The Washington times., 1930-04-23
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BY HoRToN SMITH


ping" or pushing" the strokel
your stance should be close to tina.
ball, becaISe the shaft of this
nasllie is short.
There is no harm in advanc.
ing the right foot a tr1fle more
than usual in front Of the left,
but no hard-and-fast rule need
be observed. OF far greater, inn.
portance Is it to stand well over
the ball: in other words, as near
to 1t as allows your getting the
requisite distance in comfort.
Don't squat when addressing
tie ball; stand up to it, remera-
bering that the swing Is more
upright than with a wooden
club. ~
Proceed, therefore, on the -
basis that q maslaie is q half. .:
drive; that Is to say, let the b.,
top Of your swing for q fun
mashie be at the point that *
you would call halfway up" -
In the 1uu drive. 'N-~'
For shorter shots let there be,
a corresponding reduction in the
distance you take the club back.
AS to the method Of taking the
club I will refer you to orthodox
backSwins principals for the
driver, and ask you to follow
them carefully for that porti "a
Of the back-swing which covers
the commencement to the hall
way back" stage. Note the post
ton at that point: The left arm
is almost straight and the wrists
have not given" to complete
the full driver swing.
On the down-swing: and the.
fo11ow-through, I suggest no de-
Walton in method from that OF
the drive. In every respect the
full nashie can be regarded aS
the replica of a half-drive, this
applying to the amount Of body
pivot, the movement Of the left
knee, the raising Of the left foot
| in the up-swing. and the cor.
responding right side'' move,
ments on the downswing.
Now I will refer to three.
simple rules which 90 to make =
up q sound method Of tack
ling any naaShie shot Of what. :.
ever length: I. Decide the -
number Of yards between your
bali and the pin. 2. Decide II
where You want your bali to II
pitch. 3. Decide how far you ,
will have to take your club
back in order to get the re-
quired distance. ~
Incidentally, I might add, that
all the above points apply also to
the iron. -
with regard to No. /: get into
the habit Of judging the length
Of your shot in terms Of yards,
Take into consideration the gen.
eral contour Of the ground and.
also the direction Of the wind;
and then make UP your mind
accordingly. -
With regard to No. 2: Decide
the amount Of run your ball IS
likely to have by noting carefully
whether the fairway is, hard or
soft, whether the ground is fail
ing away from you in any par.
ticu1ar direction, and where there
is dangerous hazard particularly
to be avoided.
Having taken these factors into
consideration, try to fix on an
approximately definite point at
which your ball shall pitch.
Naturally. No. 2 assumes
greater importance as one
gets nearer the hole, 40 In
case Of pitch shots over q G
bunker, and pitch-and-run
shots with bunkers ON either
side Of the green. -.
With regard to No. 8: Get into
the habit Of noting very carefully
what length shot you get by hit
ting from certain positions In the
back-swing. Suppose. for example,
a full mashie position gives you
under normal circumstances a
shot of 100 yards, then regulate
the amount Of your back-Swing,
accordingly for shots Of lesser
length. -
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