A ball hit squarely in the centre will fly either straight ahead or, because of a slice, to the right; while a ball hit to the right of the centre, if only a hair's breadth, will fly tc the left or is pulled. This is the result either of standing too near the intended line of flight and stretching out the arms too far or leaning too far forward, or hooking the face of the club with the forward swing. In swinging the club head so that it strike's the ball at a point to the right of the centre, if hit squarely, it will fly to the left, but if struck near enough to the centre to give it a left to right spin, it will curve back towards the line of flight.

A side ache.

a b - the desired line of flight, in a horizontal section. c d - the swing of the club. d f - the forward momentum given the ball. d g - the direction given the ball by the spin. d h - the resultant of the two forces as shown by the parallelogram d f k g ; i. e., the line of flight of a pulled ball.

A ball may also be pulled by pushing the club from the body at the moment of concussion, so that a right to left spin is given it, the pressure of air now resisting the flight of the ball being on the right hand side and making it curve to the left.

n o - The relative forward impetus on the two sides n p of the ball because of the right to left spin given it by pulling, the right to left spin on the right hand side of the ball being the forward impetus with the spin resisting the forward flight of the ball, and on the left hand side without the spin affecting the forward flight.

n s - The resultant of the two forces n o and n p without the force a b, as shown by the parallelogram n o s p.

a s - The resultant of the two forces a b and n s, as shown by the parallelogram a n s t; i. e., a s being the line of flight of a pulled ball.

To Avoid Pulling

Do not press.

Keep the point of contact on a line with the hole.

Carry the club head forward on the line of flight and after the concussion do not let the club swing around the body.

If the habit of pulling cnnnot be overcome otherwise, hold the club with the nose pointing backward.

Hooking

a - the way the ball should have been struck.

b - foundered.

c - hooked and heeled.

d - hooked.

c - toed and hooked.