LIGHT ON THE GOLFER'S PATH

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 35, 11 February 1939, Page 10 (Supplement)

LIGHT ON THE GOLFER'S PATH

44 no mystery," says R. Vj A. Whitcombe, one of the three famous golfing brothers, and in as few words as possible in a volume thus,entitled (J. M. Dent and Sons),'he proceeds to prove his own theory, to demolish a host of others, and to give his readers who have time to devote to the simple practice which he suggests, a series of easy and valuable hints and instructions. His 'bright and breezy manner of advancing his theories makes the book much simpler and more readable than most of the analysts of golfing style, and by getting down to essentials he gives the average amateur as much as he can absorb without giving him indigestion through an overload of technique. He speaks with the authority of one. open champion and success in a score of great professional tournaments, and when, in contrast with an army of other theorists, he stresses the value of starting with the short clubs and the greater value of the right hand, he gives the learner something different and easier. He gives an interesting series of exercises suitable to the golfer and tells him how to "breathe his way" to the championship, how to overcome the awkward stance, how to approach, and how to putt. The book is the work of a real authority and will stimulate any player who gives it careful study.