The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-29

: out some spot Just ahead where you
want the ball to, light before it runs
UP to the pin
It is important here to keep the
right elbow well in at the side and
the left elbow also in close to the
body. For this stroke must be COM
pact The two elbows should never
leave their contact with the body, with
both hands always low. 1t is never
necessary to come back more than a
short distance on this swing There
should be no particular breaking of
the wrists. merely a slight bend to
allow freedom and ease of stroke
The club head swings almost
straight back and chips thru straight
for the flag
Again, remember to keep both head
and body stzu. grip firm and back
swing even and steady-and don't for
get that this is q right-hand stroke.
on both the back and forward swings
The Pitch and Run.
The pitch and run IS a vaIGa abIe shot
on hard. even ground where there arc
no bunkers to carry frequently use
it from 5 TO 100 yards away.
In many respects it is like an ex-
tended chip shot The ball IS just a
trifle further away from your feet.
and in place of swinging back with
your right hand you swing back with
both hands and arms more than in
any other golfing streke Of which I
know.
The pitch ara run is a two-handed.
two-armed movement, with only a
slight break OF the wrists and both
arms fairly stiff The head of the
club must at all times be kept as low
as possible and carried thru straight
on a line to the pin
There must also be just little more
turn TO the body, Just enough to take
care OF the backswfng.
Some Of the most important fea lures
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straight follow thru toward the pin
and a firm snap at the ball It is also
important here to keep the elbows in
close, not to let them swing wide.
Only q slight body movement IS
needed. but again this doesn't mean
that the body must be q fence post
The Pitch and run is of little use on
soft turf or bumpy ground But it is
frequently quite useful where the
front Of the green IS unguarded and
where the ball can land just a little
short and run somewhat near the pin
This is especially true IL there is any
wind blowing. where the higher air
route might easily lead to trouble
Again. want 20 remind my readers
that the head IS he anchor to the
swing On the rnip shot It doesn't
move. On the longer pitch and run It
moves slightly in a natural turn of
the chin, but its position remains fixed
until the swing is completed.
-DOn Z look up until the r1g1t arm
is straight toward the green. And
don't forget that no fIabby, rubber
wrist motion will ever control either
the chip or the pitch and run The
average way Of the average player on
these two important strokes is to
break the wrists far more than they
should be broken. The wrist MUST
be firm all the way thru the stroke,
and while the grip also is firm there
should be no part of a squeezs or a
clenching OF fingers upon the shaft.
And, again, don't swing back too far.
just far enough to get the distance
you want Don't make the mistake
Of swinging back too far and then
easing up on the downward blow
There is no easing up in either stroke.
Both the chip and the pitch and run
are more forearm strokes than any
thing else with the right wrist snap
ping thru at the moment OF impact,
the left arm always straight Any
decided bend to the left elbow
common faults always fatal The
next section Of the Short Approach,
the Long and Short Pitch, will be
taken up in an early article