The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-26
Tee, Fairway
and Green
THE DRIVER
By CHICK EVANS

Grasp the club in the middle of the
leather grip with your fingers, never
with the palms, thumbs down the
shaft, hands close together and work
ing as one. Your fingers should be
firm but, not tight and you should
like a weight. This is the man
ner in which I grip the driver.
Carry out this method of gripping
a club uniformily-the case of all
the clubs. I place my feet on a
straight line and far enough apart to
give a feeling of solidity. This is
known as the square stance. If this
position does not feel free, one can
take more open stance, that is to
say, with the left foot a little back
from straight line with the right
foot. but do not place the left foot
so far back as to cause the right
shoulder to interfere with the stroke.
Your stance should be firm and COM
Portable with both heels lightly on
the ground and at medium easy dis
lance from the ball. In high wind
one should stand a little nearer to
the ball. There should be medium
bend to the knees and the right heel
should be kept down to insure an
equal distribution of weight. Hold
ginning of the stroke with elbows
somewhat out.
Position of Bali.
The position of the ball should be
about off the left heel, sometimes !
play the ball a little farther for
ward. but too far forward find never
too far back. Do not get the weight
of the body ahead of the ball.
Do not turn the wrists up for one
cannot hit with wrists in that posi-
ton. Before starting the actual
stroke l imagine two lines-one ris-
ing from the center of the ball, the
other beginning a few inches back
of the ball and passing through it
ton line. Now place the club head
directly in back of the ball with
proper natural lie so that it will face
the ball at right angles to the i'm
aginary direction line and be IRE to
keep the hands back of the ina ginary
vertical line.
AS soon as the clubhead Is in posi-
ton rhythm, l think demands that it
be kept in motion. This motion be-
gins with vibratory movement of
hands and club, sometimes called the
preliminary waggle, that is, waving
the clubhead backwards and forward
once or twice over the ball. Do not
let your eye stray from the ball.
Press On Club.
With the weight of the body
thrown back on the right leg and
the left heel slightly raised, press
forward on your club until your
hands are a little in advance of the
clubhead, then bring your hands
back behind it, the clubhead still on
the ground; no go straight back
around six inches along the direction
line and then into an upward,
outward, backward and slightly curry
ing swing until the left arm is almost
straight and you can feel the club
head pull the left arm socket with
your right elbow and upper right
arm nearly touching that side. Break
the wrists leisurely and bring the
clubhead down, tracing the ascending
line, clubhead leading and hit into
piece of line at the ball with a flick.
ing motion. but do not put tsrength
and weight of body into it. until you
feel the clubhead solidly correcting
with the bail. Now come up and fol-
low through with left leg braced
hands going to the line and right
side nearly facing the hold at the
finish. Avoid cutting the follow
through too short.
Now try the whole swing. Feel the
complete rhythm. Swing UP, swing
down, rhythmically