Show ND R CE THERE golf golt f is k a way Y to keep Y your play play 7 game garne coInS to improve your I to be Jay a better war Is t ner golfer gouer after the in hl an OVer VCr and still not encroach any way upon of the trie vi viwa wa War any part o tion don effort including Deluding After Alter all all there will someday be a with When peace and when peace returns turns C golf lf n ail aU other tiger sports will come back with a tidal wave tidal wave effect that will dwarf arf the rush after the last war far ar We took this matter u up with Ed Dudley Dudley n n president of the Professional Profession Profession- al Golfers Golfers' lers fu association known as the PG Here is the general Idea Idea if if you youcan can cant can't t get to your club you can take indoor lessons or go to Indoor schools H It you cant can't do that you can swing a club In your your own home provided you have swinging room Tips From the Top Here are a few suggestions from Ed Dudley one of the finest swingers swingers swing swing- ers golf gol has ever known known- 1 Too many golfers goHen think in terms of results In place of correct swinging They arc are packed with wills tension tension ten ten- sion because they haven't a good swing swing and and they know it ft They can at least improve their swing ring indoors 2 I 1 would suggest first that they work upon a more comfortable stance greater ease as they address n. n tir I IS S r h. h w w dS r r f. f y r ED DUDLEY the ball Most golfers are stiff stiff- legged and locked body-locked before they even start the Swinging indoors they can build up the habit of f greater freedom 3 In these indoor lessons or indoor Indoor indoor In in- door practice golfers can concentrate concentrate concentrate concen concen- entirely on the right way to swing Golf Gol Is largely a matter of habit Golfers who let a fault turn into a habit are In a bad way But by practice they can learn leam to keep hands bands arms body legs and feet more moe flexible They can learn to turn m more re to get their hands higher to finish their The Case of Bobby Jones 4 Tension of course is the great curse of golf goll Movement alone can check tension Bobby Jones is the only golfer I 1 ever saw who kept in motion as he be started to address the ball He was never locked I have never seen him f freeze eze over the ballas ball ballas ballas as the vast majority do Either his feet teet or hands were in some form of motion Golfers through Indoor practice can work over this feature Dont Don't ever stand over the ball and begin to freeze on the swing Loosen Loos Loos- en yourself up This can happen when you improve your swing as you can indoors 5 Most golfers lack the needed gripping power in both hands How can this be helped I can tell you Just lay aside 10 or 15 minutes a aday aday aday day where you jou work with an old golf ball in m either hand squeezing it and md building up your finger strength This sounds foolish Well I know two ballplayers who use this method-Lefty method Grove the pitcher and and Charlie Keller the Yankee outfielder out out- fielder I They ey were smart enough to fr Important it Is to have hand or finger strength B have h have ve represented power in pitching and hitting respectively This Is a simple and an important exercise se Interesting Work Worl This Is b all aU Interesting work Dudley continued because golf gol Is about 75 per cent mental In golf rol you yon are not playing against an opponent nent Your Yon main maln opponent PP Is b y your your- nr- nr sell Yon You keep trying to make yourself yourself your your- self sell do things thins that seem comparatively comparatively comparatively easy easy such such us s smooth swingIng swing- swing keeping your head down etc Ing in Is more Interested in Each P person him himself sell than to la anyone y nc else else- The Thc golfer goUer usually beats himself And AndL L that N No opponent can be knows know ev wee ver keep you ou from making a two 4 a three or er r a four Someone once gave the reason for Willie Hoppes Hoppe's great record The was this the others played answer HoPpe HoPpe-Hoppe Hoppe played billiards Hundreds Hun- Hun of know thousands golfers deeds Of do-but do they wont won't do It Ite what to O often enough all knoW they they should t take ke a They e au i U portable comfortable stance with a n comfortable comfortable comfort- comfort grip in Th They ey know they should able hurry the or hurry sever never r do downswing They know they the should keep their eyes and their theiron the target the they are swing- swing on minds mind the the th- bunkers Never at g on ahead ponds the e |