Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
PLAYERS WATCH
GOLF BALL LIE
Even Experts Anxious
What Fate Hands Out
pF After the Drive
CAUSES MANY UPSETS
By CHARLES ("CHICK") EVANS

BY CHARLES C'CHlCk') ENANo
I suppose that the thought uppermost
In every golfers mind after he has sent
a ball flying down a course Is whether
he will find his ball lying cupped or
teed up on the grass, or just wnat rate
will hand him. That I know Is the
first thought that flashes through my
mind and to most true golfers, whatever
tho result, they are happy.
g.. Ifitbe lie is good and offers an op-
portunitv for good secnd shot, there 10
Joy in that. II 1t is .cupped' a t,,,, pou
lam ia presented which is not without
its' measures, while IL the ball Is on a
down slope or on an incline there is
enough of a puzzle about the pla! 10
make, II exceedingly interesting:
J1verv player knows instinctiIeiy
when club meets ball whether he mas
gotten away a good shot. II II 81
that he has wished for he has teer.S
that his lie is going TO De soou ,.a,,s
si,,, eiIed with a spirit of expectancy
H,at is neculiarly a fascination OF goit
as distinguished from all other sames
'Bes, Often Slip ,,,,, -.
: The hest of shots. as we all Know oh'y
go ,,eIi can come to rest In q neel i'iai
or n aiyot. while a shot playea ifo't !"
, n.c,,,iar,v unfavorable situation may
rive us as recompense O. peau''.a. ,noi
During ~ round the luck IN TINS 'ssp, ss,,t
IA pretty fairly split up, so Una, ,,uo,,s :. ~ of
really much bearing on the ou'e'
"a match. ,-.,,v nlayers
,rhnse ordinary shots have been wen
a,a,,a, nlaved to win, but VINO nay
inst o,,t because they couldn't neso''a'e
-" what every player should remenpts men %,s
IA that IL his ball Is lying ,,,,ar ~en, rvay,
: shot must be played in a particua ,,hnn
1rar too MANY players realize oniy ,,,,a NE -
.ha,, are in some obvious difficulty nNe . .
h,,nker that their stance ana s'i0N~
must differ from the ordinary .
!. Cut the Turf ,,nnsd
When the ball is only sngn,,s .hs turf
tile best plan is to cut throus "nnt Under
in order to make a direct snot' .aya IN
49, Az circumstances most Of US TAKE ~
,ron hut 7 know that many great In
, ~ hetter results with the brass,e. ,,,a
! using the brassie an inch or two .,.rf
Tho Rail ia the placs to take the nn.a
.sf'ot course. II The ball Is deeply cuppsu ~
& .ns, on iron should be USED. Az ,s
season of the yeai, when the grou"u oon.
! nastt,, xve,, hardened, a player mus. oo., a,
sEer' this fact before he attempts "
take turf, as he may meet WIN my .he
re.istance than he anticipates ns.ah,
ground seems too unyieldins, .,,,,
shot with the club coming down .uS, ~
Ss,o,y the center Of the ball and stopp'as
s when the club hits the bail ID ''"e''
: be the best possible, :. used
4 Too tight grip should no. re n.,1
in a "stab" shot, as you want ,he oa,
/. TO rise, and this cannot we'll De uomt ...,
unless the grip is fairly reiaNeu JUS
a when the club face hits the hall ~
/ Stand Forward .... ~ -,
!. some noted professionals assert VIZ,
(, reason. that when your ball Is hans'ht
4.on, a down slope Iths player should s'ant
I. trife more forward than usuai. ~
this way there Is less chance OF 'th'
club striking the slope before IT reache,
the ball There should be trine NOR
weight on the right leg than usual IL
order to preserve balance.
! When the lie Is uphill the metno'
should be reversed and the player shouit
take his stance little behind the pal
In. order to avoid having the club dig
, ,ging the ground in front OF the pal
= afteriit Is. hits : -
I The foregoing are good golf points
q any time, but particularly pertineh