. Travers' golf book. ratherrigid. The body, also, is kept still, aridthere is less pivoting or turning of thebody from the hips up, than on the full shot. Instead of raising up on the right141 GOLF BOOK foot, that foot should be kept well rootedto the ground. The right leg should bekept still. Unless you have mastered the shot,which it may take you years to do, youwill find it very hard to hold the ball online on account of the difficulty of prop-erly timing the shot. As I have statedelsewhere in this book, I do not believe inspared shots, and I seldom use the half-iron stroke unless there is
. Travers' golf book. ratherrigid. The body, also, is kept still, aridthere is less pivoting or turning of thebody from the hips up, than on the full shot. Instead of raising up on the right141 GOLF BOOK foot, that foot should be kept well rootedto the ground. The right leg should bekept still. Unless you have mastered the shot,which it may take you years to do, youwill find it very hard to hold the ball online on account of the difficulty of prop-erly timing the shot. As I have statedelsewhere in this book, I do not believe inspared shots, and I seldom use the half-iron stroke unless there is a very stronghead wind. In place of spared shots withthe mid-iron, I use the jigger and getfar better Get a It often happens that it is necessary toFulled Ball p^jj your second shot with a mid-iron inorder to reach the green. Some obstacle,such as a tree or a grove of trees, juts outinto the line between you and the other situations you may find the hole laid out at an angle, and if you do not 142. Photo Copyright by American Press Association PLATE XXI—HOW THE CLUB SHOULD TURN AWAY FROM THE BALL In both cleek and mid-iron shots, the club as it is brought back should turn away from the ball as shown iA the picture. GOLFERS FAVORITE CLUB make proper allowance from the tee, youare compelled to pull the second shot toget to the green. To secure a pulled ballwith a mid-iron, stand with the ball op-posite the center of the body with the leftfoot about four inches in advance of theright. Swing the club back close to thebody and, instead of finishing straight onthe line of play, let your arms followthrough out from the body, toward theright of the line of play. If these direc-tions are closely followed the ball willgradually work to the left in its flight. If you want a quicker pull, turn the toeof your club in and make the swing asabove. This shot has often pulled meout of a bad place and enabled me to winor halve a hole that otherwise would havebeen lost. There
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