The evening world., 1920-07-19

" practical knoWleuges not Ohly |
on my own experience but
else that Of the masters whom imi-
tated and copied In the days OF my |
boyhood with all the shamelessness
Of plasiaristic youth.
An the hints and helpful wrinkles
that I thieved so unblushlngly would |
have Seen useless to me had 1 not
practisod them with club and ball. |
A. Il was with me, 90 II was with you; |
whatever write here win be OF small
use 70 you unless you put my state
ments 20 the test with the actual i'm
PIGMENTS OF the game.
Ny advice - TO practise and prac-
fiae again.
Different Methods Of Gripping.
What about your grip7 DO you
overlap 90 that the handle of the
shaft is resting in your fingers? DO
you use the two-V grip in which the
shaft is partly In the palm and partly
IN the fingers7 Or have you got the
hodiker'B clutch In which the knuckles
OF your right hand are pointing 20
the ground when you address the
ban8
y
OF grips. and have come to the very
firm conclusion that there IL moth
ing 90 good as the overlap in which
che small finger of The right hand
e placed over the knuclSle OF the
forehnger Of the left The positions
OF the hands will not be correct I'M
less the small finger OF the right
hand Is placed on the top OF the fore
niger OF the left, and not between
n
grip found that sliced, and prac-
Used six months before this fault
disappeared. Ben Sayers had the
same experience. but in his case, as
well as mine, as he has told me. the
beneft derived was well worth all
the trouble expended.
Your fingers must be close together
IN this grip or II IL not possible TO get
that all-one-hand feel as you swing
your club. Another important thing
10 notice IL that the thumb OF your
right hand IL firmly, but not strain
edly pressed against the root OF the
forefinger. Pay particular attention
70 this point. Get hold of your driver,
tale II on the full Journey of an up
ewing, until the club has reached the
horizontal that 10, and then stop
there.
II the shaft Of your club has
dropped into the web between your
thumb and forehnger you did not pay
enough attention 20 the placing of
them. You had not made the "V"
small enough. You can easily mag
inc that Just as that fateflll part of a
clubs swing is arrived at there must
be some loss OF accuracy should the
shaft Of the club slide down between
the thumb and foredinger.
Should that seem a small matter to
you. change your mind about it II is
very important, and may be the cause
OF some OF your bad shots. You|can
prevent II II you will close your
thumb and forennger in the way ]
mention, for when the club stops In
order TO change its direction down.
ward II will be poised steadily upon
the thumb in such a manner that that
change OF direction 10 accomplished
without any sacrifice OF accuracy or
Umoothness OF motion.
Importance Of the Left Hand.
II you get this overlap correctly
you will ind. when addressing the
= bali, that the thumb of your left
= hand is pointing to the back OF th'
head OF the driver, and the thumb oil
your right hand at the face OF the
club. Do not let the thumb OF YOU
right hand entwtne the shaft OF thu
club, because that would let you II
for that slide at the top of thu
swing between thumb and forefingeT
In placing your left hand roun'
- the club you get 1t just so far owe
that you can see the knuclles OF tn
hrst three fingers. That will b
y found a fairly good guide as I
whether the tirst part Of your grip /
all right.
When you have got the left han
accurately placed the right hand wi
6t In nice and easily, Just as II tn
.-n overlapping method was the onl
possible natural way Of taking hol
4, OF club. Moreover, as you al
probably aware, the left hand is IN
guiding hand at golf, and, therefor
~ the placing OF II Is a matter OF TIRE
go far wrong with II II you will plat
II on the club in the manner hay
pointed out.
Avoid getting the left hand knucIsl,
= underneath the club, or you will sli'
for a certainty.
Here Is my summing up OF the sc
~ grips;
~ Place your left hand on the driv
y with the thumb pointing TO the bai
! Of the head. and In such manner thu
while addressing the ball, you can =
gers.
The little finger OF your right hal
should overlap the forehnger OF 20
left hand; the right thumb should
= pointing 10 the face OF the clubhe
and held closely TO the forefnger
as 10 shut up the webbing betwe
thumb and forehnger.
All the fingers should be closed [
Bether. and when you have done IN
your two hands will feel like one.
II 10 a common practice amo
players 20 turn the head OF the cl
st away from the ball before START
the upswing. To do that Is not NJ
essary " you use the grip / ha
described.
Turning the wrists and the ciu
head over at the start OF the swi
- merely a method OF remedying
tra fault which generally takes the shu
Of getting the Snuckles OF the I