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on the green. Constant practice alone will enable the 

 player and putter to work in unison. 



Different people stand in different positions, but the 

 best and most successful position is to stand facing the 

 hole, the left foot pointing towards it, and the right almost 

 at right angles to the left, nearly opposite the hole and 

 pointing towards the ball. The whole weight of the 

 body is placed on the right leg, the right arm close 

 to the side. The club must be grasped firmly with the 

 fingers. Now draw it slowly along the ground, pause 

 for a second in order to calculate how far to draw it 

 back to send the ball to the hole, and then strike firmly 

 and let the club follow on after the ball. 



In match play, get the lead and keep it. In medal 

 play, do not count your score. 



Approach Shots. 



The failing of most players is being too short. The 

 shot is played with the iron, and with rather less than 

 the full swing. Therefore all shots differ, viz.: A. In 

 point of distance ; B. In point of elevation ; C. In point 

 of style. 



There are three kinds of shots for approaching under 

 these different circumstances, viz. : 



A. — I. The three-quarter shot; 2. The half shot; 

 3. The wrist shot. 



B. — I. Running the ball up along the line ; 2. Lift- 

 ing with a run ; 3. Lifting so as to pitch nearly dead. 



C. — I. Ball played with straightforward stroke (the 

 club-head moving in the line of flight of the ball) ; 

 2. Ball played with cut (the club-head being pulled 

 across the line of flight). 



These theories will help the golfer to a general 



