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haps | can help some OF you by out.
lining a simple method of practice
Any player who follows this method
will see his game improve wonder
fully.
will assume that the player has
with the aid OF his professional OF
through some years OF active playing
leaned his grips ard the stances tina,
most comfortably lit his physique. II
he has progressed that far and now
seeks to become really iirst-class
player the next step, beyond all
question, is to follow a definite sys-
tenn OF practice, with a definite
amount of work each day. 1t would
be good idea, | might say at this
time, to lay aside competitive play,
giving the total playing time each
day to practice. And get in the prac-
ticc, rain or shine.
If you are newcomer TO the
game, go to professional and get
from him proper idea of the way
to grip the clubs and swing them.
Players who have, been on the links
for years might also profit their
games by visiting PRO" at this
carly period OF the season. Do not
try to initiate the professional ex-
actly. Golf is not learned by imita-
ton, but by application. You must
learn to put your physical and men
tai individuality into everything and
work to that end.
Now lay in a supply Of two dozen golf
balls for practicing. but take this bit Of
warning seriously-do not hit more than
IL shots in succession with any one club.
when you have been fatigued by swinging
any one particular club 1t ~ exercise but
not progress to swing the club when all
You put into the work is effort; good for
fat around the stomach but Of no great
benefit to the stroke in golf.
Swing your club only when you hit a
ball. We have watched the players at
the first tee clip dandelons from the
landscape. In fact. they could almost
clip ashes from cigaret, but one Of the
freaks Of golf is that these "dandelion
swings" are made more or less hastily.
with knowledge in the players mind
that nothing is lost II he does miss the
dandelion, so that when he swings at the
Dali MS HluScies are not only somewhat
fatigued. hut they have trained in the
dandelion swinging to jump at the swing.
1t 10 no uncommon thing to see a player
clip off dandelion after dandelion. then
miss the ball entirely or miserably dub
his real effort at the tee. The player
would do better just to swing his clubs
through the air. not hitting at anything
in particular. This will loosen up the
muscles and 1t enables the player to OBJ
serve his swing more closely, and keep
the rhythm as II should be-
A good idea Is, to put up three small
flags or mathematics with bit Of
white cloth attached. Arrange these In
the form of a cca1ene triangle. This en-
abes you to hit long shot. medium shot
with mashie, but better idea is to use
"A longer iron or brassie for the long
shot and use the mashie only when you
apply cut-spin to the ball to make 1t hold
where It falls. The cut should not be
attempted on distances lass than so to
Is q chip shot and should. be executed
with no thought Of cut-spn on the ball.
Go around this miniature fthree-flag
course with half dozen balls. and keep
one thing constantly in mind Never fail
to complete the shot regardless Of whether
they are good or bad. The shots which.
as matter or preference, you do not care
to make will be the ones that will give
you your best practice and shine your
ur your game.
The effect Of such practice. along this
definite line, IS thuly amazing. Willie
Hunter. British amateur champion,
worked the same principal at the last
strange-to him--course, and most diff
cult one. He nearly, won our champion
ship as 4 result Of It.
(Copyright 1929