The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-05
Sports Roundup
BY GAYLE TALBOT

hit h &IS6t utdA1y sGAHVoCU uGAtC1
when he said in his book s'How
To Learn Your Best Golf" that
it was waste of time to practice
the follow through. The Gray Scot
probably did it on purpose.
OF the numerous protests we
received, both oral and written in
fire, for having repeated the
Armour heresy, one Of the more
temperate comes from J. Lewis
Brown Of Sudbury, Ont, q former
editor Of Golf illustrated in this
city. He says that after 81 years
Of association with the game he
knows ''twaddle" when he sees It.
Nov, one more golf champion, !"
Mr.. Brown writes, lis alleged to
be telling golfers through an In
struction book that one of the
fundamentals Of shot-m kin e
should be ignored. I've don't es-
pecially like that alleged, but
let it go.)
s'That Armour or any star golf.
er permits heresies about the
game or the way it is played to
be published under their name is
a sad reflection on their lack Of
judgment and proves beyond al
most a shadow Of . doubt that
they know little about the COM
ponent factors Of the golf swing
except that intuitiyely they have
learned how to accomplish 1t
themselves.
''As proof Of this, I suggest that
to tell you what happens in his
swing from beginning to end and
see how muddled he gets.
IF it is true Chat follow through
instruction is the bunk) then why
does Armour follow through? mi
tell you why-because he can't
help himself. His back and down
swings are SO grooved that auto
matically he follows through In the
perfect arc. / playing q shot he
makes sure that the momentum Of
the clubhead and the co-ordinated
pressure Of his hands, wrists,
arms, shoulders and body are
sufficient to assure the perfection
of his effort.
'You have heard that Armour Is.
famous for his long iron play, but
in my book it also is q toss-up
as to whether he or MacD
Smith were the most perfect driv-
ers of their day. Both could split
a fairway from the tee with almost
unerring accuracy. Theirs were
really controlled" drives, learned
through battling the seaside
breezes of Scotland.
$50, If Armour's actual play
proves that he is conscious Of the
follow through, then why isn't it
good business for the tyro to do
the same, either consciously or
unconsciously? 1t is q known fact
that the ball is flattened out on
the face Of the clubhead for near
ly two and one-half inches. It is in
this instant that direction and
backspin Is given to the ball.
"Supposing, then, that the tyro
was trying to put the brakes on
his follow through. Would not this
help increase any margin Of error
in the downswing, the braking
pressure acting rs 4 deterrent 70
the smooth completion Of the full
swing3 Anyone who attempts to
ignore or abbreviate the follow
through Is only kidding himself.
for the laws Of nature are infalli-
BILE. y
Mr.. Brown. being ) man who
can make Q typewriter smoke, has
great deal more to say about
golf teachers with unorthodox
ideas, but there isn't space to give
him full rein. unfortunately. His
prize peeve after so years still il
the noted instructor who tried to
sell him on the idea that centri-
fugal force was the basis OF the
golf swing. Did he ever get that
gentleman told off!
NEW YORK R-BasebalI pIay.
ers are normal young men with
money In their pockets and much
spare time on their hands while
they are On the road, and we great.
~ fear they win 90 right on gam.
bling among themselves no matter
how many times Commissioner
Ford Frick tells them he's against
ii.
They'll simply 90 underground
while the heat Is on and do their
card playing exclusively ia hotel
rooms. with the radio turned MP
high.
We have found no one yet who
knows what set off the Frick
ukase against the friendly games
Of chance. We have heard no re-
cent reports that stakes were be-
ginnins to run nigh On 1 particu-
lar club and that players were
being hurt. Such things get around
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