The Washington times., 1921-11-27

Ills lca0S the gol1er 10 Deilove ING
ment Is all there is to the game. He
In some awkward manner, and the re
further away from the correct princiI
After all what part do the wrists
play? They have their part to per-
/, form, to be sure. but it is a very small
and insignificant part. When one Is
told to get the wrists into the drive
I he naturally thinks that the time to
DO this ts at the moment OF impact.
When about to hit the ball. the
golfer 30 instructed tries something
unusual at this instant and the cltn'
head swerves from the proper path.
The wrists come into use at the
very beginning in starting the clup
head. They come into use again at
the top of the swing, where they must
be placed just right to insure holding
the club to the line. They might DO
said to start the club downward.
Wrists Don't DO Much.
In nearly every instance. when the,
word wrist" is used the word fore
arm" should be substituted. The
wrists have practically no power at
all. The wrist is necessary because
.X connects the forearm with the hand
nd it's use Is not Of very much con-
sequence in the making Of a shot.
+ IL OIic Will hOiNl lIlc 1IIi Out oiAh
try to make the hand do some stunt
by working the wrist alone it easily
will be seen just how little 1t can ac
cOmplish. There Is scarcely any
movement 1t can make without the
assistance Of the forearm. If you will
place your hand on your forearm and
then try to work the wrist you will
feel the forearm muscles come into
play.
With a better understanding of the
limited use of the wrists in the shot
and the actual work that the fore.
arms are called upon to do, one can
correct many faults.
One of the easiest faults to acquire
In trying to snap the wrists into the
shot, is that of pressing" or hurting
the swing. Putting the wrists into a
shot is really no more than rolling the
forearms which is a very simple and
natural thing to do and something
that requires but little effort.
Large Hands Useful.
Large hands are useful in golt and
q strong forearm of the greatest i'm
portance.. but one need not have a
large wrist. "A large wrist with a
sS>all hand and an undeveloped fore
ar1(h would not help the golfer to get
any power into his swing. 90
There is a great difference In the
distance that good man golfer gets
with his wood and irons and the
distance that first-class woman
player obtains.
Most women golfers, true to their
sex, do not have very well developed
arms think that Miss Hollins. the
new American woman champion, ana
Mics Cecil Leitch the British cham
pion. are an exception. Both OF these
girls use their irons very well which
II usually the supreme test. The dis
lance from the tee takes care OF IT.
self. Ii one can hit proper IRON
shot he or she can most certainly get
all the distance from the tee that IL
necessary.
Women Afraid to Hit
A great fault with women golfers,
that is the majority Of them, is that
they do not hit the ball very hard 1t
IN not because they do not have the
necessary strength. Most of them do
not use all the power that they nave
at their command.
They appear to be afraid to let
ant at the. ball for fear of missing
knlfltogether or not hitting IL prop
~ There is a way to hit hard
Without pressing.
Y When YOU are at the top or your
swing ana ABOUT 10 ueSceHu vi ''o
! little white globe, there is temp
tation to start putting the power into
! the blow too soon. This is especially
true OF most buffers when they want
m gain extra distance. They can
not wait for the clubhead to come
Hard hitting comes from proper
timing, and the harder we strive
to hit the more we must be certain
~ waiting for the club head. No
move forward must be made with
the body until the club has con-
nected with the ball. Then IT Is
time enough to put all that you have
into the blow.
In connecting with the ball there
must be tightening of the grip:
which also means a Tightening OF
tha forearms. UP to this point the
hands and forearms have been
supple. The Tightening must not
come all at once. 1t must be ac-
complished gradually so as not to
cause any jerky movement. As i
s.id before, in another article. 1t is
fs{sl to attempt to hit the ball
- out A firm grip on the club.
ksTfx hands arc a sort OF hinge In one
ioJe driver reaching from the
shSulder to the club head. II 1t IL
weak hinge all OF the power In
n. long shaft Of half arm and half
hickory il lost. 1t Is like the
chain which is no stronger than its
weakest link.
ccopyriEht. 1891. Bell syndicate. Inc)