Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-15 | Page 29 | Tales of a Wayside Jee

ej ofa Or r x y W p rlee S C e GRANTLAND RICE 1 Copyright 1923 1 23 New York Tribune Inc During the th early stages of ot last weeks week's ks k's open golf championship we journeyed back and nd forth among H groups and Individuals composing com com- composing posing star tournament players player and lending leading Instructors to get their fa- fa favored favored fa favored list of o Donti Donta Here Her Is the th lit list that received the greatest number of ot otes ote from 36 35 of It the tho tb best professionals in the United States 1 Dont Don't II wait alt ait until attel the otance Is 1 taken to make mak up your mind 2 Dont Don't make mak ahead Of t the th awing S 3 Dont Don't think ot of anything but hitting the ball niter after starting gout fOUl bacek swing 4 Dont Don't grip to tightly with the right 1 hand on the back wing swing 6 f Dont Don't start t rt the back swing outside of ot the th ball ball lart the tk club head hack back on an insIde circle 6 G Dont Don't stand too long long- over oven the but bali but dont don't be b In an any hurry On ontie n the tle back ck awing twing or the th down Own str ke 7 Dont Don't move your head let head lt It b your anchor 8 t Don t try to lift an in On l Iron eliot ahot with your bands bande hand let the th 10 loft t of fth the rhe blade blad take tako care car of this 9 S Dont Don't move either cither r head had or body while whilo putting Let lAIt L t the hands hand wrists and arms do the tb work 10 Dont Don't break your writs wits too quickly on the th back swing wing 11 H u Pont Dont attempt to check cheol your down stroke Hit lilt firmly on through h let lt the th hands get In ln too quickly Cultivate the tb feeling t with tho th d 13 Dont Don't think of t a bunker ora ora or a pond to be b e think carried c think only of ot t hitting the th ball K H Dont Don't start tart your down dowis stroke f ho 0 quickly let quickly let It pick up tip speed on cn the way sway through the th ball 6 t 5 Dont Don't have hv the th reeling feeling of using extra effort When you have h a longer hitting I ln d club 16 Dont Don't get mentally hurried the th idea iden of mental bets or ment mental 1 rhythm 17 Dont Don't tr try a club lofted too pinch much for ton a short abort hort chip shot hot hot- Use jl jigger ger Iron or light midiron Is 18 Dont Don't try to kill the th ball bail Jr ii heavy rough or matted matl d grass If anything use ui a somewhat easier easler- grip and awing back a 19 1 Don Doo t S try to get fancy In a hUl hunker ker or sand Hind trap trapi Be sure sur first f 5 getting safely out 20 Dont Don't break the left db elbow firstI ow too much Keep Kep It straight or ort I fairl straight with the left hand ind nd wrist always s In control of the club