The evening world., 1920-07-24
Dose No. S-MORE ABOUT THE PIVOT.

CONTINUING my remarks about
the pivot, I may mention that
Mr.. Hilton has quite an abbre-
Waited style, by which mean that he
does not look at the ball over the point
OF his left shoulder when at the top of
hts swing. AS a matter of fact, /
should think that Mr.. Hilton pivots
less than any other first,class golfer.
That / am sure, accounts in great
measure for his splendid accuracy OF
direction. Harry Vardon, considering
the length Of his swing. turns the
shoulders less than any one else, and
these two facts concerning Hilton and
Vardon explain to you the reason for
their remarkable aptitude for keeping
on the middle OF the fairway.
Having mentioned the cases Of two
famous players to drive home one Of
my points. l may as we'll tell you OF
=. directly opposite case. l have men
/ toned the twisted LEFT foot that sends
| the heel round until it points in the
direction Of the hole. Well, there is
one famous professional who does
/ pivot from the left foot-but there Is
/ only ono
In this case, however, he manages
to get his foot back to the proper po-
sition by the time the club comes In
contact with the ball. The player
refer to is Arnaud Massey, but you
viii be very unwise II you try to copy
him. Somehow, his fault went to him
naturally, and he was specially gifted
; vnytfh 1al haf m
correct what any one, possibly him
self, who knows the game will tell
you is a distinct fault.
Two Kinds Of Stance.
Tho question of stance is a matter
OF Importance, just as great as the
decision to play left-handed or right
handed There are two kinds OF
stance-the open" in which the right
foot is nearer to the line of higni
than the left, and the square" in
which the feet are equidistant from
that line. For the purpose OF grasp
ing this clearly, you must, in your
} Imagination, continue the intended
line Of flight for a yard behind the
ball
If you have any complaints about
your play, you should try these two
stances, and see which is the one fol
you. There are exceptions. but, gen,
orally speaking / should say that the
best stance Is the square" one.
found 1t to be the best, but, before
made the discovery, l went through
a trying time Of aggravating cutting
OF tee shots.
When q Slight Fault 10 Serious.
The fault in the flight OF the bal
was not a particularly aocentuated
one, but enough TO annoy and l have
always gone on the principle that {
slight fault which Is constant is seri
Gus, because, at any time, a minol
complaint may develop into a seTiou
disease, unless checked as soon as pos
sible. tried different things to effec
a cure, but all failed until / adOpeC
p the simple measure Of placing tn,
right foot a little further back, so thai
II a line had been drawn from m!
left toe to the right It would hav
been parallel with the correct line o
flight.
Slicing, cutting, and pushing the bal
!. out to the right OF the fairway ar
among the most common of golhn
errors, and II you find yourself com
Q uniting them, try the square" stance
and II is highly probable that tn
remedy will be found.
= The Square" Stance.
In changing your stance from tn
"open" to the square" Il am assuu
ing that some OF you will try this
do not put the left foot forward {
the position, but withdraw your rigt
foot trihe until you have got you
o toes in the position l have described
Another thing to remember Is tina
your right foot should be straigh
and your left foot at an angle {
= about forty-tive degrees to the imag
Y nary line have referred TO. That a
rangement OF feet is most importan
for the transference OF the bodi
weight from the right foot TO the lie
a. the ball IL hit 70 made q smooth,