A-B-C of Golf
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IN golf, as in all other departments of hu- man knowledge, it is necessary to dis- tinguish clearly between the essential and the non-essential. Many books have been written upon the art of propelling that elusive little sphere of rubber and ''gutty""; many pundits have essayed to expound the mystery; many despairing duffers have sought to purchase, with mere ducats, the easy grace, the well-nigh supernatural skill of the local ""pro."" Essentials and non-essentials; but to enu- merate the latter would be a hopeless task. Time and time again the would-be golfer has stumbled upon (or purchased) what he fondly imagines to be the prime, great secret. And for a little while it does work; then come a few bad shots, loss of confidence follows, and the 'cure-air' is sent to join its predecessors in the discard. In golf, as in medicine, quacks and nostrums flourish monstrously well, and there is never any end to the procession of willing victims; the canny professional may fool the duffer all the time if he chooses to do so. Is there any positive essential of golfing style, any irreducible minimum of correct form, failing which good golf is im- possible? I think that such an essential does exist. A player who is good at the quarter game and at the holeside may win many (handicap) cups, but he forever misses one of the few really great sensations of life — ^the pleasurable feeling of putting everything at our command into the driving stroke, the glorious spectacle of the little white ball describing its perfect arc against the blue of the summer sky. Yes, there is but one master-stroke, and that is the long drive; until that object is at least measur- ably attained nothing else matters.Hodnocení uživatelů:
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