| Show Lu I Golfers Discuss Mechanics of the Stroke I BY RAY MCARTHY I Special Correspondent of ot The Standard Examiner CopyrIght 1 1926 26 By Dy The Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated dated Press Association NEW MEW YORK Aug Au GoIters H-Golfen L all over the land large larce and small mall dukes dubs duba and flub dubs flub have been doing a a lot of ot t talking lately about the mechanics mechanic or of orthe oth the stroke sInce tine Bobby Jones Jone revealed In some lome om detail how he applies his hla hi clubs club to the business ot of hitting the th ball When a a group of sports port en en- en enthusiasts n talk about players player In baseball or tennIs or other forms forma ot of athletics athletic the conversation gen gen gen- generally n runs rune run to the th personalities of the Individual stars But when the th subject is II I golf Golt the tho chatter it I different Then Thon Th n the discussion about bout how Bobby Jones Jonea and n Walter Hagen Haxen H-g H n and other oth r stars t r their appearance style or person person- persona per on- on a lilies LIkewise the th ran rank k and tile file ot of golfers colter are arc constantly try try- tryIng try trying ing log to mulat emulate the th leading play play- ore en r ot of the th gam fame The Ideas Idea an styles of at some somo ot of the th golt roll stars star can be b summed up In in an n Interesting direst digest ot of their play to the th benefit of those who are struggling to cut a a few strokes from their scores Corea core JONES STYLE Bobby Jones said laid recently that In playing hIs hi wood ho he h employs a closed or square squar stance that stance that Is with both feet et practically on a aline aline line and with the th feet teet t ct rather close cloae together What is I more mor lie le stands sunds fairly erect In addreSsing the ball Inasmuch as Bobby Dobby Is i unquestIonably the th greatest wood wood- wooden wooden en club player In the world both bothIn bothin bothIn In accuracy and distance his d ad- advice vic ad-vic vice 13 Is worth heeding MacDonald Smith Is II what That golf golf- golfen olt-er olt en or call a swingIng golfer colter He Ho swings the club at the ball on every shot hot both Iron In an wood He doesn't believe In direct hits as many do with the th Iro irois Smith says this plan Is less leu tiring and more 1 productive of ot accuracy He H uses the open stance Hagen scores cores con con- consistently con consistently because he h I Is I brilliant round around the th greens er ns and with I a mashie niblick In putting HAn Hagen Ht en stands with feet rather close to to- to together to-eth to gether r and with the weight ot of the body on the th left toot foot to keep tile the body from swaying b 1 Ho takes the club back very deliberately tel and with short hort swing back and on ns as a straight a line as possible Hagen plays chip shots In 10 a similar man man- manner ncr ner gripping the tho club Cry ery ery light light- lightly lightly ly 11 with the fingers and I showing the club head to do most moat th ot-th ot work Gene Geno Gen one on ot of o the great great- greatest est creat-est est eat Ion long II Iron players keeps lilt his hl left leet hand well over on the shaft and nd In tho the back swing swine uses use a very vcr straight left arm He H In Ina Ina lla a direct hit the irons rather rathe than the th tree fro and easy swinging arc Glennl Glenna Collett a marvelous wooden club golfer stands standi with the left toot slightly advanced She too keeps kep her left arm quite straight on the back swing twins and an speeds up the club considerably on the down swing Jim Barnes says say breaking the wrists or the th swings at the th top is II entirely wrong and that the tho wrIsts In the th swing are ar not In any sense broken or flexed until the club head is I about to come corn In contact with the ball DESCRIPTION HERE A golf Bolt olf swing ewing de de- de developed d from the combination ot of swings of the th best golfers colter would be somewhat at ns as a follows Thumb GrIp Grip Thumb and anci forefinger or r or o each hand held V shape on club and ond In direct line In lit brief hands are arc kept well veil on top ot of shaft haft Stance Position from ball should be b such that left leet II rm and ond club are re ar virtually a straight line lineTh The stars advocate advocat square quare rather than open stance for tor the th average golfer D This flak Back Thi should l be bt ery delIberate with the right elbow held closely to the th bOd body Down This Down ThI should M be through the th ball so 10 to speak peak I as asif It if hitting Into the th ground round and should toll follow ow out In direction ot of th the flight of ball blI Grip the club lightly on wooden shots firmly on Iron shots use the Vardon or V V shaped grip toke take the tb club back deliberately and after atter you have addressed the ball bali forget everything except the fixed Intention of ot hitting the ball |
