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THOUGHTFUL APPROACH PLAY MARKS THE CHAMPION.

STUDYING THE SHOT,

A guter who has enjoyed his game for half-a-century was lamenting the other day the "rush and turmoil of modern golf..

In all the competitions I have; watched, the player who is on top of the pin is the man who is on top of the game.

Concentration.

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Short approaches, and short putta, are fatal; and the reason for lack of length is lack of thought. Maybe a man cannot add an inch

"Golf was never meant to be played like thal," he said. *It in -or was, unti 'big hitting came into vogne thoughtful game. The player who studied each shot was the one who triumphed. But to his stature by taking thought, now even the women think more of but he can certainly add a few thrashing the ball past the 200-, inches to his putts, and a few yards yards post than of playing clever shot to the pin."

the to his approaches.

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When a player is not thinking about his shot, he is worrying about

it.

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Playing To The Pin. Modern Courses, with fairways many yarda longer thin the older Worse still, he is worrying about courses, but a "mile wide," and his lasi shot. A player who slices with no real trouble to penalise the into the rough" will often approach most, outrageous slice or hook, ex- his shot asking himself not, "How cept some tough country that calls can make the best of this lie?" only for a heavy club and wrists but, "How did I come to elice my of steel, encourage the golfer to go; drive?" One way indicates for the longest tee-shot, put the thoughtfulness about golf, and the. secord on the green somehow, and other reveals worry about it. take two putts.

Vanity in underclubbing, and The difference between the bril-anxiety about the shot, are the liant golfer and the merely good cause of nearly all approaching and golfer is that the outstanding play-putting failures..

er is thoughtful round the green, as well as long off the tee.

Walter Hagen is a remarkable example of playing to the pin. Even when the ball has to be ex- ploded from a bunker, the pin seems to, have a magnetic attraction for -it. There are golfers in the same clues who find the green as easily, or even more easily, but they do not always find the part of it that most favours the putt, with the re- sult that their putting is unneces- sadly generous to the adversary.

Importance of the Short Game.

The fault is not with the putting. but with the approaching.

And good approaching begins from the tee, in the opening-up of the green, or the placing of the drive to secure the easiest curry for the second.

What are called "approaching

Afraid of the Shot,

It is vital to mark the spot on the green for which you intend to play, and to determine exactly the line you intend to take. This con- structive thought about the game will keep vague worries out of your mind, and determination to do what you have set out to do, and success in achievement, will follow,

Golf, at a game, is one that pays] for taking thought.

The golfer is not compelled to act in an instant, nor must he leap to the tune called by an adversary. He may well take his time, and pat constructive intelligence behind] every shot.

This Is not to be taken as recommendation of "slow motion" golf.

The difference between a thought- fal shot and a hasty and ill-con- and patting" competitions' are com-aldered shot is a matter of instante ing into favour..

These, according to my elderly friend, are more like the true game of golf. It is almost startling to see the difficulty that leading pro- fessionals find in averaging, threes in these competitions, when every green can be reached in one shot from the tee. V

The tee shots; of course, vary in length, Some are full brassie,

others a mere chip.

I auggest that the golfer, parti- cularly the beginner should practise on the lines of taking his tee shots for granted and repeated

only. The golfer who is unneces- sarily slow is not the one who thinks. but the one who is afraid of the shot. (China Mail Copyright.)|

L. Jack and D. Mackay (K.C.C.);

lost to A. M. Rumjahn and

A. K. Suffind ....

tied with SA. R. Bux and A

Rahmin ............ & G beat A. RH. Esmall and

F. M. Arculli

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THE CHINA MAIL.

CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

SCHNEIDER CUP, PARTICULARS

350 KILOMETRES.

Preliminary Trials' One Continuous Contest. OVER SOUTHAMPTON WATER.

London, Yesterday. Interest in the Schneider Cup, Race, which takes place over the Solent on September 12, was stimu- lated to-day by the publication. of official particulars relating to the

course,

TENNIS LEAGUE WIN THE WIGHTMAN CUP

FOR K.C.C.

Indian R.C. Overwhelmed Away from Home.

At the K.C.C. yesterday the Kow- loon Cricket Club defeated the In- dian Recreation Club by 7 sets to

2 in the "C" Division of the Lawn Tennis League.

Scores

N. A. E. Mackay and G. Hedley (K.C.C.):~ beat A. M. Remjahn and

A. K. Syffind beat S. A. R. Bux and A.

Rühmi

6- 4

tied with A. R. H. Esmall-und

F. M. et Arculli

6- 4

G-6

G. C. Burnett and G. A. White

A triangular course with a cir- cult of fifty kilometres will be flown round in an anti-clockwise direction seven times, giving a cotul distance of three hundred and fifty } (K.C.C):- kilometres or approximately 217 bent A. M. Rumjahn and land miles.

A. K. Suffind bent S. A. R. Bux, and

Rahmin beat A. R. H. Esmail and

F. M. el Arculli

"Preliminary Trials" this year will precede immediately the speed tests and will form part of one continuous contest over the neighbouring Southampton Water. The contest is scheduled to start at 12.30 a.m-Reuter.

Rugby, Yesterday,

6- 1

A.

6- 1

G-, 3

speed of racing aircraft. The con- In 1929 the course was quadri- test will begin at 12.30 p.m. and lateral-but the Royal-Aero-Club-by-arrangement with the Harbour has decided on a new course after Board the Port of Southampton most enreful consideration of all will be closed from then to 4 pm. Factors including the increasing British Wireless Service:

RESULTS.

HELEN WILLS IN FORM.

Britain in Arrears on

:

First Day.

BETTY DEFEATED.

Forest Hills, Yesterday. Three singles matches were de-

cided to-day in the Wightman Cup

match between Great Britain and the United States and resulted ins follow:-

Mrs. Wills Moody' (U.S.A.) beat Miss Mudford (Britain) 6-1, 6-4.

Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Mise Betty Nuthall (Britain) 8-6, 6-4,-Reuter,

Mrs. Harper (U.S.A.) beat Miss Round (Britian) 6-3, 4-6, 9-7..

-Reuter.

Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY.

The annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Hockey Club was held on Thursday, when Mr. J. H. Hunt presided.

The following elections were made: Captain, Mr. D. Me- Lellan;; Vice-Captain, Mr. A. Tate; Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. A. Bates. The above officers, with the addition of Mr. A. C. Jeffreys; as non-playing member, will.con-| stitute the committee.

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