Evening star., 1933-03-10
EARLY VISIT T0PRO
PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS
Al Treder Warns Against Try
ing for Distance Too Soon.
Other Tips.
BY w. r. McCALLUM

q TANDING on the threshold OF
a new golf season, your ordi-
~ nary golf1ng duffer is more
than apt to wander out on
the fairways of early Spring lack
ing entirely in remembrance of
past failures, and more than likely
will fall back into the old ineffec-
tual groove unless he undertakes
the new golf season with a WELL
thought-out schedule of self-dis-
cipline.
AL Treder, the popular pro at the
Manor Club, has given good deal Of
thought to the problems Of these duff
fers, and has outlined fairly compre-
hensive scheme for getting them of on
the right foot at time when not only
their golflng aspirations but their swing
also, are away up in the air. Treder,
the developer of such fine-playing
youngsters as Maurice Nee, District
junior champion, and Billy Dettweiler,
one Of the best of the youthful crop of
club swingers around Washington, says
your middle-aged golfer should put
himself through definite Spring
schedule II he is to get the jump on his
playmates by swinging into stride ear
lier than they do. Here are a few Of
the Treder tenets for getting into good
golf form as early as possible.
EIRST, put your golf kit in the hands
l. of your club pro. Ask him to see
that all club heads and grips are
tight; that the windings are not frayed
and broken. and that your clubs are in
as good condition as they would be II
you were entering an important tour
nament
This done, go out and play a few
rounds of golf, interspersed with few
practice sessions. These rounds and
practice sessions will uncover your most
glaring faults, most of which will be
holdovers from last Fall.
Then you can go to your club pro
with some idea of these faults and
idea Of what should be done to eradi-
cate them. Let him outline for you q
course of lessons. Treder says, which
may be anywhere from, one lesson to
a dozen or more. And abide carefully
by what he says. He is student OF
the game and of the golf swing and
knows what he is talking about.
A LwAYS remember, Treder points
n out. that early Spring golf is played
over courses which usually are soft
and soggy from Winter SHOWS and rains.
You will find that your tee shots do
not 90 to the same length Of last Fall.
and that your iron shots will not have
the same sting Now comes what, in
the Treder creed. IS the most important
part Of getting under way properly in
the Spring Above all, the Manor men,
tor points out, do not try to regain
what you consider your normal ci-
tance by slugging the ball. Attemp's
to gain distance by pressing will
more to throw your swing out OF ge
and ruin your game and your enjoyme
Of 1t than any other factor, Ire,
points out.
Be satisfied with normal distance u
the fairway. Swing smoothly and
slowly and let the distance take care
as the fairways dry out and as your
swing becomes smoother and better
grooved.
TONCENTRATE on all shots, but
~ particularly on the shorter shots a.
you approach the hole. The tee
shot is highly important, Treder says.
but most people forget that 2-foot
putt counts just as much on the score
card as a 200-yard drive. Therefore,
concentrate on accuracy around the
cup Save strokes around the putting
green where you have been wasting
them by careless chipping or indiffer-
ent putting and you will score better
than ever before, even if your long
game isn't quite geared up to normal
speed
These hints are easy to follow. Tred-
er points out, and as golf doctor ne
guarantees that they will get any man
away to a better start in the Sp~irg,
even when rusty muscles, unused to
swinging a club, creak and strain at
the unwonted activity.
George Cramer is the latest Capital
golfer to make a hole in one. He
scored his ace on the 157-yard second
hold at the Manor Club yesterday. play
ing the shot with mashie. With him
were John F. Brawner, one Of the bet
ter golfers at Columbia. and T. c.
Montgomery, member of Washington.
Derisive slants at Gene sarazen's
idea Of making the golf cup inches
in diameter reached a new high to-
day. with the observation by one ar.
dent golf fan that playing to an 8-inch
cup would be like playing poker with
the deuces wild. 1T wouldn't be golf
at ALL" this man said.