GOLF.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 16 July 1921, Page 6

GOLF.

Every visitor to Hawera comments most favouraEly on tEe new course ana is.enthusiastic over the fine turf on the fairway and the good quality of the greens. Certainly, of late, the wet' weather has made a mess of some of the greens and makes one wonder whether a change of two might be made.

Competitions, gome of them, have been held up lately owing to weather and outside matches. Now, however the round will continue. But the value of outside matches is very great and no one should grumble at postponement of competitions while visitors are welcomed.

a xt i r 8 I e?, Uy a ,great Pitv< sa-y« the Auckland Star, that some of the players on at least one of our local links will not acquaint themselves with the rules. It does not appea r to be generally known that if the players immediately behind be asked to go through, that the couple who have made the request should wait until those in front have holed out. It is yery exasperating to have a ball come flying on to the green when about to play a putt, and apart from putting one off their shot it is a matter of grave , discourtesy. I - John Duncan Dunn, the compiler "of , a golf book entitled "Intimate Golf I Talks, » gives some novel hints in regard to curing the heartbreaking slicing and topping habits. Here are some of them: A dodge for the cure of topping is to roll a small piece of paper and lay it on the ground immediately behind the ball. Instead of playing the ball play.-tfie piece of paper: you will-probably hit the ball in the centre oi-^ the club. A very ingenious contrivance for keening the" head down is that recently introduced by Mr. S. Hickman, an enthusiastic golfer, of

Wimbledon Park. It consists' of a scienijjLfically' constructed not unlike that used by acrobats, and a piece of strortg elastic tape, one end oF whicb^ is attached to a button of your coat or vest.

—Here is a "cure" for slicing. Place two balls three inches apart on the* ground before you, that neare r to you being the one you intend to play. Pro-,, ceed to drive it down the course without taking account of the other ball. If you hit the one nearer without displacing the other your heeling proclivities will ■ disappear. Another common tendency among golfers is to raise the right elbow in the upward swing, producing loss of balance. A useful tip in this connection is to place a pocket handkerchief under the armpit, and should it fall to the ground in the course of the swing you will know that the right elbow has been unduly raised. The absence of followthrough with the irons is a frequent cause of many a bad shot. Dunn offers a suggestion to overcome, the fault. Lay two, balls on the ground a few inches apart, both in the line of flight. Take arf iron club and determine to hit both balls with the one stroke. This book of golfing "stunts," which is profusely illustrated, is published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Unlike the I tips that, emanate from the Stock Excihiange Jand. the ..racecourse, Dunn's suggestions are less disinterested and probably will be found to be more profitable. SHAVINGAGAINST BOGEY.

According to the Daily News, "Professor Lawrence R. Dicksee, the wellknown accountant, has invented a new game: against bogey. It appears that if you want to shave scientifically you must count the strokes you make with your razor. It is good mental discipline, because you have to think what you are going to do before you do it._ When the Professor began he took 320 strokes. By taking thought he got it down quite easily to 112, and at last, by perseverance, returned a card of 52. The 52. I gather, was rather a strain, for he explains that unless you are oontinually^on your guard you will slip back to the 100's or 150's. But what would the Professor do if one morning, when late for his train, he found he had oxhaust--ed his 52 strokes in holing out only one side of his face?''