Show I I The Gist I I i 1 of Golf Gol a I I IBy NN By ROLAND FUNK Youth attains correct form in m sports almost instinctively but the novice of mature age unless naturally naturally naturally ally graceful and athletic will find find m i isome so some m e d 1 even under the tutelage o of a professional professional pro pro- r m I I who is skilled in in visible visible and oral instruction tion As soon as asa II a n person passes t the h e imitative stage of life he I will find it as diff cliff dif dif- I f cult to learn a anew anew al new sport sOrt as to Funk experience t the h e labor laborious ous proceedings an illiterate adult has in m learning to write Incorrect beginnings in golf may discourage for all time a person persons person's s interest in in the game that might otherwise se pro provide ide healthful and pleasurable years to his life Wrong methods are often practical y impossible to eradicate We must admit that it is is ext extremely extremely ex ex- t remely hard to learn golf by correspondence correspondence correspondence cor cor- especially without the use of photographs and diagrams but in m cases where a professional is not available such a method will wil serve to give the golfing neophyte a chance to start by the proper methods One should not expect too much in in the beginning One hundred per percent percent percent cent aptitude may not be your jour lot but remember that one one eyed eyed one one- legged one one armed armed and in individuals individuals individuals in- in have gained reasonable success so with a little diligence anyone may ga gan n proficiency in spite of any physical handicaps he may have Any game that has endured endured endured en en- dured nearly years ears and has more than 2 million players in in the theU U U. S S. S alone must have lasting appeal appeal appeal ap ap- peal to every class of player and deserves some effort on the part of I anyone interested in learning it it Much might be said concern concern ng elementary principles pies of the game but space necess necessitates tates a brief rev review re re- v view vew ew of v various anous phases of the game Subsequent discussions ns will include 1 choosing the clubs 2 driving from the tee 3 long shots on the fairway 4 shots to the green approaches approach and 5 the strokes on the green putts Next weeks week's lesson will be entitled entitled entitled en en- titled Choosing Clubs |