| Show Tales of ofa a Tee I RICE ICE One On great treat trouble which afflIcts golfing consistency Is ll that so 10 few start tart at the th source of ot a 0 fault tault to find correction They tackle the result and nd not the th cause They rhey jump Into the th middle of o the muss In place of at starting at the begInning I keep lilting my head ono one says MYS iy And ho he ImmediatelY makes a Il mIghty effort to keep his hll eye ey on the ball lI thereby be be- be becoming coming lo less leIS relaxed than ever oer It If he h had started at the th begin begin- beginning beginning nine ning he would have h v seen cen cen that head lifting I Is usually caused aused by b mental tenseness or nerve tense tense- tenseness ns ness that nearly always manIfests Itself by a Jerky or a fast talt start start- starting start start-nr Ing hack bock swing Ing Under this con con- condition condition con condition the tho th head Is ts almost sure auro sur to pop rop up It rarely fails When the th head beall I la beIng lifted there II i I little good rood to lo be b derIved from any violent effort fort to look I t at the tb ball The rhe Th only sensible move Is l to go co back to th the tho source ot of the th tau fault It In pl place ce of at o saying to himself Now look at the ball you OU blank the golfer should say to himself the th or hurry hurry or Smooth and even Once One the tb back swing awing gets under way smoothly and evenly and there thero ther ll is no hurry to hit from the tha top ot of the swing the head hed is 18 I almost ulmot sure euro to remaIn anchored with wita the th eye focused ed edon on the tho rIght spot But where tenseness and tautness prevail the head Is h almost certain lo to act as asIt asIf asIt It If the tho th neck were a recoil spring One On of ot the th best cures curel cure Is to adopt II a lazy mental attitude and to turn over moro more mor work to the tb club and the th club head The golfer goiter hears hear that th t smooth smooth- smoothness smoothness smoothness ness and rhythm are ar two ot of the main factors so o ho he h goes tors about searching for them In the tho th dark duk It Is often orten his understanding that smoothness and rhythm are en- en en muscular qualities But Dut they are ar not Their source is II ison lon on the th mental tide side They must first be b preceded by a a combination combination tion of at serenity mental poise and concentration on the th right thing It Is almost Impossible to have any muscular smoothness 8 I re- re recall recall call r-call call a recent case calc cas of one fine golfer who had an easy euy match to play He seemed to be b halt half lost lost- Inc loat-Inc Ing with a 0 natural easy 1 swing and finished out the th round with witha a 70 10 The Th next day ho he h drew an opponent who had at least an even chine Chance to win In That day the 70 turned Into an n 84 And the bg change chane c came cam me In the tho th speed sp d ot of othis his back swing and the lack of If smoothness In his stroke III His mental serenity was wa no longer dI- dI dIrectIng dl his hi swing swine Ing When the golfer missing shot pulls his attempt to apply Il a cure eure consists consist In even greater care and concentration While this I 1 is taking place he h will grip thE handle handl ot of o the putter tighter than ever eer But Dut tho best t cure for missIng short putts Is to lighten ie trip grip Ip and flow down the th put put put- tins lag pace This should hould be b the theone theone theon one and only thing thine to think of Softening or lightenIng the grip means greater relaxation It helps to take tk the putting blade at a slower lower smoother motion It helps to prevent jabbIng and stab bins bing Yet the th average toiler golfer does just the th opposite He grips tighter than eser eHr er and Increases Increase the th speed speedo of the back swing swint and the th forward swIng swing A light relaxed grip Is the foundation ot of good food putting front from the th shorter ranges range anyway There Is less lesa l s tendency then to move moe the th body or to hurry the stroke These cures CUrfS are re ar all Illi to be worked out with Ith a a little more P ap- ap application and concentration But they are ar overlooked or forgotten In the mental mend upheaval which takes BraIn and nerves rv become stampeded And the golfer forgets even cv ven n the sim lm remedies for tor faults that are wreckIng his hia hI score cor and his hll nerves Few take tako OS In hand to say Now Just a minute Not so 80 much hurry In the th swing In 11 trifle and Lets Let's lighten the grip crip a start tart b back rk smoothly Never N ver mInd anything else elso els right richt how now Smooth and easy rasy and dont don't be b strait afraid to let the tho th club beach helL hea I take tak over It its I share sharo of ot the th job Put rut the th r pree tic rne tice swIng to work ork tor for a while In actual play Yes Yea It sounds much simpler than It seem seems to be But It Is it still possible |
