The Washington times., 1922-11-08

Many players have very good form
In getting the club up. They assume
that II the club is taken up properly
it will largely attend to its own job
of coming down. One Of the preva-
lent ideas is that the player has only
TO take the club up in the proper
manner, that II will come down all
right with the right start up.
This is true to a large extent, but
not 100 per cent true. 1t will come
down all right if the player does not
press and II he watches. his timing
carefully. There is always that If in
golf. as we all know.
All forms i'm golf may be em-
plOyed approx m tely y except
timing. Timing must be exact.
you cannot time the shot approx.
nately and get the full result.
One Of the errors of play that
quickly throws timing out of gear.
especially with the player who has
developed toa very fair game, is the
tendency of too many players to lean
forward with the body weight, think.
ing, by SO doing, to get more power
into the down stroke of the club.
This leaning forward nearly al.
ways results in the player rising
slightly on his toes. This rise on the
toes throws the timing off by a mar
row margin-and then the player
has horrible session with topped
shots. He is at a loss to explain his
topping. His lack Of exact timing is
the source of the trouble.
Topped shots result when the
timing is late. That is, the blade
comes into contact with the ball be-
fore the left. hand returns to the
ground on the down stroke. This
causes the blade to go through the
ball at slightly higher level from
the ground than it should follow. II
the heel is just slightly off the
ground the ball will be only half
topped. 1t will go but will not rise
as it should. for instance, off a
mashie or jigger.
The reverse OF this is the tim
ing that Is too early. Players.
get into this fault by not waiting
back with the body for the club
head. The body does not 90
ahead Of the clubhead, nor does
II 60 behind II. The two travel
together, with the clubhead felt
In the fingers Just as a rock
would be felt were II tied to the
end Of a string as long as the
driver shaft and then swung
around iat the ball.
The player who is In too much
of a hurry to hit the ball usually
gets his body ahead of the CLUB
head and his heel returns to the
ground before the time Il should
he there. This player, because Of
the position of his body. draws the
club face across the ball He is
afflicted with an 'incurable slice"
most of the time.
When the head is held still. .he
eye kept on the ball and the left
heel returned TO its original posi-
tion at the moment of club contact
with the bail, the player could not
miss the ball IL he tried to. To take
the club up slowly at the start.
letting IL gain in speed as II climbs:
to attain a nice balance at the Top
of the stroke, with the left arm
fairly straight and the weight
mostly on the right leg; to start the
club downward easily, then increase
It's speed as the body gets in with
Il, and to time the shot exactly
all this seems like lot to do In
SO short time, but the agreeably
surprising part Of the whole thing
is the astonishment you will ex.
perience over the ease with which
1t is done once you get the knack
Of II.
The only thing then remaining Is
IN do n every time--and that II