Show V Vales of or yee Bj GRANTLAND RICE Walker of the thenon non no open golf champion is ono one of the finest exponents of o the alue ot of speed peed Speed through I the ball speed peed pickup extra speed l lat at the Iho moment of Impact helped him to 10 keep distance with even the longet longe hitters We re recall the time lime two t or bare ears ago when alker through was as down to 10 pounds pound lie liea a was sias pl most moat of hI bl his golf then Ihen between and Yet Tot he ass as getting distance We 0 picked up hl his driver one day and Il 11 felt rolt like a feather It 11 couldn t h hase ha e more than 12 a ounces ounce ills His Iron clubs cluba were all aLno light mally so ao II He lie needed those light clubs to 10 get the tho speed peed ho he wanted for tor he couldn t get got It with ler hoosier lealer ones We e used to n wonder onder how boss an any anyOne anyone one weighing under pounds usIng such uch a light club could hit hita hIta hita a ball so 0 far It was mainly In inthe Inthe the tho knack he lie had of Or f using both hlll hands end and wrists with whip like whip effect It WAS the way he could and could and can lash can lash that club club- head through He lie had strong trong hands and wrists of course coure or he could rould never nevor have done It eHn een with a alight alight alight light club speed area or speed arc I Is longer than Ihan that or of most othe Jones Jonea Hagen and others otherl seem mem to check the speed peed of the Just after the bill b has been boen hit Walker Volker doesn t 1 The I Is still traveling like n ft stroke of lightning well ell s elI after afler the ball bali has boon been lilt hit lie He has hs a long long- longer longor longor or er sp ed follow through This seems to 10 pi event him from tight tight- tightening tightening tightening ening too quickly talker alker sais sae that In addition to 10 hittIng with auth Ith tho the right ho he also has the feeling that the tho back of the left hand Is contributing Its Ita share lie whip whips the Iho with aith both I hands handa In place of using the eons movement adopted bs b Abe Mitchell who has ta far more phI cal I cal power po There Is no sign of Walkers Valker B left hand and wrist arist hold hold- holdIng holdIng holding ing Ing- back or stopping a as the tho right goes h After Walker alker had regained his health and had put pul pulon on ten or twelve t pounds he nent ent to slightly heavier clubs Ito ro nd that he could handle IbIS weight and got get the tho sam eam speed from IL IbIS gae ca 0 e him all the length ho iso wanted-about wanted about as aa long a 0 ball as hits or any 50 i other first class pIa er not auth Ith the Iho extra hitters due to 10 his slightness has more body tu n than a would need b 1 He Ho lets s his hla left lert shoulder shoulder der come como well ell around toward ball and ana his right shoulder back backup backup up UI the Iho blow blosi effectively He lie Is la a great greal believer in holding the Ibe right down and ond fairly close to 10 the body He fe worked upon UVon this sya- sya system te tern tem for over a year and he Is con coo coo- con r Jent It has hag added a lot to the Iho and power tr of his hla lion hon pla pIa H He Ic has hu about aft as shoulder houlder movement as an anyone any one in goLf goU This shoulder mo ement ement Is im- im I port nt The goiter does not have bave it HI His Ils shoulders are still a little turn And there Is lit lit- littIe lit little tie tle right shoulder ler 1 follow follo back baci of 1 the down n swing s For the the lIe nI miln nitin job of the right I li Is to and duck duck and cause cluse a 1 1101 alot lot of trouble talker aller alker left I shoulder and left knee nee suing e volt around together and this full pivot pivot ot 01 help helps to account for tor the fine I distance he lie sel gels geto I I ITo GeneI j Two T bears lears ears ago at S Genel Gene I long houis be- be Ioie be-Ioie rOle toie the championship an and l all allI through I the championship proper hene er an n al offered Valker aler 1 36 holes on the tho da dai dal 1 before the championship lost th I touch of or his hia Iron shots hots shot and I ten I-en en enI practiced over oer two too hours on t top lop I of the 36 86 holes of pta pia The ic- ic feature is that dl all thIs golf a of hi his slight I could come coins out fresh and keen the tho not t day Hagen i and ani played nine holes on tho Iho day before and were much belter fitted ph to 10 I take lako the risk of ot extra exira worl work than Ihan Walker Valler was sias go 00 |