Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
EVANS TELLS OF
BUNKER SHOTS
Declares Sand Must Force
Out Ball for Per.
feet Play. =.
DESCRIBES THE METHOD
By CHARLES ,(CHICK) EVANS, JR.
I noticed last evening that I ahnUad

l noticed last evening that / showed
tendency to lean over too much
on my mashie shots, but. IL held my
weight steady, as 1t was, on the back
ward stroke, instead of swaying back,
they went fine with the full follow
through. noticed. too, that the balls
often flew unevenly. even when I hit
them right. This was occasioned partly
by the lie, or to something getting in
between the clubface and the ball at
the moment of impact, but principally I
consider this trouble due to the balls
themselves The average golfer collects
balls Of all kinds and ages for practice
and this frequently proves to be mis-
take. -
There are many different kinds Of
practicing. but il your kind, like mine,
is going out and hitting a great many
balls, It is well to be careful of their
kind and condition. do not recon-
mend any particular. kind of balls. but
having chosen I do recommend sticking
to ones choice for whole season. A
man must know his ball, for every make
differs a little and that little difference
can easily prove ones undoing in a
close match. Therefore, l recommend
using the same kind Of balls for practice.
being careful to see that they are not
cracked or otherwise defective, for in
such case nothing can be learned from
their flight. rss' r.'."
Tries Loose Grip ....
In trying out a few puts yesterday
in the closing hours Of daylight was
anxious to see how the loose grip
worked. l did not have much success at
first, and found that I was pot swing
ing back properly. My wrist was too
tight. but by loosening up and bending it
easily back straight I got results.
found that It was very important to
bear in mind the fact that the stroke
must not be stopped at the impact. You
must swing Just as II the ball were not
there. That loose grip used on the full
shots with irons was a great help. too,
and it caused me to relax my body to
fine advantage.
On bunker shots I was quickly brought
to realize that the stroke I have been
using is wrong. There Is only. one
right way to play q bunker shot. and
that is to play the sand behind the ball,
but my fault was taking UP too long a
shot, but the ciubhead must keep on
going into follow through. The sand
forces the ball out. and It is surprising
how nicely the ball comes out. and this
shot Is especially necessary II you are
close to a bank or cop I have had
many disaster playing bunker shots
Clean" That cleanly hit shot from a
trap when you are lying well .(of course,
there is only one shot to play when
lying badly. and thtt is to hit the sand
behind the balD REQUIRES absolutely ac-
curate hitting. 30 accurate must II be
to be successful that It Is hardly worth
the attempt. No matter how expert
you may be, the odds are against you
Simple Matter
II you do not quite get 1t the ball will
90 very great deal further than you
planned. OF course. II you are lying in
the center pf the trap and need distance
you must Nake the ball frst and then
sand, but you must remember that your
chance Of getting q good shot depends
surface. have heard people loudly ac-
claim a. brassie. or spoon shot out OF
bunker. The height of the cop or side
to be cleared ought to have q great deal
TO do with the cheering, for the actual
hitting OF clean shot With a brassie.
or spoon. is a simple matter compared
to hitting nibiick shot clean. For the
niblick shot. out Of bunker, II / hit
almost straight down and up again about
a half inch behind the ball making the
clubhead come through again a half
inch on the other side. then the ball
would come out all right and then i
should be able to give II some kind of
judgment The weight OF different sands
In mass must be taken into consideration
also. - @