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Dotted Golf.
will bring about a topped drive. And
that, I think, exhausts the subject.
SLICING.
This is the most persistent ill that
afflicts the beginner. There is common
agreement as to the cause. At the
moment of the club's impact with the
ball the arms are being drawn in.
Thus, the face of the club is drawn
across the ball. The ball is made to
spin from left to right, and, just as
Professor Tait showed years ago from
his analogy of the upper part of a
revolving wheel moving faster through
the, air than the lower part, the atmos-
phere offers most resistance to the spin
on the left side. The trend of the ball
is consequently to the right, where
there is least resistance, and so we have
the slice. The habitual slicer will do
best to consult a professional, who will
diagnose the disease fully by watching
every detail of his stance and swing.
Generally, the swing is at fault. The
club will return along the path by which
it is taken up, and if, by allowing the
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