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Miller's 1955 Open, won by Cary Middle-coff, is part of the "Sports Highlights of1955" movie you can borrow from theFilm Section, Sports Promotion Dept., Mil-ler Brewing Co., ¥ilwaukee 1, Wis .••.It's a fine film for showing at club affairsand has skiing, baseball, football and autoracing; along with golf, in the picture.·

Golf Course Supts, Assn. of America hasagreed to share proceeds of souvenir pro·gram of national conventions with local asso-ciations that are hosts to the affairs . . . SidCooper and his wife, parents of Harry COQ~~r,are hale and hearty in retirement at Phoenix

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THE BUSINESS JOURNAL OF GOLF

MINNESOTA PGATeaches the Teeehers

By HERB GRAFFIS

THE way in which the Minnesota PGAgoes at its work of bettering the results

of golf instruction gives pros everywhere asuccessful policy and procedure to study.

Delegates to the 1955 national PGA meet-ing were impressed by some exhibits ofMinnesota golf instruction methods, par-ticularly by the golf exercises devised byLes Bolstad for members of the Universityof Minnesota golf team which he coaches.However to get a real inside on themethods which have made Minnesota's rep-resentative professionals instructors of anexceptionally high average of effectivenessone must attend the instruction session atthe association's spring meeting. Not allof the Minnesota PGA members are there,unfortunately. It's the tough luck of theabsent ones and their club members be-cause this session coordinates in a most use-ful manner practical, specialized experi-ence of successful professionals and themost advanced methods of physical educa-tion and manual skills instruction as pre-sented by members of the University ofMinnesota faculty.

Pros' Scientific AttitudeThere are two features that stand out

in the Minnesota PGA instruction sessions:First is the attitude of scientific investiga-tion; the other point is the method oforganizing and conducting the class inwhich the teachers compare methods, ideasand results.

Nobody appears to be reluctant to comeforth with a question or to tell how a some-

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what different teaching procedure was suc-cessfully applied.

It has seemed to this writer that the vet-erans Willie Kidd and Jock Hendry havehad a great deal to do in encouraging aspirit of eagerness to look for somethingprogressive in golf instruction. Jock andWillie have been first class golf instructorsfor many years and when they show genu-inely keen interest in what earnest youngerpros tell about their own methods, suc-cesses and failures, the younger fellows feelthat they are with noted authorities whoare working with and for them.

Bolstad Organizes StudyLes Bolstad, a profound golf scholar as a

promising amateur, then as a tournamentand teaching pro, and now teaching golfto the University of Minnesota's pupilsand faculty, is credited by his MinnesotaPGA colleagues as making the Minnesotaspring teaching session the most valuableclass for teaching teachers in all of progolf.

Bolstad conducts the session by present-ing instruction problems that arise duringalmost every professional's work on thelesson tee. Pros who have been especiallysuccessful in solving particular problemsbegin the discussions with their suggestions.Then other professionals are asked to com-ment from their own experience.

The hours pass with this well-organizedcooperative research effort and at the closeof the session each pro not only has ac-quired new and sound ideas but an added

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respect for the brains and helpfulness 01his colleagues.

Watch Your ''''ordsAmong helpful points that the Minne-

sota pros consider at their sessions are thoseof the expressions that are most vivid tothe pupil. The professionals recognize thata phrase may have different meanings todifferent pupils, hence an important partof the teaching job is to speak in wordsthat make a clear, understandable pictureto the pupil being taught. For instance,one professional said he found himselfsaying "hand action" when he actuallymeant hand and arm action, and waspuzzled by the pupil's inability to get theidea.

Pictures Help in TeachingComparisons of experiences with pic-

tures as instruction aids also contribute tothe value of the Minnesota PGA instruc-tion sessions. Care in camera placement intaking instruction movies is one point theMinnesota pros stress. They-have made ar-rangements with a photographer who goesaround to their clubs and makes flip-booksof movies of their members.

One pro uses a Polaroid camera for get-ting instruction pictures printed in abouta minute. He told of taking a pupil's pic-ture at contact and discovering that theelbows were spread when the ball was be-ing hit. This gave quick help in discoveringand correcting the fault.

The Bolstad outline for the 1956 sessionpresents elements of the instruction pro-gram of the Minnesota pros.

Minnesota Pros' OutlineI. The only short cut in learning the

golf swing is to present the swing as awhole pattern of movement, fill in theparts, then go back to the whole again.Whole-part-whole.

a. Golf pros are prone to think ofdetail not wholeness.

II. Create a favorable climate for learn-ing.

a. Attitude of friendly cooperation,interest in the person, general airof relaxation.b. Present only a reasonable goalwhich pupil can accomplish.1. Most all pros are perfectionistsand set too high a goal.2. Set too high a standard and thereis apt to be a let-down and feelingof failure.c. Be sure to point out that learn-ing takes time, that only practicecan erase the initial awkwardness,

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that there are apt to be sharp upsand downs in performance .••d. 'One of the greatest enjoymentsin golf is to improve.e. Praise as a factor in motivation.The difficulties of the game itselfwill knock the pupil down enough.

III. Recommended ways to start a be-ginner can vary. Figure out the easier skill.

a. Full swing with shorter-handledclub stressing outline, movement,posture, and body movement.b. Short swing stressing hand andarm movement and producing im-mediate results of square contactwith ball.c. Intermingle the two.d. Putting.e. One handed swing with righthand.

IV. Just talking won't do the job. Youhave to demonstrate. Don't neglect thedemonstration. Get right in and maneuverthe pupil. Figure out ways to maneuvera golfer thru swing.

V. Develop set lectures for such thingsas putting, approaching, sand shots, de-~cription ~f full ~wing. Present a planinstead of just makmg corrections.

VI. Have your pupil make notes onpoints brought out in lesson.

a. Rate of forgetting is high espe-cially in first 24 hours.b. The effect of a lesson may bemultiplied many times over if thegolfer keeps notes. .

VII. Encourage pupil to follow dailyhabit drills.

a. You can't have pupil think ofeverything, much has to be reducedto habit.

VIII. Habit breaking is often the cruxof the problem. .

a. Before you can learn a new habityou have to break the old one.b. Three steps recommended:1. Purposely practice the wrong.2. Simulate the right move.,3. Overlearn.

IX. If something works, have learner re-peat the plan over and over with the ideaof firmly implanting the feel and the habit.

a. This would be no time to intro-duce a new idea.

X_ If something doesn't work, drop it.XI.. Siz~ up the individual for strength,

coordination, .length of fingers, arm length,age, personahty.

a. Be sure to determine which is(Continued on page 69)

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Check Chemical Makeup through Clippings

How Much and What Is Cut.'From a Bermuda Green

By O. J. NOER AND J. E. HAMNER

yIELD DATA and the chemical compo-sition of clippings obtained from a

Washington bent grass green at B'rynwoodCC, Milwaukee have been reported. LesterVerhaalen collected and weighed the clip-pings each time the green was mowed. A5-lb. green weight sample was taken eachweek for dry weight determination and forchemical analysis in the laboratory of theMilwaukee Sewerage Commission. Thesamples were combined into composites,each representing a four-week period.· Theseason's production of dry clippings wasabout 100 Ibs. (96.7 lbs. actual) per 1000sq. ft. of area. The plant food content was4.83 per cent nitrogen, 1.80 per cent phos-phoric acid, and 3.24 per cent potash.

Similar data had been reported by theGreen Section of the USGA for bent grass.Their results were in substantial agree-ment with those obtained in Milwaukee.

There was no record of similar data forBermuda grass greens. Information of thiskind is valuable and can be most helpfulin devising a sound fertilizer program. 'l\Tedecided to make a test.

The 14th green at the Memphis CC wasselected as being most convenient. A datasheet upon which green weights could berecorded was prepared for posting along-side an accurate scale. The sheet had a 31-line column for each month so the weightscould be entered on the line correspondingto the date of mowing. The date on whichsamples were collected was recorded on anadjoining column. .

An outline of the green was made oncross section paper. Each major horizontaland vertical line represented 10 ft. Theengineering staff of the Milwaukee Sewer-age Commission used this diagram to makean exact computation of the area in thegreen, which was 4,340.3 sq. ft.

Separation of the foreign matter fromeach cO!llposite sa~ple .of air-dry clippings,dry weight determinations and the chemi-

Noer is widely known agronomist of the Mil-waukee Sewera~e Commission; Hamner is supt,or the Memph is (Tenn.) Couutry Club.

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cal analyses were made in the laboratoryof the Sewerage Commission.

Fertilization affects the chemical compo-sition of grass. The major effect is uponnitrogen. The amounts of phosphoric acidand potash do not fluctuate appreciablypercentagewise, based on fertilizer applica-tions.

Fertilization Spring and SummerFertilization of the l-Ith green during

the spring and summer was as follows-indicated rates represent pounds per thou-sand square feet:

I. March 3, 1955 ... 16 lbs, Milarseniteon the one-half of the green not overseededwith rye grass to control poa annua. TheMilarsenite contained 3 per cent sodiumarsenite and 97 per cent Milorganite.

2. March 10, 1955 ... 40 Ibs. Milorganiteon the part of green overseeded with ryegrass.

3. April 15, 1955 ... 3Y2 lbs. ammoniumnitrate - on part of green not overseededwith rye grass to clean up poa annua.

4. May 10, 1955 ... 60 lbs. Milorganiteentire green fertilized.5. June 6, 1955 ... 40 lbs. Milorganite -

entire green fertilized.6. July 1, 1955 ... 40 lbs. Milorganite -

entire green fertilized.7. August ... 30 lbs, Milorganite - en-

tire green fertilized.8. The green was topdressed three times

during the season using 1Y2 cu. yds, of top-dressing material each time. The topdress-ing was treated with granular cyanamidat the rate of 15 lbs. per cu. yd.

Phosphate-Potash Before SeedingPractice at Memphis CC is to use phos-

phate and potash in the fall before seedingto rye grass. All nitrogen applications stopabout a month prior to seeding. The phos-phate-potash mixture is applied a week orten days before seeding. The rate for 20per cent grade superphosphate has been20 lbs. and for 60 per cent grade muriateof potash 10 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.

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