The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-06
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 In swinging golf clubs the seden- tary business man, the woman who does not get enough exercise, and the boy or girl to whom a good phys ical foundation is of paramount im- portance, all find a splendid exer- cise-a body builder This great ad- vantage of the game can be enjoyed during winter months in the indoor schools as well as out on the courses during the playing season. Indoor schools never were so popular as they have become this winter
 Golf exercises and tones muscles, developing the 1.-the, sinewy type rather than bulky muscles. There are many fine, big, strong golfers, out no one has ever yet developed the muscular strength of prize fighter or professional wrestler by playing golf and to the great majority of people it may well be doubted whether huge bulky muscles are an asset. The game does not over de- velop either the heart or any other part of the body and by the same token 1t does not leave in state of physical exhaustion those who share it's pleasures in anything like mod eration. Golf is the great tonic of the sport world. That is why it is pt0douA dOlG TUT pldy CTS Ol dll dBSSt young or old, or of either sex.
 Tone and Rythm
 Athletes of great muscular develop ment are rather handicapped when they get on the golf links It is true that many of our prominent athletes take up golf but very few of them ever acquire any pronourSed ability. Golf is a game of tone and rythm rather than power.
 Sometime ago l learned some very interesting facts about golf as an exercise, A player who had besn golfing for a long time took up wrestling. Wrestling is a violent ex- ercise and this player went to gymnasium each day for practice. He wished to uncover any weak spots he might have in his physical make up and figured that wrestling would do it quicker than anything else. This man had never taken any physical exercise except golf, being student of the game, he had wondered at times just what muscles played the most important part in the golf stroke. He had assumed that the forearms and wrists were the all im- portant muscles.
 To his surprise he found that in wrestling his forearms and wrists tired first. His upper arms and shoulders had the greatest strength.
 Developed Shoulders
 This particular player, however. had always used hard holding palm grip in his playing and had thrust great shoulder strength into his drives. l have always used the feel and touch for accuracy and I am sure that just the reverse will show up were I to experiment with wrest- ling.
 Bob Gardner is another example of the touch golfer and his forearms have responded wonderfully to the exercise. It should be borne in mind. however, that he has played a great deal of golf and his wrists and fore arms are correspondingly more de- veloped than the average players would be.
 Golf requires smooth. easy acting muscles, not great strength. The finely developed muscles resulting from golf are like high strung wires. They mean endurance and energy not only on the playing field. but in the ordinary walks of life the game gives to the devotee a rythm of movement and perfection of body carriage and any one can enjoy these advantages as we'll right now as next summer. The fees for teaching in the golf school are very modest and after series of lessons tho player can very easily rig in the basement of his home or out in the backyard a place big enough to carry on the daily practice.
 Golf is in truth the all-year round sport of America today. Get your share of the fun.
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