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THEMYSTERYOFGOLF.
Notevenanexpertdarebecarelessofhis
stanceorhisstrokeevenfortheshortestof
Puts.AndastothatMashieshot,whereyou
lofthighoveranabominablebunkerandfall
deadwithabackspinandacuttotheright
onakeenanddeclivitousgreen—isthereany
strokeinanygamequitesodelightfullydiffi-
cultasthat?
Notonlyisthestrokeingolfanextremely
difficultone,itisalsoanextremelycompli-
catedone,moreespeciallytheDrive,inwhich
itsprinciplesareaccentuated.Itisinfacta
subtilecombinationofaswingandahit;the
"hit"portionbeingdeftlyincorporatedinto
the"swing"portionjustastheheadofthe
clubreachestheball,yetwithoutdisturbing
theregularrhythmofthemotion.Thewhole
bodymustturnonthepivotoftheheadofthe
rightthigh-boneworkinginthecotyloidal
cavityoftheosinnominatumornamelessbone,
thehead,rightknee,andrightfootremaining
fixed,withtheeyesrivetedontheball.Inthe
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