The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08

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fast becoming popular.
One should continue golf In some
form or other in the winter II only In
homeopathic doses. There are many
good golf exercises that are interest
ing and will be Of benefit to any man
or woman whether they intend to hit
a golf ball or not. A round on good
brisk day IL bracine even II the medal
score is not as good as In July.
II one lives In the country or the
small town, where there Ia plenty Of
open space. 1t is easy to get the old
golf swing working and keep II In
order until spring. There 10 nothing
SO good in the winter months a. exer-
else in the open.
A set Of golf clubs around the house
is very useful. even though one does
not actually hit the ball. The golfer
who knows how to swing can get q
great deal OF pleasure out OF q captive
ball or he can just swing the club at
an imaginary bali out in the back
yard. Some of the best shots are
made on acorns.
He Played Indoors.
But suppose one lives in city fiat,
what them The simplest thing In the
world. / know a golfer that became
one of the best putters In the game
simply by working out his problems in
doors on the livins.room rug. Seldom
a day passed that he did not spend an
hour or 20 putting. and with no par
ticular device either.
His system was to pick out Q spot
on the rug and putt for 1t. Somettmes
he used only one or two balls, but
more often he had ten or twelve. The
putting touch can be improved great
ly, because one will find that q carpet
or rug IL very little faster. II any,
than a putting green in the summer
months. II ones stance Ia wrong this
10 the place to correct II. II the grip
II wrong try a new one this winter.
1t won't cost you any holes learning
changing 1t.
I would suggest that you pick out
a good putting style and develop II. I
will recommend this one. Take hold
Of the club with the right hand IN COM
mand to insure that there will be an
even swing. Stand in such a manner
that the weight will be principally on
the left foot. Take the club back close
to floor in the line you wish the ball
to travel and then send the club head
on through.
Touch Ia everything in putting. One
can acquire this easily with practice,
much easier. In fact. than would seem
possible because improvement comes
slowly.
Get the Habit.
II you have been short of the cup
all season, 1t 10 q good thing to get
into the habit Of sending the bah a
little past the hold. II golfer puts
weu on the carpet all winter, there W
going to be very little difference when
he takes to the summer greens. II
VII require only a short time to
adapt yourself to the change. There
are q great many putting stances that
get results. Select a natural one, pref
erably with the weight on left foot,
eye on ball.
Putting In not the only thing DOS
sible on the carpet at home. Many
golfers, and good ones too, use a
mashie and pitch to q hat or to a
chair. I dropped In to see wilies
Hunter some time ago In New York
and found the British amateur cham
pion using his mashie In his suite in
a novel style.
He was pitching from one room
through double doors into the other
room into a bed where he had placed
a hat to receive the balls. He was
proud OF the fact that he had just
put eight out of nine into the derby.
This Is an excellent way to learn
to use a mashie and one who can sue
cessfully pitch balls off of a hard
floor will find II easier to do when
they return to the links. The club,
OF course. is permitted to run along
the floor. The loft of the club throws
the ball into the air There In M
way that a player can dig down after
the ball in an attempt to raise II a.
the floor won't permit. / may add
this stroke doesn't help the floor any.
Now for a word about golf exercise.
One Of the hardest things to master
In golf IN the pivot. Few Of us are
able to work out a plan that would
enable us to pivot smoothly and ac-
curately making the same movement