The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-02-18
s2-Removing the Glitch"

32-Removins the Glitch"
From the beginning golfers
should adopt a plan which many an
expert has found to be of the great
est value, but which seems lever
to have been a subject for the
writer's. This plan is TO "slow mo-
ton your stroke almost daily.
There is not an expert in the
world who has seen his swing in
the slow-motion pictures but has
been surprised, and many OF them
horrlhed, at the swing as 1t actually
was made and it's being so different
from what he thought he was do
ing. Don't attempt TO hit q ball
when making your own slow-motlon
observation of your own swing.
Simply take d few practice strokes
until you are 'iOosened up" and
you feel that you are making the
swing correctly. Then go through
the same swing again and again,
watching the stance, grip and every
inch OF the swing. or course pay
no attention to the ball or the spot
where the ball would be. Alter
nate With the slow motion and reg
ular speed stroke but pay partic-
ular attention to the looks of every
part OF your body while going
through the slow motion.
As often as not, you VIII md
there IS a hitch somewhere. You
apparently are exactly duplicating
everything in the slow motion that
you did In the regular swing and
find there is no hitch with the fast
motion. Very probably there Is no
perceptible difference and the hitch
Of the slow motion Is absent from
the fast solely because the fast mo-
tfon oyercomes the friction which
causes The hitch Of the slow mo-
lion. Locate the part of your body
where you feel the tenseness that
causes the hitch. 1t may be In the
arms rubbing against the body.
This you can overcome by letting
them Just clear the body in the
backward and forward swing. II
the hitch comes from the legs IL
may be overcome by changing the
stance the merest trife. Expert
ment By half-inches with the posi-
lion Of the feet and you a locate
the trouble.
The chances are all in favor OF
your locating the trouble In the
right hand just before impact with
the ball. And that means infullibly
that you are gripping too hard Fith
that hand. Loosen the grip until
there IS no friction and there viii
be no consequent hitch.
33-The Grip.
Ii is essential to progress to golf
ing skill for the beginner to earn
the different elements of the swing
and il is equally essential for him
her 10 know the reason. Ii is
not enough TO be told TO grip the
club in a certain way. There Is
nothing surer than that the pupil
viii change the grip unconsclously
and will then founder hopelessly in
making a shot.
Let the left arm hang naturally
from the shoulder, with the palm
the thigh. Then. keeping
the left arm straight and with the
muscles tautened-a trifie, bring the
arm straight in front. with he
lnuckles pointing forward. Clench
The fist In this position and look at
t and the arm carefully, for 1t Is
more than probable this is the ex-
act way the arm and hand should
.ook in the swing. Sole a golf club
n front with the right hand and
grasp it with the left hand with
lie hand looking just as 1t did In
he first position. The club nat
lrally should lie in the crook of
The fingers; not grasped with the
palm in contact with the handle as !
with a baseball bat or ak. Looking
II the left hand, one should see all t,
he knuelles plainly. Grasp the F.,
rlub tightly, up TO the point Of be-
ny certain 1t IS under complete
control. IIolf he club firmly IN !