Lesson #20 ra GE

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play this shot into the cup more often then he'd miss it. They made a scie:

because the clubs and balls of those days weren't as powerful as our present day
equipment, and they quite often found themselves five or ten yards short.
Since we don't always hit the greens on our seconds either it's a mighty handy

shot to have up our sleeves, and I know of no shot which will so quickly break an

opponent's heart.

This is a hand and wrist shot oniy. The feet should be close together and
should remain flat on the ground. A 5 or 7 iron will be found to work equally well
but stick pretty well to the one you choose.

When you start practicing this shot just take your club head baci like you do
your putter carefully along the line. Hit the ball crisply; don't baby it; hit it
freely and loosely, and gradually increase your baci stroke as you wish to increase
the distance, and before you k:ow it you'll be geting the feel and touch.

Most good chip shot players prefer to hit the ball off of the right foot or
pretty well back, and you'll find that your flight will be just about equal to your
POLL.

An easy way to quit trying too hard is to play for an imaginary two foot circle
around the cup, and for the good of the game don't accept those gimme putts they!11

soon be giving you — but hole them all out.