Coincidence:

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20762, 24 June 1937, Page 10

Coincidence:

Henry Cotton was in the dressingroom receiving the congratulations of his friends on winning the £lOOO Professional Golf Tournament at Moor Park (Eng.), with a total of 279 when he exclaimed: “Look at my lockei number!” It was 279. • • • • Note This: “When the average golfer makes a poor shot,” says a well-known player, “his first tendency is to tighten up and try to steer the next one. In place of that, his first thought at the next attempt should be to loosen his grip just a little and increase the length I of his backswing. He nearly always shortens his backswing after a mis- j take, but he should do just the opposite. This will help him to relieve some of the tension and give his hands, wrists and arms a better chance to work. I think this is also true of the putt. After missing a putt, the feeling is that one should grip a little tighter, and shorten the back stroke. What one should do is to lighten up the grip and extend the back stroke, to prevent stabbing or Jabbing.”