The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-01

to be played after a match is finished.
Caddie. A person who carries the
clubs
Cleek. An iron-headed club of con-
siderable driving power.
Cup. A small hole in the course into
which the ball is driven.
Dormy. One side is said to be dormy
when it is as many holes ahead as
there remains holes to play.
Face. That part of the club head
which strikes the ball.
Fore. A warning cry to any person
in the way of a stroke.
Foursome. A match in which two
play on each side.
Green. First, the whole course; sec
ond, the putting green around the diff
ferent holes.
Halved. When each side takes the
same number of strokes for a hole.
Hazard. A general term for bunker,
long grass, water or other bad gound
Honor The right to play off first
from the tee.
Lie. The situation of the ball, good
or bad.
Links. The open downs or heath on
which the game is played.
Mashie. compromise between the
niblick and the iron clubs.
Niblick. A small, narrow headed
heavy iron club. used when the ball
lies in bad places, such as ruts.
Putt. To play the delicate game
close to the hole.
Put+er. An upright stiff-shafted
wooden headed or iron dub, used when
the ball is on the putting green.
Sclaff. When the club-head strikes
the ground behind the ball and follows
on with a ricochet.
Stance The position of the players
feet when ready to play the ball
Stymie. Term used when the OPP
ponent's ball lies in the line of the
putt.
Tee The pat of sand or dirt or rub
Der on which the ball is placed for the
first stroke on each hole.
The Necessary Clubs.
Having mastered the above terms.
the next thing is a set of clubs, con-
sisting of a driver, brassey, cleek, mid
iron, mashie and putter. Mr.. Travis
advises that the clubs should not be
too heavy, as it is much easier to
swing fast at a ball with light club
than a heavy one. Let the driver-head
be from so to 61a ounces and the shaft
measure between Al and 4S inches
measurement taken from the sole of
the head TO the end of the shaft. Sec
that it is not too stiff, but rather have
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spring.
Given a perfectly smooth, even
green. the ordinary putter is the most
useful club. but as there are so few
green's that can answer this descrip-
ton. for general purposes, the putting
cleek may be considered the most SER
viceable. 1t is somewhat laid back in
the face, and on a fast green permits
of a heavier blow than with a fat
faced club, without the danger at
tendant upon the use Of the latter of
overrunning the hole, so the points in
its favor are certainly on the credit
side.
The stance. The beginner has a
choice of three positions-off the right
leg. the left leg or standing square.
BY this is meant that in the first case
the right foot is more or less in ad-
vance of the left with reference to the
line Of play; in the second case we
mean that the right foot is more or less
back of the left, and finally, standing
square. both feet are on the same line.
Proper grip. IL is well to remember
that the more the left hand. when
gripping. is turned outward-that is TO
saw. the knuckles are turned around
underneath the shaft-the more will
the face Of the club be turned OUT
ward. consequently a slice is bound to
result. Conversely, the more the hand
is turned inward the more viii the face
Of the ball be turned in and the pulled
ball results.
II must not be forgotten that the
work with the right hand is Of equal
importance, as both should work har-
moniously. Now with the VS. formed
by the junction Of the thumbs and
foreangers In direct line with each