The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
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( weeks ahead Of time. Most of them
played only one round a day, but that
| one daily round over the same course,
with a gallery following every stroke
was enough to take away then sting
I when it was needed later on. They
were at the top for the international
matches on Saturday, but starting
down hill by Monday and all fading
| by Tuesday or wednesday.
When the others were playing in
4 tournaments or hard matches before
the last British open. Sandy Herd was
! laying off almost completely He was
| getting keen for the big test, and the
result was that at So he was tied for
the lead at the end of the third round.
For tile Duffer as Well.
This article is not intended alone for
/ the championship golfer or the tour
nament player. 1t is intended for the
duffer as we'll
| for one to go stale. 1t is far more of
a mental staleness than a physical
staleness. 1t is a game that you take
home with you after the round-where
you feel like telling the world what
/ happened after good round-and
where you feel down in the depths
after poor one.
1t is a game that sticks with you
where you play over each stroke and
each hole.
1t is for this reason that for those
I who are looking for Improvement I
advocate more practice and less play
If you have the day off. practice in
the morning and only play in the at
ternoon. In practice you don't have
the six or seven mile walk, nor the
strain of competition. One can prac-
tice an hour or two without becom-
| ing tired in any way.
I frequently hear OF golfers who
| play forty-five and even fifty-four
holes on a Saturday or Sunday. This
| is a big mistake 1t is in this way
that you develop serious faults. When
you are tied you begin to press to get
distance with every club and soon be-
/ gin to change your swing, lift your
/ head, duck in your shoulder, sway
] your body or something else equally
! bad for good golf And any one of
/ these faulty habits you pick up while
you are tired may follow you for sew
eral weeks.
A Few Tips
There are times when you will find
in the middle or even at the start of
some match that you are physically or
mentally weary.
What can a golfer do in a case such
as this to keep his balance?
Feeling this way you will be in
clined TO try to hit just a trif1e harder
with every club to get your accus-
toned distance.
Your body will almost be sure to
get in ahead of the swing.
So the best help I know is to try q.
If you have a mashie distance, &C
to jigger or a fnashie iron. If you
have a full iron shot, take out your
spoon and so keep your average swing
Make up your mind whatever you do
in case of that sort not to over
swing, not to press, not to try to hit too
hard. The longer club, the club that
gets greater distance, will give you the
chance to swing easily.
But the best way out is to lay off
for two or three days. even longer,
until you feel keen again. And then
start back with a practice session for
an hour or two while you have the
touch and feel III the mood.
When the man gets badly off the
best thing he can do is to quit for a
few days. wait until he feels fresh
again. and then start back with a day
or two practice.
have seen more good golfers put
themselves out of a tournament by
overplaying than by anything else.
And what in this respect applies to a
star also applies to the man who plays
in the lover a hundred class.
Next week--'"The Long and Short
PitCh''