The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Building bIl0ur Game
8y NMesc 801nes
Open COZ chonspion eTetlte United States

1t took me just twenty years
Of play and practice. of hard worl
and hard study to build up my
own game to the point where Al
last 1t was good enough to wiz tho
open championship of the Unitec
States.
In starting this series, where
will take up every important de-
tail, physical and mental. thai
should be included in the develop
ment ana Improvement OF the game
Of the average player, / don't guar
antee any open championships fol
my pupil readers.
But 1 am confident that those who
follow me from week osweek ant
who give at least some thought and
attenuon TO these weekly lessons
will at least begin. cutting away
strokes that mean the difference be,
tween po.hr golf and sound consis'
tent play. .,.E-
Approximately 100 per cent OF
those playing golf have certain
faults and troubles which they are
working tJ correct.
AS l have spent the greater par,
of my life in studying these uni.
versal faults and working out rem
edies for them, I believe 1 can dc
the average player a lot of good II
he will only so the full distance
with me and give my remedies a
chance. -
Over Fifteen Years.
l might state in the beginning
that 1 came to the Pacific Coast
from England fifteen years ago.
Since that time ! have instructed
and played in the Far West, the
Middle West, the South. the Ess,
and throughout England and Scot
land. >.-, .....
So IL there is any type of star
or duffer that have overlooked
it wasn't through. lack of expert.
ence or opportunity.
I went after my first open cham
pionship nine years ago at Buffalo
and / was beginning to wonder
whether I would ever win, until
reached the last round at Columbia
when I knew at last the long hunt
was over and that had arrived
All through these nine tournament
years ] have been working to i'm
prove and develop my own game
to build up the right sort of phi
iosophy and to bring about greater
consistency with every club.
The lessons have learned will be
turned over to you, including all
the observations have come upon
through constant playing and in
structior.
In this first article I would like to
give you something Of an Outline
of what these coming lessons will
be.
The Ten Most Common faults.
The main thing for any instructor
in golf Is the correction Of faults.
have been asked what con-
sidered the ten most common faults
m golf on the part Of the average
player. - r..
From long observation. I believe
they come In about this order:
I. Lifting the head and right
a fault due to lack of concentra-
tion. g, -S s-,
2. Hitting too soon through over
anxiety Of overeagerness.
8. Lack of balance at the top Of
the swing. with the weight badly
distributed. "a
4. Changing ones thought during
the progress Of the swing.
5. Attempting to lift the ball with
the hands, in place of permitting
tie club head to &c on through
s. Lifting the club with the right
hand ! npiace OF swinging back with
the left in control. =
Z. Pulling across the ball (for
which there are several reasons).
8. A too rapid hack swing that
destroys oil steadiness and rhythm.
9. Standing too long over the ball
until one gets rigid and strained.
10. Gripping too tightly-trying 70
Lard. in place of using only a nor
raj effort
These are only a few af the faults
that I viii take up and discuss later
in detail. with corrections and sug-
gestionss that are SIRE tn work.
But II these ten could be correctea
fo- every reader be would never
need to bother about going over
30 again.
Ten Most Importsrt Thinrs to Learn
We might now consider in this
same connection the ten most impor-
tant things one must learn before
he Is out upon the right road, head.
ed In the direction Of good. sound
game: = K 5.s-. Z.
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