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Show GOLFERS ANXIOUS TO KEEP BELOW NINETY Overwhelmingly Large Number Battle Curse of Dufferdom. Short Hitters Are Usually in the 90 Class, Says Jim Barnes, Open Champion Tries Too Hard for Mare Distance. Why is It that so many golfers are never able to keep below the 90's? The 90-man in golf is probably the most numerous in the sport. After a year or so of play your average golfer finds himself cutting through the 100 level and dipping into the 90's with pleasing regularity. If It were possible for him to Improve his game to the extent that he now shoots in the 90's, whereas he used to shoot In the 120's, why, you ask, and so does he, no doubt, can't he get Into the 80's or even the 70's? . ; Of course, some of them do. A great many, in fact. But the number that remain struggling In the 90's with the curse of dufferdom eternally scaring their soul, is overwhelmingly big. Short hitters are usually in the 90 class, says Jim Barnes, the open champion. ! "A hole around 390 or 400 yards is a par five for the short hitter," says the champion. "They can't get on with two shots and if they make a mistake this usually means a six. There Is Sp;p:;, ! i lliililiilm t y m phoio brlw P-r'iA -::-':::'-'.(:-::-:-:::-'-'-:'-' Weslern Newspaper Union s i ' IIIMHIM-II i li It o 1 1 1 1 ciarHCS. really no reasou why anybody should be unable to hit a golf ball 200 or 210 yards. ''The main trouble starts with poor pivoting and is followed by lack of snap in hitting the ball. A short hitter hit-ter as a rule is trying too hard to get more distance. This generally means that he isn't giving the club head a chance. "I have seen many golfers over 65 years old and not particularly husky who could drive more than 200 yards by timing the stroke In the right way." |