Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
Go for Those TUO- Yard
Puts in Practice Golf
Champion Says il You Can
Get Those to Drop They
Will Tumble in From
Long and Short Distances
BY JESSE p. GUILFORD
Amateur Golf Champion Of United States

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IXJE SHOULD all be thankful for the
w practice green, for it certainly Is q
necessary adjunct to the course.
know Of many golfers who before start
ing a round go to the practice green
and putt for about five minutes. 1t is
a fine idea, for that green Is character
istic Of the rest, and before we reach
the first green we know whether the
greens are, fast or slow, and can regu-
late our putting attempts accordingly.
My usual method of practicing put
ting is to "shoot" from six feet from
the hole. OF course, putt from other
distances, but this is the one on which
spend the most time, and for this
reason.
The Radius
II we are able to hole out at six feet
we should be able to do so ut any dis
tance under that, and also notice
that IL any puts are sinking at six feet
they are also sinking at nine and ten
feet. ......,
Putting contests are great aid to
putting and clubs would make no mis-
take In specializing on these. That Is,
bad idea to have a putting contest.
While the players are awaiting for their
turn to tee off they might just as well
utilize their time in putting practice,
and an impetus will be given them to go
to the putting green II contest Is held.
The locker room tocard cveninO
IS Usually filed toith stories Of the
missed putt. "WeU, Charlie, II 7
hadn't missed those t1oo puts Of
too feet I'd haze con-"
THESE little arguments in regard to
L the puts they should have holed
lead to an informal putting contest,
and this is one of the best ways to
practice putting. It brings out ones
weakness on the greens, for in a contest
of this kind your average is shown right
up. We all have an idea that we hold
a much higher average in sinking puts
than is actually the case. Line up a
dozen balls from six to ten feet, and
you will be astounded at the proportion
which you sink. Offhand, a fairly good
putter might say, "Well, I'll sink nine
out of twelve" If he sinks six he is
doing well.
Sad Truth
1t is during these informal putting
contests, when bunch of men get out
on the green just to pick up some "cig
arctic money" that the weakness on the
green is demonstrated We at those
times realize the treachery Of the putting
end of the game, and we should all come
to the conclusion that practice will solve
the difficulty to some extent. and resolve
to give up friendly match once in q
while to solitary practice.
Before entering tournaments, match
play on the course where the tournament
Is to be held can, Of course. be consid
cred practice, but we should also give
It the practice which one gets BY goinr
out alone with single club IL we get
the opportunity.
IL is, of course, rGther ,diTcuIt
TO get q chance to get out by ones
self on those courses tohere cGdm-
1ionship contests are to DC held,
because the links are d!oGys fairly
tccH lined up 10Th other contest
ants, Gut il the opportunity pre-
sents Itself, by all means take 3D.
canta9e of Il.
TN MY own case, spend much time
i In practice before leaving for The
course on which the championship con
test IS to be held. During the week or
two before I 60 to the tournament I "a
TO my own home club and put In hour
nfter hour of solitary practice. I find
that the best time Of the day to do thi'