VON NIDA'S BEGINNER CRASHES ON SPOON SHOT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 August 1939, Page 9

VON NIDA'S BEGINNER CRASHES ON SPOON SHOT

MOST COMMON FAULT, SAYS CHAMPION.

IN AN ENDEAVOUR TO PLAY A SPOON SHOT. THE BEGINNER DUG DEEPLY INTO THE TURF BEHIND THE BALL. “I saw that coming as soon as you stalled your down-swing." said von Nida. ‘‘You felt you had to dig into the turf with the club head to get the ball up, didn’t you?” The beginner admitted it. Von Nida Plays Dunlop 65.

"But the ball was sitting right down in the grass, wasn’t it. and how else could I get it up into the air," he said. Von Nida: That is the most common cause of the beginner’s failure with the club. "They fail to realise that the lift of the club will send the ball up into the air, without any help from them. "GET THIS FACT FIRMLY PLANTED IN YOUR MIND, AND THE Von Nida Plays Dunlop 65.

SPOON SHOT BECOMES ONE OF THE EASIEST SHOTS IN THE GAME." "The swing, stance, and grip arc exactly the same as for the driver. SHORTER BACKSWING. "Take the club low along the ground back from the ball and sweep the club right through after the ball, just as if the ball was perched up on a tee. Von Nida Plays Dunlop 65. i

"It is essential, of course, as it is with all shots in golf, to keep the body at the same level throughout the swing. “Here’s a final hint that will prove helpful until full confidence is attained with the shot. "For a start, make the backswing a little shorter than for the drive, lengthening it as confidence comes. “Now go away and practice, and don’t let me see you digging up turf with your spoon again.” Von Nida Plays Dunlop 65.