The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14

use the same grip for every shot
down to the putt, where reverse it.
For me, the putt is essentially /,
right hand stroke. and ] put all the
right hand on the shaft and over
lap the right little finger with the
left forefinger | take the putter
back with the left hand and stroke
tho ball with the right. II has worked
very wei! at times, as ut Marion and
Oakmond, and not so we'll on this
| last trip. putted like an old woman,
that last round in the British open
Thirty putts!-It was terrible
Bobby needs only 81 or 30 puts
in his average round Of championship
play, and in his first round at St
Anne's he used only 20. Thus his
winning card of "a in the last round
of the British open, with 80 puts and
only 30 other strokes in it, was !,
wonderful business and nerve rack
ing.
Left Arm Straight
1.-THE left arm should be kept
straight on the back swing and
through every shot until the ball has
been struck. Except the putt. Of
course, mean my left arm is kept
straight. and | think the sending of
that arm tends to nuke chop in
stead of swing and here is a point
am just learning. The left hand
should be regarded as the master,
in tho swing I'm not sure it really
is the master. know the right hand
provides the punch, or most Of it.
But if got to thinking about the
right hand, or ignoring the left, the
right seems to get in too soon and
all kinds of trouble results. BY re-
garding the left as in control, | can
get sort OF feel in the stroke; and
the right, no matter how ignored.
comes in at the proper juncture. At
Sunningdale. when mad those rounds
of 66 and IS, qualifying for the Brit
ish open. ] felt as if were liter
ally making the shot with my left
hand. 1t seemed ! could not get off
line. felt as if ! could spank the
ball Just anywhere | wanted to. I'm
going tn study This phase seriously
in the next few months end try to
improve my game. which certainly
has not been consistent this year."
Bobby is at odds with most Of the
critics here. but | passed that up for
the oft-debatcd question as to how
much thinking = player could do
while yAssftfte was in progress. and
what. tSQnY, he should think
" do - eye..hink about more
than one thing while making u shot?''
asked.
Doesn't Stop to Think
IF do, don't make the shot," he
said Gmphatically.
II don't know if ever think OF
even ore thing. | never seem to
remember. Maybe YOU recall that
shot to the 18th gteen at lnwood
in the play-off with Bobby Cruick-
shank"
recalled it we'll. That was the
shot which wen Bobby Jones his
first major championship; !, perfectly
executed iron shot of 200 yards
finishing over water six feet from the
rim. A championship rode on that
shot. And next day on the train
Bobby asked me, somewhat shyly, il
he took a long time over the shot. OF
played it promptly; and if he took
a full swing or thrce-quarters
swing. lie said he did not remem be
one single thing about the playing
Of that shot after he decided to %
for the distant green,
What did you think about last
Saturday when you stood on the lasi
tee at Scioto, with 48O-vard hole
on which to get Il birdie four to "a
ahead Of JOG Turnesa?'
Bobby gfinncd rcflcctivcly.
Il thought I'd sock this one" he
replied. But that was before
swung. | didn't think of anything
consciously. while ! was swinging"
Well, he socked 3lO yards with thu
| wind against him. And he got home
with spared mashed iron second
and got the birdie four, and won the
championship. This indicates 1t pay.
not to think--while swinging.
Never resces = Club
i There's another thing" said
Bobby. II try never to force clut
any more. Rather than hit HARD
With !. sniashie. ! take number fou,
iron. It seems can keep the feel
Iof that left hand better that way