The Washington times., 1922-07-15

IlOW Chu Tie aNtTdkc BOiACt w
forget to do all the things he Is
swing-and still make It? thin
tion and IL am right q lot Of
ment In their game.
Looping, pressing, jerking, slici
suit, according to the common tn
part of the swing just as it shot
these faults can be traced to one C
When the player really under
stands what the source is, and fol.
lows the simple method of eliminat-
ing II, he can. I think. get finally
into the way OF seeing his tee shp pts
fly far and straight While his irons
will yield an accuracy new TO his
play. He can. in other words. free
himself, largely. from-,all the con!
fusion OF what to do and what not
to do In making his swing.
The answer to all this IL: Keep the
elbows in close to the body.
just won another championship
with my elbows, 80 to speak. The
one thing / kept uppermost in my
mind at Kansas City. during the play
Of the recent Western amateur
championship which I won for the
seventh time. was my elbows.
Keep your elbows In close to
your sides, and everything else Is
apt to be as you wish. Let them
stray out. and no one can foreteIi
what may happen to your stroke.
Players who follow me for playing
aids will do well. my most recent
tournament experience has indi
Gated. TO make the first move In
preparation for a swing the iacing
of both elbows lightly against the
side. Then keep them there.
Adjust the stance to fit the elbows
held against the side. In the up
swing the pivot will draw the left
elbow slightly away from the side,
but hold the right one In close--do
not let II leave your side.
And remember to use the bent
follow through, keeping the left
elbow against the side on the down
stroke and the follow through. This
viii keep your right hand under as
the clubhead goes through. Try 1t,
and watch your game improve!
l have some further mental notes
resulting from the play Of the West
erT1 amateur that might pass along.
Here they are:
On wooden shots. / noticed on a
Few OF those that a real blow fol-
lowed by full follow through gave
me a splendid bali. Feel yourself
behind the ball as It were: feel the
club in your fingers: hit the ball,
upwards, When you. are slicing Il Is
because you do not follow through
bent enough.
It is surprising how much OF the
job q clubhead properly introduced
Into the ball does. DO not swing
ahead OF your clubhead; that II
like prizefighter who punches
without getting his weight behind
the blow. It Is inaccurate placing
OF the clubhead Mt the time Of i'm
pact that invariably makes you
get your hands ahead Of your club
head.
All the strength In the world would
not push ball far II you have not
waited for the clubhead to do its
share in the work. Do not try TO
do 30 much of the work yourself,
but hold tight in the fingers is d
good little hint. ..
Be sure to hit into the imaginary
line. Hit the ball sharply, too. and
don't hold on too long. Be sure not
to fall back. Fall forward II any
thing. Don't forget to press that
left leg back and let the arms go
through In a bent follow through.
There Is a great deal OF import
ance in the position of the hands
on the follow through OF these fast,
modern balls. think that we should
try for the 'ali carry" shot, with a
little suggestion of a slice, and,
therefore, your right hapd Is not
turned over as you go through. Rath-
er II stays under until the ball lis well
under way, and gradually turns over
from then on in the natural course
Of the swing.
(copyrIgRt, John r. Ollie Coz