The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-15
Tee, Faiirway
and Green
By CHICK EVANS
THE MIDIRON


l grip the club with my fingers,
not palms, about the middle of the
leather wrapping. easily but firmly.
Both hands should be close together,
balancing as one, and my thumbs are
down the shaft. You must feel the
club-head as if it were the weight
of a pendulum.
Adjust your feet comfortably with
means an approximately square
means approximately square
stance. l open it somewhat if the
motion is not free, but | am very
careful not to let the stance become
too open. l keep the right heel on
the ground and | try to feel that
am standing in a position ready for
a race in the direction of the hole.
The feet should be sufficiently apart
to get firm feeling. In the wind
ere should have fairly wide
stance.
Place your ball about off the left
heel, but somewhat forward and be
sure not to get it too far back. Let
the length of the club regulate COM
fortaply your distance from the ball.
For high flight and also in high
wind stand closer to the ball.
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For An Easy Swing
For an easy swing your stance
must be medium upright and the
body so poised that it will not get
in the way. Keep yourself comfort
able and relaxed. l bend the knees
somewhat and keep the right heel
down. te equalize the weight. For
lower flight bend over more, not too
much, however, or you will lose your
poise. The stance must be steady
and don't lean your body against the
wind; furthermore. do not droop the
right shoulder-instead have both
shoulders straight at beginning Of
the stroke.
Before beginning a stroke 1 i'm
asine two lines-one running up from
the center of the ball and the other
beginning a few inches behind it and
passing. through the ball to the hole.
Then l Hover my hands a little to
allow the clubhead to lie naturally,
facing the bail at right angles, and
ready to send the ball according to
its loft. The hands must be kept
back OF the imaginary vertical line
and they should be held out rather
thar in. With the clubhead in proper
position to the ball and to the di-
rection line the motion of the club
should begin and continue until the
ball is hit. The eye, of course,
should be kept on the ball. The mo-
ton begins with Migratory move
ment and continues to the forward
press and then flows into the sire Ike.
The Swing
With the weight of the body
thrown back on the right leg, and the
left heel slightly raised. press for
ward on your club until the hands
are a little in advance of the club
har he nd
it, tn. clubhead still on the ground;
with the left hand under draw the
club hack along the ground on the
direction line for short distance;
then lift it with a backward, out
ward. upward and slightly curving
swing, until the left arm is almost
straight and you can feel the club
head pull the left arm socket. l let
my wrists dip the clubhead slightly
toward my shoulder at the end of
back stroke. Now bring club down,
tracing the ascending line, clubhead
leading. hands and clubhead describ-
ing smoothly the arcs of an inner
and outer circle Hit into piece of
the direction line at the ball and take
a good bit of turf to steady the flight,
but do not put strength and weight
of bCdy into the shot until you feel
the clubhead solidly on the ball. Do
rot shove, hit with sort of crack,
the whip effect. Send hands through
ana come up in follow through with
left leg braced. hands and clubhead
extending equally the inner and outer
arcs of the back stroke, and right
side nearly facing the hole at the
finish. Avoid cutting the folltw
through too short.
Now try to make the two halves
of the circle smoothly.
(Copyright John F. Ollie, Coz