Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-16
GOLF PANS AND FANcIEs :
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j H. w. Wilson won the mems fiae
tournament Friday and Mrs. H. w
Keel the women's tournament; J. G.
Carlson and Mrs. Bruce Hurd were
seconds. Mr.. Wilson had qualified
for SO but ended the nine holes with
5 strokes due. With four he made
No. 1 and with the other landed on
the green Of No. 2. Carlson had 8
over when he finished the course but
did not make as great distance. Mrs.
Keel had three to spare at the end
Of the course. Forty entries with
33 players made an interesting
game. The course was In fine con.
dition and dozen players scored
above their averages. The tOurna-
ment committee, H. w. Keel and B.
G. Hurd, is arranging for another
tournament soon.
i The frame Of the new club house Is
up and in another week will be en-
closed. The more the club members
see 1t the better they like it.
H. w. Keel and Bruce Hurd have
been appointed. by the president as
the tournament committee for the
year. They will have charge Of all
tournaments. One will be for the
handsome Golfers Magazine cup
which has been given to the club BY
those who subscribed for the maya
zine. It will remain as an ornament
to the club house but the winner In
the contest for its honors each year
will have his or her name engraved
on the cup with the year in which
1t was won. The playing will be
open to all members.
Three generations, G. A. Rogers,
A. P. Rogers and George Hurd were
playing a threesome the other day
and the second generation won, with
the youngest second, the scores be-
ing 61-60-47.
In the flag tournament Mrs. Bruce
Hurd played absolutely to average
form. She had turned in an aver
age for her cards Of IS for the nine
holes and when she had played 50
strokes her ball was In the cup on
the ninth green. That Is some sys-
tenn. All other players made either
more or less than their averages.
Curing . "Top"
Pro Nelson in Topeka State Jour-
nal: Every golfer tops. This should
be encouraging to the beginner The
older player does not worry about
top because he realizes 1t Is only
He usually tops only
once a round and he gives 1t little
thought. But the beginner-few new
players escape the trouble.
Many faults cause the top and they
are all easy to overcome.
think pressing or trying to Kill
the ball heads the list Of faults.
Raising the body on the back
swing comes next.
A top also will follow stiffened
back swing.
Playing the ball too far off the
right foot will cause the club head to
meet the ball on top.
Looking up too quickly or by al
lowing the body to come first OFTEN
causes the bail to roll only 20 or 5O
yards. i
You will note that ! have neglected
,ne supposed fault--"taking the eye
off the ball" This is one Of the first
warnings beginner hears on a golf
course, SO naturally he Is trying con-
stantly to keep his eye on the ball.
This usually causes him to "glue his
eye," thus keeping the body from
in unison with the swing,
which is absolutely necessary to
we'll timed stroke. ! never tell
PUPIL to keep his eye on the ball be-
,ause he will invariably look up too
luickly. In fact, often tell them
o keep their eyes on the hands on
he back swing or to close their eyes
when they hit the ball. This often
will cure the player Of top. So you
will see that keeping the eye on the
,all the player receives little help.
Players curing a top should prac-
ice swinging the club both ways.
Swing back easily and then through |
, little harder, repeating this seven
,r eight times.
Don't try to kill the ball but swing |
hard enough so that the swing Will
be let out at full length. ! don't
leach the straight left arm, because
the pupil will try to keep it straight
all through the swing and he is more
likely to bend the arm at the impact
IL he has them straight at the top.
Thus I advise bending them at the
top. It is advisable also to play the
ball even with the left heel In order
to hit 1t more on the up swing than
the down swing. At the top OF the
swing your head should be turned
with the swing SO that you are look
ing at the ball from the corners OF
your eyes. Keep the pressure on the
ball Of the left foot. II you do this
and straighten both arms out coming
down 1t is impossible to top.
George Hurd and John Johntz are
the youngest players OF the club and
each puts up pretty game. outrank-
ing many of the older fans.
Orders for lockers should be given