. Travers' golf book. pping many tee shots and brassiesthrough the green. I had previouslybeen playing very good golf and prob-ably became overconfident of getting the73 GOLF BOOK ball away sweetly every time. I couldnot find out where the fault was for someweeks, then suddenly I discovered that Iwas carrying the club too far back on theup swing and losing control of it as anatural consequence. I gradually tameddown my swing and stroke and got backto my best game in time for the cham-pionship at Cleveland which I Steady There are a few good players who pressDriver every tee shot and dr


. Travers' golf book. pping many tee shots and brassiesthrough the green. I had previouslybeen playing very good golf and prob-ably became overconfident of getting the73 GOLF BOOK ball away sweetly every time. I couldnot find out where the fault was for someweeks, then suddenly I discovered that Iwas carrying the club too far back on theup swing and losing control of it as anatural consequence. I gradually tameddown my swing and stroke and got backto my best game in time for the cham-pionship at Cleveland which I Steady There are a few good players who pressDriver every tee shot and drive some very long Wins balls, but what they gain in distance isgenerally secured at a sacrifice in accur-acy regarding direction that makes thetransaction a bad bargain. Mere dis-tance in driving only plays a small partin the game of golf, so it is absurd totry to be a long player until one has ac-quired sufficient efficiency at mediumdistances to justify the effort. I prefer the short and steady driver to the long74. Photo Copyright by American Press Association PLATE IV—MY GRIP FOR THE DRIVE, SECOND VIEWRelaxing the index fingers of both hands gives more freedom to the wrists.


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