Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-06

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M a golf ball so far you will
v v be the envy of your
golfing associates?
Want to see that pill ride so far
that most golf holes will become
drive and maShe holes for you?
Sure, every one does. The mighty
sock still is the big thrill in golf,
whether it counts or not. The
deadly short game may win
matches, but the biggest kick OF
the game still comes out of the
lengthy WaIlop from the tee,
odd Doc" Munro Hunter, maestro
of maui professional golfer at the In
dian Spring Golf Club and the night
est walloper of a golf ball ever seen in
this neck of the bunkered woods, offers
q few sage words of advice that may
help you and you to secure that added
length in 1882 that will enable you to
win those golf matches you have been
losing on the last hole. He gives EN-
free, too, for in addition to being the
longest srniter of a golf ball ever seen
in these parts, doc" Hunter, surgeon
of ailing golf swings, wants every one
to have the benefit of his observations
on why a golf ball goes so far.
SsTrHERE are two types of hitting a
l. golf ball, both of which may and
do result in long driving" Hun
ter says. "One of them is the full
swing with the wooden clubs, in which
the ball is struck merely as an incident
to the full swing of the club and the
club head is not greatly accelerated as
it comes into the ball. The other IS
the sharp type of hitting which is
prevalent among some Of the profess
sionals-that is, hitting with a sharp
acceleration from about half way in
the down swing by bringing the right
hand into action at a spot about
feet from the ball. Either method will
bring good results, but 1t is hard to
combine the two methods in one swing.
For the elderly man, who has taken
up golf after the years of youth, the
sharp method of hitting probably will
bring the best results, for his muscles
do not have the SuppleneSs of his
younger years and he finds 1t hard to
take the full and complete swing a
younger man might take. If this man
will take care not to cut across the ball
from outside in and will instead make
sure that his club head arc goes from
inside out, he will find himself hitting
q much longer and straighter ball be-
fore many weeks have rolled around.
This man will use more right hand in
his hit than the full sWinger, but he
must not allow his right hand to come
in too soon. If he does he will begin
cutting across the ball in the old way
and his slice will be back in the old
groove. Either that or the strong right
l,o in 70 CT
and a quick hook will result.
SsTTTHE long Swinger. who slices must
l. make sure to hit the ball with
his left hand in control at all
times He, in particular, must be eau
toned not to let that right hand come
into the swing at all. His left hand
must, be in control at all times. He
should have less trouble than the sharp
hitter in cultivating a swing from the
inside Of the arc toward the outside
for If his back swing is in the proper
ere the club head must came down in
the right arc to force his club head out
side the line of fight of the ball at
the moment Of impact"
Hunters own swing is a composite
of the two styles-the swing and the
sharp hit. But not many folks can
combine the two, and it is only his
naturally fast footwork and his inti-
mate knowledge Of the components
that make up the swing that enable
him to combine the two and produce
the tremendous tee shots that have
been the marvel of all Washington
since he came to Indian Spring four
years ago. Hunter has a very long
swing. His swing arc probably covers
much more footage than that Of even
Bobby Jones' tremendous arc, in which
the clibhead travels distance OF AZ
feet. Hunter has the natural advantage
OF unusual height 6 feet 5l2 incheS)
and unusually long arms. But he says
he is conscious of the right hand com
ing in fast at distance of about
feet from the ball and turning over
quickly to obtain the maximum OF
strength Of action at the moment OF
impact.
ST AM also conscious, when 1 am
L swinging right, of a movement OF
the right elbow in close to the
right hip" he says, which keeps the
right hand from turning over so fast
as to secure a diving hook. This also
helps me to preserve that inside out
arc Of the clubhead which produces
not only longer ball, but Straighter
ball The purely left-handed hitter
Is unllCeu III dLSLauCc DSCauSc VIC 1ASiI'
hand must supply much Of the punch
in the shots Of the big hitter but
am sure the left-handed hitter can get
more length If he makes sure Of the
proper arc Of his clubhead at the mo-
ment Of impact with the ball
Those slow movies of Bobby Jones
have taught the pros a good deal about
long hitting that they knew, but which
they couldn't see. Chief among these
Is the proper use Of the right and left
hands and the way the arms are kept