Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-14

Local golfers are we'll acquainted
with +. A. Baughman a former Mar
shalltown man now of Chicago, who
each summer spends his vacation
here playing on the local course.
Baughman is student of the game
and has spent years trying to perfect
his play.
Local golfers will appreciate the
Following interview with Baughman
on the correct form for the golf
stroke by Jack Hoas In the Chicago
Evening Post:
e. a. Baughman. OF haywood, ia
clever golfer and close student Of
the game. To tell the truth. he would
be better golfer IL he had not paid
so close attention to the theories of
the game, but when such a golfer
finally settles down and adopts &
fixed system IL lis quite apt to be the
correct one. Baughman plays left
handed, and this has been something
of handicap to him. az IL Is hard
Tor t-handed professional to
follow every movement OF left
handed pupil and detect his faults as
readily as he would il the pupil were
right handed and swung in the same
manner as his instructor.
'BauShman loves golf, aud has
spent years In studying the different
strokes and perfecting his game up
tc its present standard He spent
much of his leisure time during the
last summer following the great pro-
tessiona. stars and observing their
methods. Baughman watched Barnes
and Hutchinson during the western
open championship at Olympia fields,
end he was present at every exhibit
ton match that Harry Vardon and
Edward Ray played In Chicago. met
him ut the Athletic club last even
ing and he summed the whole stu
alton up as follows:
Baushman Has the Dope.
g IN tell you what 1t is. Jack: the
average golfer has the wrong idea.
don't knew as 1t is the instructors
fault. but most men get the idea that
they must hit golf ball hard. They
ere taught to wind up (pivot) on the
beck swing. and II seems as IL the
professional swings with all the
strength in his arms and body, but,
as n matter OF fact. they don't do
anything of the kind.
After watching Vardon, Ray.
Hutchison, Barnes, Dicgel, Ayton and
the other great stars. l am convinced
that the body has nothing TO do with
golf. In fact. the foot action and pIy-
OF Is only to get the body out of the
way. and all of these players rely
entirely upon the strength of their
hands and arms to get distance.
Compare the hands of vardon, Ray.
Barnes or Bobbie Jones with those Of
the average golfer. and you'll see at
once why they are able to drive a
golf ball farther.
Here's the Right Way.
. don't like to criticize the meth
DDS of the average golf instructor.
and what they tell you to do Is UNI
doubtedly intended to make you
eliminate all sway and body action
during the stroke. but they do not
ell you 80, and, consequently, the
pupil Is laboring in the dark and Is
ofttimes trying to do exactly the
wrong thing. This was quite true in
my case. and 1t was only after
watching those great pros last sum
mer that l caught the right idea of
what was supposed to do. and. my
game has improved ever since.
My own experience has con-
WINGED ME that the average pupil is
not well enough grounded in the fun
damentals. The pro forgets that the
pupil hasn't even the haziest notion
Of how to hit anything with club.
and he rushes him on too fast and
gives him advanced stuff long before
the pupil has properly digested the
A. B. C's. Of golf.
:" If pro had taught me how to
place my feet and grasp the club In
my fingers, and then said, Now, keep