowed to have the small
est suggestion of sway. as, II n /,
swayed forward the hands are pushet
out and in front and the ball is in CON
sequence struck in the shank OF RI.
club. Swing back slowly. keep the evs
on the ball and remember that the cIIt
is built for the purpose of raising m.
sphere. and the player should enconnt.,
no difhculty with the mashie.