Potted golf

Potted Golf.
right elbow to project, instead of keep-
ing it well at the side, the club is taken
back in too sharp a curve, it will, on
the return, be travelling towards the
left foot as it meets the ball. The
slicer should cultivate a flat swing—
that is, take the club back in a broader
curve. He must not take it high above
the shoulder, and he must endeavour
to follow through as far as he can in the
direction the ball should take.
PULLING.
It is not often complaints are heard
under this head. A pulled ball is
usually a long ball, and if it is not
pulled too egregiously, or into mischief,
the player is inclined to regard the ad-
vantages as outweighing the disad-
vantages. Some of the best-known
men habitually play for the pull. Mr
Harold Hilton is one. Braid is another.
There has been some controversy as to
the cause of the pull, which is the con-
verse of the slice; that is to say, the
spin of the ball is in the contrary direc-
tion, right to left. So many men desire
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