Art of putting
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Herethelinewasusuallyacrackinthe
bricks,andsometimes,butveryseldom,we
4
wouldgetaholeinonestroke.Owingto
theshallownessofthehole,aputt,evenof
twoinches,requiredthefinestoftouchto
propeltheballintothehole,andnotthrough
itandoutontheotherside.Tothisearly
practice,Iamsure,Ioweagreatdeal;and
althoughIwouldnotadvisemyreaderstotry
practisingoversimilarground,Iwouldcertainly
urgethemtopracticeonordinarygreens.
Besidesthebenefitsofconfidenceandtouch
derivedfromputtingbybecomingfamiliarwith
acertaingreen,youhaveabasiswhereonto
work.
AtthetimewhenIwasplayingmatches,
Iusedtopracticeonmyprivateputtinggreen.
Thisgreenhadsixholesofvariouslengths,
eachholebeingthreeandahalfinchesin
diameter,andnottheregulationfouranda
quarterinches.Thedifferenceinthesizeof
theholemadeputtingintoaregulationhole
mucheasier,theholehavingtheappearance
ofawash-tubinsize,aftermypracticeatthe
smallholes.
Prjr"i:t..
Herethelinewasusuallyacrackinthe
bricks,andsometimes,butveryseldom,we
4
wouldgetaholeinonestroke.Owingto
theshallownessofthehole,aputt,evenof
twoinches,requiredthefinestoftouchto
propeltheballintothehole,andnotthrough
itandoutontheotherside.Tothisearly
practice,Iamsure,Ioweagreatdeal;and
althoughIwouldnotadvisemyreaderstotry
practisingoversimilarground,Iwouldcertainly
urgethemtopracticeonordinarygreens.
Besidesthebenefitsofconfidenceandtouch
derivedfromputtingbybecomingfamiliarwith
acertaingreen,youhaveabasiswhereonto
work.
AtthetimewhenIwasplayingmatches,
Iusedtopracticeonmyprivateputtinggreen.
Thisgreenhadsixholesofvariouslengths,
eachholebeingthreeandahalfinchesin
diameter,andnottheregulationfouranda
quarterinches.Thedifferenceinthesizeof
theholemadeputtingintoaregulationhole
mucheasier,theholehavingtheappearance
ofawash-tubinsize,aftermypracticeatthe
smallholes.
Prjr"i:t..
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| Description | By Willie Park. |
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| Shelfmark | H3.76.723 |
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