Chapter 8

SPECIAL STROKES WITH WOODEN CLUBS 85

The master stroke in golf--Intentional pulling and slicing--The contrariness of golf--When pulls and slices are needful--The stance for the slice--The upward swing--How the slice is made--The short sliced stroke--Great profits that result--Warnings against irregularities--How to pull a ball--The way to stand--The work of the right hand--A feature of the address--What makes a pull--Effect of wind on the flight of the ball--Greatly exaggerated notions--How wind increases the effect of slicing and pulling--Playing through a cross wind--The shot for a head wind--A special way of hitting the ball--A long low flight--When the wind comes from behind.