The wrist shot is a stroke which many otherwise good players never acquire, a stroke especially useful when the ground is too rough to use a putter, or when a bunker is in front of the ball and there is good running ground on the other side. Calling it a wrist shot, however, is a misnomer as more properly it should be called a forearm shot. In making the stroke

(1) Stand with the ball a little to the left of the centre of the body and half facing the hole, the feet closer together than for the quarter stroke, the left foot pointing towards the hole, the right foot pointing towards the ball.

(2) Grasp the club the same as for the full swing, but with the hands well down the shaft and the club held loosely in the fingers of the right hand, the looser the better, if looseness can be combined with accuracy.

(3) With the backward swing, the left arm and right forearm only should move, the wrists being stiff' and taut, the body and right upper arm being stationary, the right elbow pressing against the side of the body .

(4) With the forward swing keep the wrists stiff and taut and make the swing by moving the left arm and right forearm.

(5) With the follow through the club should be pointing towards the hole and on the line of flight.

Suggestions

Because the swing is short, be careful not to check it with the concussion.

Be careful also not to slice the ball because of the short forward swing.