Show Tales of ofa By a GRANTLAND Wayside ItICE ide Tee While Bobby Jones says that he moves mo his knees and body a a. trifle trine at I least on every J pe of ot putt the fact remains that the less the body moves on the shorter putts the better chance one CIne has of finding the bottom of the cup It Is of o se to keen keep from moving the body in long ap tip ap- ap approach putts If It one attempts to stand perfectly still sUll on a tt ranging from 30 to 60 feet teet there is 15 too great a 11 tendency to Jab the ball or to lift the head These longer approach putts c 11 U for a a. longer back swing or for a II deeper taking back of the club head bead and then for a smooth even stroke The arms are used more freely and end the th body enters slightly This is one oneo of o the hardest of o all golf sh sh a 3 for all classes of players An approach putt fram Jm 40 to 80 feet especially over oser a 1 aki n kr-n green where there is any slope or 0 drift is one of o the great bafflers of o golf golt For the golfer star golfer star and duffer fer Is fer-Is Is usually still wondering Just how hard he t suld uld hit the ball and andas as a result there is a great tendency to lift Ut the head r to hurry the back swing s It is easy enough to suggest that one make snake up his mind definitely In ad anca nc as to direction and dis distance dis- dis tance tace and then concentrate on hitting the ball But as long as the element of doubt remains it is a a. hard thing to do and the element of doubt is nearly always present The most com com- common common common mon mistake in approach putting is head lifting and it is the element of doubt which causes most of the head lifting One must see sec whether one has guessed correctly Putts from three to 10 feet have ha different problems On these shorter putts it is 15 important to keep the knees body and head as still cUll as pos pos- possible possible sible aible without becoming rigid The first element back of a short putt must be relaxation and comfort It is easier casler to keep a relaxed body still sUll than it itis ItIs Itis is a taut tense body For in tn the lat lat- latter latter lat lat- ter case ease tightened nerves have ha a habit habito of o suddenly Jumping at Just the wrong wron time So the first thing to be bo considered In a short putt is Ia an easy casy I comfortable stance The second thing is an easy comfortable grip Most short putts arc are mussed because the putter is gripped to tightly Tight I gripping leads to any number of o faults a a fast Jerky back swing a body sway away a forward Jab or a lifted head bead In Iii a recent open championship just before the bell belt rang one of the leading pros was in a a. mournful and melancholy state of o mind because he hole a short putt Ive Ise lost all confidence he said I t cant can't get I the ball in from three feet One n of t hl ll the timers old e was watching I him putt u Lighten your grip on the putter he suggested Youve got it in the vice Ice II The more short ones you miss mw the tighter tIlh r j you ou grip lIe He tried out the th th suggestion and his trouble slipped away The ball began to roll evenly Without cut or spin The tight grip on ona ona a a. putter prevents any chance for a follow through |