NOTES OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19669, 12 July 1929, Page 14

NOTES OF THE DAY.

(By "Jigger.") We are told that, at impact, the right hand is in the the attitude of mid-supination. To be sure, these are perfectly good terms, but somehow they do not create the right atmosphere where the playing of the game is concerned. Entries for the L.G.TJ. medal match, to be played by the Hagley ladies on Friday, July 19th, close on the 16th, and for the championship and the junior cup on the 19th. What about missing those three and four foot putts? Tne best thing to remember when this rash breaks out is to get a more comfortable stance and to lighten the (trip. This will help to reduce the tension which causes most of the trouble. Miss R. Hall and Mr» S. P. Godfrey were the winners of the "C" Grade bogey match piayed during the week by the Hagley Ladies' Club-

The Christchurch Club will play two inter-club team matches during the coming week-end. The players chosen to represent the club against Ashburton, at Ashburton. are:—W. P. Anderson, F. Banks, L. Bonnington, R. 8. Beadel, M. H. Godbv (captain), J D. Lawrence, J. Ramsden, and R. A. Wilson. The following will represent the club against Lvttelton. at Shirley: —F. 8. Avent, G. R. Beadel, H. Hill, P. C. Harris, R. J. Hobbs, L. Hansen, G. van Asch, and H. 8. Williams (captain). Jock Hutchison says that the big difference between good golfers and poor golfers is that the good golfers keep back of the ball as they swing. This is true; and to keep back of the ball they must first get back of the ball, which simply means that they must let the weight get back of the ball on the right foot. If the weight Is forward on the left foot at the top of the swing there is no possible chance to get back of the ball or to be there as the down swing starts or progresses. Miss B«tty Rutherford and Mrs M. H. Godby had two hard-fought matches in the Godby Bowl at Shirley and were scheduled to play a third, the first two resulting in ties Mrs Godby, through indisposition, was compelled to scratch, and Miss Rutherford lost to Miss Mab?rley Beadel in the semifinal Miss Beadel and Miss Halmai Loughnan will play the final at Shirley on Monday. All four of these ladies have been playing good golf this season. and this final should prove close and interesting Among those who suffered by the earthnuake on the Coast was A. G. Sime, who had taken over a bakery establishment at Greymouth Sime is a baker and pastrycook by trade and the earthquake shattered the chimneys and damaged the ovens quite severely Sime, who won the Amateur Championship at Christchurch in 1921. and who is genera'ly well in the first flight of golfers in the amateur tournaments, has many friends in Canterhnrv who will sympathise with him in his loss.

Professional golf * >»»»■" in America these days The manage, of the American Ryder Cup team, interviewed in London last month, said: '' The expenses for the trip were raised bv the bova themselves who by a number of exhibition games assisted by Bobby Jones and Miss Glenna Collett, collected most of the money. Each member of the team was given a firstclass ticket to England, and 1000 dollars bv the American Professional Golfers' Association. A » the mon ey they made in England and the Continent »aa pooled and equally divided among them."

The Americans have a great project for the first world's champiOMhip to be held iu Chicago in 1933. Ihe scheme will apparently be sponsored by the Golf Committees of the Chicago Association of Commerce. The prize money i. to be not less than 50.000 dollars and it is possible that assistance will be given to cham ; ions of overseas counfries, in order to make the event worthy of the name. The scheme is certainty an ambitious one, but the game .s very strong in Chicago, and the business men of the City realise the great value, in the matter of advertisement alone of an event like this, and it is more than probable that the scheme will take a more definite form in the near future. The stumbling block will probably be the Royal and Ancient Club of St. Andrews, as to banding over an event of this description to another country, especially after the recent alteration in the weight of the ball, but to refuw permission might cause a definite breach between St. Andrews and the American Golf As-ociation, a state of affairs that would be detrimental not only to the parent body but to golf in general, all the world over.

Ivo Whitton had a great round of 70 in the qualifying rounds for the amateur championship of New South Walea, at Rose Bay. He was out in 30 (thro® 4's and six 3's), and in in 40 for » 70—easily the best round played. Ho could have broken 70 without trouble, but being certain to qualify he made no effort. At one hole, where he had an easy putt for a 4, he discovered that his caddie had left his putter on the green they had just left. The caddie went off "for the putter, but Whitton tapped the ball with his mashie, which he had in his hand, and had *o be satisfied with a 5. As it was, with 145 for the two rounds, he qualified five strokes ahead of the next best seoi*, and went on to win the championship, defeating Hector Morrison in the finul, in which, on account of the bad weathor and strong wind, neither showed championship form. The surprise meeting was the failure of C. H. Faw•ett, the holder, who had been p*ayinET brilliant golf for months, to qualify. The highest score to qualify was 157, and with 158 Faweett missed a olace by cne stroke. Nevertheless he will almost certainly be included in the :Naw South Wales team for the Kirk-Win-ieyor Cup matches. Among those nullified were C. Nigel Smith, W E. Smith, and W. R. Dobson—all members of Vac team at Miramar last year They may not all get places in this year a team, as there are un-lnubtedly beltnr L'olfers in Sydney, who, if aviilaMa, will he selected in preference to those i.amcd.

All amateur goliers who think they have a chance w> t ll ® ctiampi°nsmp will weicomt! uie decision nsacuea uv in® lioit couiicn at its meeting ia*t w«e* Um» *jnutuial m Uus yeur'a uonunam cua.mp.onship is to be piayed on tne ihuraday, instead of on the t riday as heretofore tiolf championships are strenuous and desperate affairs, and at the end of September or early October the weather may not be at au good., ana anv plaver who survives the nervous and physical strain of fighting hf way through th© semi-finals is ©ntitkxi to & breathing spell before taking on the still more difficult strain of the 36-hoie final, probably against the strongest opponent he has met in the tournament. By arranging tho programme so that the aemi-finais will be played on Thursday, the finalists will have a chance to pull themselves together on the day off before the final round, which takes place on the Saturday . The New Zealand tourney will be played at Belmont (Wanganui), commencing on September 27th and conclud ne on October sth. The programme follows much tho same lines as, last year, although an additional match has been included for professionals. This extra match will be a bogey handicap, for which the Wansanui Club are to provide the prize money. Another addition to the programme will be a fourball best ball boeev handicap for amateurs. Tho foursome handicar* will_ be played concurrents with the ch*mnionship amateur foursomes on the Monday. The president of the Wantranui Club. Mr S. Powdrell. will g've a tronhv to the winner of the amateur championship. A great many golfers simply will not recognise the fact that in order to acuieve a low-scoring ability they mu»t coin ome a debiuto amount oi mental planning witn a certain amount of physical exertion and execution Abe jiiitchell says that 80 per cent, of the successful drive u timing, 'liming is not physical effort, it is the result of mentkl planning and practised execution. These piayera never br.ng themselves to a realisation of the fact that before the. stroke is executed it must, in a way, be mapped out in the mind, much as a chess player maps out a more before he makes it. Moat of these golfers go about it on th® theory that all it takes is the mere banging of the ball —usually with all their force. Using your brains in a round of golf does not mean at all that you should map out all the methods you intend to employ in making each stroke—6uch as taking the hands away first, stiff left arm, head still, back swing slow, and bo ou. There is a time and a place for those matters, and they are at the practice tee. The main thing to think about, in any situation where you have designs to smacU the ball, is as to what might be the consequence of the said smack. In other words, it is not a bad idea to pause just lons enough, as you come up to your ball, to consider the lie and what club will best meet the requirements of meeting the hall aquarelv and Yetting the distance required wtb certainty and not quite reach the trouble bavond. A little pause over tho hall before anv move is made even to select a club has a salutary effect in tiiat all idea of hurry, or of hiltiog hard, or of hitting at all until vou are sure of where you want the ball to go will soon be lost if the habit of namine is carried r>ut. This habit also leads to the thinking being done before the shot is plaved instead of after. Timo after time olayera rr*«ke shots ouickly. and d'«*«tronsly. Then when the ball buries itself in the sand in a trap thev deport themselves a? if they mean to walk right up and take n good bite out of the bnnVer. meantime announcing to all within hearing the various things thev should bnve done to avoid hittin" thf trouble. The time when the thinking should be done in such cases is before the club was e?en taken out of the bag. Several golfers I know who sport a <*addto on Saturdays and Sundays permit the boy to choose the club to be used on most shots, and the caddie will often hand his man thf next club as noon a* a shot has been hit. This is a pernicious habit and leads to several other faults. Form the habit of waiting nntu _ yon have reached the ball and examined the lie and sited up the requirements of the next stroke before indicating what club you intend using.

Thifc pause habit should not delay your round, for you will tind vou can fio over the points rery quickly when the ha!»it is formed; in fact, many good golfer* do other, and wholly unnecessary acta, to he sure of avoiding the hurrying of the shot. If you alio** yourbelf to go over these point* quickly and hurry into tbe shot, sooner or l*ter yon will find there is a tenseness about your grip or your arm muscle®, or perhaps it wil] only be in your jaw muscles. Neither perfect results nor enjoyment of the game are to be obtained through the tensing of any of the muscle* while the shot is beinij made. Pause orer the ball long enough to allow your mind to act and then take the gwing slowly and smoothly, and the strokes will just naturally drop off your handicap. AVON DALE CLUB. A medal handicap for limit player* will be played on the Avondale link* on Saturday. Player* are requested to get into touch with each other at once, and are informed that they mast adhere to the draw, which is a» follows:—D. 11. Fra*er play* R. W. Midgley, a C. 3fin« plays H. L. Babington. P. H. Hyndm»n pUyt L. W. Hud»on T. E. Kin■ells play* 0. H. Knight, 3. A. Hadfield play* A. Halligsn, J. O. P. Watt plays H. L. Vincent, 8. H. Jonea playa W. J Turnpenny, R. M. Babington playa K. C. Bar* ley. F. 3. Easther plays W. A. Eraetouaon, E. Atkinson play* F. B. Patterson, T. E. F. Dobaon pla*» T Dolaa, P. Hollander playa H. Clark, H. Worrall playa C. E. Helm. G. H. Congre-.e playa A. McDonald Smith. J. L. Gant playa A. Young, J. G. Yager playa E. B. Rimmiagton, L. W. Pither playa C. H. Piper. HABEWOOD CLUB. *n»e draw for the match between the Preaident's and Captain'* team* i* as follow*, Pre«ident'» team being mentioned first: — A. R. Blank and Miss B. Kirer play H. Lawrj and Mr» Binna, R. G. Thomson sod Mis* V. Hntton plajr C. A, Qusuo snd Mia* A. Hutton, J. 8. Wilaon and Mra Manning play B. Carom and Mra 3. 8. Wilaon, F, C. Wpoisr and Mra Tingey play O. 3. Ward. Jan., and Mr* Skinner, G. W. Ward sad Mra Camm play N. E. Tingey snd Mia* Sadler. A. E. Klneaid and Mr* Wauchop play L. J. La Cren and Mra Starena, M. W. Baavaa and Mica Seanreli play L. 8. Arm and Mra Lynikey, W. Murphy and Mia* M. Thackar play A. T. Bell and Ml** D. Kiver. F. W. Stereo* sad Mr* Quane play 3. A. Jewell and Mr* Wilkinson, H. 8. Wilkinaon and Miaa Moore play J. 8. Btrattoa sad Mrs Bayfield, S. W. Binna and Mra Gedda* play 3. 3. Fitigerald and Mra Murphy. A Canadian fouraorae will be played ob Saturday next. Player* arraafe own partner* snd opponenti. On the 14th a mixed four-ball will ba played between team* cboten by the Preiideat and the Captain. KAIAPOI CLUB. Kaiapoi and Bassley Club* played a Batch on the Kalapoi link* on Wednesday, which resulted in a wis for Katspoi by Ave fame* to three. Score*:Kaiapoi. Kusaley. Miaa Surk .. S Miss Cotton" ». 1 Miaa Blackwell .. 1 Mia* Brace .. 0 Mra Brennan ..0 Mrs Greiaoa 1 Mias Martya •• 1 Mr* Tysrs .. 0 Mrs Sticking* .. 1 Mra Seller* .. 0 Mrs Johnston .. 1 *"-• R»ovn .. 0 Mrs Hammer .. 0 Miss Galas .. 1 M»s Aapinall .. 1 Mrs Hobba . . 0 The winnera of the ringer competition were:—A Grade, Mrs G. Hammer; B Grade, Mra G. Edwards RANG lOR A CLUB. The following team will rspmsat Rangtora against Avondale, at Baagiora:—L». E. Carter, 3. Galloway, R. 3. Smith, G. 3. Heaey, R. G. Edward, 3. R. Deal, H. K. Ktppenberger, F. G. ToUaie, T. Sfcaaklaad, W. Smith, B. Mscdonsld, 0. Taylor. A. Pardie, T. A. Ambrose, 3. E. Strsehaa, and L. W. Mentiea. Emergency: H. Heney. RANGIORA LADIES' CLUB. Following to the resalt af a tasteb playad os handicap yaitardsy between A aad B teama, and won hy Iks latter by two game* A Teia. B Team. Mia* Faar .. 1 Mr* Tolmie 6 Mr* Ksctlty ~ 0 Miss 3. Vaedoaald 1 Mr* H. Heney .. 0 Mrs J. Hughey .. 1 Mis* Glasgow .. 1 Mi** Jennings 0 Mr* Meatie* .. I Mr* G, Heney .. 0 Mr* Shankland .. 0 Mra Fraser .. 1 Mr* MeCrseksa 0 Mra Satith .. 1 Mr* Buckingham 0 Mr* Seward .. 1 Mr* Ambrose .. 1 Mrs MePhail .. 0 Mm O'Donohua . . 1 Miaa N. Heaahsw 0 Miss N. Macdooald 0 Mra Burnett .. 1 Miaa 3. Hi ion .. 1 Mis* O'Briea .. 0 Miaa A. Dixon .. 0 Mr* Palaiar .. 1 Mias D Archer .. 0 Mlaa Webber .. 1 Mlas Threlkeld .. 1 Mrs ConneJl .. 0 Miss Peart* . . G Mr* T. Heney .. 1 Totals ~ T « The following I* the draw far Ika aaaand qualifying roaad of the Ladlas' Oap. ts be played to-morrow: — Morning—Mr* H. Heaey sad Mr* Tolmie, Miss Mnrrlsh and Mia* C. Ambrose, Mra Meuxiea and Mia* Pstrte, Mrs T. Bhanklaad and M : aa Walker. Miss Olasrew and Mr* B. Mscdonald, Mia* 3. Maedoasld snd scorer. Afternoon—Miaa Garrett sad Mlaa Fear, Mi** Jenning* and Mrs G. Haaey, Mr* Ksatley and Mrs Fraser. KIBK-WIN DEYEB CUP TRAM. [TVS nan tpsrisl tsnlss 3 WELLINGTON, JTaly 11. When the Klrk-Windeyer Cap >*am sail* for Australia on Friday of aazt week it will go without A. D. 8. Dunraa. Duncan, who announced aome time ago that bs was aa'-ertsis whether k* eoatf travel, 1* still aaabl* t» aay If he ean make the trip. HoweTsr, s tverth ha* bees panrllled in for him on the Sydney rteamer «f the following week, sad it ha is crossing It will be by that boat. 3. Go**, aa asntawr sbsaspiaa tf tw* sr rf* year* ago. 1* aecnmpanyfag the team to the Commonwealth. Dr. Kennetit Raaa. whe wa« in doubt soma ttas s#s. la aaw deftaitely mkiaf tte «H»

HAREWOOD LADIES* cm ■ A fia« matcii was plajpwd 1 Mj ■ was woa bv Mis Bayaeld. wfas SSIHHp I flag to the Dinetaeßtli aaCtfiMl ■ her handicap fi*a atrokaa. Ths iMt B Mia Bayfield | P| Piayars ar« sakad ta tai* l s'teratioa of Uts profranuaa. bogey will it (uayed and a fresh draw will ha atada jH||S are to ba made at the thl>)s%|Hl the Match Committee, Wore B 30th, for the two-Ufe playata are «li*\b'a Tha B draw far the ehampioaskta aai mB B Skoaahip cop: —Mra Catty fl lia Manning play* V aa B. Ki**c. Mr plays Mrs Wallace, M as MitcwU^^pß Smith-Wi'aon. Mr* D. Croat Bratherton. Mrs Quicier plaja Miaa D. Kirer playa Mra chop plavs Mrs Ctmm, Mias b, Mr* WOkiasoß. CHRI9TCHURCH LAMm^SHa Aa iater-ciub matcii w.tk Diaa||HHßHH was {>lsye<d at Piamoxul BaAna^^^HjH Tip., remjlta were aa ioUowa. d^Bl aalßas ntsßtioiiad first: —Mi* Pattsn 0; Mrs Prater 0, Mms Vernea 1, Mra Payae 0; Mis M|H|a Sctton 0; Mr* Sampaoa 1, WfIHTV O, Mias Arehar 0, Mias OfSS SL ||B|Pg'' B AMBERLEY LADIW 1 Fallowing It the draw fW *taH| B to be played tomorrow: —Mias B t. Miaa J. Ovartaa, Mlas H Mi** M. McKellar, Mrs Oxtef a. wMMp ■ Mia* M. Frew r. Miaa »*<««■ Mnßr B Lean ». Misa Feathery. -'gafe B Fo!lr,»io: is the draw Car ■ Mrs Fsirwesthrr *. Mrs Paster. ■ t. Miss L. O'liver. Mrs H D. Wat'chop, Itias Kirißi v. Ini I Mits E. Georre *. Mlas Mfc ■ Harcer ▼. Mias Baakia, lfiM. «- B FIT EVERY GAMXjtjflß I Keep yoor mm lea 4t by ■ man '* Embroeaticß. strains, preferred by J

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