Mystery of golf, etc
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THEMYSTERYOFGOLF
properly;thatyouhaveswungcorrectly;and
thatyouhave``hit"atthemomentofimpact
withoutdestroyingtherhythm;thoughprob-
ablytheendeavourto"followthrough"is
anaidtowardsthecorrectaccomplishmentof
thesethreethings.Thecomplexityofthis
movementis,Itakeit,oneofthechiefestof
thedifficultiesingolf,andtheonehardestto
besurmountedbytheunyouthfulnovice.No
strokeinanyothergameisquitelikeit;so
thatproficiencyinothergamesisneitheracri-
terionof,norapreparationfor,proficiencyin
golf.
Onecomfortablethingthereisaboutgolf:
itdoesnotneedanyexcessivetraining.You
neednotreduceyourweight,asyoumustfor
steeple-chasing;youneednotbedesperately
carefulaboutyourwind,asyoumustbeif
youareenteringforthehalf-mileorthemile.
Theheavy-weightandthelight-weightare
evenlymatchedonthelinks.Indeedanillus-
triousexponentofthegamehassaidinprint
[58]
Certaine
con-
sideratiouns
comfortynge
to
the
blythe-
some
golfer.
properly;thatyouhaveswungcorrectly;and
thatyouhave``hit"atthemomentofimpact
withoutdestroyingtherhythm;thoughprob-
ablytheendeavourto"followthrough"is
anaidtowardsthecorrectaccomplishmentof
thesethreethings.Thecomplexityofthis
movementis,Itakeit,oneofthechiefestof
thedifficultiesingolf,andtheonehardestto
besurmountedbytheunyouthfulnovice.No
strokeinanyothergameisquitelikeit;so
thatproficiencyinothergamesisneitheracri-
terionof,norapreparationfor,proficiencyin
golf.
Onecomfortablethingthereisaboutgolf:
itdoesnotneedanyexcessivetraining.You
neednotreduceyourweight,asyoumustfor
steeple-chasing;youneednotbedesperately
carefulaboutyourwind,asyoumustbeif
youareenteringforthehalf-mileorthemile.
Theheavy-weightandthelight-weightare
evenlymatchedonthelinks.Indeedanillus-
triousexponentofthegamehassaidinprint
[58]
Certaine
con-
sideratiouns
comfortynge
to
the
blythe-
some
golfer.
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| Description | More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches. |
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