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tips on golfing by STAN | | ONAR STAN LEONARD, with a long list of tournament wins in both Canada and the United States, is considered to be : Canada's top professional. 1 ¢ i a i. An i ol B A ol # 1. THE GRIP For the Vardon or overlapping grip that I recommend, first place the hands palm-on-palm against the club-shaft, square to the target. Close them now with the little finger of the right hand hooking the first finger of the left. Shift the thumb slightly to the right of centre, the other thumb vice-versa. The "V" formed by the thumb and the forefinger of the left hand now points to the chin; the right-hand "V"' points to a spot between the chin and shoulder. The feeling in the left hand is that of a combined finger-and-palm grip, with the right hand feel almost entirely in the fingers. The grip must be firm at all times, but not to the point of locking the wrists. 2. THE ADDRESS : 3. POSITIONING THE BALL For the driver, the feet are placed square AT THE ADDRESS in line with the target, shoulder-width For the driver, where the ball is "swept" off the tee, apart, head directly over the ball. The the ball is placed off the left instep, so that it will be weight is evenly distributed, knees 3 struck at the bottom of the downswing. For the other flexed and arms hanging freely, without fairway woods, the ball is moved slightly and pro- "reaching" for the ball. For the fairway : gressively back toward the left heel, so that it is now woods, the stance opens slightly as the struck slightly on the downswing. For the No. 2 iron, left foot is drawn back. This opening-up : the ball is now placed one or two inches inside the left process continues progressively right heel, and for each of the other irons it is moved through the irons. Also, as the left foot perhaps a half-inch per club to the maximum normal draws back, the feet are moved closer back position (for the 9-iron or wedge shot), a point together, resulting in a shorter swing mid-way between the two feet. for' increased control. For the short : irons, the body-weight favours the left foot, and the hands, which are square with the ball for the wood-shots, are now moved slightly ahead, in a "leading" position.