Evening star., 1931-04-05

Y MONRO HUNTER, Indian Spring
pro, who calls the new ball a
lemon" or an orange" and is
| one of the big hitters of the
land, always has maintained that to
drive long ball speed of the clubhead
at the moment of impact Is the point
which decides how far the ball shall
90, provided it is passing through the
ball in a straight line with the hole
at the moment Of striking
Now Hunter, as a result OF viewing
the extremely valuable SLOW motion PIC
lures of Jones, Wethered and Vardon
ct the Indian Spring Club last week,
is convinced that there is no such thing
as a wrist snap on the down swing
And. going further, he claims that the
length of the arc of the golf swing is
the factor which regulates the speed OF
the clubhead at impact and the con-
sequent length of the ball.
Anyone who has watched the long
arc of the swing of Bobby Jones may
agree with him that the arc OF the
swing is the factor which governs Jones
great length from the tee.
But joyce Wethered has swing With
a longer arc than that of Jones. Can
il he that physical strength combined
with a lorg swing arc, has something
to do with this matter OF knocking q
golf bell from here to there Win
neatness, dispatch and distance?
II so. we have been lost, for many
times the pros have told us solemnlly
that physical strength has little 10 90
with obtaining big distance.
Hunter is the foremost advocate about
washington of the theory that the
body leads the hands, both in the up
swing and downswing of the club. HIS
theory is proven thoroughly sound oy
a careful study of the films of Jones,
for in the upswing the first action OF
the master is slight shift of the body,
which is followed by a slide OF tue
hands TO the right. And in the down.
swing his first move is doWn-puH OF
he shoulders.
Hunter claims that the body con-
trols the action of the hands all through
the swing and that the turn over and
pronation of the wrists Is the result
rather than the beginning OF the turn
in the up-swing.
Whatever anyone may say, it is GER
tain that the club is not picked up by
the hands, in the case OF Jones, Wetn-
cred or Vardon, but that the club
head slides along the ground for
short distance, while the hips and
shoulders are turning Therefore the
wrists and hands holding the club must
turn.
And it seems that the down-pull Of
the shoulders is absolutely necessary
although it may be confused in the
middle part of the swing with the hip
slide. IT is believed furthermore, that
the hip-slide of which so much has
been written is nothing more than a
muscular means of bracing the left
side of the body for the hitting posi-
ton.
No man can hit a golf ball any dis
tance with a loose left side. That is
not theory, but fact, and the hip-slide
to the left seems to be q mechanical
means of bracing that side.
Bobby Jones himself, in an article
written for the current issue of one Of
the golf magazines makes it plain that
in his opinion the body leads the hands,
both in the upswing and the down
swing, which may be something new
10 a lot of folks. There may be merit
in ell this tai. that has ben going
the rounds among those fortunate
enough to have seen the slow movies
last week, but probably golf balls will
be topped, sliced and hooked in big
ger and better way this season just the
same.
Changes in the sixth and ninth holes
at Chevy Chase Club have been dis
cussed Informally among members Of
the board of governors, but no action
has been taken. Under the proposed