The Washington times., 1922-06-03

First ! want my pupil TO stand
erect and place both arms by his
side.
The next move request is to
clasp the hands in front, but do so
without moving the elbows-move
only the forearms.
Lean over a little with a slight
bend of the knees in order to be-
come free and easy,
Thus we have, except for one
thing, the correct position to make
a shot. That one thing is the
stance.
Now move the feet so they will
be about fifteen to eighteen inches
apart. Let both point outward
naturally and keep them on an
imaginary line that points to the
hole.
I suggest this because 1t can be
done easily in the room, in the office
or most any place one happens 70
be. 1t is not necessary to have q
club in the hand but II one had q
cane or umbrella handy 1t might be
as well to use II for the purpose Of
representing a golf weapon.
I have requested that the arms
should remain close to the body and
the elbows actually touching the
sides. Swing the club or cane back
and forth a wee bit without moving
the elbows away from the position
they are in.
It Is quite impossible, you will
find, to swing very far either way
without moving the body as well.
This is exactly the point to i'm.
press on the pupil. Try to bring
the club back over the right
shoulder and avoid moving the
left elbow away from the side.
This too Is impossible unless ono
moves the body as well.
II you will try this and bring the
club back in the position 1t should
be in at the top of the swing. the
pivot will be made correctly.
Try this movement several times
until it becomes easy to do and can
be done without any swaying Of the
body. Keep the head still as II look.
ing at an imaginary ball on the floor.
When the swing back is done with,
try going on through hitting, or
make believe you are hitting ball
and then swing around as if you had
the follow-through and
the swing. It may be neces-
sary to relax just little at the finish
and take the left elbows away just
a trifle but not more than an inch
or two. The same can be said Of the
right elbow at the top OF the swing.
There is no fault greater tn golf
than to let the elbows ny around
aimlessly In making . golf swing.
Whenever I want to be absolutely
certain to make q good drive re-
member to keep both elbows In
close to the body to make sure OF
my pivot.
Getting into the habit Of keeping
the elbows in is a great help in more
ways than one. 1t prevents ones
using the arms too much without
the body. II helps the action of the
left knee and the raising Of the right
heel, because Il would be extremely
awkward to take the club to the cor.
rect position over the shoulder with.
out bending the knee naturally.
When the knee bends outward to-
ward the ball. as 1t should, and not
in toward the other knee, the left
heel comes up easily and the leg
rests on the ball Of the foot slightly
favoring the right side.
This bit Of advise has put more
good golfers back on their game and
helped others to acquire a good golf
swing than any other thing
know Of.
This advice has even won .
championship for one player, VINO
was not supposed to have much
Of a chance q month before the
tournament. The chap have
In mind Is none other than the
famous Jerry Travers, who won
the amateur crown four times
and the open once.
The story Of Jerry In the open
is well worth telling. About q
month before this event took place
at Baltusrols Travers was driving
very badly. He did not seem to
get at the bottom Of his trouble.
Playing at his home club Upper
Montclair one day with Arthur
Reid. the professional. the latter
noticed that Travers was raising his
right elbow unusually high. This
had caused most of his shots to go
wrong. Most anything can happen
to the drive when the elbow leaves
the side.
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