The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-19

JOHN q ANDERSON. clubs and midirOn
for over five years and cannot seem to
Ind just the thing. mentioned this TO
a well known prpfessiora al the other day
and he told me that he grabbed hold ~
every mldiron he saw. for he was in the
self-same plight. There Is something un-
canny in the selection of "A set of clubs
and he who can get eight or nine clubs,
none OF which he would swap for
another. is rare man. Even the great
professionals play with clubs which they
acknowledge in some instances not 10
he just what they want. J. H. Taylor
once had a cleek stolen. no he told me.
and for three years he felt at a loss in
regard to strokes calling for that club.
In the case OF golf clubs familiarity
does not breed contempt. but rather the
! longer the service tho more invaluable
| do they become. But this happens with
only few clubs. Others never seem To
he quite perfect. This is especially true
in the case of putters. more putters are
bought than all the other clubs put
together
/ Now why should We avoid heavy rur-
| chases Of clubs in the spring? In tho
spring we have lost all sense of pol'ing
touch and we have not got the "feol' Of
| which we were proud the preceding
autumn. And in addition our swing is
/ not the same. we don't balance the club
| in the same way True n is that we
may be only a trile out of the way bu;
| that Ia what makes us get n club which
/ is just that much or and later brings
lack OF con ,idence into our game.
! The putter. although Il seems AT first
sight that that is the simplest of them
/ ALL seems to me n, be the hardes. 10
select. for with that club the balance
! must be in harmony with the players
touch. I. is impossible TO make two
clubs exactly alike and no Two peopl"
I are exactly alike. In this respect there
IL cause for rejoicing, for Otherwise
clubs would he made of a certain same
ness which would cause more trouble
| than the present output.
The mashe is another hard club to
decide on. and particularly in the spring
Then the new tangled ideas have fuil
sway and with a Never Moves After
the Ball strikes" club the player goes
out to the links. and. sure enough. On
his first two or three trials and perhaps
the first two or three weeks tl~ cub
is all that was claimed for it and his
approaches fall dead. But has 1t MT
occurred IN many of you that this o.,
due 10 the softnesa 81 the ground moro
than TO anything else?
Right here might say. that believe
II Is a poor practice to have the pro
fessional make the final decision AK IN
which club should be bought. Tie wise
act is to ask tho professions or the
man in charge of the sales department
II golf goods. provided you have con-
fidence in his judgment, 10 select a large
number Of clubs which ne deems to be
highly desirable. Then after he has
made his selection II Is the players duty
and privilege 10 feel them our and see
for himself what suits his fancy.
One very Important feature which
should he made possible whereve- clubs
are sold Is 10 have a place where the
player can swing without feeling
cramped In go doing. The additional
privilege NJ being able g. HIT a ball
or two is of course highly dcsir,,,.
hut OF course this ia not always po. -ihlc
Ru' there is more likelihood Of tu.
club being well selected II such il 'hc
case. Then the advice Of tho prpf.s.
sional may well be sought again for
he can tell quite easily by the mere
glance AZ the swing II the club IS toe
heavy, light or II II appears 10 lie under
control.
In 7his connection remember buying
n club last fan from George Low a,
Baltusrol I felt Of several In the store
and said 70 him, This one feels prctt,
fine, George. | guess I'll take IT,"
, IBID" wee said George AVA oo
: on the course aud haze a crack. We.
never tell by wigwagg!ng in this shop
II was true too, and as a matter oi
I fact l decided on anothe- club
The mdiron, brassle and driver car
? he selected, perhaps with create,
degree of accuracy than the other club,
5 II there is place where the golfer caI
:, get swing and hit the bali
{ The choice of clubs. mark you wcll
| means sometimes that YOU start your
, self with five or six strokes h'ghc
= handicap than YOU need or wish And
r finally word 10 the beginner who II .
{ not the feel nor knowledge in the seroc
. ton Of clubs, De content with ;
2 hrasste, n mldiron, a mashie and n nut
; ter, and then get the other clubs whcr
YOU have finger tips trained to the golf
ing touch