The Washington times., 1916-04-23
HARRY VARDON,

iron, mashie. nibliek. and putter, with.
perhaps. a particular fancy In the way
OF spoon or Tiger added to tic
snenn TO give oos 81 fc4 NE
cleek when the latter proves TO be In
n peevish mood and some golfers pre-
fer the Tiger TO the mashie. The
them as being the easier to use.
confess that, on important occa-
sions. carry eleven clubs. but three
OF these arc spares and are seldom
too that the more moderate the picyer.
the better chance Will no have OF mn
proving by pinning his faith to a rev
clubs.
Some golfers advance very rapidly.
and, in two or three years. are WITHIN
nail oil the scratch mark. They are
entitled. l think, to use larger variety
OF instruments than the man with a
obvious that they have greater apu-
tude for the game Let US take now the
case OF the mediocre player who has
been pursuing the pastime for several
years. As / have already suggested.
he ought to know by now WI, Mhat CLUBS Sos
purchased plenty and sorted what he
regards as the good from the bad. Very
often. however. he is at fault In MS
selection for the reason that he Is too
kTeatlN 1nnuenCeu Dy the Itci VI
OF equal Importance is the "he"-that
Is, the inclination of the club when 1t Is
held on the ground In the ordinary
position for striking. Frequently you
will hear a golfer exclaim: This Is a
beautiful feeling club" 1t may be that,
will never do very well with II.
AS a kind of rule of thumb. we may
say that the shorter the shot to be
accomplished with a club. the. shorter
we make the shaft: this principle pro-
notes the proper method of swinging.
The shorter the shaft, the nearer We
must stand to the ball. and when the
lie" of the club does not accommodate
itself to the way In which we are stand
Ing. the results achieved with It are
likely to be very unsa tisfactory. When
Tie clut Is held in the natural position
for striking. the full extent OF Its sole
should be resting on the ground. When
the heel touches the ground, and the toe
is slightly cooked up in the air. or vice
versa, the lie" is wrong. That Is a
point which tens OF thousands OF golfers
overlook.
The Tie" OF an iron club can be al
tered, but that of a wooden instrument
know that the question of the choice
of clubs Is one in which United States
players are very deeply Interested. and
while on this subject I would put IN
wooden clubs-that Is, those in which
the head and shaft are spliced togeth-
err.
know that they have been almost
but ! retain a deal OF faith In the
superiority OF the scared" instrument,
Well made, II Is a real work OF art;
the shaft and the wood extending
from the back OF the head are each
pared away until they Mt exactly and
FORM a club that is virtually one piece.
An advantage OF this arrangement is
that, II the shaft breaks. II usually
does so low down and II can be mend
cd. That is a consideration when the
shaft Is a particular favorite. When
IL breaks An a socketed club. II gener-
ally goes higher up, and little can be
done with II in the repair shop.
fear. however. that the scared"
method, might not be altogether suited
parts have to be glued together, and
In the intense heat. the glue would
probably melt sufficiently to introduce
a fatal degree OF insecurity In the head
Of the club. II Is a pity. because per-
rect smart Is rarity that Is worth Its
weight in gold,
I recommend clubs or medium weight
Heavy ones may be useful to a person
who Ii disposed to perform the up
swing too quickly, but. for the aver
age golfer, they are apt to make that
operation altogether too funereal. The
pace OF the up-swing is an important
| matter; when 1t Ii hurried the results
are often disastrous, since Ii leads to
snstchy way OF hitting. and when
II IL too slow. II gives the Mayer HIT
tie chance OF worFng up sufficient pace
vious that the club must be travelling
with speed and vim at the instant of
imnact,
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