GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 64, 16 March 1936, Page 5

GOLF

SEAFIELD CLUB FIRST MEDAL MATCH The first medal match fl the season was played by the Seafieid Golf Club nn •Saturday. Fo’lowing a- e ihe results:— F. Horie jns—36—7o B. Owen 04—22 72 J. S. Crichton ... .. ]()g—36—72 B. R. Doric ««—]G 7‘ W. M. Pond m',_!2—7-i I. Spillane f».T—l«—"S R. F. Kitto g|— 6 A further medal match will be place.l ne>t Saturday. The draw i« posted at the WOODED COURSES Playing shots over treys. METHOD OF ACQUIRING LOFT. Mo-t modern gulf cuur'O are fair v heavily wooded, and during a round tho average golfer is usually called upon to piay shots over trees, says a Melimurne wnter. More often than not the diftieuty with wh ch he is confronted is to secure sufficient loft to clear the intervening trees with a club powerful enough to give the required length. Where considerable length is required the player should think twice before ••having a shot at it,’’ for if he hits the tree there is always a chance of running up a couple of extra strokes. However, the sporting instincts of most go’fers are strong, and nearly always they will “have a shot at” getting •ver the trees, irrespective of the risk.

I The secret of obtaining loft with a i fairiy straight-faced club lies in the correct attitude of the body at the address. Briefly, the secret is in keeping the left hip higher than the right. Do not convince yourself that you are assuming this position by merely raising the ’eft shoulder, for it is the posit-on of the hips which controls this type of shot. It is obvious that in •’ringing about this shot the clubhead must come up quickly after impact, and. of course, the blade must be fairly open. A shut clubface must be dissociated from this shot. When the player addresses the ball with the left hip higher than the right the weight of the body is thrown more io the right foot, and if the weight i? kept back on this foot during the swing it will aid the shot. Do not try to cut the bail up. Keep the right hand subservient to th»* left. Actually it is more lof a left-handed shot than anything The ciub must go down and through the bail. as with other iron shots, and iin this case it is vital that the head is not lifted too soon. There is alwavs a temptation to see if the ball has cleared the trees, and early curiosity ruined many an otherwise good shot of this type. The stance shou’d be fairly vpen, and the grin should be adjusted n. -c' ling to whether the player is a slicer or a puller. The man who is apt to slice will find this shot comparatively ease, out be who pul s is advised to bring h : s left hand more to the front of the c'.ub. with the left hand showing 3 r 'lv one knuckle. Most people who pull have their left hips np naturally, so a consistent puller need only adjust his grip and open his stance to prepare himself for this shot.