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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1923.
GOLF. CHAMPIONS AND THEIR
LIGHT
METHODS.
VICE-LIKE CLUB-GRIP.
A correspondent
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No subject is of greater interest to the golfer than the styles of the champions, not because the 'average player datters him self that in his attempt to copy slavishly their methods the results will be the sume, but because he is ever on the look out for guidance must hint on essential matters that may help him to make some set of progress in this must elusive and tantalis- lng game. One of the essential, matters i that of the grip. It is an all-important subject, and yet it does not revive the attention from the ordinary golfer that it
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Disarion, August 15th Considering that there are only a few more weeks of the season to run. interest in Scottish cricket continges well attained. There were several untable in- dividual batting displays, R. 31. Thor- buten, Pechtes County; Elliot, Burntisland; and Claughton, Forfarshire, all having their names added to this season't list of The outcome of the century scorers, . Seottish Counties: Championship matches was the position in a more open state than ever, as Perthshire and Fifeshire are now bracketed together at the top of the table, with Forfarshire in close attend I have often heard it said that the ques- auge. The game between the lenders this tion of the grip scarcely matters, hernie werk is therefore of vital importance to each individual has his own way of holding them but no matter which wins, if either, or seiting an implement of attack, and Ferfarshire could tie, as they have still. that he performs the act in a manner best two watches to play. In the event. of suited to himself. This may seen very draw at Perth. Forfarshire's prospects plausible, like the three-card trick for in- of searing the honour would be sunsiiler- stance; but in practice it is
is apt to workably enbanerd. even allowing that they lifferently
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nien, whom you sce driving, chisels into beds of concrete. But it by no mears follows shire, but though putting up a resolute defence and hitting quite a reprctable that it is the best method of hitting a golf ball where distance is imperative score they had to admit defeat by a better yet you see golfers, men, apparently, all-round team. The ultimate issue of the of average intelligence, gripping a golf Western Union competition is much club m it were a sledge hammer. The clearer. Uddingston, though not in an fact that this palm grip with the thumbs impregnable position, having the honour, by Mr. John Ball as the result of their fine victory over round the shaft is unb and Herd, and was up that Steak West of Sectand, prastically within their golfer, the late Mr.
Graha, does reach. not prove that it is the ideal grip; rather, I think it shows that these men achieved success in spite of a method of gripping abandoned by all the acknowledged ex perts, beib British and American, in favour of the overlappping form.
HAVERS VIEW.
I intended to approach the subject from different angle the tightness of the grip. Although most of the distinguished golfers invented by agree that overlapping,' Mr. Jehu Laidlay and made fashionable by Vardon, bus stout the supprime text, there is divergence of opinion on the ques tion of the tautness of the grip, and whether both hands should exercise the same amount of pressure, or whether on should be the master hand and the other! act as guide or support. Havers, the new champion, has re-opened the matter by declaring that the grip should be tight, almost vice-like, with every finger of both hands, and that the degree of pressure on the shaft should be the same with both handy. I travelled south with after his victorcs at Troon, and Gilieogh, and during the journey. I had an interesting chat on this and kindred topics, Twe things emerged quite clear-(1) that the fetish of the straight left arin can be, and is, avendone, and (3) in order to impart the maximum of power into the blow the club must be held as tightly as possible.
Havets certainly practise what he prenches 15 you follow him in the liminarice before the final addre of the clubhead to the bali, you will notes that he is adjusting the fingers and bands on the and that he is locking them by
shaft the exercise of tremendnis pressure. But tightness and pressure are not such that wrists qud arms become musclebound, wid
resembles more the action of a movement Hover pump-handle than that of a gigantic spring. A loose holt may develop into what is known as the "siding grip," which Duncan and Havers both have n profound horror. At the top of the swing the chh falls into the web formed by the thumb and first finger of the right brui. In the course of the downward swing dur club is supposed to return to its origina' position in the fingers. But it often fails to do so, and then the shot is ruined. In recollection there is only our first-clas golfer who obtained good results from the liding grip, and his name is James Sherlock. As a matter of fnet Sherlock depemis upon the "wide" ta conilete his swing.
DUNCAN'S METHOD.
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Capt. Alexander, Gordon Highlanders, playing for Aberdeenshire, made his last appearance in Scottish County Cricket prior to sailing for India to inke over regimental duties.
John Kerr, the Captain of the Scottish team and also of the Greenock Club, has completed his 1,000 runs for the son. Hng" on the occasions excedent the century his best total being 179 not out against Ireland. In his match this week hy nearly made a fourth century-06.
The rupture of the Scottish County Cricket Competition has not materialised. It has been agreed to continue the ar- rangement of "no professional" for mu-- other season. Forfarshire found that the support for the proposal of reintrodue tion was not very strong, and wisely fell into line with the general opinion, and su evaporated the sensation of with drawal,, as had been threatened by the
It is difficult fol Forthil authorities. follow the idea that professionals would. brighten the game and raske, it more attractive to spectators. Free batting is what the crowd wants, and the effect of the introduction of the highly skilled paix bowler is to inke the average amateur Lutanan tend to carefulness, Batting." according to the argument, has been too successful this term, and the way of re- form to make it less so it is to be feared that small scores and quick deci- signs are not what the public desires. SO much as a game carried on over the fall term in live's fashion Principal realis ;—
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Contira Championship. Clackmannan, 103; Aberdeenshire, SU Aberdeenshire, 183; Perthalzire, 225 for Fifeshires 192 for 2 declared: Stirling
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Now, Vardon, who has dypted?: much
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a man can be that a vice-like grip with allowing the heal of the club to swing all the fingers of both handle is wrong and well and freely back
But the grip of abversive of all good golf. In effect he the thumb and first fuger of the right says, "Grip firmly with the thurs and hand, as well as that of the little finger first finger of each hand, but with the other fingers, it is only: necessity jukt to upon the knuckle of the first finger on the
hand, is
is still firm as at the beginning. hold the club, No swing, he adds can As the clubhead is swung back again to be from and true if you grasp the club as wards the bal, the palm of the right Laud if you are afraid it will jump out of your and the thumb of the left gradually come
Vardon goes into the matter more together again." group Tally The Complete
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with the first finger abel themb of us Fight
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and the pressure of the little finger on the pressure of the hands is so far increaseel as knuckle of the left hand is sery decided. to show them open with the shaft resting
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In the same way it is the thumb and first solely in the roots of the fingers, And a
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